Storage between house moves: when your moving dates do not match
You may need to leave your current home before the next property is ready. A delayed completion, a temporary stay or planned work at the new property can leave you needing somewhere for your furniture and boxes. Planning storage alongside your removal helps you explain what needs collecting, what you will keep with you and when onward delivery may be needed.
Elite Move provides local and nationwide house removals, with a modern storage facility at Greendale Farm in Elford, near Tamworth and Lichfield. Tell us about the gap between your moving dates when you request your house removals quote, so we can discuss the collection, storage and delivery arrangements together.
Tell us what is confirmed and what may change
Give us your current address, the destination if known, and the date you expect to leave. Explain whether the next property has a confirmed date or whether you are waiting for completion, keys or other arrangements. An estimated storage period is useful, but tell us when it remains uncertain.
If your plans change, contact our team promptly. We can discuss availability and any effect on the agreed arrangements. Do not assume that a changed collection or delivery date is automatically reserved.
For local information, see our Tamworth removals service or house removals in Lichfield. We also handle nationwide house moves to and from other parts of the UK.
Decide what goes into storage
Prepare a list of everything you want collected, including items from the loft, garage, shed and garden. Identify belongings that are going into storage separately from anything going to temporary accommodation or another address.
Keep everyday necessities with you. These may include:
Medication, important documents and essential personal belongings.
Clothing, toiletries and chargers for your temporary stay.
Work or school equipment you will need before onward delivery.
Items for children or pets that you use regularly.
If you expect to need particular stored items, discuss that before collection. Access is arranged with our team, so avoid packing something you need immediately into the middle of your stored belongings. Ask us about suitability before including unusual items or anything requiring particular storage conditions.
Agree packing and furniture preparation
Explain whether you are packing yourself or need packing and unpacking support. List fragile belongings, large furniture and items that may need dismantling and reassembly. Photographs and approximate measurements help us assess handling and access.
Label boxes with a brief description and their eventual destination room. Keep related furniture fittings together and identify the piece they belong to. Discuss the preparation of appliances and unusual items with the team beforehand, rather than leaving those decisions until collection day.
Our moving-house checklist covers the wider preparations, including access, packing, key collection and moving-day essentials.
Plan collection and onward delivery
Tell us about parking, stairs, lifts, narrow entrances and the distance from the removal vehicle to the door at collection. Provide the same information for the delivery property when it is available. A different delivery address or additional stop may change the work involved, so update the team before arrangements are finalised.
When your next property is ready, contact us to agree onward delivery. Explain the key-collection arrangements and any loading or parking restrictions. Access to our modern storage facility and return delivery are by arrangement with our team.
Check what your quotation includes
Ask for clarification on the collection, transport, packing, storage and onward delivery included in your quotation. Explain the expected storage duration and ask how an extension, revised delivery date or arranged access would be handled. Read the insurance cover, exclusions and booking terms supplied with the quote.
When comparing companies, give each the same inventory, addresses, access information and expected dates. Our house removal costs guide explains why belongings, handling, distance and the services agreed affect the quotation.
Questions about storage between homes
Can you collect our belongings, store them and deliver them later?
We can discuss collection, storage in our modern storage facility in Elford and onward delivery. Send us the addresses, an outline of your belongings and the dates you know so the team can assess your requirements and availability.
What if I do not know how long I will need storage?
Give us your best estimate and explain what remains uncertain. Ask how a longer stay would be handled and update the team as your plans develop.
Can I access items while they are stored?
Access is by arrangement with our team. Discuss which items you may need before collection and contact us to agree access rather than arriving without an arrangement.
Can storage form part of a nationwide house move?
Tell us where you are moving from and to, and whether collection and delivery need to happen on different dates. Our team can assess the removal and storage arrangements for your enquiry.
Discuss your move and storage requirements
Whether you are moving locally in Tamworth or Lichfield, or relocating elsewhere in the UK, tell us if there is a gap between homes. Explore our storage services, request a free house removals quote or call 01827 816709.