Moving ChecklistWhat to do and when, in the weeks around a move.MoneyWorking backwards from the day.14 weeks beforeBook movers, arrange time off, start decluttering.22 weeks beforeSet up post redirection. Notify bank, employer, doctor, insurer,DVLA.31 week beforeConfirm the move, pack an essentials box, arrange key handover.4Moving dayTake meter readings at both properties, photographed with thedate.5First weekRegister with utilities, update the electoral roll and council tax.METER READINGSPhotograph the meter at the old property as you leaveAnd at the new one as you arriveIt settles almost every billing disputeThe essentials box — kettle, mugs, chargers, toilet roll, tools — shouldtravel with you, not on the van.Moving Checklistlearnposters.com
Moving Checklist — printable money wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Moving Checklist, step by step

Working backwards from the day.

  1. 4 weeks beforeBook movers, arrange time off, start decluttering.
  2. 2 weeks beforeSet up post redirection. Notify bank, employer, doctor, insurer, DVLA.
  3. 1 week beforeConfirm the move, pack an essentials box, arrange key handover.
  4. Moving dayTake meter readings at both properties, photographed with the date.
  5. First weekRegister with utilities, update the electoral roll and council tax.

Meter readings

  • Photograph the meter at the old property as you leave
  • And at the new one as you arrive
  • It settles almost every billing dispute

The essentials box — kettle, mugs, chargers, toilet roll, tools — should travel with you, not on the van.

Questions about the Moving Checklist poster

What’s on the Moving Checklist poster?
5 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. Working backwards from the day. 4 weeks before — Book movers, arrange time off, start decluttering.; 2 weeks before — Set up post redirection. Notify bank, employer, doctor, insurer, DVLA.; 1 week before — Confirm the move, pack an essentials box, arrange key handover.; Moving day — Take meter readings at both properties, photographed with the date.; First week — Register with utilities, update the electoral roll and council tax.. The essentials box — kettle, mugs, chargers, toilet roll, tools — should travel with you, not on the van.
Who is the Moving Checklist poster for?
Moving Checklist belongs to the Money section rather than to a school year, because money is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning property can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Moving Checklist poster?
Redirect the post before anything else. It catches everything you forget. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Moving Checklist belongs on the wall where that money work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Moving Checklist?
Buying vs Renting, The Cost of Buying and Energy Efficiency sit alongside Moving Checklist in the Money section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Buying vs RentingThe Cost of BuyingEnergy Efficiency
Is the Moving Checklist poster free to download and print?
Yes. Moving Checklist downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Money section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Moving Checklist poster print at?
Moving Checklist is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Moving Checklist loses nothing.Printing guide

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