When you’re being asked to relocate by your company, you don’t always have a choice about how much notice you get in advance.
Certainly, horror stories are told of employees being asked to move across state or national borders with only a few short weeks to prepare, but thankfully such cases are far from the norm. Much more commonly, employees who are required to move will have 6-12 weeks to prepare for it, with complicated long-distance and international relocations usually getting closer to the top end of that range or longer. As experts in employee relocation with a global track record, Allied Pickfords recommend you use all the time available to you, and look to engage a moving company as soon as you have confirmation of the move – and this is why:
Secure your place in line
The most fundamental reason to not delay in hiring a moving company is of course to secure a commitment for your company and moving day of choice. This becomes more important (and the minimum lead time to leave greater) when you’re hoping to move interstate or internationally, or to move over the summer. Why the summer? The vast majority of moving companies’ business comes over the local summer, when the elements are less punishing on barely-unpacked householders. Make sure you aren’t leaving things until a fortnight before if you hope to get a well-regarded mover.
Get a head start on the paperwork
An unfortunate reality of moving is that it needs to be approved and documented at every step. Complicating the process no end, locking in your choice and methods of moving lets you pin down how and when your belongings will travel and to make arrangements for that with the appropriate officials and services. This is especially applicable to those moving between state or international jurisdictions; remember the adage “the only thing slower than a bureaucracy, is two of them”.
Reduce the burden and impact of “Crunch Time”
One of the biggest issues with relocation is the amount of effort, thought, and attention it demands from you around the moving date. With so much to manage around that point in time, it gives you a clear advantage whenever you can whittle away at some of that work farther in advance, redistributing the effort required. Getting a deal locked in at least a month early with reputable movers like Allied Pickfords means your final week or two can be spent saying a careful goodbye to your office, friends and city, not trying to find the box to put that last shirt in and arrange for a truck.
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