[AD] Decluttering your home when moving house

This has been a difficult and tough year for many of us. Many industries have been hit hard. The hospitality sector for example, and many people have struggled financially and emotionally. Hopefully we will start to turn some sort of corner and start to live in a way we used too and Covid-19 will become a distant memory. 

With all that said, one type of business that has actually seen a large increase in their business is the housing market,It’s seen a dramatic increase in house values and houses are selling almost as soon as they are advertised. The main reason for this could be that there is a stamp duty holiday. This means big savings are in store so this could be driving the desire for many to move home and therefore pushing house prices up. 

One thing about moving home is when you start to pack up all your belongings you actually realise very quickly that you have been hoarding a lot of possessions that quite honestly are rubbish. 

So what’s the best and easiest way to get rid of the possessions that you simply don’t want anymore? Let’s be honest, why would you want to fill your new home with tired and worn furniture? Well, one way to quickly sort out your rubbish removals is to arrange for a man and van clearance.

It’s simple and all you have to do is put it all together in one spot and the man and his van will take it away for you. More importantly this will save you a trip to the tip and you can get on with packing up your belongings. When you are moving home it’s often the case that you are clearing out a lot of items gradually. If this is true for you, then the answer could possibly be to look into skip hire. A skip can be left on your driveway for a period of time and you can slowly throw away what you don’t want in your new home. 

Another sector of the housing market that has seen a dramatic rise in recent years is the housing rental market. This has seen an increase because people are inheriting houses from elderly parents. Quite often this is so that they can gain an income from the property so rather than selling it they’re renting it out instead. 

The problem with renting a property is that it has to be in first class condition. In addition, if it’s a furnished property the furniture has to be of good quality. Unfortunately when you look around the property and it’s furnishings you will quickly realise that your parents had the furniture for a long time and it’s only fit for the bin. 

To save you making constant trips to the tip a very good solution would be a Skip Bag. They are perfect for bulky and light items , plus they can be delivered straight to your front door in a flat pack via the post. All you have to do is fill it. 

When it comes to bulky items that are difficult to dispose of you could ring your local council to collect it, but the truth is you could be waiting many weeks for a collection and that could impact you renting out your property and earning some money. So if you have a sofa that needs picking up, a service such as sofa removal is the answer, and a company such as Clearabee as they can quite often pick up on the same day and recycle your old sofa. 

Once you have either bought or rented your new home, it’s time to unpack all of your belongings. Ultimately this means you may have a lot rubbish to get rid of and your local council collections, which are very often fortnightly, won’t be enough. A simple answer to that problem is a private home wheelie bin collections. Clearabee offer an on demand service that means as soon as your wheelie bin is full, you can book a slot for it to be picked up. You can then carry on with unpacking and getting rid of rubbish as you go. 

As I have said it’s been a tough year, but if you are moving home, which a lot of people are at the moment, then don’t forget to clear out all that rubbish or worn out furniture that you’ve been hoarding so you can start afresh in your new home. 

This is a paid collaboration with Clearabee.