If you move from a private property with several tenants/owners, we advise you to follow the next steps:
Inform all the persons concerned about your removal, two days beforehand. If you live in an apartment building, you can generally arrange this with the caretaker;
Make an appointment to hand over the keys of your old residence and to receive the keys of your new residence. If necessary, have extra keys made!;
Inform all suppliers ;
Inform the owner;
Keep all your valuables in a (temporary) vault;
Arrange accommodation for your children and pets on the day of removal;
Make appointments to have all facilities installed and started at your new residence (heating, electricity, water…);
Return your library books.
A few days before your removal:
Put aside the belongings you will need until the last moment in your old house and the belongings you will need from the first moment in your new house ;
Determine what & when you will eat on the day of removal;
Dismantle your furniture;
Take off the curtains (except those in the bedrooms);
Plant out the plants you want to move to your new address;
Disconnect your parabolic antenna;
Remove your carpets and other belongings;
Leave dustbins and waste containers empty and clean;
Defrost and clean the refrigerator and the freezer;
Mark the different rooms in your new house;
Make reservations (parking permits) for the removal truck at your both addresses;
Collect all your keys and keep them in your hand luggage.
Keep the coffee, tea, sugar, spoons, cups, milk …… separated; Take off the curtains in the bedrooms; Pack the last remaining items; Write down all meter data (water, electricity, gas …) and have these signed by the owner; During the winter: turn off the water works to avoid frost; Check all rooms one last time before you leave; Close all windows and doors; Hand over the keys. Make sure your belongings are put at the right place;
Make one room habitable as soon as possible;
Hang up the curtains in the bedrooms;
Leave the refrigerator and the freezer unconnected for one day, in order to avoid damage