Flat & apartment removals across the UK
Flats and apartments — conversions, walk-ups, purpose-built blocks and new-builds. The stairs, the lift and the communal door decide the day, so we plan those first.
Flats are not small houses. The volume is usually less and the work is frequently more, because everything has to travel further vertically and through space that belongs to other people as well as to you.
The five questions
Before anything is quoted, we want to know:
- What floor, and is there a lift
- If there is a lift, is it a goods lift and does it need booking
- How tight is the stairwell turn
- How wide is the communal door
- Where can the vehicle legally stand, and how far is the carry from there
That is the whole assessment for most flats, and it is why a video survey works so well here. Walk us up the stairs on your phone and we see exactly what the crew will face.
The building types
Conversions
Houses split into flats, usually without anyone widening the stair. The turn on the half-landing is what decides whether a three-seat sofa leaves the building in one piece.
Walk-ups
Purpose-built without a lift. Predictable and physical — the crew is sized for the flights rather than the volume.
Managed and purpose-built blocks
Porters, goods lifts, booking sheets and sometimes required floor protection. Easier physically and fussier administratively. Arranged in advance, never discovered on the day.
New-builds
The easiest buildings to move into and the fussiest to book. Loading bay, goods lift, concierge, fixed window. Tell us and we work to it.
Shared space
Communal doors, landings and stair runs are not yours for the day. Protection goes on the edges, the stair stays passable, and the front door is not left standing open. It costs a few minutes and it avoids a letter from the managing agent.
Related
A single room is usually man and van, a whole house is house removals, and a flat move that crosses the country is on long distance.
Flat move questions
Why are flats priced differently from houses?
Because the carry is different. The same volume out of a fourth-floor walk-up with a turned stairwell is genuinely more work than out of a ground-floor house with a driveway, and pretending otherwise just moves the conversation to the morning of the move.
What do you need to know about the building?
Floor, whether there is a lift and whether it is a goods lift, how tight the stairwell turn is, whether the communal door is narrow, and where the vehicle can legally stand. Five questions, and they decide almost everything.
Do managed blocks need anything arranged?
Frequently. A goods lift may need booking, there may be permitted hours, and some buildings require protective covering in the communal areas. Tell us the block and we will sort it — the lift slot is often harder to get than the date.
What if the sofa will not go round the turn?
We measure before quoting, so you know in advance. Some come apart at the back or the feet; some do not, and then it is either a different route or a decision you get to make calmly rather than at eight in the morning.
Will you protect the communal areas?
Yes. Your neighbours did not agree to your move — edges get protection, the front door is not propped longer than the carry needs, and the stair stays passable throughout.
Moving out of a flat?
Tell us the floor, the lift and the stairwell. A video survey takes minutes and settles the rest.