Five tips on how to moving the stress on its

Nigel O'Neil | September 18, 2014

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Moving is one of the most stressful life of a person. No contracts to sign, cancel trucks Books to coordinate the people, utilities and connections and transfer to pack boxes - not to mention unpacking the chaos that awaits you, if you have reached your new place.

No one understands this better than renters. According to the Australia Bureau of Statistics, 52% of renters spend once a year, in contrast to buyers, move every six years on average.

So, as a tenant, what are the best ways to speed up the transfer process? Follow this plan to make the experience more enjoyable.

• Take give adequate notice, and steps to get back your link as soon as possible

Moving is expensive as it is, there's nothing worse than getting hit with additional costs for the loss of deposit.

In Victoria, the agents carried out 28 days in advance in writing to terminate the contract. If possible avoid this rule additional costs or lose your deposit liable.

If they. Not in motion, the boat-shaped property will also ensure that you have your bond quickly get back In most cases, an agent will be checked a list of items cleaning or repair is required before you create your bond.

Instead of cleaning the property after the move, why not a good start before he get to speed up the process? Tasks such as washing windows, cleaning of air conditioning filters and remove stains on the walls and the tiles can easily in the weeks before his departure, which makes cleaning much quicker end to be performed.

Remember that you submit on revenue of professional cleaning agents (eg carpets), so to book early to worry checked during the inspection.

• Find the best means of early exit

Try to emotional and physical stress to your life in boxes can be exhaustive.

Leave Instead of hiring a truck on yourself or family and friends to help you move, you can help your agent.

To save time in the day gives your team remove all the precious objects that special care, clear instructions to require your new address, and a plan for the placement of furniture in the new house so everything is in place and location when you on the move.

• Better yet, a party moving!

As the saying goes, many hands make light work. If you are lucky to friends or family who help you need to change, why not make an event of it? Ask you to bring your car to fill with clothes, food and small pieces and let the removal the care of the furniture and clutter to take.

If your friends need to mourn compelling offer to end the day with drinks and BBQ at the new place to sweeten the deal.

• Change your address and mail forwarding - again!

The Australian government change the address list is a complete list of those who must be informed of the move.

To register call each provider before traveling Australia Post offers a service mail forwarding for change of addresses in Australia and abroad, as well as free services to inform the organization. This ensures that all e-mail reaches its new location and give you time to publicly update your contact information with different suppliers once you have settled into your new home.

• Ask your agent to arrange to move supply connections for the day

There is nothing worse than spending your first night in your new home without electricity, gas and running water.

Instead of waiting thirds Business Connection Utility Agent contact could arrange everything for you.

We all know that moving is a stressful experience, but with a little planning, there are ways to make it more fun - you might even enjoy it!

Nigel O'Neil is Executive Director and CEO hockingstuart , one of the most established and largest real estate franchise in Victoria.

Nigel is a Chartered Accountant and has built large and successful companies rely successfully grown on their strategic management and corporate management experience. He is now using the same principles, your leadership level and hockingstuart as a leader in the real estate industry in general.

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