House clearance v removals: what’s the difference?

Moving, downsizing or dealing with a relative’s property after bereavement often brings up two services commonly advertised: house clearance and removals. They have a similar name but solve different problems.

What a removals company does

A removals service moves the items that you are keeping from one address to another. That usually includes:

Packing and moving your belongings and boxes

Shipping protection (blankets, straps, careful handling)

Optional packing and unpacking

And if your dates don’t match up, some optional storage.

Removals are great if you know exactly what is coming with you and want a removals service that will make your move go without a hiccup. For a Removal Company Cheltenham, visit express-removals.co.uk/removal-companies-near-me/removals-cheltenham

What does a house clearance company do?

House clearance refers to the need to get rid of things from a property that you do not want anymore. This might include:

Whole house, flat, loft, garage or garden clearance

Sorting through items to create piles of what will be put back for reuse, recycled or disposed of

Disposing of large items safely and lawfully.

You may need clearance if you are vacating a property, getting it ready for sale/let or if you inherited somewhere but still have lots of possessions in there that needed sorting.

Which one do you need?

If you want your items carefully moved to a new location, choose removals.

House clearance if you want anything taken out for good and disposed of (especially bulky stuff).

Request a survey to determine what you need. An experienced company will guide you to choose the best solution as per volume, access and your timeline.

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