Question on cost of international movers
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jamesprasad
Question on cost of international movers
I am looking to relocate from London to Helsinki. As I am paying for the move myself, I am trying to find a cheap yet reliable moving company. I have roughly 1100 to 1300 cubic feet of household goods to move. Anyone have any idea how much this will cost me? Would you be able to recommend me a moving company please?
Ditch it, dump it, sell it whatever...don't bring it with you!
Buy what you need here.
I am trying to get a third of that from Finland back to the UK, costs so far have varied from min 2000 euros to rent van and drive it over not including fuel or ferries etc, about 6000 euros just to get it from one airport to another, not including getting it to that airport or collecting from the other end etc. Or a courier compnay like DHL, I got quotes to road move 250 cubic feet and I thought I was being offered to buy the company out!
Buy what you need here.
I am trying to get a third of that from Finland back to the UK, costs so far have varied from min 2000 euros to rent van and drive it over not including fuel or ferries etc, about 6000 euros just to get it from one airport to another, not including getting it to that airport or collecting from the other end etc. Or a courier compnay like DHL, I got quotes to road move 250 cubic feet and I thought I was being offered to buy the company out!
The time has come, the walrus said to talk of many things....
I have no idea what 1300 cubic fingers and toes looks like but we moved some stuff up here from Paris last spring (IIRC about 6 m3) and we got quotes (eventually) from Viktor Ek and a couple of others. I'll see if I can find the quotes... there was quite a difference in their prices.
The trick to a cheap quote is to be VERY flexible on dates. Then they will group your stuff up with someone else's and it cuts down on costs.... but you have to be VERY flexible (give them a window of a few weeks). And it will depend how much stuff you have. And of course if you pack/unpack yourself it is cheaper too.
The trick to a cheap quote is to be VERY flexible on dates. Then they will group your stuff up with someone else's and it cuts down on costs.... but you have to be VERY flexible (give them a window of a few weeks). And it will depend how much stuff you have. And of course if you pack/unpack yourself it is cheaper too.
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superiorinferior
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?? Airport ??graham wrote:Ditch it, dump it, sell it whatever...don't bring it with you!
Buy what you need here.
I am trying to get a third of that from Finland back to the UK, costs so far have varied from min 2000 euros to rent van and drive it over not including fuel or ferries etc, about 6000 euros just to get it from one airport to another, not including getting it to that airport or collecting from the other end etc. Or a courier compnay like DHL, I got quotes to road move 250 cubic feet and I thought I was being offered to buy the company out!
Yeah, it is expensive to fly a household full of stuff. No argument there... I beleive shipping by sea is still the cheapest method. (Though not cheap).
You are bringing the whole house then, bricks and all?
Seriously, sell, ditch, dump if you are paying for this yourself. You are looking at a full 20' container load. More likely a 40' one, part filled, after packing out and taking account of weight. That is a lot!
A two bedroomed house, on average, will fill a 20' container and take about two days to pack.
I used these guys:http://www.excessbaggage.co.uk/ with good results. I moved a lot less stuff to Estonia from the UK, about 60 cubic feet, it cost me, IIRC, about 1300 Euro, door to door. I did the packing and lost one plate, one coffee jug and the glass from one picture frame, so I would not go for the insurance option at 5% replacement value.
Seriously, sell, ditch, dump if you are paying for this yourself. You are looking at a full 20' container load. More likely a 40' one, part filled, after packing out and taking account of weight. That is a lot!
A two bedroomed house, on average, will fill a 20' container and take about two days to pack.
I used these guys:http://www.excessbaggage.co.uk/ with good results. I moved a lot less stuff to Estonia from the UK, about 60 cubic feet, it cost me, IIRC, about 1300 Euro, door to door. I did the packing and lost one plate, one coffee jug and the glass from one picture frame, so I would not go for the insurance option at 5% replacement value.
Glovers of Shoreham see to be the boys for this:
bb/viewtopic.php?t=67Tony wrote: I got a 40ft container at 1250GBP door to door - London to Kalajoki. Had to pack and load myself but that was no problem when I compared the quote to others that I received.
This was thru Glover of Shoreham, contact Jim Glover tel:01903 774888.
I fully agree with Graham here, sell or donate as much as you can! I took a cheap quote from what turned out to be a bunch of cowboys (North East Express Transport) on the brink of liquidation and had to wait over three months for the stuff to arrive.. not to mention the cost of the second company we had to hire (Pickford's do not live up to their reputation, v. disappointing service) to salvage our stuff from a condemned warehouse in newcastle..
Of course we were unlucky but if you can move less, then do, and make sure whoever you hire is a member of the National Guild of removers and storers, or are at least listed on the register of approved removers and storers.
good luck!
Of course we were unlucky but if you can move less, then do, and make sure whoever you hire is a member of the National Guild of removers and storers, or are at least listed on the register of approved removers and storers.
good luck!
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Hank W.
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And then you should also think will your furniture actually physically fit into a "standard Finnish" floorplan.
And as flats & houses here are "equipped" there is not so much need to haul a stove, fridge, etc. Its not like Italy where you move with the faucets and bathroom tiling.
Also, your tv and vcr might necessarily not work as the sound is "on the left side" in the UK (two different PAL standards).
Of course there is a lot of stuff that makes a home "home" and if I had to move I'd be pressed in what to ditch and what not to ditch. I've lived out of a duffel bag for several years so now I'm a bit of a clutterer...
And as flats & houses here are "equipped" there is not so much need to haul a stove, fridge, etc. Its not like Italy where you move with the faucets and bathroom tiling.
Also, your tv and vcr might necessarily not work as the sound is "on the left side" in the UK (two different PAL standards).
Of course there is a lot of stuff that makes a home "home" and if I had to move I'd be pressed in what to ditch and what not to ditch. I've lived out of a duffel bag for several years so now I'm a bit of a clutterer...
Cheers, Hank W.
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wow. My advice would be completely different: bring everything you can (sans items with electrical, reception, region differences). The cost of replacement of those items here (and compounded by the severe lack of choice) makes a full move far more attractive. I did ship the large 40' container and STILL regret leaving as much as I did behind.
One option would be to check with a local auto shipper and see if they can arrange a container for you. Then you just pack up the household in half the container and the car in the other. We did that and saved around 75% from a full service shipping move. I did not move from the UK so unfortunately I cannot offer any more advice than that.
One option would be to check with a local auto shipper and see if they can arrange a container for you. Then you just pack up the household in half the container and the car in the other. We did that and saved around 75% from a full service shipping move. I did not move from the UK so unfortunately I cannot offer any more advice than that.
I would agree, except:
1) TV and video equipment will not work properly
2) If living in an apartment there will be a fridge, freezer, cooker, probably a washing machine/dryer and dishwasher so all these are surplus as well as being expensive to move becasue they are bulky, yet cheap to replace.
3) Finnish homes are usually considerably smaller than British ones and so stuff just will not fit. One day, I will live in a home as large as my old one in the UK, but until then, what to do with the stuff?
4) So much of the stuff we move around with is junk
5) Furnishing styles are very different here and so British stuff just looks odd.
I had the opportunity to bring my stuff from the UK, albeit to Estonia, of my electronics/whitegoods/furniture all that made the cut was my AV system and some pictures. Do I miss the stuff? Some of it, yes, but in reality the cost and hassle just was not worth it and I miss things only in a sentimental manner.
The stuff that was left behind was bulky, unusable and inappropriate for my lifestyle. Bringing it would have been more trouble and expense that it was worth.
If I were moving into a house as large as my last one in the UK, then there might be economic value in moving everything, but I think most here do not do that.
1) TV and video equipment will not work properly
2) If living in an apartment there will be a fridge, freezer, cooker, probably a washing machine/dryer and dishwasher so all these are surplus as well as being expensive to move becasue they are bulky, yet cheap to replace.
3) Finnish homes are usually considerably smaller than British ones and so stuff just will not fit. One day, I will live in a home as large as my old one in the UK, but until then, what to do with the stuff?
4) So much of the stuff we move around with is junk
5) Furnishing styles are very different here and so British stuff just looks odd.
I had the opportunity to bring my stuff from the UK, albeit to Estonia, of my electronics/whitegoods/furniture all that made the cut was my AV system and some pictures. Do I miss the stuff? Some of it, yes, but in reality the cost and hassle just was not worth it and I miss things only in a sentimental manner.
The stuff that was left behind was bulky, unusable and inappropriate for my lifestyle. Bringing it would have been more trouble and expense that it was worth.
If I were moving into a house as large as my last one in the UK, then there might be economic value in moving everything, but I think most here do not do that.
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if you mean it wont show english programs then your right,,,dusty_bin wrote:I would agree, except:
1) TV and video equipment will not work properly
but a english TV will work in finland
as most tvs come form china and japan anyway
and most new tvs have the ablilaty to change from PAL to finnish PAL
we dumped, sold, gave away as much as was possible (including the complete kitchen, bedroom-cupboard, sofa etc), pressed the rest into a ford transit (high and long) which we had bought in germany.
today we sold the transit and after calculating all expenses in connection with buying the car and the move, we were left with 400 euros moving costs.
i can live with that
today we sold the transit and after calculating all expenses in connection with buying the car and the move, we were left with 400 euros moving costs.
i can live with that
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There's no guarantee of this. We had a pretty new TV and it didn't work when we brought it here. We got a digi box to get channels through and it works now, but on standard analogue you can find yourself with picture and no sound.chriscross wrote:if you mean it wont show english programs then your right,,,dusty_bin wrote:I would agree, except:
1) TV and video equipment will not work properly
but a english TV will work in finland
as most tvs come form china and japan anyway
and most new tvs have the ablilaty to change from PAL to finnish PAL
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an English car will also work in Finland, but you will still have the steering wheel in the passenger seatchriscross wrote: but a english TV will work in finland
Re: TV bb/viewtopic.php?t=11294
Cheers, Hank W.
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