Do you work with relocation agents and employers?

Yes — direct with the employer or agent, or with the household, whichever is doing the arranging. The inventory and the reporting work the same way either way.

My start date moved. Can the plan move with it?

That is what the holding stage is for. Tell us as soon as you know; dates shifting is the expected case on these jobs, not a failure.

Can you deliver in two stages?

Yes, and on inbound postings it is usually the right answer: essentials into temporary accommodation, the balance when the permanent address is real.

Which countries can you move me to?

France, Spain, Italy and Portugal as regular road routes, each with its own page. Other western European destinations on enquiry. Beyond that we will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm.

Are my things listed while they are held?

Always. A written inventory made at the property, with a copy for you, reconciled again before delivery. On a relocation where the middle may be long, that record is the whole point.

Relocating · J6

Relocation moves in Slough

Slough sits alongside Heathrow, and a large share of what moves in and out of this town is somebody starting or ending a posting. Those jobs look different from an ordinary house move: the date is set by an employer, the housing is confirmed late, and the volume is often a part-load rather than a household.

The defining feature is a certain date at one end and an uncertain one at the other. Everything in this service is built around that.

How a relocation is handled

Date-first planning We work from the date you cannot move — usually the employer's — and flex everything else.

Holding built in Goods listed and held as standard where accommodation is not yet confirmed, rather than as a late rescue.

Part-loads Most relocations are not whole houses. You pay for what moves, not for a vehicle.

Staged delivery Essentials first into temporary accommodation, the rest when the permanent address exists.

Export file Where the move leaves the country, the customs file is built against the inventory taken at the property.

One point of contact The same person across collection, holding and delivery, however long the middle lasts.

Arriving: the accommodation is not confirmed yet

This is the standard shape of an inbound posting. Someone starts work on a fixed date, takes temporary accommodation near the airport or in the town, and does not know for weeks where they will actually live.

Moving everything into temporary accommodation is a mistake — it gets handled twice and half of it does not fit. The better plan is a staged delivery: what you need to live on goes in, the rest is held and listed, and the permanent delivery happens once there is a permanent address.

Leaving: the property has to be clear before you know the far end

The reverse case, and just as common. A tenancy or a sale ends on a fixed date, the onward destination is somewhere else entirely, and the two are not synchronised.

Goods are collected on the certain date and held. If the destination turns out to be abroad, the export file is built against the same inventory — which is one of the reasons the list is written at the property rather than reconstructed later.

Part-loads, and not paying for air

Relocations rarely involve a full household. Frequently it is a few pieces of furniture, a lot of boxes, and some equipment. A part-load shares a vehicle with other consignments going the same way, which costs less than a dedicated van and departs when the route fills rather than on a day you choose.

If your dates are rigid, a dedicated vehicle is safer. If they have any flexibility, the shared load is usually better value, and we will set out both in the quote rather than assuming.

What we will tell you straight

Whether your appliances are worth taking to the destination country. Whether a piece of furniture is going to fit through a door you have described. Whether the country you are going to is one we run regularly or one where a specialist would serve you better.

And whether we think the timeline you have been given is realistic. We would rather say so at enquiry than agree to it and let you find out.

Relocation and airport moves

Questions about relocation and airport moves

01
Do you work with relocation agents and employers?

Yes — direct with the employer or agent, or with the household, whichever is doing the arranging. The inventory and the reporting work the same way either way.
02
My start date moved. Can the plan move with it?

That is what the holding stage is for. Tell us as soon as you know; dates shifting is the expected case on these jobs, not a failure.
03
Can you deliver in two stages?

Yes, and on inbound postings it is usually the right answer: essentials into temporary accommodation, the balance when the permanent address is real.
04
Which countries can you move me to?

France, Spain, Italy and Portugal as regular road routes, each with its own page. Other western European destinations on enquiry. Beyond that we will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm.
05
Are my things listed while they are held?

Always. A written inventory made at the property, with a copy for you, reconciled again before delivery. On a relocation where the middle may be long, that record is the whole point.

Tell us the deadline

Send the two addresses, roughly what is moving and the date you cannot miss. We read it, ask what the form could not, and come back with a written quote.

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