Moving house

Every job before moving day is on one list, shared between you. The removal firm, the utilities and the new lease are in the same place.

You plan the move in one Magpie team with the people moving with you. Each of you keeps your own copies of the papers.

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The Moving to Bristol checklist, shared with Leah’s father: each job with its day and who is doing it, under the line that says who can see the List.

This combination of six Magpie areas fits a house move.

To-dos
To-dos holds every job before moving day, shared between you.
Calendar
Calendar holds viewings, moving day and the key handover.
Contacts
Contacts keeps the removal firm, the landlord and the utilities.
Expenses
Expenses keeps each receipt, and totals what the move cost.
Secure Files
Secure Files keeps the lease and the deposit papers, encrypted.
Notes
Notes keeps meter readings and what went in each box.

Every job before moving day is on one list, shared between you.

To-dos holds the move's jobs, such as giving notice and booking the van. Each one has a day and who is doing it.

A reminder can be emailed before each one. A List can be shared with someone helping, such as a parent.

Lists and sharing in To-dos

Moving day, the viewings and the key handover are on one calendar.

Calendar shows the move's events to both of you, with To-dos on their days. Moving day, the meter readings and the broadband install sit together.

Your own work stays on your own calendar.

Team calendar in Calendar

The Moving to Bristol Calendar for October: viewings, signing the lease, the notice period, the broadband install and To-dos such as confirming the van.

Everyone you need to call is in one list, with what they said.

Contacts keeps the removal firm, the landlord and each utility, with notes on each call. A follow-up becomes a To-do, such as confirming the van.

The follow-ups list shows who you are waiting to hear from.

History and follow-ups in Contacts

The people and companies for the move in Contacts, each with tags, contact details, when they were last in touch and the next follow-up.

Every receipt is kept, and you see what the move cost.

Expenses keeps each payment with its receipt, from the removal firm to the boxes. Each one has a category, such as the deposit.

Reports total what was spent by category for any dates. They export as CSV, with the receipts.

Expenses and receipts in Expenses

The move’s expenses: the holding deposit, boxes, a cleaner and the removal firm’s deposit, each with its date, category and amount.

The lease and the deposit papers are kept encrypted.

Secure Files keeps the new lease, the inventory and the deposit certificate, encrypted in your browser. Each person's files are their own.

A secure link sends one file to someone, such as the new landlord.

Encrypted storage in Secure Files

Leah’s Secure Files open on the New flat folder: the lease, the deposit certificate, the inventory and the removal booking, each with its size and date.

Meter readings and what went in each box are written down once.

Notes keeps the move's notes, open to both of you, with checklists and photos. A note for each room can list what went in each box.

Search finds a note by its words, such as the box with the kettle.

Team notes in Notes

Search results for “box” in Notes: the move’s notes listing what went in each box and the meter readings, and Leah’s own notes, each with where it is and when it last changed.

Three more areas cover the budget, letters and box labels.

Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets compares removal quotes and keeps the budget.
Documents
Documents holds letters, such as giving notice, to print or send as PDF.
QR Codes
QR Codes makes a plain-text code for each box, listing what is in it.

A move goes from giving notice to the first night in the new place.

  1. The notice

    The letter goes to your landlord, from Documents.

  2. The quotes

    Three removal firms go in Contacts, with their prices.

  3. The list

    Every job goes on the shared List, with a day.

  4. Moving day

    Meter readings go in a note, with photos.

  5. The papers

    The new lease goes in Secure Files.

Setting up takes four steps.

  1. Make a team for the move

    You invite the people moving with you. Help: Create and manage a team.

  2. Start the moving List

    Each job goes in with its day. Help: Use To-dos.

  3. Add the removal firm

    Each call gets a note. Help: Keep notes and follow-ups on a contact.

  4. Keep the lease

    Your copy is encrypted as it uploads. Help: Secure Files.

Plans

A move team on the free plan has places for 3 people. Removal firms, agents and landlords are not added to it.

Secure Files is on every plan, and your files are your own. Prices are on the Pricing page.

Prices are on the Pricing page

Other people sorting out a home have pages of their own.

Questions people moving house ask

Can we share the moving checklist?

Yes. A List in the move's team is open to both of you. Each job can be given to one of you, with a reminder.

Can a parent help with the list?

Yes. A List can be shared with them by their handle. They see that List and nothing else.

Can we keep track of who we have told?

Yes. Each utility and the bank can be a contact, with a note when you told them. A follow-up reminds you to check it went through.

Can we see what the move cost?

Yes. Expenses totals the move's spending by category. It exports as CSV, with the receipts.

Can we keep the lease safe?

Yes. Secure Files keeps it encrypted in your browser. A secure link can send it to someone, expiring when you choose.

Can we label boxes with what is in them?

Yes. A plain-text QR code can list a box's contents, ready to print. A note for each room can list every box too.

Plan your move in Magpie.

Create a Magpie account and make a team for the move.

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