Home / Guides
The homework, written downMoving guides
Everything we find ourselves explaining on callbacks, written down properly so you can read it at your own pace. Each one ends where a good guide should: knowing exactly what to ask, including of us.
Moving house in Sydney in the last week of January 2027: Australia Day, the end of the holidays and Term 1
If you're moving in Sydney's inner west in the last week of January 2027, three dates shape your week.
read the guide → Strata movesMoving in or out of a NSW strata building: bonds, by-laws and the coming reform
Three NSW Government pages describe the strata bond and fee limits Parliament has just passed.
read the guide → Christmas movesMoving house over Christmas in Sydney: the dates to plan around
Lock in your date and any lease notice before the school holidays start: the public holidays, notice periods and bond rules that shape a December or January move.
read the guide → InsuranceRemovalist insurance explained: public liability vs goods in transit
Removalists don't have to insure your belongings, and any liability cover they hold responds to what they are liable for, not every accident.
read the guide → Your rightsWhat Australian Consumer Law guarantees when you hire a removalist
When you hire a removalist in NSW, the law gives you three promises automatically.
read the guide → School holidaysMoving house around NSW school holidays: how to plan the next one
Count back from the first day of term: the 2026 spring break day by day, the checks to finish before it starts, and the next breaks to plan around.
read the guide → The flagshipBooking a lift and a loading dock for a Burwood tower move
What building managers actually ask for, in what order, and what your removalist needs from you. The guide that saves the most moves.
read the guide → HeritageMoving into a Federation house: what we measure before lifting
Hall returns, doorway widths, verandah steps and leadlight: the five-minute survey that keeps hundred-year-old joinery unmarked.
read the guide → MoneyHow the hourly rates work, and how to estimate your hours honestly
The three real rates, what the hour covers, what adds hours, and the estimates we'd give a mate.
read the guide → PlanningThe packing timeline, keyed to your settlement or lease date
Type your move date and every milestone gets a real date on the calendar. Start at four weeks out; thank yourself on the day.
read the guide →Book the crew that measures first
Tell us what's moving and where. We call you back, ask the questions that matter, and give you an honest read on crew, truck and hours before anything is booked.