Recently I moved from my old place in Amsterdam to Almere. I listed down all the tasks I needed to finish.

Here is my two cents:

  • Notify the current owner (2 months ahead of the moving date)
    • Ask when we can cancel rent.
    • Cancel house rent.
    • Ask when we can get our deposit back.
  • Repair the old place (a month ahead of the moving date)
    • Fill nail holes with wood filler and drywall filler.
    • If there is something you cannot fix, find a handyman with a friend’s recommendation.
    • My experience with handyman are not good. I picked MrFix from online, both handyman did terrible jobs.
  • Find moving company (a month ahead of the moving date)
  • Packing (a month ahead of the moving date)
    • Shrink wrap (Krimpfolie in Dutch, can be found in Gamma or Karwei)
    • Buy boxes and tapes from Action.
  • Cancel electricity, gas and water (a month ahead of the moving date)
    • Take pictures of the meter reading before leaving the place.
  • Cancel internet (1 or 2 months ahead of the moving date)
    • If you are gonna use the same vendor, make all appointments to install new router/modem in your new place.
    • Otherwise, choose a new vendor as soon as possible as make installation appointment.
      • Appointment date can be the same date as moving date, maybe in the afternoon.
      • Ask the previous tenant to keep the router/modem for you.

  • Leave new house address or phone number in old house so that new tenant can forward mails.

  • When you move in to a new place
    • Take pictures of the meter reading for electricity, gas and water.
    • Take pictures of any broken things.

… and start making another todo list :-)