Whilst all moves involve the same basic premise, there are variants on the model, according to the circumstance that you are moving in. Whether you are moving out of a room to another room, or exchanging on a mansion, the processes will be similar, but obviously wildly different as well! Whilst it all depends on your exact circumstances, it is likely that your removal will fall in to one of a series of categories which will define how you should go about it. From the small to the large, in terms of load and complexity, they have been laid out below....Small moves come when you are moving from one room to another, or when you need to shift a one or two bed flat. The likelihood is that you live somewhere urban, and won’t be going too far, so can use the ever flexible man and van service. These van services are great for such a move, and you would be surprised by how much you can get in to them, as well as the varying sizes and shapes of van available, often for similar prices. You need to work out whether you want to go with a quote, or an hourly rate, and calculating the potential difference is important, as one could be a lot cheaper than the other in the long run! For longer moves, it is worth talking to a removals company who supply man and van size services, as they will be used to the longer drives, and will likely charge less for such a job than a man and van driver who is not used to that kind of distance.Once you are past the man and van size of removal job, you are looking at getting a full sized removals company. In these instances, the cost goes up fairly significantly, and for good reason. You will no doubt understand however that this is because you need a fair bit more help, given the amount of stuff that you have. For short distance removals with a removals firm, you will not need to do a huge amount of planning for the day, the team will turn up in the morning, load your boxes and furniture for a few hours, do the drive and then unload. Longer moves will be different, and you will have to factor in the long drive. If you have a six hour drive between the properties, there is a likelihood that the removals company will either be working late in to the night, or that you will have to plan to do the move over a couple of days. This can make things more complicated and therefore more expensive, so be fully aware of such things from the outset, and have a chat with your team about it all.However, there can obviously be complications to this process, whether long or short, as it involves a lot of things going right, depending on the nature of your property. If you are renting, then the house will likely have been vacated a fair time previous, as you can overlap. With exchanges on a place that you have bought however, problems with solicitors and estate agents releasing funds or keys, as well as issues for the people moving out of your new place will mean that you have to be ready for issues of your own. Knowing how much the removals company charge when having to wait for these things to clear is therefore a must!