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Flat and apartment removals
A flat move is decided by the building, not the boxes. Lifts, loading bays, stair turns and what the managing agent insists on — all of it sorted before the van is booked.
Oxfordshire has three quite different kinds of flat, and they move in three different ways.
There are purpose-built blocks — around the centre of Oxford, in Didcot near the station, at the newer Bicester and Banbury developments. These usually have a lift and a loading bay, and both usually have to be booked. Get that right and they are the easiest flats in the county to move.
There are conversions — Victorian and Edwardian houses split into two, three or four flats, across Jericho, Summertown, East Oxford, Headington and the market towns. No lift, a shared front door, a staircase that was built for one household, and on-street parking only. These are the ones that need the crew sized properly.
And there are shared houses and HMOs, particularly around Cowley Road and Headington, where one room moves out and six people carry on living there. That needs a crew that can work quietly around the rest of the house.
Rented flats and your deposit
Most flat moves in this county are rentals, which means an inventory, a check-out inspection and a deposit sitting at the end of it. Damage to a communal stairwell is exactly the kind of thing that gets charged back.
So we protect the communal areas as standard rather than when asked — corner guards on the stairwell, runners on the flooring, and the front door held rather than wedged. We would rather spend the extra time than have you argue about it with an agent afterwards.
Student flats and rooms
Single-room moves in and out of shared accommodation are a service in their own right. There is more on that on the student moves page, including vacation storage and college access.
Before we quote
Five things we establish
- Is there a lift, and can it be booked?
- Managed blocks usually require the lift to be reserved and lined with protective boarding. Some will only allow moves within set hours. We ask the building, not you.
- Where does the vehicle stand?
- Purpose-built blocks often have a loading bay that has to be booked; conversions frequently have nothing at all, and the answer is a suspended bay on the street or a carry from the nearest legal standing point.
- How many floors, and how do the stairs turn?
- A straight flight and a dog-leg with a tight half-landing are completely different jobs. The turn is what stops sofas, not the number of steps.
- What does the building require?
- Many managed blocks want proof of public liability cover before they will let a crew in, and most insist on communal-area protection. Both are straightforward — as long as they are arranged beforehand.
- Is it a whole flat or one room?
- Shared houses and HMOs across Cowley, East Oxford and Headington move a room at a time. That is a different job from a whole flat and it is quoted differently.
Included as standard
- Access checked with the building manager or letting agent beforehand
- Lift booking and loading-bay windows arranged where a building requires them
- Communal area protection, which most buildings insist on
- Stair-carry planning for buildings with no lift, including crew size
- Inventory-aware packing for rented flats and check-out conditions
Next step
Moving a flat in Oxfordshire?
Tell us the building as well as the address — the floor, whether there is a lift, and who manages it. That is usually enough for us to tell you how the day will run.