Documents and Valuables on a Family Move: The Family Folder

A few weeks before the family move, set up a folder with dividers. It should contain the identity cards and passports of all family members, birth certificates, vaccination records and the children's yellow health check booklets, school reports and nursery and school documents. Then there are the papers for the flat: old and new tenancy agreement, handover report and the landlord confirmation, which you need for registration within two weeks.

The folder does not travel in the lorry but with you in the car or in your handbag. Scan the most important pages beforehand and store the copies separately from the originals – if something does get lost, this speeds up replacing it.

For precious metals, jewels, money, securities and certificates, the German Commercial Code provides a special exclusion of liability for furniture removers (§ 451d HGB). So transport such valuables yourself. This also applies to hard drives with family photos, collector's coins or the children's piggy bank.

Keepsakes such as a baby album, first shoes or home-made drawings are not expensive, but they are irreplaceable. Pack them well padded in a box of their own that travels with you. Also check whether your home contents insurance applies during the move.

So that you are not left in the dark, here is our price structure: for a 1-room flat you pay from €359, for a 2-room flat from €599. A 3-room flat costs from €899, while a 4-room flat from €1,289 is estimated. For houses and villas we always prepare an individual quote. If you are moving over longer distances, you pay from €4.10 per kilometre for a long-distance move. The surest way to the right price is a free survey.

In addition to the pure volume of your household goods, the distance between the old and new place of residence plays a major role – we calculate from €4.10/km. A floor without a lift also increases the effort. For a smooth process we also recommend a parking restriction zone – in Berlin with signs in place at least 72 hours beforehand. Services such as furniture assembly or a part load round off the offer.

You carry the family folder yourself – you can leave the rest to us:

• Part load – transport cleverly combined.
• Private move – your move into the new flat, worry-free.
• Furniture transport – fast and safe transport.
• House clearance – clearing flats, cellars and lofts.
• Office move – your office moves without downtime.
• Move with assembly – including furniture assembly and dismantling.

With a long-distance move there are often days between loading and delivery – the family folder stays with you throughout. We are based in Berlin (Stromstraße 21) and travel nationwide: locations overview and Long-distance moves.