#Moving Tips

A baby grand weighs around 280–350 kg, a concert grand over 600 kg. Weight, floor, stairwell and route determine the price of a piano transport.

Wardrobe, bed, fitted kitchen: assembly time is a separate item in the quote. A qualified specialist, not the mover, handles fixed cooker connections and gas.

With a part load you pay for the load space your belongings take up. The price depends on volume, route, floor and how flexible your delivery date is.

Amount of items, floor and carrying distances, bulky or hazardous waste and reusable items: these points determine the fixed price of a house clearance.

For a furniture transport, item size and weight, floor, carrying distances, dismantling and route count. For single items, a part load is often cheaper.

In a company relocation, downtime, equipment, files and storage count. If the employer reimburses staff moving costs, this is tax-free under § 3 Nr. 16 EStG.

The price of an office move depends on the number of workstations, files and IT, floors, route and the date – at the weekend, for instance, so business carries on.

Volume, floor, carrying distances and route set the price. The removal firm's labour costs cut your tax by 20% as a household-related service (§ 35a EStG).

Checklist for a commercial move: re-register the business, commercial register, legal notice, map profile, door sign, customers, practice approval – plus moving day.

Checklist for a short-notice move: right away, before moving day, on the day, afterwards – with parking ban lead time, registration within 2 weeks and damage deadlines.

Practice move checklist: admissions committee, X-ray notification, medical association, patients, legal notice, practice sign, labs – sorted by before, on the day and after.

Checklist for a student move: notice, deposit (max. three months' rent), boxes, registration within two weeks, broadcasting fee, mail forwarding order.