The Last Week Before Moving In: Checklist and Insurance for First-Time Movers
Final week
Countdown to your first flat of your own
Day by day
As a first-time mover, you have many tasks at the same time in the last week before the move. At Beste Umzug Unternehmen, the transport is already settled by then: date, services and a fixed price after a survey. On request our team takes care of packing, transport and assembly, from a small student flat to a first shared home as a couple. You can find all services under Private move.
This week, also check your insurance cover: personal liability insurance covers damage you cause in the rented flat, and home contents insurance covers your own belongings. The moving company is liable for the transport under the German Commercial Code (HGB); this is how your household goods are covered with us, and additional insurance is available on request. We also take care of the parking restriction zone, moves between floors and furniture assembly, so that your first move runs smoothly.
The moving price is settled before the last week
Survey, then fixed price
Call us on 01625978461 or use the contact form. We arrange a survey, take into account the size of the flat, the distance and your wishes as a first-time mover, and then quote a fixed price. That way, what the move costs is settled before the last week.
Offers available individually, depending on effort, scheduling and the scope of services required.
What we take off your hands
So that there is time for everything else
In the last week before your first move, everything comes together: boxes, appointments, keys, contracts. We take the transport off your hands and tell you openly what it costs – as a fixed price after the survey. Your household goods are covered under the HGB (up to €620 per cubic metre of loading space), and additional insurance is available for valuable items. On request we take care of the parking restriction zone, dismantling and assembling furniture. We are based in Berlin, Stromstraße 21, and travel nationwide.
No-parking zone
Packing service
Dismantling furniture
Assembly on moving-in day
Seven days to moving in
This is how to spread the tasks of the last week so that on moving day there is only carrying left to do. Especially on your first move of your own, this fixed order helps against rushing and forgotten tasks.
Seven days before
Five days before
Three days before
Two days before
The day before
On moving day
Part load: well prepared in the last week
The
last week and the right cover
The last week before your first move of your own decides whether moving day will be calm or hectic. In this part of the series we go through it day by day – from the no-parking sign to the box for the first night – and clarify which insurance policies first-time movers need now: personal liability, home contents and liability during transport. For a long-distance move, this week starts a little earlier.
Countdown checklist
Liability and contents insurance
Liability during transport
Frequently asked questions about the last week and insurance
The last 7 days before moving in: checklist for first-time movers
In the last week before the move, first-time movers should prepare their registration at the citizens' office (Bürgeramt) – book an appointment, request the landlord confirmation – and update contracts for electricity, internet and insurance. It is also important to label all boxes clearly and to keep a separate box with a first-aid kit, tools and documents to hand. What goes in it is explained in the article Packing a first-night box.
Also allow enough time for the handover, including meter readings and the handover report. If you plan early with our moving company, you avoid scheduling stress on moving day itself.
Service charges, deposit and insurance: what first-time movers should bear in mind
Many first-time movers underestimate the service charge statement and the rental deposit: the deposit is at most three months' net rent and may be paid in three monthly instalments (§ 551 BGB). Check the tenancy agreement carefully and clarify any open questions before signing.
Home contents insurance protects your belongings in the new flat, and personal liability insurance covers damage to the rented flat – both should be in place from the day you move in. Whether you are still covered through your parents is stated in their policy. The moving company is liable for the transport itself under the HGB; this is how your household goods are covered with us.
Honest prices for your first move
We believe in fair and honest prices. We move a 1-room flat from €365, a 2-room flat from €609, a 3-room flat from €889 and a 4-room flat from €1,329. For a house or villa you receive an individual quote, tailored to your needs. For long-distance moves we charge from €3.80 per kilometre. Arrange a free survey in good time before the last week.
Which factors determine the price of your move
We calculate transparently according to volume, distance (from €3.80/km), floor and lift. Any parking restriction zone required is also included in the price. Additional services such as furniture assembly and a part load are shown separately.
Services that ease your last week
Whatever you cannot manage yourself, you book individually.
- Furniture transport: precise transport of single items. Furniture transport
- House clearance: we create order. House clearance
- Move with assembly: furniture is assembled professionally. Move with assembly
- Private move: tailored to your household. Private move
- Part load: flexible and cost-saving. Part load
- Office move: for smooth business operations. Office move
The last week before a move to another city
With a move to another city, the last week starts a little earlier because the journey has to be planned in. We are based in Berlin (Stromstraße 21) and travel nationwide; more under Long-distance moves, destinations with their own page in the locations overview.
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