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Damp boxes, narrow loft ladders, leftover paint: how to sort your cellar and loft before moving, what goes where in Berlin and why both are handed over empty.

BSR's NochMall, the give-away market, charitable furniture exchanges: where to hand in good used furniture in Berlin and when you get a donation receipt.

Bulky waste before a move: BSR collection from €50 for 5 m³, take up to 3 m³ to the recycling centre free of charge or have it taken on moving day. What is excluded.

Household clearance step by step: secure papers and the will, end the lease, sort, sell or donate, bulky waste to the BSR, hand over swept clean.

How far liability goes on a shared load (€620 per m³, § 451e HGB), by when you must report damage and when additional insurance is worthwhile.

Emptying a flat before the handover: what broom-clean means, what happens to the cellar, fittings, leftover paint and electrical appliances, and how the clearance works.

Ten ways to save on your move: a weekday instead of month-end, less volume, packing yourself, shared load, parking zone – and 20% of labour costs under § 35a EStG.

Furniture abroad as a shared load: what falls away within the EU, why Switzerland requires customs formalities, when to deregister and how long the delivery window is.

Sending single pieces of furniture as a shared load: give dimensions and floor, pad well, allow a time window – and know that liability ends at €620 per cubic metre.

Why a shared load usually has a time window rather than a fixed day, how much leeway makes sense and how to align the end of your tenancy with delivery.

A flat-share room does not need its own lorry: with a part load you pay for the space you use. When it pays off, how to pack and who issues the landlord confirmation.

How a shared load is priced: convert your furniture list into cubic metres, add route, floor and time window – and why flat rates per m³ tell you little.