… 3 months to go…

• Cancel rental agreement
• Possibly apply for time off at work
• Set moving date
• Get quotes from moving companies
• Renovation planning for new & old apartment
• Apply for clearing out/bulky waste
• Possibly order new furniture
• Choose a new school/kindergarten
• Notification of changes to insurance companies in advance,
  Telephone company, energy supplier,
  Sports Club & Co.

… 1 month to go…

• Notify friends/relatives of new address
• Draw interior plan
• Change notification to bank, GEZ & Co
• Reserve moving van if necessary
• Check household and liability insurance
• Measure width of doors, elevator, staircase

… 2 weeks to go…

• Clean carpets & curtains, make changes if necessary.
• Appointment confirmation of the craftsmen
• Forwarding request / mail
• Appointment for the handover of the apartment
• Organize no-parking zone for the moving van (municipality).
• Organize covering material for sensitive floors, moving boxes, cushioning foil, transport aids.

… 1 more day to go…

• Take meter readings and notify the utility company and landlord
• Pack last boxes
• Possibly pick up moving van & test drive if necessary.
• Packing plants safely
• Possibly already load transporter
• Organize catering
• Packing a “survival kit” for the first day

… the time has come – today we go to the new apartment…

• Check staircase for previous damage
• Repair of damage caused
• Cleaning the staircase after the move
• Cleaning and handing over the old apartment
• Check old apartment – something forgotten?
• Organize lights in the new apartment

… in the new apartment – after moving…

• Report any damage caused by the moving company
• Inform authorities (residents’ registration office, etc.)
• Relax and enjoy your new apartment