DIY Student Removals vs. Professional Student Removals

When it comes to hiring removals companies for student removals, most clients feel that it is an unnecessary expense, or at least, one that can be easily avoided. We understand the reasoning behind this assumption: after all, most student removals are of a much smaller scale than regular house removals or office removals and hence the requirements thereof are also of a much smaller scale. Most people feel that student removals can be easily managed and for a student moving to a dorm or a small university apartment it makes sense to save money by passing up on a removal company. In this article we discuss the merits and demerits of both DIY (Do It Yourself) and professional student removals. Let us begin by taking a look at DIY removals, why they are a great option and some of the drawbacks of the same. To begin with, the most important factor in favour of DIY student removals is that they are affordable. A common complaint most people have with European removals is that no m…
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DIY decluttering. Keep it behind a shutter!

Selling your home As a number one tip, a real real estate agent will tell you that you should de clutter your home in order to attract more buyers. However, this real estate agent hasn’t given you any recommendations on where to store your belongings. So what do you do? You decide to self-store! And by self-storing you choose to cram everything you want to hide from buyers in the loft and shed but the only problem you have is that these buyers want to see what is inside your loft…as well as your shed. Suddenly, a buyer notices that an ancient ornament is seconds close to smashing against the loft window and you realise that this is your great grandmother’s favourite vase - so you panic (and you’re embarrassed). You then save the vase and look out of your loft window to find your husband’s favourite armchair sticking out of the garden shed. You purposefully kick yourself as you thought that you could temporarily hide it so the buyers wouldn’t see it! Nonetheless, congratula…
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