A Removal Company in Edinburgh That Works to Your Date of Entry
Tenement Stairs, New Town Flats and Everything in Between
One crew, one written price, and a team that has carried furniture up Edinburgh stairs often enough to know what fits. We look at the property, tell you the figure, and take care of everything between the boxes arriving and the last item going where you want it.
What Edinburgh Households Say Afterwards
What Actually Happens, and How Little of It Is Yours
| Stage | When | What we do | What you do |
|---|---|---|---|
| First contact | Whenever you like | Book a survey to suit you | Send two addresses |
| Survey | Video or at the door, 20 minutes | Count the rooms, check the stairs and access | Show us round |
| Your price | Usually same day | One written figure against a job sheet | Say yes or ask questions |
| Before the day | Two to three weeks ahead | Deliver crates, sort any parking permission | Pack at your own pace, or let us do it |
| Moving day | Your date of entry | Load, carry, transport, place it where you want | Point at rooms, drink tea |
| Afterwards | Once you are straight | Collect the empty crates | Nothing at all |
The right-hand column is the honest one. Beyond choosing what comes with you, there is very little a customer needs to do, and none of the admin is yours to chase.
In Scotland You Usually Know Your Date Early
One genuine advantage of moving within Scotland is that the date tends to be settled a long way out. Because the contract is formed when missives conclude, and a date of entry is usually agreed early in the transaction, most people here know when they are moving weeks or months ahead rather than days.
That makes life considerably easier. Unlike many removals companies Edinburgh residents contact at short notice, you can book the crew you actually want instead of whoever happens to be free, choose a day of the week that suits work and school, and have the packing materials sitting in the hall well before anyone feels rushed.
If your date does move, as dates occasionally do, tell us and we will move with it. Rearranging is a conversation rather than a problem, and the earlier it happens the more straightforward it is. Changes to a confirmed date are covered by our published Terms and Conditions.
What a Move in Edinburgh Costs
Stairs Are Worth Mentioning, and They Cost Nothing to Mention
Volume is settled at the survey, which is why the survey exists. Twenty minutes on a video call is usually enough for a flat, and it produces a figure that holds rather than an estimate that drifts.
Stairs are worth mentioning, and they cost nothing to mention
Edinburgh has more stairs per household than almost anywhere else in Britain, and tenement stairwells vary enormously. Some are wide and generous with a half landing you could park a sofa on. Others turn twice in a way that decides whether a three-seater goes up at all.
None of this is a problem, and it is emphatically not something you need to measure. It just needs seeing. When we know the stairwell in advance we bring the right crew size and the right kit, and the price we quoted is the price you pay. The only version of this that costs anyone money is the one where nobody looked, and that is our oversight rather than yours.
The same goes for the top-floor flats around Marchmont, Bruntsfield and Leith. They are entirely normal work for us. Mention the floor number, we plan for it, and it lands in the quote rather than as a surprise on the day.
What sits in the price
| Included | What that means on the day |
|---|---|
| The crew and the vehicle | Enough people for the stairs, not the bare minimum |
| Crates, blankets and wardrobe rails | Delivered ahead, collected after, nothing to buy |
| Furniture protection | Covers on upholstery and mattresses as standard |
| Any parking permission needed | We apply for it, you never see the paperwork |
| Carrying at both ends | Items placed in rooms, not stacked in a hallway |
| One written price | Agreed before the day and held to on the day |
Packing, storage, dismantling and reassembly are all available and all priced at the survey, so anything you decide to add is a known figure rather than a question mark.
Kit That Handles a Tenement Stair Without Drama
Everything Arrives Before You Need It
Crates shut without tape, stack level and lift by two handles, which matters when the staircase turns twice between the front door and the flat. They arrive two to three weeks before the date so packing spreads across a few evenings, and wardrobe rails carry hanging clothes still on their hangers so nothing needs folding or ironing at the far end. Once you have unpacked, the crew collects the lot. There is nothing to buy beforehand and no cardboard to break down afterwards.
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What We Move Across Edinburgh
Homes, offices and everything that needs storing in between, across the city and out into the Lothians. Whatever the job, it is quoted the same way: someone looks, you get one figure, and the figure holds.
Whole-property moves across the city, from a studio in Leith to a family house in Corstorphine. The survey sets the crew size against the stairs and the volume, so the right number of people turn up and the day finishes when it should. Furniture goes into rooms rather than into a pile in the hall.
Business moves run in the evening or over a weekend wherever the building allows, so you are trading as normal on Monday. Desk contents travel in labelled crates that go straight to their new positions, which means staff walk in and start working rather than spending a morning hunting for a monitor cable.
Shops, workshops and multi-floor premises moved in stages so the business never fully stops. We agree the sequence and the delivery windows beforehand, then work to them, which keeps the disruption to the part of the week you chose.
Packing can be all of it, some of it, or just the breakables, and storage covers any gap between dates. Things go into crates once and stay in them, so if a gap appears mid-move nothing needs repacking and nothing gets handled twice.
The Things People Usually Ask Before Booking
Four things worth knowing before you book. None of them need any action from you, and all of them are handled as part of the job.
Completely routine, and no reason for concern. Tell us the floor number and we bring the crew size to match. Large upholstered items occasionally need turning or, rarely, going through a window, and if that applies we will say so at the survey and plan for it rather than discovering it on the day.
Ours to organise. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed we apply for it and cover it in the quotation. You are not asked to contact the council, fill anything in or work out which permission applies to your street.
August is busier across the whole city and the central streets get slower, so it is worth booking a little further ahead than usual. It is entirely doable, and we plan routes and timings around it. Say the date and we will tell you honestly whether an earlier start would help.
Storage bridges it. We collect on your date of entry, hold everything for as long as the gap runs, and deliver into the new place when you are ready. It is quoted at the same time as the move so you know the figure in advance rather than arranging it under pressure.
Good to Know
Edinburgh Removals FAQs
How far ahead should we book?
Because dates of entry in Scotland are usually settled early, most people book several weeks out and that works well. A month gives you a comfortable run at the packing. If your date is sooner than that, ask anyway, because we can often still fit it in.
We are on the third floor with no lift. Is that a problem?
Not at all, it is ordinary work here. Just tell us the floor and we bring the crew to suit it. The number of people is set at the survey precisely so the day is not a struggle, and it is already in the price you were quoted.
Do we need to sort the parking?
No. If a permit or bay suspension is needed we apply for it and include it in the quotation. It is one of the things you can hand over entirely and stop thinking about.
What does a move in Edinburgh cost?
It depends on the volume and the access, so we look before quoting rather than guessing. What you get back is a single written figure covering crew, vehicle, crates and any parking permission. If the load matches what we saw, that figure is what you pay.
Can you pack for us?
Yes, and it is more popular than people expect. Two packers usually clear a standard house in a day, and a part pack covering just the kitchen and breakables removes most of the effort for considerably less. Both are priced at the survey so you can compare properly.
What if our date of entry changes?
Let us know and we will rebook. Dates shift occasionally and it is a normal part of the job. If your things are already with us in storage they simply stay put until the new date arrives.
Which areas do you cover?
All of Edinburgh, including Leith, Marchmont, Bruntsfield, Morningside, Stockbridge, Corstorphine, Portobello and the New Town, plus the surrounding Lothians. Moves down to England run regularly and are quoted the same way.
Do you take the boxes away afterwards?
Yes. The crates and rails are collected once you have unpacked, at a time that suits you. Nothing is left in the hallway waiting to be flattened.
Start With a Message
Get Your Edinburgh Move Priced
Send us the two addresses and roughly what is coming, and we will arrange a survey and come back with one written price. If your date of entry is already set, tell us and we will hold the slot. If it is not yet, that is fine too and costs nothing to arrange around.