Episode 45: Howe Tran - Choosing the Right Removalist for the Job

Moving house is stressful. The logistics for packing, timing, changing utilities, and even the emotional journey of packing up a lifetime worth of memories can be daunting to those who don't do it regularly. Today, we find out how to choose the right removalist to make the job as smooth as possible.

Having experienced more than 20 moves in the past 40 years, you could say Howe Tran has accumulated a lifetime of experience when it comes to hiring a removalist. His company, the removalist comparison platform, Findamover.com.au has helped hundreds of thousands of stressed Australians each year by allowing them to choose the right removalist for the job and relocate successfully, locally or interstate.

1. What type of removalists are there to help move our home?

2. How can I screen a removalist before choosing one?

3. If I want 2 movers and a truck, what is the going rate?

4. If I want all the bells and whistles - packing, pre-sale storage, fragile items, piano, what type of removals would be best suited for the job?

5. Once, I moved house literally around the corner, and the removalists suggested they do 3 smaller moves, rather than packing the truck to the brim. It ended up costing me twice what I expected to pay as they took about 13 hours. What hidden costs can blow out the cost of moving house?

6. Chris from Rosanna had a bottle of Grange Hermitage from his birth year and told the removalists that he would move it to his new home. He wrapped the bottle carefully in some blankets and put it on the back seat of his car. When he opened the car door at his new home, the blanket unravelled and the bottle fell to the ground, smashing the precious grange, leaving a stain on his new driveway. If Chris had allowed the removalists to move it, he would have been covered, but was never told. How do you know when your belongings are covered for damage, and when they are not?

     a). Why won't removalists take things like gas bottles from a BBQ, and other flammable objects?

7. What's the best type of service for someone needing to move interstate or overseas?

8. What type of moving company should we stand clear from?

9. Who do you turn to when you encounter a problem with a removalist?

10. How does 'Find A Mover' help people needing to move?

 

Contact:

If you would like to find our how Howe can help you with your next move, go to www.findamover.com.au or email: info@findamover.com.au or if you would like to be a registered moving company on findamover.com.au, you can gain more customers by being part of this successful comparison platform.