Moving home takes more than getting belongings from A to B. Tell us what you need to move, your route and the access at each address, and you get a written quote before you book. Most two-bedroom London moves come to £340–£510 in total with our two-man crew.
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Quick answer
A London house move with Vano Removals is charged by the hour on a published card: £70 for driver help, £85 for a two-man crew and £100 for three men, with a two-hour minimum. Most two-bedroom moves come to £340 to £510 in total. There is no deposit to pay, cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the move, and your price is confirmed in a written quote before you book.
Choose a starting point for a local move, apartment relocation, longer route, or packing request. The right scope depends on your inventory and access details.
Moving within your area
Local house removals begin with the inventory, both addresses, access, and preferred date. Describe the rooms and belongings to move, including large furniture and fragile items. We can discuss packing or storage if needed and prepare a quote that reflects the scope you request.
Specialist urban relocations
Flat and apartment moves may involve shared entrances, stairs, lifts, loading bays, and building rules. Tell us the floor levels, lift access, parking arrangements, and any booking windows at both addresses. Confirm who will arrange building permissions and which protections or extra tasks are included.
London & Service Areas
For a move within London and the service areas we cover, provide the full postcodes, inventory, access details, and preferred date. Share any collection or delivery time restrictions and whether packing or storage is required. The route, vehicle arrangements, and delivery plan should be confirmed in your quote.
We pack, you relax
Packing can be discussed for a whole home or selected rooms and belongings. Tell us which items need attention, what you have already packed, and whether you need materials as well as packing help. Confirm the included rooms, materials, and handling arrangements before booking.
Services and inclusions depend on the move. Use this list to identify the arrangements to ask about and have confirmed in your quote.
Use the checklist below to confirm what needs moving, how each property can be accessed, and which extra services you want included.
Call 07459 180023Discuss the inventory, dimensions, access limits, and vehicle plan for your move.
Confirm the work the moving team will handle and any tasks arranged separately.
Confirm the scope, price, and terms in writing before booking.
Ask what protection is included and identify belongings that need special handling.
Dismantling and reassembly are included when booked: list the items in advance.
Confirm whether materials, packing, or both are included in the agreed scope.
Describe where items should go and any access constraints at the new address.
If dates do not align, ask whether storage can be arranged and confirm its terms.
Ask about: packing, storage between moves, unpacking, and handling for pianos, antiques, or artwork. Confirm which tasks can be arranged and whether they are included in your quote.
Typical planning figures for London homes, with the total worked from our published hourly card (£70 / £85 / £100 per hour). Your written quote confirms the crew and the estimated hours for your inventory and both addresses before you book.
Room count helps describe your move, but the inventory and access determine the practical plan.
| Property Size | Inventory | Vehicle | Crew | Timing | Typical Total | Typical Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio or compact flat | Around 15–25 boxes plus small furniture | 3.5t Luton van | Driver Help or 2 Men | 2 hrs (minimum booking) | from £140 | Include storage cupboards and outdoor items |
| One-bedroom home | Around 25–40 boxes plus flat furniture | 3.5t Luton van | 2 Men · £85/hr | 2–3 hrs | £170–£255 | Include each room and storage area |
| Two-bedroom home | Around 40–60 boxes plus house furniture | 3.5t Luton van | 2 Men · £85/hr | 4–6 hrs | £340–£510 | Include each room, loft and storage area |
| Three-bedroom home | Around 60–90 boxes plus full house contents | 3.5t Luton van (two loads if full) | 3 Men · £100/hr | 5–7 hrs | £500–£700 | Include loft, garden and garage items |
| Larger home (4-bed+) | 90+ boxes plus full contents | 3.5t Luton van (two loads typical) | 3 Men · £100/hr | 6–8 hrs | £600–£800 | Include reception, utility, and storage spaces |
Inventory
Around 15–25 boxes plus small furniture
Vehicle
3.5t Luton van
Crew
Driver Help or 2 Men
Timing
2 hrs (minimum booking)
Typical Total
from £140
Typical rooms: Include storage cupboards and outdoor items
Inventory
Around 25–40 boxes plus flat furniture
Vehicle
3.5t Luton van
Crew
2 Men · £85/hr
Timing
2–3 hrs
Typical Total
£170–£255
Typical rooms: Include each room and storage area
Inventory
Around 40–60 boxes plus house furniture
Vehicle
3.5t Luton van
Crew
2 Men · £85/hr
Timing
4–6 hrs
Typical Total
£340–£510
Typical rooms: Include each room, loft and storage area
Inventory
Around 60–90 boxes plus full house contents
Vehicle
3.5t Luton van (two loads if full)
Crew
3 Men · £100/hr
Timing
5–7 hrs
Typical Total
£500–£700
Typical rooms: Include loft, garden and garage items
Inventory
90+ boxes plus full contents
Vehicle
3.5t Luton van (two loads typical)
Crew
3 Men · £100/hr
Timing
6–8 hrs
Typical Total
£600–£800
Typical rooms: Include reception, utility, and storage spaces
No hidden fees and no surprises starts with seeing the difference before you book, not on the invoice afterwards.
| Feature | Typical London firm | Vano Removals |
|---|---|---|
| Deposit to secure your date | Usually required | No deposit, no commitment |
| Free cancellation until | 48 hours before the move on large platforms | 24 hours before the move |
| Prices | Quote-only, or “from” prices excluding VAT | Published hourly card with worked totals |
| Your estimate | After a home survey visit | A written quote before you book, from your inventory |
| 2-bed London move, total | Published guides: £430–£1,001 depending on packing | Typically £340–£510 (2 Men), see the table above |
Based on the published prices and terms of major London removals firms and published London cost guides, checked October 2026. “Typical” describes the common published position, and individual firms vary, so ask any firm the same five questions before you book. The full four-way comparison of every way of moving is on our compare page.
House removals work best when the scope matches the inventory, addresses, access, and services you need. Share the details that could affect loading or delivery and ask for unclear inclusions to be explained before you book.
From a compact flat to a larger family home, share your inventory and property access so the plan reflects what you actually need.
Your route
Both addresses and access considered.
Your requirements
Packing or additional services discussed.
Confirm the scope, price, and terms in writing before booking, and keep the written quote with your booking documents.
Discuss the team and work scope for your move. Confirm who will handle loading, delivery, packing, and any specialist tasks, and identify a contact person for questions on the arranged date.
Share your preferred moving date, access windows, and any completion or key-handover constraints. Availability and any out-of-hours arrangements should be checked for your specific route before you confirm a booking.
Ask for the requested work, optional services, and any assumptions to be set out clearly. Check how changes to inventory, access, dates, or additional tasks may affect the quote before deciding to proceed.
Share both postcodes, vehicle access restrictions, loading arrangements, and any clean-air or road restrictions you know about. Confirm the proposed vehicle and responsibility for any route-related charges in the quote.
List furniture that may need dismantling or reassembly, including unusual fittings or manufacturer instructions. Confirm which items can be handled and whether the task is included or needs to be arranged separately.
The quote can reflect several parts of the requested work. These factors are useful to include when describing a move and comparing written scopes.
Distance is one part of the picture. Volume, property access, timing and the services requested can also affect the plan.
Explore the removals cost guideRoom count can help describe a move, but the inventory and dimensions of large items provide more detail. List belongings, storage areas, and anything that may need extra handling so the scope can be discussed.
The route between collection and delivery addresses is part of planning the move. Share both postcodes and any route or delivery constraints so they can be considered in the quote.
Floor level, stairs, lifts, parking, building rules, and carrying distance can affect the work involved. Describe access at both properties and mention permits or loading windows that need arranging.
Packing, storage, specialist belongings, and furniture work can change the requested scope. List the options you may need and ask for each one to be described in the quote, including what is arranged separately.
The move is planned from your details. Confirm the scope, arrangements, and responsibilities before moving day.
Start with your move details, agree what is included, and keep the arrangements clear through to moving day.
Share the inventory, postcodes, access details, preferred date, and services you are considering. Mention fragile, heavy, or unusual items so they can be discussed before a quote is prepared.
Include floor levels, lifts, parking, loading distance, and building rules at both addresses. Note anything that still needs checking.
Review the proposed service, date, scope, and any optional tasks. Ask for unclear terms or assumptions to be explained before you decide whether to proceed.
Ask how changes to the date, access, or inventory are handled. Keep the final booking details for reference.
Follow the agreed preparation plan and keep personal essentials, keys, and important documents separate from the goods being moved.
Keep access clear and identify fragile or heavy belongings. Check that packing, dismantling, protection, and reassembly match the confirmed scope.
At the destination, check the delivered items and their placement against the agreed plan. Raise questions promptly using the contact details in your booking information.
Keep your inventory and booking details available. Follow the agreed process if an item is missing, damaged, or misplaced.
A flexible checklist for decisions to make before, during, and after the move. Adapt it to your completion date and booking details.
Use these stages to organise the details, then check timing and responsibilities against your confirmed booking.
A few planning issues are easy to overlook. Check these details against your own inventory, access, and booking arrangements.
Small oversights can affect the move day. Check access, item lists and service inclusions with your chosen provider in advance.
An incomplete inventory can make it harder to plan the move. Review each room, include storage areas, and identify items you plan to leave, move, or handle separately. Update your quote request if the list changes.
Leaving packing until the last moment can make preparation more difficult. Decide whether you will pack yourself or request packing help, identify fragile items, and agree which materials or rooms are included.
Parking and loading rules can vary by address. Check local council requirements and building instructions for both ends of the move, and share any permit or vehicle information requirements before confirming arrangements.
Large furniture may not fit through every doorway, stairwell, or lift. Measure awkward items and access points where possible, then discuss any tight turns, dismantling needs, or specialist lifting before booking.
Decide which questions to ask when comparing removals quotes, and check that the written scope answers them.
Ask what is included, how waiting and changes are handled, and what the quote assumes about access and parking.
Request a written quoteMost removal pages stop at the front door. In London, the parts that decide whether moving day runs smoothly happen at the kerb, in the lift lobby and at the solicitor's: here is how each one works.
Where the van cannot legally stop, the borough council can suspend a parking bay for your move. Many boroughs ask for around 10 working days’ notice, the resident usually applies and pays the council directly, and a long Luton can need two bays. Our parking suspension fees guide lists the verified charge for each borough. Tell us about the parking at both addresses when you enquire, not on moving day.
A move into the centre can cross the Congestion Charge zone, which is £18 a day from 2 January 2026, charged per vehicle per day. The ULEZ charge of £12.50 a day applies only to vans that do not meet the emissions standard (Euro 6 for diesel, Euro 4 for petrol); compliant vans do not pay it. Ask any firm whether road charges are included in your quote or added afterwards.
In mansion blocks and modern apartment buildings, the lift often has to be booked with the building management (48 hours’ notice or more is common), and concierges can ask for paperwork or a refundable deposit before a crew is let in. Share the block’s moving rules with us in advance and we plan the day around them.
A flat above a high-street shop can mean a rear entrance, a timed loading window and a long carry from the nearest legal stopping point. Estates can require their own permits. None of this is a problem when it is known early. It directly affects the crew size and the hours, so it belongs in the quote, not in a moving-day surprise.
On completion day the keys are released only when the money lands: around 11am with no chain, and staggered to about 2pm in a chain. If the keys are late, a well-planned move loads in an order that lets the old home be emptied on time anyway. Any genuine overrun is charged at the same hourly rate you booked at. That is in our terms, in writing.
The most common moving-day regret is needing something that is packed in the van: kettle, mugs, phone chargers, medication, documents, the children’s essentials. Keep one clearly marked box (and the documents folder) in your own car. Everything else can be labelled and loaded; that one box should never be.
Content updated October 2026. Official sources for this page: Transport for London (Congestion Charge and ULEZ charges), Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (parking suspensions), and the HomeOwners Alliance (completion day guidance). Parking charges and notice periods are the councils’ own published figures; road-charge figures are TfL’s. Borough-by-borough detail is in our London parking suspension fees guide.
These links open dedicated London-area information pages. Service availability depends on your addresses, date, and requested work; share both postcodes to ask about your move.
Explore the area pages for more specific information, then share both postcodes so your route and access can be discussed.
For moves within London and the service areas we cover, send both postcodes to ask whether your route can be arranged.
House removals cover terraced houses, semi-detached and detached homes, maisonettes, flats and period conversions. Lofts, gardens, sheds and storage areas add volume, so include every room and storage space in your inventory when you request a written quote.
Controlled parking zones, red routes, bay suspensions and loading windows affect where a van can stop. Share the floor level, lift access, stair layout and nearest legal loading point at both addresses, and confirm who arranges any suspension. Read the removals cost guide and check the van size checker before you book.
On completion day, key release can shift the start time, so plan around a working window rather than an exact minute. Tell us about chain timings, building access hours and any packing still to finish, and confirm the planned arrival window in your booking information.
Browse the answers below, or speak with our team about your route, inventory and access.
Call 07459 180023Common questions about moving home. If you do not see yours, call us, we are happy to talk through your specific move.
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07459 180023Tell us about your inventory, route, access, preferred date, and requested services. Review the written scope and ask us about any term that is unclear.
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