“Packing services prepare agreed household or business belongings for transport using a scope matched to the items and schedule. Decide whether the booking covers all rooms, selected fragile goods, or materials only, and disclose unusual items. The required time and supplies depend on inventory, preparation, access, and packing level.”
Your belongings wrapped, boxed, and labelled, with the care they deserve
Packing is crew time on our published card: two packers at £85 per hour, 2-hour minimum. A fragile-only pack is typically £170; a 2-bed full pack is £255 to £425. Materials are priced per item: boxes £5 each, protective wrap £15, tape £10 per roll, and yours to keep.
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Packing with Vano Removals is £85 per hour for a two-packer crew, with a 2-hour minimum. A fragile-only pack is typically £170; a 2-bed full pack is £255 to £425. Materials are priced per item (boxes £5 each, protective wrap £15, tape £10 per roll) and are yours to keep. No deposit to book, free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and a written quote before the day.
Packing is the most time-consuming part of any move, and the part most likely to result in breakages if done in a hurry with whatever boxes you can find. Professional packing is not just about speed; it is about doing the job properly so everything arrives intact.
Most packing pages publish no price at all. Ours is crew time on the published card, so the totals below are arithmetic you can check.
| Packing job | Typical time (2 packers) | Packing labour at £85/hr |
|---|---|---|
| Fragile-only pack (kitchen china, glass, mirrors, pictures) | About 2 hours | £170 |
| Studio or 1-bed full pack | 2 to 4 hours | £170 to £340 |
| 2-bed full pack | 3 to 5 hours | £255 to £425 |
| 3-bed full pack | 5 to 8 hours | £425 to £680 |
| 4-bed full pack | 8 to 12 hours | £680 to £1,020 (usually split over two days) |
Materials are separate and priced per item. As an illustration, a typical 2-bed uses about 33 boxes (£165 at £5 each), plus protective wrap (£15) and two rolls of tape (£20): about £200 of materials, and they are yours to keep, including anything left over. Room-by-room labelling, a written contents list and the essentials box kept out of the stack are included in every pack.
For a two-packer crew: a bedroom takes about 30 to 60 minutes, a living room 45 to 90 minutes, a dining room 60 to 120 minutes, and a loft or garage 90 minutes to 3 hours. Full packs are usually done the day before the move; larger homes are split over two days; a small pack can be done on moving morning.
Packing times: Fantastic Removals and London Man Van published packing guides, read October 2026. Prices: Vano Removals published rates, checked October 2026. Before you book anyone, ask three questions: who packs the fragile items and how, what happens to items you packed yourself, and is packaging taken away afterwards, and if so, whose.
From full house packs to fragile-only protection, plus materials only if you are packing yourself: five ways to buy packing.
Your entire home packed by professionals
We pack every room, every cupboard, every drawer. Your belongings are wrapped, boxed, and labelled room by room with an inventory you can follow. You do absolutely nothing except tell us where things go. Priced as crew time: £85 per hour for two packers, 2-hour minimum.
Specialist protection for valuable and delicate items
China, crystal, artwork, mirrors, antiques: the things that cannot be replaced. Our packers use acid-free tissue, foam protectors, and double-layer wrapping. Each item is individually wrapped and packed in reinforced boxes. Typically about 2 hours, £170.
We pack the tricky bits, you do the rest
Already started packing and run out of steam? Need just the kitchen done? Or the fragile items, books, and awkward things you have been putting off? We pick up where you left off and finish the job properly, at the same £85 per hour for two packers.
Walk into a home, not a warehouse of boxes
We unpack the boxes into the correct rooms, place items on surfaces, make beds where booked, position furniture, and take away the boxes, wrap and paper we supplied. You walk into a home that is ready to live in, not a maze of cardboard.
Packing yourself? Buy the proper materials
If you are packing yourself, supermarket boxes are the false economy. Buy the materials the professionals use, at published prices, and keep what you do not use.
The method is the service. This is what happens to each kind of item when our crew packs your home.
Every plate, bowl and glass is wrapped individually in paper or tissue, plates stored on their edges, and the box filled so nothing can move. Fragile boxes are marked on two sides and never have heavy items packed in with them.
Corners get foam protectors first, then the piece is wrapped and boxed upright, the way it hangs. Large pieces travel flat against the van wall, secured, never under a stack.
Screens go into padded TV bags or back into their original boxes where you kept them. Cables are bagged and labelled with the device they belong to, so setup at the other end takes minutes.
Hanging clothes travel in wardrobe cartons, straight from your rail to the carton rail: no folding, no creasing, no re-ironing. Folded clothes and bedding go into large boxes, shoes at the bottom.
Books go into small boxes only, so every box stays liftable, and heavy boxes are stacked low in the load. It is the rule that saves backs and box bottoms alike.
Wooden furniture is blanket-wrapped, drawers are emptied and secured, and anything dismantled for the move is bagged with its own screws and fittings, labelled to the piece.
Professional-grade materials at published prices: boxes £5 each, protective wrap £15, tape £10 per roll, itemised in your written quote and yours to keep. Estimate your quantities with the packing materials calculator.
Stronger than standard single-wall, so boxes stack without crushing. £5 each on our published card, yours to keep.
Used for wrapping non-fragile items and filling voids in boxes to prevent movement.
For fragile items: glassware, ceramics, electronics. Protective wrap is £15 on our published card.
Strong tape, H-taped across the base and the top so boxes hold their load. £10 per roll on our published card.
Heavy-duty protective covers for wooden furniture, tabletops, and large items during transit.
Hanging boxes that keep clothes on their hangers: no folding, no creasing, no re-ironing.
Corrugated floor covering to protect carpets, hardwood, and tiles while the packing team works.
For silver, jewellery, and delicate surfaces that could be marked by standard paper.
Placed on picture frames, mirrors, and furniture corners to prevent impact damage.
Professional packing is an investment in a damage-free move and a stress-free experience. Here is what sets our service apart.
Two-person crews who pack room by room in a set order: least-used rooms first, kitchen and essentials last. Careful, systematic, and respectful of your home and belongings.
Boxes £5 each, protective wrap £15, tape £10 per roll, itemised in your written quote before the day. What you do not use is still yours to keep. Nothing is rented back to us.
Every box is labelled with its room and contents. You receive a written inventory so you can find anything quickly. No guessing which box contains the kettle.
China, glass, mirrors and artwork are individually wrapped, boxed with void fill and marked fragile. Fragile and heavy items are never boxed together.
After unpacking, we take away the boxes, wrap and paper we supplied, so the rooms we unpacked are clear. Your own cardboard, and anything you are throwing away, stays yours to arrange.
For valuable and fragile items, we photograph the condition before packing to create a clear condition record.
| Point of comparison | The typical way | With Vano Removals |
|---|---|---|
| The price | Most packing pages publish no packing price at all; the price arrives after a survey | Packing labour on the published crew card (£85/hr for 2 packers), worked totals by property size on this page, materials priced per item |
| Deposit | Deposits are common on booked packing days, up to 20 percent of the total at some firms | No deposit. No commitment. |
| Cancellation | A full refund only on cancellation 7 days ahead at some firms | Free cancellation up to 24 hours before; within 24 hours, up to 25 percent of the quoted price |
| Materials | Charged by the box as a rental at some firms, so the materials stay the firm’s property; unpriced and on request at others | Boxes £5 each, wrap £15, tape £10 per roll, priced on this page, and yours to keep, including what you do not use |
| Items you packed yourself | Responsibility excluded in the terms for anything packed by anyone but the firm’s own team | Tell us what you packed yourself and we note it on the job sheet; we pack everything else to our standard |
| After the unpack | Packaging disposal sold as a separate service, or not mentioned at all | We take away the packaging materials we supplied. Your own items and rubbish are yours to arrange: we are not a licensed waste carrier |
Based on the published prices and terms of London packing services, checked October 2026.
Five clear steps, from the agreed scope to unpacking, with systematic care at every stage.
Tell us the rooms, the fragile items and anything awkward. The items, rooms, fragile list and materials are set out in your written quote.
A rough idea of what you own speeds things up: property size, the fullest rooms, and the items you are worried about. No deposit is taken at this stage, or any stage.
Boxes, paper, wrap, tape and labels are delivered ahead of the pack, or brought on the day, as your quote states.
Boxes arrive flat-packed to save space. You can start on the straightforward items yourself if you want, or leave everything to us. Materials you do not use are yours to keep.
The crew packs room by room: systematic, careful and fast. Floor protection goes down first.
Least-used rooms first, kitchen and essentials last. Wardrobes go into hanging cartons. Fragile items are individually wrapped. Every box is labelled with its room and contents as it is sealed.
Boxes are stacked by room order for loading, fragile boxes marked and loaded with care, and the essentials box kept out of the stack.
The written inventory travels with the load, so the crew at the other end puts every box in the room it belongs in without opening anything.
Boxes are opened in the right rooms, items placed on surfaces, and booked setup finished: beds made, wardrobes hung, furniture positioned.
We take away the boxes, wrap and paper we supplied. Arranging the inside of cupboards and drawers is yours, unless you booked it as organising help.
Full packing covers every room: boxes, wrapping, labelling and a loading order that keeps the move organised, at £85 per hour for two packers. Tell us the property size and how much you have already packed, and the time and materials are itemised in your written quote.
Fragile-only packing covers the items most likely to break (glassware, crockery, mirrors, artwork and electronics) while you pack the rest. It is the middle option most people actually need, and it typically takes about 2 hours: £170. List the fragile items in your enquiry so the right materials come with the crew.
Unpacking puts boxes in the right rooms, items on surfaces, and furniture where it belongs, with beds made and wardrobes hung where booked. Arranging the inside of cupboards and drawers is yours, unless you booked it as organising help. We take away the boxes, wrap and paper we supplied.
Packing does not automatically include transport, unpacking, dismantling or storage: each is a separate service unless it is in your booking. Money, jewellery, passports, medication, documents, chargers and keys are never packed; they travel with you. Disposal of your own items is not something we do: we are not a licensed waste carrier.
Packing can be booked on its own: for a self-drive move, for storage, or when family are providing the van. It is priced on the same card, £85 per hour for two packers, and materials-only orders are welcome too.
Packing can be booked alongside house removals or flat removals. For smaller properties, packing and moving can happen on the same day; for larger homes, packing the day before keeps moving day orderly. Estimate materials with the packing materials calculator and request a written quote.
Common questions about professional packing. If you do not see yours, call us. We are happy to talk through your requirements.
Tell us about your home and you will get a written quote with the packing time, the materials and the total itemised before you book. No deposit, and free cancellation up to 24 hours before the day.
Or email info@vanoremovals.co.uk
Packing visits need a clear route from the door to the rooms being packed and space to stage boxes and materials. Tell us about stairs, lifts, narrow halls and the nearest legal parking point so the visit can be planned around the property.
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About the author
Ahmer Faiz, Founder, Vano Removals
Ahmer runs the small London crew that carries out every Vano move, sets the published hourly rates on this website, and replies to every Google review personally. Every guide on this site is written from the moves the team actually does, and checked against the council and TfL pages it quotes.
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