Questions, answered kindly

All of it, happily — and the streets around it too. We’re out across North Finchley (N12), East Finchley (N2) and Finchley Central (N3) most weeks, plus Woodside Park, Whetstone and the Barnet borders. Each area has its own quirks — parking, period homes, the odd tricky staircase — and we plan around the one you’re actually in.

We do, and it’s one of the things people come to us for most. If your dates don’t quite line up, or you just need to clear some space for a bit, we can hold your things safely and bring them back when you’re ready. Have a look at the storage page — it walks through how it works, by the box, the unit or the container.

We start from what you tell us — how many rooms, the access at both ends, anything heavy or fragile — then confirm it with a quick video call or a visit before anything’s fixed. What shapes it is the volume, the distance and the access, not a number picked out of the air. You’ll get it in writing, with what’s included spelled out.

Either, or somewhere in between — it’s completely up to you. Some people want the whole house packed and unpacked; others just want a hand with the fragile bits and the big furniture. Tell us where you’d like the line drawn and we’ll sort exactly that. No pressure to take more than you need.

Yes! Alongside local moves we run a European arm to France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. It adds a route plan and the customs paperwork on top of the usual packing and loading — and those are the parts we handle for you, so a big move feels a lot less daunting.

Flexible options to suit the job — from a few boxes to a full household. Depending on what you’re storing and for how long, that might be a container load kept in a secure facility, or a room-sized unit you can add to over time. We’ll talk you through which fits when we understand what you’re moving.

That’s one of the most common reasons people use us. Chains slip, completion dates move, and suddenly there’s a gap between homes. We can collect, hold your things safely, and deliver to the new place when you’re ready — so a wobble in the chain doesn’t become a crisis.

Usually yes — access can be arranged when you need something back. Tell us up front if you think you’ll want regular access and we’ll factor that into how we pack and store it, so the things you might need aren’t buried at the back.

Hard to guess from the outside, easy for us to work out with you. When we survey the move we can size the storage at the same time, so you’re not paying for space you won’t use or squeezing into too little. It’s all part of the same conversation.

That’s the aim every time. Most business moves around Finchley run in the evening or over a weekend so nobody loses a working day. We plan the order carefully — the phones, the key desks and the day-one essentials come off the van first and go live first, so you walk in to a working office.

We do. Workstations get labelled to a plan of the new floor, cables bagged and tagged, and everything moved with care. We’ll agree the power-down and power-up order with your IT people so things come back in the right sequence. We’re movers, not an IT firm — we handle the moving side and work alongside yours.

Yes — the businesses along Ballards Lane, the High Road and around Tally Ho are part of our patch. Retail units changing premises, studios, small practices with equipment that needs care — tell us what has to keep working and we’ll plan the move around it.

There’s paperwork both ends now — an inventory, a transit declaration for the goods crossing the EU, and transfer-of-residence forms where they apply. It sounds heavier than it is. We prepare it with you and lodge what needs lodging, so the border is a formality rather than a headache — the part we take off your plate.

Both work. A full home usually takes a dedicated load. If you’re moving less — a flat, part of a house, or you’re flexible on timing — a shared or part-load puts your things on a vehicle already heading that way. Your written quote will say which suits what you’re sending.

It depends on the route, the crossing, whether it’s a dedicated or shared load, and customs at the far end. Rather than promise a figure that turns out wrong, your written quote gives you an estimated window and we keep you posted as the load makes its way across.

The four we run regularly are France, Italy, Spain and Portugal — we know those roads, crossings and customs steps. If you’re thinking of somewhere else in Europe, do ask; we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s something we can plan properly for you.