Moving entails a lot of work. But if well-planned you can actually be more relaxed come the moving day and you can avoid the hassles too. If you want a more convenient move, the first thing you should do is hire a removals company. With their help, you would not have to worry about packing your things, renting a moving truck and finding friends and family to help you load and unload your things. If you have antiques though, make sure that the company you are hiring specializes on antiques too. If not, you should let a specialist to handle your valuable antiques. Your things would be safer this way.   Before your things are loaded, take photos of your things so you will have an evidence of their condition. Should they be damaged or lost you would have evidence. It would be easier for you to claim insurance.   Make sure you are there to supervise the movers though to make sure that they are indeed doing their job properly. You can remind them about the fragile items and check whether some boxes are still not loaded.   And when you give instructions to some friends, make sure that they understand your intentions clearly. After all, you would not want any misunderstandings to cost you more expenses later on.