The Edinburgh moving guide

A sofa that won’t clear a tenement close is a common Edinburgh moving-day problem, not a rare one. Here’s how to measure it properly, what technique actually works on a stone stair, and when a specialist lift is the sensible option rather than the last resort.

Bags, edges and tenement stairs. Why pocket sprung mattresses should never be folded, and how to get one down a winding stair without damage.

Gas engineers, transit bolts and defrosting all need notice. A four-week countdown for getting appliances ready before your date of entry.

Notice, deposits and the order of the day itself. A timeline for leaving a Scottish tenancy, and why the cleaning is what usually gets squeezed.

Edinburgh is small enough that almost anywhere works, so the question is which trade-offs suit you. Areas judged by who they fit and what they do to a move.

Dispensation or suspension, what each costs, how much notice the council needs, and why the difference decides whether the van reaches your door.

You inherit a supplier rather than choosing one, on a deemed contract that is usually the priciest tariff. Readings, switching, and why broadband is the only one with a lead time.

Volume, access, stairs and the things people forget to mention. What happens at a removals survey, and why an accurate one protects you rather than the firm.

Two things go wrong: no transit bolts and no draining. What the bolts actually do, the honest version of how essential they are, and the order that keeps your floor dry.

A six-week countdown for the pet jobs that need lead time: catteries, vet registration, repeat medication and microchip records, plus the Scottish rules that differ.

You cannot cancel council tax, only close one account and open another. How to do it in Scotland, why there is no water company to tell, and the discounts to claim again.

A six-week plan for clearing the loft before a move, from safe access to the disposal runs, and why a Scottish date of entry gives you time most households waste.