One of the worst things about moving house in the past was the strong possibility of dealing with some less than professional people that existed when the only real way of finding estate agents, removal firms and so on was via things like the Yellow Pages.As well as having spent a whole lot of time actually finding my new home via many, many internet searches on houses to rent in Perth, and many, many conversations with agents and landlords about houses to rent in Perth, I had also discovered that I owned about a thousand times more €things€ than I thought I did. You could, if you knew people in the area, usually get a recommendation from a friend, but other than that, you just had to take your chances as to whether the companies involved with your move were going to take good care of you and your belongings.

In modern times, it is much easier to find out all kinds of things about the companies we deal with, and when it comes to major life events like moving house then it is well worth putting that little bit of extra time into researching the people you hire to make sure that others have been pleased with their service. Of course, the fact that this is now easy to do has meant that companies have had to improve their overall standards anyway to remain competitive.

We recently moved to Scotland from England, and needed to not only find somewhere to rent without being in the area to make a lot of appointments to view houses to rent in Perth, the area we were going to, but also to find a good company to move all of our furniture without our supervision, because on the day of the move we would be flying. Searching for houses to rent in Perth was very easy, as you might expect, but by looking at references for different rental agencies and removal firms, we were able to make sure we were dealing with companies who had helped families make this kind of move before and had delivered everything they had needed.

I would definitely recommend checking consumer sites and social media for any comments or reviews of companies you are looking to involve in your own move. It can save you time and money, and can give you a lot more confidence that your big move will go without any unnecessary hitches. Of course, once your move is over, why not leave some reviews and comments of your own to help other families learn from your experiences, and help get the good companies who've helped you more business?