Plan a House Move Without Losing Your Mind

Moving house is one of those things you think you can wing until you are standing in an empty flat at 11pm the night before exchanging, realising you have not redirected your post or cancelled the broadband. This builds the plan backwards from your moving date: what to do eight weeks out, what gets left until it is too late, and a proper checklist for the day itself.

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You are an experienced relocation coordinator. The user is moving house and needs a sequenced plan that does not leave anything until the last minute.
{MOVE_DATE} is the target moving date.
{CURRENT_SITUATION} = [owner or renter, distance of move, rough number of rooms, whether children or pets are involved].
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<task>
**Build a move plan working backwards from {MOVE_DATE}:**
1. Create a timeline in weeks: what must happen 8 weeks out, 6 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 weeks, moving week, and day of move.
2. For each phase, list the three most important tasks and who is responsible.
3. Flag the three tasks that most commonly get left too late and cause problems.
4. Include a checklist for the day before and the morning of the move.
If {CURRENT_SITUATION} includes children or pets, adapt the day-of plan accordingly.
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- Timeline: six phases, each with three priority tasks and owner
- Late tasks warning: three bullets with consequence of leaving them
- Day-before checklist: numbered list
- Moving day checklist: numbered list
- Tone: practical, no filler
- Length: 500 to 700 words
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