55 CHECKS FOR

A PERFECT , SEAMLESS

AND TA I LOR-MADE

RELOCAT ION

HANDBOOK

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CONTENTS

043 Months BeforeShifting / BeforeHandover of the

Property

08After Shifting

051-2 Months Before

Shifting/AfterProperty Takeover

062 Weeks Before

Shifting

071-3 Days Before

Shifting

09ANNEXURE

12Visiting Checklist

13IMPORTANT NOTES

FOR IMPORTANTSTUFF

CHECK THE COMPLET ION STATUS OF

THE PROPERTY ON A REGULAR BAS IS

CO -ORDINATE WITH THE BUILDER

FOR ANY ALTERAT IONS I F REQUIRED .

INSPECT THE PROPERTY DAYS

BEFORE HAND -OVER .  

INSPECT ION CHECKL IST I S ATTACHED

IN ANNEXURE I

GET QUOTAT IONS FROM THE

INTER IOR DES IGNERS /CARPENTERS

ENQUIRE ABOUT THE COMPLET ION

T IMEL INE

ENQUIRE ABOUT THE MATER IAL USED

(PLYWOOD , LAMINATES / ACRYL IC

SHEETS , HANDLES /KNOBS , ETC . )

GIVE NOT ICE TO THE EX IST ING

LANDLORD , I F THE NOT ICE PER IOD I S

3 MONTHS

3 Months Before Shifting / Before Handover of the

Property

IN I T IATE THE PROPERTY

REGISTRAT ION PROCESS I F NOT

DONE ALREADY

F INAL ISE THE INTER IOR DES IGNER

AFTER S IGN ING THE SERV ICE LEVEL

AGREEMENT .

S IGN THE INTER IOR WORK FORM TO

ALLOW THE PERSONAL OF INTER IOR

DES IGNERS TO WORK IN THE

PREMISES . (GENERALLY REQUIRED IN

GATED COMMUNIT IES , CHECK WITH

YOUR ASSOCIAT ION /MAINTENANCE

IN -CHARGE )  

REGULARLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS

OF INTER IOR WORK  

GIVE NOT ICE TO THE EX IST ING

LANDLORD , I F THE NOT ICE PER IOD I S

1 MONTH

INFORM SERV ICE PROVIDERS L IKE

INTERNET , LANDL INE , MILK

DEL IVERY , NEWSPAPER ETC . ABOUT

THE ADDRESS CHANGE OR

DISCONT INUAT ION OF SERV ICES .

INFORM THE MAIDS / SERVANTS

ABOUT THE SH IFT ING .

1-2 Months Before

Shifting/After

Property Takeover

INSPECT THE INTER IOR WORKS MORE

FREQUENTLY TO COMPLETE THE

WORK ON T IME

INTER IOR INSPECT ION CHECKL IST

ATTACHED IN ANNEXURE I I .

SHORTL IST THE PACKERS AND

MOVERS FOR THE SH IFT ING AND ASK

FOR QUOTAT IONS BAS IS INVENTORY

SHARED .  

MOVING CHECKL IST ATTACHED IN

ANNEXURE I I I .

F INAL ISE THE TEMPLE PR IEST FOR

THE HOUSE WARMING CEREMONY I F

REQUIRED .

INV ITE ALL YOUR FR IENDS AND

FAMILY TO THE HOUSE WARMING

CEREMONY .

F INAL ISE & PR INT THE INV ITAT ION

FOR HOUSE WARMING CEREMONY I F

REQUIRED .

2 Weeks Before

Shifting

CONF IRM THE MOVING DATE WITH

THE VENDORS FOR MILK , NEWS

PAPER , INTERNET AT THE EX IST ING

RES IDENCE .

F INAL ISE THE VENDORS FOR MILK ,

NEWS PAPER , INTERNET FOR THE

NEW RES IDENCE .

HANDOVER THE DULY F I L LED MOVING

IN FORM TO THE MAINTENANCE

DEPARTMENT . (GENERALLY

REQUIRED IN GATED COMMUNIT IES ,

CHECK WITH YOUR

ASSOCIAT ION /MAINTENANCE IN -

CHARGE )  

INT IMATE THE SCHOOL OF YOUR K IDS

ABOUT THE CHANGE IN ADDRESS , SO

THAT THE P ICKUP VEHICLE REACHES

THE NEW RES IDENCE AFTER MOVING

IN .

TALK TO THE PACKERS N MOVERS

AND CONF IRM THE T IM ING OF

ARRIVAL FOR PACK ING & MOVING .

TAKE THE NECESSARY APPROVALS

FROM THE MAINTENANCE TEAM OR

ASSOCIAT ION , I F ANY .

ENQUIRE FOR A NEW MAID /

SERVANT IN CASE OLD MAIDS ARE

NOT INTERESTED TO SERVE IN THE

NEW ADDRESS .

1-3 Days Before

Shifting

UPDATE THE COMMUNICAT ION

ADDRESS IN BANK ACCOUNTS ,

CREDIT CARDS , AADHAR CARD , GAS

CONNECT ION

IN I T IATE THE TRANSFER OF KHATA ,

ELECTR IC I TY CONNECT ION TO YOUR

NAME

COLLECT THE CHEQUE GIVEN TO THE

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AS A

DEPOS IT FOR INTER IOR WORK

(GENERALLY COLLECTED IN GATED

COMMUNIT IES )  

KEEP A NOTE OF THE

WORKS (MINOR /MAJOR ) THAT NEEDS

TO BE DONE BY THE BUILDER

After Shifting

ANNEXURE I: PROPERTY HANDOVER

INSPECTION CHECK LIST

DO INSPECT ION ONLY DURING THE DAY T IME .

CHECK FOR ANY SPL I TT ING OR CRACK ING OF

CONCRETE SLAB /DRIVEWAY .

CHECK I F PROPER FLOOR SLOP ING I S DONE IN ALL

THE ROOMS INCLUDING BALCONY

CHECK FOR ANY SETTL ING CRACKS ON THE

EXTER IOR OF THE STRUCTURE .

CHECK FOR ANY CHIPS , FADING , PEEL ING , DAMP

SPOTS OR OTHER IMPERFECT IONS IN PA INT ING

CHECK FOR ANY CRACKS / DAMAGE IN THE WINDOWS

THAT WOULD RENDER THEM INOPERABLE

CHECK I F ALL THE DOORS ARE PROPERLY POL ISHED

AND LATCHES / BOLTS AND LOCKS ARE FUNCT IONAL

CHECK FOR GAPS IN THE WOODEN FLOORING AND

ENSURE THAT SK IRT ING I S PROPERLY DONE TO ALLOW

VENT I LAT ION / BREATHING OF WOODEN FLOORING .

CHECK I F ALL SWITCHES /PLUG POINTS INSTALLED

ARE WORKING

CHECK I F ALL THE FACEPLATES OF ELECTR ICAL

POINTS ARE F IXED PROPERLY WITHOUT ANY GAPS

CHECK I F ALL THE WATER CONTROL /SHUT OFF VALVES

ARE FUNCT IONAL AND THERE I S NO LEAKAGE AROUND

IT .

ANNEXURE II: INTERIOR CHECK LIST

DO INSPECT ION ONLY DURING THE DAY T IME .

CHECK FOR ALL THE DOORS /CABINET DRAWERS ARE

OPENING APPROPRIATELY

CHECK I F ALL THE REQUIRED CABINETS ARE HAVING

LOCKS

CHECK I F THE K ITCHEN S INK AREA I S PROPERLY

GATED TO STOP WATER SP I LL OVER

CHECK I F ALL THE WASHROOM ACCESSORIES ARE

F IXED IN THE RIGHT PLACE

CHECK I F ALL THE SAFETY GRILLS ARE IN PLACE

ANNEXURE III: MOVING CHECKLIST

F INAL ISE THE TENTAT IVE DATE

SELECT ING THE RELOCAT ION PARTNER / PACKERS

AND MOVERS

SHORTL IST PACKERS AND MOVERS BASED ON

PACKAGING GUIDEL INES , SERV ICE STANDARDS ,

REV IEWS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAD ALREADY

RELOCATED WITH THEM

ASK FOR QUOTAT IONS BAS IS THE INVENTORY

SHARED BY YOU OR REQUEST A PRE -MOVE SURVEY

COMPARE QUOTAT IONS TO CHOOSE THE BEST

RELOCAT ION PARTNER

DEFROST THE REFR IGERATOR 1 DAY BEFORE THE DAY

OF MOVEMENT TO EMPTY OUT ALL THE WATER

Visiting Checklist

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