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Office Relocation Checklist
A practical office relocation checklist covering the twelve weeks before an office move, move weekend, and the first week in the new building.
Twelve to Eight Weeks Before the Move
Appoint an internal move lead and agree who signs off decisions.
Book site surveys and get written quotes from commercial removal companies.
Confirm lease end dates, dilapidations obligations and any landlord notice periods.
Get new-building floor plans and agree desk allocation.
Audit furniture and equipment: what moves, what is replaced, what is cleared.
Eight to Four Weeks Before
Confirm the move date, lift bookings and loading bay slots at both buildings.
Brief IT on the network, comms and server migration plan.
Order crates, labels and floor-plan signage.
Notify clients, suppliers, insurers, banks and Companies House of the address change.
Update the website, email footers, Google Business Profile and directory listings.
Four Weeks to Move Week
Issue packing instructions and personal-item guidance to every member of staff.
Label everything against the new floor plan.
Confirm insurance cover and declared values for high-value items.
Arrange clearance and secure destruction for anything not moving.
Circulate the move-weekend timetable and emergency contacts.
Move Weekend
Have the move lead and an IT contact on site at both buildings.
Check the inventory as it loads and again as it unloads.
Prioritise reconnecting the network, printers and meeting rooms first.
Walk the old building with the landlord or agent before handing keys back.
First Week in the New Building
Run a snagging list and report issues within the contractor warranty period.
Confirm all IT and telephony is working at desk level.
Book crate collection.
Update fire, first aid and evacuation procedures for the new floor plan.
FAQs
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Why businesses choose us
- Insured & liability coveredGoods in transit and public liability cover on every commercial move, with certificates issued before the job starts.
- Out-of-hours & weekend movesEvening, overnight and weekend schedules so your teams work Friday and log in Monday from the new building.
- Project-managed end to endA named move manager runs the survey, floor plans, crate logistics, labelling and sign-off — one point of contact throughout.
- Capacity for any sizeFrom 10-desk studios to multi-floor HQs, warehouses, labs and data rooms — crews and vehicles scaled to the site.
This service is part of our commercial removals in London programme — see the full range of business relocation services.