Navigate Your House Move with Confidence in 2026
Moving house? There’s a lot to work out, from what it will cost to who does what. Here at My Big Move, we’ve put together free guides and practical checklists to help you understand the process and prepare for your move.Free, plain-English guides and checklists to help you understand the costs and plan your house move.
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Start with the question on your mind. Each guide gives you the essentials, the detail and something useful to take away.
Cost of moving house
Buying a home means paying for more than the property itself. There are legal fees, surveys, removals and sometimes tax to think about too. Here at My Big Move, we’ll take you through the main costs, the extras that are easy to miss and how to put your own moving budget together.
Read the guide Free practical guideCost of house surveys
Found a home you love? Before you buy, it helps to know what condition it’s really in. We’ll explain what a house survey costs, which type you might need and what to ask a surveyor before booking. A freshly painted wall can only tell you so much.
Read the guide Free practical guideMortgage broker fees
Some mortgage brokers charge you a fee. Others are paid by the lender, and some do both. We’ll explain how those charges work, when you might have to pay and the questions worth asking before you choose an adviser.
Read the guide Free practical guideChoosing a removal company
You’re trusting a removal company with everything from your sofa to the box marked “kitchen” that somehow contains half the house. Here’s how to compare quotes, check what’s included and make a plan if moving day doesn’t go quite to schedule.
Read the guideKnow what happens next.
A clear moving timeline, the reasons for delays and a checklist to keep you on track.
Explore the journey
What stage are you at?
You do not need to understand everything at once. Start with what matters now.
Start with a realistic moving budget
Separate your deposit from fees and taxes, then replace the example costs with your own quotes.
Take the next step →How much will your move cost?
See how a deposit, fees and tax fit together. Change the example numbers and save your plan.
Put your moving budget together
Separate your deposit from the cost of getting the keys. Edit every example fee to match your quotes.
Simple main-home purchase; UK-resident individual. Excludes sale costs, higher-rate transactions, new-lease rent and special reliefs.
What are homes selling for?
The latest official UK House Price Index puts the average home at:
UK HPI, published 21 October 2026. August figures are provisional and can be revised. A national average is context, not a valuation for your home. Read the release ↗
England, Wales and Scotland: August 2026. Northern Ireland: Q2 2026, reported quarterly. Different periods mean these are not same-month comparisons. Source: HM Land Registry / ONS. Bars begin at zero.
What happens when you buy a home?
From an accepted offer to collecting the keys, understand who does what and where your move can get held up.
The government's June 2026 reform roadmap reports around 120 days from accepted offer to completion. This England and Wales market benchmark is not a guaranteed date for your move.
See the government source ↗Work out your budget and choose your advisers
Budget, mortgage preparation and the right legal help.
Arrange your survey and legal checks
Survey, searches and the questions that need answers.
Understand exchange and completion
Know what exchange means and agree completion.
Get ready for moving day
Removals, keys, meter readings and your first night.
How My Big Move can help
We want a house move to feel easier to understand. That means showing our sources, explaining the limits and helping you ask the right questions.
Official statistics carry a date and a source. Planning examples are labelled so you can tell the difference.
Useful guides and tools are free to use. You do not need an account or an email address to get started.
We provide general guidance. The legal, survey and mortgage decisions for your home belong with the relevant professionals.
What needs doing before moving day?
Keep the next tasks somewhere you can see them. Our moving checklist saves your progress in this browser and lets you download or print a copy.
Open the moving checklistNo account. No form to fill in. Just a practical place to start.
Ready to work out your moving costs?
Understand your moving costsThe MyBigMove team
Free guidance for your house moveSources & data
Sources checked 21 October 2026. The market snapshot is a dated publication, not a live feed. Each guide includes its own relevant sources. Proposed reforms are not described as law already in force.
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Terraced homes · T (@tanyabarrow)
Living room · Unsplash photo credits
Packing boxes · Luke Heibert
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