Woke up this morning to find.....
Jan 10th 2006, 7:35 am
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Re: Woke up this morning to find.....
Originally Posted by glittababe
Many thanks everyone! Solicitors are 20 mins away, so we called her, hopped in the car and presented ourselves plus documents there. We took along copies of the deeds to the house, mortgage lender stuff, passports (she certified them for free), utility bills, bank statements. She took everything then said as its a cash buyer and the surveys been done it should go through really quickly. We're looking to be out of here by mid Feb.
Driving home we stopped off at a storage place to pick up some bubble wrap and I'm so glad we did! The bloke running the place used to work as a shipping agent. When i told him the cost of a 20 ft container he laughed and said we can do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. He's given us loads of contacts and recommendations, plus removal companies that are loads cheaper, both this end and Brisbane!
Driving home we stopped off at a storage place to pick up some bubble wrap and I'm so glad we did! The bloke running the place used to work as a shipping agent. When i told him the cost of a 20 ft container he laughed and said we can do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. He's given us loads of contacts and recommendations, plus removal companies that are loads cheaper, both this end and Brisbane!
Brill news.
Jan 10th 2006, 7:37 am
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Re: Woke up this morning to find.....
Originally Posted by glittababe
Driving home we stopped off at a storage place to pick up some bubble wrap and I'm so glad we did! The bloke running the place used to work as a shipping agent. When i told him the cost of a 20 ft container he laughed and said we can do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. He's given us loads of contacts and recommendations, plus removal companies that are loads cheaper, both this end and Brisbane!
Sounds interesting! ... would be keen to hear how that goes.
Jan 10th 2006, 8:07 am
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Re: Woke up this morning to find.....
Originally Posted by Paul2004
Sounds interesting! ... would be keen to hear how that goes.
Our stuff will go from our house into storage for a month. We have to arrange local removals for that and pack everything up ourselves, but thats ok. MSC then organise for the container to be packed and sealed at the storage depot with us present. they orgainse all the customs paperwork. Container then departs from Felixstowe for Australia. We can track it online. When it gets to Brisbane, the MSC rep at the other end lets us know and organises delivery to new address. Thats included in the price.
Marine insurance is extra. Will let you know all the quotes for that.
Jan 10th 2006, 8:17 am
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Re: Woke up this morning to find.....
Originally Posted by glittababe
Well interestingly its going ok. We're in contact with MSC shipping, based in Felixstowe (about a 30 min drive from here). As we're dealing directly with the shipping company we're cutting out all the 'middle' people that add on all the ££££'s!
Our stuff will go from our house into storage for a month. We have to arrange local removals for that and pack everything up ourselves, but thats ok. MSC then organise for the container to be packed and sealed at the storage depot with us present. they orgainse all the customs paperwork. Container then departs from Felixstowe for Australia. We can track it online. When it gets to Brisbane, the MSC rep at the other end lets us know and organises delivery to new address. Thats included in the price.
Marine insurance is extra. Will let you know all the quotes for that.
Our stuff will go from our house into storage for a month. We have to arrange local removals for that and pack everything up ourselves, but thats ok. MSC then organise for the container to be packed and sealed at the storage depot with us present. they orgainse all the customs paperwork. Container then departs from Felixstowe for Australia. We can track it online. When it gets to Brisbane, the MSC rep at the other end lets us know and organises delivery to new address. Thats included in the price.
Marine insurance is extra. Will let you know all the quotes for that.
Sounds good, quotes will be handy.
I've got to sort all this out yet, but WAS gonna use John Mason as they come highly recommended, but always looking for a cheaper option! ...
Jan 10th 2006, 9:29 am
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Re: Woke up this morning to find.....
Originally Posted by Paul2004
Sounds good, quotes will be handy.
I've got to sort all this out yet, but WAS gonna use John Mason as they come highly recommended, but always looking for a cheaper option! ...
I've got to sort all this out yet, but WAS gonna use John Mason as they come highly recommended, but always looking for a cheaper option! ...
Removals from our house to storage depot £117
4 weeks storage rental £95
MSC container/shipping Felixstowe to Brisbane ??????
