What a year 2021 was! Pandemic, lockdowns, a lot of uncertainty and also a lot of movement! In between, we continued to move our customers – safely! The majority of our domestic moves were local and national across the UK. But we also moved a significant number of customers across the channel to Europe…
1 million households! According to a TwentyCi Property report, the number of households in the home-moving journey is up by over 14%, with nearly 1 million households about to move or having only recently moved. We can attest to this as we have been fortunate to be kept very busy moving all our fantastic customers!…
One of the plentiful upsides to a family business! At Shires Removals, we have a core of inherent HGV drivers to keep business on track and customer moves fulfilled. Where it all began… It’s a family affair. For over 46 years, the Sweeting family has been the backbone for Shires Removals, having started as…
“I can’t believe it’s all clutter!” This has been said many a time when it comes to moving house, and realising just how much you own. But who wouldn’t want to add thousands of pounds to the value of your property when you are preparing to put it on the market? It can…
Not only are home buyers in a race for space but, according to Nationwide, house prices also jump by 10.9% as this trend intensifies. This means the UK average house price has risen by nearly £24,000 over the past twelve months. Buyers are wanting to move to homes where there is access to…
Shires Removals is a proudly Yorkshire business, with its foundations firmly invested and rooted in this remarkable county. At the same time, our moving and storage business reaches to the far corners of the country, and the globe. Behind each move is a person or business who has particular needs and reasons for moving. And…
Moving to the other side of town can be a very different experience from moving across the length of the country – or to a different country altogether, across the channel to Europe, or around the world. Here in the UK we’ve found that recently many people are moving as far south to the…
Whether you are an office, a college, a school, a warehouse, a library, a shop – we move your organisation the right way. A move is more than relocating. It is life-changing. For both the domestic home mover, and moving office. It can also be daunting, and hiring in professional movers to take care of…
Soon the COVID-19 pandemic stamp duty relief that the government put in place will come to an end. Are you in the middle of planning a house purchase to take full advantage of this relief? There’s time left yet! And also time to book your move to make the most of the stamp duty relief.…
Socially Distanced Surveying – keeping as safe as possible during the planning of a move With tighter covid restrictions and the need to bring its impact under control, it is a challenge to keep safe and also to know how best to manage some of life’s bigger moments – like moving house, or moving…