Moving readiness check
See which critical arrangements still need to be confirmed before your move.
Check the essentials behind the progress percentage
The moving readiness check is a final coordination tool for your move. It brings together the checklist progress held in My Move, the saved move date, the number of budget lines and a separate list of critical arrangements. Its purpose is to help you decide what needs attention next, not to certify that a move is safe, funded or guaranteed to run smoothly.
Start with the four suggested critical items: key handover and access, transport booking, cash for payments due, and essential support or first-night needs. Edit or add rows so the list matches your move. A move involving storage, temporary accommodation or a ferry may have a different critical dependency from a short move between two furnished rentals.
How the figures are worked out
Checklist completion is calculated from saved timeline tasks. Tasks marked skipped are removed from the applicable total. Completed applicable tasks are divided by all applicable tasks, multiplied by 100 and rounded to a whole percentage. If no applicable checklist exists, the result says there is no checklist rather than reporting a misleading 100%.
The critical-items count is separate. It counts rows marked unresolved, while confirmed and not-applicable rows remain visible in the table without increasing that count. These rows do not change the timeline completion percentage. A nearly complete checklist can therefore sit beside several unresolved essentials, which is exactly the distinction the tool is designed to reveal.
The budget figure counts recorded lines. It does not total the budget, verify supplier prices or decide whether you have enough money available. One recorded line might be a confirmed invoice while another is still missing a price. Open the moving budget to check the actual amounts, due dates and funding rather than treating a high line count as financial readiness.
Worked example: 80% complete with two blockers
Suppose your saved timeline has twelve tasks. Two are skipped, leaving ten applicable tasks, and eight of those are done. The checklist completion result is 8 ÷ 10 × 100 = 80%. Your critical list contains four rows, of which two are confirmed and two remain unresolved.
The readiness result therefore shows 80% checklist completion and two unresolved critical items. It does not average the two measurements or convert them into a success score. If the unresolved items are key release and the transport booking, those may require attention before several less urgent unfinished tasks. This example describes the calculation, not a recommended percentage at which to proceed.
Make each unresolved item actionable
A useful note identifies the next action and who can confirm it. “Keys uncertain” is less useful than “Ask the agent who releases the keys after the solicitor confirms completion”. “Cash” is less useful than a note identifying which payment is due and where its confirmed funding sits. Keep account numbers and payment credentials out of these notes.
Review the property chain planner if a legal milestone controls access. Check the moving timeline for outstanding bookings and use the family planner where essential assistance affects the day. Update the underlying tool and run this check again so its summary reflects the current session.
There is no standard price attached to readiness. A problem might require only a confirmation call, or it might create a real cost such as an extra storage period. Price that specific contingency using a quote and add it to the budget; do not assume a generic emergency allowance will solve every dependency.
Before exporting the result, read the notes as if another household member had to act on them. Replace vague shorthand with a clear action, preserve genuinely unresolved facts and mark an item not applicable only when it truly does not affect your move.
How to use this tool
- Update the source plan. Refresh your timeline, move date and budget entries first. The readiness summary reads those saved details; it does not independently check bookings or financial accounts.
- Review critical arrangements. Mark each critical item unresolved, confirmed or not applicable. Add a practical next-step note and create further rows for the dependencies unique to your move.
- Act and recheck. Resolve the most important open arrangements, update the relevant records and run the check again. Export the result if another household member needs the same view.
Frequently asked questions
Does a 100% checklist mean I am ready?
It means the applicable saved checklist tasks are marked done. It does not verify those actions or remove unresolved critical items; review the separate dependency list and actual arrangements.
Why is my critical list separate from the percentage?
A single unresolved key or transport issue can matter more than many completed small tasks. Keeping the measures separate avoids hiding that problem in an average score.
Does the tool check my removal company or solicitor?
No. It uses your recorded statuses and notes. Confirm arrangements directly with the relevant organisation and update the plan when you receive reliable information.