This page sets out who writes what you read here, how it is checked, and what to do if you find something wrong. It applies to every article on this site.
Who publishes this site
House Moving Companies is an independent website about removals. It is a blog and an article library, written for people planning a move and for the removal companies who carry moves out.
Articles are credited to House Moving Companies rather than to a named writer, and every one of them is held to the rules on this page.
Our interest in what you read here
Two things could bias what we publish. Quote requests made through the site go to a removal company, which handles the move. The currency exchange pages promote a currency partner, and links to that partner are marked as sponsored. Those interests belong at the top of this page rather than buried at the bottom of it.
Our answer to them is narrow and checkable. Articles answer the question first. Some end with a link to a quote form, but no article is written to make one firm's offer look like the only sensible one. Where a guide sets out what to check before booking a removal company, such as the insurance limit in writing and a price that survives contact with the van, it sets the same test for every firm.
How articles are written and checked
Articles are written in plain British English and edited before they are published. Where we state a rule, a deadline or a figure that comes from somewhere else, such as a customs allowance, a council's parking fee or a change in tenancy law, we say where it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
We try to be specific about what we do not know. A guide that says costs vary is not worth reading. One that says which things move the price, and in which direction, is. Where the honest answer is that it depends, we say what it depends on.
Dates
Every article shows when it was first published and, where it has been revised, when it was last updated. The publication date is stamped once and never moved afterwards. Republishing an old article under today's date to make it look current is a common trick, and we do not use it.
Moving rules change: customs allowances, visa requirements, property taxes, parking charges. An article about them is accurate as at its last review date and no later than that. Check the date before relying on anything time-sensitive.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it. Email us at the address in the footer of every page, with the address of the page and what is wrong with it.
Substantive corrections are made to the article itself, and the updated date moves with them. That covers a wrong figure, a rule that has changed, or advice that would cost someone money. We do not quietly delete a page that turned out to be wrong.
What this site is not
Nothing here is legal, tax, immigration or financial advice. Customs rules, residency requirements and property taxes differ by country and change at short notice, and the cost of getting one wrong falls on you rather than on us. Where a decision turns on any of them, speak to someone qualified in the country concerned.