The day after a move is for making the house usable, not for unpacking the loft. Choose a bedroom and the kitchen. Beds, bedding, a lamp and phone chargers come out first. In the kitchen you want the kettle, mugs, a pan, washing-up liquid, bin bags and the fridge plugged in.
Photograph the meter readings when you get the keys. Find the stopcock before you need it. Check the heating timer. Rochdale Borough Council publishes bin days by address, so put the first collection on the fridge. A missed collection fills a kitchen quickly, especially in a terrace with little outside space.
Tell council tax, your water supplier, insurer and bank. Update the GP if you are changing practice. If children are changing school, confirm the start date in the first week. If the move was a full house move, boxes should already say which room they belong in. Put them in that room even if you do not open them.
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