Our packing service in York is an add-on to a house removal. We add packing time to your booking, and on the day our team wraps and boxes your things, labels every box with its room and contents, and packs with the van load in mind. It's charged by the hour like the move, from £75 an hour with no VAT.
Packing is the part of moving most people leave too late. Boxes get filled in a rush the night before, heavy things end up on top of fragile ones, and nobody can find the kettle at the other end. Our packing service in York takes that job off your hands. Add it to your house removal and our team packs everything properly before it goes on the van.
Since 2008 we've carried plenty of badly packed boxes: plates crushed under books, and people at the new house opening box after box looking for one thing. Packing it ourselves is how we stop both.
How Our Packing Service Works
- Tell us what's moving. We'll give you a rough idea of how long the packing will take and add that time to your removal booking.
- On moving day, show us anywhere things are tucked away, like the loft or the cupboard under the stairs. Then you can leave us to it.
- We wrap and protect each item with the materials it needs, so it arrives in one piece.
- Every box is labelled with the room it's going to and a description of what's inside.
- We pack with the van in mind, so we already know what goes where when it's time to load.
Packed So It's Easy to Unpack
Things you use together get packed together. Plates go with plates and the cutlery stays with the cutlery, so you're not opening five boxes to lay the table on your first night.
Everyone has a kitchen drawer of odd nails, used birthday candles and plasters. That gets its own box, kept separate so it doesn't end up mixed in with everything else and can go straight into a drawer at the new place.
Because every box says which room it belongs in and what's in it, whoever carries it in at the other end knows exactly where to put it down.
Packing, Moving and Furniture in One Booking
Packing sits alongside everything a house move with us already includes: loading and unloading by our own crew, beds and wardrobes taken apart and rebuilt, and £10,000 Goods in Transit cover. New flat-pack arriving at the new house? Add furniture assembly and we'll build it once the van is empty. Things you're not taking can go with our house clearance team.
Rather pack yourself? Our guide to packing boxes for a house move covers box sizes, how many you'll need and how to pack so nothing rattles.
What Packing Costs
Packing is charged by the hour as part of your removal, at the same rates as the move itself, from £75 an hour with no VAT added. See how our prices work for the full breakdown.
Before you book, we'll tell you roughly how many extra hours packing adds, so there are no surprises. The more you've packed yourself, the less time it takes.
Packing Service: What People Ask
Is packing included in a house removal?
No, it's an add-on. A standard house removal covers loading, transport, unloading and taking furniture apart and rebuilding it. Packing is extra time added to the same booking.
When do you do the packing?
On moving day, as part of your removal booking. We'll agree the extra time with you beforehand so the day runs to plan.
Do you label the boxes?
Yes. Every box is labelled with the room it's going to and a description of what's inside.
Can I pack some things myself?
Yes. Packing is charged by the hour, so anything you've already boxed up simply means less time on the bill.
Are my things insured once they're packed?
Every move we load carries £10,000 Goods in Transit cover, as well as public liability.
Get a Price With Packing Included
Tell us where you're moving from and to, roughly what's going, and that you'd like packing. We'll come back the same day, or within 24 hours.
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Last updated 7 November 2026