{"id":2987,"date":"2018-10-15T14:33:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T14:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fantastic-removals.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:20:16","slug":"how-long-does-it-take-to-move-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fantastic-removals.co.uk\/blog\/how-long-does-it-take-to-move-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does It Take To Move House? Calculate the Average Time to Move House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When customers first get in touch with us, most of them want an instant answer to the question, “how long does it take to move house?”. Unfortunately, we cannot provide them with an estimated duration of the house move service without obtaining all the necessary information first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many factors influence the time required for the move. Some of them are self-explanatory, and people consider them in advance. Others are more complex, and people realise they exist after already contacting a moving company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The moving service itself takes much less time than preparing for a relocation. Even a very large-scale move rarely takes more than 2 days, while selling and buying a property may take up to a year or even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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