Check the entrance that serves your Hackney Central flat
For a collection from an upstairs flat or mixed-use building, identify the residential door rather than relying on the main postal address. Trace the route from your room to that door and the proposed loading point. Give the man and van team any entrance photograph, floor details and shared-door instructions needed to find your belongings.
Measure the turn that limits the largest piece
A wide front entrance does not establish that furniture can leave through a narrow internal stair. Check rigid pieces against room doors, landings and the final exit in their travelling condition. Explain which pieces will be prepared before collection. If something cannot pass, discuss an achievable route or preparation plan instead of assuming additional loading help will make it fit.
Keep public and private access instructions distinct
Where the vehicle approaches from a different street, identify that street when checking any council arrangement. Ask the building contact about controlled doors separately. Do not stage boxes on a shared landing while waiting. Preserve access for other occupants and keep the person with the entry keys reachable throughout collection.
Further planning and official guidance
the moving-day preparation checklist · Hackney Central man and van · London man and van area guide · London moving costs guide · London ULEZ guide · Hackney Central Moving Costs
Check current official guidance: Hackney parking bay suspensions.
