What access details matter for a man and van move in Shoreditch?
Check the route from the loading point to the items, including door widths, stair turns and any lift. For a furniture collection, obtain those details from the seller as well as checking your own address. Choose loading help using the actual items and access.
Local arrangements to check
Hackney asks applicants to identify the requested spaces. Match the bay location to the entrance actually used for the furniture. This guidance applies to Hackney-controlled bays; confirm the authority for boundary roads and private land. Read Hackney parking bay suspensions for the current instructions.
Apply this to your address
Do not choose a council from the Shoreditch area name alone. Establish whether the actual road is managed by Hackney, Tower Hamlets, TfL or a private owner, then coordinate its permission with the building’s loading arrangements. See Tower Hamlets suspensions and dispensations, TfL loading on red routes.
Make an access record for both addresses
- Record the lawful stopping position, carrying distance, steps and entrance used.
- Measure awkward items against the narrowest door, corridor, stair turn or lift opening.
- Confirm lift reservations, keys and any building loading slot with the responsible person.
Send photographs and measurements before the move if an item may not pass. Discuss preparation or a different handling plan with the team; do not wait until arrival to discover that the planned route is unusable.
Read the moving-day preparation checklist, or return to Shoreditch man and van to check your move price.
Related local guidance
London man and van area guide · London moving costs guide · London ULEZ guide · Shoreditch Moving Costs
