The delays people tend to underestimate
In Sevenoaks, hidden costs usually come from time loss rather than mystery add-ons. Uphill carries, stepped garden paths, managed entrances and extra walking from fallback parking spots often create the slow drift that pushes a tidy small move beyond the expected range.
That is why access notes matter just as much as the inventory.
How local layout creates extra effort
Period homes, town-centre flats, family semis and larger houses on sloping residential roads can involve several loading stages, awkward corridors or more walking than the address suggests. Add permit-aware streets near the station and centre, plus residential roads where kerb space can disappear quickly at commuter times, and a short booking can start to stretch.
The best defence is describing the full route from the room to the van before the day starts.