Moving to a new home is always a big and challenging undertaking – after all, all possessions should arrive safely and undamaged in the new home. In this context, the movers are thus primarily confronted with the question of whether they should rather realize their upcoming change of residence with a professional moving company or merely with the help of their friends. 

Both the move with the support of a competent moving company and the private move are characterized by very specific advantages and disadvantages. What these are in detail, explains the following article. 

Moving company: Efficient and safe

Even if the private move should be perfectly organized – it will never run as efficiently as the service of a professional company. 

Many movers decide to move privately because they want to save costs – however, the change of apartment without professional support can also quickly turn out to be very cost-intensive and problematic. This applies, for example, to the safe and professional transport of furniture. Even if only two cupboards are damaged in the course of the move, the costs for the move are already higher than if it had been carried out by a professional company. 

Another advantage, which should not be ignored with regard to hiring a professional moving company, is that the service providers are comprehensively insured against any damage that may occur in the course of the move. The person moving can also, in many cases, benefit from corresponding tax savings from the moving costs. 

Comprehensive range of services offered by moving companies

Not to be neglected is also the fact that hiring a competent and reputable moving service provider saves a lot of stress and nerves. The heavy moving boxes do not have to be put into the much too small car and then unloaded again at the new apartment. Most moving companies offer even more extensive services, so that they even take over the packing of the moving boxes for their customers on request. The same applies to the assembly and disassembly of the furniture in the new or the old apartment. 

In addition, appropriate packing material is always needed for a move. This does not only consist of moving boxes, but also of bubble wrap, packing tape and packing paper. These essential moving aids can also usually be obtained directly from the selected moving company.

What are the advantages of a private move?

Nevertheless, there are certain advantages to a private move compared to hiring a professional moving company. For example, this is generally characterized by greater flexibility in terms of time, since there is no commitment to the originally commissioned date. Thus, private moves can usually still be spontaneously reorganized, if this becomes necessary. 

Although it is by no means possible to carry out a move on one’s own initiative for free, in most cases the costs are actually lower than for a professional move with the help of a service provider. After all, friends and acquaintances are happy to pay in the form of pizzas and rolls. Besides the removal can become by the coming together of the friends quite a fun affair. However, surveys clearly show that satisfaction with the process of moving is much higher on average when a reputable service provider is used for the change of residence.