Your relocation checklist for offices

When moving house, a checklist of all the offices you will be changing when you move out of your flat is a useful tool. This will help you stay organised and know exactly what you should take care of before you move. This is especially true with regard to all the other challenges and tasks that will catch your attention.

Many tenants underestimate the large number of bureaucratic procedures. What do I have to give notice of? Which authority is responsible for my new place of residence? What are the notice periods – do I have to go to the relevant office before or after my removal? Some authorities can only be visited after you have moved because, for example, a notification from the Residents’ Registration Office is required. Other offices like to be informed in advance that your place of residence is changing. We will introduce you to both sides.

Relocation: a checklist for offices and authorities

With our practical relocation checklist for offices, we support you in keeping track of everything during your change of residence. When planning your move, allow for a time frame in which you can take care of any changes. For example, there are certain deadlines for changing your address at the Residents’ Registration Office.

The most important points of contact that we would like to give you on our moving checklist for offices and authorities are:

• employment office
• student loans office
• Residents’ Registration Office
• tax office
• vehicle registration office
• social welfare office

Of course, your personal situation plays a major role in the exact content of the relocation checklist for offices. Insofar as you have children and receive corresponding benefits, such as a child supplement, you must inform the family benefits office. In this case, changes in your circumstances must be reported immediately. If you are unemployed or receive social benefits, a similar principle applies. Inform your competent office at the employment agency or social welfare office about your impending move. In some cases, you will receive subsidies through the authorities in the form of housing allowance or similar. You should also inform the student loans office if you are receiving funds as a trainee or student. With the relocation notification, the outstanding payments can be assigned to you directly. It is important that you inform them of your new address so that they can contact you at any time.

The Residents’ Registration Office should always be one of the first places to go after you move. The deadline for re-registering in Germany is 14 days. If you exceed this deadline, you may be subject to sanctions in the form of fines. With the confirmation from the registration office, you can then adjust your car insurance or re-register your car at the vehicle registration office. Here, too, there are usually certain deadlines that you should check.

A comprehensive checklist for moving offices and authorities also includes reregistering for insurance. Since your address is changing, you may also have to take out new policies and cancel your existing ones. This applies especially to your household insurance. For the transitional period, you can place a forwarding order for your postal documents to be sent directly to your new address. You also need to update your address data for:

• health insurance
• liability insurance
• accident insurance
• life insurance
• and any other insurance you have

Other important points to consider include communications, utilities and pets. Note to register with the GEZ and to re-register your pet, which is subject to registration, if necessary. In addition, bear in mind that you will also need to cancel your utility services and transfer them to your new flat. This includes, for example, your electricity provider as well as internet and telephone connections.

Ready for the removal: we take care of the rest

Your moving checklist for offices and authorities is already a good start for a stress-free moving day. Once this organisation is complete, you can fully look forward to your new home. Our moving company Umzüge Mansholt from Ganderkessee in the Bremen area will take care of all the other details of your move.

Among other things, we conscientiously carry out private relocations and transport your furniture and valuables to your new home with our comprehensive logistics service. We also offer you a wide range of additional services. These include a professional disassembly and assembly service by our qualified employees, the disposal of all kinds of waste and the provision of packaging materials. With all these tasks from one source, your move will succeed without any difficulties.