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Storage in Putney
Not a unit you rent and drive to, but the middle stage of a move: goods collected by the crew, listed as they load, held while the dates settle, and delivered when you say. In SW15 it solves two problems rather than one.
The second problem is the local one: a flat that will not take everything the last flat held.
What the arrangement is
The dates problem
The ordinary one. A sale completes and a purchase does not, or a tenancy ends before the next one starts. Goods are collected on whichever date is genuinely fixed, listed, and held until the other side is real.
It is planned at survey rather than improvised in the final week, and planning it costs nothing even if you never use it.
The space problem, which is particular to here
Far more common in SW15 than people expect. You are moving from a raised ground floor with generous rooms into a first-floor conversion, or from a house into a flat, and a meaningful proportion of what you own is not going to fit.
Selling it in the same week you are moving is a bad time to make good decisions. Storing it buys you the space to decide properly once you are in and can see what the new rooms actually take.
We identify the likely candidates at survey, because knowing in advance which pieces are marginal is what makes the decision calm rather than rushed.
This versus a self-storage unit
A unit is a room with a key, filled by you, open whenever the building is. It suits anyone who needs regular access to what is inside.
What we do is the other trade: the crew loads at your door, the goods stay as loaded, and access is arranged rather than casual. The trade is two fewer handlings and much less carrying — which in a third-floor conversion is not a small consideration — against not being able to wander in on a Sunday.
What to keep with you
A genuine living kit: clothes for this season and the next, work equipment, documents, chargers, medication, and whatever a child will ask for by the second day.
We go through it before loading and write it down. Getting one box back out of a held load is an arrangement, and doing it three times is an expensive way to find a coat.
Storage
Questions about storage
01 How much space will I need?
More than you would guess. We measure at survey rather than asking you to estimate, and the arrangement is adjusted if the survey called it wrong.
02 How long can you hold things?
For as long as the gap runs. The terms, including notice for redelivery, are set out in your booking contract in writing.
03 Can I get at my things?
With notice. If you already know you will want particular items, say so at loading and we will keep them reachable.
04 Is this a good way to decide what to keep?
It is much better than deciding in the week of the move. Live in the new flat, see what the rooms take, then decide about the rest with a clear head.
05 Are stored goods covered?
Cover and its exclusions are stated in the booking contract. Declare anything unusually valuable at survey.
Which floor, at both ends?
That and the two addresses. If you can also measure the clear diagonal at the turn in your staircase, we can usually answer the furniture question straight away.