We have been awarded the certificate of excellence 2025 by Three Best Rated® as one of 3 top removals companies in the Birmingham area. Bells of Erdington removals would like to stress we have won this award due to our levels of service to our customers and have not paid for this award. The award confirms local businesses can adapt to the needs of our customers offering a local tailored service to all our removals customers.

How does Three Best Rated UK work?

Their fully trained employees handpick the top 3 local businesses after exhaustive checks including online reviews and ratings. Using a 50 point checklist, Three best rated are looking for feedback covering reputation, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, proximity, trust, cost and general excellence. They will only review businesses that are verified by their employees

Reliable businesses you can trust

Three Best Rated helps 4.5 Million customers per month link up with the top businneses in a multitude of geographical and trading sectors, helping people to find the best businesses in their area. Bells of Erdington is proud to receive this award and believes the award accurately reflects the values of how we treat our customers.

Looking to move house to or from Sutton Coldfield

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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We have been awarded the certificate of excellence 2024 by Three Best Rated® as one of 3 top removals companies in the Birmingham area. Bells of Erdington removals would like to stress we have won this award due to our levels of service to our customers and have not paid for this award. The award confirms local businesses can adapt to the needs of our customers offering a local tailored service to all our removals customers.

How does Three Best Rated UK work?

Their fully trained employees handpick the top 3 local businesses after exhaustive checks including online reviews and ratings. Using a 50 point checklist, Three best rated are looking for feedback covering reputation, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, proximity, trust, cost and general excellence. They will only review businesses that are verified by their employees

Reliable businesses you can trust

Three Best Rated helps 4.5 Million customers per month link up with the top businneses in a multitude of geographical and trading sectors, helping people to find the best businesses in their area. Bells of Erdington is proud to receive this award and believes the award accurately reflects the values of how we treat our customers.

Looking to move house to or from Sutton Coldfield

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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We have been awarded the certificate of excellence 2022 by Three Best Rated® as one of 3 top removals companies in the Birmingham area. Bells of Erdington removals would like to stress we have won this award due to our levels of service to our customers and have not paid for this award. The award confirms local businesses can adapt to the needs of our customers offering a local tailored service to all our removals customers.

How does Three Best Rated UK work?

Their fully trained employees handpick the top 3 local businesses after exhaustive checks including online reviews and ratings. Using a 50 point checklist, Three best rated are looking for feedback covering reputation, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, proximity, trust, cost and general excellence. They will only review businesses that are verified by their employees

Reliable businesses you can trust

Three Best Rated helps 4.5 Million customers per month link up with the top businneses in a multitude of geographical and trading sectors, helping people to find the best businesses in their area. Bells of Erdington is proud to receive this award and believes the award accurately reflects the values of how we treat our customers.

Looking to move house to or from Sutton Coldfield

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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Property market moving back to normal indicates good time to start looking

2021 saw a drop in properties coming onto the “for sale” market compared with pre Covid 2019. However towards the end of 2021 the general trend is starting to move in the right direction in that numbers of properties coming onto the market are getting close to 2019 figures. And those properties coming onto the market are selling faster due to demand outstripping supply.

Lets have a chat now to beat the house removals rush

The property sales market has been generally subdued over the last 3-4 years due to Brexit uncertainty and of course Covid. This has created a pent up demand so when things return to as normal as possible, we believe the earlier movers will have the advantage as uncertainty and pull on demand will persist, keeping prices high. Once the artificial stimulus to hold back is reversed, prices may take a small drop, and as a consequence we predict our removals appointment book will be filled relatively quickly.

Professional and competitive removals quotes

So, as we are already seeing signs of the market returning to normal, we believe now would be a good time to at least get some removals quotes and decide on who your removals company will be as opposed to looking for quotes when removals companies may be too busy to respond to your request and timescales and you ending up have to choose from removals companies that are still available, which may be 2nd tier companies as the better ones will be too busy.

Bells of Erdington has a wealth of experience covering house removals in the Sutton Coldfield area around Birmingham. We offer a competitively priced removals services using our team of professionals to ensure your move will be completed to your total satisfaction.

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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The UK housing market is generally pretty resilient and normally bounces back over time, however the coronavirus lockdown whilst having an immediate effect on the housing market in terms of supply and demand and prevailing house prices, may leave some lasting changes in house buyers’ behaviour.
New surveys from leading estate agents suggest one of the effects of lockdown and people working from home is the increased focus on what they really want from a property.More space both inside and outside.

Individuals and companies are seeing the lifestyle and productivity benefits of working from home, even if it’s just one or two days a week.
So working from home can potentially change buyers mindsets to include the possibility of moving further away from their place of work, fuelling an exodus away from the major cities and employment hubs.

This can also create the need for a bigger property to include the creation of office space.
Finally, a better quality of life has become more important with gardens and outdoor space becoming a major factor. Again reinforcing the demand for larger out of city homes.

Bells of Erdington have years of experience in house removals covering the Sutton Coldfield and surrounding areas

We pride ourselves on the professional service we offer, where customer satisfaction is paramount. Our business has been built on referrals, so completing your house removals on time and on budget is good for us.

We have a fully trained teams of removals experts and all the necessary removals equipment to protect all your items during the move, including furniture, garden items and valuables.
We don’t operate a “man with a van” operation, so we wont be the cheapest, but we believe we offer a value for money competitively priced removals service, which you can rely on.

We will always conduct a face to face appointment to understand your needs and you will always receive a detailed written quotation, covering all aspects of your move and all the costs involved.
For more information on our house removals service covering the Sutton Coldfield area, click here.

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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A number of factors have placed many removals companies in the position of having to raise removals prices over the last few months. This has been due to a shortage of qualified removals drivers due to brexit and a very strong housing market despite the coronvirus epidemic.

Scores of drivers have returned to their EU countries post Brexit, leaving removals companies unable to deal with current demand or having to increase removals costs by between 10-25% to cover the increase in drivers pay to attract new staff.

A combination of stamp duty breaks, households with more money to spend and an increase in the demand for homes with more space inside and outside has surprisingly fuelled the house price boom within the context of the Coronavirus crisis.

High Service levels for domestic house removals in the Sutton Coldfield area

This “perfect storm” of unexpected circumstances has made choosing the right removals companies even more important when it comes to levels of service with highly qualified and experienced staff and competitively priced removals services.

Bells of Erdington is committed to offering its removals customers a high level of service through the retention of its team of friendly removals staff and drivers and to keeping its prices at a level that reflects the professional service it has always and continues to offer its customers. Click here to view our professional domestic house removals services covering the Sutton Coldfield areas.

Whilst we expect our customers to always look for value for money removals services and to get a number of quotes before choosing their removals company, in the context of rising removals prices, we hope the lure of seemingly cheaper prices from unlicensed “man with a van” operators with smaller vehicles who are willing to take on work for a low price, does not influence house movers into taking on inferior removals services.

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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The government has now amended the coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations to make clear that people who wish to move home can do so. This guidance provides important public health information to ensure that moving home can happen safely.

The Removals industry including professional organisations and associations working in tandem with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have now provided the clear guidance required to implement risk mitigation procedures for removers and their clients.

Implementing the necessary safe working practices will inevitably have some impacts on the scheduling and resourcing of a move and so we strongly advise that you discuss all such considerations in detail with Bells of Erdington as part of the moving process to provide clarity for both parties and to minimize any uncertainty regarding implementing Government guidelines and to keep us all as safe as possible.

Initially we would encourage you to contact us as early as possible in advance of your move.

Will you have to move your own belongings?

No. Bells of Erdington is now be allowed to move your belongings for you, but with some restrictions. You and your household should try and do as much of the packing yourself as possible. However, where this is not possible, we will pack and move your belongings for you.

What preparations should you make prior to the move?

• You should clean your belongings with standard domestic cleaning products before asking our movers and packers to handle them.
• All doors should be kept open at all times during the move, to minimize the touching of any surfaces.
• Door handles wiped down along with other surfaces after each visit.
• Washing facilities should be offered to enable all parties to regularly wash their hands, however our movers will have their own hand sanitizers.
• Think about how you can maintain a distance of at least 2 metres where possible. Perhaps leave the house completely having left clear plans with Bells of Erdington as to how you wish us to proceed.
• You should not provide refreshments .

What additional guidelines will Bells of Erdington implement?

• We will ensure our employees understand how to operate safely at all times.
• We will bring our own hand sanitiser.
• We will wear face masks at all times.
• We will operate a ”buddy” system, so the same pairs carry bulky furniture or equipment each time.
• We will contact you in advance to check that no member of the household is showing symptoms of coronavirus or self-isolating. If they are, works should be delayed.
• We will wash our hands on entering the property using separate towels which will be taken away with us after use.
• We will bring our own cold refreshments .

What happens if either party shows any symptoms of Coronavirus?

If any of our removal workers show even the mildest symptoms they will not be involved in the move, while if someone in your home is symptomatic ,self-isolating, or shielding the move should be delayed.

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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The Removals Industry Ombudsman Scheme has been established to provide the removals industry with an independent service to resolve disputes between members of The National Guild of Removers and their clients. As a long established member of the The National Guild of Removers, Bells of Erdington prides itself on providing a reliable, efficient and competitively priced removals service for families and businesses considering moving house or an office relocation within the Birmingham or Sutton Coldfield areas.

Bells of Erdington removals company have been awarded the prestigious “Perfect Record Award” from the Removal Industry Ombudsman. This award recognizes at no time during the current period 2019-2020, have any compensation payments been made to removals customers, signifying the extremely high levels of service Bells of Erdington Removals provide to their customers at all times.

Dear Kenny
Firstly our congratulations and thanks to you and all the staff for putting in the quality controls and effort to win the new Removals Industry Ombudsman Scheme sponsored “Perfect Record Award”. For your further information we have been instrumental in encouraging The Removals Industry Ombudsman Scheme to make this award.

Through his introduction of The Perfect Record Award, The Removals Industry Ombudsman wishes to publicly acknowledge Scheme member’s against whom he had made no compensatory awards in more than a year. His intention is to continue with The Perfect Record Awards year on year and so encourage a quality of service that enhances consumer protection.

In the removals industry, that’s prone to complaints, winning this award is no mean feat. In fact you will be in an exclusive group of less than 100 removal businesses that have won it and remember there are around 4,500 removal businesses in the UK.

All Ombudsman are independent of the industries in which they operate and are under the supervision of The Trading Standards Institute. Therefore we believe that your Perfect Record Award will, if you explain its meaning to potential customers, enhance your reputation and win you business. After all you are often asking a stranger to trust you with the safe and timely transport of their treasured possessions so an independent certification of what is in effect your proficiency and reliability must be of help.

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House or office removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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You may think getting a quote from a reputable removals company like Bells of Erdington is one of the last things on your to do list when planning a move to a new area, but leaving things to the last minute is never a good idea. It’s always a good idea to sort out things like removals quotes well in advance to ensure your overall costings for your move are accurate and to ensure any major or minor unknowns are kept to a minimum or ideally avoided completely.

The key to any problem free move is good planning and preparation and moving to a new area is no different. Whether you are relocating to a new home or business premises, it’s a huge step and family members or key members of staff may be relying on your good decision making.

Research the area to get a better feel for the place

If your move isn’t far from where you already live or work, the chances are you are pretty familiar with the area, but if you are moving regions for example, its really important to do your research as every relocation can hide potential pitfalls and it is always possible to miss things that are important to you and your family.

Physically spending time in the area you are planning to relocate to is a great idea, during the daytime and especially at night. It may seem quiet through the day but what it is like at night? A quiet street during the day may turn into something quite different if there are popular pubs or clubs just around the corner.

If you have children then a nearby local school may be a priority, but schools may be a source of noise at playtimes and increased traffic at the start and end of school days. Also litter may be an issue, so just driving around the area the day after the local refuse collection has occurred may give the impression it’s a really clean and tidy area. So visit on different days throughout a month to give you a typical and complete picture

What is the area in general like for job opportunities, house prices and even lifestyle.. Is the area up and coming with lots of new or expanding local companies, ensure you leave room for career flexibility. Has the area a thriving local community, does it reflect your lifestyle, interests and age profiles you want to be around.

So, exploring the local shops, schools, leisure opportunities, pubs and clubs are all good indicators of the type of area you are considering. Read the local newspapers, they will be a great source of what’s going on in the area.

Feeling safe in the area is a must so checking crime rates and maybe getting a quote for your car and house insurance using an address in the area maybe a good indicator of how safe the area is. If the quoted premiums suddenly shoot up compared with your current premiums, then maybe that is telling you something.

Local cost of living appraisal

Whilst house prices are a good indicator of how cheap or expensive an area may be to live in, perhaps checking out the local restaurant prices or what range of supermarkets are in the area will also be a good indicator of the potential cost of living for the locality.

Get a quote from a removals company based in the area you are moving to

Its always good to talk directly to people who are familiar with the area and they may be able to give you an insight into certain things you may have missed. You never know they may even offer a less expensive or better service than your local removals company.

Commuting to and from your workplace

How long will it take to get to work and back? This is another good reason to visit the area on numerous occasions at different times of the day, especially at peak traffic times. Does it have a good transport infrastructure, including roads, buses and trains.

Looking at the new area from a longer term perspective

Moving house is something we generally don’t do too often. So if your move is potentially for 10-20 years then ensuring the new area fits with your life changes over the coming years is important. You don’t want to outgrow the area and be forced into a move in the future you don’t really want, move somewhere you can grow into.

What plans if any does the new area have in terms of new transport connections, housing developments etc which may affect house prices either way in the future and on the downside may cause future disruptions.

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House or office removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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How To Avoid Removal Company Scams And Fraud

Whilst all industries attempt to lessen the number of “cowboy” operators within their ranks, it is inevitable there will always be a small number of highly unscrupulous companies hell bent on scamming or defrauding you out of your hard earned money.

The removals industry has its own rules and regulations designed to minimize the impact of these rogue removals companies on customers and it is safe to say the vast majority of removal companies are honest and trustworthy companies with well trained staff and systems designed to ensure their home or office removals or relocation service goes smoothly and according to plan, on budget and on time.

To help customers clearly see who the genuine removals companies are, many companies belong to a professional removals trade organization or association.

Company paperwork and quotations

All paperwork on professional looking header paper and business card?
Check for contact details and verify where possible
Always get a quotation based on a home removal company visit/survey
Get a written quotation itemizing all elements of removal service you require
Eliminate the possibility of any additional unexpected charges
Is the company VAT number on all paperwork?
Was a particular quote very cheap?

Reviews / personal recommendations

Read removal company reviews , do they appear genuine?
Ask for personal recommendations and contact them

Website / Contact details/ Company literature

Check for landline telephone numbers
Does the website just have a mobile and no address?
Can you visit the company address?

Trading and company history

How long has the Removal company been in business?
Does the Removal Company use subcontractors?
If a limited company – Check companies house information
What insurance cover does the removal company offer?

Membership of trade associations

British Association of Removers (BAR) or National Guild of Removers and Storers (NGRS)
Is the removal company a member of a removal industry professional body, BAR or NGRS?
Visit BAR or NGRS website to check membership

Once you have decided on a particular removals company

Never pay for your full removal costs upfront or in cash. Consider using a credit card as this can afford you more protection should anything go wrong and a removals company not accepting a credit card payments may be an indicator of their trading record

Don’t mark boxes with descriptions of valuables, ideally transport any really valuable items yourself and number or colour code packing boxes so only you know the contents

During the removals process, make it obvious you are keep an eye on them with occasional walk throughs, or help out where you can, so you are always around

Contact Bells of Erdington for your House or office removal Sutton Coldfield Birmingham

For more information on our professional, reliable and competitively priced house removal or office relocation covering the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield areas, give Kenny Bell a call on 0121 350 9229 or 07903 501979, alternatively email Bells of Erdington using kenny@bellsoferdington.co.uk  and we will get back to you shortly.

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