The Prague Moving Checklist

Agree on the handover dates for your old and new homes. If they don't line up, plan for the gap.

Review your notice period, move-out requirements and cleaning obligations. Give notice in the form required by your lease and keep confirmation.

Find out when you'll receive the keys, what you'll need to sign, and whether you'll need to provide a deposit or proof of insurance.

Decide whether you'll use professional movers, hire a van and driver, or move everything yourself.

Find a mover

Estimate how many boxes you'll need and arrange delivery before you start packing.

Reserve Old Town Totes

Sell, donate, recycle or dispose of things you don't want to move. Before throwing usable things away, see whether someone can give them a second life.

Find a donation partner

Find out whether your belongings are covered during the move and whether your new landlord requires household or liability insurance.

Insurance & Finance

Decide whether you'll clean the old apartment yourself or hire someone after everything has been removed.

Find a cleaning service

Take care of holes, damaged fittings, marked walls or other work that may need attention before handover.

Find a handyman or painter

Determine what needs to be transferred, cancelled or activated at each address.

Check parking, entrances, doors, stairwells and lifts at both apartments. Make sure large furniture will fit and determine where the moving vehicle can legally stop.

Keep passports, documents, jewellery, medication, electronics and other important belongings separate from the main move.

Reconfirm the date, arrival time, both addresses and contact number.

Keep the things you'll need immediately separate so you don't have to unpack everything on your first night.

Think toiletries, medication, chargers, clothes, toilet paper, basic kitchen items, water and important documents.

Locate the meters, check the apartment for anything that needs attention, and make sure you're ready for the final inspection.

Collect apartment keys, building keys, mailbox keys, cellar keys, garage remotes and anything else belonging to the property.

Don't put passports, wallets, keys, medication, laptops or irreplaceable valuables into the general moving load.

Once everything is out, photograph the condition of the apartment and take clear photos of the final electricity, gas and water readings.

Review the handover document before signing. Make sure the condition, meter readings and returned keys are recorded correctly.

Before unloading, photograph the condition of the new apartment, any existing damage and the starting meter readings.

Update the organizations that need your new address, such as banks, insurance, employer, internet/mobile providers and relevant government or immigration records.

Once you've unpacked, empty your reusable boxes and have them ready for collection.

Arrange or confirm your Old Town Totes collection