By Jessica Ryan

Updated: Sep 12, 2025

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Average Cost of Moving in London

Based on the price calculation of 71 reviews, we estimate that a move within London should very roughly cost £1137.

That's a very rough estimate. To get real, competitive quotes for your move, please fill in this moving quote form.

1200 removal companies in London

Zoe Taylor said "They are 100% reliable, good price, professional, friendly and problem solvers."

Stephen M. said "They went above and beyond the call of duty, and did everything with a smile. Chris and his team were fantastic."

Royals Removals

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Oct, 29 2017 by Timothy Everett

"Where do I start? Initially appeared to be good. Agreed on a fair price over the phone. Specified exactly how many items we had. Was sent boxes to pack, good quality. It all started going wrong on the removal day. 2 hours in we were told that we..."

Elite Removal Services

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Feb, 18 2018 by Niki

"Paid them over £1000 to ship item to Bahrain and they didn’t pay the shipping company. Blocked our number and blocked emails from us so we couldn’t contact them. They also operate under ‘Direct Romoval Services’ and the guy we dealt with was calle..."

Orbis Moving & Storage

(1)
Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Aug, 03 2019 by Peter Roberts

"This company informed is with only 15 hours notice that they could not do our agreed move from Dorset to Staffordshire. Did not offer an apology or refund until asked. Still charged us at full cost for the boxes and not the rate they buy them in..."

Man With Van London

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Sep, 20 2018 by R Slattery

"I cannot stress how awful the service was. The mover turned up 40 minutes early, claiming he had another job to get to and I had to hurry. This is despite assurances that I had to book for a minimum of 2 hours and could extend this, as I said I w..."

Alpha Pro Removals Ltd.

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Mar, 18 2022 by Munibah Hamid

"What should have been a straight forward move (we were moving only 2 miles away)turned into one of the most stressful days of our lives, thanks to the extremely incompetent and unprofessional removal men sent by Alphapro removals. The workers jus..."

Get Removals

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Dec, 20 2019 by Ryan Bedford

"Poorly planned - avoid. We booked to move on the 13th December. We gave an inventory and asked for a viewing to ensure the quote was correct. No one attended the viewing. So got the recommended two lutons on time as requested on the 13th having p..."

K1 Transport

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Jan, 12 2023 by Coman Dante

"Absolutely unreliable two-person (couple Sylwia and Tomasz) firm that pretends international brand, and demonstrates false certificates, insurance, warranties, and references, 15 years old truck without actual MOT. I became a financial and organ..."

DeliveryD2D Ltd

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Based in London, Greater London
Last reviewed 1/5 stars on Sep, 30 2020 by Dean Coady Obe

"Abusive driver, making personal comments about my house. Offensive to my wife to the extent I threatened to call police. Damage to my property and moved items then hounded me to pay for this terrible service. My wife made partial payment, I would ..."

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How are London removal companies regulated?

Removal companies that operate in London are not regulated and don't have to be licensed. However, if you want to avoid potentially dishonest removal companies, check if they are registered as a legal business.

After you find a removal firm from our exhaustive list of reviewed London removal companies, you can check whether they are registered as a business at the Companies House.

How to find trustworthy removal companies in London?

Many professional removals in London are members of one or many of the removal industry trade associations or trade bodies. These organisations have certain standards of operation which members must adhere to. Here is a list of some of them:

  • BAR – British Association Of Removers
  • NGRS – National Guild Of Removers And Storers
  • AIM – Association Of Independent Movers
  • SSA – The Self-Storage Association Of UK And Europe
  • FEDEMAC – Federation Of European Moving Association
  • FIDI – The International Federation Of International Movers
  • RHA – Road Haulage Association
  • BSI – British Standards Institute
  • RoSPA – Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents

With our comprehensive article on home removal industry associations and trade bodies, you can learn more about them and how to do your research. But first, find a removal company from our list of reviewed London moving companies.

Reputable local movers in London

We are serious about moving. The moving crews listed for hire will handle all aspects of your London man and van service: starting with packing services, disassembly, packing supplies (like moving boxes, shrink wrap, cartons, etc.) and equipment (moving trolleys, fleet of vans) for lifting heavy furniture pieces, to loading and unloading the removals lorry at the delivery location.

There are many cheap and affordable moving options in Greater London to choose from, no matter if you are looking for residential, long distance removals to another county or international furniture removals near you.

You can skip the painstaking and boring process of contacting several professional London movers independently by getting a free quote from reputable national removals and storage businesses!

Most 2 man crew man and van services provide a free no-obligation quotation for both part-load consignments as well as complete house moves in Greater London.

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Sometimes removal companies in nearby locations like City of Westminster, West End of London and Mitcham can also handle your move. Here is a list of other locations closest to London, sorted by distance:

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By Jessica Ryan

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Jessica is an experienced removal expert and author of informative relocation articles and useful tips.

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