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£ 1196
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Based on 72 verified moving reviews
  • Most reviewers praised the moving crew for being professional, polite, and helpful. 76%55 reviews
    • polite and friendly service

      5.0 Nikki Sedgwick Oct 11, 2026

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      I’ve used Reliable Removals 3 times now and every time they’ve been brilliant. An officiant, polite and friendly service. They were helpful and professional making sure everything got done smoothly on move day.

    • The team was professional, friendly, efficient, and took great care with all of our belongings

      5.0 Martin Pepperell Aug 15, 2026

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      Mr P

      Absolutely excellent service from start to finish. The team was professional, friendly, efficient, and took great care with all of our belongings. Everything was handled smoothly and with minimal stress, which made the whole moving process so much easier. They arrived on time, worked incredibly hard, and were a pleasure to deal with throughout. I would highly recommend this removal company to anyone looking for a reliable and professional service. Thank you for making our move such a positive experience!

    • Polite and punctual and very good communication both before and during the whole process

      5.0 Ben Greenwood Mar 04, 2026

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      House move

      Very efficient, pleasant and all around excellent service, would highly recommend to anyone

      Polite and punctual and very good communication both before and during the whole process

      Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again in the future

  • Some reviewers highlighted quick, efficient loading and unloading. 49%35 reviews
    • worked clean, tidy and methodically

      5.0 Tracey Bennett Jun 19, 2026

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      Removals

      Excellent service, from arranging dates to suit me for the removal, to getting an approximate quote, to Dave coming round to explain what I needed to do, to receiving my quote. Dave and his crew turned up on time on the day, worked clean, tidy and methodically It just worked! They made what could have been a stressful day very calm. The same when emptying the lorry. Even putting stuff in the shed in the pouring rain. What made me choose Reliable was that Dave was ALWAYS contactable. Thanks guys you were amazing

    • They packed all my belongings and packed up lorry within a couple of hours

      5.0 Kelly Pracy Jun 07, 2026

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      Moving

      Just want to say what a great service the boys and company did making our move less stressful , can't thank you enough . Very thorough and efficient . They packed all my belongings and packed up lorry within a couple of hours

    • professional, efficient and extremely careful with my belongings

      5.0 Alison Warner Feb 27, 2026

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      Reliable moving & storage did an amazing job with my house move. They were professional, efficient and extremely careful with my belongings. Communication was spot on and the price was very good. Everyone was very friendly and went the extra mile to ensure everything arrived safely. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a stress free move! Thank you to everyone involved!

  • Some reviewers said the crew handled furniture and fragile items carefully without damage. 40%29 reviews
    • Everything was wrapped with care and all boxes were labelled and delivered to the correct rooms.

      5.0 Claire Riley Sep 03, 2025

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      Packing, Storage & Moving

      Dave and the team were professional, friendly and worked so hard moving us during a heatwave. We used the full packing service and storage which was brilliant. Everything was wrapped with care and all boxes were labelled and delivered to the correct rooms. Our furniture was dismantled and reassembled perfectly. I would definitely recommend and would use again.

    • took great care with all our belongings

      5.0 Samantha Vinter Aug 12, 2025

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      House move

      I can’t recommend Dave and his team highly enough. We found them extremely polite and friendly and nothing was too big an ask , they worked non stop until the job was done , took great care with all our belongings and made our move day very easy ! Thank you all so much.

      Samantha

    • The packing was done swiftly with complete care and consideration.

      5.0 Ryan B May 28, 2025

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      Professional & Painless

      We used Reliable for our house move. We also used their packing service. From my initial contact with the team they were the most professional of all movers I contacted. They were clear about process, costs and expectations.

      The packing was done swiftly with complete care and consideration.

      The move day which is knowingly stressful was made painless by the team, who were speedy, professional and effective throughout the day.

      A great service from a brillant team, we are really grateful for all their efforts and support.

  • Some reviewers reported that the crew arrived on schedule and met pickup or delivery windows. 22%16 reviews
    • punctual

      5.0 Peter And Emma Mar 24, 2025

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      Removals

      Came to our rescue at short notice, first class service, great communications all the way, estimation of loading and timings all spot on, punctual, did everything they said they would, polite, highly recommended.

    • The delivery of our items was met in good time

      5.0 Belinda Gosling Feb 09, 2025

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      Removal and storage

      A fantastic service was provided. Packing was done professionally and stored for a few days whilst we moved. The delivery of our items was met in good time and the lads worked really hard. No hesitation in recommending

    • It started on time and was fast.

      5.0 Terry Garrett Nov 14, 2024

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      REliable Moving

      Excellent service and a competitive price. There was a decent sized library to move down sixty stairs in boxes! A team of five worked like trojans. It started on time and was fast. Would certainly recommend them to anyone.

  • Some reviewers said the move was reasonably priced with good overall value. 21%15 reviews
    • Excellent service and value for money, would recommend without hesitation.

      5.0 Geoff Williams Nov 14, 2024

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      3/4-bed house, 3-day move from Essex to Sheffield

      We had to book our move at only two weeks' notice after we were let down by another company. Luckily for us, a friend recommended Reliable Removals and David and his team stepped in at short notice and certainly lived up to their name. Our possessions (which we packed ourselves) amounted to over 130 boxes, plus large items of furniture over 3 floors plus a packed garage and outbuilding, and garden plants and ornaments. All was packed in the lorries over a day and a half, quickly and efficiently and with care and attention to the house and possessions. We were particularly impressed with and grateful for David's calm and professional supervision. The teams at both ends were cooperative and friendly and respected our wishes. They went the extra mile: for example, at the destination they worked overtime after our own delayed arrival without complaint (albeit bribed with Bourbon biscuits!).

      Excellent service and value for money, would recommend without hesitation.

    • Good communication, punctual, reliable and a good price.

      5.0 Barney Hook Sep 09, 2024

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      Clearance

      Used for house clearance. Excellent service all round. Good communication, punctual, reliable and a good price. Excellent job. First time using this company but would be my first choice if needed for removals or clearance. Would highly recommend

    • very good value for money

      5.0 Carol Whiffen May 16, 2024

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      Professional from door to door

      Can’t thank David and his team enough for making our move go as smoothly and quickly as possible. David was very responsive in the lead up and overall the service was very good value for money - thank you!

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Kelly Pracy
Jun 07, 2026
Long-distance move from Essex to Essex

Moving

Just want to say what a great service the boys and company did making our move less stressful , can't thank you enough . Very thorough and efficient . They packed all my belongings and packed up lorry within a couple of hours

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1200

Nikki Sedgwick
Oct 11, 2026
Long-distance move from Essex to Essex

Removals

I’ve used Reliable Removals 3 times now and every time they’ve been brilliant. An officiant, polite and friendly service. They were helpful and professional making sure everything got done smoothly on move day.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1400

Nick Gallagher
Nov 02, 2026
Long-distance move from Aveley, Essex to Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Removals

Just moved from Aveley to Clacton, the guys turned up exactly when they said they would, they moved all of our stuff into the vans with great efficiency, nothing was too much trouble for them. It was the same when it came to unloading, great guys, very polite and a credit to the company, thanks George and team for making the move as stress free as possible .

Nick Gallagher

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1600

Louise Green
Mar 27, 2017
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

From Essex to Worcestershire.

Cannot praise our removal team highly enough. The bulk of the furniture had to go up two flights of stairs but this did not phase them. Both men were prompt, efficient, helpful, polite and good fun. The van was on time for both loading and unloading.
There was no damage to any property, all furniture and boxes were put where we asked them to be put and we were amazed at the speed of the entire operation.

Service cost: £1100

Emma Moyle
Jul 29, 2017
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Colchester, Essex

Top Team.

2 teams over 2 days and both times they worked their socks off helping us move from old to new. A huge amount of respect to Peter, Reece & Jordan followed by Peter, Jamie, Jordan and Paul.
Their knowledge of the job required and each other, their teamwork and easy yet professional manner towards us is the reason I would recommend Reliable Moving to anyone and everyone.

Service cost: £1800

Mr Normanton
Dec 28, 2017
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Carlisle, Cumbria

Move from Essex to Cumbria.

Reliable Moving & Storage are absolutely EXCELLENT!
The girls who take the bookings and answer any queries were so helpful to us - our first chain fell through and it was a really stressful time for us. Reliable kindly advised us so that we didn't lose our moving date slot (which we feared might happen).
Scott and Gary (the two guys who moved us) were just amazing! We had so much stuff - including plants in pots and gardening equipment and they managed to get it all packed into the lorry in such a short space of time that we hardly had enough time to clean. And they weren't stressed at all (unlike us!)
We moved from Essex to Cumbria over two days in December and Scott and Gary did an absolutely AMAZING job. They were great guys. Thank you both for making our move stress free and thank you Reliable. I would certainly recommend you.

This website removalreviews.co.uk does not have 'Essex' or 'Grays' in their Pickup Location' box, nor do they have our location of 'Cumbria', so we have had to chose something nearby.

Service cost: £2900

Gary Brind
Jan 26, 2018
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Chelmsford, Essex

4 bed detached bungalow.

Will, who surveys and quotes arrived on time and quickly assessed my bungalow. He was very reassuring about my worries. Quote arrived next day like he said it would, which was reasonable.
Gary arrived exactly on time on removal day. His team were quick and careful loading my whole bungalow in a few hours. At our new house again they worked so hard, I was really impressed . It was raining and cold but they all remained cheerful and cooperative until the work was completed.
I wholeheartedly recommend this company. They made one of most stressful days seem like a walk in the park. Thanks a lot.

Service cost: £1004

Jamie
Apr 14, 2019
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Chelmsford, Essex

Awesome company.

Very happy with Reliable Removals, they recently moved us from Basildon to Harlow and it was a great experience. Jon was fantastic and very informative and everything he promised his team delivered from coving my floors to dismantling my beds and wardrobes

Had some delays on the transfer of monies on the day but the team were still great from start to finish.

Would 100% recommend them.

Service cost: £1400

Natalia
Sep 13, 2019
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Chelmsford, Essex

Up to very high standard removal service!

Up to very high standard service! Had my removal on 17th July 2019, everything went well, only the removal guys had no time left to assemble my wardrobe, I was upset and left disappointed. I was very surprised when the following day the manager John came back and assembled my 2 wardrobes without extra charge! This type of service when customer's satisfaction so important, we could not often see nowadays.My very big personal thank you to John!

Service cost: £540

Mrs S Watson
Dec 19, 2017
Long-distance move from Romford, Greater London to Colchester, Essex

Recent move before Christmas.

We would just like to express our thanks for Reliable Removals help with our move. The three guys - Pete, Matt and Mike worked extremely hard and were polite and courteous.
Due to the weather conditions on Monday 11th December, I can only apologise there was a delay in opening up our new property which meant a wait out in the cold for everyone. We didn't think we would need an 18tonne lorry as we were moving from a flat so was surprised when we filled it - spot on.
Many thanks again.

Service cost: £785

Brenda
May 19, 2017
Long-distance move from Southend-on-Sea, Essex to Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Excellent service.

Reliable Moves really lived up to their name. I had a really complicated move and nothing was too much trouble for them. I had things going to three different places and everything ended up in the right place. Friendly, helpful and good value for money, and, yes, reliable. Just make sure you keep the kettle handy! I'm grateful to the team for making a difficult process so much easier than I expected.

Service cost: £750

Kevin Moh
May 15, 2021
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Chelmsford, Essex

Poor customer protection

Their IT system was hacked recently and we keep receiving scam letters and emails with our original email content asking us for money , etc. Its very bad reputation for them and I don't know what other information hackers stoled from them!!!

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £600

Official company response

We are also extremely upset with our software IT company & have now changed to a more secure network provider.
We can only apologise for the inconvenience & hope nobody was financially affected.

Mrs Niroo Morgan
Oct 20, 2022
Long-distance move from Essex to Essex

Special thanks with a stressful move

I just wanted to say that I really appreciate you. It was so stressful and difficult as we had to exchange and complete on the same day and I wanted to let you know that I appreciated you and your team’s patience, kindness and consideration and all your very hard work to get the removals done – past your working hours! Out of all the people I have come to contact with you have really made a positive impression and helped us so much. My special thanks to David, Will, Lee and fourth colleague (sorry can’t remember his name) we could not have done it without you so thank you.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1200

Carolyn Mccarthy
Feb 07, 2023
Long-distance move from Basildon, Essex to Lightwater, Surrey

Excellent and friendly service

David and the team did a packing and removal service for my elderly parents. They were so patient and kind and i couldn’t fault their service. I would highly recommend them.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: £2000

Official company response

Thanks Carolyn
Hope Mum & Dad are settled now you all live closer.
It was a real pleasure to work for a lovely couple, we are very grateful for the business……. and the tea & biscuits !

Samantha Alliker
Feb 07, 2023
Long-distance move from East Tilbury, Essex to Bridgwater, Somerset

Removals Team

I used this company to move from Essex to Somerset. Dave was so helpful and great in organising the vehicles I needed and accommodating my move date. Wayne and Kieran couldn't have been any more helpful when they arrived. Took away all the upheaval and were lovely guys. On the whole, l would highly recommend them for the excellent customer service, ease of move and value for money. Thanks guys ??

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1600

Natalie Follett
May 22, 2023
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Chelmsford, Essex

Move within Chelmsford

Great team to work with. Helpful, friendly, efficient and well-organised from quotation through to final box. Excellent service! No issues. Thoroughly recommend. Competitive pricing. Thanks to the team.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: £2000

Official company response

A satisfied customer is our number one goal !
Thanks for the business & sharing your review

Carol Spicer
May 24, 2023
Long-distance move from Witham, Essex to Brentwood, Essex

Move from Witham to Brentwood

Highly recommended a patient and conscientious team in John and George nothing was to much trouble and David as administrator was efficient to the last a great bunch of guys who know their job & go above and beyond ! Many Thanks from a very satisfied customer ?

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £900

Official company response

Thanks Carol, pleased to hear John & George looked after you (& furniture)
Your praise has been forwarded on & the guys are very appreciative of the comments

Daniel Rogers
Jun 29, 2023
Long-distance move from Rayleigh, Essex to Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Local move

These guys are great! So quick & efficient and completely professional. They worked very hard on a very hot day.Everything ran smoothly. Would definitely use again, highly recommend. Very competitive price too. Very happy customer.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: £795

Official company response

Glad to be of service, thanks for the business

Nick Judd
Jul 04, 2023
Long-distance move from South Benfleet, Essex to South Benfleet, Essex

Nick - local move in Benfleet

A big thank you to David and the team. I had so many people saying good luck with moving it is so stressful but Reliable Removals took so much of the stress of moving away including packing everything prior to the moving day. They were extremely efficient and courteous and I would fully recommend their services.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: £1900

Official company response

Thanks Nick, your comments are greatly appreciated & helps boost the teams morale. Good luck with the planned projects

Maraat Ali Khan
Sep 09, 2023
Long-distance move from Essex to Essex

Container Items Move

The team were efficient. Good communication, turned up on time. No rush and extremely helpful on the day. They were patient and accomodating of all our requests. Will definitely use them again if the need arises.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: £550

Official company response

Glad to be of service, thanks for the business

Didier Ah
Oct 26, 2023
Long-distance move from Essex to Essex

House move

We used Reliable Moving & Storage for our recent house move. Dave and his team were professional and friendly throughout the move and were able to complete in good time. I would recommend using them to anyone who is moving in the area.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1000

Official company response

Your comments are much appreciated, thank you for the business. Hope you settle into the new home soon

Rebecca Gaywood
Nov 17, 2023
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Relocation to Cambridge

Big family move, repeatedly delayed by agents and lawyers. David wasgreat accommodating multiple changes of move date and both he and the lads were terrific on the day. Reliable is what it says on the packet - excellent, straightforward and honest service.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1000

Official company response

Thanks Rebecca, your comments are much appreciated.

Katie Walsh
Dec 05, 2023
Long-distance move from Greater London to Essex

Excellent service

Excellent service, the team were super professional, very quick and treated all our belongings really carefully! I was super impressed and will definitely be using the team again for my next move! Price was very reasonable too. 10/10

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £850

Official company response

Thank you for the positive feedback. Don’t expect you to be moving anytime soon but loyal customers are always welcomed back

Natalie Neal
Dec 01, 2023
Long-distance move from Chelmsford, Essex to Chelmsford, Essex

Excellence

Great team work, did an excellent job moving our house, they were friendly, supportive, remarkably swift and very patient while waiting for the go to the new house. We felt extremely well looked after and at ease throughout the day. Can’t recommend enough.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £1165

Official company response

Thanks Natalie, always a pleasure to work for nice people, nice coffee is an added bonus ?

Tracey Brown
Jun 09, 2024
Long-distance move from Essex to Essex

Professional my overs

Have used Reliable Removals several times over the years, having previously had the stress of doing the "DIY" route. Professional, courteous, on time, efficient, friendly. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £230

Official company response

Thanks Tracey
It’s nice to know you appreciate how hard we work to make it look easy !
See you again soon ? ?

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What is Reliable Moving & Storage cost for local moves?

We have calculated an approximate local moving market average price from 30 reviews of people moving within Essex to be £1110.

From 45 local reviews for Reliable Moving & Storage, we have calculated an average moving cost of £937 for local moves.

This could mean that Reliable Moving & Storage is cheaper with about 16% from the market average.

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What is Reliable Moving & Storage cost for long distance moves?

From 381 reviews of people moving long ditance, we concluded that the market average costs are around £1755 when moving long-distance.

For Reliable Moving & Storage, we estimate that their average long-distance moving costs will be around £1196, based on 14 long distance moving reviews.

This could mean that long-distance moving services costs of Reliable Moving & Storage for moving between states is cheaper with about 32% from the market average.

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