Leaving one flat and moving into another on the same day sounds simple on paper, until the hours don’t line up. The key handover and the move are one of the moments where it shows most whether the move was planned well or left to chance.
How many times have you seen someone waiting on the street with a loaded lorry because the signing ran half an hour late? More often than it should. A couple of simple tweaks head off most of these hiccups.
What it means to coordinate the key handover and the move well
Coordinating the key handover and the move means lining up three different schedules: leaving the old flat, the signing or key handover at the notary’s or with the owner, and the lorry’s arrival at the new home. When one of the three runs late, it drags the other two with it.
In a property sale and purchase, there’s usually a fourth variable: the notary’s availability, which rarely fits neatly with what works for the rest of the chain. Building in that margin from the start saves you from improvising last-minute fixes.
How to organise leaving the old flat without wasting time
Leaving the flat goes faster if the packing is finished the night before, with nothing left to do at the last minute. Keeping only the essentials out of the boxes —documents, chargers, toiletries— avoids scrambling just when you need to be focused on the keys.
It’s also worth telling the removals company in advance the exact time you’ll have access to the old flat. Without that confirmation, the lorry may arrive before the keys are on the table.
Having the contact details for the new residents’ association or caretaker, if there is one, saves surprises too. Reserving the lift in advance or confirming the permitted hours for manoeuvring the lorry avoids arguments on loading day.
Tips for adjusting moving times when there’s an overlap
When moving into the new flat is delayed by a few hours after leaving the old one, the most practical solution is to keep the furniture loaded on the lorry while the paperwork is sorted. Moving times gain breathing room if you plan this buffer from the start rather than discovering it on the fly.
And what if the overlap is a whole day? Temporary storage for a few hours or overnight solves the problem without any drama. It’s more common than it seems, especially in chained sale-and-purchase deals.
At Mudanzas Trallero we coordinate the move-in and move-out directly with the client on the same day, adjusting the lorry’s route depending on how the notary or agency hours play out.
A simple trick few families use: block out a margin of two or three hours in the calendar between the planned departure and the arrival, instead of pencilling in the same minute for both. That buffer, luxury as it may seem, is what keeps a simple delay from turning into a bigger problem.
Plan your move’s timing better with expert support
The key handover and the move don’t have to be a source of stress if you plan with some margin and a team that understands the real timings of each step. Request a quote from Mudanzas Trallero for your move.
