Moving services in Edinburgh
House removals, man with a van, office moves and professional packing with blanket-wrapped furniture and a fixed price agreed before the van is booked. Vetted, insured crews across EH1, EH3, EH6, EH8, EH9, EH10 and the wider City of Edinburgh area — from £45/hr.
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Moving services · Edinburgh
from £45/hr
Fixed price, quoted before we arrive
- Postcodes
- EH1, EH3, EH6, EH8, EH9, EH10
- Availability
- 7 days
- Cover
- £5m liability
- Licence
- CBDU300454
Moving services in Edinburgh: what actually matters here
In central Edinburgh the van's parking place is the first thing we solve, not the last. Bay suspensions in the New Town and the south side take advance notice, and moving during August without one usually means a hundred-metre carry — so we book the space when the move is booked.
Edinburgh's practical constraints are parking and stairs. New Town and Old Town streets are controlled, conservation-protected and busy; Marchmont, Bruntsfield and Leith are tenement stairs of three to five flights, and during the Festival whole streets change their access rules for weeks.
The housing stock is Georgian New Town flats and townhouses under conservation control, Victorian and Edwardian tenements across the south side and Leith, colony houses in Stockbridge, and newer waterfront apartments at Leith and Granton, which decides the crew size, protection and tools we bring to a moving services job here.
A parking bay suspension from the City of Edinburgh Council needs several working days' notice in the central controlled zones, and August's Festival period tightens it further. Tenement stairs decide crew size; New Town properties often add a basement level or a shared main-door stair with strict rules.
What’s included
- Bay suspensions applied for with the City of Edinburgh Council in controlled parking zones
- Festival-period moves planned around August road and street-closure restrictions
- House removals, flat moves and single-item runs in one crewed van
- Man with a van for part-loads, storage runs and student moves
- Professional packing, wardrobe cartons and fragile wrapping on request
- Dismantle and reassemble of beds, wardrobes and flat-pack units
- Goods-in-transit and public liability cover on every load
Edinburgh pricing
Full national rates are on our prices page. Anything Edinburgh-specific — permits, suspensions, stair carries — is shown in your quote rather than added afterwards.
Other services we run in Edinburgh
- Cleaning services in EdinburghEnd-of-tenancy, deep, regular and after-builders cleaning by vetted crews working to a written room-by-room checklist.
- Handyman services in EdinburghRepairs, flat-pack assembly, TV mounting, shelving, blinds and the small jobs that never justify a specialist trade.
- Clearance services in EdinburghHouse, flat, garden and office clearance with licensed disposal, sorted recycling and a waste transfer note issued for every load.
Edinburgh questions, answered.
Do I need a parking permit to move house in Edinburgh?
In the central controlled zones, effectively yes — a bay suspension is what keeps a legal space outside your door. We apply for it as part of the booking and build the lead time into the date, which matters most in August when Festival closures remove a lot of kerbside space.
How much do moving services cost in Edinburgh?
Moving services in Edinburgh start from £45/hr. The final figure is fixed before we start and reflects the size of the property, the floor level and the access — which in Edinburgh usually means a parking bay suspension from the City of Edinburgh Council needs several working days' notice in the central controlled zones, and August's Festival period tightens it further. Tenement stairs decide crew size; New Town properties often add a basement level or a shared main-door stair with strict rules.
Which parts of Edinburgh do you cover?
All of it — EH1, EH3, EH6, EH8, EH9, EH10 and the surrounding City of Edinburgh area, including Marchmont, Leith, Stockbridge, Bruntsfield and Morningside and Newington. Crews are routed locally rather than dispatched from another city, so short-notice slots are realistic.
How quickly can you book moving services in Edinburgh?
Same-week slots are standard in Edinburgh and next-day is often available midweek. The busiest windows are tenancy changeovers at the end of the month and, in Edinburgh particularly, the seasonal peaks described above — book those a couple of weeks ahead.
Are your Edinburgh crews insured and vetted?
Yes. Every crew working in Edinburgh is vetted and works under our public liability cover, with waste carried under our Environment Agency registration where the job produces waste. Certificates are available on request and published on our trust and credentials page.
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