London to Europe · Central London
European removals across Tower Hamlets, from E1, E14 and E1W outwards. Canary Wharf towers, Docklands water and the East End's Brick Lane and Bethnal Green streets, and that is what shapes every quote we write here.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio or one-bed to France or Belgium | £745 | 2–3 days | A part load on a shared Luton, crossing and one overnight included. |
| Two-bed to Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam | £945 | 2–3 days | Dedicated van, two crew, the crossing and one driver overnight. |
| Two-bed to Germany, Spain or Italy | £1,650 | 3–5 days | Road miles and a second overnight are what separate this from a northern-France run. |
| Three-bed dedicated van | £2,150 | 3–6 days | Full Luton, two crew for the whole journey, loading and delivery days at both ends. |
| Part load, per cubic metre | £95 | By schedule | Shared space on a van already running the route — the cheapest option if the date can flex. |
| Crew and mileage rate | £65/hr + £1.50/mile | Itemised | How every bespoke quote is built, so you can see what the crossing and the miles cost. |
Studio or one-bed to France or Belgium
£745 · 2–3 days
A part load on a shared Luton, crossing and one overnight included.
Two-bed to Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam
£945 · 2–3 days
Dedicated van, two crew, the crossing and one driver overnight.
Two-bed to Germany, Spain or Italy
£1,650 · 3–5 days
Road miles and a second overnight are what separate this from a northern-France run.
Three-bed dedicated van
£2,150 · 3–6 days
Full Luton, two crew for the whole journey, loading and delivery days at both ends.
Part load, per cubic metre
£95 · By schedule
Shared space on a van already running the route — the cheapest option if the date can flex.
Crew and mileage rate
£65/hr + £1.50/mile · Itemised
How every bespoke quote is built, so you can see what the crossing and the miles cost.
European quotes are fixed once the inventory is agreed from a video survey. Crossing, tolls, driver overnights and the return leg are itemised, never bundled into a vague total. Domestic prices include VAT; business invoices are plus VAT at 20%.
Working in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets is built from high-rise waterfront apartments with concierge, victorian terraces and dense post-war estates, and the mix changes street by street — Bethnal Green (E2), Bow (E3) and Bromley-by-Bow (E3) each behave differently on the day.
On the ground, tower blocks with goods-lift booking, canary wharf estate permits, and cpzs across bethnal green and bow. Locally that means sunday market closures, ltn filters and tower blocks with a single small lift and bow flyover red routes, market-day restrictions and gated conversion estates. Part of Tower Hamlets sits inside the Congestion Charge zone, so the charge is quoted as its own line rather than hidden in the labour rate.
Most flats in Tower Hamlets are leasehold, and managing agents here routinely ask for a public liability certificate and a method note before a contractor drills anything. We send both with the booking confirmation.
Tower Hamlets took its present shape because dockland and rag-trade heartland; the docks closed in the 1980s and the lddc rebuilt the isle of dogs as a financial district.
Scope
Method
Step 1
A walk-through call fixes the inventory and the van size, so the crossing is booked against a real volume.
Step 2
Crew hours, road miles, crossing, tolls and overnights on separate lines — no single opaque figure.
Step 3
Export-grade cartons and edge protection, because a European run is days of road vibration, not an hour across town.
Step 4
The same crew drives the load; you get progress updates and a delivery window as the run progresses.
Step 5
Furniture placed room by room at the destination, cartons unpacked if that was booked, packaging taken away.
Coverage
Also in this borough
Full home moves with packing, dismantling and a fixed price agreed from a video survey.
Export-grade cartons, wardrobe boxes and fragile wrapping for long crossings.
Part loads and single-item shipments where a full removal lorry is not needed.
A van and driver for the load you have, priced by size rather than by guesswork.
Flats and apartments cleared with stair, lift and parking access planned in advance.
Studio or one-bed to France or Belgium starts at £745 in Tower Hamlets, and the ladder runs up to £65/hr + £1.50/mile for the largest job on the table above. Volume, distance and overnights. A northern-France run is one crossing and one overnight; Spain or Italy is a second driver rest period and double the road miles. Part of the borough is inside the Congestion Charge zone, so a £15 daily charge is added as its own line when the job falls inside the charging hours.
We cover the whole borough: E1, E14, E1W, E2, E3 and EC3. On the ground that includes Bethnal Green, Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs and Limehouse.
Dedicated vans usually need seven to ten days' notice; part loads depend on the next van scheduled to that country, typically within a fortnight. Central London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.
Tower blocks with goods-lift booking, Canary Wharf estate permits, and CPZs across Bethnal Green and Bow. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with London Borough of Tower Hamlets and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.
Yes. High-rise waterfront apartments with concierge, Victorian terraces and dense post-war estates is exactly the stock we work in daily. Where there is no lift, the crew size is set by the floor level at quote stage, so a third-floor walk-up is priced as a third-floor walk-up rather than re-quoted on the doorstep.
Goods in transit and public liability cover run for the whole journey, and the written inventory doubles as the customs list required at the border. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what London Borough of Tower Hamlets tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.
Two crew travel with the load for a dedicated van; part loads are consolidated at our depot and delivered by the driver running that route. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Tower Hamlets postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.
Customs duties or import taxes levied by the destination country, Storage at either end, which is quoted separately by the week and Disconnection of gas appliances or dismantling of fitted kitchens. If something on that list turns up in Tower Hamlets, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.
Free quote · 1-hour reply
Send a few details and you get a written quote for your Tower Hamlets address, with permits and charges shown separately.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
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