Aussiebird Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any international removal companies in the UK that offer a storage facility? We are pondering with the idea of storing our container until we have found jobs and bought a home in Australia, but not sure if we can store in the UK or Australia? Has anyone done this? And how much did it cost and the length of time a container can be stored for? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Aussiebird said: Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any international removal companies in the UK that offer a storage facility? We are pondering with the idea of storing our container until we have found jobs and bought a home in Australia, but not sure if we can store in the UK or Australia? Has anyone done this? And how much did it cost and the length of time a container can be stored for? Thanks in advance. Will you not need your furniture for your rental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Nearly all the big companies will do storage for you and they'll be happy to keep it as long as you pay for it - but it will probably be more expensive than self-storage rates. Also there will be no way to access the goods while they're in storage (that may not be a problem for you). However, how are you going to manage in the meantime? It's very rare to find furnished rentals in Australia, so you'd have to stay in a serviced apartment or executive let until you buy a place which would be very costly. Edited September 8, 2019 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiebird Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 13 hours ago, ali said: Will you not need your furniture for your rental? Hi, we are staying with my brother luckily, but if our furniture arrives before we find jobs we need to store it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiebird Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 12 hours ago, Marisawright said: Nearly all the big companies will do storage for you and they'll be happy to keep it as long as you pay for it - but it will probably be more expensive than self-storage rates. Also there will be no way to access the goods while they're in storage (that may not be a problem for you). However, how are you going to manage in the meantime? It's very rare to find furnished rentals in Australia, so you'd have to stay in a serviced apartment or executive let until you buy a place which would be very costly. Thank you. We are staying with my brother luckily, so if we dont find jobs before our container arrives we will need to store our stuff somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, Aussiebird said: Thank you. We are staying with my brother luckily, so if we dont find jobs before our container arrives we will need to store our stuff somewhere. Ah sorry, I got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I thought you meant you wanted to leave your stuff in storage in the UK. What I'd suggest is, don't use the shipping company's storage. When you arrive in Australia, find a good self-storage facility that's convenient for you, and get them to deliver the stuff there. It does mean extra unpacking and packing, BUT it means that if you end up taking a while to find a home, you'll be able to pop into the storage facliity and pick things up as and when you need them, instead of having to do without absolutely everything for months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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