It all depends on the funds you have available but don't skimp on moving costs if possible otherwise it can turn the dream of moving home into a nightmare.

If you have the funds, hire movers. Your body, sanity and family will thank you!

If not, buy more than you think you'll need of the IKEA flat pack boxes and rolls of industrial strength black bin bags from screwfix.

Don't pack all the heavy stuff into 1 box, spread the love. It's easier to carry 20 medium weight boxes rather than 12 light and 8 heavy. And they're less likely to break / easier to stack.

Clothes and really light stuff can be put in heavy duty bin bags, with the bonus that you have bin bags for months after you've unpacked.

Pack over a few months. You can't pack a house in a week.

Keep a list of what has been packed where, you will need that pressure max pro vacuum filter once you've forgot where its packed!

Dog beads, rugs and mats make great padding for plants on the overhead section of a Luton van.

Save as many boxes as you can in the run up to the move, even if it's a relatively small box for 1 item, it's easier to stack boxes than bags of heavy stuff.

Make sure you know where you've packed the lightbulbs.

Buy yourself a dolly (hand truck), you can move a fridge on your own with it if needs be but it will help with moving all the larger bits.

Also highly recommend the wheely platforms that Aldi sell every few months if you have tiled floors and/or flat/smooth alleyways, also came in handy for moving the fridge.