Compare removal quotes from up to 5 UK removal companies
Last updated: October 2026
Fill in one form and up to five removal companies that cover your route quote you directly — free, no obligation, about sixty seconds. A local 3-bed move typically lands £870–£1,300, but the spread between the cheapest and dearest quote on the same job is routinely several hundred pounds. That gap is the reason to compare.
Want a price first? See the cost guides.
The point of it
What do you get from comparing removal quotes?
One price tells you nothing. Two tell you very little. The useful information in a removal quote is not the number itself — it is where that number sits against what other firms would charge for the identical job.
Removal pricing is driven by capacity, and capacity is local and daily. A company with a van already running your direction prices a job quite differently from one sending a crew out empty. Neither is overcharging. You simply cannot tell which you are talking to until you have asked a few.
- You see the real range for your move, not one firm’s view of it.
- You find out what is and is not included — packing, materials, dismantling — before you commit.
- You stop ringing round. One form replaces five phone calls and five surveys to arrange.
- You get a sense of who you would actually want in your house on the day.
Want the price before the people? The removal cost calculator gives you a range in a few clicks, and the cost guides break down what moves it up or down.
How it works
How do the five quotes reach you?
- 1
You describe the move once
Where from, where to, roughly how much there is and when you need it done. About sixty seconds. No account, no phone number required to see the price range.
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We match companies that cover the route
Only firms that cover your area and that our team has approved to join Removly. Each firm chooses the areas and move sizes it takes on, so you only hear from companies that do moves like yours.
- 3
Up to five quote you directly
Each company prices the job themselves and contacts you with their figure. Removly does not mark anything up or sit in the middle of the conversation.
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You compare, and ignore the rest
Pick one, pick none. There is no obligation at any point, and no cancellation fee for a booking you never made.
Worth being plain about the business model, because it decides whether you can trust the matching: removal companies pay to receive enquiries. That is how Removly earns. It is also why only firms that genuinely cover your route are matched — a company that cannot do the job has no reason to pay for it.
Before you start
What information do you need to hand?
None of it is difficult, and you can leave gaps. But the more of this you can answer, the closer the quotes land to the final invoice — and the fewer follow-up calls you field.
| Have ready | Why it changes the price |
|---|---|
| Both postcodes | Distance is the second-biggest thing in the price, after volume. |
| Your moving date, or the week | Fridays and month-ends cost more. Flexibility is worth real money. |
| Property size and floor | A third-floor flat with no lift can add hours of carrying. |
| Parking at both ends | A permit or a long carry changes the crew size a firm has to send. |
| Anything awkward | Piano, safe, American fridge, garage full of tools. Say so now, not on the day. |
| Whether you want packing | A full pack is the single largest optional line on most quotes. |
The one that catches people out is access. Stairs, a narrow lane, no parking outside — any of these can add a crew member or an hour, and a firm that learns about it on the morning will reprice on the spot.
Your details
What happens to your details?
This is the question people actually want answered before they type anything, so here it is without the hedging.
- Your details go to the matched removal companies, so they can quote you. That is the whole purpose of the form.
- A maximum of five companies, and often fewer — only firms covering your route with availability on your date.
- We do not sell your information to unrelated advertisers or add you to a marketing list you did not ask for.
- You can ask us to delete everything we hold, at any time, and we will.
The privacy policy sets out exactly what is stored, for how long, and how to get it removed.
Reading the quotes
How do you tell a good quote from a cheap one?
The cheapest quote wins about half the time and is the wrong answer the other half. Five things separate a price you can rely on from one that moves on the day.
What the insurance actually covers
Ask for the liability limit per item, not just 'we are fully insured'. Standard goods-in-transit cover often caps individual items well below what a decent TV or a piece of furniture is worth.
Whether packing is in or out
Two quotes that look £400 apart are sometimes the same price with the packing moved. Check what materials are included, and who does the dismantling.
How they handle the day running long
Fixed price or hourly after a point? A cheap hourly quote on a move that overruns can finish dearer than the fixed one you turned down.
Deposit and cancellation terms
Completion dates move. Find out what you lose if yours slips by a week, because that is a genuinely common outcome and the terms vary a lot.
Whether they surveyed properly
A quote given without seeing your home — in person or on video — is an estimate dressed as a price. The accurate ones come after somebody has counted what is actually there.
One extra signal you can check yourself: membership of the British Association of Removers. BAR members work to a published code and the register is public, so it is a claim you can verify rather than take on trust.
Sense-checking
How much should the quotes come back at?
Typical UK bands for a local move, under 25 miles, with you doing the packing. Use them to spot a quote that is wildly out in either direction — a figure well under the band usually means something has been left out of it.
| Property | Typical local movemove only, under 25 miles |
|---|---|
| Flat or 1-bed | £430–£520 |
| 2-bed house | £600–£880 |
| 3-bed house | £870–£1,300 |
| 4-bed house | £1,200–£1,850 |
Distance moves the figure substantially: the same 3-bed at around 300 miles runs £1,170–£1,900. Full breakdowns sit in the removal cost guides, and the cost calculator will narrow it to your own move in a few clicks.
Sources: Konnect You (8,598 verified moves, 2022–26) · HomeOwners Alliance (Nov 2025)
Good to know
Comparing removal quotes: your questions
Is comparing removal quotes free?
Yes. Removly is free for the person moving — removal companies pay to receive enquiries, which is how the service is funded. You are never charged for a quote and there is no fee for booking through us.
How many removal companies will contact me?
Up to five, and usually fewer — only firms that cover your route and have availability for your date. You will not be passed around a wider list afterwards, and you can ask us to stop at any point.
Do I have to speak to anyone on the phone?
Not to get the price range — that appears on screen as soon as you finish the form. Companies will contact you to quote properly, and most will want a short video or in-person survey before committing to a firm figure on anything larger than a flat.
How long does it take to get removal quotes back?
The on-screen range is immediate. Company quotes typically arrive the same working day, and almost always within 24 hours. Book four to six weeks before a move if you can — the better firms fill up first, particularly around month-ends.
Why do removal quotes vary so much for the same job?
Capacity, mostly. A firm with a van already heading your direction prices very differently from one that has to send a crew out empty, and the same job on a quiet Tuesday costs less than on a Friday. That variation is the entire reason comparing is worth doing — the spread between the cheapest and dearest quote on the same move is routinely several hundred pounds.
What happens to my details after I submit the form?
They go to the matched removal companies so they can quote you, and nowhere else. We do not sell data to unrelated advertisers. You can ask us to delete everything we hold at any time — the privacy policy sets out exactly what is stored and for how long.
Five quotes. One form. Sixty seconds.
Free, no obligation, and you will know the range before anyone calls you.