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Posted abroad for a year or three — what happens to the whole flat? Most storage advice is written for the person who is back next Saturday. Box a few things, find a unit nearby, done. That is not the decision you are facing. You have a confirmed posting. One year, perhaps two, possibly three. […]

What if you’re simply not ready to sort a loved one’s things yet? Sometimes the kindest thing you can do is put it somewhere safe and give yourself time. Not every decision has to be made now, and the wardrobe in the spare room, the boxes of letters you haven’t opened, the good china you […]

They’ve moved out — but who’s actually ready to clear the room? There comes a point in most family homes when the spare bedroom reaches a kind of stalemate. The child has moved on, the room is half-reclaimed, and yet the wardrobe is still theirs, the boxes along the back wall are still theirs, and […]

Need somewhere to leave things when you can’t pin down a return date? Some things you cannot fit into a timeline. You know you are going, and you know you will come back, but the date in between is anyone’s guess. Maybe it is a year abroad. Maybe it is a house move that keeps […]

When the dust from the build reaches every room, where does the house go? A loft conversion or a rear extension does not just take one room out of your house. The dust travels. The hall fills. By the end of the second week, you are stepping over boxes in the kitchen, the spare room […]

Builder starts Monday and the room’s still full — too late to sort it? The kitchen fitters need a clear run from Monday. The dining room is still full. And somewhere between signing off the builder’s quote and now, nobody sorted the furniture. If that is where you are this week, take a breath. It […]

A sensible move, or about to pay monthly rent on a sofa? Sometimes the answer is no. We would rather say that at the start than leave you to discover it three months in, paying rent on a sofa you could have sold for fifty quid at the car boot. This guide exists to help […]

Where’s the line between a stockroom and a shop you’re not allowed to run? Yes, it is legal to run certain business activities from a self storage unit in the UK. The law does not prohibit you from using a unit as a stockroom, a fulfilment base or an archive for your business records. What […]

Do your antiques really need climate control while the builders are in? The builders are in. The hall smells of plaster, someone left a ladder against your grandmother’s chest of drawers, and you have got roughly three weeks before they move into the room where the Victorian wardrobe lives. You have been doing your homework, […]