Kensington Removals

Complete moving services in Kensington

Every move is different, so our support is tailored around your property, circumstances and timetable.

Our Kensington moving services can include:

• Planning and managing your complete move

• Liaising with solicitors, estate agents and conveyancers

• Managing building approvals and access arrangements

• Decluttering and organising your possessions

• Arranging packing, removals and storage

• Coordinating artwork, antiques and specialist items

• Managing valuations, donations and household clearance

• Preparing the property you are leaving

• Overseeing moving day in your absence

• Unpacking and organising your new home

• Coordinating cleaning, trades and finishing work

• Managing empty, second and international properties

You have one dedicated Platinum Manager coordinating everyone involved, so you are not left chasing different companies or managing conflicting schedules.

Platinum Move is not a removal company. We manage the entire moving process and can appoint and coordinate an appropriate Kensington removals company as part of the service.

Moving from a Kensington house or apartment

Kensington includes everything from grand period houses and garden-square properties to converted townhouses and managed mansion apartments.

Each type of property brings different practical considerations.

Homes around Kensington Palace Gardens, Kensington Square, Campden Hill, Queen’s Gate and Phillimore Gardens may have formal entrances, basement accommodation, long staircases and delicate architectural finishes. Mansion blocks can have strict rules covering service lifts, contractor access, working hours and the protection of communal areas.

Before moving day, we can establish:

• The safest route through the property

• Lift dimensions and service-lift availability

• Porter, concierge and managing-agent requirements

• Parking and loading arrangements

• Approved entrances and working hours

• Protection needed for floors, walls and communal areas

• Whether furniture requires dismantling

• Which items need specialist handling

• Access requirements at the new property

This information is incorporated into the plan and shared with the relevant suppliers before work begins.

Building management and access

Many Kensington apartment buildings require formal notice before a move can take place.

The managing agent may request insurance certificates, contractor details, a method statement or a refundable deposit. Service lifts and loading areas may need to be reserved, sometimes within a tightly controlled time window.

Your Platinum Manager can liaise directly with the building manager, concierge or porter to coordinate these requirements.

If a lift is too small for a piece of furniture, an alternative route can be planned. This might involve dismantling the item, using a protected staircase or appointing a specialist lifting provider.

We can also coordinate parking and loading arrangements around Kensington High Street, Gloucester Road, Queen’s Gate, Kensington Church Street and surrounding residential streets.

Local events and busy periods around the Royal Albert Hall, the museums and Imperial College can affect access. Where relevant, these are considered when the moving schedule is prepared.

Decluttering and organising before your move

Moving from a long-held home can involve years of possessions and many individual decisions.

Our decluttering and rightsizing service helps you work through the property in manageable stages. Together, we determine what will:

• Move to your new home

• Go to a second or overseas residence

• Be transferred to family members

• Be placed in storage

• Be valued or sold

• Be donated to charity

• Be recycled or responsibly cleared

Your decisions are documented and carried through, so you do not have to repeat the same instructions to several different suppliers.

Where required, we can arrange valuations and coordinate auction houses, specialist dealers, charities, storage providers and clearance teams.

This service is particularly valuable when rightsizing from a substantial Kensington property, combining two households or managing a move on behalf of a family member.

Artwork, antiques and specialist possessions

Artwork, antiques and important collections may require specialist packing, transportation, storage and installation.

We can coordinate suitable professionals for:

• Paintings and sculpture

• Antiques and fine furniture

• Pianos and musical instruments

• Wine collections

• Books and private archives

• Fine china and glassware

• Designer clothing and accessories

• Important documents and personal collections

Each item is considered as part of the complete moving plan, including its route through the property and its final position in the new home.

Preparing the property you are leaving

The property you are leaving may need to be prepared for sale, handover, renovation or a period without occupants.

We can coordinate:

• Decluttering and clearance

• Cleaning

• Repairs and routine maintenance

• Garden, terrace and exterior work

• Furniture removal or storage

• Preparation for estate-agent photography

• Property presentation

• Meter readings and final checks

• Key handover

• Ongoing management while the property is empty

If the home is being sold, we can work with your estate agent to establish what should remain and what should be removed.

If renovations are planned, we can arrange for possessions to be packed and stored before work begins, then returned and reorganised once the property is ready.

Your new home, ready for your arrival

Our service does not finish when the boxes are delivered.

We can completely unpack and organise your new home according to how you want to live in it. This means thinking about the purpose of each room before possessions are put away.

Our home-organisation service can include:

• Unpacking and removing packaging

• Organising wardrobes and dressing rooms

• Setting up the kitchen and pantry

• Arranging books and personal collections

• Preparing studies and home offices

• Positioning furniture and accessories

• Coordinating furniture assembly

• Arranging artwork and mirror installation

• Managing lighting, curtains and finishing work

• Coordinating cleaners, trades and deliveries

If you are travelling or living overseas, this work can be completed before you arrive. Your new home can be clean, organised and ready to use from your first day.

Diplomatic and international moves

Kensington is home to diplomatic residences and many internationally based households. These moves can involve additional security, access and confidentiality requirements.

We can coordinate the UK side of an international relocation, including:

• Liaison with residence managers and security contacts

• Access arrangements for approved suppliers

• Decluttering and inventory decisions

• Export packing and specialist collections

• International removal-company liaison

• Temporary or long-term storage

• Preparation of the Kensington property

• Deliveries and unpacking on arrival

• Management of the property after departure

Information is handled discreetly and shared only with those who need it to complete the work.

Whether you are leaving the UK, returning to Kensington or moving between several residences, your Platinum Manager keeps the UK property and suppliers coordinated.

One point of contact throughout your move

Your Platinum Manager creates the moving plan, coordinates the people involved and keeps the schedule progressing.

They can work with:

• Estate agents and buying agents

• Solicitors and conveyancers

• Managing agents and building staff

• Removal and storage providers

• Auction houses and specialist dealers

• Cleaners, organisers and clearance teams

• Interior designers and other property professionals

• Contractors and tradespeople

• Art, antique and collection specialists

On moving day, your Platinum Manager can represent you on site, oversee both properties and resolve practical issues as they arise.

You do not need to be present. If a decision genuinely requires your input, it is brought to you clearly. Everything else is handled according to the agreed plan.

Moving services built around your circumstances

Platinum Move can manage your complete relocation or provide support with the stages you would prefer not to handle yourself.

Our Kensington moving services are particularly suited to clients who are:

• Moving from a large or long-held home

• Rightsizing to a smaller property

• Moving into or out of a managed building

• Returning to London after living overseas

• Leaving the UK before the move is complete

• Moving between Kensington and a country home

• Combining the contents of two properties

• Relocating valuable possessions or collections

• Preparing a property for sale or renovation

• Managing a move for a parent or family member

• Balancing a move with demanding work or travel commitments

There are no fixed packages. The service is shaped around your property, timetable and priorities.

Planning a move in Kensington?

Platinum Move provides private moving services throughout Kensington, including W8, Kensington Palace Gardens, Kensington High Street, Kensington Church Street, Campden Hill, Phillimore Gardens, Kensington Square, Queen’s Gate, Gloucester Road and the surrounding area.

From the first stages of decluttering and administration to managing the removals, unpacking and organisation of your new home, we can take care of the entire process.

Tell us about your move and we will establish what needs to happen next.