The Removal and Storage Industry is not regulated.

Quite bluntly, this means that there is nothing to compel any removalist to supply even an enclosed van, wrap your furniture, take pest control precautions in stores, or be accountable for stored goods.

You are strongly advised to carefully check what the price tendered by any removalist is going to buy you.

On the day of your removal it may be too late to discover that what you are actually getting is not what you expected, and now you have no alternative but go ahead.

Bay Removals can do it all, from packing all your possessions and unpacking them at your new home, or just transporting the goods. We offer:

• Packing/unpacking
• Transport of your goods
• Storage
• Insurance

All persons operating a storage business are protected by an Act of Parliament against their stores becoming clogged with goods that owners are no longer paying storage upon.

The storage business is entitled to sell goods to regain both losses and space.

Storage customers should note that storage businesses using the Act have to operate in a set time frame and will take certain actions.

Some of these, such as compulsory newspaper advertising to sell your goods can be quite expensive and are added to the storage arrears.

For his or her own protection, it is important that the customer understands the position of the storage business. The customer will have contracted to maintain storage payments in advance. If an account goes in arrears and the customer does not respond to reminders, the storage business has no means of knowing if it is a credit problem, the customer is distracted by other events or even if the customer is still alive.

To avoid unintended problems, keep your account current and ensure that the storage business has a current address for you at all times.