Downsizing & Relocation

Specialists For Seniors

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Downsizing Home

Decluttering and Downsizing Home Contents

Downsizing your home? We offer help in downsizing for seniors when decluttering their homes.

Our team at Senior Moving Company is here to help senior citizens manage changes in their circumstances. We provide comprehensive support when it comes to downsizing home contents to fit into a smaller, more manageable home – whether you’re moving to a neighbourhood somewhere or a retirement village.

We arrange as much or as little as you would like us to.

Downsizing for Seniors – Making Decisions Easier!

Going through the things collected on life’s journey is such a personal process. Our sensitive staff bring understanding and compassion to this role without pressuring you in making rash decisions. 

After a free, no-obligation consultation with you, we start by visiting your new home first, if possible. Throughout the downsizing home contents process, we work alongside you. We help ensure you take the right amount of furniture and household contents that will make you feel at home.

We take the stress out of this time-consuming sorting process to make the road a little easier for you. With patience and care, we support you in whatever decisions you make about your belongings in your home. We follow your instructions exactly and put your belongings into the three following categories:

The belongings you definitely want or need

Keep the things that make you ‘feel at home.’ Plus the practical items. These household contents go to your new home.

The belongings you definitely don’t want or need

Gift, donate, and sell items. When selling items on your behalf, we never take a commission!

The belongings you cannot decide whether you want to keep

Place in our affordable, short-term secure storage. Move to your new home first, then decide. No discarding something under the pressure of a deadline only to regret it later!

Testimonial about one of our specialists, Anita

“Anita was incredibly respectful and sensitive, but positive and supportive of my tidy up. We chatted through what I really needed and what I definitely didn’t. I feel a huge weight off my shoulders with this decluttering, and Anita’s organisation skills are top class – my cupboards, shelves, wardrobe, pantry, office, in fact, everywhere has had a face-lift. The whole house is ME and everything I could wish for, no remnants of sadness, just happy vibes. It’s blissfully peaceful.” (Simone, Auckland 2021)

Decluttering and Downsizing your Household Contents

Let us take you through some of the options available when we work with you on decluttering and downsizing home contents.

Sell Furniture & Other Belongings

We sell furniture and other property on behalf if we are confident a sale is likely and worthwhile for you. We never take a commission – you simply pay us for our time. The proceeds of sales are credited in full to your account with us.

Time permitting, we aim for the maximum return in the current market. We can sell directly to a buyer, or via TradeMe. High-end items are often sold through auction.

Market demand for some household furniture and content may be hard to predict from time to time. We can advise which items are likely to sell, and which are not.

Gifting to Family and Friends

You may wish to gift some items to family or friends. If required, we can make delivery arrangements locally, around New Zealand or overseas.

However, you may have some items already allocated for a particular person who is not ready to receive them yet, and in the meantime, you’re holding them at home. If you intend to move before gifted items can be received, you might wish to consider storing them in our secure facilities.

Donating to Charity

Donating items to charity is a popular option. There is a need in communities in Auckland for access to clothing, shoes, bedding, general manchester, kitchen things, furniture, toys, games, etc. You may want particular items to go to a specific charity. 

At Senior Moving Company, we specialise in helping people sort through their surplus belongings. Our knowledgeable staff are always happy to assist with this decision-making process – if needed. We can make arrangements on your behalf for pick up or delivery.

Other Options . . .

Some things are not easy to sell or donate. However, there are plenty more options available. We work hard at sorting things, discovering anything that may be repairable or useable as parts, or go into recycling or e-waste – we discard responsibly. Only after this exercise would we then throw anything away.

Valuable Items

Security   For peace of mind, the Senior Moving Company can place items of high value in secure storage as part of our service. We keep an inventory and take photographs of each item, and you are given copies of both.

Valuation   We can engage the services of various reputable and independent valuers we trust who have no vested interest in your items, nor advise us what to do with them or who to sell them to. You are then in a better position to make an informed choice what to do with these items once you have a valuation.

Sell   If you wish to sell any high-end items of value, such as antiques, paintings, jewellery, you will want a premium price for them. Ask us for advice on selling them, or to sell on your behalf – we don’t take a commission.

Secure Storage

During the downsizing home process, our affordable, secure, short- or long-term storage is available if you need it. This option eases the stress of deadlines so that you can store some possessions temporarily between homes.

Short-term storage also gives you extra time to decide or make arrangements later about some of the household contents that you are unable to decide on now at this stressful time. Once you have settled into your new home, you may then be in a better position to make good decisions about your contents in storage.

Secure Document Destruction

We can arrange for the secure destruction and shredding of confidential papers (like accounts, correspondence, old diaries, miscellaneous papers, etc.). We place these documents in a special box and seal it at your home before it goes directly for Document Destruction.

Other Services We Offer

Are you making changes to your living situation?

If you are a senior looking to move somewhere for your golden years, then we would love to be there for you. We know how to make the whole process easier without putting any undue pressure on you. To learn more, get in touch with our team at Senior Moving Company today!