FIGURES from removals company Bishop’s Move reveal families aim to get moves completed before the end of the school holidays.

A growing number of families who relocate throughout the year are booking their moves in June or July before moving home during the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

Throughout June and July, Bishop’s Move - the UK’s oldest family owned removal and storage company which has a branch in Exeter and a franchise in Cornwall – say enquiries have increased by 50 per cent from the first five months of the year, compared to last year where the number rose by 33 per cent for the same period, pointing to another increase in August relocations this year.

In addition to this peak in numbers, the Bishop’s Move Group has also seen an overall increase of 24 per cent in enquiries up to the week ending July 17, compared to the week prior to the General Election, pointing to a post-election bump in the property market.

This also reaffirms Bishop’s Move’s survey of 1,000 home owners who had their house on the market during the past 10 months which discovered they delayed their move by an average of 26 days to allow for the outcome of the General Election.

With Bishop’s Move discovering that families across the UK aim to get their moves completed throughout the August Bank Holiday Weekend, the company has this year experienced one the earliest points where it took a booking for this specific weekend as families try to cram their moves in before their children’s return to school.

In what has been a turbulent property market, Bishop’s Move’s figures show that the company has performed well throughout the first half of 2015.

Chris Marshall, Bishop’s Move Marketing Director, believes the reasoning behind such a surge in house moves in August is simple.

He comments: “Families don’t want their children to have their schooling disrupted and if a house move is on the cards then it makes perfect sense to get it completed before they return to school. Likewise, if they are moving to a completely new area it gives the parents time to ensure both they and their children are settled and familiar with their new surroundings before joining up with their new classmates in September. Moving in this period also enables families to concentrate on ensuring their children, pets, and even their garden, enjoy a smooth relocation in what is traditionally warmer and drier weather so they can still enjoy a chunk of the summer holidays in their new home.”

Bishop’s Move offers specialised removals and storage services for domestic and business customers, from small moves to international relocation.

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