Keep paying for the old place
Six months of rent on a cottage she wasn’t living in, just to keep her furniture somewhere.
Customer story · Between homes
Storing a 2-bed cottage for 6 months between a move from Chiswick to Hampstead Heath
Alban, 28, runs her own small business. The dates on her two rentals didn’t line up, leaving six months between moving out of her cottage in Chiswick and moving into her new home in Hampstead Heath. We stored her furniture and belongings while she stayed with her friend Jordan, then delivered everything to her new home in one go.
Alban’s two-bedroom cottage in Chiswick
In short
Alban, 28, runs her own small business. In February 2021 she moved out of her two-bedroom cottage with a garden in Chiswick. Her next rental, in Hampstead Heath, wasn’t free for another six months. She booked with us by phone, collected boxes from our depot and packed everything herself. We collected all 96 items in one go, stored them in a 70 sq ft unit for six months while she stayed with her friend Jordan, then delivered it all to Hampstead Heath in one go.
The situation
Six months between two rentals
Alban is 28 and runs her own small business. She was renting a 750 sq ft two-bedroom cottage with a garden in Chiswick. She’d found her next home in Hampstead Heath, but the dates on the two rentals didn’t line up. When she moved out in February 2021, the new place wasn’t free for another six months.
Her friend Jordan had room for her, but not for the contents of a cottage. She needed somewhere safe for her furniture and most of her belongings for six months, and a way to get it all to Hampstead Heath when the time came.
In pictures
Alban and her cottage
The options
Why she chose storage with collection
A six-month gap between homes leaves a few choices.
Rent a self storage unit
Hire a van, load a cottage’s worth of furniture, drive it to a unit, then do it all again six months later across London.
JamStorage
One team to collect everything from Chiswick, store it for six months and deliver it all to Hampstead Heath.
How it worked
From Chiswick to storage, and on to Hampstead Heath
- 01
Booked by phone
She called our team, gave us her dates and booked collection and storage.
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Boxes from our depot
Her family lives near one of our depots, so she picked up her boxes in person and packed everything herself.
- 03
Collected in one go
In February 2021 we collected all her furniture and most of her belongings, 96 items in all, from the cottage in a single trip.
- 04
Six months in storage
She kept just her essentials with her while she stayed with her friend Jordan.
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Delivered in one go
When her new home was ready in August 2021, we delivered everything to Hampstead Heath in a single trip.
Packing her own way
Alban picked up her boxes and packed it all herself
Alban’s family lives near one of our depots, so rather than have boxes delivered, she called in and collected them in person. She then packed the whole cottage herself, at her own pace, before collection day.
On the day, our crew wrapped and loaded her furniture and boxes in one trip. Anything she needed for the next six months stayed in her bags for Jordan’s.
★★★★★
“A* Service from JamStorage. I had not come across the storage service where the storage company actually come and collect before, this made my life so much easier. The price was really competitive and the service was swift. I only had a small collection which took just under and hour and it was roughly the same for the delivery back. I went into storage for 6 months, initially booking with Matt who was very helpful. Sorry but I do not remember the name of the guys who collected by Ben and Josh were equally as great when I received all of my items back from storage today, in the exact condition I left them in.”
Alban · 5 stars on Trustpilot, August 2021
The result
Everything waiting, then one delivery to her new home
Alban didn’t have to move her things twice or find room for a cottage’s worth of furniture at a friend’s. Her furniture waited in storage while she stayed with Jordan, and arrived at her new home in Hampstead Heath all at once.
6 monthsin storage between her two homes
96 itemsfrom a 750 sq ft cottage, in a 70 sq ft unit
1 deliveryeverything to Hampstead Heath at once
Our advice
What we recommend if you’re moving between homes
A few things that make collection day, and your time in storage, much easier.
Be packed before we arrive
Have everything packed and ready before collection day. Leave out one or two boxes for the things you need that night, then pack those first thing in the morning.
Don’t move on a tenancy start or end date
You can’t always be sure what time you’ll get the keys. Avoid moving your things into storage on the day a tenancy ends or starts, and give yourself a day either side.
Use proper boxes, not bags
Proper packing materials make life much easier. Sturdy boxes stack neatly, so we can fill your unit right to the top and make the most of its full height. Bags tend to collapse under weight.
Not sure how much space you’ll need? Use our space calculator →
Is this you?
Moving dates don’t line up?
If there’s a gap between leaving one home and moving into the next, we’ll collect your things, store them for as long as you need and deliver them to your new address.
Book as soon as you know your dates
Tell us your move-out date and we’ll collect the day you leave.
Pay week by week
After the 4-week minimum you pay weekly, so if your new home is delayed, your things simply stay in storage.
Delivered to your new address
We deliver to wherever you’re moving, all in one go or a few things at a time.
Storage between homes: questions
Can you store my things between two rentals?
Yes. We collect from your old home on the day you move out, store everything at our depot and deliver it to your new home when it’s ready.
How long can I store for between moves?
The minimum is 4 weeks and there’s no maximum. After the first 4 weeks you pay week by week, so a delayed move-in date isn’t a problem.
How much storage space does a 2-bed cottage need?
It depends on what you keep with you. Alban’s 750 sq ft two-bedroom cottage fitted into a 70 sq ft unit: 96 items, including all her furniture. Our space calculator gives you a figure for your own home.
Can you deliver to a different address from where you collected?
Yes. Alban’s things were collected in Chiswick and delivered to Hampstead Heath. We can deliver anywhere in London, the M25 and surrounding areas at our standard prices.
Can I pack everything myself?
Yes. Order boxes and packing materials from our Box Shop and pack at your own pace before collection day.
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