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How to Find Your Removal Company in Perth

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Tell us about your move

Enter your move details so we can match you with the right local removal companies in Perth for you.

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Smartphone showing Compare My Move removal company match results.

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Compare & choose your removal company

Choose the moving company that's right for you based on price, services and reviews.

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Removal worker lifting a sofa.

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Let your Perth movers handle the heavy lifting

Your chosen company handles the transport, and unloading, saving you time and effort.

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Smiling couple relaxing on a sofa after moving home.

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Settle into your new home

Relax knowing your belongings have been moved safely by trusted professionals.

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Why Book Your Removals with Compare My Move?

Top picks in Perth

Top picks in Perth

We connect you with the right movers for your needs, not just the nearest.

Reviewed and reliable

Reviewed and reliable

Easily connect with top-rated, fully verified professionals right at your fingertips.

Last minute? No problem

Last minute? No problem

If you need a quick turnaround, we’ll find firms that can meet your timeframe.

Local expertise

Local expertise

Our removal companies know the city’s unique moving challenges inside out.

What's Involved in a Removal Service?

Archive Icon Packing & preparation
Archive Icon Packing & preparation
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  • Optional professional packing service
  • Supply of boxes, wrapping, and tape
  • Dismantling of furniture if needed
  • Labelling of boxes for easy unpacking
  • Access planning and parking permit advice where required
Calendar icon On moving day
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Calendar icon On moving day
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  • Floor, doorway and bannister protection
  • Careful loading of boxes into the van
  • Protective covers for fragile items
  • Specialist handling for special items, like pianos or antiques
Truck icon Transport
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Transport
Two movers carrying boxes from a van outside a modern building.
  • Safe delivery to your new home
  • Goods-in-transit and public liability insurance
  • Short-term or long-term storage available if needed
  • GPS-tracked vehicles for added security
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Unloading
Smiling mover unloading cardboard boxes from a removals van.
  • Unloading into the rooms of your choice
  • Reassembly of furniture and large items
  • Removal of packing materials
  • Final placement checks

Areas We Cover in Perth

  • Kinnoull
  • Craigie
  • Gannochy
  • Bridgend
  • Oakbank
  • Viewlands
  • Letham
  • Muirton
  • North Muirton
  • Tulloch
  • Hillyland
  • Moncreiffe
  • Pitheavlis
  • Cherrybank
  • Burghmuir
  • Western Edge
  • Woodlands
  • Barnhill
  • Corsiehill
  • Balhousie

Why Customers In Perth Trust Us To Move Home

Recent reviews from people who moved home in Perth
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Based on 22 customer reviews of our Perth removals companies.

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Perth's Best Moving Companies

Proven and reliable

Proven and reliable

Our companies have experience completing hundreds of Perth home moves.

Highly-rated by customers

Highly-rated by customers

We collect feedback after moves, run regular mystery shops, and remove movers that don't maintain top ratings.

Verified & insured

Verified & insured

Every firm is verified for trading history and reviews, and must carry Goods in Transit and Public Liability insurance.

Perth specialists

Perth specialists

Our removal companies know the city’s unique moving challenges inside out.

1,543
Removal jobs completed in Perth

Our Perth Moving Trends

May most popular month
Edinburgh most popular destination
494 last minute moves
Packing top add on

Types of Home

Items We Move Most

5,092 plants moved
4,320 beds moved
2,315 sofas moved
2,623 TVs moved

How We Keep Things Safe

725 pre-move surveys
18,516 boxes packed
96 miles of packing tape
2,932 KG of bubble wrap

Things to Know Before Your Perth Move

Finish loading by 10:45 am if you’re on High Street

The pedestrian zone around High Street, St John Street and King Edward Street closes at 11 am when automatic bollards rise and stay down until 4 pm. The only vehicle access is from Tay Street into High Street. If your flat sits inside this zone, plan an early morning move and make sure the van is finished loading by 10:45 am. Miss it and the team will need to park on King Edward Street or Scott Street and carry everything through on foot, adding at least half an hour.

Avoid Canal Street and Kinnoull Street multi-storeys

Both car parks have low ceilings that stop most removal vans at the entrance. Use South Inch, Riverside or Norrie Miller open-air car parks instead. Check which one is closest to your door before move day so the van can go straight there rather than looping back from a barrier.

Apply for bay suspensions ten working days in advance

Perth & Kinross Council can take up to ten working days to approve parking suspensions or short-term dispensations. If space outside your property is limited, apply as soon as you exchange contracts. The council will not fast-track late applications, and without approval the van will be unloading from streets away.

Check St Johnstone fixtures before setting your date

A 24-hour urban clearway runs around McDiarmid Park, and traffic builds on the A85 before kick-off and again at full time. If you’re moving near the stadium or on the east bank, look up fixtures before choosing your completion date. Pick another day or start early in the morning before matchday parking fills nearby streets.

Allow extra travel time on A9 routes in summer

Perth sits on the main tourist route north, and the A9 slows through the city during July, August and school holidays. If your move crosses the river or uses the A9, add at least 30 minutes to your journey. Build that buffer into your schedule so queues do not delay key handovers.

Plan carefully for Georgian conversions and townhouses

Older homes around Rose Terrace and Atholl Street often have basement kitchens, three floors and narrow service stairs. Even with parking right outside, these layouts take longer to load. Let your movers know about split levels or tight turns when you book so they can bring enough people and the right equipment for awkward access.

Save costs with an evening or Sunday move

Council parking in Perth runs from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday. Outside those hours it’s free, and there are no charges on Sundays. If your completion allows, a Sunday move or an evening start after 6 pm removes parking costs and makes it much easier to find space in the centre.

FAQs About Movers in Perth

What is the average removal cost in Perth?

The average removal cost in Perth is around £751 for a 1 to 2 bedroom move, £1,561 for a 3 bedroom home, and £1,792 for a property with 4 or more bedrooms. The final price can rise if access slows the job down, such as older townhouses with several floors and tight staircases, or city-centre addresses where the van cannot stay close to the door during restricted access periods.

How do I get accurate removal quotes?

To get an accurate quote, give movers a clear picture of access as well as the size of your move. It helps to mention split levels, basement kitchens or narrow stairs in older homes around streets such as Rose Terrace and Atholl Street, and whether the van will need to use open-air parking because nearby multi-storey car parks are too low for larger vehicles.

How do I choose a removal company?

Choose a removal company that seems used to planning around real access issues rather than one that only asks how many boxes you have. In a city like this, it is useful to pick a firm that understands central loading restrictions, knows when a larger van may not reach the door, and can show good reviews, proper insurance and experience with awkward layouts.

How far in advance should I book movers?

You should usually book movers as soon as your date looks likely, and even earlier if parking outside the property is limited. Perth & Kinross Council can take up to ten working days to approve a suspension or short-term dispensation, so leaving it late can mean the van has to stop much further away and the move becomes harder to manage.

What should I tell movers about parking or access before moving day?

You should tell movers exactly where the van can and cannot stop, and whether there are timing restrictions that affect loading. That is especially important if you are near High Street, St John Street or King Edward Street, where vehicle access changes late in the morning, or if you are relying on nearby parking and need the team to arrive early enough to load without a long carry.