Removals in Richmond

Richmond is upriver from our base, out past Putney, Barnes and East Sheen. Homes here range widely: flats above the shops and in converted houses in the town centre, Victorian terraces and semis in the side streets, and large Georgian houses on the Green and the Hill.

The oldest houses are round Richmond Green and up Richmond Hill, where Georgian terraces and grand villas stand, many of them listed. They come with stone steps, narrow halls and fine old staircases. The protection goes down on floors, banisters and doorframes before anything moves, and big pieces come apart where the turns are tight.

Away from the centre, North Sheen and the streets around Kew Gardens station are mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis, family houses on quieter roads. Kew has its own controlled parking zones, and the council has been reviewing them, so read the signs on your street rather than going on memory.

Richmond Hill needs thought of its own. It is steep and busy, and the houses at the top often have no space outside, so the van may have to stand round the corner. On the survey we look at where it can stop and how long the carry is, and plan the crew around that.

Then there is the river. The Thames is tidal at Richmond, and on the highest tides the Environment Agency issues flood alerts for the riverside between Putney Bridge and Teddington. If you live by the water, check the tide times before you fix the loading slot, and never leave a car or van parked on the low riverside road on a high tide.