What is the most cost effective way for moving your furniture to Spain from the UK.

Hi

Any ideas on what is the most cost effective method of moving your furniture etc from the UK to Spain, use a removals company, hire a van and self drive or simply kit your Spanish property out with furniture from somewhere like IKEA.

East Midlands to Estopona (Duquesa Village).

Best regards

Marcus

If you compare IKEA prices UK against Spain there is a massive negative to buy in Spain. I think everything seems so much dearer now in Spain, obviously this is exacerbated by the current rate of exchange. Plus loads of reductions to be had in UK whereas Spain never seem to cut prices by much.

We looked at some headboards that can be bought in UK £19 (special offer), same things in Spain are Euros79, we need 10 of them so that alone pays for the van and expense to travel down.

Another example is wardrobe handles, we need 36 of them they cost Euros 6 each in Leroy Merlin , they are £3 pair (special offer) in UK. I am planning to load up with lots of things that may seem petty but when totted up will cost a fortune in Spain. We will drive down, just not looking forward to the trip as only have certain amount days to do the round trip.

Don't they have sales in Spain for furniture like in UK  there's Christmas & Easter sales? Do they've those in Spain?

In our experience it’s more expensive in Spain for all house hold goods we transferred a lot of furniture etc from England and topped it off buying in Spain. If I was to do it again I would bring the lot from England

Have to agree with all that has been said about furnishing a home from Spanish sources.

Even the most mundane items can be very expensive.

Found a link to the Spanish IKEA catalogue website so you can see for yourself...

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Spanish IKEA (English..to a point ) to give you a good idea.

Feed it birdseed.....

I think the pattern varies a lot. With IKEA, even at €1.12 to £ the prices are fairly similar to the UK and mostly affordable. We have also seen many shops near to us in Vera/Mojacar area with lots of varied furniture at good prices plus a fair amount on sale/offer, etc. I think it's a bit like food - if you isnist on the British version of everything you will often pay more - but if you are a bit more flexible quite a lot of things are cheaper than the UK. I would agree that electricals are more expensive right now due to the ex rate.

  was that all about, dave chis

04 Feb 2009 4:23 PM dave chis Parcela I've made 23 posts Send private message to dave chis

Feed it birdseed

Horses for courses

Thanks More, I was wondering too but thought it was something I should know and didn't want to admit I didn't!!!!

Back to topic, I would bring all my stuff from the UK unless it could be got from IKEA. We have many many of furniture outlets around Vineros, Benicarlo, Peniscola but they are very expensive for decent'ish quality and either very old fashioned or ultra modern. And even though there are so many outlets there isn't that much choice. Electricals are expensive and I've carried light fittings and a gas BBQ  (BBQ came with Monarch) from the UK.

We did bring a huge shipment from UK of stuff that meant a lot to me, including furniture. If you choose this option don't use Brittannia Removals. I've posted about them before so wont fgo over it again, but be warned, they will cost a fortune and break your heart.

Regards, Poppyseed

Just a warning to all. We used to know a couple who managed quite a big removals company over here(not Brittania) and they actually took items from peoples deliveries and kept them for themselves! They then told the client it had been lost so many people arrived in Spain to start thier new life,only to discover half thier furniture/electrical items were missing!

They also took weeks longer than agreed to deliver the items so many people were without beds,sofas,tv's etc. for weeks with no choice but to wait. Needless to say we no longer have contact with these people but please all be careful who you entrust your possessions to.

We used GAP removals, good value for money it all went  like clock-work, and arrived at our place in spain at the same time as us

Sorry, just being light hearted.  I went on the net and found that you were able to get accurate quotes online. Each room was taken individually, and you were asked what size TV etc was. We ended up taking only items that had sentimental value to us, and found that Almeria/Murcia had a great deal of choice. I think now with the exchange rate etc, it will be cheaper to transport as much as possible. Good luck.