When you sign up a storage unit you may not think about what happens in the longer term. Some people do end up finding it hard to pay for their storage, or they don’t make the payment for some other reason. We look at what happens in these situations.
Self Storage is all about peace of mind, which is why both security and insurance are so important. Insurance is usually supplied by the operator of the storage centre but users can also insure themselves independently.
House prices are funny money: you could strive for years to earn a £3000 rise in your annual pay, and dither over whether to spend £100 on a new toaster. Yet £25,000 could be casually knocked off the price of your home in the process of sale. So how can you avoid that and ensure […]
Archive Attic was set up in 2003 by George Matts’ father and uncle with the idea of supplying archive storage services (hence the name of their company), but they have broadened out to providing space for all sorts of items, mainly furniture and household goods.
Streetvan is part of Streetcar, which describes itself as a “pay-as-you-go car club”, and provides an ideal solution for many people moving into or out of self storage. They rent out vans for £8.95 per hour or £79.50 per day and have the advantage that once you are a Streetcar member you just book online […]
Safestore are set on a steady expansion policy and have almost 100 self storage facilities in the UK – a target they’ve said they plan to reach during 2011.
Moving stuff around can be expensive so uShip.com have come up with a way of making it much cheaper. Their model, based around the Internet, allows people with vans to bid for jobs to move loads. As a middle man they take only a small cut, typically about 6%, which is charged to the van […]
In setting prices for storage rooms, a facility manager will be influenced by various factors including: their costs, their level of occupancy, local competition in the storage market and the characteristics of particular customers.
If you are moving house, but need to store your possessions between houses, should you choose the storage offered to you by the removals company, or self storage?
Storage.co.uk asked: Could it be cheaper to buy a van to use for storage instead of renting a storage unit? We were able to find a 10 year old small-wheel-base Ford Transit van, with MOT and in good condition, for £575.
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