More thoughts of September

As I said in a previous post, I've been thinking about our move in September. We haven't moved house in a few years, and since University we've lived in the same area. It suddenly dawned on me that there's a lot to do in preparation for the move; especially as we'll be taking a massive income drop. We can't afford to pay a month of extra council tax or student loan payments, so for once in my life I'll need to get organised.

In a bid to do this, I thought I'd have a bit of a brainstorm here:

• Council tax - need to find out what we'll need to pay and whether we get any benefits or rebates. I know I'll get a discount as a student, but that's all I know so far. We also need to make sure Lancaster City Council know when we're moving.
• Tenancy - need to notify landlord of intended move date and end of tenancy.
• New house - need to sign a contract and find a deposit.
• Removals - need to book some assistance with this - hoping my uncle can help here!
• NI and tax - this has always been a mystery to me. I should probably check if there are any implications of my change in status half way through the year.
• Student loans - I only have a bit left to pay on my loan, but when I become a student again, I won't be paying! Probably need to let the lovely folks in Glasgow know what's going on.

Then there's all the things I keep forgetting about:

• Need to find a vet and register the felines
• Need to find a dentist with vacancies (and fill in HC1 forms!)
• Need to work out where the nearest doctors' surgery will be in Cambridge

I think I need to write these down and keep adding to them as I think of more! Once I start at Westcott, I don't think I'll have masses of time to faff around with this sort of thing.