tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923108470521675559.post-65162450338406766942008-01-20T14:32:00.000+01:002008-01-20T14:36:13.351+01:00<span style="color:#3333ff;">Outside lifts and parking spaces in Brussels</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I often meet clients who have a story to tell about when they first moved to Brussels, and the most common issue is the removal firm failed to take into account the need for an outside lift or a reserved parking space. Result, damage caused to the stairs or walls by trying to fit furniture into spaces not designed for that purpose or frantic calls to a lift company, or a truck that can't park anywhere near the building. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">When flat hunting, unless someone specifically points out to you that your mover will have to supply a lift, how would you know about such things? After all, in the UK outside lifts are deemed by the Health &amp; Safety Executive to be too dangerous, so most British people will have never seen one before. But that's where your mover comes in. Most removal firms are professional in what they do, the problem is that all movers claim to do European work and most fail to take in account the access at the destination address. Most apartment buildings in Brussels do NOT permit furniture to be moved up or down the stairs. Older buildings have narrow stairs making it physically impossible to move furniture. However, most apartments have large windows that open into the apartment, and if there's a balcony the job of positioning a lift is made that much easier. Parking the removal van and lift truck can be made easier by reserving space with the police. Your mover can and should arrange this for you, and if he doesn't know a firm in Brussels give him Capital's details and we'll do it. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Check your quote to ensure the mover has allowed for a lift and/or parking permit, unless you are moving into the suburbs where generally these issue are not a problem.</span><br /><br />Capital Worldwide Limited<br />Web site: <a href="http://www.capital-worldwide.com/">http://www.capital-worldwide.com</a><br />Email: <a href="mailto:moving@capital-worldwide.com">moving@capital-worldwide.com</a><br />Phone: 02 535 7430<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2923108470521675559-6516245033840676694?l=capitalmoving.blogspot.com'/></div>European Sales Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14949758576200954741noreply@blogger.com0