If you need to move today, the clock suddenly becomes the main problem.

Moving house is stressful enough before you add a narrow lane, a tight turning circle, a steep path, or a front door that seems to have been designed by someone who never owned a sofa.

Getting a few van quotes should make life easier, not more confusing. Yet that is exactly what happens when one price looks suspiciously low, another is packed with extras, and a third barely explains what is included.

If you are sorting a loft, clearing a flat, or getting ready for a move, disposal can become the awkward bit nobody really wants to deal with. The bags pile up. The skip looks tempting.