Cost of moving home rises as UK removals firms put up prices

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Prices rise by up to 25% as firms cover wage increases to attract staff amid post-Brexit lorry driver shortage

The cost of moving home is on the rise as removals firms are forced to put up prices followingSome removals firms have raised prices by up to 25%, according to operators, in line with wage increases levied to retain and attract workersAngus Elphinstone, the chief executive and founder of AnyVan, said prices across the industry had risen by 10-15% as strong demand for removals vansHe said that demand was up 200% in June and interest in moving home had not tailed off as much as expected since...

 

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Wage increases? How awful for the workers.

How long before the Isle of Man follows suit? The next in the line of crippling costs for first time buyers

Wait till the climate cult slap their eco taxes all over it.

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