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Storage between completion dates: how the gap is handled

If your house sale and purchase dates don't align, Duffield Removals can arrange collection, temporary furniture storage and redelivery when your new home is ready. We offer short-term and long-term storage in Chester and Rhayader, subject to availability; if our facilities are full, we have established relationships with local storage providers to help find an alternative. Our removal and storage quotes clearly set out the collection, storage and redelivery costs.

By Duffield Removals. Published 23 September 2026, updated 12 October 2026.

Duffield Luton van beside a row of blue storage containers at Rhayader in winter
Storage between completion dates at our Rhayader yard.

Affordable storage between house moves

Our short-term furniture storage in Chester and Rhayader offers an affordable solution when moving dates don't align, with storage from £130 per month in Rhayader and £150 per month in Chester, subject to availability.

We offer collection, storage and redelivery services, with all costs clearly set out in your personalised quote. Whether you need storage for a few weeks or several months, we can help make the move between properties as straightforward as possible.

Furniture protection during storage

Our specialist removal blankets protect furniture during transport but are removed once items are unloaded into storage. You can choose from four protection options:

  • No additional protection: items are stored unprotected, with no insurance cover provided by us once unloaded
  • Customer-prepared protection: you protect and wrap your belongings before collection
  • Customer-supplied materials: you provide blankets, sheets or suitable materials for our team to use when loading into storage
  • Professional pre-storage protection: we provide shrink wrapping or high-protection export wrapping at an additional cost

Please note: our goods in transit insurance applies during the removal process, subject to policy terms. Customers are responsible for arranging their own storage insurance.

How our removal and storage service works

Collection day: our experienced removal team collects and transports your belongings to storage in Chester or Rhayader. Removal blankets are used during transport, with optional packing and pre-storage protection available at an additional cost.

Delivery day: when your new home is ready, we collect your belongings from storage and deliver them to the rooms you choose. Furniture dismantling and reassembly are available where included in your removal quote.

All services are subject to availability and agreed arrangements.

Flexible storage between completion dates

When your house sale and purchase dates don't align, our short-term storage in Chester and Rhayader gives you flexibility, with a one-month minimum rental and monthly terms after that, subject to one month's written notice.

If your completion date is delayed or your purchase falls through, your furniture and belongings can stay in storage until you're ready to move.

Need your winter coats, the children's bikes or a few boxes in the meantime? Outdoor containers are accessible during site opening hours, while access to indoor storage can be arranged in advance.

Which store is nearer

Goods from Chester, Cheshire, North Wales and the Wirral normally go to our store in Chester. Goods from Mid Wales go to Rhayader: that includes families moving in or out of Newtown, Llanidloes, Welshpool and Llandrindod Wells. Both addresses are given when you enquire.

What to keep out of storage

The things you will need in the rented flat or at the in-laws: clothes for the season, the children's school things, the laptop, the paperwork for the purchase. Pack them separately and keep them with you. Everything else can go.

Questions on this

Can I access my things during the gap?

Yes. Outdoor shipping containers are accessible during site opening hours, and indoor storage at Chester and Rhayader by prior arrangement.

What if my new completion date changes?

You ring us and we move the delivery day. Storage carries on month by month until then.

Where would my things be stored during the gap?

At Chester for moves in Cheshire, North Wales and the Wirral; at Rhayader for Mid Wales and Powys.

Next step

Tell us about the move. A real person comes back with a price.

A minute online, or ring 01244 794 244 (Chester), 01691 728 729 (Oswestry) or 01686 249 248 (Mid Wales). Phones answered Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, and Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon. Other times by arrangement.