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London → France

Removals from London to France

The shortest Channel crossing — out of London on the M20, Dover or Eurotunnel to Calais, then the French autoroute network to wherever you are headed.

The route

Why this move
from London.

France is the most straightforward European move from London. The London end is the part we obsess over — a collection timed around your street, your building and the capital’s loading constraints, day or night — and from there the route is simple: the M20 down to the coast, Dover or the Eurotunnel shuttle across to Calais, and the French autoroute network out to your destination. Paris is a short onward leg; Lyon and the Rhône valley are a clean motorway run; the Riviera and Provence are the long, sunlit tail of the route.

The people we move to France from London split into two rough camps. There are the working relocations — a Paris posting, the La Défense finance world, the tech and creative scene around Lyon — and there are the lifestyle moves south, to the Var and Alpes-Maritimes coast around Nice, Cannes and Antibes, or the farmhouse in the Dordogne. Because we are set up for urgent and out-of-hours work in London, we can collect at whatever hour suits the building and the street, then run the Continental leg with the same crew.

Since Brexit, a move to France means a customs declaration rather than a simple drive-through, and we handle that side plainly. A transfer-of-residence relief covers your used household goods on a genuine move, filed against your French address and a detailed inventory. You look after the French-side registration; we look after the paperwork that carries your belongings across. Nothing is left to be “sorted at the border”.

Where we deliver

Destinations across France.

Paris & Île-de-France

Professional and finance relocations. Haussmann apartment blocks are the usual access puzzle — lift size and courtyard access decide the plan, so a few photos of the French end help as much as the London one.

Lyon

Tech, pharma and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes belt. Presqu’île and Croix-Rousse access varies; the residential outskirts are straightforward.

Nice & the Riviera

Lifestyle and second-home moves along the Côte d’Azur — Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Menton. Hillside villa approaches are common and best flagged early.

Marseille & Provence

The Mediterranean port and the Provençal hinterland, with Aix-en-Provence family moves the mainstay.

Bordeaux & the south-west

Wine-country and rural moves, including Dordogne and Lot farmhouses down unmade lanes — worth noting access for the lorry.

Lille & the north

The closest French cluster to Calais — a quick onward leg and routine access across the Hauts-de-France.

Customs, handled

No “sort it
at the border.”

France is outside the UK, so a move now needs a customs declaration on both sides. We prepare the UK export side before the vehicle leaves London and the French import side for arrival. Transfer-of-residence relief covers used household goods on a genuine change of residence, filed against your French address proof and a signed inventory. You complete the French residency registration and any carte de séjour; our paperwork supports the customs relief rather than filing the residency application for you.

Worth thinking about

01

The access at the London end and the hour it needs to happen — a tight street, a lift booking or a red-route loading window often means an evening or early collection, which we can do.

02

The French destination’s access — a Paris apartment lift, a Riviera hillside approach or a rural lane can all need a smaller transfer vehicle for the final stretch.

03

Whether you are making a clean change of residence — the transfer-of-residence relief rests on a genuine move, and the address proof you can provide shapes when the customs side closes.

London to France — questions

Good to know.

Can you collect in London out of hours for a France move?
Yes. The Continental leg does not change the fact that the London end is where the timing matters. If your building or street needs an evening, overnight or weekend collection, we will plan the load for that hour and then run the crossing and the French leg from there.
Do you handle the French customs paperwork?
We handle the customs side of the goods — the UK export declaration and the French import declaration, with transfer-of-residence relief filed against your French address and inventory. The French residency registration and any carte de séjour are steps you complete on the French side; our filing supports the relief rather than doing that registration for you.
Eurotunnel or the ferry?
Both work and the routing after Calais is identical. Eurotunnel from Folkestone is the quickest shuttle; the Dover-to-Calais ferry suits some loads and schedules better. We choose whichever fits your move and set it out in the written quote.
Can you move just a few rooms to France, not a whole house?
Yes — part-loads to France are common, especially for a first move out or a bolt-hole. We size the vehicle to the load and plan the London collection around your timing just the same.

Moving from London to France?

Tell us what’s moving and when the London end needs to happen. We’ll come back with a clear written quote for the whole door-to-door job.

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