Eden releases the Smart Home Movers Guide 2026
08 May 2026
Eden Conveyancing has released the Smart Home Movers Guide 2026. It’s been written by Eden’s team of conveyancing experts after helping thousands of home movers and hearing the same universal pains and challenges come up again and again. People told us they felt unsure, overwhelmed and often didn’t know who to ask when something didn’t make sense. That’s why we created the guide.
Whether someone’s buying their first home, moving up, remortgaging or downsizing, the guide is designed to support every mover — regardless of which professionals they choose to work with.
Figures from 2025 found that the average move now costs £17,831, the typical timeline sits between 12 and 17 weeks, and one in three transactions still falls through. Most fall throughs aren’t caused by dramatic issues. They come from avoidable problems like missing documents, slow communication and misunderstandings about searches, surveys and chains. The guide tackles these problems head-on and gives movers the clarity they often don’t get until it’s too late.
Katrina Lamont, Eden’s Head of Legal Operations, said:
“We’ve helped thousands of movers, and the same worries came up again and again. People felt unsure, didn’t know what to ask and were anxious about what might go wrong. This guide gives them clarity early on, so the whole move feels calmer and far less surprising.”
The guide brings together the topics movers told us they struggle with most, including:
- How searches work and why they take different lengths of time
- A full moving home checklist from offer to move in
- Questions to ask estate agents before making an offer
- What you can control and what you can’t
- How long each stage really takes
- The true cost of owning a home beyond the mortgage
- Red flags conveyancers look for at viewings
- How chains work and why they stall
Katrina added:
“We wanted to give movers the confidence they usually only get once they’ve already hired a conveyancer. This guide lets them feel informed from day one, instead of guessing their way through it.”
The free Smart Home Movers Guide 2026 is available now at https://www.edenconveyancing.com/campaign/smart-home-movers
