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Alpha Movers charges from £90 for a small van with a driver, £110 with one helper, and £150 for a medium or Luton van with two helpers — all on a 2-hour minimum. Additional time is £40–£75 per hour depending on van and crew, billed in 30-minute increments.

The final cost of a London removal depends on three things: van size, crew size, and how long the job takes. Alpha Movers prices every van and crew option up front:

Fuel, ULEZ, insurance, blankets and straps are included. There are no stair fees, no ULEZ surcharges and no weekend premiums. After the 2-hour minimum, time is charged in 30-minute increments, so a 2 hour 30 minute job is not rounded up to three hours.

Larger moves can be quoted at a fixed price on request. Dismantling, packing and boxes are charged separately and confirmed before moving day.

Alpha Movers operates from 779 Eastern Avenue, Ilford IG2 7RX and covers all 32 London boroughs. East London is the core service area — Ilford, Stratford, Hackney, Walthamstow, Barking, East Ham, Romford and Goodmayes — with full coverage across North, South and West London.

East London is where Alpha Movers is based, so Ilford, Redbridge, Newham, Hackney, Barking & Dagenham and Waltham Forest are covered daily. Beyond that, Alpha Movers regularly handles removals in Croydon, Enfield, Finchley, Highgate, Hampstead, Hounslow, Harrow, Wimbledon, Clapham, Islington, Kensington, Lambeth, Camden and Canary Wharf.

London-specific access is planned into every job: CPZ parking suspensions, Victorian staircase turns, narrow Edwardian doorways, and ULEZ zones — the ULEZ charge is absorbed by Alpha Movers, not passed on.

Yes. Alpha Movers runs a single item transport service across London for one sofa, bed, wardrobe, mattress, fridge or desk. A single-item move uses a small van with one helper from £110 on a 2-hour minimum, or £90 driver-only if you can load and unload the item yourself.

Single item moves are booked the same way as a full removal — same vans, same rate card, no separate "courier" pricing. Typical single item jobs across London include a sofa bought on Facebook Marketplace, a bed frame moving between flats, a fridge-freezer delivered from a warehouse, or a desk going into a home office.

If the item will not fit through the staircase or doorway at either address, Alpha Movers can hoist it externally instead — see the furniture hoisting answer below.

Yes. Alpha Movers provides external furniture hoisting across London for sofas, beds, mattresses, wardrobes and appliances that will not fit through a staircase, doorway or lift. The item is lifted through a window or over a balcony using rigging equipment and a trained crew, from £150.

Hoisting is the standard solution in London's older housing stock — Victorian conversions with a tight staircase turn, purpose-built blocks with a lift too small for a three-seater, and new-build flats with balcony access but a narrow internal hallway.

The Alpha Movers crew surveys the window or balcony opening, the drop height and the street access before the day, so the correct rigging arrives first time. Sofas, corner sofas, mattresses, wardrobes, white goods and gym equipment are all hoistable.

Furniture hoisting with Alpha Movers costs £150 to £280. The price is set by three factors: the floor level the item is going to or coming from, the size and weight of the item, and how much street access is available for rigging and positioning.

A single mattress to a second-floor window sits at the lower end of the range. A corner sofa to a fifth-floor balcony with restricted street access sits at the upper end. Alpha Movers confirms the exact figure before booking — the quote is fixed once the window or balcony dimensions, floor level and access are known, so there is no day-of price change.

No stair fees, no ULEZ charge and no weekend premium apply to hoisting jobs.

Yes. Alpha Movers dismantles and reassembles furniture on London removals — flat-pack wardrobes, bed frames, corner sofas, dining tables and desks. Dismantling and reassembly are charged separately from the hourly moving rate, so list the items when booking and the cost is confirmed before moving day.

Dismantling is often what makes a move possible at all: a wardrobe that cannot clear a Victorian staircase turn, or a corner sofa that will not pass a hallway corner. Removing the feet, back panel or chaise section is usually enough to avoid a hoist entirely.

The crew carries the tools, and fittings, bolts and brackets are bagged and labelled per item, so reassembly at the new address does not turn into a search for missing screws.

Yes. Alpha Movers handles student moves across London — halls of residence, shared houses and studio flats. A typical student load fits a small van with one helper at £110 for the first two hours, then £65 per hour, with no stair fees for upper-floor halls rooms.

Student moves cluster around fixed dates — end of term, start of term, and mid-year house changes — so booking two to three weeks ahead matters more than it does for a standard move. Alpha Movers covers the university corridors across London including Queen Mary and UEL in East London, plus UCL, King's, LSE, Westminster and Middlesex.

Loads are usually small: boxes, a mattress, a desk chair, a TV and a bike. A small van with one helper is normally enough, which keeps a student move at the bottom of the rate card.

Both. Alpha Movers offers a full pack, a part pack, or a self-pack move. On a full pack the crew boxes and wraps everything before loading. On a part pack, fragile items only — kitchenware, glassware, electronics, artwork — are packed by the crew while you handle the rest.

Packing is charged separately from the hourly moving rate, and boxes and packing materials can be supplied for an additional charge — both are confirmed in your quote before moving day. Blankets and straps for furniture protection during transit are included on every removal, whichever option you choose.

Yes. Alpha Movers transports motorcycles, gym equipment and heavy machinery across London in a Transit or Luton van with a crew of one or two, using secure tie-down straps and a tail-lift on request, from £90 for the first two hours.

Motorcycle and machinery transport needs three things a standard removal does not: a ramp or tail lift, straps fixed to the load points rather than the frame, and a crew that knows how to secure a load that will not tolerate movement. Alpha Movers handles single-bike moves, gym equipment relocation and commercial machinery within London, priced on the van and crew the job needs.

Yes. Every Alpha Movers removal includes £10,000 goods in transit insurance plus public liability cover as standard. Insurance certificates can be sent on request before booking, which helps when a building manager or concierge asks for proof of cover for a loading bay or service lift.

High-value, antique or particularly fragile items should be declared before moving day, so packing and handling notes can be agreed with the Alpha Movers crew in advance.