Moving in the context of a professional transfer concerns several hundred individuals in France each year.
This specific type of move requires often complex organization, at the last moment, making the use of a professional mover almost essential. Indeed, these specialized service providers are equipped and experienced to organize this type of move. In this file, discover our advice on the subject.
Assistance available in the event of a move for a professional transfer
When a move is organized as part of a professional transfer, the individual concerned can claim several specific financial aids.
The moving bonus
This aid is granted by the Family Allowance Fund (CAF) or by the Mutuelle sociale agricole (MSA). However, it can only be awarded if the person concerned has at least three dependent children, born or to be born, and if the move occurs during pregnancy or before the second birthday of the last child born.
In addition, it should be noted that this aid is only granted to people already benefiting from personalized housing assistance (APL) or family housing allowance (ALF).
Support for the Housing Solidarity Fund (FSL)
This aid is granted by the General Council and is intended for people in precarious situations who have to move. However, it can take several forms, namely a subsidized loan or a grant.
Aid from Action Logement
The Action Logement fund, financed by companies as part of the participation of employers in the construction effort (PEEC), provides several financial aids for employees affected by a professional transfer, subject to means testing.
- Mobili-pass assistance: it is intended for employees working in a company with at least ten employees. Like the Housing Solidarity Fund Aid, it can take the form of a subsidized loan to finance expenses related to the event or a grant.
- Agri-mobility assistance: this aid is granted to agricultural workers, under the same conditions as the Mobili-pass aid.
- Help My job, my accommodation: this aid is awarded with the aim of encouraging closer ties between home and the workplace as well as entry into the world of work. Under conditions of resources, it is conditioned by the travel time between the place of work and the new accommodation (which must not exceed 30 minutes).
Aid for civil servants
Situations of relocation for professional transfer are frequent in the public service. As a result, specific aids have been put in place to support the agents concerned.
- Change of residence allowance (ICR): this aid is granted to civil servants who have to move to carry out their duties in a new position. This is a lump-sum compensation, the amount of which depends on the volume to be moved, the family situation and the distance between the two dwellings.
- Aid for the installation of State personnel (AIP): this aid is granted to new agents of the State civil service and to agents assigned within the priority districts of the city policy. However, it is awarded subject to means testing.
- The special installation bonus (PSI): this aid is granted to new State civil servants assigned for the first time within the urban community of Lille or a municipality in the Île-de-France region.
- The zero rate loan (PTZ): this special aid is granted once only to civil servants for a maximum amount of 3,000 euros in order to enable them to finance their move.
What budget should I plan for a move for a professional transfer?
It is difficult to accurately estimate the price of a move for a professional transfer. Indeed, this type of service is invoiced to measure according to a whole range of criteria.
- The volume to be moved: the volume to be moved is decisive in defining a price range. Indeed, depending on the volume of goods to be transported, the equipment to be provided will be more or less important, as well as the time to devote to it, the personnel to dedicate to it, the size of the vehicle to be mobilized, etc.
- The distance to go: the greater the distance to be covered between the old accommodation and the new accommodation, the higher the cost of the move will be. Indeed, over long distances, it is necessary to plan to mobilize personnel over a longer period and higher costs in terms of fuel and road (tolls, etc.).
- The type of property to be moved: when it comes to moving specific goods (very bulky, works of art, precious goods, plants, etc.), the price may increase.
- The chosen period: for an emergency move, at the weekend or even during the summer – in other words during the busiest periods – prices can increase considerably.
Entrust your move for professional transfer to a professional mover: our advice
Of course, it is possible to move alone, by your own means. However, calling on a professional mover is the most interesting solution in the context of a professional transfer.
Why hire a professional mover?
In the majority of cases, professional transfers are situations that require moving in an emergency context. To limit the stress of this event and avoid risking a “disorganized organization”, the best thing is still to entrust your move for professional transfer to a moving specialist. In addition to saving time and energy, delegating this task allows you to settle in more optimal conditions in terms of comfort and serenity.
These are not the only advantages of professional movers.
- They organize removals throughout the territory as well as abroad.
- The goods are transported in optimal and secure conditions.
- The risk of breakage or loss is limited and covered as part of the service.
- It is possible to choose a more or less complete service depending on the formula selected.
Which formula to choose?
Professional movers offer their customers a whole range of more or less complete formulas. Generally speaking, most of these pros include the following categories.
- The economic formula: this formula is the lightest. It generally provides for the loading, transport and unloading of goods. In this case, the customer prepares his move and takes care of his move.
- The standard formula: more or less embellished with services, this formula also includes the packaging of certain goods (notably fragile) as well as the dismantling and reassembly of furniture.
- The complete formula: in this case, almost all of the move is taken care of by the professional mover. In addition, it is common for the latter to take care of all the administrative procedures related to this event.
How to reduce your expenses for your move for professional transfer?
The cost of a move can be significant and difficult to bear for some households. However, there are some tips to reduce event costs.
- Choose the right date: although a move organized in the context of a professional transfer does not always leave much choice to the person concerned, it is recommended, as far as possible, to choose a date which is not among the most requested. Indeed, in summer, weekends, the end of the month and during school holidays, professional movers are particularly in demand. Prices are therefore higher. It is better to select a less tense period to benefit from more advantageous rates.
- Loading and unloading at the foot of the door: certain economic formulas make it possible to limit the costs by asking the mover to load the goods at the foot of the truck and to unload them there once arrived at the new accommodation. Indeed, the access constraints of certain accommodation, which lead to a rise in prices, are thus avoided. This may represent some additional savings.
- Grouping: groupage, or grouped moving, consists of opting for a moving formula that brings together in a single vehicle the goods of several individuals who are moving. The costs are thus pooled and shared, which makes it possible to reduce them sometimes by 40% to 50%. The only constraint of this system lies in the fact that it is generally not possible to choose the date and time of the move.
- A good sort: when it is possible to anticipate events, it is preferable to operate a good sorting among his belongings to be moved. Indeed, very often, unusable or unused objects or furniture can be thrown away, recycled, given away or even sold so as not to be moved. The interest of this approach? This quite simply reduces the volume of business to be moved, and therefore the cost of the event!
How do I get quotes from moving professionals?
Our online quote form allows you to obtain quotes from several moving professionals. All you have to do is fill out a short questionnaire that the tool then analyzes to target the needs and the budget to be devoted to it. In just a few seconds, it offers a list of qualified and competent professionals to organize a move for professional transfer. It’s up to you to select the most attractive service providers and request personalized quotes.
Most moving professionals will offer to organize a technical visit on site in order to estimate the volume to be moved and to discuss the terms of the event. In return, they will send a personalized and detailed estimate that it will be wise to study. The offers received can then be compared in order to opt for the one offering the best quality/price ratio.