Category: Blog

A Bostin' Black Country Business

With almost 40 years as a leading name in the international removals and storage industry both nationally and internationally; Burke Bros Moving Group have strong roots in the Black Country and are delighted to join the Black Country Chamber in marking[...]

Stamp Duty Holiday to Boost UK Housing Market

The chancellor’s recent announcement of the ‘Stamp Duty Holiday’ outlines changes that will remain in effect until March 2021. In an attempt to stimulate the housing market, Rishi Sunak has temporarily increased the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in[...]

Moving Forward

As businesses continue to navigate the new normal, Midlands based international removal company, Burke Bros Moving Group step up to keep the wheels turning and continue providing their renowned moving and storage services with safety as the priority during the Coronavirus[...]

Choosing the Best Day of the Week to Move House

The planning and packing to move house, requires a significant investment of time and effort. Once you’re at the point where exchanging contracts is on the horizon and agreeing a date for completion is in the pipeline, you’ll need to agree[...]

Update on our Business Operations

At Burke Bros Moving Group we continue to closely monitor developments with respect to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking guidance from Govt UK, public health organisations and BAR. We have taken steps to ensure the safety and wellness of our office and[...]

Coronavirus Update

In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have had to make the decision to postpone our removal operations from the close of tomorrow, Friday 27th March 2020. All house move bookings have been postponed and customers of pending moves have been contacted[...]

Update from Burke Bros Moving Group during Covid-19

Burke Bros Moving Group remains fully functional to meet our customers’ needs and play our part in keeping the UK running. With transport being one of the essential services, we are upholding our obligation to keep the country moving, whilst keeping safety[...]

Suspension of the Advanced Payment Guarantee

The spread of the Coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented and its impact on all industries has been sudden and extremely damaging. It is against this background that the British Association of Removers has announced that it is having to suspend its Advanced Payment[...]

Cyprus Road Tax Changes

From 2014 the road tax system in Cyprus has been based on CO2 emissions. This has meant that diesel cars and older low emission petrol cars benefited from the tax system in Cyprus. In March 2019 the Cypriot Government abolished the Consumption[...]

Moving Abroad and Raising Bilingual Children

When moving abroad, having a command of the native language of the country that you're moving to is, of course, of a massive advantage. Its also well documented that children are often able to cope with the rigours of learning a[...]

Moving Stories; Packing Books for Moving Day

Whether they are signed editions, books for early readers or just your favourite set of novels, a full book shelf often makes a house a home and we understand the importance of protecting your favourite reads when it comes to moving[...]

Our Newest Arrival

It’s arrived! Here’s our latest addition to the fleet. Soon to be out on the road servicing both domestic house moves across the UK and also as part of our regular services to Europe and as a shuttle for properties that are[...]