15/07/2026
Yesterday our Director General Andrew Large met with Liam Conlon MP today to discuss pressing policy concerns for the removals industry. The new administration under Andy Burnham MP will be an opportunity for Government to make progress on its agenda to support British business.
➡️ Getting Britain Moving
The British Association of Removers recently launched its landmark 'Getting Britain Moving' report at a parliamentary roundtable in Westminster, setting out how the removals and storage sector underpins the UK housing market — and what government must do to support it.
The report makes the case that our industry is an essential — and consistently overlooked — part of the UK’s economic infrastructure. The report welcomes the government’s proposed reforms to the homebuying and selling process, while identifying where those reforms fall short — and, critically, where they fail to engage with the removals sector at all.
We are calling for the professionalisation agenda being applied to estate agents and conveyancers to be extended to the removals industry. Two immediate, practical reforms would make a real difference to every removal company in the country:
✅ A mandated minimum period between exchange and completion, giving removal companies and households proper time to plan.
✅ A requirement for keys to be released by 1pm on moving day, reducing disruption for families and operatives alike.
These are practical, proportionate changes that government can deliver — and that our sector has waited too long for.
You can read the full report on our website here: https://bar.co.uk/getting-britain-moving/
Association of Removers
