October 2026 | Speights Sheffield Removals & Storage It might be, but it depends on where you are. Zoopla’s September 2026 House Price Index shows 5% more homes for sale than a year ago and sales agreed down 9%. Mortgage rates have risen to around 5.2%, and house prices in Yorkshire and the Humber are…
Research from Yorkshire Building Society found that people in Britain moved home roughly every nine years in the late 1980s. Today, it’s every 21 years. That’s plenty of time to accumulate belongings, which is why house removals in Sheffield and across the UK now often involve far more than they used to. People in Britain are…
Written by the Henry Speights team – Sheffield removal & storage specialists since 1891 Searching for house removal companies near me is the easy part. Working out which one is actually worth booking is where most people get stuck. Every quote looks roughly similar on the surface: a price, a date, a van. But what’s hiding…
If you’re moving house in Sheffield, one of the first decisions you’ll face isn’t really about boxes or dates. It’s about who’s going to help you move – and whether you go with a man and van Sheffield service or a full removal company that takes care of everything. This blog covers that one specific…
If you ask most business owners what commercial storage in Sheffield looks like, they’ll probably picture a roller shutter door, a padlock and rows of storage units. And for some businesses, that’s exactly what’s needed. But what if you’re storing stock rather than furniture? What if deliveries are arriving every week? What if your office…
If you’re buying or selling a home in Sheffield or anywhere across the UK, you’ve probably discovered that moving house isn’t just about packing boxes or comparing packing and moving services. Property chains, completion dates and endless waiting can leave even the most organised people feeling like life is on hold. After helping families with…
This blog post is a collaboration between ourselves and SDP Student Homes, a local student homes provider, who share our love for all things Sheffield. Self-storage can be an invaluable resource for students in Sheffield transitioning between study abroad programs. In this blog, we highlight several ways that local self-storage can give you one less thing…
Planning a move in Sheffield or anywhere across South Yorkshire involves far more than picking a date and booking a van. Costs vary depending on who you ask, packing always takes longer than expected, and working out whether you need storage and for how long can feel like guesswork without the right guidance. Speights has…