Same Day & Last Minute Moves in Brisbane

UNN is a removalist that treats same day as a service, not a favour squeezed in. Ring this morning and you will know within minutes. The rate is the same as booking a month out.

Same rate as any booking Answer in minutes 6am–10pm, seven days
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Short notice does not mean corners cut

The same crew, the same gear and the same rate. Only the notice is different.

  • A straight answer on the phone usually inside minutes
  • The same hourly rate as a booking made a month out
  • No urgency loading and no emergency call-out fee
  • The same crew standard as any other day
  • Trolleys, blankets, straps and wrap on the truck already
  • $20 million public liability plus goods in transit cover
  • A live tracking link so you know when they will land
  • Furniture dismantled if that is what gets it out today
  • A clear no if it is a no told to you immediately
  • One coordinator from the call to the keys

Moving today or tomorrow?

Calling is faster. If you'd rather type it, we'll come straight back.

We'll call you back, usually within the hour

What is actually possible on a few hours notice

Worth being straight about. Some of this is easy today and some of it genuinely is not.

Ring and find out

  • Small loads, nearly always

    A unit, a studio, a part load or a single room. If a crew and a truck are free, this is ordinary work rather than a favour. Ring before lunch and your odds are good.

  • A whole house, sometimes

    It depends entirely on what is already on the run sheet. Four bedrooms at short notice needs two crews or a long day. We will tell you honestly which one it is, or that it cannot happen.

  • A CBD loading zone cannot happen today

    Council quotes up to 10 business days to issue a commercial vehicle permit. A commercial vehicle gets 20 minutes in a loading zone to load or unload. A house move needs longer. Street parking in the inner city is the real limit on a same day job.

  • Lifts and docks need lead time

    Towers in the CBD, South Brisbane and Newstead book their service lift and dock in advance. Building management rarely turns that around in an afternoon. A high-rise move today is the least likely of all.

Why people need to move at short notice

  • Your mover cancelled

    The most common call we get. Somebody did not turn up and the keys are due.

  • Settlement moved

    Dates shift at the last minute and the old place has to be empty.

  • The place is unfit

    Something happened to the property and staying is not an option.

  • A tenancy ended fast

    Queensland notice periods are short. Fourteen days goes quickly.

  • A share house changed

    Someone moved out, someone moved in, and it happened this week.

  • Handover came early

    The builder finished ahead of schedule, which is a nice problem.

  • A job started

    Work begins Monday in another suburb and the lease is already signed.

  • The new place fell through

    Everything has to go into storage today instead of into a house.

Does a same day move cost more?

No. Same hourly rate, same two hour minimum, no surcharge for the short notice.

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  • Crew

    2 to 4 movers

    Whoever is free, at the usual standard

  • Notice

    A few hours

    Ring before lunch for the best odds

  • The rate

    Unchanged

    No urgency loading, no call-out fee

  • The answer

    Within minutes

    Yes or no, while you are on the phone

What does change the total

Not the rate, but the hours. A move thrown together has more loose items and fewer packed boxes. Loose items take longer to load safely.

If you have an hour before we arrive, fill boxes rather than bags. It is the single thing that shortens a same day job.

From your call to the keys, in a day

  1. 01 Step

    Ring, do not email

    Email is fine for next week. Today, a phone call is the only thing fast enough.

  2. 02 Step

    Quick scope

    Bedrooms, both addresses, stairs and parking. Ninety seconds of questions.

  3. 03 Step

    Crew dispatched

    If a truck is free you get a window immediately, not a callback later.

  4. 04 Step

    Loaded and gone

    Same wrap, same blankets, same care. Short notice changes the timing, not the job.

Four things that matter more when you are in a hurry

  1. A straight no when it is a no

    If nothing is free you hear it in the first minute, not after a day of waiting.

  2. The rate does not move

    Booking today costs the same hourly rate as booking a month out.

  3. Nothing gets rushed

    Wrapped and loaded properly. A fast booking is not a fast job.

  4. 6am to 10pm, seven days

    A late finish is normal here. The day does not stop at five.

What Brisbane customers say

Services that speed up a short-notice move

Home Removals

When you have more notice

Storage

If the new place is not ready

Packing & Unpacking

Packers can come the same day

Rubbish Removal

What is not coming with you

End of Lease Cleaning

Booked right behind the truck

Short notice questions, answered

Can you really move me today?
Often, yes. We hold capacity back for short notice work, so it is a service rather than a favour. Ring before lunch and we will check the run sheet while you are on the phone.
Does a same day move cost more?
No. The hourly rate is the same as a booking made a month out. There is no urgency loading and no emergency call-out fee. What changes is what is available, not the price.
What can you tell me on the phone?
Whether a crew and truck are free, and roughly what window. We would rather give you a no in sixty seconds. Better than leaving you hoping as the day runs out.
What makes a same day move impossible?
Usually access rather than capacity. A CBD loading zone permit takes up to 10 business days from council. A tower lift and dock booking needs lead time from building management. Neither happens this afternoon.
Can you do a whole house today?
Sometimes. It depends on the run sheet, because four bedrooms needs two crews or a very long day. Small loads and units are far more likely at short notice.
Why do Queensland tenancies end so fast?
A general tenancy in Queensland ends on 14 days notice with a Form 13, fixed term or periodic. Victoria gives renters 28 days for the same thing. Short notice moves are simply more common here.
My removalist cancelled on me. Can you fill in?
That is the most common call we take. Ring straight away rather than waiting to see if they turn up. The earlier in the day you call, the better your chances.
Will the job be rushed?
No. Short notice changes when we come, not how we work. Everything still gets wrapped and blanketed, and the crew is the same standard as any other day.
Can you move me tonight?
We run 6am to 10pm, seven days, so an evening finish is normal. A start after dark is harder, mostly because of lighting and access at the other end.
Can you pack today as well?
Sometimes, for a small place. Packers and a truck on the same day is a bigger ask than a truck alone. Mention it on the first call.

Need to move today?

Ring rather than email. You will know inside a minute whether a crew is free.

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