Man and Van in Cardiff City Centre

The pedestrian zones and bus-gate restrictions shape every central move, and a stadium event can close roads near Westgate Street and the Bay with little warning. We check the fixture list when we book so you are not stuck behind a sold-out crowd, and we know which side streets and loading points actually work near an address.

For office moves in the centre we often take evenings or weekends, when the streets are quiet and the goods lifts are free.

A lot of central living is apartments, whether the newer waterfront blocks by Cardiff Bay and Mermaid Quay or the conversions above the old-centre shops. That brings lifts you may need to book, fob-only entrances and stairwells never sized for a big sofa. We come ready for all of it, with enough hands so your wardrobe does not end up wedged on a landing.

A lot of central living is a flat over a shop or a bar, reached by a door between two units and a staircase that goes straight up with nowhere to turn. There is rarely a lift, often a service door round the back that is better than the front one, and sometimes a delivery window the building sticks to. We find out which of those applies before the day rather than standing on Queen Street working it out.

If your building has a rear access or a goods entrance, tell us. It is usually the difference between carrying a sofa through a shop front and walking it in from a service yard.