Moving out of a small flat in Swiss Cottage near Belsize Park can feel deceptively simple. Fewer rooms, fewer boxes, right?

Moving home near Swiss Cottage station can feel straightforward on paper and oddly chaotic in real life.

Moving to Finchley Road flats in Swiss Cottage can feel straightforward on paper, and then the real life version arrives: tight stairwells, parking pressure, a lift that is booked just when you need it, and boxes that somehow multiply overnight.