Can you deliver inside the old town?

To the door, yes, but the last stretch is a carry rather than a drive. We plan it that way from the start, which is the only way it works.

What do you need to know about the approach?

How far, what gradient, what surface, and whether there are external steps. Photographs taken while walking from the nearest parking to the door answer all four at once.

Is a shuttle vehicle extra?

It is part of the plan where the access requires it, and it goes in the written quote rather than appearing afterwards.

Does the floor still matter?

Yes, and less than usual. On this coast the approach is normally the constraint — but we ask about both, because a fourth floor at the top of a long carry is a genuinely hard day.

THE FAR END

London to Montenegro

Removals from London to Montenegro

The one destination on this list where the storey is not usually the hardest question. On the Montenegrin coast the approach is: steep short streets, hillside developments, old-town lanes no vehicle enters, and a final carry that can be longer than the whole staircase above it.

Measure the walk from where a vehicle can stop to the door. On this coast that is the figure.

Six questions about the far end

What we need to know about the new address

The carry distance From the nearest point a vehicle can stop, to the door. The key figure here.

The gradient Whether that carry is level, uphill or down a flight of external steps.

The floor number Still asked, still relevant, and rarely the binding constraint on this coast.

Lift or stairs And the lift door width if there is one.

Old-town restrictions Whether vehicles are permitted in the lane at all, and when.

Surface Cobbles, steps and unmade tracks all change what a trolley can do.

The route

Overland through France, across the Alps, down through Italy and across the Adriatic, or through Slovenia and Croatia by road. Both are long runs with a mixed-surface final stretch, and the final stretch is the one the packing has to survive.

Sole use or groupage

Sole use means one loading and one unloading. Groupage adds handling at both ends in exchange for cost. Where the final delivery involves a shuttle vehicle or a long external carry, the handling count rises again — which is worth knowing before choosing.

Who moves on this route

People buying coastal apartments and furnishing them from the UK.
Montenegrin households in London returning with a full home.
Remote workers and retirees relocating with a flat's worth.
Second-home owners sending furniture across in stages.

Destination areas

Where the load is actually going

Podgorica Apartment blocks with ordinary vehicle access. The most straightforward destination here.

Budva Coastal developments, steep short approaches, seasonal traffic restrictions.

Kotor and the bay Old-town lanes no vehicle enters. Delivery is a carry, planned as one.

Tivat and Herceg Novi Mixed; newer developments are usually reachable, older streets are not.

Mountain and inland addresses Unmade tracks and gradients, worth photographing in advance.

Paperwork

Who holds which document

You supply the documents and make the declarations, and their accuracy is legally yours. Below is what is normally involved on this route — not advice, not exhaustive, and subject to change by the authorities.

Passport and residence documents YouFor the consignee at the destination address.

Itemised inventory UsBuilt as we load and matched to the declaration.

Personal effects declaration YouUsed household goods rather than goods for sale.

Proof of residence abroad YouWhere a returning-resident relief applies.

Road transport documentation UsPrepared for the route and its crossings.

Restricted goods list UsProvided before packing begins.

Arriving, and the last hundred metres

In Kotor, Perast and the old parts of Budva, vehicles do not enter the lanes. The delivery point is wherever the vehicle can legally stop, and everything travels the rest of the way on a trolley or on shoulders — over cobbles, up steps, and round corners designed for people on foot.

That is a solvable problem and an expensive surprise. We measure the walk at survey, in the same way we measure a suspended bay in London, and we plan a shuttle vehicle where one helps.

Where the address is a hillside development, the gradient matters as much as the distance. A hundred metres uphill with a wardrobe is not the same as a hundred metres on the flat, and the crew size reflects it.

London to Montenegro

Questions about moving to Montenegro

Can you deliver inside the old town?: To the door, yes, but the last stretch is a carry rather than a drive. We plan it that way from the start, which is the only way it works.
What do you need to know about the approach?: How far, what gradient, what surface, and whether there are external steps. Photographs taken while walking from the nearest parking to the door answer all four at once.
Is a shuttle vehicle extra?: It is part of the plan where the access requires it, and it goes in the written quote rather than appearing afterwards.
Does the floor still matter?: Yes, and less than usual. On this coast the approach is normally the constraint — but we ask about both, because a fourth floor at the top of a long carry is a genuinely hard day.

Send us one measurement

The clear diagonal across the tightest turn on your staircase, corner to corner, with the handrail in place. That single figure answers more questions about a London move than a room-by-room inventory does.

Get a price Ask about a staircase