MOVING PLANNING
Office moving checklist for Dubai businesses
Plan the handover before packing the first workstation. Agree what needs to be ready for your team, who handles business systems and how both buildings will be accessed.
A handover with clear responsibilities
Confirm the owner and due date for each task with your team before you book.
Assign owners and build an inventory
Name your internal move lead and the contacts for the current and destination offices. List desks, chairs, meeting rooms, cabinets, appliances and boxed equipment. Identify items staying behind or needing specialist handling. Keep confidential records under your own access controls.
Agree the move window and floor plan
Ask both building managers about approvals, loading bays, lifts and permitted work times. Share a labelled floor plan and assign a destination to each workstation and carton. Discuss phased or out-of-hours moving with WellStar; availability and additional scope must be agreed before booking.
Separate equipment handling from IT work
Your IT team should own backups, disconnection, network setup, access credentials and recommissioning. Agree which equipment the movers will handle and how it is labelled and protected. Do not treat furniture relocation as a promise to reconnect servers or restore business systems.
Check the destination before signing off
Inspect the delivered inventory against the agreed list. Check furniture placement, assembly and any agreed cleanup with the crew. Record concerns promptly using the process in your quotation. Have your internal owners test IT and other specialist systems independently.
Request a quote against the same plan
Send the inventory, office locations, floor/access details, destination layout and preferred window. Identify any operational deadlines. Confirm what the quote covers and which tasks remain with your own team or specialist providers.
LESS GUESSWORK BEFORE MOVING DAY
Know what to ask.
Know what to expect.
Moving costs in Dubai
Dubai full packing and moving prices including VAT: studios AED 525–840, 1-bedroom AED 840–1,470, 2-bedroom AED 1,260–2,310. See villa prices too.
Read the guideDubai moving permits and building access
Plan building approvals, lift bookings, loading access and utilities for your Dubai move. Use this checklist with both property managers before booking.
Read the guideA LITTLE CLARITY
Office moving checklist for Dubai businesses: common questions
A move has a lot of moving parts. Let’s make the important things simple.
Ask us something elseCan we move outside normal working hours?
Share the required window with WellStar and both building managers. Crew availability, permitted access and the quoted scope must be agreed first.
Can you guarantee no business downtime?
The moving schedule is only one part of business readiness. Agree a realistic handover and contingency plan with your internal team and specialist providers.