Let’s face it, moving house, upping sticks and taking all your belongings with you, ready to begin a new life elsewhere (whether this means five minutes or five hundred miles away), is stressful enough without worrying oneself about whether the number of your new residence will be lucky for the years to come. Most people probably have never thought about this, never considered choosing somewhere because of the door colour or number (quite right too, we say), but a recent report in the Daily Mail has said that maybe we should not be so flippant about these things. Apparently, the most unlucky number to live at is 33, whilst those who reside at number 76 are the least likely to suffer burglary or fire. Interestingly enough, almost half of the 6,000 adults interviewed for the article said they would go out of their way to avoid living at number 13. Of course, wherever you’re living, with whatever number on the door, negligence on the part of the homeowner is always a factor when it comes to protecting yourself and your family, so keep your stuff locked up tight.

Although here at Man and Vans Highgate we cannot help you choose the place you’ll be moving too, or indeed chase away any bad luck that may be lurking there, but we can help your move go as smoothly as possible. If you’d like any more information about our service, or our superstitious inclinations, please do get in touch-and don’t step on the pavement cracks. Thanks.

One thing that we love more than moving houses and helping our lovely clients with all their wares here at Man and Vans Hackney, is finding out about loads of celebrity gossip, and then sharing it with all you lovely readers, here on the Man and Vans blog. This week we’ve been hearing about one of our oldest (not in age, of course, just in terms of how long they’ve lasted in the pressurised world of Hollywood) and most lovable couples- Sarah-Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. They were recently spotted viewing a $24 million house in the trendy West Village area of Manhattan, as SJ wants to stay right in the heart of New York, even though moving to the suburbs would mean a lot more room for her, her hubby, and the three children that they have together. The road on which the nine-bedroom house which has taken their fancy is situated, is apparently also where rock God Jimi Hendrix also once lived.

If, like SJ and Matt, you’re a massive celebrity and moving to an extremely expensive property, you need a removals company you can trust. Look no further than Man and Vans Hackney; our staff are friendly and efficient, meaning all you need to worry about is which of the nice bedrooms you’ll be sleeping in….

It’s been a while since we introduced our staff to you, our loyal and new blog readers, and we like to think we’re a friendly enough bunch here at Man and Vans Lambeth, so that we do that sort of thing. So if you’d like to know a little more about the new members people in the office who pick up the phone, arrange your removals, make the website and answer your questions, read on…

Name: Matthew

Position: Logistics manager

Likes: Varied and original email addresses to send our booking form to

Dislikes: Marmite

Interesting fact: Matthew travelled all the way from his homeland of New Zealand so that he could come and work for Man and Vans Lambeth (this might not be completely true).

Name: Rob

Position: Company owner

Likes: Cardboard boxes, particularly if they have bubble wrap inside them

Dislikes: Small removals vans

Interesting fact: Rob recently got married (yay!), and Man and Vans helped out with taking down all the paraphernalia from the day, meaning he didn’t have to worry about a thing.

Name: Sophie

Position: Blog writer

Likes: Writing things about all the other members of staff/the lovely yellow Man and Vans logo

Dislikes: Colours that clash with yellow

Interesting fact: Sophie once got bitten by a penguin. True story.

If you’d like any more information about our products or service, or would just like to have a chat with someone in the office, please do get in touch, and we’ll be on hand to help. We look forward to hearing from you!