How the dates are worked out
Each date is counted in calendar days from your settlement date. Weekends and public holidays aren't skipped, so a task due on a Saturday might need doing on the Friday before. Movers, locksmiths and the power company may have their own booking times, so treat these as the day to book rather than the day the job happens.
The schedule matches the moving-day checklist on OurHouse, so the dates here are the same ones you'd see on a watchlist item once you enter a settlement date there. For the reasons behind each step, read our settlement checklist guide.
Your sale and purchase agreement sets the actual settlement date and any notice periods, and your lawyer confirms the final timing. If the date changes, update it here and the schedule moves with it.
When the date moves
Settlement dates move more often than people expect. Finance approval can take longer than planned, a building report or LIM can turn up something that needs negotiating, and the seller may need more time to move out. If the date changes, agree the new one with your lawyer and update it here, so the schedule shows the right day for each job.