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Office & Commercial Removals in Tower Hamlets

Office and commercial moves planned around your downtime. Covering all of Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets is a London borough, in East London. ONS counted 20,440 business workplaces in Tower Hamlets in 2026, the sixth most of London's 32 boroughs.

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Crews
Our own team
Quote
Written in 24 hours
Cover
Included as standard
Coordinator
One named contact

Prices

What office & commercial removals in Tower Hamlets costs

Our rates are the same in Tower Hamlets as everywhere else we work, and they are never changed by postcode.

Office and commercial moves run as a project — one coordinator, our own crew, and a plan that works backwards from the hour you need to be trading again.

Moving home? House removals in Tower Hamlets

Typical labour for an office move

Luton Box Van
3 movers, about 4 hours loading and unloading
£520
5.5 Tonne Lorry
3 movers, about 6 hours loading and unloading
£960
7.5 Tonne Lorry
4 movers, about 7 hours loading and unloading
£1,470

Loading and unloading labour only. Driving time, mileage between your two addresses, stairs (£10 per person, per flight, per hour at that address) and desk dismantling are added in your written quote, with larger sites run as several loads.

Every vehicle and crew rate on our rate card

Other charges that can apply

  • Stairs

    £10 per person, per flight, per hour

    From the first floor up, for the hours at that address. A floor is 2 flights, so a first floor with a two-person crew adds £40 an hour there. A working lift that takes furniture removes the charge.

    Work out your stairs

  • Waiting time

    £40 per person, per hour

    For example if the keys are released late on completion day: £80 an hour for a two-person crew.

  • Timing

    +15% evenings

    +20% Sundays and bank holidays

    Your quote says which applies to your date before you book.

  • Congestion Charge

    TfL's daily charge inside the zone only

    Added as its own line if either address is inside central London's Congestion Charge zone during charging hours. Our vans meet the ULEZ standard, so there is no ULEZ charge.

    TfL: Congestion Charge zone and hours

The minimum booking is 2 hours for the Small Transit (SWB) and Transit LWB, and 3 hours for the Luton Box Van, 5.5 Tonne Lorry, 7.5 Tonne Lorry, 10 Tonne Lorry, 12 Tonne Lorry and 18 Tonne Lorry.

To get an itemised quote, send us both addresses, the floor and lift situation at each, where the van can stop, and what the job involves. Your quote arrives in writing within 24 hours.

Office & Commercial Removals by AFS Removals

The service

Office & Commercial Removals with AFS

A commercial move is judged on one thing: how long you are not working. That makes sequencing the whole job — what gets packed last, what gets unloaded first, and what has to be live again by Monday morning.

Everything about office & commercial removalsHouse removals in Tower HamletsEverything we do in Tower Hamlets

Where we work

Every part of Tower Hamlets, E1, E2 and E1W

We cover office & commercial removals across all of Tower Hamlets: Whitechapel, Weavers, St Katharine's & Wapping, Stepney Green, Spitalfields & Banglatown and Shadwell. Jobs out to Shoreditch, Southwark, Bow and Hackney are quoted the same way.

  • Whitechapel
  • Weavers
  • St Katharine's & Wapping
  • Stepney Green
  • Spitalfields & Banglatown
  • Shadwell
  • Shoreditch
  • Southwark
  • Bow
  • Hackney

Not sure your street is covered? It is: we work across the whole of the E1, E2 and E1W postcode districts and beyond.

Business in Tower Hamlets

20,440 workplaces in Tower Hamlets

84.3% have fewer than ten staff, and 755 employ 50 or more (the fifth most of London's 32 boroughs). Tell us your headcount, desks and floors, and the move is planned to that size.

Micro (0 to 9 staff)
17,240
Small (10 to 49 staff)
2,445
Medium (50 to 249 staff)
580
Large (250 or more)
175
Nomis (ONS): UK Business Counts 2026, local units, Tower Hamlets

Council rules

What the council says about moving day in Tower Hamlets

Published by the authorities themselves, with a link to each. Rules and fees change, so check the source before you rely on them.

  1. Reserving space outside the property: Tower Hamlets Council

    Tower Hamlets takes suspensions through an online form and needs 7 working days' notice, with payment received by then. The standard charge is a £200 service charge plus £90 per bay per day. Residents moving house can ask for a limited suspension with no bay charge for up to 2 bays for one day, though the service charge still applies. With AFS, you apply for and pay for any suspension yourself, then send us the booking reference and bay location so we can plan the van around it.

    Tower Hamlets Council: parking bay suspensions and dispensations

Last checked 3 November 2026.

Stairs and lifts

Floors and goods lifts

Tell us the floor of each office and whether the building has a goods lift we can book. Stairs are charged by the flight from the first floor up; a working lift that takes the furniture removes the charge.

Stair charge by floor for a crew of 2, per hour at that address
FloorFlightsCrew of 2, per hour
Ground floorNoneFree
First floor2£40
Second floor4£80
Third floor6£120
Fourth floor8£160

£10 per person, per flight, per hour spent at that address, driver included. A crew of 2 spending one hour loading on a third floor (6 flights) adds £120. With a working lift that takes the furniture, the line is £0.

From quote to the day

How office & commercial removals in Tower Hamlets works

Five steps, one coordinator, and a plan agreed before the van arrives.

  1. 1

    Tell us about your move

    Use the quote form, call or WhatsApp. Add photos if it helps — the more we know, the more accurate the price.

  2. 2

    Get your written quote

    An itemised quote within 24 hours, built from our published rates: vehicle, crew, hours and extras, line by line.

  3. 3

    Your coordinator takes over

    Once you book, one named coordinator confirms the date, vehicle and crew, and stays your contact until the last box is in.

  4. 4

    Packed and loaded

    Floors and doorways protected, furniture dismantled and blanket-wrapped, and the van loaded in the order you want it unloaded.

  5. 5

    Unloaded and rebuilt

    Boxes go to the rooms you labelled, beds go back together, and the crew stays until you have walked the house.

What to tell a removal company before bookingWhat every job includes

From our records

Moves we've booked near Tower Hamlets

We have no booking on record in Tower Hamlets itself yet. These are real jobs from elsewhere in Greater London.

Each one is a real job, taken from our written booking confirmations. Customer names and street addresses are left out.

Tower HamletsMoves belowOur officeAbout 54 miles across

  • January 2025 · nearby

    £500

    Office move

    West Norwood (SE27) to Chislehurst (BR7) · about 7 miles apart

    Vehicle
    Luton box van
    Movers
    2
    Booked for
    Up to 5 hours
    Also booked
    Dismantling and reassembly

  • August 2024 · nearby

    £770

    Small office move

    Islington (N1) to Old Street (EC1Y) · about 1 miles apart

    Vehicle
    Luton box van
    Movers
    2
    Booked for
    Up to 6 hours

    No VAT charged

  • September 2026 · nearby

    £2,295

    2-bedroom flat: packed on day one, moved and unpacked on day two

    Shoreditch (EC2A) to Bethnal Green (E2) · about 1 miles apart

    Vehicle
    7.5-tonne lorry or 2 × Luton box vans
    Movers
    3–4
    Booked for
    Two days (up to 5 hours, then up to 7 hours)
    Also booked
    Packing, Unpacking

    Volume: about 1,000–1,100 cu ft.

  • July 2026 · nearby

    £850

    1-bedroom flat plus a storage unit, long distance

    Barking (IG11) to Beeston, Nottingham (NG9) · about 111 miles apart

    Vehicle
    Luton box van
    Movers
    2
    Booked for
    Up to 8 hours

    Included: sofa, beds, fridge, washing machine, wardrobes, dining table and chairs.

    Volume: about 700 cu ft.

  • July 2026 · nearby

    £795

    Long-distance home move

    Stoke Newington (N16) to Norwich (NR3) · about 95 miles apart

    Vehicle
    Luton box van
    Movers
    2
    Booked for
    Up to 7 hours

  • November 2024 · nearby

    £475

    Home move

    Hackney (E8) to Islington (N1) · about 1 miles apart

    Vehicle
    Luton box van
    Movers
    2
    Booked for
    Up to 4 hours

Historic prices: what each customer booked at the time, under our earlier time-slot pricing. Distances are straight lines between postcode districts. Your written quote uses today's rates.

See today's rate card
AFS Removals movers carrying boxes from the van

The company

Who will do your move

Registered
AFS Removals Limited, No. 12460159
Crews
Employed by AFS, never subcontracted
Offices
160 City Road, London and 137 Treherne Road, Coventry
Lines open
Seven days a week, 8am – 10:30pm
Meet the movers employed by AFSOur moving standards

Reviews

What customers say

Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 334 reviews, checked 5 November 2026. These reviews are from AFS customers across the UK. Each rating links to its public profile, so you can read every review yourself.

Read the reviews
Siobhan Harper-NunesVerified Google review
“Thoughtful, professional & hard working. They did not stop! I had 3 offices to clear & 3 hours to do it in. I was having a meltdown and they were patient and accommodating. Job done. Happy move.”
Drew HarveyVerified Google review
“Booking was straightforward and AFS confirmed a few days before. The team turned up on time and were friendly and efficient. They packed up, drove to the delivery address and unpacked again, all with no drama or fuss.”
Amy VoraVerified Google review
“The team arrived exactly on time, were professional, friendly, and handled our move from Chapter Kings Cross to Safestore Kings Cross with utmost care.”

Questions

Office & Commercial Removals in Tower Hamlets: common questions

Do you cover all of Tower Hamlets?
Yes. We cover all of Tower Hamlets, across the E1, E2 and E1W postcode districts, including Whitechapel, Weavers, St Katharine's & Wapping and Stepney Green. A move from Tower Hamlets to Shoreditch or to the other end of the UK is priced from the same rate card.
What are your prices for office & commercial removals in Tower Hamlets?
Our rates never change by postcode. 7.5 Tonne Lorry with 4 movers: £1,470 of labour, from the table in the prices section; your itemised written quote arrives within 24 hours.
Do I need to arrange parking for moving day in Tower Hamlets?
Tower Hamlets takes suspensions through an online form and needs 7 working days' notice, with payment received by then. You apply for and pay for any suspension yourself, and tell us the bay when you book; the council's fees and link are in the council rules section.
What size of business do you move?
Anything from a single serviced office to a multi-floor site. The vehicle and crew are scaled to the job — up to a 12 tonne lorry with a four-person crew.
Can you move us over a weekend?
Yes. The crew and vehicle are booked for the day you need, and a weekend move is planned the same way as a weekday one. Sunday and bank holiday starts carry a published surcharge, which your quote shows as its own line.
Do you dismantle desks and office furniture?
Yes. Dismantling and reassembly is charged per item at a published rate, from £40 for standard desks and office furniture, subject to a £90 minimum booking, rather than folded into the hourly rate.

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