u/ShellyTB83

Moving from Washington DC area/Maryland to Newcastle Uk. I realize there are companies that have been recommended through this subreddit, but I’d love guidance on moving options.. pods, pallets, containers etc. We are not taking any furniture and plan to sell most of our stuff. Family of 4 with a 5 and 7 year old. Clothing, 2-3 boxes of kitchen pots that are pricy, a few toys, books, a few decorative items and frames (3 boxes). Depending on options, maybe their bike/scooter and a piano (I know!) but also happy to do without. We are wondering if shipping containers are the only reliable option, or are there other options if we really whitttle down what we take. Also, we’re looking to move by end of June and I realize that’s a little rushed. Thanks for any and all guidance!! If you have specific companies to recommend/avoid, that’s also much appreciated.

I realize there has been a lot of discussion on HSBC on this thread and really appreciate it. My situation is that we will be selling our house on the US prior to moving to the UK. I’m unsure whether to have this deposited in an HSBC US account, and then open a Uk account once we move to transfer it over. Or deposit it directly in an HSBC UK account. My concern with the latter is that it would result in US/UK tax implications (I.e, equivalent to us trying to deposit our US funds from a US house sale into a Uk bank such as Barclays or Lloyds). Is HSBC UK considered a UK bank that could result in tax implications/foreign fees etc?

Thank you for any guidance!
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Edit: thank you everyone for your suggestions! As a follow up, does it make sense to just do a one time wire from (my current) Bank of America account to HSBC UK, or is it worth opening an HSBC US Premier account for this transfer? I imagine we will close the US Premier account within a year as we won’t be eligible to maintain it without fees