Specialist piano moving across London — uprights, baby grands and full concert grands handled with proper piano boards, skates, straps and a trained 3-4-person crew. London is one of the most demanding places in the UK to move into or out of — congestion charge, ULEZ, narrow Victorian streets, controlled parking bays and lift bookings all need planning days ahead.
We run removals from Oxfordshire to every part of England, Scotland and Wales — long-distance is a routine part of our week, not a subcontracted exception.
Comprehensive Goods in Transit and Public Liability cover on every move as standard. Certificates provided on request.
Museum-grade wrapping, heavy-duty cartons and barcoded inventories — the same export-packing standard we use on international moves.
Same-day delivery on most UK routes, planned around driver-hours regulations and traffic windows, with no hidden overnight surcharges.
Regular runs to France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Ireland — customs and Transfer of Residence paperwork handled in-house.
Same coordinator from first call to final delivery. No handovers, no local-agent surprises on arrival.
Tell us about your London job — property size, distance and any access notes.
A coordinator confirms the inventory, access and any special items by video or in person.
Fixed all-in price for the London job — no weekend surcharges or hidden add-ons.
A uniformed, fully-insured crew arrives on time and finishes the job to a calm, premium standard.
Upright pianos are our most common London piano job — most fit through standard doorways with proper skates and straps, though stairs and narrow hallways always need pre-survey.
Baby grands and full grands are dismantled for transport (legs, lyre, pedal box removed) and reassembled at the destination. Concert grands take a 4-person crew as standard.
Suspended-bay permits are usually required in Zones 1-3 and we lodge those 10 working days ahead of every move. We check every doorway, staircase and turn before quoting a London piano job — external furniture hoists are used where the internal route can't take the instrument safely.
Most pianos travel strapped and blanket-wrapped inside a Luton with padded floor. Long journeys are secured with corner-boards and moved at reduced motorway speeds where needed.
Every London piano move is covered by full Goods in Transit insurance. We recommend re-tuning 2-4 weeks after the move once the instrument has settled into the new environment.
We work regularly with piano tuners across Greater London — happy to recommend a local tuner if you don't already have one.
We cover all London neighbourhoods and the surrounding Greater London area.
Genuine, verified Google reviews from people who have moved with Dimond Movers LTD across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, London and surrounding areas.
Indicative 2026 prices for piano removals in London and across Greater London. Proper kit, trained crew and full insurance are included, never charged as extras.
| Service / Size | Guide Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Upright piano, ground floor to ground floor | £180-£320 | Two-person crew, piano board, skates and padded covers. Local moves within one town. |
| Upright piano, stairs at one or both ends | £280-£480 | Three crew where the staircase turns; uprights are top-heavy, so stairs are a crew decision not an extra. |
| Baby grand (up to 5'8") | £380-£650 | Legs and lyre removed, body on a padded skid, reassembled and levelled at delivery. |
| Grand / concert grand (6' and over) | £550-£1,200 | Four crew, full strip-down, purpose-made skid. Concert instruments quoted after a site visit. |
| Long-distance piano move (over 50 miles) | from £420 | Dedicated vehicle with strapping points and climate-sensible loading, not a shared load. |
| Piano within a house (room to room) | £120-£240 | Includes floor protection and re-levelling; common after redecorating or a new floor. |
| Hoist, crane or window removal | quoted on survey | Rare, but the honest answer when a grand cannot come down a stairwell. |
| Tuning after the move | £90-£150 | Arranged with a local tuner 2-3 weeks after delivery, once the instrument has settled. |
London piano moves live or die on three things: parking, lifts and stair turns. We check whether the street is a CPZ or has a suspension requirement, whether the building's goods lift takes an upright on a board (many take the piano but not the crew and the board), and whether the communal stairwell has a half-landing turn tight enough to force a hoist.
Mansion blocks and period conversions in Kensington, Islington, Hampstead and Clapham are the classic problem: a grand that came in through a window forty years ago before the frame was replaced. Where that is the case we quote a hoist honestly up front rather than discovering it on the day with a van on a red route.
ULEZ and the wider low-emission rules apply to every vehicle we send into London and are already inside the price. Concierge sign-in, lift booking and protective floor covering in communal areas are arranged before the crew leaves Oxfordshire, because most London buildings will refuse a move without them.
A piano move is decided by the route, not the instrument. We walk the full path first - vehicle position, threshold, hallway width, staircase turns, floor surface - and size the crew to the hardest point on that route. That is why our quotes sometimes send more people than a cheaper quote, and why the instrument arrives without a mark on the case.
Every job travels on a dedicated vehicle with fixed strapping points, upright and restrained, with covers on the case and runners on your floors at both ends. Nothing goes on a shared load between wardrobes.
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“Absolutely brilliant with our piano move. Really professional, communication was excellent throughout and they coordinated everything with both the seller and us as the buyers. Nothing was left to chance — highly recommended.”
A directly-employed crew, not an agency network, serving London and Greater London weekly.
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Goods in Transit and storage cover on every London piano removals job.
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