Here is what is most likely to be broken when you move house

Tradesmen comparison website HaMuch.com has compiled a list of the most common items that you are most likely to lose during the moving process based on their breakability, with a full house of destruction in line to cost you upwards of £2,500 to replace.

At the top of the list are drinking glasses or mugs. While often low in value, custom mugs given as gifts, in particular, can have huge sentimental value.

Failure to pack these appropriately can see you out of pocket by about £3-£5 per glass depending on style and brand, but could well run into the hundreds of pounds should you see a full box destroyed.

Wine or spirits are next up on the list.

After a hard day of moving you may want to relax with a drink or simply admire your collection of expensive wines and spirits.

However, they are also most prone to destruction during a move and a bottle can cost as little as £5 to replace, climbing into the thousands for the serious collector.

Lampshades are perhaps not the biggest loss and cheap to replace for most.

However, the size and awkward shape of lampshades place them up there with the most likely items to take damage.

Plates can easily go the same way as glasses and their fragility make them a likely item to be destroyed during a move.

They are cost-effective to replace most of the time, but for those with a specific collection or high-end tableware, it can be a costly loss of as much as £20 and upward per plate.

It is unlikely your average homeowner will have a £100 million Picasso, but even the most modest of artworks can cost hundreds of pounds and again, those done by loved ones or personally can also hold huge sentimental value.

Unfortunately, fragile frames and canvasses make artwork one of the most common items to be damaged during a move as they are not always packed and transported properly by the removal firm.

The majority of furniture is heavy to lift, awkward to manoeuvre through doors and has plenty of weak spots such as the corners that can easily take damage.

Even one item of damaged furniture can cost £400-£600 to replace and can be a costly loss while moving.

Finally, and perhaps surprisingly, books are among the items most likely to be damaged during a move. Again, they’re likely to be a cheap one to replace although a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been known to fetch up to £40,000.

Packing books properly and professionally stops any damage to the pages and keeps your collection intact.