Lend your possessions

There are several reasons why you might choose to lend your possessions to a friend or relative while you're on your career break:

• If you're renting out your house, you might want to protect something from damage
• You might only have a few things which aren't worth putting in storage
• You might want to save money on storage
• Your friend might be able to use them
• Some items don't cope well with storage (books, computers etc) so you might prefer them to be used
• Spreading your belongings out between friends reduces the obligation on each individual (although it's harder to keep track of)

If you're lending your things to a number of friends or relatives, it's important that you remember who's got what, especially if you're going away for a long time! Get a printable lending record here (opens in new window) for you to fill in.

There are separate sections on lending your car to a friend and giving your pet to a friend to look after.