Moving House

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1. lb_centaur

   2009 Dec 19 1

   One week is plenty of time to cancel utilities.
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2. jeanimus

   2009 Dec 19 2

   You can even take a reading the day you go, that way your bill will be as up to date as possible. They say to give them three days notice, but I dont see why they need that. All they need is a reading and your new address.
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3. mark_harrison_uk2

   2009 Dec 19 3

   Most important bit of advice first: DON’T PANIC

   As a landlord, I’ve bought a lot of houses over the years, and trust me, a lot of people fail to do this – the good news is that the utility companies are used to it, and generally fairly good at sorting things out. The bad news is that it can take a while for them to get their acts together.

   Things to do:

   1: Go round on the day you leave and take meter readings.

   2: Get copies of all your utility bills, and phone up the numbers on them, saying that you moved out on X date, that the meter reading you took when you moved out was Y, and that you would like final statements send to your new address Z.

   3: It cash is tight – CANCEL ANY DIRECT DEBITS you have – make sure that you get the final bills, and then pay them by cheque, rather than running the risk of having your new and old bills hit your account in the same month.

   4: CANCEL ANY STANDING ORDERS with your bank.

   If you have Internet banking, or phone banking, you’ll PROBABLY be able to cancel these right now If not, you’ll have to face the horror that is the January bank queues

   Remember Mark’s golden rule – it is far better to have the cash, and have the utility company chasing you for it, than to have them take too much, and be chasing them for a refund

   Hope this helps. Good luck with the move.
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4. sjembleton

   2009 Dec 19 4

   Take readings and ring them through on the day. I rang too early once and they just said ring back when you are moving out. They will take your new address and maybe even ask if you know the name of the new people.
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5. Ferrari Babe

   2009 Dec 19 5

   You can contact most of them on line but you will need the reference/account number. The most problematic is the phone/Sky unless there’s already a dish and you’re keeping the phone number already there. Don’t forget to read your meters before leaving your present property and on arrival at the new property. Happy moving day.
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