Moving Services

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So this morning I have done the 'Home Move' with BT (will activate on move in day) and with Sky (two weeks after move in). Is there anyone else that anyone can think of who I need to notify now for a home move?

We have mobile contracts
Will be leaving current energy provider (meter reading as we hand over the keys)
Tv Licence - can it carry over to new address
DVLA
Tax Credits/Child Benefit
Banks
Work
School
Nursery
National Trust (membership)
Council Tax - do i call and tell them I have moved, pay by DD
Paypal/Ebay/Amazon
Car Insurance
Home Insurance - to be cancelled as new policy will kick in
Clubcard/storecards

Anything anyone else can think? Thanks :)

Good list. Maybe just

Doctor
Dentist
Health visitor
Child trust fund ?

Council tax I did via email. Same for national trust.

I'm sure someone will pop up with others....

Fantastic, thank you :) We will be changing doctors (moving approx 20miles), and youngest is 5 now so probably won't have anu more HV involvement before she starts school in August - but I didn't think of those :)

Ooh child trust fund, can never remember the passwords to get into those will have to work that one out! :)

Water

Ah, I need to do all of this. Thanks!

In scotland deepfriedsage, its included in my council tax bill :) but thank you

Ooh, great list, I'm moving in 3 weeks so will be keeping this.

Also thought of driving license, Royal Mail redirection thingy...still thinking!

Doh just realised you said dvla!

Oooh redirection

Looks to be £21 for 3mths

Mail redirected :) thanks for that heymammy

Pension
Insurances (home, car, travel, life, professional, pet)
Any professional memberships
Any investments
Hospital (if you are an outpatient)
Optician (if you are a regular)
Make sure you change the default settings on any online shopping that you regularly do - Tesco, Amazon, John Lewis. Otherwise your next delivery may end up in the wrong place!

I am in the same boat. There are some online checklists. I like the one at www.helpiammoving.com

Thank you ByTheSea, I will have a look at that :)

I take it that you have your new place insured now - you are liable for that from exchange. You need to keep up your tenants' contents insurance until completion.

car insurance must also be correct from the day of the move.

set up redirects for three months as every change of address letter to a financial institution generates two responses, one to the previous address and one to the new one. The redirect will catch the old one and forward it to you.

TV licence - yes, just change address
DVLA - send off the V5 to get that done. For the licence, do it online if you also have a passport, then your new licence will be generated and sent to you. As soon as it arrives, cut up the old one and the paper bit (careful - cut up the correct one!) and send that back to the DVLA. This system is an impressive bit of joined-up thinking and actually works. (and change of address is free)

what else?
library
water
council - if you are moving councils, phone both. If you aren't, just phone one.
friends and family!

moved three times last year, done a lot of this!

I've been busy making a list of all the people we need to tell about our address changing... so far on my list;

Accountant
Banks (High Street and Online)
Book or Music Club Subscriptions
Broadband Supplier
Building Society
Burglar Alarm Servicing or Monitoring
Car Insurer, Car Clubs (AA, RAC etc)
Cleaners, Ironing Service, etc.
Clubs – Rotary, Community, Sports etc.
Council (both old & new) - Council Tax Department
Council – cancel any Parking Permits
Credit Card(s) Provider
Dentist
Doctor
DSS
DVLA
Electricity, Gas & other Utility Suppliers
e-mail provider(s)
Employer
Family & Friends
Gardener
Hire Purchase Companies
Hospital, if you attend regularly
Household Insurance Supplier – Building and Contents
Home Phone Supplier
Inland Revenue, or HMRC
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Library
Life Assurance Supplier
Loan or Credit Companies
Magazine Subscriptions
Milkman – cancel deliveries
Mobile Phone Supplier
Neighbours
Newsagent – cancel paper deliveries
Online Retailers (Amazon, eBay, Paypal, Play, etc)
Optician, Hairdresser, other Beauty/Health professionals
Pension Providers
Royal Mail – set up your re-direction service for 3/6/12 mths
Satellite or Cable TV Supplier
Servicing Contractors (Boiler, CH, other Appliances)
Schools & Nurseries, Childminders, Babysitters
Stores or Chains with discount or club cards
TV Licencing Office
Vet, Kennels, Cattery
Window Cleaner

and, as someone also pointed out, if you hold Power of Attorney for anyone, or are named in anyone's Will, consider notifications required here.

In the essentials box for the on moving day;
Kettle
Cups / Mugs (maybe disposables; if not....)
Washing-up liquid / Washcloth / Towel
Spoons
Tea / Tea bags
Coffee
Milk or Dairy Cartons
Sweeteners or Sugar
Energy Drinks
Soft Drinks
Biscuits, Buns, Cakes, Sandwiches
Napkins / Tissues / Kitchen Towel
Hand Cleaning Gel / Wipes
Wind-up Torch
Chocolate
Bin Bags

Insurance starts on completion (all being done thround financial advisor), just cancelled contents insurance for current property, ends 3 days after we are planning to move

Arghh sorry I meant www.iammoving.com