Expert’s guidance on Energy while Moving House

Moving house can be a complicated time, when it comes to arranging your gas and electricity supplier. There are a few things that you should make sure that you do before moving house, to ensure that your transition goes as smoothly as possible go through this article once.

Before you move

Get in touch with your current provider

It is important to let your Compare gas and electricity company know that you’re moving house. You are required to inform them at least 48-72 hours before you move.

You should also try and find out whether or not you are required to pay any cancellation fees, although there are several suppliers who won’t charge for this like Power shop, Energy Australia etc.

Your current gas and electricity provider will probably want to know if you wish to continue using them at your new property. However we advise you to take some time to explore and compare between different providers.

Find out which all providers supplies to your new address with gas and electricity

One way that you can do this is you can directly open our comparison website and put the details and check which all providers are available in your area.

Another way that you can do this is just by asking the tenants who lived there before you or your neighbors.

Or else you’ll need to call on the number that is specifically dedicated to your area for the supply of electricity and gas.

During your move

Whilst moving house can be a very stressful time, you should still take care to take a few simple steps when it comes to your gas and electricity. This will save you a lot of time and money later on.

You should make sure that you take a final meter reading before you move. Doing this will allow you to ensure that you are not overcharged on your energy bill whenever you receive that next.

After your move

 Once you’ve moved into your new house, there are just a few more things that you should do before you’re all done.

The first thing that you should do in your new property is take a new meter reading. This means that you will receive an accurate first bill.

You should also note that you will be charged for all the energy that has been used since you took ownership of the property, not just since the day you actually moved in.

Normally energy suppliers will put you on their standard variable tariff automatically from the point that you move in. This standard tariff will generally be much higher than the other rates that you could be paying, so it’s important to switch your plan as soon as possible in order to get the best energy deal, and to avoid paying unnecessarily high bills.

Now that you have a new postcode and you have information on your current energy supplier, you’re ready to run a price comparison.

Simply put this information into our free energy comparison website and in minutes you’ll be able to see how you could be saving money on your gas and electricity bills.

The energy comparison service that we offer is both free and impartial, you can rest assured that if there’s a way you could be saving money with a different deal, then we will find it for you.