Energy, water, internet
Two you choose (energy, internet) and two you only report (water, council). That difference saves an afternoon of searching.
The list with deadlinesTool
Energy, water and internet
Seven things with a deadline and one sum. The four you cannot catch up on come first.
Seven things with a deadline
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On the day itself
Record the meter readings cannot be caught up
With a photo and the date. Without a photo it is your word against the previous occupant's.
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On the day itself
Sign the inventory report cannot be caught up
This document decides whether you get your deposit back.
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Within 5 days
Register with the council cannot be caught up
Statutory deadline. Late can cost you a fine.
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Within 6 months
Have the rent assessed cannot be caught up
This one really does expire, and then it is gone.
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2 weeks before
Apply for internet
An engineer appointment easily takes two weeks.
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1 week before
Arrange your energy contract
Then it is in your name from day one.
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Within a week
Report your water
The water company is not told about your move automatically.
The four
- Energy choose The only one where there is really something to choose
- Water report only One supplier per area, and that is the one
- Internet choose The contract that sticks around longest
- Council and taxes report only Five days, and then a lot starts on its own
Doing the maths
Is it worth breaking your fixed contract?
One sum you would not do in your head. You fill in both numbers yourself, so the answer is your sum and not our promise.
If the answer is negative, you do not earn the termination fee back within the term you have left. That is not advice to stay put: sometimes breaking a fixed contract makes sense for another reason, and sometimes losing a few tens is worth being rid of a supplier.
If you like
Shall we take a look with you?
Write down your address and when you get the keys. No form with fourteen fields; the rest follows.
Also under: I've moved in
Register with the council
Within five days of moving, usually online with DigiD. That is a legal deadline. Without it your post and your benefits go astray.
Register with the councilHave the rent assessed
Up to six months after your contract starts, the Rent Tribunal can assess the rent against the points. After that the option is gone.
Six monthsGive someone a week
Someone near you still searching? With your link they start with a week instead of three days.
Give someone a week