Uswitch assistance please!

alipops1986

Evening all!

Moving into first ever house of my own on Friday. Have managed to track down my gas and electricity suppliers for the new house. They are Scottish and Southern Electric, then Southern Electric Gas.

I have entered these and rough figures [as i have no previous bills to go on] into Uswitch.

Wondered if anyone could offer me some guidance about which provider to choose? How to make the decision? [As i have v little info to go on!]

Thanks in advance,
Ali x

uSwitch_company_representative

Hi Ali,

Congratulations on your new home – I’m impressed to hear you’ve already started to get your bills sorted.

You’ve done the right thing to check on our site, but yes, it can be difficult to know how much you’ll be paying until you have that first bill in your hand!

It’s pretty certain that your suppliers will put you onto Standard plans for gas and elec when you first move in. These are the most expensive tariffs, so you definitely need to do something about getting onto cheaper plans as soon as possible.

Best thing to do would be to ring the suppliers and ask to be put onto their cheapest plan for the time being. Then, when you’ve received your first bill you’ll be able to run a full comparison on our site to see which plan would really be best in the long term from a price perspective.

When you come to do the comparison in a few months time the key question to ask yourself is whether price is the only thing that really matters? Or do you want to get a supplier that excels in terms of customer service or green credentials?

More than happy to help further if you need
Joe - uSwitch.com