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bills at new home
mug51
Posts: 366 Forumite
hey,
my mam has just completed the purchase of a house, she has been in and picked up lots of letters, amongst those letters were electricity and gas bills, would we be the ones who pay for those bills? the property had been empty for quite a while.
thanks
my mam has just completed the purchase of a house, she has been in and picked up lots of letters, amongst those letters were electricity and gas bills, would we be the ones who pay for those bills? the property had been empty for quite a while.
thanks
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Contact the service providers and inform them of the date you bought. Your bills should start from that date.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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And take meter readings.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
Definitely take meter readings. You have no liability to bills for previous owner/occupier but do contact the companies in question to advise them when you moved in. If you do have the address for previous occupiers they may ask for this but you are under no obligation to pass on.0
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thanks for all the help, will take reading tomorrow0
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You should always take all the meter readings on the first day you move into any property, whether its rented or bought, and inform the suppliers at the earliest oppertunity.
That way it saves any hassle over bills and meter queries:)Turning our clutter to top up our house deposit: £3000/£303.05 we're on our way!0
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