Price Comparison Does not recognise my house!!

strokebow1

Hi all,

I have a problem when searching for utilities, water, home insruance etc. using price comparison or by phone. The database does not recognise that the house I am buying has been converted from flats in to a single dwelling.

Therefore, everytime I try to get a quote they dont recognise the house.... they will only quote me for a particular flat!

Anyone have any ideas how I can get this updated please?

Thanks!

spiro

They will source their address list from Post Office at a guess so you need to get them to update their records. Under the help for 'new house not listed' they direct you here http://www2.royalmail.com/postcode-finder-address-enquiry-form try filling the form in explaining the issue having first checked on www.royalmail.com what addresses show up for your postcode.

Plushchris

If you have the meter numbers, just enter your address manually on the comparison site, it'll probably then ask you for the meter numbers, put them in and there shouldnt be a problem, this happened at a flat I lived at a couple of years ago.

t0rt0ise

I've never put my address into a comparison site for utilities. Why would you do that?

penrhyn

You could stick in any old postcode from the local area, they only use it to get the relevant cost data.

Plushchris

t0rt0ise wrote: »

I've never put my address into a comparison site for utilities. Why would you do that?

I think you will find its very hard to switch without entering the address you are switching...

macman

You can't search for water utility options-there aren't any.
All the comp sites for the other utilities (electricity gas) are postcode driven and do not require your fulll address for comparison purposes-only for actual sign up.
Similarly, telecoms (phone and broadband) comparisons are driven by phone number, not address.
Home insurance will obviously require the full address.

strokebow1

Thanks guys.

But that doesn't solve the problem.

How can I get these databases updated?

macman

Have you done as suggested in post 2?

Cardew

Plushchris wrote: »

I think you will find its very hard to switch without entering the address you are switching...

The OP says he can't get a quote.

Agreed he won't be able to switch but for a quote I just enter SW1A 1AA and get the quote.