New tennant

newuser86

I have just moved into a new flat. The electric and gas is currently with edf. I have received a letter to call them with details to set up DD. What I want to know is as a new customer is there a chance of haggling a new customer deal or will I have to swap to a new supplier.
Thanks

Yorkie1

You will automatically be on a standard tariff with them and will need to agree / set up some payment method with them. However, you can start the switching process as soon as you want, if you want. The new company just gets in touch with the current supplier in due course.

If you think you might want to switch, don't agree to going onto a contract with edf which has a tie-in / cancellation charge.

I'd suggest that you get onto the comparison sites and see how the edf tariffs compare against other providers. You can input property type details if you don't know the annual cost or consumption figures.

Steve_xx

Yorkie1 wrote: »

You will automatically be on a standard tariff with them and will need to agree / set up some payment method with them. However, you can start the switching process as soon as you want, if you want. The new company just gets in touch with the current supplier in due course.

If you think you might want to switch, don't agree to going onto a contract with edf which has a tie-in / cancellation charge.

I'd suggest that you get onto the comparison sites and see how the edf tariffs compare against other providers. You can input property type details if you don't know the annual cost or consumption figures.

So rather than taking up the supply with EDF you could move from them by simply appointing another supplier, and without setting up an account with EDF, even though EDF are the incumbent?

Neil_Jones

Steve_xx wrote: »

So rather than taking up the supply with EDF you could move from them by simply appointing another supplier, and without setting up an account with EDF, even though EDF are the incumbent?

No, EDF supply the property at the moment. As the OP moves in and turns the lights on it becomes a deemed contract with them, so an account will be set up but it takes best part of six weeks to move providers anyway.

Any energy consumed between moving in and having completed a switch to a new provider will be charged by the previous supplier, in this case EDF. This is for the first six weeks or so.

If the OP wants to go around and compare the options available, they can do, then just pay EDF what they owe them when the final bill comes. If they find that EDF have a tariff they want to go to, then you can do a Direct Debit setup.

Steve_xx

Neil_Jones wrote: »

No, EDF supply the property at the moment. As the OP moves in and turns the lights on it becomes a deemed contract with them, so an account will be set up but it takes best part of six weeks to move providers anyway.

Any energy consumed between moving in and having completed a switch to a new provider will be charged by the previous supplier, in this case EDF. This is for the first six weeks or so.

If the OP wants to go around and compare the options available, they can do, then just pay EDF what they owe them when the final bill comes. If they find that EDF have a tariff they want to go to, then you can do a Direct Debit setup.

Excellent, thank you for the information.