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mail redirection

hypothetical question:

You sell your house to someone who has the same name as you (eg John Smith).. How does your mail get redirected..

When completing the redirection form, you're asked for the full name, and DOB for each person.. Obviously your DOB is not on your address, so how can they tell apart you from the new house owner?

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  • mp3duck
    mp3duck Posts: 1,305 Forumite
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    my guess is you'd have to make extra effort to think of everywhere who would write to you, and ask them to update their details (something you need to do anyway).. Hopefully you could catch all the important financial places.. Then I guess new owner would open and see it's not them, and forward your letter on...
    Thankfully, I think I am the only person with my name in the UK (pretty uncommon surname) so it would never affect me..
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    mp3duck wrote: »
    how can they tell apart you from the new house owner?



    They can't, so you'll need to do something else instead.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    mp3duck wrote: »
    hypothetical question:

    You sell your house to someone who has the same name as you (eg John Smith).. How does your mail get redirected..
    It's a good question but I don't think you need to worry. There can't be many people called mp3duck.
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