New flat & Cheap Energy Club

Suzanna22

Hi everyone


I am moving in a flat soon and I want to join the cheap energy club as it looks like a great way to save money on gas and electricity. I started to fill out the questionnaire and it is asking questions solely from the perspective of someone actually in a home and using the suppliers already.


Sorry if I am missing something but can anyone advise as to how to get around this. Do I not join for the time being and then join after a few months of living in the flat? Are there other ways of selecting a good energy provider?


Many thanks in advance for your help.

cifpower

Suzanna22 wrote: »

Hi everyone


I am moving in a flat soon and I want to join the cheap energy club as it looks like a great way to save money on gas and electricity. I started to fill out the questionnaire and it is asking questions solely from the perspective of someone actually in a home and using the suppliers already.


Sorry if I am missing something but can anyone advise as to how to get around this. Do I not join for the time being and then join after a few months of living in the flat? Are there other ways of selecting a good energy provider?


Many thanks in advance for your help.

The Cheap Energy Club is not really a club. It is more MSE's version of uSwitch for electricity & gas. The only difference is that you will get en e-mail when a new tariff comes on the market which would offer you large savings.

Wait until you move in, register with the supplier of that flat (as you will be on a deemed contract with them) and then have a look on any comparison site to see which is cheapest. When you open your electricity/gas account you will be on the standard tariff which is often a higher price than if you pay by direct debit.

As you have no usage to compare, opt for the 1 person/1 bedroom options so approximations can be used.

victor2

^^echo that^^
Make sure the current supplier gets your opening readings when you move in. Photograph the meters if you can.
Ask the existing supplier what their best rate currently is for you and get onto it. If it is a fixed rate, make sure it has no exit penalty if you subsequently switch away. If there is an exit penalty, ask them what their best variable rate tariff is, so that you can look at switching later without penalty.
Any "savings" quoted by comparison sites (including Cheap Energy Club) will be totally meaningless as you don't know what your annual usage is likely to be. Just look for the most attractive rates using "average" figures, which all the comparison sites will do for you.

footyguy

Suzanna22 wrote: »

Hi everyone


I am moving in a flat soon and I want to join the cheap energy club as it looks like a great way to save money on gas and electricity. I started to fill out the questionnaire and it is asking questions solely from the perspective of someone actually in a home and using the suppliers already.


Sorry if I am missing something but can anyone advise as to how to get around this. Do I not join for the time being and then join after a few months of living in the flat? Are there other ways of selecting a good energy provider?


Many thanks in advance for your help.

You can 'get round' it quite simply by using the address of your new home, and the suppliers that currently supply the property.
It doesn't really matter which tariffs you then choose as it will still give you a list in cost order of all the deals available to you, but you could opt for the standard variable tariffs of the suppliers involved as that is what you will be on anyway unless you choose another tariff when you contact them to register yourself as a new occupier.

Until you have registered yourself with the current suppliers, do not attempt to switch supplier. You can't switch something if you haven't got something in the first place to switch from
But you can see how much extra you will be paying if you do not act sooner rather than later.

Suzanna22

Thanks for your responses.
I know I can't switch before registering. I just thought there was some advice available about who the best/cheapest energy providers are.
I will call the energy suppliers for the area to find out who the providers gas and electricity for the flat and take it from there.


Thanks again

JJ_Egan

Use any comparison site and put in average usage .