House move, best energy deal

r66bby

Hey guys,
Im moving into my new house this weekend. Im just trying to sort out the best energy deal.
Im going through the cheap energy club, i just have a couple of questions if somebody can help.

The house im moving to is alot bigger than my current bungalow. So am i better just letting the calculator guess my usage?

My current bungalow has electricity only, as it has a oil fired boiler, where my new house ill require gas and electric. So when doing my calculations am i better doing them individually or as duel fuel?

Or does it not really matter, as the cheapest option will come is worked out on the estimated annual spend and not by savings against something that hasn't existed.

Thanks

matelodave

If you don't have gas then you need to use an electricity only tariff.

You can only get a dual fuel tariff if you take both gas & leccy even if the leccy is cheaper on a dual fuel tariff.

Most people use around 3200 -3500kwh of leccy if they heat with another fuel, perhaps a bit more if you heat your hot water with leccy as well.

Just use it as an estimate but read your meter the day you move in and sign up with the existing supplier to ensure that you don't end up paying for the previous owner/tenants energy.

Then initiate your switch to your selected supplier. Read your meter at least monthly (and keep a record of the readings - ideally on a spreadsheet).

Give the readings to your supplier every month and check your on-line statemenst to ensure that they are using your meter readings and not just guesstimating your readings. If they are, then get the statements corrected,

Check that your direct debit is covering the cost of your leccy and that you aren't ramping up a big surplus either - if not then get it adjusted,

Don't forget to do the same if you've got a water meter - you don't want to pay for more than you use.

Last but not least, check your bank account regularly to make sure that your direct debits are being paid.