Things to do after house purchase

Trixsie1989

Good evening all,

Just currently looking at things that I need to do after completion so far I have -

Arranged mail redirection to new address
Contacted TV and internet supplier to move services

I know on my rental I have to contact the council plus water and energy suppliers when I leave the property, give meter readings etc.

is this the same for creating new accounts at the new property? Normally the estate agents have organised accounts for us initially. Do I just call the company who supplies the property currently and create new accounts?

Is there anyone else I need to contact?

Ty

G_M

Lots of lists on the internet. Use google. Or duckduckgo.


"new home moving in list"

cloo

Don't forget the essential thing of going to IKEA multiple times and spending too much money on stuff you weren't planning to get!:rotfl:

Ithaca

If you read similar threads on MSE you will be advised to change your locks ASAP. You can either DIY (there are lots of youtube tutorials) or pay a locksmith - it's a quick job so probably no more than £100 and an hour's work for a professional.

Depending on your property you will be amazed how many old sets of house keys are floating around - spare ones with neighbours, relatives, estate agents, family friends etc. This is particularly the case if your sellers were elderly as they are more likely to have people popping in with their own set of keys.

We have been in our house 3 years now and we are still bumping into people who had a set of keys for the old locks!*

*previous owner was in his 80s with lots of family nearby, so half the town seem to have had a set of keys at one point or another

hazyjo

Have you actually exchanged?

Trixsie1989

hazyjo wrote: »

Have you actually exchanged?

Yes we have, exchanged last Friday and completion tomorrow

Trixsie1989

Ithaca wrote: »

If you read similar threads on MSE you will be advised to change your locks ASAP. You can either DIY (there are lots of youtube tutorials) or pay a locksmith - it's a quick job so probably no more than £100 and an hour's work for a professional.

Depending on your property you will be amazed how many old sets of house keys are floating around - spare ones with neighbours, relatives, estate agents, family friends etc. This is particularly the case if your sellers were elderly as they are more likely to have people popping in with their own set of keys.

We have been in our house 3 years now and we are still bumping into people who had a set of keys for the old locks!*

*previous owner was in his 80s with lots of family nearby, so half the town seem to have had a set of keys at one point or another

That is on my list to get done after the weekend currently looking into what locks we want and costing them out. Neither of us are DIY savvy enough to attempt changing euro locks

Trixsie1989

cloo wrote: »

Don't forget the essential thing of going to IKEA multiple times and spending too much money on stuff you weren't planning to get!:rotfl:

😂 Waiting for my student loan to come before the IKEA trip... Not long skinted ourselves at Disney Paris

theartfullodger

Pray the probable impending house crash isn't too terrible.

Trixsie1989

theartfullodger wrote: »

Pray the probable impending house crash isn't too terrible.

Linked with Brexit? It'll be fine, we aren't planning on moving for a very very long time so any crash wouldn't affect us unless the price dropped by over 60%

bigisi

Trixsie1989 wrote: »

That is on my list to get done after the weekend currently looking into what locks we want and costing them out. Neither of us are DIY savvy enough to attempt changing euro locks

Seriously - it's less than five minutes per lock, why not learn?