The very helpful

fleur8

Thank MSE for the rpwlies

greenpanda

I wonder if it's because it would be a total nuisance to enforce? Would wouldn't you consider simultaneous exchange/ completion?

basill

We exchanged and completed on an empty probate sale a couple of days later,  this luxury added £200 to the conveyancing bill.   I would have happily waited until the end of the week if I had realised.
Perhaps the conveyancer suggested it to enhance their fee?

Joe9090

Could someone please explain how you sort out broadband and satellite tv when exchange and completion are simultaneous?
My current broadband supplier says they need 28 days notice to set up in a new house and I don't suppose Sky can do it much quicker!
I know the completion date can be agreed in advance but nothing is certain until it's done!

macman

You shouldn't be ordering any utilities until you are actually in occupation.

If there is a dish already in place then you will be able to get all the Freesat from Sky channels straight away anyway. If not, use the aerial to get Freeview.

MaryNB

Joe9090 said:

Could someone please explain how you sort out broadband and satellite tv when exchange and completion are simultaneous?
My current broadband supplier says they need 28 days notice to set up in a new house and I don't suppose Sky can do it much quicker!
I know the completion date can be agreed in advance but nothing is certain until it's done!

Unfortunately at lot of people get stuck with that problem. I thought I would be (completed the day after exchange) and was going put up with using my phone as a hotspot and use the aerial for tv. 

However you might get lucky. When I moved in I contacted Virgin who told me that I already had a connection for their kit and it took 3 working days for it to arrive by courier. I knew the previous owners had a different provider so I wasn't expecting Virgin to send something over so quickly. You could check to see what connection they have and if this would have any impact on how quick you can get it up and running. Although, I was moving from a house share and wasn't named on the broadband so didn't have to worry about giving notice to cancel at my previous address.

Slithery

Joe9090 said:

Could someone please explain how you sort out broadband and satellite tv when exchange and completion are simultaneous?

You don't.

You wait until exchange before setting up new contracts then use mobile data/freeview until the installation can be done.

Blue_bell_20

fleur8 said:

basill said:

We exchanged and completed on an empty probate sale a couple of days later,  this luxury added £200 to the conveyancing bill.   I would have happily waited until the end of the week if I had realised.
Perhaps the conveyancer suggested it to enhance their fee?

Would I have to pay extra as well or just the vendor?

We’ve just instructed solicitors as we are buying a house, in one of their additional fees it says something like: if completion is within five days of exchange-£95. 

Joe9090

MaryNB said:

Joe9090 said:

Could someone please explain how you sort out broadband and satellite tv when exchange and completion are simultaneous?
My current broadband supplier says they need 28 days notice to set up in a new house and I don't suppose Sky can do it much quicker!
I know the completion date can be agreed in advance but nothing is certain until it's done!

Unfortunately at lot of people get stuck with that problem. I thought I would be (completed the day after exchange) and was going put up with using my phone as a hotspot and use the aerial for tv. 

However you might get lucky. When I moved in I contacted Virgin who told me that I already had a connection for their kit and it took 3 working days for it to arrive by courier. I knew the previous owners had a different provider so I wasn't expecting Virgin to send something over so quickly. You could check to see what connection they have and if this would have any impact on how quick you can get it up and running. Although, I was moving from a house share and wasn't named on the broadband so didn't have to worry about giving notice to cancel at my previous address.

Thanks for the replies...very useful. The other thing to bear in mind on broadband and tv when moving is to try and ensure you are not bound by long term contracts at your old address. Your suppliers will most probably be very happy to transfer your accounts to the new address but if for any reason they cannot supply they will still expect you to pay the remainder of the contracts.