Moving into new house - choosing new electricity tariff

PirateSwan

Hi all, I am moving house in a couple of weeks and have just discovered that the electricity tariff costs about £375 a month. The house currently does not have a gas supply. I know that MSEs advice is not to switch but this seems like a hell of a lot of money for a small two bed terraced house. I looked on the cheap energy club service but they said they couldn't find anything cheaper. Is there anything else I can do / anywhere else I should look for a better deal? I'm at a kiss what to do at the moment but am sure I must be able to find a better deal. Help! Am a newb to all this energy switching...  

Doozergirl

Is there a gas supply nearby? 

PirateSwan

The house used to have gas but the current occupant / vendor didn't use it so will need to get it switched back on again

bob_a_builder

Was that a fixed price deal ?
Is that with electric heating ?

The advice at the moment is to be on the Standard  Variable Tariff - which is the one the price cap applies to
After the price rise in April with Octopus my combined elec and gas is £280/month  standard variable  ( 4 bed detach) 

PirateSwan

So I should ask the electric company to put me in the standard variable tariff when I move in?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

who is supplier and what rates were offered?

Has house gas central heating installed?

The_Fat_Controller

You have no option but to contact the current supplier of the property and take over the account.

By default they should put you on the SV tariff although they may offer a fixed tariff, best to avoid that at first until you get your head around how much energy you are actually using.

I would do that until the next change in the price cap in October and then reassess.

Do not let them persuade you to fix.

You can move from SV to a fix anytime if you wish, but going the other way could have hefty penalty charges to exit the fix.

That's my advice, not a definitive answer.