Do I pay bills from completion or actual move date, or both?

MikeJXE

MorningcoffeeIV said:

Brie said:

You need insurance from the completion date and pay energy from the date you get the keys to the property.  

Almost.

You need insurance from exchange and pay utilities from completion.

You need insurance from the exchange date and that usually comes before the completion date 

propertyrental

Jonboy_1984 said:

When we registered for council tax the council asked for date we took ownership and date we moved in (furnished effectively) as two separate pieces of information. They then automatically gave us empty property relief on the days in between. 

Note it is per property, normally up to 30 days, so if the house was empty before completion the previous owner may have claimed it already.

Which council? How long ago?

I ask because few councils now offer empty property relief, and if they do it may be for only a week or 14 days. Check the relevant council website.

Jonboy_1984

One of the Oxfordshire district councils last summer (I.e. current tax year).

fourmarks

Brie said:

Oops!  I apologise for the error.  

Hey Brie, what happened to 'never apologise'  :-)