New house - bills

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When you sign up for energy - you may be given a higher initial target based on typical usage for property size.

Some will even insist you pay monthly as you go even if set a nominal annual monthly target for first n months.

You can request monthly variable direct debit with many suppliers - so only pay for actual usage - monthly in arrears  (but that will mean large bills winter, small bills summer, as use more for heating).

The previous occupants supplier for gas and/ or electric will become your deemed supplier(s) on day 1.

Contact the relevant company or companies and set up an account.

You have to register with them - before can move - but if thinking of moving supplier - only go onto their standard variable price not any fix they offer - as some come with exit fees.

Take meter readings with photos and keep them (inc electric, gas and water in your case) as soon as you become legally responsible - not always day you move in (e.g. if having work done). 

Give those readings to companies as your billing start point.

PS - As a single person the water meter might save you £100s a year compared to nominal unmetered rates for a 4 bed.

Without a meter you could have been subsidising the likes of  that family of 6, or those smaller occupancy - but who run their garden sprinklers for hours on end.

And to control heating costs - assuming wet gch - think about using trvs and closing doors for unused rooms - set to 2 or so depending on model will heat to c15C - enough to keep damp at bay - only heating used spaces to most peoples 18C for comfort in used spaces.

WBCPB

elsien said:

 You have to stay with the current providers for 28 days.

Is the 28 days something relatively new? i have always switched away the same day i receive my online account number, normally about 10 days but can be done a lot quicker now.

BarelySentientAI

WBCPB said:

elsien said:

 You have to stay with the current providers for 28 days.

Is the 28 days something relatively new? i have always switched away the same day i receive my online account number, normally about 10 days but can be done a lot quicker now.

The 28 days thing doesn't exist.  You can switch on the same day and the performance standards say that it should be completed in 5 working days.