Setups
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Everything that has to move with you
Everything this setup adds to your household. Dates are worked out from your answers when you set it up.
Created as a project, with everything below inside it.
Book removals (or a van)
Task · Due 4 weeks before your moving day
Good slots go early, especially end-of-month — book ahead to lock in your date.
Set up Royal Mail redirection
Task · Due 1 week before your moving day
Redirect from moving day; the paid service runs for 3, 6 or 12 months. It catches anything you forget to update.
Move or re-order broadband
Task · Due 3 weeks before your moving day
Installations can take 2+ weeks — order early to avoid a dead zone at the new place.
Take final meter readings at the old place
Task · Due On your moving day
Photograph gas + electric on the day so your final bill is right.
Tell your old council you're leaving (council tax)
Task · Due 2 weeks before your moving day
Close the old account so you're not double-billed.
Created as a project, with everything below inside it.
Take opening meter readings at the new place
Task · Due On your moving day
Photograph on arrival, then set up the new energy account.
Register for council tax at the new address
Task · Due 3 days after your moving day
Open the new council-tax account so your bill starts cleanly.
Update your electoral registration
Task · Due 1 week after your moving day
Free at gov.uk/register-to-vote. Include your previous address so you're removed from the old roll.
Update your driving licence address (DVLA)
Chase your old tenancy deposit back
Task · Due 2 weeks after your moving day
If you're renting: your landlord or agent must return your protected deposit — check the deposit-protection scheme it was held in.
Removals
Cost · £900.00 · One-off · Payment On your moving day
A one-off cost. Adjust the amount to your actual quote.
New tenancy deposit / moving costs
Cost · £1,000.00 · One-off · Payment 2 weeks before your moving day
A one-off cost usually due before the move. Adjust to your deposit / upfront costs.
Welcome to your Moving Home setup
Guidance
Every date here hangs off your moving day. The DVLA updates are free — don't pay a third party — and the Royal Mail redirection is your safety net. This note creates nothing.
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Sign in to set upSort home / contents insurance for the new address
Task · Due 1 week before your moving day
Cover from day one at the new address.
Task · Due 1 week after your moving day
Free online — don't pay a third party. You can be fined up to £1,000 if you don't update it.
Update your V5C log book address (DVLA)
Task · Due 1 week after your moving day
Free if you're the registered keeper.
Update GP & dentist (or register nearby)
Task · Due 2 weeks after your moving day
Tell your GP and dentist your new address, or register with a practice near the new home.
Update address: bank, employer, insurers, subscriptions
Task · Due 1 week after your moving day
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