Im a first time buyer, and i'm not really getting on well with the seller,
My completion day is tomorrow for the house and first things im going to do is take a gas and electric meter reading and then startup me with say NPower for example... but do i have to find out from the seller who her current provider is? or if i ring up someone like Npower can they take over the utility services and then do they notify whoever the current provider is?
I really dont want to have to ask the seller who she is with and im guessing thats not the way anyway because some people never even have contact with the seller its all through solicitors right?
2007-02-21 19:17:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It doesn't matter who the seller is with - you should phone your new supplier and make arrangements with them...
You should certainly take a meter reading on entry and agree with the seller that reading, so there is no disagreement.
2007-02-21 19:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by Robert W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phone the seller and ask. It helps the smooth change over. They are legally obliged to give you all such information. Be sure that her supplier takes a meter reading before you move in and you take a reading the moment you arrive for the first time. Same goes for telephone if you are retaining that number.
Best of luck in your new home and have a happy life there.
2007-02-21 19:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your solicitor should provide you with the current gas /elect supplier and whether the bills are up to date and that the meters have been read up to the time of there departure , what ever supplier has been makes no difference , you contact who ever you want within 48 hours of moving in , the provide will automatically contact last supplier for change of name, always get a forwarding address of the last people in case of any out standing bills
2007-02-21 19:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by ufo18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the seller or look at the meter for the company name. All gas and electric meters have the service providers name on them.
2007-02-21 19:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by lovingdaddyof2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually they would be disconnected by the seller unless the buyer makes arrangements to leave on. You should contact your providers anyway(even if its the same ones the seller is using) so they know who to bill and when to start billing from(sometimes if you move in part way through a billing period the bill is split)
bottom line make sure you contact your provider with details.
2007-02-21 19:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by Cromag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all you need to do is phone up your new supplier and make a new account with them give them the metre readings and they will sort out the change over and the old supplier will send the seller a final bill.xx
2007-02-21 19:27:29 · answer #6 · answered by deliciousde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't need to know who your current supplier is just ring npower or who ever it is you want to supply your gas but if you do want to know who your current supplier is then you need to phone the national grid and they will tell you
2007-02-21 19:31:23 · answer #7 · answered by leeanne0107 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually you ring your provider at the address you are at and tell them you are moving house and please stop the supply to your exsisting premises,unless someone else deals with that eg the landlord . Tell them where you are moving to if you want to continue with them and they can provide the utilities to your new home from the date you move in. It is up to the exsisting tenant at the new home to terminate their contract with their suppier and if they have not done so, that is not your problem.
2007-02-21 19:28:51 · answer #8 · answered by marvelous_mad_madam_mim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋