Moving House Checklist: Accounts, Services, Suppliers, Bills, and Utilities

Moving House Checklist: Accounts, Services, Suppliers, Bills, and Utilities

Moving House involves more than just packing up your belongings. It’s also essential to update your address and manage your accounts, services, suppliers, bills, and utilities. Here’s a comprehensive checklist to help you stay organised and ensure a smooth transition to your new home.

Change of Address

Personal Accounts
– Bank Accounts: Update your address with your bank(s).
– Credit Cards: Notify all credit card companies of your new address.
– Insurance: Update your address with health, home, car, and any other insurance providers.
– Driver’s License: Change the address on your driver’s license and vehicle registration.
– Passport: Notify the passport office of your new address if necessary.

Services and Subscriptions
– Postal Service: Set up mail forwarding with your local post office.
– Magazines and Newspapers: Update your address for all subscriptions.
– Streaming Services: Change your address in your accounts for Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.
– Gym Membership: Notify your gym of your move and update your membership details.

Government and Legal
– Tax Office: Inform your local tax office or IRS of your new address.
– Voting Registration: Update your voter registration details.
– Social Security: Notify the social security office if applicable.

Others
– Employer: Inform your employer of your new address.
– Schools: Notify your children’s school(s) and arrange for records to be transferred if needed.
– Healthcare Providers: Update your address with your doctor, dentist, and any specialists.

Utilities

Before Moving
– Electricity: Notify your current provider of your move-out date and set up service at your new address.
– Gas: Do the same for your gas provider.
– Water: Inform your water supplier about your move.
– Sewer and Waste: Notify relevant authorities of your change of address.
– Internet and Cable: Schedule a disconnection date at your old address and set up installation at your new home.
– Phone: Update your landline and mobile phone service providers.

On Moving Day
– Meter Readings: Take final readings for electricity, gas, and water at your old home. Take initial readings at your new home.
– Check Connections: Confirm that all utilities are functioning correctly in your new home.

Home Services

Moving Services
– Removal Company: Book a reliable removal company well in advance.
– Cleaning Services: Arrange for a deep clean of your new home before you move in and a final clean of your old home.

Ongoing Services
– Gardening Services: Update your gardener with your new address.
– Pest Control: Schedule any necessary pest control services.
– Security Services: Transfer or set up new security services.

Financial Obligations

Bills
– Rent/Mortgage: Notify your landlord or mortgage provider of your move.
– Loan Providers: Update your address with any loan or finance companies.
– Credit Report: Ensure your credit report reflects your new address.

Subscriptions and Regular Payments
– Utility Bills: Settle any outstanding bills at your old address.
– Subscription Services: Update your address for any regular deliveries (e.g., meal kits, beauty boxes).

Community and Social

Friends and Family
– Notify: Send out change of address notifications to friends and family.

Local Services
– Library: Return any borrowed items and update your address.
– Clubs and Organisations: Inform any clubs, societies, or organisations you belong to.

Moving Day Essentials

Packing
– Essentials Box: Pack a box with essential items you’ll need immediately upon arrival (toiletries, medications, snacks, cleaning supplies).
– Important Documents: Keep important documents (ID, financial documents, medical records) in a safe, accessible place.

Safety
– First Aid Kit: Have a first aid kit readily available.
– Fire Extinguisher: Ensure you have a fire extinguisher handy in case of emergencies.

Final Checks
– Double-Check: Ensure nothing is left behind and all windows and doors are secure in your old home.
– Keys: Arrange to collect keys for your new home and return keys to your old property if necessary.

By following this comprehensive checklist, you can ensure a smooth and organised move, minimising disruptions and making the transition to your new home as seamless as possible. Happy moving!

Here’s a comprehensive moving home checklist in a spreadsheet format, organised by categories and tasks. You can copy this into a spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or any other similar tool.

Moving Home Checklist

Category	Task	Done
Change of Address	Update address with bank(s)	[ ]
	Notify credit card companies	[ ]
	Update health insurance provider	[ ]
	Update home insurance provider	[ ]
	Update car insurance provider	[ ]
	Change address on driver’s license	[ ]
	Update vehicle registration	[ ]
	Notify passport office (if necessary)	[ ]
	Set up mail forwarding	[ ]
	Update magazine subscriptions	[ ]
	Update newspaper subscriptions	[ ]
	Change address on streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime)	[ ]
	Notify gym of new address	[ ]
	Inform local tax office/IRS	[ ]
	Update voter registration	[ ]
	Notify social security office (if applicable)	[ ]
	Inform employer of new address	[ ]
	Notify children’s school(s)	[ ]
	Update address with doctor	[ ]
	Update address with dentist	[ ]
	Update address with specialists	[ ]
Utilities	Notify current electricity provider of move-out date	[ ]
	Set up electricity service at new address	[ ]
	Notify current gas provider of move-out date	[ ]
	Set up gas service at new address	[ ]
	Inform water supplier of move	[ ]
	Notify sewer and waste authorities	[ ]
	Schedule internet disconnection and installation at new home	[ ]
	Update landline phone service	[ ]
	Update mobile phone service	[ ]
	Take final meter readings at old home	[ ]
	Take initial meter readings at new home	[ ]
	Confirm utility connections at new home	[ ]
Home Services	Book removal company	[ ]
	Arrange deep clean of new home	[ ]
	Arrange final clean of old home	[ ]
	Update gardener with new address	[ ]
	Schedule pest control services	[ ]
	Transfer or set up new security services	[ ]
Financial Obligations	Notify landlord/mortgage provider of move	[ ]
	Update address with loan providers	[ ]
	Ensure credit report reflects new address	[ ]
	Settle outstanding utility bills	[ ]
	Update address for subscription services	[ ]
Community and Social	Notify friends and family of new address	[ ]
	Return borrowed items to library	[ ]
	Update address with clubs and organizations	[ ]
Moving Day Essentials	Pack essentials box	[ ]
	Keep important documents accessible	[ ]
	Have first aid kit available	[ ]
	Ensure fire extinguisher is handy	[ ]
	Double-check nothing is left behind	[ ]
	Ensure windows and doors are secure	[ ]
	Arrange key collection for new home	[ ]
	Return keys to old property	[ ]

This checklist will help you stay organised and ensure you don’t miss any important steps when moving home. Each task has a corresponding “Done” column where you can check off completed items.