Who to Notify When You Move House
30th October 2024
From updating your address, to notifying relevant parties, and informing utility providers, let’s focus on the essentials when you move.
When planning a move to a new house, it's important to manage several essential tasks with various service providers before, during, and after the transition.
This guide outlines a straightforward process to follow to ensure a smooth shift to your new location without any disruptions. Timely notification of your change of address is crucial not only to prevent practical issues, such as missed bills or interruptions in services, but also to protect against potential security risk. Effective communication about your move keeps everything from your utilities to your voter registration up-to-date and ready at your new home
Let’s explore who to notify when moving house.
When moving house, it's important to notify several key entities to ensure a smooth transition. Here’s a list of who you should inform:
- Utility companies: Notify your electricity, gas and water providers. Also inform your internet, cable, and phone service providers about the move.
- Postal service: Submit a change of address form so your mail can be forwarded to your new address.
- Government agencies:
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO): Update your address for tax and business purposes.
- Australian Electoral Commission: Update your address for voter registration.
- Vehicles and Licences: Contact the relevant State Government agency to update your address for driver’s licence and vehicle registration.
- Financial institutions:
- Banks and credit unions: Update your address for account information.
- Credit card companies: Notify them to update your billing address.
- Loan providers: Including those for your mortgage, auto, and any personal loans.
- Insurance providers:
- Private health insurance and Medicare: To ensure any claims and communication arrive at the correct address.
- Car insurance: Address changes can affect your coverage and rates.
- Home or rental Insurance: Make sure your new home is covered from the day you move in.
- Subscription services and memberships: Update address for delivery of newspapers, magazines, and ongoing online services.
- Employer: Inform your workplace of your new address for payroll (if applicable) and contact purposes.
- Schools: If you have children, notify their schools and arrange for records to be transferred to their new schools if necessary.
- Family and friends: Last but not least, let your loved ones know your new address.
Taking these steps will help ensure that you don’t face disruptions in services or miss important communications due to your move.
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Check out our straightforward checklist on who to notify when you're moving house, designed to guide you through each step seamlessly.
When planning a move, here’s how to organise your notifications into tasks before, during, and after the move:
Before the move
- Utility companies:
- Notify electricity, gas, water, internet, cable, and phone service providers about your move to arrange for services to be transferred or initiated at your new home.
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- Government agencies:
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO): Update your address to ensure tax-related documents are correctly routed.
- Australian Electoral Commission: Update your voter registration with your new address.
- Vehicles and Licences: Update your address for your driver’s licence and vehicle registration.
- Financial Institutions:
- Inform banks, credit unions, credit card companies, and loan providers (mortgage, auto, personal) of your new address to avoid any disruptions in billing and account management.
- Insurance providers:
- Notify your health insurance, Medicare, car insurance, and home or rental insurance providers to adjust your coverage and ensure that all communications and claims are directed to your new address.
- Schools:
- If you have children, notify their schools and arrange for the transfer of records to their new educational institutions.
During the move
- Monitor Updates: Ensure that all notifications have been processed and that services are scheduled to begin at your new address on your move-in date.
After the move
- Postal service: Submit a change of address form to have your mail forwarded to your new address.
- Subscription services and memberships: Update your address for all deliveries including newspapers, magazines, and ongoing online services to ensure you continue receiving your subscriptions without interruption.
- Employer: Confirm that your workplace has updated your address for payroll and contact purposes.
- Confirmation of changes: Double-check with all entities to confirm that your address has been updated in all relevant systems.
- Family and friends: Inform your loved ones of your new address so they can easily contact you and visit.
By organising these notifications into specific phases of your move, you can help ensure a smooth transition and maintain continuous service and communication at your new home.
How do you notify utilities and other services?
To effectively notify utilities and services of changes, you can utilise various methods depending on the provider's preferences and requirements. Here's an expanded guide based on the provided information:
- Visit the government websites: Start by visiting the government websites mentioned. These websites likely offer a centralised platform where you can change your address and notify relevant local authorities, such as the council and Roads authority. Follow the prompts on the website to update your address details and inform the necessary authorities of your move.
- Identify service providers: Compile a list of all the utilities and services you currently use, including electricity, water, gas, internet, phone and streaming subscriptions.
- Determine notification methods: Different service providers may have varying preferences for how they receive change of address notifications. Some may require written notification via post, while others may accept emails or prefer phone calls.
- Choose the appropriate method: Based on the preferences of each service provider:
- For providers requiring written notification: Prepare letters detailing your change of address and send them via postal mail to the respective addresses provided by the service providers.
- For providers accepting email notifications: Draft emails informing them of your change of address, ensuring to include your account details and any necessary identification.
- For providers preferring phone calls: Contact them directly via phone to notify them of your address change. Most providers record these calls for reference.
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Follow-up: After notifying each provider, it's essential to follow up to
confirm that the change has been processed successfully. You can do this
by:
- Calling the provider a few days after the initial notification to check the status of the address update.
- Confirming the changes through email or written correspondence if required.
- Keeping records of all communications for future reference.
- Inform local authorities: Utilise the government website to inform your local council and Roads authority of your address change. This ensures that they have the updated information for any official correspondence or services they provide
By following these steps and utilising the appropriate notification methods, you can effectively update your address with utilities and services, ensuring a smooth transition during your relocation.
The final word
Updating your address during relocation is essential. This ensures that you continue to receive important mail and bills from your service providers and banks, while also safeguarding your personal information against identity theft. Although notifying everyone of your new address may require some time and effort, it's an essential step in the moving process. Maintaining an up-to-date address not only ensures smooth communication but also enhances security in our digital era.
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