| Moving home has typically been rated
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| | Marketing Director at "But like many
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| second only to divorce in terms of
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| | people, you may worry about the rising
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| stress. Not only do you need to plan the
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| | costs of your energy supply - shopping
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| logistics for weeks in advance and then
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| | around the available suppliers will help
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| manage numerous people (and possibly
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| | put you back in control of your utility
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| pets!), as well as the safe transit of
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| | spend. What better time to do it than
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| your belongings on the day of the move,
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| | with the fresh start of your new home?"
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| but you may still be organising your
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| | Telephone to broadband
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| affairs for weeks after. With so much to
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| | It's not just your energy supply you need
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| think about, it can be easy to forget
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| | to consider, though. Long gone are the
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| things like your utilities. To ensure
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| | days when you would simply shut down your
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| that you can put your feet up in your new
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| | existing telephone line to set up your
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| home as quickly as possible, it's worth
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| | new line in your new home. Today, more
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| thinking about your utilities - including
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| | and more of us also see a broadband
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| gas, electricity, water, telephone and
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| | connection as vital - if you work part or
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| internet connection - sooner rather than
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| | full-time from home, for example, your
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| later. If you fail to think ahead, you
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| | internet connection will be every bit as
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| might end up paying for utilities on your
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| | important as your gas and electricity
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| old address that you are no longer using,
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| | supply. After all, any delays in set-up
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| while sitting in your new place still
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| | may not just be irritating but could
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| waiting for the essentials to be set up.
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| | impact your ability to work.
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| You'll have enough on your plate without
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| | Again, you need to give your broadband
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| such additional aggravations.
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| | provider as much notice as possible of
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| Gas, electricity, water
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| | your move to ensure a smooth transition.
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| You should tell your electricity, gas and
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| | Most broadband is delivered over an
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| water suppliers at least 48 hours in
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| | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
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| advance that you are moving. The supplier
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| | and you will need to get BT to set up a
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| will arrange for your meters to be read
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| | line in your new place to enable your
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| or ask you to do it so they can work out
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| | ADSL broadband connection. If you live in
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| your final bill. At this point, your
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| | a large town or city, you may be able to
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| supplier will ask for your forwarding
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| | look at alternatives such as cable
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| address.
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| | broadband, but you will need to check out
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| Ensure that you keep a note of the
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| | the location and availability of this in
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| readings and the dates on which they were
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| | advance.
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| taken. If you do not agree with your
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| | If you are still part way through your
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| final bills, you will need this
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| | contract with your broadband provider,
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| information close at hand. If possible,
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| | you should be able to continue with your
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| tell the people moving into your old home
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| | existing contract at your new place,
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| the name of the gas, electricity and
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| | without having to start afresh. However,
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| water supplier. You could do this by
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| | if you are coming to the end of your
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| telling your estate agent, landlord or
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| | contract, it may also be worth taking a
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| letting agent. Also give them your gas
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| | look around the market. With such a wide
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| 'Meter Point Reference Number' and your
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| | selection of broadband deals now
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| 'Electricity Supply Number' - you'll find
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| | available, and with the price of internet
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| these on your energy bills.
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| | access falling at the same time as
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| Once you move into your new property, you
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| | performance is improving, there has never
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| will be given a gas and electricity
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| | been a better time to compare providers.
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| supply under what is known as a 'deemed
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| | Making things easy
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| contract'. This means that the gas or
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| | All of the above may seem a little
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| electricity suppliers of the previous
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| | daunting considering all the other things
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| occupant automatically becomes your
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| | you will have to manage when moving
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| supplier at the property.
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| | house. But could help simplify the whole
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| Don't forget to take a gas and
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| | process. It offers a quick, easy and
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| electricity meter reading on the day you
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| | comprehensive comparison of possible gas
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| move in, which you should pass on to the
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| | and electricity suppliers in the area to
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| supplier as soon as possible, together
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| | which you are moving; if you would like
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| with all your details. This will allow
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| | to take this moving opportunity to be
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| the supplier to send an accurate first
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| | more environmentally friendly, it will
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| bill.
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| | even suggest some 'green' options that
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| As you move into your new home, you might
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| | may make you feel more comfortable about
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| decide this is the time to compare and
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| | your energy usage. BeatThatQuote can also
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| possibly change suppliers. It's certainly
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| | compare a wide variety of broadband
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| worth doing some homework on this, as
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| | providers, explaining what kind of
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| there are now so many options out there,
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| | service and price you can expect from
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| and you could potentially save an awful
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| | different suppliers.
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| lot of money, especially if you make the
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| | Many of us put up with deals that may not
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| switch as soon as possible after your
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| | be cost-efficient, just because it seems
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| move. Remember that you will need to give
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| | easier than switching suppliers. But with
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| you existing supplier at least 28 days'
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| | so much on offer and sites to help you
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| notice, though.
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| | choose the best solution for you, your
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| "When you are moving you need to ensure
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| | next house move could prove to be a new
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| you have your basic utilities set up as
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| | beginning in more ways than one.
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| soon as possible," said Nick Tsimbidaros,
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