Royal Mail redirection
It takes several working days to start, so set it up around four weeks out. It runs for up to 12 months and catches everything you forgot — which is how you find out who else needed telling.
LinkSet up redirection- Home
- Who to tell
The 37 people who need your new address
Some of these carry fines if you leave them. Some just cost you money quietly for years. They’re grouped so you can do the dangerous ones tonight and the rest at the weekend.
Do these first
- DVLA — driving licence and V5C log book. Both are legal requirements.
- Council tax — old and new council, or you’ll pay twice.
- HMRC — keeps your tax code and any benefits correct.
- Insurers — buildings, contents and car. Your premium changes with the postcode.
Government and legalDo first
MoneyDo first
Home and utilities
Health and family
Everything else
The ones people regret
Four you’ll wish you’d done sooner
The electoral roll
Lenders check it. If you’re not registered at your current address, credit applications get harder for no reason at all. It takes five minutes.
LinkRegister to voteCar insurance
Your premium is priced on your postcode. Not telling them isn’t a saving — it’s a reason for a claim to be refused.
WhyNon-disclosure can invalidate coverYour pet’s microchip
The one everybody forgets, and the one that matters most on the day a frightened animal bolts out of an unfamiliar front door.
LinkMicrochip rules
Take it with you
Want this list on paper?
The complete moving plan and the 37‑point change‑of‑address list, as one printable PDF with meter‑reading and moving‑day record sheets built in. Download it now, or have it emailed to you.
- All 44 jobs, phase by phase, with tick boxes
- The change-of-address list with the official links
- Meter reading and moving-day record sheets