STAGE THREE: CHECK, CHANGE, CANCEL After you’ve made your house/flat all spick and span, there’s still a few things you’ll need to do to complete the moving out process (besides finish packing, obviously…)
CHECK
- Your contract (you’d be surprised how many people think their contract ends at the end of August rather than at the end of July…) – make sure you move out before the end of your tenancy! - Your meter readings – inform the utility companies and let them know what address to send the final invoice to. - That all electrical and gas equipment is turned off before you leave the house (leave the mains on unless specified by your contract) and that all doors and windows are shut and locked.
CHANGE - Your postal address. Royal Mail do a forwarding service but it does cost money so you may prefer to change any subscriptions etc. yourself. - Any light bulbs and batteries in household appliances that don’t work or at least tell your landlord.
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