Moving in Checklist

Your Responsibilities
Our Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities

• Give written notice that you are leaving, at least 28 days before you intend to move into your new home.
• You are responsible for organising and paying for the removal of belongings and furniture to your new home.
• It is your responsibility to contact utility suppliers such as the gas, electricity, water and telephone and inform them you will be liable for charges at your new home.
• Contact the Council Tax Section to advise them that you are moving in. Visit our Moving House page for more information.
• You should take out contents insurance on your new home.
• Notify the Council's Electoral Registration Section. Visit our Registering to Vote page for full details.
  
• We recommend that you arrange to re-direct your mail. You need to fill in a form at the Post Office at least 7 days before you move.

Our Responsibilities

Before you move in we will make sure of the following:

• Your Tenancy Management Officer will ensure that you are aware of the main points of your Tenancy Agreement before you sign it.
• Rubbish and personal property of previous tenants has been removed.
• Your home will be safe and secure.
• Your home will be refurbished to the Decent Homes Standard.
• We will let you know how much rent you have to pay, and any service charges you have to pay.
• Any furniture you have rented from the Council will be delivered to your new home.

Page last reviewed 24 May 2011