✦Moving · 14 recordsSettle into a new home

The first month in a new home is when the admin is easiest to get wrong and the house is least familiar. This takes meter readings on the first day, changes the locks, finds the water shut-off and the fuse box, moves every account to the new address, and deep cleans before unpacking, so small problems are found while they are still small.

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Goal

Settled into the new home within a month Week 4

Safe, set up, and the house learned.

The first days Day 3

The things that should not wait.

  • Photograph the meter readingsDo firstDay 1
  • Find the water shut-off and the fuse boxDo firstDay 1
  • Test the smoke and carbon monoxide alarmsDo firstDay 2
  • Change or rekey the locksDo firstDay 3

The first month Week 4

Admin, cleaning, and learning the house.

  • Set up or transfer utilities and internetDo firstDay 5
  • Deep clean each room before unpacking itDay 7
  • Update the address with banks, work, doctor and insurersDo firstDay 10
  • Register with local services and check bin collection daysWeek 2
  • Note anything that needs fixing, and book the urgent onesDo firstWeek 3

Routines

  • Unpack one areadaily
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Who needs the new address

Bank and credit cards Employer and payroll Doctor, dentist, optician Home, car and life insurance Vehicle registration and driving licence Tax authority and pension Phone, internet and subscriptions Online shopping accounts Friends and family

Set up mail forwarding for a few months to catch anything missed.

✦ Questions

Settle into a new home, answered.

Photograph the meter readings, find the water shut-off and the fuse box, test the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and change or rekey the locks. The rest of the list can wait a few days; these should not.
Yes, or have them rekeyed. You cannot know how many keys previous owners, tenants or contractors still have, and it is one of the cheapest ways to make a new home secure.
Banks, your employer, doctor and dentist, insurers, vehicle and licensing authorities, the tax authority, subscriptions, and anybody who sends post. Setting up mail forwarding covers the ones you forget.
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