How to Set up Bills | Bills Splitting App

When moving out for the first time you might find setting up bills complicated and confusing. Even if you’re a seasoned house mover, you know transferring your bills from one property to another can be a pain. That’s why we’ve created this helping guide on how to set up bills and how to use Resooma’s bills splitting app

Navigate this article about how to set up bills:

• How to set up bills
• How to find and read the meters
• How to find out who the current energy supplier is
• How to submit your meter readings to the current energy suppliers
• How to pay the old supplier’s final bill and switch suppliers
• How to set up bills in a shared house

How to Set Up Bills 💡

Below we’ve listed out a step by step guide on how to set up bills in your new home 👇

Step one: Find and read the meters

When you move into a new property it’s important to take note of what the gas, electric and water meter readings are. This will help with the energy supplier that the previous tenants used, know how much you have used in between switching suppliers

Finding your meters can be difficult too. Most meters are either in the basement, under the stairs or outside of your property. If you live in a flat, the meters for all apartments will be in the same place and the ones for your address should be labelled with your flat number

To read your meter, you first need to understand what type of meter you have, as different meters require different ways of reading them. We’ve written an extensive guide (and filmed a video) on how to take a meter reading, so if you’re unsure of the type of meter that you have, check out our other blog post 👉 here 👈

Step two: Find out who the current energy supplier is

When you move into a new property it will be receiving energy for the supplier that the previous tenants used. As the new tenant living in the property, you become responsible for paying the bills from the first day that you move in. This means you need to find out which company/companies are supplying your property. Your landlord should know the answer to this but if not you don’t need to panic! We’ve listed below some helpful services that can help you get the information you need.

Find out who supplies the gas to your property

You can use the FREE Find My Supplier online tool. Simply type in your postcode, select the address and the tool can tell you who is currently supplying gas to your home.

Find out who supplies the electricity to your property

It’s a little more difficult to find out who supplies your electricity. You’ll need to contact the electricity distribution company for your region and ask them. Below is a list of contact information for the distribution companies 👇

Step three: Submit your meter readings to the current energy suppliers

Once you’ve found out who the current energy suppliers are, give them your contact details and the meter readings that you took, and notify them of the date that you moved into the property. They will then set up a new account for you, with them.

Step four: Pay the old supplier’s final bill and switch suppliers

If you are switching to a different energy provider you will need to pay the final bill from the old supplier before switching. It takes roughly 21 days to switch energy suppliers, but can take longer so it’s important to start this process early. When switching, make sure you take a meter reading the day of the switch, as you will need to provide these details to the new supplier but also the old one so they know how much to charge you for your final bill.

How to set up bills in a shared house 🏡

If you are living in a student house or any shared accommodation, it could save to a lot of stress and anxiety to set up bills via a bills management service or bills splitting app

Resooma bundle your bills into one monthly payment and split it equally between housemates. No more chasing housemates for money, as everyone pays their own share! Get a FREE no-obligation quote using this 👉 link 👈 and see how easy your life can be with a bills splitting app!

If you sign up between now and October 2024, you’ll also be entered into our competition to win all your bills paid for by us for a year! To top it all off, we’ll also chuck in a FREE 12 month Tastecard and a £10 gift card!

Get a quote 👉 today 👈

Already sorted your house but need to set up bills? We can help with this too – we set up and split utilities for you. Get a free quote for your utilities here.