Scottish Power Moving Home

Completing your home move with Scottish Power

Scottish Power Moving Home

If you’re moving home and are with Scottish Power, then this article is for you. There is lots to do when moving home and most of us don’t have the time to spend doing a thousand different forms.

We will cover everything you need to know to move home with Scottish Power and how to complete it online.

We will cover:

o How to tell Scottish Power that you’re moving home
o How to carry your energy supply with Scottish Power to your new address
o How to notify of a new tenant moving into the property
o How to update your address across all of your accounts (HMRC, DVLA, NHS, Council Tax, TV Licence, clubcards, etc…)

So, let’s jump right in!

How to update your address with Scottish Power

There are lots of different reasons as to why you would want to update your address with Scottish Power. Perhaps your energy supply is with Scottish Power and you want to take it to your new home. Or perhaps you’ve taken over a property and Scottish Power are the incumbent supplier.

Either way, we can help with the Scottish Power moving home process.

I am moving home and want to take Scottish Power to my new property

If you’re moving home you must let Scottish Power know. This is whether or not you want to take them to your new property or not. You can carry your supply over to your new property two or fewer weeks before your move. If you’re moving home, the easiest way to set-up Scottish Power at your new place and let them know you’re moving is to use SlothMove’s moving home platform. We will actually update Scottish Power about your move and enable you set-up the energy online in a few minutes.

o Head over to SlothMove’s free moving home platform
o Enter your information (previous address, new address, date of your move)
o Select who needs to know you’re moving home (Scottish Power, Council Tax, Water, DVLA, Boots Advantage Card etc…)
o Select how you would like to set-up energy in your new place
o Click submit – and you’re done

We will inform Scottish Power about your home move automatically as well as setting you up in your new place. We will also update all of your other addresses automatically. And if there are any further steps we’ll let you know by email.

I am moving home and want to cancel Scottish Power

If you’re moving home and don’t want to be with Scottish Power anymore it’s important that we let them know. They will need to know when you’ve moved out and get your meter readings. This is important so that they can produce a final bill or refund to you.

To cancel Scottish Power you can also use our online moving home platform. Simply select Scottish Power as one of the companies you need to tell about your move and we will help with the Scottish Power moving home process automatically. Once you set-up your energy supplier (it takes only a few minutes) they will notify Scottish Power that you have left also.

I have moved into a property supplied by Scottish Power

If you have moved into a new property which is supplied by Scottish Power you may received letters addressed to the occupier, asking you to get in touch. The great news for you, as a home mover have no obligation to stay with the incumbent supplier.

So, what’s the problem?

As we know, you will either be on a fixed-rate tariff or a standard variable tariff. When you move into a new property you will be automatically placed on a standard variable tariff which are notoriously more expensive.

That said, it’s important to get switched to a supplier that is in line with your preferences (ie, recommended supplier, 100% green, low-cost etc…).

You can look across the market with our home moving platform and once you have selected who you’d like your energy with that company will let Scottish Power.

Scottish Power change of tenancy

If there has been a change of tenancy within your property, either you (the letting agent/landlord) or the tenant can inform Scottish Power. If you would like the property to still be managed by Scottish Power (SP), you or the new tenant must then contact SP to provide the new tenants details so they can set-up the payments etc…

If you so wish, you can actually complete the moving home process on this Portal on Scottish Power’s website.

When completing the change of tenancy you will need to provide the following information:

o The move-in date for your new tenant
o Forwarding information for the previous tenant so that SP are able to produce
o The new tenants name and the address of your property
o Contact details for the Landlord or Letting Agent
o Up-to-date meter readings

Do I need to update my address with Scottish Power?

It is important to update your address with Scottish Power.

This is the case for whether or not you’d like them to supply your new house.

When you leave your home you will need to settle the bill with Scottish Power. By providing meter readings and move-out dates they can calculate your final bill. From this you will then be able to see if you are due a refund or have an outstanding balance to pay.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I change address with Scottish Power?

You can inform Scottish Power that you’re moving home by using SlothMove’s moving home platform. This will also enable you to update your address across all accounts such as TV Licence, Council, Water & others.

Go to our moving home platform
Enter your info (previous address, new address and when you’re moving)
Choose who you want to update your address with (Scottish Power, DVLA, NHS, Boots Advantage Card etc…)
Select how you would like to set-up energy in your new place
Click submit and SlothMove will update your address and set-up your energy supply automatically

How do I contact Scottish Power?

You can call Scottish Power’s home moving team on: 0800 280 2940

How to change address with Scottish Power?

You can complete your Scottish Power change of address online. Thanks to new technology you can do this address change online seamlessly. Whilst letting Scottish Power you’re moving you can also update your address across all of your other accounts simultaneously. That gives you more time to focus on the things that matter. It’s important to remember that when you move home to do update your address across your accounts and follow the Scottish Power moving house process.