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Change of address checklist

Who needs your new address, and when. Tick what applies to your household, tick off each one as you go, and print the list for the kitchen drawer.

Who needs your new address

Tick what applies to your household and the list fits itself to you.

About you

Government and the NHS

White envelopes on a doormat inside a sage green front door with a brass letterbox.
Post follows the old address until you tell the people who send it.

Money

A ring of keys on a closed grey folder on a kitchen worktop.
One folder for the move: readings, account numbers, reference numbers.

Running the house

A made double bed with a green throw, a lit lamp and an open box on the floor.
Beds made, meters read, and the list half done.

People and the post

The DVLA fine: Checked against GOV.UK on 30 October 2026. The Redirection lengths: Checked against Royal Mail's Redirection page on 30 October 2026.

Moving boxes and a rolled rug stacked in a hallway by the open front door.
The boxes are the easy part. The list is what gets forgotten.

How to use it

Tick the boxes about your household first: a driving licence, a car, benefits, children, pets, an employer, a rented home you are leaving. The list fits itself to you, so you won't wade through lines that don't apply. Each line says who to tell, when it is best done and, for the official ones, links to the page that does it.

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Then tick each one off as you go. It's satisfying, and you'll know where you got to. The print button makes an A4 sheet with your ticks on it, and room to write the new address and the moving day at the top.

When to tell them

Some are worth doing before you go: broadband, insurance and post redirection, so nothing is left hanging on moving day. Others are best done once you're in. HMRC asks you to wait until you have moved before you update your address with them.

On the day itself, read the gas, electricity and water meters at both homes and take photos. Those readings are the line between the last bill and the first one.

A parcel wrapped in brown paper on a wooden bench in a porch, the front door open to a wet garden path.
A parcel on the bench means someone still has the right address.

A few things people miss

DVLA needs the address on your driving licence and on your vehicle log book (V5C), and on a personalised plate document if you have one. The licence change costs nothing, and GOV.UK says the log book change is usually free. You do not need a new passport: GOV.UK says an address change is not a reason to get one. And registering to vote again at the new address takes about five minutes online.

Sources

The first hour in the new place has its own list: our first-hour checklist. For the wider plan, from boxes to the housewarming, start with the move.

Written by Craig Fearn, Our House Print. Last updated .

A few practical answers

Who do I need to tell when I move house in the UK?
DVLA if you drive, HMRC, the electoral register, your council, your GP, and anyone who pays you benefits. Then your bank, insurers, energy and water suppliers, broadband, employer, and the people who send you post.
Is there one place to change my address with the government?
Not one that covers everything. HMRC has one update for Income Tax, National Insurance, State Pension and Child Benefit, but DVLA, the electoral register and your council each need telling separately.
Do I need a new passport when I move?
No. GOV.UK says you do not need a new passport if you change your address.
When should I tell HMRC?
After you have moved. GOV.UK asks you to wait until you have moved before telling HMRC your new address.