Moving in
Change of address checklist: Revenue, your bank, An Post and more
Moving into your new home means telling a long list of organisations where you live now. Doing it in a sensible order saves time and keeps your post, your tax and your bills on track.
Before the move
- Set up mail redirection with An Post for at least three months, so anything you miss still reaches you.
- Plan meter readings for your last day in the old home and your first day in the new one.
- Give your landlord notice in writing, following your lease and the notice periods set by the Residential Tenancies Board.
In the first week
- Revenue: update your address in myAccount, which also keeps your tax credits and Local Property Tax in order.
- Your bank and credit union: update it in the app or online banking, including loans and cards.
- Your employer and pension provider: for payroll records and pension statements.
- Utilities: electricity, gas, broadband and bins, using the meter readings from moving day.
- Insurers: car, health and contents policies.
In the first month
- Department of Social Protection: update your address through MyWelfare if you receive a payment or hold a Public Services Card.
- Driving licence: update it with the National Driver Licence Service.
- Vehicle: update the address on your vehicle registration for motor tax.
- Electoral register: change your address at checktheregister.ie, so you can vote where you live.
- GP, dentist and schools: transfer records or register locally.
- TV licence: update the address with An Post.
- Subscriptions and online shops: change your delivery address.
Useful habits
Keep a list as you go, with the date you told each organisation. Use your Eircode on every form, because it identifies your home exactly and avoids mix-ups with similar addresses.
My journey starts this list at step 26, on the day you get the keys.
Worth knowing
Take dated photos of the meters on moving day. They settle any dispute over the final bill at your old address.
