How do I change the ownership of the basic utilities after purchasing my home?

When a change of residence takes place, where a user or a family moves from one house to another, there are many tasks and issues that must be managed so that the occupation of the new home is completely full from the first moment, facilitating the practical life of those who live in the property.

One of the steps that must be taken prior to the change of address is the management of activating in time and form the energy supplies considered basic, which include electricity, running water and gas, because without these active supplies, it will be impossible to develop life normally in the home.

As these procedures are carried out very infrequently, most users are unaware of the procedure, documentation and deadlines that must be followed and provided to activate the supplies, therefore, in this entry, we will comment on the main aspects that must be known before activating the supplies in a home.

How to request the activation of natural gas in a home?

To activate the supply of this element in a construction, the first thing to know is whether this building has the necessary access to the general distribution network of natural gas, because if the house has no access, it will be impossible to be supplied by this element. However, in our country, the vast majority of locations have the necessary access, even so, it must be checked.

Once the access to the supply has been verified, it will be time to gather the documentation that will be necessary for the activation of the supply, for this, it will be necessary to have the following documents:

From the person requesting the registration as holder, it will be necessary to deliver the personal documentation, as well as a contact method in case it is necessary at some point to establish communication.
From this same person, a bank account will be required, in which the costs associated with the supply will be paid by direct debit.
As for the house where the supply is to be activated, the exact address must be provided.
Finally, it will be necessary to know, from the gas installation itself, the numerical code associated to it, which is unique and is known as CUPS code.

Once all the necessary documents have been collected, to continue with the supply registration process, it is recommended to analyze the existing opportunities in the market at the time of contracting, in order to find the best possible gas tariff for the house, being able to search both in the free and regulated market.

After choosing the company with which the supply is to be contracted, the documents mentioned above will be submitted to the company. Once the documents are checked and reviewed, it will be time to assign a gas access tariff, which will be selected by the distributor, based on the estimated future consumption of the property.

The values that the gas access tariff may have are as follows:

If consumption is estimated at less than 5,000 kWh per year, the lowest tariff, RL1, will be assigned.
If the estimated consumption is higher than 5,000 kWh, but less than 15,000 kWh per year, the following tariff, RL2, will be assigned.
If the estimated consumption is higher than these values, but less than 50,000 kWh, the last tariff, RL3, will be assigned.

Once the application for registration is approved, it may take between five and seven days from the date of approval to become effective, and the cost of the registration will be included in the first bill for the service.

The price to be paid to register for natural gas is variable, as it depends on the access tariff applied and the region where the home is located, and the price can vary between 72 and 235 euros.

How to request the activation of electricity in a home?

In the case of electricity supply, the first thing to do to register the electricity supply in a house is to collect the information that will be required, being some documents in many cases similar to those of the gas supply, being necessary:

From the person requesting the registration as owner, it will be necessary to deliver the personal documentation, as well as a contact method in case it is necessary at some point to establish communication.
From this same person, a bank account will be required, in which the costs associated with the supply will be paid by direct debit.
As for the house where the supply is to be activated, the exact address must be provided.

It will be necessary to know, from the electricity installation itself, the numerical code associated to it, which is unique and is known as CUPS code in this case, electrical.

Finally, it will be necessary to provide the value of the electrical power that is desired, value that will have to be accepted by the own installation, because the installations, present limitations.

Once all the necessary documents have been collected to continue with the process of registering the supply, it is recommended to analyze the existing opportunities in the market at the time of contracting, in order to be able to find the cheapest possible electricity tariff for the house, being able to search both within the free market and the regulated market.

After choosing the company with which the supply is to be contracted, the documents mentioned above will be delivered to this company and the contract will be officially signed, which will then be validated by the electricity distributor. After approval, the activation of the electricity supply will be postponed for five to seven days.
The price of the activation of the electricity supply will depend on the costs of the electricity rights, which are as follows:

• Extension fee.
• Right of connection
• Right of access.

How to request the activation of running water in a home?

Requesting the registration of this supply is a different procedure from the previous ones, since it depends to a great extent on the location where the domicile is located, so that a different procedure will be followed depending on the location.

Each area will have different terms, procedures and prices.

As for the time it takes for the management to be executed, as a general rule it is postponed between three and four days from the request, the time period in which the meters are activated.

The price, as it could not be otherwise, will vary between 50 and 200 euros, depending on the conditions of the location where the house is located.

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