Who supplies my gas and electricity?

New homes are set up with British Gas as the default gas and electricity supplier (confirmed by Avant and Evans buyers). You’re free to switch — but read the warning below first.

Before you switch: check your meters are really yours

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Plot numbers and house numbers got mixed up on the national database for several homes on the estate — duplicate house numbers, and meters registered against other plots or even other towns. If you switch supplier against the wrong meter details, you can end up paying a neighbour’s bill: one household paid someone else’s gas for weeks after a switch was set up against the wrong meter.

On day one: photograph both meters, including the serial numbers on the meter faces, and check they match what British Gas has registered for your address before you switch to another supplier.

EV owners

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Many residents with electric cars use EV tariffs with a cheap overnight window (typically around 23:30–05:00) — worth comparing once your meter details are confirmed correct.

For water, see Water bills, meter readings and leaks — you cannot switch water supplier.