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Iammoving.com: Tell your utilities and bank about home move

People moving house must make sure that they notify all organisations of their change of address, Iammoving.com warned yesterday.

A director at the online service said that failing to do this represented a "perfect opportunity" for identity fraudsters.

However, the advice might be ignored by many movers, preoccupied as they are with retracing all possessions, getting to know the local area and beginning their home loan repayments.

Notifying banks, utilities and telecoms firms of the address change can be an onerous task - with research from Iammoving.com suggesting that around 20 separate phone calls are needed for each mover.

Business development director at the website Peter Beckett said: "I think people find the whole moving process quite stressful, and this is just one of those really annoying hassles…that they have to do.

"When you move, it's one of the key points at which fraudsters can essentially obtain or adopt your identity. Empty properties receiving mail because of out-of-date address information offer a perfect opportunity for fraudsters to pick up [details] and then run with it."

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