Registering a new address

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BC has advised me to contact the land registry to register our self build 

I was pretty sure I did it via the post office last time Wondering what others have done 

[Susie]

Post office for address, this let’s the emergency services etc know you exist land registry can be anytime e.g. when you sell or decide to split land   

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17 minutes ago, Susie said:

Post office for address, this let’s the emergency services etc know you exist land registry can be anytime e.g. when you sell or decide to split land   

Brilliant 

Thank you 

I was pretty sure that we used the post office last time 

 

Do you k ow if this can be done online ?

[ProDave]

Not here it's not, it's local council.  PO won't take instruction on a new address from Jo Public.  Which is why our new house is now on every address database except the PO.

[PNAmble]

We had to register with the council who then approved the address (no street numbers just a house name). Once approved,  They then released that information to post office, emergency services, etc etc.   

[Susie]

Postcode Finder: Report an incorrect or missing address

 

I think if you search the above term, it’s on the Royal Mail website. 
still waking up but I remember the needing a post box requirement which we have, but nothing else. 
 

[Post and beam]

£95 to the county council to register the address and they handled the cascading of the relevant info to who ever it needed to be cascaded to. That was last autumn in Hertfordshire if that helps.

[kandgmitchell]

We did ours last year as well. It was the District Council that had a form to fill and cost £175. They notify the Post Office who issue a postcode. That then feeds most address databases. It seems some services/retailers don't update their database very often and we occasionally find the address missing, but that's less common now after 6 months.

[Susie]

Sorry I was wrong, as others have said

 

First its the local council see below copied from my planning permission letter, this is before the build, 

 

Registering addresses for new properties prior to commencement

You must apply officially to register the name of any new street or the address of any new property through Cornwall Council’s Street Naming and Numbering process. You are required to submit an application form, plan and appropriate fee all details of which can be found on our website at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/streetnaming. Developers are advised to contact Street Naming and Numbering at the earliest opportunity for street naming as the process involves consultation with the local Parish, Town or City Council and can take several months to complete.

 

Then its the post office to get on the maps for the post code.

 

I paid the council £85 before the build as per instructions so the VAT receipts and deliveries went to the build plot. The council do tell various others such as voting register and council tax, TV licence but in Cornwall they don't tell post office and that's what you need for the maps especially the blue light services.

 

You do not need to tell land registry though which is what your BC said.  There are thousands of unregistered properties in the UK they often do not get registered until they are first sold.

 

It appears the fee for the council varies a lot so maybe some councils tell the post office.

[Kelvin]

Also in Scotland you need the building warrant approved before you can apply for the address. Some DNOs won’t provide an electricity supply unless you have a proper address apparently. SSEN were happy that it was literally just a field with full planning approval but no warrant. 

[Kelvin]

While you don’t need to inform the land registry you really ought to then set up an alert for the registered land so that if there any changes you get notified beforehand. There are examples of people being scammed out of their property vis the land registry. 
 

https://www.gov.uk/protect-land-property-from-fraud

[Oz07]

Building control / local authority give you the address here.

[Benpointer]

We registered our address with the council  in June and they said they notify Royal Mail amongst others but our address is still not appearing on the Royal Mail Postcode Finder.  So I tried the Postcode Finder: Report an incorrect or missing address facility but it only accepts the new address if you have moved in or are moving in within the next two weeks.  

 

Which is a real pain because we have people wanting to deliver to the address regularly, MCS certificates and warranties needing to be registered to the address, etc. etc. 

 

I've told them via the facility that we've moved in even though we haven't - I'm now hoping Royal Mail don't tell* the council or else they'll be on our case for council tax!

 

* Since RM don't seem to able to tell themselves about our address I doubt they'll be telling anyone else.  Immediately after submitting the 'missing address' request via RM's online form I get an undeliverable email notice: "Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups: postcode.enquiry@royalmail.com" but also another email from RM stating: "Thank you for sending us your updated address request.  We're currently experiencing higher-than-usual volumes, so it may take a little longer to reply than usual. If you've already been in touch, please be assured we'll respond as soon as possible."  I don't hold out much hope of progress!  Hey-ho.

[Oz07]

Have your building control or local council given you the address?

[kandgmitchell]

So you filled in the inevitable application form and no doubt paid a fee to the Council (who are responsible for road naming and numbering). If the address is still not appearing then I'd go back to the Council and ask why......

 

We found RM were quite quick but it took a while for some suppliers to have the house name turn up on their auto address filler in thing. I presume they pay to have it updated and some update more often than others. 

[Post and beam]

One reason for the address still not appearing months after you have paid to have this done is because the local authority are waiting for you to tell them that a house now exists.

I have just been through this nonsense with East Herts. sorted in 2 weeks once i spoke to them.