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How to Redirect Your Mail When You Move Home

How to plan mail redirection alongside a wider change-of-address checklist.

1 min read · Published 11 July 2026 · AFS Removals Editorial Team

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Mail redirection is a useful safety net while you update individual organisations, but it does not replace changing your address with them. Royal Mail publishes the current options, identity checks and application requirements.

Set it up with the right details

Have the old and new addresses, names and dates of birth for everyone included in the application ready. Check the current Royal Mail service before applying because prices and requirements can change. Continue updating banks, insurers, government records and other important contacts directly.

Your next step: How to Redirect Your Mail When You Move Home

Turn the article into a short note for your own how to redirect your mail when you move home: record the facts that affect the decision, check them against the relevant official or provider guidance, and confirm anything booking-specific in writing. That keeps useful preparation separate from assumptions about a particular move.

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