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How to change a house name?

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  • 02-03-2010 4:33pm
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    MuffinsDa
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    We've just bought a detached house that has a name (no number). The wife doesn't like the name of the house and thinks we should change it to something nicer. Does anyone know if it is possible at all, and if it is what's the procedure for it?


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    jelly&icecream
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭jelly&icecream


    Tbh I doubt there's anything official you have to do...just change it.


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    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭MuffinsDa


    But it's on the deeds and registry and all that... surely the county council, emergency services, etc need to know about it?


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    Victor
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    Then tell those people.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Inform An Post first, otherwise you won't receive any replies to correspondance informing others of the new name.

    They may also be able to advise you on who else needs informing.


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    jelly&icecream
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭jelly&icecream


    MuffinsDa wrote: »
    But it's on the deeds and registry and all that... surely the county council, emergency services, etc need to know about it?

    Fair enough, didn't think about that. I suppose you should get onto the county council so. In more rural areas I always thought the postman just worked of the family name and any house name was there for purely ornamental reasons. Plenty of the houses around where I'm from wouldn't have any name on them.


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    Graces7
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    Just change it and tell An Post and anyone else who needs there; eg esb and phone.

    This house has an old name and our new name, but sometimes it gets referred to by the landlord's name still.

    But no one has ever used the old name to us. Many rural houses have no name or number as you say. It is superfluous.


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    crossmolinalad
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    MuffinsDa wrote: »
    But it's on the deeds and registry and all that... surely the county council, emergency services, etc need to know about it?

    Had the same and did ask my sollicitor about it
    She told me to change it in the deeds costs a lot of money so i left it on that for what it was
    i made a new name sign a little bigger than the original one and hung it over the original
    If i ever think about selling the house i take it off and the original name is back


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