Naming your house

RoyMi6

RoyMi6

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So, like any good sys admin, I've taken a liking to the idea of naming our new house.

Partner is in to history and was doing some digging before we bought the place and it turns out it was actually called "Arden House" back in the day - so we thought we'd use that since we both like it!

Just wondering if anyone has named their house and if there's actually anything legitimate we can do?

Essentially I was just going to get a plaque made up for the front gate and/or door and put the name on all my registered addresses once it's in place :)

Anything actually stopping us doing this in Scotland or is there a way we can make it a little more formal?
 
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Actually, my mum's house in Wales was built with a name before it was given a number - I'm pretty sure it's in the original title deeds for the house which she got when she bought it - all done on almost parchment style paper in ornate writing like an ancient bible or something.
 
Lopéz said:
Yes, good taste :p
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cheesyboy said:
I was thinking this :D.

But he said it used to have an actual name - so that's not so bad. Unless it's on a street of numbers and that name was given to it by the then-owner :p
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Ha, funny buggers! :D

But yeah, sorry that wasn't clear - it's only because it appears to be the original name of the house before it was given a number, and we'd still display the number next to the name on the building AS WELL as include the number whenever we order something.

It's an old Victorian build so trying to bring back all the original character and features of the building without being too tacky :)
 
My folks last couple of houses were named, Royal Mail gave them all numbers a while back and won't accept the name anymore only the number for delivery.

Obv there are houses with names out there but check with Royal Mail I guess is my point!
 
RoyMi6 said:
Anything actually stopping us doing this in Scotland or is there a way we can make it a little more formal?
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if you want to formally change the name you need to speak to the local council in the first instance. They'll have to give approval for the change, then its on to Royal Mail (they council might do that bit), Land Registry etc
 
Make sure that you still use the house number when ordering online as some systems verify the address (our does) and they'll reject the transaction if you use the house name and not the number. Unless of course it all gets changed officially.
 
My road has house names for all properties (must be a nightmare for delivery drivers - we have to leave very detailed instructions with our Tesco orders). A handful are semi-detached, mine included, and the two properties share a name with a "1" and a "2". Generally this is no problem, but I had serious issues opening a bank account with Santander as their system just couldn't accept the number being part of the house name - had to do it in-branch in the end, and they had to just bodge the address into the computer.

Numbers are much more sensible, to be honest.
 
My house came with a name (rest of the street is numbers afaik - at least opposite and the neighbours are) and I took to just using the number. Only letters from the Council for Council Tax now use the name :)

I don't mind houses with names for a reason (eg Old Vicarage, Gatekeepers Cottage etc) but mine seemed to be that a previous owner decided to name it.
 
It used to drive me buts in my old job, I used to spend ages trying to find houses because the owners thought it would be a great idea to "name" it. Please leave a number on the front along with the name and if you get something delivered or gets trades over give them the number not the dumb name.
 
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I wish to change my house name, how do I do this?

If your official Royal Mail address has a house number then there is no requirement to inform the council, and you can simply change the name of your house. However it is recommended that you contact the council to discuss the new house name to ensure there is no duplication of house names in the local area. The house number should always be included in your address to avoid problems with mail delivery. If your house has no street number then contact the street naming and numbering team (see below for details) with details of your existing address and the proposed house name. The proposed name shall be checked to ensure that there are no clashes with existing registered names. In both instances it is the your responsibility to inform your personal contacts, such as doctor, dentist, etc.
 
Ash2097 said:
It used to drive me buts in my old job, I used to spend ages trying to find houses because the owners thought it would be a great idea to "name" it. Please leave a number on the front along with the name and if you get something delivered or gets trades over give them the number not the dumb name.
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Eugh, this.

Used to hate it when I worked for Dominos, especially in Bath which is all historical and full of houses with names.

End up with an order for something like

Cherry Dell Villa,
6 Mile Road,

Ring them to find where it is, to be told "oh it's part way along, just next to The Old School House, you know, a couple of doors down from Collier's Cottage and Brewery Barn, know where I mean?" No I don't ****ing know, stop giving your house stupid names like you live in some Tolkien novel!
 
Long road in a near by village where all the houses have names, as already stated, must be a nightmare for any delivery drivers. Especially when people don't make their house name clear from the road.

That can be said for normal numbered houses too. I've done takeaway deliveries where an entire cul-de-sac had no numbers.
 
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