Moving House With an EV Charger: Take It or Leave It?

Usually, yes — you can take your EV charger when you move house. An electrician can unbolt the unit, make the old circuit safe and refit the charger at your next address. Whether you should is another question: the dedicated cabling stays behind, so the new house needs a full new installation, and the combined bill can be the same as or more than buying a new charger — which is why Pod Point, for one, suggests that leaving the unit behind may be the more economical choice.

The maths: take it, leave it, or buy new

Removal on its own is the cheap part. MyJobQuote’s 2026 cost guide puts hiring a registered electrician to remove a home charger at around £200-£350, which includes making the old installation safe — that can involve work on the meter tails and dedicated earthing, so it isn’t a DIY job.

Reinstallation is where the money goes. The circuit from your consumer unit can’t come with you, so the new property needs a fresh cable run, possibly new earthing arrangements, and sometimes groundwork — effectively a new installation with a second-hand unit on the end of it. For comparison, 2026 trade cost guides such as Checkatrade’s put a typical all-in 7kW installation, new unit included, at roughly £800-£1,200.

What pushes a refit quote up or down is the same as any install: the distance from the consumer unit to the charging spot, how awkward the cable route is, and whether the supply has spare capacity. The installer you choose will check your supply and consumer unit as part of the quote — find an installer near your new address or request a free quote, and compare the refit price against a new unit before deciding. Either way, a straightforward 7kW install typically completes in a single 2-4 hour visit.

Selling: fixtures, the TA10 form and what a charger is worth

The TA10 fittings and contents form you complete as a seller becomes legally binding on exchange: everything marked as included must be left at the property. A hard-wired wall charger isn’t a standard line on the form, so don’t leave it to assumption — if you’re taking it, have it expressly excluded; if you’re leaving it, say so and price accordingly.

Is it worth much to a buyer? Possibly. Research by Rivervale Leasing across more than 1,000 house prices in 50 UK areas found charger-equipped homes sold for 13% more than their local average. Treat that with caution — it’s a small study with big regional swings, including areas where the premium was negative — but for a buyer with an EV, a working charger on the wall is a genuine selling point, and leaving it costs you far less than it saves them.

Warranties, smart features and whether an old charger is worth refitting

Warranty policies differ sharply by brand:

• Pod Point — void if the unit is relocated by an external electrician without Pod Point’s certification.
• Ohme — the warranty continues from the original install date if an approved Ohme installer removes and refits it, but it does not transfer to the new occupier if you leave it behind.
• myenergi — can be transferred to the property’s new owner if you leave it and arrange the transfer with myenergi, and survives a move provided an approved myenergi installer removes and reinstalls it and you tell myenergi beforehand.

Age matters too. Chargers sold since 30 June 2022 must meet the UK’s smart charge point regulations — default off-peak scheduling and related functions — but older units aren’t retrospectively covered, so a pre-2022 charger may lack features any new unit has as standard. Smart-tariff compatibility is also charger-specific: Octopus, for instance, runs a live car-and-charger checker rather than a fixed list, so verify an older unit against it before building plans around a cheap overnight rate. If yours is early-generation, compare it honestly against what a current unit offers before paying to move it.

One formality: a refitted charger counts as a new installation, so your installer must notify the local electricity network operator (DNO) — usually within 28 days of connection, or in advance where the property’s maximum demand needs checking first.

Grants when you move — for you or your buyer

Two rules catch movers out. First, you can’t claim the EV chargepoint grant if you’ve already claimed it — or its predecessors, the EVHS or Domestic Recharge Scheme — at any address. Second, GOV.UK bars applications from anyone who is moving house or planning to move, so if you’re eligible at the new place, wait until completion before applying.

The grant — 75% of the cost, up to £500 per socket (raised from £350 on 1 April 2026), funded until at least 31 March 2027 — is aimed at renters and flat owners. Homeowners in houses generally don’t qualify, with one exception: households with no off-street parking can use the on-street route, paired with a cross-pavement charging gully and the council’s consent. Landlords have their own route, capped at 200 residential grants per financial year — worth mentioning if you’re moving into a rented house. Under the current process you apply to OZEV first and must not install until approval comes through; your OZEV-authorised installer then submits the claim.

Grant rates, eligibility rules and typical prices all move — the figures here were last checked in July 2026. Before committing either way, confirm the current grant rules on GOV.UK and get a written quote for the refit at your new address, so you’re comparing real numbers rather than assumptions.