Changing name on Hidraqua

I can't answer your question but, out of interest, I logged into Hidraqua's virtual office and went into the change of contract holder section.

At first sight it looked a bit forbidding, as the second screen said:

These documents are required for the operation.

Acreditación municipal pago de tasas

Autorización escrita en caso de delegación

Contrato firmado

Documento de habitabilidad de segunda ocupación

Documento de habitabilidad o cláusula de compromiso aportación posterior

Domiciliación Bancaria

Fotocopia de documento acreditativo de poderes o constitución (en caso de que el titular sea una sociedad/comunidad de propietarios)

Fotocopia del documento acreditativo de apertura o declaración de actividad o licencia fiscal o licencia medioambiental (en caso de uso no doméstico)

Fotocopia del NIF-NIE del peticionario o representante

Fotocopia del soporte de constitución de la comunidad

Fotocopia del título acreditativo del derecho de uso: escritura, contrato compra o arrendamiento (opcionalmente, nota registro)

Justificante pago derechos en el Ayuntamiento

Lectura Contador

Licencia Apertura/Actividad

NIF-NIE de la persona autorizada en caso de delegación

NIF-NIE del titular

However, the next screen gave my details, and the following one wanted details of the new contract holder.

I obviously didn't want to enter anything here, but the titles of the subsequent screens sounded innocuous - just contract details and confirm, so perhaps a habitation certificate won't be necessary.

I'd also make the point that as far as I know, utility companies ask for a habitation certificate before they first set up a supply to a property, not after.

Thank you Jim...

As always you are a fountain of knowledge and go that 'extra mile' in your research. Please do not ever leave this forum! 😊

Yup, we bought a repossession property and required an habitation certificate to have the water  reconnected despite the property being seventeen years old. The town hall had lost their copy and so we had to employ an architect to do plans at a cost of €500 before we could get another certificate.