How much would you spend on rent + bills?

andrewmp

DGJsaver wrote: »

Cat A + 25% off as a single occupier

Yeah but three bedroom semis etc can also be Cat A and can also have a single occupier discount.

DGJsaver

andrewmp wrote: »

Yeah but three bedroom semis etc can also be Cat A

Really

Didnt know that

andrewmp

DGJsaver wrote: »

Really

Didnt know that

Yeah, around here anyway. My parents house is a 3 bedroom terrace, band A. All my friends have similar properties, all band A. Mine is three bed semi, also band A. Maybe a different story down south?

DGJsaver

andrewmp wrote: »

Yeah, around here anyway. My parents house is a 3 bedroom terrace, band A. All my friends have similar properties, all band A. Mine is three bed semi, also band A. Maybe a different story down south?

My friend had a pad in luton 3 bed , garage + garden and paid less council tax than i did in leighton buzzard 10 miles down the road in a 1 bed studio !!


differnt councils ! :mad:

andrewmp

It goes on how much your house was worth in 1991 (the banding anyway).

Anything under £40,000 back then and it was band A. That covers 80% of homes around here I reckon!

neverdespairgirl

DGJsaver wrote: »

Cat A + 25% off as a single occupier

Not necessarily, it depends on the area.

mrstinchcombe

With all the above answers... How much will you be saving a month?

karie

i live in a 1 bed flat and my monthly bills are:

council tax - £70 (band a + single person occupancy discount)
elec - approx £40 (varies)
water - £15 (not metered)
contents insurance - £6
landline+broadband - £23 (talktalk)
tv licence - £12

= £166

(plus mortgage plus maintenance charge ) - around another £600

(... plus mobile phone plus health insurance plus fuel plus food plus everything else )

hope that helps
karie

elnana

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's way too much. Look for a studio flat for your first place.
A studio might only appear to be £100 cheaper on paper, but council tax will be less and so will heating.

As a rough rule of thumb, you'd need to spend £200-250 on bills on top of your rent.

£50 Electricity/gas
£80 Council tax (completely guessing this as it varies around the country)
£40 Water - this is on rateable value, you might be able to change it/might not (I changed mine to a meter and it's now about £10/month)
£12 TV Licence (double for the first 6 months as they like you to get ahead)
£20 Contents insurance (varies between areas)
£12 - Phone Line
£16 - Broadband
===
£230 before you've even thought about eating or getting to work or buying soap!

The bills won't vary much no matter what place you rent, but the smaller/cheaper the place the less heating it will require, the chances of the council tax being lower are better and insurance will be cheaper too.

cheers, this is really helpful.


i wouldn't be in london - i would be in Norwich, so not tooooo expensive, although it is becoming more popular.
so i'm thinking £200 bills, and £250 rent max and definitely living with other people.