Is this a good deal

abby1234519 · 31 March 2011 at 8:37PM

Basically I've found a house to rent from July which is good! I obviously don't know what to budget on bills for a 2 bed house with myself and the baby but there is a company who does an inclusive bill package and based on that address, per week this is what they'd charge for these services. The internet is Virgin Media Fibre Optics I know it.
I just have never lived a lone before! I'm aware it might be a little more than someone but it would mean its averaged over the year ie don't get massive winter bills
What do you think?

The services below will cost £35.71 per person per week with a connection charge of £24.99 per person:

Gas
Electricity
Water
Telephone Line
Broadband
TV Licence
Each tenant will pay one, individual bill every month, helping you avoid household disputes.
Remember, if you're sensible with your energy consumption, you're likely to get some money back at the end of the year.
Now it is just a few more minutes to complete the process and then it's all done for the duration of your tenancy agreement. Then you can start spending time doing the things that you want to do.

Plans_all_plans · 31 March 2011 at 8:59PM

Have you done an internet search on the company to check out if there are any horror stories on them/praise?

Also, I'd ask on the Utilities board on here about this just to see what people on there think.

Best of luck with everything: I remember you from your thread when you first found out you were pregnant.

merlin68 · 31 March 2011 at 9:27PM

Doesn't sound enough to me, my bills come to way more than that a week.
£5.50 TV
£10 gas
£11 water
£25 electric
£12 ntl
£63.50 and ther's 4 of us.

Violetta_2 · 31 March 2011 at 9:38PM

It sounds a bit much to me, I'm basing it on the fact they expect 2 people to pay that amount so would equal £3713.84 over a year plus the £24.99 each connection charge. Correct me if I'm wrong. to give you an idea 3 of us live in our 2 bedroomed (but largish) maisonette we pay, each month by dd
Gas 39
Electricity 48
Water 0 (it's in with the council tax up here in Scotland)
Telephone Line, broadband & cable TV 46.62
TV Licence 12.37
So over the year that would total £1751.88 or
Would you have to pay council tax on top of that?
If you pay by direct debit the bill's are spread over the year so hopefully you won't be hit by massive bill's after a harsh winter.

rachbc · 31 March 2011 at 9:43PM

we pay

gas -15
elec - 10
TV - 4
b'band 5.5
water - 6
phone 4

for a 5 bed house with 4 people in it - obv TV, B'Band are fixed rather than per person and but it seems a lot to me.

You can pay TV and broad band as a monthly DD anyway and most utilities will give you an estimate of your annual usage so you can pay a fixed Direct Debit and as long as you send regular readings you will be able to check you are on track and adjust of you need

abby1234519 · 1 April 2011 at 1:30AM

I know what the bills are in a 6 bed house (ie where I live now), £25 month fibre optic internet but the gas and electric doesnt have an average as we've only been paying for it since september and it was rather cold this winter. It would be £150 all in on that deal (its tailored for lazy students) per month. I just can't work out if £150 is a lot for one person and a baby argh.

I like the idea of not having to stress about bills whilst I am at uni and pay my debt off thats all. nevermind I guess it must be more than it would cost if its a company doing the legwork for you!

Violetta_2 · 1 April 2011 at 9:22AM

Will you be having a lodger or just you & the baby, I think they would expect 2 people to pay £34.99 a week so x2x4 + £285.68 a month, which if it's only going to be you paying the bill's seems a lot to me.

abby1234519 · 1 April 2011 at 10:30AM

No it is calculated for one person. So £35 per person.

Just me and the baby!

vroombroom · 1 April 2011 at 11:58AM

are you going to be living in shared accom with the baby?

abby1234519 · 1 April 2011 at 12:32PM

No as I said I'm living in a house by myself with the baby, I have to do a budget to show the uni my living costs andci have no idea what it costa to heat and run a 2 bed house in Leeds especially as I only know the costs for my 6 bed Victorian house that leaks energy!

charlie792 · 1 April 2011 at 12:35PM

Well from your OP you say the bills are £35 a week so a month is around £140 - to me that sounds around right, I live in a 2 bed and our bills are £60 month gas/elec, £47 Water (not metered), £31 Virgin, £12 tv license, so its around £150 for me so yeah I think your quote as about right....