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Moving out - costs????
emmarbos
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Hi,
I am just wondering what people generally spend each month on bills. Im considering either a 1/2 bedroom flat, or a house. There will be 2 of us.
Just wondering a. how much bills will be b. if they r afordable can we go for a few luxuries?!?!
Thnx
I am just wondering what people generally spend each month on bills. Im considering either a 1/2 bedroom flat, or a house. There will be 2 of us.
Just wondering a. how much bills will be b. if they r afordable can we go for a few luxuries?!?!
Thnx
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emmarbos wrote:Hi,
I am just wondering what people generally spend each month on bills. Im considering either a 1/2 bedroom flat, or a house. There will be 2 of us.
Just wondering a. how much bills will be b. if they r afordable can we go for a few luxuries?!?!
Thnx
I live in a 1 bed flat (albeit on my own) and my bills are approx. £200 per month. That includes Council Tax (with 25% single person discount), electric, gas, water, phone, internet, tv license.
Bearing in mind there will be 2 of you living there, I would budget for at least £250 per month, possibly more. You didn't say whether you are going to rent or buy - if it's the former, don't forget there's probably a service charge and ground rent to pay, which can be anything from £500 to 2/3k a year. If you're renting this will probably be the LLs responsibilty.
Hope this helps!0 -
My daughter owns a 2 bed flat which she shares. They pay per month in total.....
Gas and electricity.......£50
Phone line..................£11 (plus calls)
Broadband..................£20
TV licence..................£11
Service charge............£40
Contents insurance......£8
So a total of £140, making it £70 each plus phone calls.
As students they do not pay Council Tax, if they did then that would be another £170 (ouch!!) This includes water.
So that would be £155 each.0 -
We live in a 1 bed flat in London and monthly bills are roughly (some paid quarterly or annually but have divided them up):
Water: 17.00
Gas: 28.00
Electricity: 25.00
Council tax (band C): 123.00
Service charge: 100
Ground rent: 8.50
Total: 301.50
There are two of us.
Obviously there is other stuff like phones and broadband if you want to have it but I think the above covers all the basics we pay.0
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