Costing up moving out..

rachel90

Hello,
My fiance and I are trying to cost up renting a 2 bed house but don't know how much we would have to spend on council tax etc. Is there a way of finding out?
Thanks

jackomdj

It would depend what band it is in and what area you are in. Look on your local council web site to see their prices for each band.

sirmosh

My local council website will tell you the exact cost of council tax for a particular house. I assume other councils do the same.

MrMrsR

you can find out the council tax band here: http://www.voa.gov.uk/cti/InitS.asp?lcn=0 and then the cost for that band on your local council website. hth and good luck x

J_i_m

Make sure you investigate utility costs as well... Water, electricity, gas, phone-lime etc.

Come up with some basic budget and then increase it, because I learnt the hard way that things always end up costing more than you think.

That and energy prices and food prices consistently rise... So your living costs are almost certainly guaranteed to rise more surely than your income.

100pinkflowers

As a very rough guide... Monthly (all these can vary depending how much you are in your flat and what part of the country- i live in Sussex and work 9-5)
Rent: £725
Council tax: £150
Gas: £30
Electric: £30
Water: £30
Phone/broadband £30
Insurance: £20
Food bill: £250+

Remember you have your own costs like mobile phone bills, car loans, contact lenses.

Most places will ask for 1 month rent as a deposit plus 1 month rent in advance.

100pinkflowers

100pinkflowers wrote: »

As a very rough guide... Monthly (all these can vary depending how much you are in your flat and what part of the country- i live in Sussex and work 9-5)
Rent: £725
Council tax: £150
Gas: £30
Electric: £30
Water: £30
Phone/broadband £30
Insurance: £20
Food bill: £250+

Remember you have your own costs like mobile phone bills, car loans, contact lenses.

Most places will ask for 1 month rent as a deposit plus 1 month rent in advance.

Sorry to add to that..... I live with my fianc! who works similar hours and is an Xbox addict. We have heating on an hour or 2 a day tops and both have very hot baths/showers daily :-)))

caeler

If your interested, I am single living in a 2 bed new build and these are my monthly costs excluding mortgage payment:

Energy (Gas+Electric) £41
Water (Water Meter) £15
Council Tax (Single Occupancy over 10 months) £84
TV Licence £12.50 (ish, it is fixed for a few years I forget the pence)
Life Insurance £7.30
Line Rental, calls and broadband £25
Mobile £10.72
Home & Contents Insurance - I pay annually, last year was £138
Travel Insurance - I pay annually, last year £17.41

On top of that you'll have any car running costs, general spending money, groceries, entertainment, savings, etc.

Hope that helps, my bills are fairly cheap.