communal heating question

declan_1987

Hi

I am going to be buying a flat soon that has a communal heating system. Was just wondering if anyone could give me any info on it. Is it cheaper? How comparable is it to that of a regular bill? its a new build and the salesman mentioned a £30 monthly charge for it. If i remember that's on top of whatever your usage is. Will phone tomorrow to get the finer details (haven't reserved it yet but plan on doing so in 2 weeks) but £30 before anything added seems a lot to me, especially seeing as its a 2 bedroom flat with only me and the missus living there. Can we expect a hefty bill?

Thank you

macman

Communal heating schemes are not usually metered per property. You pay a flat rate s/c and you can use as much as you like. If that were the case, it would be a steal at £30pm.
You need to find out more about how it works and what is included (and not included), and how it is measured.

Wywth

Usually the total cost of providing such energy is divided equally amongst the users . I would take the suggestion of £30pm with a very large pinch of salt, but perhaps get your solicitor to get the seller/builder to put such monthly cost in writing.

Either way, your solicitor should look into whatever the arrangement is and explain it to you