Looking to rent a 1 bedroom flat, what are the monthly costs?

PasturesNew

Raan91 wrote: »

....works as a chef at one of our local pubs and brings in around £1,300 and seems to get by perfectly.

The main problem is that you pretty much need all of your first £1000 just to pay for stuff you don't see (rent/bills). With your £100 left over it's tight. For a chef with £1300 he'll already have 3x what you have in his pocket.... and, as a chef, have lots of opportunity for being well fed for free. He'll also have a social life laid on as he can slide the other side of the bar most nights and probably have somebody buy him a pint while he socialises and stays warm....

So completely different situations.

RAS

PasturesNew wrote: »

I just kept it pretty much to answering the original question .... it gets emotive after that

I understand but I think it is a good idea if the raan understands that some shared houses would be reluctant to recruit someone who has not lived away from home. They are rejecting the idea, it's not about him personally.

On the other hand, someone who already does their fair share of the cleaning and cooking at their parents house would get a big vote.

Raan91

RAS wrote: »

I understand but I think it is a good idea if the raan understands that some shared houses would be reluctant to recruit someone who has not lived away from home. They are rejecting the idea, it's not about him personally.

On the other hand, someone who already does their fair share of the cleaning and cooking at their parents house would get a big vote.

In all fairness I believe I do have more than enough "house-training."

Once I turned 16 my parents refused to carry on washing and ironing my clothes and cleaning my bedroom. Furthermore, working in a Care Home requires me to change a lot of beds, prepare a lot of food, clean a lot of room etc etc.

In all honesty I have not - nor did I ever - rule out the possibility of a flat share. I was simply enquring to see if it is possible, on my salary, to afford a 1 bedroom flat to which I can call my own place. However, the opinions seem mixed, and some quite snarky.

PasturesNew

RAS wrote: »

I understand but I think it is a good idea if the raan understands that some shared houses would be reluctant to recruit someone who has not lived away from home. They are rejecting the idea, it's not about him personally.

On the other hand, someone who already does their fair share of the cleaning and cooking at their parents house would get a big vote.

They reject on all sorts of personal reasons - they want to live with people "just like them" - and most of the time the people in the house aren't "just like you" so they'll be choosing other people.

lovehackney

Hi there.
I live alone, and my costs (aside from rent) roughly break down as:
Electricity £25
Gas £20
Water £20
Internet £18
Contents insurance £12
Council tax £80

I don't have a TV and for the moment you don't need a license to watch iplayer, so long as it isn't live so I do that.

And to give a bit more info:
I live in a top floor Victorian terrace conversion so the windows aren't great but top floor is warmer than lower floors. Also, I work quite long hours so often am not in the house during the week.
My boyfriend stays over a couple of nights a week and showers at my house, and as I'm on a meter that does increase the cost.
I'm not particularly careful about energy usage (I turn lights off if I leave the room, but if, for example something needs washing I won't do a single item but if I want it I'll do a half load rather than waiting for a full load)

I would say as well that even though you sound quite independent, there's a lot of things your parents may be paying for that you will need to cover the cost of - bin bags, tin foil, washing powder, bleach etc. boring things but they can add up!

SerialRenter

Some other costs that whilst are optional, are recommended:

Pension
Does the care house have a scheme? I'd get that total with contributions to be a minimum of 10% personally.

Savings
Put a certain amount aside each month to put into a saving pots, you'll need this if you want to move house and need a deposit, or an emergency fund for when your car breaks down.

Fun fund
budget how much you'll aim spend each week on social things.


I'm in a 1 bed flat (2 people) and monthly costs are something like this:

internet £20
water £28
Gas £25 (EPC band C)
Electricity £25
council tax £140 (will differ from you, I'm near London, plus 25% discount)
contents insurance £3.3

total excluding council tax = £101.3

Let's say your council tax will be a lot less than mine, £50 perhaps

top end rent = £425 for you.

Monthly cost = £576.3 for just flat expenses.

Me and my GF probably spend £60-80 on food a month. so lets say £50 for you.

Fuel and car maintenance will vary hugely. I set aside £50 a month for the car in case anything goes wrong.

Fun fund is based on what's left over after taking savings.

So as a rough estimate lets say to live for one month will cost on average around a minimum of £650.

Leaving you with around £450 to add to savings/fun fund.