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Prices of utility expenses?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:12 am
by shiloberg
Hi,
Besdies paying rent - how much are utilities - electricity, gas, telephone - in general.
Cheers!
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:11 pm
by mulderpf
Besides rent you should budget on the following (I'm giving my figures as I know they are reasonable and low):
Council tax: £120 - £140 / month (based on the value of the property)
Water: £28 / month
Electricity: £18 / month
Gas: £20 / month
Telephone depends on whether you go with packages etc, but you can expect to pay about £12 / month.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:14 pm
by 86ti
Yes mulderpf, your numbers are indeed low.
You would need to provide a little bit more information where you want to live, how many, your expectations, i.e. flat/house etc.
BTW, this question should go to the 'Settling in' forum.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:29 pm
by mulderpf
Sorry, should have added that this is for two people and we don't use excessive amounts of electricity or gas (water is not metered).
86ti - this isn't even with all the additional discount I can get for dual fuel, direct debits and long term contracts. I'm moving shortly, so it may go down even more.
