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Me and my bf are looking to move out. I'm trying to work out a rough budget to see how much we can afford for rent but I have no idea how much gas, electricty and water bills are going to cost.
Can anyone give me any sites that might help??
Can anyone give me any sites that might help??
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telephone: £40 a quarter line rental
Council tax: £110 a month
house insurance: £11 a month
Internet: £15 a month
tv licence: havent got one yet, ahem
water and electric: havent had a bill for this yet, had the option of paying £65 a month tho or waiting and getting a proper bill off the meter every quarter, so doesnt look like its gonna be too cheap.
on top of that i still have my phone, car finance and car insurance.
plus about £100 a month on food.
its not cheap i'll tell you that, but its worth it
Then you would have an electricity bill ontop.
If your uncertain about the costs and not keen on having bills, you could always have a prepay meter. Then you wont have to worry about not being able to pay the bills.
i haven't really looked into this at all yet.
No because thats fraud and is to risky. If you have the bill in both your names you can get a reduction on your council tax because your a student but your boyfriend will still be liable to pay.
For 2 bed flats recently, I've been paying roughly the following monthly:
Gas: £20
Electric: £28
Water: £28
Telephone: £11
On top of that you've got tv licence, insurance, mobiles, food etc.
oh i look a bit thick now don't i.
these are things i hadn't even thought about because until today i was moving out on my own.
cheers for your help.
Yeah its piss easy. Just get the expemption letter from uni and the council will be satisfied.
We got away with it for a year
don't think i dare risk it.
did you have to pay any money back when you got caught?
I didnt get caught.
Ah right. Just presumed :rolleyes: