Hi Guys, I'm moving into a house in a few weeks but have realised, having lived in all-inclusive properties for years, that I have no idea how much utilities cost!. I've heard horror stories that I should budget £100 a month??

There will be two of us living in a small 3 bedroomed terraced house. I'm most concerned about the water, which someone told me will be £40 a month? Could anyone give me a very rough idea of how muh we should budget for? Many thanks! :thumbsup:

I've got a two bed-roomed apartment and I use roughly £55 per month on both.... Scottish Power by dd every month.... I find the summer, I'm in credit and when the cold weather comes on it evens itself out.... a major source of saving on hot water is a combi boiler.... I had one fitted when I moved in for £700 all in.

2 of us sharing 3 bedroom house here and bills are roughly:

£45 p/m council tax
£25 p/m water
£35 p/m gas
£25 p/m Electric

Ohhhh

don't forget £12.50 p/m for your telly licence!

So £100 pcm is not taking the mickey.

2 of us sharing 3 bedroom house here and bills are roughly:

£45 p/m council tax
£25 p/m water
£35 p/m gas
£25 p/m Electric

Ohhhh

don't forget £12.50 p/m for your telly licence!

So £100 pcm is not taking the mickey.

Council tax I'm not so bothered about we get a 25% discount as one of us a student and I've budgeted for that, as I also have for the TV licence as I'm already paying that. Thanks this is all useful info!

good god I wish my monthly outgoings was like that, i live in a 3 bedroom house with my partner and 3 kids and every month I shell out

£50 electric per month
£55 gas per month
£40 water per month
£460 rent per month
£120 telephone and internet per month
£125 shopping bill every week
plus money for clothes for everybody
pocket money for my kids which is £10 every week
plus I have to buy all my own camera gear.

We live in a two bed we pay

£250 rent/ mortgage
£80 gas
£48 electric
It was £48 for gas too, but it went up a few weeks ago, mental price
£10 tv
£20 broadbad
£20 phone
then we also pay contents, building insurence, which are a good idea

You can cut down on the water bill by having a meter installed. It’s usually free of charge.

Is water charged by usage or flat-rate for as much as you use? I only ask because someone told me the latter, but I assumed it would be charged the same as Gas and Electric...

At Viking Towers I have instructed my accountant to pay on my behalf.

£500 P/M Electric.
£600 P/M Gas (Includes the maids quarters)

£1000 P/M Council tax.
£550 P/M Telephone charges.

£1500 P/M Food. (Includes all servants)
Oh, and £12.50 TV Licence.

It might seem a lot to you paupers, but we have no mortgage as we live in an 14 century building payed for years ago.

I it's per month, our 3 bed semi is around (what i recall)

Gas £45 per month
Electrcity £30 per month
Phone £22 per month (incl Broadband)
Water £20?

2 bed terrace.2 Oldies
Gas/Elec £48
Water £20 (8Months)
Telewest £30 (tv,broadband phone)
House insurance £25
Council tax £89 (10 months)
Pensions should be linked to Council Tax,that'd slow the b****rs down.

Is water charged by usage or flat-rate for as much as you use? I only ask because someone told me the latter, but I assumed it would be charged the same as Gas and Electric...

Depends if you are metered or not. Apparantly the water rates are directly linked to the old 'rates' system before the poll tax was introduced. :confused:

i live in a 3 bedroom house with my partner and 3 kids and every month I shell out

£120 telephone and internet per month :o £120 for tinterweb and telephone!

you need to shop around matey. I pay £50 for unlimited telephone calls (except mobiles) 2mb BB and family package cable tv. :D

At Viking Towers I have instructed my accountant to pay on my behalf.

£500 P/M Electric.
£600 P/M Gas (Includes the maids quarters)

£1000 P/M Council tax.
£550 P/M Telephone charges.

£1500 P/M Food. (Includes all servants)
Oh, and £12.50 TV Licence.

It might seem a lot to you paupers, but we have no mortgage as we live in an 14 century building payed for years ago.

:hihi:

Thanks folks it's given me a general idea but looks like it could also be either exceptionally high or low so I'll 'wait and see'. The water is charged flat rate (from the water company website I think £330 a year :o , I asked someone from Nottingham yesterday who said they pay £120), and as it's a rental property I don't think the landlord will allow the installation of a water meter, but it is something I've been considering and may ask about. With both of us working during the day and a few conservation tricks I think it might make it a lot cheaper.