Household Bills

[BritJamez]

List of household bills for those thinking of moving out

Thought I'd create this so if you were thinking of moving out, you'd have an idea of what kind of bills to expect.

Feel free to add anything to this list.

Mortgage - probably your biggest monthly payment.
Electricity bill
Telephone line rental
Internet subscription
Insurances - (Income protection, house insurance (building and contents), life insurance, mortgage protection)
Travel costs (i.e tube passes)
Water rates (possibly split between water and drainage)
TV Licence
Mobile phone bill
Council Tax
You may have to pay ground rent
You may have a gym membership

Keep adding!

[_guest]

Gas bill?

And rent, if you are renting rather than buying.

[Against The Tide]

Food?
Congestion charge (if your in London)
Keep a contingency fund for emergencies - eg, when my fridge and washing maching broke in the same week, I needed that cash!

[Bunnie]

toiletries and cleaning products. but after reading that list, im on my way to back to moving home...save me some pennies!! lol!

[luckystar69]

Me and my boyfriend are planning on getting are own place soon and so i am doing lots of research about how much it will all cost etc. We're hoping to rent to start with and im sorted about how much rent is in our area but i was wondering if anybody could add to this thread the rough/average cost of all the bills mentioned? Would be a great help in sorting out what we can afford!

[Sofie]

Travel costs (i.e tube passes)


Would petrol come under this if someone had their on transport and used that instead of public transport?

[Kentish]

Would petrol come under this if someone had their on transport and used that instead of public transport?
No, petrol is free.

:rolleyes:

[Tweety]

Me and my boyfriend are planning on getting are own place soon and so i am doing lots of research about how much it will all cost etc. We're hoping to rent to start with and im sorted about how much rent is in our area but i was wondering if anybody could add to this thread the rough/average cost of all the bills mentioned? Would be a great help in sorting out what we can afford!

It totally depends who you go with, how much you use, how big the place is etc.

[bookworm]

TV Licence
cable/satelitte
car insurance
road fund licence
mot
pension (you should start paying into a pension when you are 21)
nights out???? we pay for cinema passes monthly as it's the cheapest night out & we can go when we like...

[g_angel]

Whoa - old thread.

[DancingHorse]

Okay...but what the hell are water rates???
Do you only pay those in England?

[MrG]

Water Bill.

[Mist]

Okay...but what the hell are water rates???
Do you only pay those in England?

It's the bill you pay for your water. In Scotland it's in the council bill. In England you pay directly to your water supplier.

You could also be paying out for decorations and soft furnishings.

[DancingHorse]

It's the bill you pay for your water. In Scotland it's in the council bill. In England you pay directly to your water supplier.

You could also be paying out for decorations and soft furnishings.

Aye, thought as much. Water is added onto council tax up here.
I should have figured that out for myself.
Yay!

[Makoto]

Everything is monthly unless stated.

Rent: £600
Electricity bill/Gas: £102
Telephone line rental: £0
Internet subscription: £17
Insurances: £0
Travel costs: We mainly walk in to town but will say £8 p/w
Water rates: £30
TV Licence: £27 (for the first 6 months)
Mobile phone bill: £70 (two lines)
Council Tax: About £100
Baby milk: £40
Shopping: Varies, about £50-£70 p/w