renting

[lsharp]

myself and my partner are looking into renting a house but not quite sure of all the bills that will need paying can anyone help with telling me the bills that will need paying each month

[Ethel]

Usually

Rent
Council tax
Water rates
Gas
Electric
Contents insurance
Telephone / internet / television
Television licence

[Velvetee]

Well as the previous person who replied, listed all the bills, but I guess you are looking for how much.

The Council Tax will be the most expensive. To find out how much your annual bill will be, you should go to your local council's website, where it will be listed in bands. The lowest and cheapest band being A. Most people pay around �1000 upwards per year Council Tax for a house.

Gas, Electric and BT are paid quarterly, again depends how much of each you use. When I lived alone, in my one bedroom flat, my gas on average was �80 per quarter (higher in the winter months) Electric was about �60 and phone about �80. My water rates per year were about �170, but they allow you to pay this on a monthly basis. (10 installments, same with Council tax)

TV licence per month is about �11. If you have Sky TV then thats another �30-�40 per month.On that basis, I would say, excluding your rent, food, mobile phone costs and entertainment. Your monthly outgoings on bills, would be about �200. Possibly more though.

Try to budget, allowing 15% more on any costs, so you don't get any nasty surprises.

[Ethel]

Can I just add to Velvetee - most people pay gas and electricity bills by monthly direct debit (there is a 10% discount for paying this way). I pay �50 per month for both, but many people pay a lot more.

[Ethel]

And I assume Velvetee's monthly estimate of �200 excludes rent.

[Velvetee]

Ethel, if you read it properly, you would see it actually does say "excluding your rent, food, mobile phone costs and entertainment".