My own place

[Payney]

Hey peeps, i've just been talking to Tazz off here about my own place and wanting one.

Not sure what costs are nowadays ie how much it would cost to rent and live for a month?

Just a rough idea, even thought maybe sharing with someone would be a better idea?

[nick_saxo]

depends on area, how much power n water you use etc then food it workes out very expensive

[James]

I pay well over a grand a month to live,

Rent, council tax, electric, gas, internet, phone line, contract phone?, water.. list goes on and on lol

[Payney]

On a house or flat?

I'd only be looking into a small 1-2 bedroom flat, depends if i share... In a nice tidy area somewhere, not really looked far into it, just wanna get the gist of prices.

[furioAL]

even in a manky student house with 4 or 5 sharing you will be looking at £350 a month in rent. add to this food, and stuff like tv liscence, internet etc and it gets expensive. you will pay more to live in a place with less people, the cheapest places will be shared houses for students were every one gets a box room and there are 6-8 people living there

[-Jason-]

2 bed house £500pcm
Utility bills £100+pcm
Food £100pcm
Council Tax £80ishpcm

All adds up

[PosiBlue]

have a look on a local estate agent's website at rentals, specify house/flat, one or two bedroom, furnished/unfurnished etc. that should give a rough idea at the rental cost, then add on for bills: electric and or gas, council tax, tv licence, telephone, insurance, food.

[MikeCracknell]

Down here in the Sunny South:

2 Bed Flat Haywards Heath, Sussex per Month

Rent: £775
Council Tax (Band D, Mid Sussex): £141
Water (Fresh): £8
Water (Waste): £6
Gas: £30
Electric: £25
BT Phone + Broadband: £38
Sky: £17
Home Insurance (contents only): £11
Mobile: £35

Thats us basically!

[Sammy-Boy]

Ive got a joint morgage with my bro and bills plus mortgage for me is £700 a month.

[Cal0101]

Best thing to do mate is rent with a mate, that way you get to save some money too rather than having to pay out everything. Atleast that way if anything happens, you have money aside! atleasy while in the first couple of years... but if ya do this.. make sure you both agree on whats acceptable / not acceptable BEFORE you move in, otherwise its too late.

[Amiee]

aYe its not cheap at all.

A can just about manage , an im sharing , just bills coming out ya ears all the while and if its not the house its the car ect

Have alook into prices and ask about for rates on water ect based on the avrage on the size of the place your looking at.

[mrorange2]

We rent a 2 bedroomed house, pay the following;
£500 a month rent
£117 Council Tax
£150ish Food
£100 + gas electric etc
Not to mention £30 for mobile, £16 Sky, £24 for phone broadband etc, Tv License, Water Etc
Fecking ridiculous:wall:

[MikeCracknell]

OMG forgot to mention food etc lol! We allow upto £230, but we have a VERY fussy cat to feed too (she ONLY eats Gourmet cat food lol!)

[Mr_X]

Down here in the Sunny South:

2 Bed Flat Haywards Heath, Sussex per Month

Rent: £775
Council Tax (Band D, Mid Sussex): £141
Water (Fresh): £8
Water (Waste): £6
Gas: £30
Electric: £25
BT Phone + Broadband: £38
Sky: £17
Home Insurance (contents only): £11
Mobile: £35

Thats us basically!

i looked into houses in that area, very nice just a little to expensive for me. lol

[OLLYVTS]

Its not cheap at all but its good have your own place.

I pay with my gf.
Rent 625
tax 112
water 20 + waste water
electric 80
internet 12.
phone about 50
thats every month we pay that plus we have to buy food on top.

[Spanky]

I have my own 3 bedroom house and a morgage costs are:

£380 morgage
£300 for bills ( not on a water meter )
£84 council tax

Then you have general things such as shopping, car insurance etc etc etc

All depends where you choose to live, how much you earn etc etc, not a cheap thing to do these days tho!!

[Tupps]

380 mortgage!! jesus !

Ant - house party ftw

[Spanky]

I thought that was expensive.....

Only got a 50k morgage tho....

bahhh i guess i have it a little cheaper than other, but its still expensive when you have a car to run and food is going up, as is with everything i suppose!

[Payney]

I think if i got a share with someone then it can be done, not on my own atm.... Unless i get a new job, but i want to do an apprettiship or something so i can get into a trade.

[dan1800]

for a 2 bed terraced:

rent 350-450
council tax 80ish
tv/phone/broadband: £20 if your with the right supplier
tv licence £12
water/gas/elec £60
food £200?

then remember your car fuel, insurance

then every day expenses.

alot cheaper to get a private letting than going into an estate agents, you wont have to pay as much fees.

if private usually a months rent and bond (another months rent)

Nothing cheap these days :n:

[MK2SLAG]

my new house is a 1 bedroomed bungalow(does the job tbh)

£38 rent
electric quartlerly bill so not sure what to expect!
heating £15 a week
shopping £40/50
need to get a phone line connected,carpets put down,curtains,curtain rails,new bed,cooker washing machine, etc etc gona be fcuking fun!!

[Danr]

Looks like you could rent a 2 bedroom flat for around £450 - £500 a month. Split that 2 ways and it's only just over £200. Then add in all the other bills. £700 max for everything.

Lucky bastard. 2 bed house in Guildford is about £800 - £900 before bills :(