So how much does it cost to rent a house?

[Ozwin]

Gonna start looking into it soonish when I possibly move into a full time position at work in a few months. Was wondering what the general cost is (it's obviously dependant on different factors) but what are we looking at per month if I were to live on my own?

I don't know a lot about this to be honest so lay it all on me you lovely people.

[Haydos]

My student house is costing me about £60 per week. There's 5 of us sharing. Not a clue about the non-student market so that's all i can do to help

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Swear Leeds is pricey man, been looking at accommodation to make the right choice before I whack 200 boys down as a deposit and the cheapest is around £80 a week.

Was predicting the £60/70 bracket to be honest.

[StanSP]

Where do you live?

In West London (Uxbridge), I was looking at around £100-120 p/w. Excluding bills. Compared to prices above, that's a fucking bomb.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

And Ozwin, it all depends. I've not moved out myself yet but me and a few close friends were thinking hard about it not too long back. We found a five-bedroom bungalow in a more than decent area going for just shy of £600 pcm when we had a proper look. Even with bills etc added on top of rent, it really wouldn't have been that expensive. It was all recently refurbished, too, quite nicely kitted out.

I'd want to share if I was you, unless you'll be earning major moolah when you go full-time.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Where do you live?

In West London (Uxbridge), I was looking at around £100-120 p/w. Excluding bills. Compared to prices above, that's a fucking bomb.

For student housing?! London I suppose.

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[SOCCERROO FOX]

Rent in Austrlaia is thru the roof at the moment as well, and by thru the roof i don't mean thru me.

[StanSP]

For student housing?! London I suppose.

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Yep I'd hate to think what it was like if I was around Imperial (Kensington way).

Kinda glad I stayed in halls now. No bills to pay and 3 one-off payments at the beginning of each term. Plus 3rd term is considerably less cos I finish in May, but student loan stays same as other 2 terms

Anyway, Ozwin, as you say, there's a lot of various factors to take in. What you earn and your expenditure is the main thing. So work out a budget and try and stick to it when searching to start off with. Then you can take in other factors such as location/transport, bills etc etc

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

There's no chance I'd pay through the nose, that's ridiculous, especially for a stoodent.

[Finnegan]

Gonna start looking into it soonish when I possibly move into a full time position at work in a few months. Was wondering what the general cost is (it's obviously dependant on different factors) but what are we looking at per month if I were to live on my own?

I don't know a lot about this to be honest so lay it all on me you lovely people.

I don't live on my own, I live with my mate, so I can't answer your question 100%, but this is roughly what I pay for a three bedroom house in the Narborough Road area, per month:

Rent: £250 (the full figure is £500) - (this is standard for a property of the size.)

Council tax: £45 (from £90, obviously)

Internet: £10

Then every three months we pay utilities and that ranges. My 50% share of the winter bill came up to a whopping £130 because they came and read our electricity meter and realized our estimated bill was way off, hah. Though that's still a bit cheaper than last year when we naively left the heating on pretty much constant for two months heh.

Most of my utility bills are considerably less than that, maybe £70 every three months? That's just gas and electric.

Then you've got water and your TV licence. TV licence is about £120 for the year for the property and water I can't actually remember, something similar? It always feels like a lot but it's just a lump sum.

If you're working full time, even on minimum wage, you WILL be able to afford to move out. If you're on minimum wage you might have to cut down on the beer a bit but you'll still be comfortable if you're careful. If you're on a tidy starting sallary (12, 13, 14k) you'll breeze it no problem.

Obviously, to iterate, these numbers are all given I live with a mate. You won't have to pay the full lot if you live on your own, obviously the rent for a one bed will be considerably less and I imagine the council tax will be too because I think it's scaled for your property. Likewise utilities, I mean one person using is less than two, etc.

But I'd still advise you try and get a mate to live with you. Living alone's kinda dull.

[James.]

Fuck me I forgot how cheap the rest of the country is.

One bedroom flat in East London that I share with my girlfriend = £1,105 per month excluding bills.

[Bellend Sebastian]

I cheerily endorse everything that Sos has said.

If you can rent a property that's big enough for a sensible price by the time you've split the bills that can often be cheaper than a living in a little place on your own. The only thing I'd add is that you can pay virtually every bill now by direct debit, for which you often get a discount and makes it a hell of a lot easier to budget - have them all come out of your account the day after you get paid, if poss. If you're responsible for the bills and you get a housemate who's less than reliable when it comes to contributing, just work out their share of the regular amount and pin them to the ground until they set up a standing order out of their account the day after they get paid into yours. Far less risk of getting behind and falling out over cash

[Jon the Hat]

Fuck me I forgot how cheap the rest of the country is.

One bedroom flat in East London that I share with my girlfriend = £1,105 per month excluding bills.

Me too.. on the other hand, living on £15k? Jesus...

[Houdini Logic]

I lived on my own not too long ago and it worked out -

Rent - £400 (Originally priced up as £550, but if you're in a position where you don't NEED to move then you can watch the ones that sit on the market for a long time and make them a ridiculous offer)

Council Tax - £75 (cheapest Band with a single person discount - generally if you get a flat you'll get a cheap band)

Gas - £50 (This was with a modern combi boiler)

Elec - £25

Water - £22

Phoneline - £13

Internet - £10 (O2 broadband for O2 customer discount)

TV Licence - £13

Food/Shopping - £100 (This is being tight/shopping in Aldi - the price of food was the biggest shock when I moved out!)

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So that's just over the £700 mark all in.

I lived by myself for around 18 months and then realised how much better it is to literally cut that total in half by having someone else move in.

I'd seriously consider moving with someone else or at least get a two bed place so you can change your mind down the line, because it's not that fun having your own place and no money to do anything with it.

[Houdini Logic]

Fuck me I forgot how cheap the rest of the country is.

One bedroom flat in East London that I share with my girlfriend = £1,105 per month excluding bills.

My friends live in Dalston and pay £1200 for a bedsit.

I pay 1/3 of that for a three bedroom, two floor apartment.

God praise the midlands

[FoxyPV]

Do you have to pay council tax even if you are renting in England? You don't have to Rates (NI council tax) if you are renting over here.

My stepdaughter is living in Oxford and her rent is around £1,200 a month for a two bedroom flat which is ****ing brutal.

[Houdini Logic]

Do you have to pay council tax even if you are renting in England? You don't have to Rates (NI council tax) if you are renting over here.

My stepdaughter is living in Oxford and her rent is around £1,200 a month for a two bedroom flat which is ****ing brutal.

Yep - everything is exactly the same other than you're paying off someone else's mortgage.

Thatcher's Britain

[Bellend Sebastian]

Learn to live on value baked beans on toast and apples. By crikey, food has gone up in the last few years. Everyone moans about petrol but I walk to work, so it's the grocery bills I notice the most

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[Jon the Hat]

Learn to live on value baked beans on toast and apples. By crikey, food has gone up in the last few years. Everyone moans about petrol but I walk to work, so it's the grocery bills I notice the most

All of which travels by road... You are also seeing the impact of fuel prices.

Yep - everything is exactly the same other than you're paying off someone else's mortgage.

Thatcher's Britain

Suspect the only difference is the landlord is liable for the rates in NI, so it is bundled with the rent.

[Joe.]

There's a slight chance I may end up in North London for a year soon, and I reckon I'll do well to find somewhere for £150 a week with bills.

At the moment I pay £350 a month in Eastbourne, which is grim for a student. And that's without bills. Still, we've got a decent house though so it doesn't bother me too much.

[James.]

There's a slight chance I may end up in North London for a year soon, and I reckon I'll do well to find somewhere for £150 a week with bills.

At the moment I pay £350 a month in Eastbourne, which is grim for a student. And that's without bills. Still, we've got a decent house though so it doesn't bother me too much.

You'll definitely find a decent houseshare for that. I lived in Archway which is North London and paid less than £150. It was 3-4 years ago now but doubt rental would have increased that much.

[Finnegan]

There's a slight chance I may end up in North London for a year soon, and I reckon I'll do well to find somewhere for £150 a week with bills.

At the moment I pay £350 a month in Eastbourne, which is grim for a student. And that's without bills. Still, we've got a decent house though so it doesn't bother me too much.

We had a six bed about five minutes walk from Bounds Green station and I think I paid about £375 a month rent. Everyone in the area seemed to have metered leccy, we chucked in a tenner a month each for that and got by.

Obviously a bit steeper than Leicester but if you're all students then the non-existence of council tax helps.

To be honest, living in London it was the cost of travel more than anything that used to shaft me - even with an Oyster.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Your almost better off living in a Backpackers than renting in a Bedsit in London

[Finnegan]

Your almost better off living in a Backpackers than renting in a Bedsit in London

It's not a bedsit... it's a flat!