Utility Bills
#1
Utility Bills
Sorry im probably becoming a pain now but can someone give me an approx breakdown of utility bills including
Electric
Gas (Does this exist as i cant find any prices for it )
Water rates
Council tax ..Or equivalent
Phone
Tv
Anything else they can think of , In approx 3 bed house
Thankyou so much
Oh also how much would the road user tax be a year for a 2006 4x4
Electric
Gas (Does this exist as i cant find any prices for it )
Water rates
Council tax ..Or equivalent
Phone
Tv
Anything else they can think of , In approx 3 bed house
Thankyou so much
Oh also how much would the road user tax be a year for a 2006 4x4
#2
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Re: Utility Bills
Ok, we're a family of 4 in a 3 bed house.
Electric - average $170 a month (we're fairly frugal and that figure won't keep a house to a UK-level of house warmth but we're used to the houses being colder now. Also that would probably be higher in a colder part of the country)
Gas - some places have mains gas but not many, we don't
Water rates - we pay $50-60 a month
No council tax as such, instead it's rates for homeowners. Ours are $144 a month (it's calculated according to estimated house value).
Phone - we have phone + 80gb of Internet for $85 a month
Tv - no tv licence. We pay $60 a month for Sky (various packages available)
Road user tax, you pay car registration, for a regular car it's about $285 a year. I think it's about a hundred more for a 4x4.
Other stuff - insurances? We have house + contents + 2 cars for $185 a month.
That's all our regular bills.
Electric - average $170 a month (we're fairly frugal and that figure won't keep a house to a UK-level of house warmth but we're used to the houses being colder now. Also that would probably be higher in a colder part of the country)
Gas - some places have mains gas but not many, we don't
Water rates - we pay $50-60 a month
No council tax as such, instead it's rates for homeowners. Ours are $144 a month (it's calculated according to estimated house value).
Phone - we have phone + 80gb of Internet for $85 a month
Tv - no tv licence. We pay $60 a month for Sky (various packages available)
Road user tax, you pay car registration, for a regular car it's about $285 a year. I think it's about a hundred more for a 4x4.
Other stuff - insurances? We have house + contents + 2 cars for $185 a month.
That's all our regular bills.
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Re: Utility Bills
if you rent you do not pay rates and in some cases not water either
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Re: Utility Bills
gas bottle $96 per month with a yearly rental charge on top. think another $96 but could be $50,can't remember
Electric $240 a month, as I said I will not go cold and we do have 5 heat pumps and it has been winter
Phone and Internet $120 a month approx but that does cover hubbies mobile as well
Sky $86 thats with Sport and Soho channel and before we watch films per month
Rates $123 per month
Dr appts funded $48 per appt. this varies from surgery to surgery
We don't have water rates but some area do
Car Insurance $505, fully comp per year
House hold and contents insurance $1413 per year
Electric $240 a month, as I said I will not go cold and we do have 5 heat pumps and it has been winter
Phone and Internet $120 a month approx but that does cover hubbies mobile as well
Sky $86 thats with Sport and Soho channel and before we watch films per month
Rates $123 per month
Dr appts funded $48 per appt. this varies from surgery to surgery
We don't have water rates but some area do
Car Insurance $505, fully comp per year
House hold and contents insurance $1413 per year
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Location: Wellington - I miss Castles, the NHS & English school system
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Re: Utility Bills
I know a friend here on the North Island had a bit of difficulty insuring her newly bought home after the July Earth Quake here, but did finally manage it.
If you are renting you would only insure content so that may help