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Question about flats/houses in Ireland/UK. [11]
You wont get much in Bristol for £120,000.
Your coucil tax will be depant on the property you buy - so anywhere from £80.00 - £150.00 per month
TV licence has to be paid upfront for the first year and then you pay by direct debit in that year for you next licence - so its £135.00 up front and then just under £12.00 per month after that.
Also Britain has just come in the top 3 for the most expensive countries to live in....so cost of living will be high - on top of your bills
Gas £50.00 (for a family of 4 adults)
Electric £40.00
Water rates £ this varies depending on type of house you have and if you have a meter
Council tax £100 plus
telephone / internet - £40.00 (maybe less depending on what package you want.
Ground rent (most properties are lease hold) - this depends on how old the property is and it is payable on a yearly basis - for an old house (1890 terrace) about £12.00 per year but for a newer house it can be anything up to £600 per year maybe more
Service charges - for flats anything up to a £2,000 per year (home owners not renting) again depending on where your flat is.
they are also thinking of introducing further changes to council charges.....
so if you can earn a good salary then its good but if you earn a low salary be prepared to have to do without.
