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Old 19-02-2024, 04:50 PM #1
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I have a friend who has just split up with his partner and he's moving out but is looking for a cheap flat.

What does it mean when it says £135 per week rent, all bills included?

Surely if you're a high energy user £135 per week won't be enough. What's to stop someone racking up huge bills?

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Anything that is like that will be a HMO or room in a shared house so assume they will have factored in possible variations in energy use etc
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Anything that is like that will be a HMO or room in a shared house so assume they will have factored in possible variations in energy use etc
Oh I see. Cheers.
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I might need one of those cheap flats soon
I doubt that's for a flat to yourself in London!
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I might need one of those cheap flats soon
All depends where you live. In London £135 per week will get you a public toilet.

Up North, £135 per week is average.
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All depends where you live. In London £135 per week will get you a public toilet.

Up North, £135 per week is average.
Not anymore it's not, unless it's a room in a HMO or room to let in a house.

There is a letting agent who works in my building (in Salford) and the cheapest flat the have to let is £850 per month in a less than desirable area.

Rents have gone crazy
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Anything that is like that will be a HMO or room in a shared house so assume they will have factored in possible variations in energy use etc
like Annie says if all bills included then that is it...if it says something like 'fair usage' then there is a problem because one persons fair is not anothers.
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…I’m sorry for your friend’s relationship situation, Gusto…I hope they find somewhere affordable and that they can feel settled in…
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…I’m sorry for your friend’s relationship situation, Gusto…I hope they find somewhere affordable and that they can feel settled in…
Thanks. They'd only been together for a year but they had high hopes.
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450 to 550 per month to rent a flat here.. it comes with the freshest of fresh air, all free if you open your windows. Guaranteed low noise emissions, so open windows are not an issue.
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450 to 550 per month to rent a flat here.. it comes with the freshest of fresh air, all free if you open your windows. Guaranteed low noise emissions, so open windows are not an issue.
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Yes.south east scotland.
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450 to 550 per month to rent a flat here.. it comes with the freshest of fresh air, all free if you open your windows. Guaranteed low noise emissions, so open windows are not an issue.
When I retire I might move to Scotland. It just looks so peaceful and the rents are more affordable.
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When I retire I might move to Scotland. It just looks so peaceful and the rents are more affordable.
You should go back to Italy nessa not Scotland
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You should go back to Italy nessa not Scotland
It's definitely a possibility. We own a house there.
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When I retire I might move to Scotland. It just looks so peaceful and the rents are more affordable.
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450 to 550 per month to rent a flat here.. it comes with the freshest of fresh air, all free if you open your windows. Guaranteed low noise emissions, so open windows are not an issue.
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When I retire I might move to Scotland. It just looks so peaceful and the rents are more affordable.
I have a couple of "doo-er-up-ers" here for you Ness

about £50 a week

and all the sheep poo you can eat

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