Following on from my last blog, we did last sunday manage to get all of my things moved into my new house. I also at the same time got to take a more thorough look around, and had time to move some of the furniture around in my new room.
What I'd put out of my mind about renting a house this year though, were the bills.
By going into student accommodation in my first year, my rent included all of my bills, from the heating to internet and so I didn't have to worry about it. This year however all of the bills had to be researched, to see which had the best deals, and then each had to be set-up individually.
Before this week I never know just how complicated bills were. Up until know, I thought that bills for the most part were the same each time around, you'd set up a contract and then every month or three months or every year on the dot you'd pay what you owe. To my surprise however, I found out this week that that isn't the case. Bills will come 'roughly' every one/three/twelve months and not on the same day you took it out, prices under certain circumstances can change, and you have a few weeks to pay your bill not just the one day.
If I was on my own in the house and I had all the bills in my name, it'd probably be a bit easier to organise and understand, however with three people contributing to each individual bill, I can foresee the bill days being quite hectic.
Even with all of these unknown factors, about renting a house appearing my house mates and I are still really looking forward to fully moving in. With anything new though, we'll probably for sure encounter some problems, however we'll then know how to do it right the next time round.
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