Usually rooms are rented on an ‘inclusive’ basis. This means that the costs for gas, water, electricity, internet etc. are included in the rent.
Tips:
- Is your rent exclusive? Then you have to pay these bills separately, for example to shower and cook.
- If you need to take care of gas, water and light, you can arrange this with an energy company. Gas and electricity can often be linked together, water must be arranged separately. Look for the cheapest supplier in your region on the website of uswitch.com/gas-electricity
- Often you can take over the connections from the previous tenant if they did not have them shut down. You should take meter readings when you arrive and note them to give to your new supplier. You will not pay for the costs incurred by the previous tenant. Always check that you are not on an expensive supplier. You can get good deals on all of your bills by using a price comparison site like uSwitch.