One of the ‘joys’ of going to university is that you will be sharing a student home and you’ll need to know what student house bills are.
Indeed, there will be many students who may forget that along with rent, you’ll need to pay for the gas, electricity and water supply separately.
The cost of these utilities will vary depending on how much you use, obviously, but you will still need to budget to pay them when the bills land.
It must be said that organising the installation of the utilities and putting names on the bills is a problem that is not at the top of many student’s priority lists.
Organising student utility bills
However, not organising student utility bills means you run the risk of moving into a student home without gas and electricity, which no body wants, especially when there are parties to be had, cuppa’s to be made and series to be binged!
While it may appear to be a daunting task to set up and then manage your own utility bills, particularly if it’s something you’ve never had to do before, then you should be reassured that it can be done without any stress.
Of course you could organise the bills yourself and speak with potential gas and electricity suppliers to choose the best offering and then decide whose name is being put on the bill.
It’s important that the bill is paid promptly to avoid any fallings out.
Or you could ask a bill splitting service such as that offered by Glide to organise the utilities and then send the student house tenants a bill every month to pay for them.
Some student tenants may have an issue when it comes to organising the utilities and deciding which name is going on which bill; some houses will decide that all student names will be placed on the bill so everyone is equally responsible for paying it.
Also, when it comes to paying for the utilities someone needs to organise collecting the money from fellow housemates, or deciding how the bills are split – in some houses the students will run a kitty to pay for this as well as other things such as teabags, milk and washing-up liquid.
Research student broadband deals
Along with the utilities, there’s also need to research student broadband deals because, let’s be honest, access to the internet will be one of the most important parts of student life.
There may also be a need to organise and pay for a TV licence if you’re watching live TV programmes.
All of the student utilities including cheap student broadband and the TV licence can be incorporated into the bill splitting service offering so these are paid every month.
If you are interested in how to share student house bills equally between the tenants, and organise cheap student broadband, then speak with the Glide team for more information.