Going to university is one of the most exciting times of your life and moving into a shared student house will mean becoming independent, making life-long friends, drinking too much gin at the kitchen table and fighting over who should buy the loo roll this week. For all of this to be enjoyed to the full means understanding the workings of a student bill splitting service might be important.
Most students will need to get to grips with bank overdrafts and wheedling the occasional loan out of the Bank of Mum and Dad, sharing bills is also an important skill to learn. It may lead to an improvement in your maths skills when you have to calculate who owes what and your diplomatic skills will increase dramatically as you try to cajole people into paying their share.
Sharing a student house is going to be awesome but there will be drama along the way as people decide they don’t want to pay a bill: “You room is bigger than mine! I deserve a discount!” Or they cannot afford to pay: “Yes I went out five times last week, that’s why I’m skint!”
This can be a source of friction and what started out as a great house share turns into one with sulking, shouting and the removal of a place on the tea run.
Having to pay bills is the boring part of growing up!
Having to pay bills is the boring part of growing up. Parents will have dealt with this previously but going to university means having to stand on our own two feet and do it ourselves whether we want to or not.
So, you could contact the utility providers directly – those are the firms that supply the gas, electricity and water – give them your details and arrange a connection and then pay these bills when they land.
One of the issues is that you may not be able to budget for an unexpected large gas bill in winter and you’ll need the money to hand when the bills arrive with a loud thud on the doormat.
To cope with this, many student houses will either put someone’s name on the bill for them to pay it and then get everyone’s money off them but there are some fairly obvious downsides to this process.
Other student houses will place everyone’s name on a bill so everyone is equally responsible for it. Again, the same issues of people not paying or refusing to pay will lead to a bad atmosphere.
A bill splitting service for students
This is where a bill splitting service for students really comes into its own because they’re quick and easy to organise and, more importantly, the service will bill each student directly for their share of the bills so you aren’t responsible for whether they pay or not.
That sounds like a massive headache being removed because chasing slow paying housemates is the mother of all drainers. Few of us will happily volunteer to organise the bills and keep track of who owes what.
The bill splitting service also offers convenience because there’s just one monthly payment to make so no bills will be forgotten and it’s easy to budget.
The bill splitting service will probably be working with household names in the provision of the utilities so they will save time instead of you having to contact utility providers directly and negotiate with them.
There will be students reading this thinking that they really should go for an all-inclusive rent but there are some downsides to this as well.
No unexpected bills landing
Essentially, the rent and utility bills are combined and this money is paid directly to the landlord. Again, there will be no unexpected bills landing and you’ll be able to budget more effectively.
However, unlike a bill splitting service the bills will probably have a premium and if there’s any credit left at the end of the year, it will probably go to the landlord.
Also, it’s likely that you are not accessing the best utility deals available for students because the landlord is unlikely to spend time searching on your behalf for these deals.
However, for those who sign up with Glide then there’s the opportunity of having any credit returned when they leave the shared student house and this offering also extends to landlords who want to make their tenant’s life easier with an effective bill splitting/all-inclusive rent service.
Glide internet is certainly worth considering
One thing we haven’t mentioned so far is that for a quality student broadband deal then Glide internet is certainly worth considering.
Not only is the Glide internet service offering fast speeds – ideal for a Netflix marathon or binge gaming a new release – but there is a commitment from Glide for consistent speeds regardless of peak time use. This could be a bonus when you are rushing to complete an essay for your tutor.
Another major incentive for signing up with Glide for broadband is that this cost can be added to the monthly bill, so everything a student will need for happy living in a shared property will be provided easily and conveniently with one simple bill to pay.
Contact Glide
But how do you access this great bill splitting service? You simply contact Glide and they will take a few details, offer a quote and you sign up their service at which point they will begin organising the connection of the utilities and broadband.
This means you will not be wasting time, and this could be several hours, contacting utility providers, giving them the same details and then organising everything else in your life, including packing up halls or your parents’ home and moving to your new shared house.
There’s a lot going on as students – in addition to the parties and the ‘£1 a pint’ nights in the student bar – and the organising of the utilities and broadband can be made easier.
For more help and advice about a student bill splitting service, then you need to contact the friendly Glide team today.