prices go up and up and up... rant rant

[Ernie]

At a guess because the cost of building houses like that probably adds more on to the final cost of the house than 15 years of the higher gas bills. Grand Designs builds generally aren't on a standard plot on a housing estate.

Good point bud..they are not a normal 3 bed semi's on a normal housing estate...its like people spending £15,000 on a"super mini" and then paying £nil a year on a tax disc..you might as well get a £5000 car and pay £200 a year road tax :roll: ..please i must point out i am not have a "pop" at people who help the enviroment ..this of course is a good thing..everybody needs to be able to do this live in an eco house and an eco car..but its very expensive

Ernie

 

[cyfa2809]

yeah the original costs are high to begin with and takes a few years to break even with certain things

prices of utilities are going to keep rising though so it makes sense

a few of the new house being built round here have solar panels, and a new block up near the hospital has them too
not the best but some thought at least

 

[hamster]

Makes you wonder why house-builders aren't building houses that are that efficient... :roll:

Because the builders don't pay the gas bill...and extra insulation costs.

By comparison with friends' new houses in the Netherlands and Germany, British new builds are nasty, shabbily-built tat.

 

[mikee]

Makes you wonder why house-builders aren't building houses that are that efficient... :roll:

Because the builders don't pay the gas bill...and extra insulation costs.

By comparison with friends' new houses in the Netherlands and Germany, British new builds are nasty, shabbily-built tat.

lack of regulation in the building industry in this country
tho things are changing (slowly)

 

[SouthCoastRetro]

On the flipside of the burgeoning economy though, is'nt it nice when you find yourself a bargain...?

like the chippy I just got my tea from, go on, ask me how much for chippy tea for the family was...?











£7.10!!!!

ker-ching.

 

[cyfa2809]

that is really good!

 

[jax13]

stop the direct debits
pay them when they submit a bill

all well and good mate but switching to DD has saved me £300+ a year.

we're not on the gas mains so only use electric (domestic electric + an electric range cooker) and we're on an oil fed boiler. our electric quarterly bill had gone up from about £90 - £125 from when we moved in 8 years ago to just shy of £260 a quarter. based on our actual meter reads from last year, the DD plan I went onto 3 months ago is only costing us in the region of £55 a month at the moment although it may go up a bit in the winter.

as for BT........ sky, virgin & a few other smaller rebels are starting to offer line rental. I'm looking into the options for this too as the only reason we keep a landline is for the broadand connection (which works out at just under £40 a month with the subscription & BT) I'm pretty sure sky will do it cheaper - i'm just reluctant to move away from an ISP i've had no issues with in over 10 years.

 

[legrandefromage]

and another letter telling us our direct debit is going up.

:evil:

 

[dyna-ti]

Gas prices up again.I wonder at what point these companies will stop supplying domestic customers because there are none left that can afford their prices.

These companies should be in public hands :?

 

[jamabikes]

had to check myself as i said "ooh look petrol is below £1.30 a litre" bad times when you have to say that....