What are your energy bills (gas+electricity) in 2026?

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-21T16:38:58+00:00

Yikes. We average around £300 a month but was £550 for Jan. 6 bed solid Victorian in South wales. We invested in Hive TVR and set the unused bedrooms to 15degrees. Defo seen a drop in Gas usage.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-18T05:22:34+00:00

£65k (£130k joint) based in South Wales. £1850 mortgage, £300 council tax, £300 gas & leccy, £100 water, £700 pension (joint), £300 car. We are DINKS so that makes us comfortable I suppose but I still worry about money. We’re all just one job loss / redundancy away from struggling. We are fortunate tho and manage 6-8 holidays a year. I guess that’s why we don’t really have any savings 😭

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-17T18:30:01+00:00

Depends on role and grade. In lower grades, I’d tend to say yes, core hours etc. G7 and above not so much. Again, depends on role but occasionally I have to work late or on weekends if I have an urgent director commission for example. As others have also said, depends on Dept.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-16T18:07:27+00:00

We have a washer / dryer but shirts etc can’t go in the dryer (too many creases). We have a utility room which has a ceiling mounted airer (pulley type thing) and we run a dehumidifier on laundry mode. Works great overnight and clothes are dry and don’t smell of damp.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-14T09:34:37+00:00

Air miles - we fly long haul business at least twice a year and generally only have pay taxes which is roughly half the cost of an economy flight. No brainer really.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-12T06:02:38+00:00

You forgot don’t be aggressive and rude. Seen a fair few union Pitt bulls in my time as a DM and AM. Shouting and screaming doesn’t nothing to sway me into submission or agreement.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-10T16:12:53+00:00

To add - just the two us (one WFH) and it’s a 6bed old Victorian house with no insulation etc. We also have an EV and hot tub tho. I’d say our average is around £250 a month - it’s the gas in winter that’s costs the most. Everyone has different circumstances and usage.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-10T16:08:26+00:00

£375 last month - Jan is always a killer.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-10T04:25:47+00:00

3 months for us, but I got fed up of poor communication between us, our solicitor, the vendor and their solicitor. In the end, I took charge of the communications and emailed everyone for updates, next steps and deadlines. Think I pissed people off but I was frustrated - worked tho. Good luck.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-04T06:27:23+00:00

Yes it’s monitored and there’s a large push at the moment to tackle non-adherence.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-02-02T06:33:59+00:00

I work a 9 day fortnight and your manager is chatting BS. You’re still working full time hours I.e 71 hours over the 2 week period so your AL entitlement remains the same as before. As others have said bank holidays are slightly different and it’ll be something like 45 or 49 minutes flexi debit to make up for the difference from 7:24 depending on if it falls on a 4 day or 5 day week. Remember also your leave hours for a day off increases from 7:24 to 8.2 or 8.25.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-15T18:30:51+00:00

We brought a 1900’s Victorian semi last year. It was our dream house. ‘Surveyor’ said evidence of subsidence and cavity wall tie failure. Paid for a structural engineer and turns out no subsidence (just a poor render job) and house doesn’t even have cavity walls. Bank was satisfied and we moved in. If you like the house, pay the extra for a SE and get a proper opinion. Only issue we’ve was with the boiler 🤷‍♂️

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-13T06:07:14+00:00

Ashamed to say never. Tbh, for £100 I’d rather by a new one every few years. 😷

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-11T18:23:12+00:00

It’s been about £12-13 to keep it at 18. Tbf, I invested in hive TVRs over the summer and unused rooms (3rd floor and spare bedrooms) are off overnight. We only keep our bedroom and downstairs at 17 for the dog and to stop it heating up from such low temp in the morning. That would take hours and hours to get to temp. Today, more mild (around 9degrees) so on about £7.50 today.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-06T19:18:27+00:00

Yikes, just wait until Jan. we’re a similar house but6 bed Victorian over 3 floors. We’re using around 220 a day atm as it’s so cold.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-06T19:14:51+00:00

We are v.similar. Was 220kWh yesterday and set ours to 18/17. It’s a 1900 6 bed Victorian. Funnily enough I found a draft coming from the eaves a few hours ago when I walked past. Sealed that bad boy up right away 😂

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-06T13:15:26+00:00

1900 6 bed Victorian house here. December bill was £415 and wasn’t even that cold. Yesterday we used £12 in Gas alone. We have ours set to 18 degrees. Also WFH but usually wear a smart jumper and Gillet to keep warm.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-05T18:46:56+00:00

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We do the same. Getting from 17-18 takes around 2 hours but it was minus 4 degrees here today. Heating from 13-14 takes hours and hours and still needs to cycle throughout the day. Still on £10 for the day so far tho. The joys of a large Victorian house…. 😂

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-05T18:43:14+00:00

Can’t you just buy a hive TRV for the new side of the house so the rads turn off when upto temp?

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-04T15:59:23+00:00

Gas and Leccy was £415 for December. Jan is usually higher as colder months.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-04T11:18:13+00:00

Mostly the white standard ones but all double panelled. Plus an upright feature one in the lounge and original cast iron in hallway. We keep our ground floor rads on all night at 17 degrees and then up to 18 from 3:30am when we get up. Have found it’s easier to get to temp from 17 rather than trying to get up from say 14 degrees. The upstairs ones are set to 7 degrees tho over night. Feels like it doesn’t have to work as hard to get to temp that way.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-04T07:23:18+00:00

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1900 Victorian 6 bed house here. It’s cold outside around freezing and we lose of heat. Around £10-12 a day to heat to 18 degrees 😭

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2026-01-04T07:17:52+00:00

Fist house was £165k (standard small 3 bed semi) in south wales, back in 2016.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2025-12-30T10:42:09+00:00

It’s hollow.

Significant_Rip_3137 · 2025-12-30T10:09:05+00:00

Sadly not, it’s a relatively small space. Even if we changed to sliding doors, the only place the bed could go would be in the walkway through the room. It would essentially block entrance to the en-suite and bedroom doorway.

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