Overall costs of owning and running a home go up by 2% in 2012
Rising utility bills are driving a significant increase in the overall costs of owning and running a home, a report from Halifax reveals. In fact, UK home owners are now paying 2% (£184) more than they did five years ago.
The report indicates that higher gas, electricity and water bills are to blame for this trend. After all, just in 2012, gas and electricity bills have risen by an average of 4.2% (£70) and water bills have soared by 5.6% (£27). In fact, these bills have increased by some 57% since 2008.
As expected, from a geographical distribution point of view, the highest total annual costs of owning and running a home were found to be the highest in London at £12,094. This figure stands at 26% (£2,504), above the UK average, and 52% (£4,124) higher than in Northern Ireland (£7,970).
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