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Hi....
we are looking to buy an apartment probably at the La Torre Golf Resort.... Most likely a 2 bed apartment.... Could anyone give us an idea of running costs...gas, electricity etc. is there a standing charge for gas and electric? I have seen an average cost of £135 per month for gas and electric which seems way higher than we are paying in the UK? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you....
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Electric is very expensive in Spain. Even when we are not there and the only thing on is the fridge/freezer our bills are about €39 a month. The actual amount used cost is only about €5, the rest is standing charge and VAT!
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Can't speak about gas as we don't have mains gas in our area, the standard size gas bottles we use have actually come down in price from over 18€ per bottle to just over 13€ per bottle this year.
Electricity prices per Kw hour are much the same as the UK (was when I last checked). What makes the prices seem a lot more here is the fact you get charged IVA (VAT) on top at the full rate of 21% where as in the UK Vat on domestic energy is only 5% - and yes there is a standing charge also plus 21% VAT . You are probably going to be charged around 50€ per month before you even use any electricity.
I have changed every lamp in our house to the new LED types, although expensive to buy I've been amazed by how much they have reduced our monthly bill.
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I decided this year instead of using a freestanding gas heater I would use the A/C for heating, set to 26ºC. Last month when the AC heating was on for part of the month the electric charge was 89 euros. This month with a full month of A/C heating the bill is 76 euros.
As far as I know , we have used all other electrical appliances the same for both months. Crazily, it seems we have used less power (less units consumed) with the A/C on and heating the property, than we do with it switched off.
This message was last edited by johnzx on 16/02/2016.
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