OK, my landlord has decided that the washing machine he has been paying to have mended for the past year is nothing to do with him, and it was just coincidence that it was in the house when we moved in, so now it has given up the ghost (it was probably older than me) we need a new one. How much are they? The cheapest I have found up to now online is £179, is it worth going to brighthouse or similar and getting one on hire purchase? We really are very skint at the moment, so if it's gonna be £179, we're just going to have to use the laundrette and my mums house till my student loan comes in. Any solutions? Oh, and my credit rating is rubbish so I wouldn't be able to get one on credit.