Washing machines can cost more than £1,500, but you certainly don't need to spend that much. There are plenty of good ones that cost between £300 and £400 and a few good ones that cost around £270.

Learn more Four years ago I moved into a cheap but very conveniently located ... I decided to invest in a portable washing machine — a small-sized washer that hooks up to your sink.

He estimates that the price of a new washing machine adjusted for inflation is between 10 and 20 times cheaper now than it would have been in the 1960s. "If a new appliance is very cheap ...