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How to heat your home during UK cold snap

While Brits have been contending with the cost-of-living crisis for the best part of a year, the full effects are not expected to be felt until the third quarter of 2023. Despite this, the forecast for this year seems to be more positive, with prices predicted to be lower than initially expected. However, bills are still set to remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, with Ofgem’s energy price cap set to increase by 21% from April, bringing a typical bill for an average household to £3,000 a year. To help homeowners prepare before the price cap is applied, property expert and CEO of Livlet – the UK’s first intelligent home management platform – Dasha Klyachko, outlines how to keep heating costs to a minimum while staying warm.

Short-term solutions that can be more cost-effective include:Using a space heater: These portable heaters are relatively inexpensive and can be used to heat a small to medium-sized room. Just be sure to use it in short periods and to heat small-medium sized areas; using portable heaters as a day-round solution to heating can prove to be much more expensive than central heating. For cost-effectiveness, something else to bear in mind is to switch off the heating whilst you use it and that the heated space is less than 1/3rd of the area covered by a boiler or heat pump heating system.Draft stoppers: If your room is losing heat due to drafts, consider using draft stoppers to block the gaps around doors and windows. This will help to keep the warm air inside and the cold air out.Insulating your home: Proper insulation can help to keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer, reducing your heating and cooling costs. Using indicative installation costs and bill-saving data from Energy Saving Trust, cavity and loft insulation have a payback period of <3.5 and <2.15 years, respectively, based on December 2022 data.Using a programmable thermostat: A programmable thermostat allows you to adjust the temperature in your home when you are not there automatically, so you are not heating an empty house. Smart thermostatic radiator valves are also a good bet if your property has radiators, combining a programmer, thermostat and local temperature control to achieve the right temperature per space and only heat the rooms you want. An app typically accompanies them, or each radiator can be programmed manually.

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