As the winter cold bites and grey rainy days become a regular occurrence, we spend more time indoors and find ourselves hitting the ‘on’ switches for heating, lighting, and drying appliances to help keep life cosy and comfortable. Power usage is bound to go up during the cooler months, but by ensuring your home is optimised to be as warm and dry as possible, and with a few extra energy-saving hacks, it is possible to prevent a complete winter budget blowout.

For months now, the new Healthy Homes Standards have occupied the minds of landlords and tenants alike. Heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping have become familiar to us all. As a landlord, you are responsible for ensuring the requirements of these new standards are met. While it’s important to be aware of the cost of meeting the new reforms, it is also vital you know the cost of not complying.

According to the World Health Organisation, indoor temperatures of a home should be at least 18C. Getting your home to a healthy temperature will improve your comfort and benefit the health and longevity of your property. But what heating options are available to you, and which is the best for your home?

We have come to our final Healthy Homes Standard. Over the last few months, we have covered ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, draught stopping, and insulation.