Think About Heating Efficiency as Tariffs Reach Expiry Date

Many fixed price energy tariffs are due to end in March and April, which means it’s now the perfect time for homeowners to start thinking about how they can improve the energy efficiency of their homes, according to Ratedpeople.com.

The next few months will see a number of capped and fixed price tariffs coming to an end, meaning that homeowners must shop around to find the best deal in order to reduce their energy costs. Ratedpeople.com has advised that homeowners should also use this as an opportunity to consider measures that can help to reduce the amounts of heat lost from their homes.

Founder and CEO of Ratedpeople.com, Andrew Skipworth, said: ‘In the short term, some DIY activities such as the installation of double glazing or loft insulation can cost enough to put home owners off, but were their heating bills to increase after the beginning of March, they could soon find that such measures will pay for themselves much more quickly.’

This is due to the fact that insulation and double glazing in windows will save money on heating costs month after month. Double glazing, for example, can known £135 off your yearly energy bills.

Skipworth also added that, though shopping around can help to save money in the short term, the best way to protect yourself against price rises is to make energy efficient improvements to the home. There are ways to get help with such projects, such as the boiler scrappage scheme offered by the government.