Listen: tips on keeping ourselves warm this winter

The nights are already darker and colder, and this weekend, the clocks will turn back one hour, meaning that while we get an extra hour of sleep, it’ll be even darker and even earlier.

With the energy price cap rising again at the beginning of this month, 82% of us are currently exploring ways to reduce energy consumption and two-thirds (64%) are thinking of ways to improve our home energy efficiency.

A third of us are currently interested in having a heat pump installed to help reduce energy bills (88%), to make the home more energy efficient (49%) and to lower carbon emissions (42%), according to research by OVO.

Aston spoke to Grainne Regan, heat expert from OVO Energy & Richard Wilkins, independent boiler and heat pump installer.