5 things that people with consistently cool homes in summer always have – heatwave essentials that will keep your home comfortable when it gets hot

Neutral living room, with light sofa and patterned cushions, coffee table nest, and patterned blinds on the two large windows.

While it's lovely that summer weather has finally arrived in the UK, I do hate when my house gets too hot for comfort. As someone who's not very heat tolerant at the best of times, works from home and has a pet, not being able to find respite in the heat can be really difficult.

While a home's orientation and insulation levels will play a big part in how susceptible it is to overheating, there are a few key things that those with consistently cool homes during the summer have that can be applied to any home to keep unwanted heat out.