As the cost-of-living crisis continues to spill wildly out of control, and those of us who didn’t study maths up to the age of 18 struggling with the sums when it comes to adding up how finite funds will cover ever increasing energy costs, it’s time to take a moment to consider a fresh horror: damp.
Yes, with gas and leccy prices going through the ceiling like insulation never happened, more and more Brits are finding it simply too costly to keep out the cold and, as such, are holding back on the heating, alongside implementing other energy cost cutting measures. Yes, you can always put on another jumper (if you have another jumper) rather than the radiators, and, yes, tumble dryers do consume a huge amount of electricity, but not using your heating system or allowing freshly washed clothes to just ‘drip dry’ in your home could be exceptionally bad for your health.
