With the cost of living crisis set to escalate as we prepare to hit the colder months of the year, it seems many people are playing fast and loose when it comes to an essential piece of household kit.
As continuous weeks of summer heatwave spells have now been superseded by cooler fronts moving in, many boilers are now being cranked up after laying effectively dormant for months. But for many, this is where problems may start to arise, possibly adding further pressure to rising household bills.
It has been revealed in a study carried out by MoneySuperMarket, that nearly half the UK do not get their boilers serviced annually, as recommended by most manufacturers and the Health and Safety Executive. And around 1.5 million of them are more than 20 years old, exceeding the 10-15-year lifespan noted by energy regulator, Ofgem.
