Cold times

13 January 2011

• Seeing your breath when you wake up.
• The stench of damp in your kitchen cupboards.
• Eating your dinner wearing a woolly hat.

Not so grand designs

The old houses many of us live in may have character.

But they also have draughty windows and practically no insulation.

The three million homes rented from a landlord or a letting agency are most likely to be the worst insulated.

Fight the cold

No one should have to put up with a freezing rented home.
 
That's why we're campaigning for a new law to stop landlords letting the coldest, health-hazard homes until they're improved.

And we're calling for landlords to get the financial support they need to make properties cheaper and easier to heat.

Tell us your story

Is your house arctic? How do you keep warm? Ever rented a freezing flat?

See other people's real-life tales of living in a cold home.

And tell your MP your story now to join the fight for warmer homes.

We know that MPs pay attention to personal messages - your story could make a huge difference.

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