Frosty temperatures are the perfect conditions for checking your loft insulation according to experts. Across the UK this week we’ve been blessed with blankets of snow and crisp conditions.

Checking your loft insulation could save up to £300 annually on energy bills. That’s because if the top of your house isn't properly insulated, you'll lose up to 25% of heat through the roof.

If the foam insulation is placed between, as opposed to over, the rafters this reduces the concern slightly, as leaks can become apparent and the roof timbers can still breathe.

It comes after a study of 2,000 homeowners revealed 69% of those who have laid loft insulation themselves are guilty of making some of these mistakes, with 41 per cent 'completely unaware' they ...