Making this one change could heat your home faster and save on your bills

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With February feeling colder than ever, heating your home can be a long and expensive process. We've all been layered up in a thick hoodie under a blanket waiting for the radiators to finally provide some warmth but one mistake that many of us make could actually be costing us in our bill.As of last month, it was revealed the average household is paying around £1,737 per year on their energy bill, another rise on the previous 12 months and taking a hefty chunk out of anyone's pay check.

Financial pressure is continuing to increase on homes making simply staying warm an often hard task, but a few techniques can help to relieve the burden.British Gas engineer Sunny Solanky has revealed that moving some furniture away from your radiators could help your rooms warm up.

Many of us are guilty of cramming a sofa, bed or chair up against a radiator to try and maximise the space in the room but that could be harming your bill.

Furniture close to the radiator can block the convection currents around a room, stopping heat from easily being circulated around and taking it longer for the room to warm.