Like most of the country, I have been tossing and turning as we experienced a record number of tropical nighttime temperatures.
Experts say air-conditioning could become the new normal in the UK after we have all struggled to sleep through a an unseasonably hot week.
One firm selling air-conditioning said it had received almost 2,000 emails in a single morning, while another saw a 400% rise in enquiries, mostly from homeowners.
Once considered a luxury, house builders now say air-conditioning is now seen as a necessity, and say it could make homes more valuable.
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