Residents in Charville and Hillingdon East are being offered a free home energy visit to help lower their utility bills as part of the RE:NEW initiative, a London-wide scheme to increase energy efficiency in the capital.

Green Doctor from Groundwork Thames Valley will be visiting 1,600 homes across Hillingdon to advise residents on how they can be more efficient with energy. A survey of the property will be carried to find out what energy saving devices can be installed which can help save households up to £160.

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A range of free energy and water saving devices can be installed once the house has been surveyed, which include energy saving light bulbs, standby switches and an energy monitor to help see the electricity that is being used in the household. Residents aged over 70 or those in receipt of income related benefits would be eligible for free cavity wall insulation and full loft insulation.

Cabinet Member for Social Care, Health and Housing, Councillor Philip Corthorne, said: "At a time when energy costs are rising, the RE:NEW scheme is a welcome initiative to help our residents save money on bills and contribute towards Hillingdon's carbon reduction targets."

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