People with an energy efficient home will save less than those with very inefficient ones, according to one expert.

Gareth Kloet, head of utilities at Confused.com suggested that the savings made by homeowners will depend on the body responsible for the installations, who ultimately want to "protect their revenue".

He said: "We appear to be facing an energy crisis with an infrastructure that in Ofgem's own words, is simply not fit for purpose and a government that has put us firmly on the hook for reducing our emissions."

This means that the money saved by having an energy efficient home will be offset by the cost of installing the appliances required.

The government's Warm Homes, Greener Homes strategy hopes to reduce the carbon footprint of every household by 29 per cent and wants seven million homes by 2020 to be given an eco-upgrade.

People who are interested in renovating their home may wish to consider using self storage facilities.

Written by Emily Sanders