How can you get air conditioning in your home and how much does it cost?

As the UK experiences hotter summers and more regular heatwaves, households have been grappling with how to keep sweltering homes as cool as possible. Air conditioning has been in hot demand, with retailers seeing their stock fly off the shelves and units online sell out. The technology already features in many modern cars, hotels and other public places, yet historically homes have been designed to cope with cold weather and keeping heat in them. Is it time the technology became a feature in most British homes? The main function of air conditioning is to cool the temperature inside a building. There are three main types of air con systems designed for homes: Costs range widely depending on what is wanted and/or required. Portable units are the cheapest form of air con, ranging from £350 to £650 on average, depending on the brand and performance, according to Checkatrade. However, as demand has soared in recent weeks some retailers began selling the cooling machines for £149, as Lidl did in its middle aisles. Wall mounted or split air con units can cost between £750 and £1,100 each, Checkatrade says - but that is just the unit, and does not include the labour and other installation