The property would by the law of averages have a higher than standard annual bill, but the figures you have quoted do seem very high. You have undertaken quite a few measures to help reduce the consumption of the property but there is still a way to go.

WINDOWS - get these double or even tripple glazed you will be loosing horrendous amounts of heating here.

CEILINGS - If possible get a "fake" ceiling installed and the new cavity insulated, reducing the volume of the room will make it easier and cheaper to heat. As you know heat rises and your heating an awful lot of space that doesn't need it.

FIREPLACES - Are they all needed? are they for cosmetic purposes? if so get them sealed again so heat again can't escape.

TOP FLOOR - There's not too much that can be done here. Make sure the rad's are all off if the area isn't in use, insulate the flooring as heavily as possible to reduce the amount of heat coming through from the floors below.

Now on to the suppliers...

METHOD OF PAYMENT - If you aren't currently consider setting up a monthly direct debit, these often add large discounts m and will reduce the amount your paying.

SUPPLIER - Consider switching supplier and as long as its viable (see below) have a single supplier, there are discounts for doing this and the discount mentioned above often increases as a result. When changing supplier use a comparrison site such as this and look at the cheapest/best supplier for each fuel sperately and then again as dual fuel. Sometimes you cna get better savings by splitting the fuels, and sometimes by keeping them together. do the leg work and find out which option is better for you.

TARRIFF - Are you on the ebst available tarriff, or are you on these suppliers standard tarriffs. Speak to them and look at the range of other tarriffs they have available. Consider any savings you can make and compare them against CAPPED/FIXED pricing. How well will these tarriffs stand up against a price increase of 10-40% and then how about a second price rise over the life of the tarriff. Once you have these answers take advantage of that tarriff.

These options/idea's if utilised should help to take a huge chunk off, of these bills. Hope they help

hi

after a bit of advice, my parents live in a mid terraced 5 floor 1850's London house it has 4 bed rooms but the top floor is not in use, the basement is the kitchen and dinning room next to a cellar there are 7 usable fireplaces which 2 are used about half a dozen times per year all windows are single thin glass and the ceilings are high. Last year a new boiler was fitted with digital timer all new rad thermos and new hot water tank. Door and window draught proofing and all new insulation.

They are with BG and are paying over £3000 pa and Eon electricity at £1000 a new gas meter was fitted 2 years ago. Why is it so high and can I get them down.