Dry clothes faster indoors with simple tip that doesn't need heating or dehumidifier

While it might seem sensible to rely on atumble dryerduring the autumn months, these devices are notorious for their high electricity consumption - and regular use can lead to increased energy bills at a time when many households are already worried about heating costs.

However, Wendy Graham, a sustainability expert and founder of Moral Fibres, has revealed a method for drying clothes indoors that won't "drive up your energy bills".

The temptation when drying clothes indoors is to drape as many damp items as possible over your radiators to speed up the drying process if you're not using a tumble dryer. But this method isn't energy efficient either.

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Hanging wet clothes on your radiator forces your boiler to work harder to reach your desired room temperature. This means it takes longer and uses more energy to heat your home, ultimately costing you more money.

Instead, Wendy's preferred method involves using a clothes horse to dry your clothes indoors, with a particular emphasis on one crucial factor - ventilation.

Wet laundry can hold up to three litres of water, which needs to evaporate. Poor ventilation can lead to condensation forming on your walls and windows when you dry your clothes, reports the Express.

If this moisture isn't properly vented, it can result in dampness and mould growth in your home. A simple way to prevent condensation is to shut the door and open a window in the room where you're drying your clothes.

Allowing fresh air to circulate while your laundry dries really helps to "speed up the process" and reduce moisture levels, meaning the risk of dampness and mould in your home is significantly reduced.

Wendy added: "I would avoid drying your laundry in your bedroom and the living room if possible. If you can, use your hallway, bathroom, or kitchen to limit potential allergic reactions to dampness, dust, and detergent."

If it's too cold, wet, or windy to open your window for an extended period, she advised: "If you can dry laundry in your kitchen or bathroom, then running the extractor fan, if you have one, will also help.

"The extractor fan uses very little electricity, so it won't drive up your bills, like a tumble dryer would and will help to dry your clothes faster."

It might seem obvious, but taking care to hang your clothes neatly and spaced out on an airer - pulling trousers, sleeves and socks straight - really "speeds up the drying process" too.

Wendy's other top tip is to spin your clothes at the maximum spin cycle your washing machine allows. Some washing cycles don't spin on the maximum spin cycle, so a final spin cycle on the maximum setting removes any excess moisture. She said: "This makes it quicker to dry your clothes, meaning they are less likely to smell musty too."

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