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THE COLD winter season is fast approaching and that means two annoying things - hefty energy bills and windows dripping wet with condensation.

A common autumn and winter issue, condensation is water droplets that form on a window when moist air comes into contact with a cold surface.

Not only can this annoyance make an unsightly mess, but these water droplets can also lead to the growth of mould - which, in some cases, can prove to be fatal.

Amongst those most vulnerable are newborns, young kids, elderly, as well as those with respiratory issues, allergies and asthma.

In the UK alone, a staggering 58% of privately rented households have reported mould and condensation, according to .

As temperatures are now slowly but surely dropping, thousands of desperate Brits have been taking to social media to seek advice on how to tackle the common problem.

One of those was an anonymous Facebook user who shared a snap of her wet windows on the popular page and explained that this has been a reoccurrence every single year that she's lived in the property.

''We live in a semi detatched old wimpy build house that's made of concrete, so in the winter it's cold.

''This is our first house so not much experience with these things, this is our 5th year here and every winter the house gets what only I can describe as wet lol windows and outside walls (at the bottom) in every. Single. Room.''

On the lookout for the perfect solution, the woman went on in : ''Has anyone in the same situation got any tips to get the house through the winter?

''I'm fed up of having to get the house redecorated because it all just gets ruined in the colder weather, curtains and blinds get stained black, wallpaper is a no no because that gets black mould behind it, can't put furniture anywhere near the outside walls because again mould grows behind.''

According to the Facebook user, who was wondering if it was ''just a case of having the windows open with the heating on'', the house rendering has been redone, so she was sure it had nothing to do with ''water coming in through cracks in the walls''.

Luckily for the woman - and anyone else searching for the best remedy - the post was soon inundated with more than 100 helpful responses.

The replies varied from using a mould cleaner to snapping up a window vac to soak up all the moisture, however, there was one suggestion more popular than others - getting her hands on a dehumidifier.