It’s an old remedy, but it works every time: keep a box of matches in the loo (high up away from little, inquisitive fingers). Once the match is struck, the sulphur given off completely cuts through and kills off the offensive odours. The bathroom will be safe to enter now, without fear of passing out…

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I do feel a bit cruel sometimes getting rid of a spider’s web (all that beautiful work that’s gone in!) but the trouble is I have a reputation to protect! So out comes my telescopic duster, which gets right into all the corners easily without having to perch unsteadily on a chair.

Lakeland has a good stock at various prices – just make sure it’s washable and made of microfibre (that way it collects the dust and locks it in rather that just moving it around).

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