If you have an inspection coming up, the kitchen can suddenly feel like the most unforgiving room in the house.

Spilled coffee on a cream carpet? Tomato sauce on the hob splashback? A few marks on a rented property can feel minor in the moment, then suddenly very expensive at check-out.

If you have a rental viewing coming up and the living room is doing that slightly-too-lived-in thing, you are not alone.