Bathroom

Rubber gloves and bleach at the ready! Hide away any personal lotions, potions and other bathroom horrors (hair removal cream, false teeth soak, sanitary products). Now get scrubbing!

• Make sure that clump of hair is removed from the plughole, the mirror and tiles are sparkling and there's no grimy rim around the bath tub or loo.

• Vanity is key! Invest in a couple of expensive looking soaps and make a gleaming impression.

• A small potted plant can bring colour and life to a bland looking bathroom.

• A clean, fresh matching towel set will perfect your show-home bathroom.

Bedrooms

Bedrooms are probably the most personal rooms in the house, so try to make them welcoming. Clothes should be away and carpets fluffy and spotless.

• Bed clothes should be clean and matching.

• Don't forget that cupboards and wardrobes can hide a host of sins - if you don't have time to finish the ironing, or sort out that pile of bits and bobs on your bedside table, hide it away. They'll never know!

• Make sure all bins are clean and empty.

Cosmetic niceties aside, George Kendall, Sales Manager for City Docklands Estate Agent in London, offers one piece of sound advice: "Don't fuss around viewers when they are looking around. Leave the house and let the estate agent show them around."