Brits say worn-out carpets and cracked plaster are their biggest home bugbears

Brits’ biggest home bugbears are dirty and worn-out carpets, cracks in the walls and cramped rooms, according to research.

A poll of 2,000 adults who do odd jobs found other home annoyances include creaking floorboards, paint colour in certain rooms and patchy, unattractive lawns.

While 26 per cent are bothered by overly worn carpet that is long past its use-by-date.