Meet some of the people who are part of our consumer panel.
'We're a group of friends in our mid twenties working in London,
enjoying the freedom of living in rented accommodation. We have a very sociable
house and often have friends over for dinner and parties. During the week however,
the house tends to be quite empty as we're out at work or with friends. We lead busy lives,
so having a cleaner is essential.'
'As a multi-generational family I live with my husband, 17 month old son
and my husband's parents. We've all lived together for five years and love it because it
not only means we have babysitters on call when we need them, but we share household expenses
so we can spend money on the things we enjoy!'
'We've been married almost 47 years and are both now retired.
I love DIY - in our old house I put the central heating in, we've concreted
our drive, and I even used to make furniture - some of which is still
filling our garage! We were the first ones in our family to buy our own home
rather than a council house, it's totally different today.'