A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.

I grew up in a world before people had credit cards. There were no magic cards - it was all about budgeting.

Of course, we all have to be taxed, but once you start to earn more than £150,000, and start paying 45 per cent tax, you are penalised. It is like a witch hunt.

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.

A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.

I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.