When an oven goes from "a bit grim" to completely unmanageable, you feel it straight away. The smell hangs around, smoke appears when you turn it on, the grill pan sticks, and suddenly dinner plans are off.

If you have ever booked an oven clean and then spotted little add-ons creeping onto the final bill, you are not alone.

If you have ever faced a sticky barbecue tray after a sunny afternoon on Hampstead Heath, you will know the feeling: the grease cools, clings, and somehow becomes a stubborn little layer of misery by the next morning.

If you are moving out near Keats House in Hampstead, you already know the drill: keys to hand in, boxes everywhere, and that one stubborn mark on the hob that seems to multiply the moment you try to clean it.

If you live near Heath Street, you already know Hampstead kitchens can be compact, busy, and very much used.

If you live in or manage a flat around Pond Square, you already know the rhythm of the place: compact spaces, old building quirks, stairs that seem to multiply, and dust that settles in the oddest corners.