After just three weeks of relatively minor inconvenience our loft conversion is almost complete, and it has exceeded all expectations.

The estimated 10′ by 12′ space has become a 13′ by 17′ reality – with the added bonuses of a walk-in wardrobe for Darling Wifey and an en-suite bathroom. And it is in the en-suite that we find the problem.

There is room for a shower cubicle, a basin and a loo. But there is not enough room to open the Daily Telegraph whilst utilising the facilities.

First we lost our Empire, and now this.