● Contact an agency. Try The Location Guys (@thelocationguys), Amazing Space (amazingspace. co.uk) and Locations London (locations.london)

● You don’t need to live in a carefully curated showpiece home — normal homes are also regularly booked

● Homeowners need to keep their homes spotless because bookings are often last-minute. They also need a plan for where they will go during the shoot

● Daily fees range from around £400 to more than £2,000

● For a film or TV series the money really ramps up — £20,000-plus per month plus expenses to cover alternative accommodation

● Income is taxable, but you can claim reasonable expenses, like cleaning