My favourite room: ‘I think you should thank the cat’ – How a friendly pet charmed PR maven Hannah Saunders into buying her family home

PR entrepreneur Hannah Saunders has a big presence on Instagram, so this is where she went to look for a house, finding the perfect place for herself and her little family

Hannah Saunders, her husband Richie Bent and their six-month-old, Brody Beau, in the main living room of their home. The two blue pinstriped sofas are from Helen Turkington, and the wall unit was made by John Kelly Woodcraft. Photo: Tony Gavin

Mary O'Sullivan

When a house is being put on the market, the estate agent normally gives the seller tips on how to entice potential purchasers and among these is advice on creating a nice ambience with smells of coffee, bread baking and scented candles.

If Hannah Saunders’ experience is anything to go by, they should suggest an addition to the list: pets. When the glamorous PR entrepreneur went to view the house she and her husband Richie Bent eventually bought, she admits she was seduced by the family pets.