It delivered pretty consistent results on the flooring, leaving carpet – including on the stairs – tiles, and parquet clean. The pet variant (the Shark IZ300UKT) comes with a mini turbo brush, while the IZ320UKT comes with the same turbo brush plus an extra battery, letting you clean for twice as long without recharging. We can confirm the battery life does extend to around one hour though, so this Shark cordless can tackle your entire home in one go. These silicone attachments sit on the carpet brushrool of your Shark vacuum to reach even deeper into your rug and stair runners, picking up more dirt in a single pass.

She was previously Small Appliances Editor for the title, meaning she has lots of experience with vacuums of all kinds too. And the (more than) 10 minutes battery life is sufficient enough for sweeping up dust, and crumbs and taming those stray hairs which seem to get anywhere and everywhere.These are essentially flexible silicone paddles that dig deep into carpets and effectively pick up dirt from right down at the base of rugs and carpets. There are a few refinements you don’t get with the Shark that a pricier model from Dyson will provide.

LiftAwayoffers a removable central canister that can be lifted around to clean stairs and upholstery. There's a suite of onboard tools which can be used with this vac too, Molly's favourite being the Anti Hair Wrap Power Tool which is great for upholstery and smaller jobs. It means that you can get your vac under the beds and various items of furniture that are raised up on legs. The soft roller on the front of the vacuum is particularly effective, making short work of large particles and, in our 26g Cheerio test, it collected every last grain on both hard floor and short-pile carpet.litre dustbin which, while not the largest, is adequate for cleaning most homes without the need to empty mid-way. This works with the DuoClean floorhead, which toggles between carpets and hard floors to save you from switching attachments between rooms. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest.

I tried out the Shark IZ300UKT Anti Hair Wrap Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner (which is the version of the Shark IZ300UK that comes with a pet attachment) on my own home, which has an endless supply of pet hair thanks to my black labrador, and a mix of hardwood, tiled, and carpeted floors. Keeping the Shark emptied and clean is simple, too, with one button that releases the collection bin and filter unit from the device and a second button to open the trap door on the bottom to empty it.

On hard floor, the vacuum collected enough flour from a 50g spillage in a single pass to register 50g on my scales afterwards, although close inspection showed it wasn’t entirely perfect, with some flour still left over. Shark’s impressed before with its Flexology cordless cleaners, which give you easy storage and simple under-furniture cleaning. If you've got pets around the home then this handheld vacuum cleaner is a must to have handy for those quick tidy ups. You get two batteries in the box, plus a charger that can take both batteries, so you can keep them both topped up all of the time.

The Shark makes a lot of noise, so it's not a good choice if you tend to vacuum while others are asleep or working from home - even if they're on the other side of the house.

So you have to rely on three less precise indicator lights on the battery to know when it's fully charged.