A new study has revealed as many as one in ten Brits have exaggerated their salary

Owning a second property abroad, having penned a novel – and having once been in a band are just some of the ludicrous tales, wheeled out by Britons at dinner parties, according to new research.

A new study has revealed as many as one in ten Brits have exaggerated their salary at a dinner party, while 11 percent have embellished the places they have travelled and eight percent have over egged their literary knowledge at a party or soiree.

Other exaggerations Brits frequently wheel out to impress fellow guests at “spinner parties” include job titles, foodie credentials and even the value of property they own.

But when it comes to getting caught out, a brazen 86 percent said they usually get away with it, however a red-faced 14 percent said they were caught out when their child or other half gave the game away.

More than one in ten has told porkies when it comes to qualifications and seven percent have spun the tale that they can speak another language, according to the survey by online furniture company Swoon.