Pennod 3 Ar Werth

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-From luxurious mansions...

-..to one bedroom flats...

-..there are many houses

-for sale in Wales.

-The agents' work is to sell them.

-A kitchen helps sell a house.

-Buying and selling isn't easy these

-days. Sometimes it takes patience.

-I'm really fed up. The house has

-been for sale for over four years.

-People of all ages are looking

-for their ideal home.

-Reality has hit me hard.

-How am I going to afford this now

-and in the future?

-During one of the industry's

-most challenging periods...

-..we follow Wales's foremost

-estate agents.

-You may have to reduce the price.

-You may have to reduce the price.

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-I'll reduce the price by a fiver!

-We'll share all the emotion

-and the drama...

-..as some of these Welsh houses

-go up for sale.

-Moving house can be a time

-of mixed emotions.

-For some, it's the start

-of a new and exciting period.

-For others,

-it's a frustrating process.

-One who knows that better

-than anyone is Nerys Davies.

-Nerys has lived in Cerrigydrudion

-all her life...

-..apart from when she worked away

-as a nurse in the Army.

-Although her family still live in

-the area, Nerys wants to sell...

-..because she has a dream.

-This is a large house.

-It has four bedrooms.

-I'm here all on my own.

-If I sold this, I'd have some money.

-I'd like to buy a mobile home

-and travel around Wales.

-I would live in the mobile home

-and I wouldn't have to pay rates.

-Very adventurous!

-But first, she has to sell

-Bryn Gloddfa...

-..which is on the market

-for 385,000.

-This room used to be a cowshed.

-It's where I eat my meals, nowadays.

-It's a lovely room

-with a beautiful view.

-Come into the kitchen.

-It was handmade

-by a local tradesman.

-Does Nerys really need an agent?

-Well, yes, unfortunately.

-The house

-is in a wonderful location...

-..but it's been on the market

-for four years...

-..so it's time to call in

-the experts again.

-Who better to help her...

-..than agent and auctioneer,

-Glyn Owens of Clough & Co., Ruthin.

-We've been marketing this place

-for quite some time now.

-It's a lovely house.

-It's in good condition

-and ideal for a family.

-But, unfortunately, we haven't found

-the right buyer yet.

-No.

-I suggest we revamp

-our marketing strategy...

-..although it might be an idea to

-reduce the price to tempt a buyer.

-Yes.

-This is why I wanted to talk to you

-today to try and find a way forward.

-I'll reduce the price by a fiver.

-But that's all!

-There's no arguing with Nerys, which

-leaves Glyn with quite a challenge.

-In Aberystwyth, there's another man

-who is up for a challenge.

-Charismatic estate agent,

-Iestyn Leyshon...

-..of Lloyd, Herbert & Jones.

-On the outskirts of the town...

-..Iestyn has just put a four

-bedroomed house on the market.

-The price is 260,000.

-Now it's time to take

-those all-important photographs.

-Hello!

-Hello!

-How are you, Marion?

-How are you, Marion?

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-I'm fine, thanks.

-The owner of the house

-is Marion Loeffler.

-She is originally from Germany...

-..but has lived in Ceredigion

-for over 25 years.

-She has two teenage children and

-works at Aberystwyth University.

-Your little forest is doing well

-in that lovely window.

-I like it.

-When the sun sets, the shadows

-give a Japanese effect.

-I'll take a photo in here,

-then one of the kitchen...

-..and perhaps the dining room

-and upstairs.

-That would be lovely.

-We moved into this house in 2010.

-It's been a very happy home.

-My children have spent most of their

-lives in Aberystwyth in this house.

-It will be a major change

-for Marion and her children.

-She has just accepted a job

-in Cardiff...

-..which means she has to move

-to the capital.

-For me, it's very exciting.

-There are more cinemas,

-theatres and the opera house.

-I'm looking forward greatly

-to my new job too.

-Of course, it's different

-for the children.

-They've been very unhappy about it.

-My daughter's first reaction

-was to burst into tears.

-My son looked at me with huge eyes,

-trying successfully not to cry.

-I'm sure once we've moved,

-they'll see the light too.

-Iestyn needs to get the light right

-for the photos too...

-..because the house

-needs to sell quickly.

-This first thing you see

-is the view.

-In Aberystwyth, people like to see

-the monument on top of Pen Dinas...

-..but it's also a nice family room.

-It ticks all the boxes.

-There's a beautiful kitchen,

-made of oak with granite worktops.

-A kitchen helps sell a house.

-This is a lovely room.

-We're up in the eaves.

-It could be a bedroom

-or a study area.

-It has a nice en suite bathroom.

-These two windows in the roof

-look out over the town.

-Of course, there are sea views too.

-They're all things

-that add to the value.

-We call that premium.

-But how much premium

-can be placed on it?

-It's up to the people

-viewing the house...

-..whether they're happy

-to pay extra for a house...

-..that offers a bit more

-than the ordinary house next door.

-Iestyn is under pressure

-to sell this house...

-..so that Marion can start looking

-for the ideal house in Cardiff.

-A house that will please

-the whole family.

-The sound of the sea

-has inspired many people.

-Dylan Thomas lived here in Laugharne

-when he wrote Under Milk Wood.

-The Boathouse is now

-one of Wales's most famous homes.

-Nearby, there's another

-remarkable property...

-..which happens to be for sale.

-Sian Evans of Bob Jones Prytherch

-is responsible for selling Seaview.

-The property is on the market

-for 600,000.

-It's a huge house.

-It has four storeys,

-two living rooms, four bedrooms...

-..two of which are en suite.

-There's also a family bathroom

-on the top floor.

-On the ground floor,

-there is a kitchen and living room.

-There's a bedroom with an en suite

-on this floor too.

-The house has been associated

-with Dylan and Caitlin Thomas.

-It was the first house

-in which they lived in Laugharne...

-..at the end of the 1930s.

-They were here for two years.

-Caitlin was pregnant

-when they moved here.

-This is the lounge

-on the first floor.

-There is another room here which

-is being used as a games room...

-..but it's meant to be

-a dining room.

-It's been a family home

-for many years...

-..but before the current owner

-bought it, it was a restaurant.

-The present owner

-has renovated it...

-..and turned it into a luxurious

-and comfortable home.

-This is the second floor.

-The striking feature

-on this floor...

-..is the view

-of the Taf estuary in Laugharne.

-It's incredible.

-If you live in a town

-like Laugharne...

-..it's important to have

-a view of the estuary.

-It certainly puts a premium

-on the house.

-There's no doubt that moving house

-is a stressful experience.

-But what if you were

-about to give birth too?

-That's the situation faced

-by Llinos Druce from Llanberis.

-Are we talking to the baby?

-Yes.

-What shall we say to the baby?

-We're going to live in a new house.

-Llinos and her husband, Eurig,

-are expecting their third child.

-As he's away working in Coventry

-during the week...

-..Iwan and Enlli are helping Mam

-to pack.

-What are you most looking forward

-to having in the new house?

-My bedroom.

-I'm looking forward to it...

-..but moving these boxes

-is a lot of work.

-We've been in this house for ten

-years, so we have a lot of stuff.

-I don't even want to think about

-what's in the attic.

-I think this box is full now.

-The baby is due in six weeks' time.

-Llinos can't wait

-to move into the new house.

-In actual fact, she's on pins!

-Iwan came two weeks early, and Enlli

-came two and a half weeks early...

-..so in my mind,

-I only have four weeks to go.

-We'll see.

-It could be tight, then.

-There's still a lot to do.

-Which event will come first?

-The house move or the baby?

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-In Cerrigydrudion...

-..Nerys has been trying to sell

-her home to realize her dream...

-..to travel the world

-in a motorhome.

-I'm fed up. I've been trying

-to sell for over four years.

-I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

-Perhaps the house isn't dressed

-smart enough. I'm tired of it now.

-There has been very little interest

-in the house.

-Nerys wants to try something

-different in order to sell.

-I phoned a woman called Mandy

-who is an interior designer.

-She's coming here today

-to help me brighten up the place.

-I feel quite nervous about it.

-I'm afraid she'll tear

-the place apart.

-I've never had an interior designer

-here before.

-This is all new to me, but I'll try

-anything to get people interested.

-Hello, Nerys!

-Hello, how are you?

-Come in.

-The place has a really nice,

-homely feeling to it.

-I think we should start here,

-where you greet people.

-You have some nice stuff.

-We could rearrange it.

-This is a bit of a dumping ground.

-You often find that in

-a conservatory at the front.

-We could certainly do something

-with this room to make it welcoming.

-May I look at the rest

-of the house, Nerys?

-You can do the whole house

-if you want.

-Come this way.

-This is the dining room.

-I've started moving things

-out of here.

-OK.

-What do you think?

-The room is lovely.

-What people want to see is that

-it's being used as a dining room.

-So we could certainly rearrange

-everything in here.

-Oh nice! I like your old pictures.

-Very nice!

-Although this is nice,

-the bedrooms are quite small.

-You could take some furniture out.

-People need to walk into rooms

-and imagine their stuff in them.

-I'll make a start.

-There's plenty to do.

-I'll get my stuff from the car.

-I'll get my stuff from the car.

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-I'll give you a hand.

-Thank you, Nerys.

-In Aberystwyth...

-..weeks have passed since Marion

-put her house up for sale.

-She intends to move to Cardiff...

-..but it's a big step

-for the children, Danny and Elsie.

-What did your friends at school say

-when you told them?

-They weren't happy at all.

-We were all a bit heartbroken,

-to be honest.

-I feel sorry for them.

-Were there tears?

-Yes.

-When Mam told us we were moving,

-I wasn't very happy.

-I thought about leaving my friends

-and how much I'd miss them.

-I'm very excited about going.

-I can't wait.

-But I know it's different for you.

-What do you really think about

-moving from Aberystwyth to Cardiff?

-I feel a bit better about it now.

-What does that mean?

-I was very sad at first.

-I'm still a bit sad.

-But I think it will be alright

-in the end.

-I am coming to terms with the idea

-of moving to Cardiff.

-I've started thinking about

-what's waiting for me in Cardiff.

-All the good things

-that will be there.

-Before long, Marion will be starting

-her new job.

-With the Aberystwyth house

-on the market...

-..she's started looking

-for a new home in Cardiff.

-In Llanberis, Llinos and Eurig's

-moving day is getting closer.

-Eurig is at home

-to begin emptying the garage.

-Good luck, Eurig!

-They've just bought a five bedroom

-dormer bungalow...

-..two minutes up the road from

-Llanberis for just under 400,000.

-But, there's something else

-on Llinos's mind.

-She's expecting her third child

-in six weeks' time.

-She's worried because her two other

-children arrived early.

-How have you been?

-I came in on Tuesday last week.

-I was concerned there wasn't much

-movement, but everything was fine.

-Do you want to listen to the baby,

-Enlli?

-It's very important

-for Llinos to takes things easy.

-Can you hear the heartbeat?

-But that's easier said than done

-when you're about to move house.

-The midwife is happy

-that Llinos and the baby are fine.

-So it's back to the grind.

-It's an opportunity to show

-the children their new home.

-Dad has the keys.

-In you go.

-What do you think?

-Our new house is cool!

-It's obvious that the children

-are delighted.

-At last, Iwan gets to see

-his new bedroom.

-All this is your new bedroom, Iwan.

-What do you think of it?

-It's good.

-It's good.

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-Do you like it?

-Where's your bedroom?

-I'll show it to you.

-They're excited about moving in

-properly and sleeping here.

-We've done a lot, but there's still

-plenty of work to do.

-Everything seems to be going

-like clockwork.

-We hope it will all be sorted out

-by the end of the week.

-Everyone is pleased

-with the new house.

-But there's still a mountain of work

-to be done.

-Eurig still has to sort out

-the garage.

-I'm trying not to pack things

-that the children will ask for...

-..and that will cause half an hour

-of crying this evening.

-There will be problems if the things

-they expect to see aren't there.

-As I pack stuff away, Enlli takes

-things out to play with them.

-I'm taking life as it comes.

-We have to just go with the flow.

-Eurig has made a four day plan

-detailing what happens when.

-He knows that I won't plan anything.

-It would be complete chaos

-if it was left to me.

-So there is a plan in place,

-is there?

-But will the new baby keep

-to the schedule?

-We'll see.

-Back in Cerrigydrudion...

-..Mandy has started to reorganize

-Nerys's home.

-Can I ask who this is?

-This is my former lover.

-He wasn't a very good boy then?

-He wouldn't listen.

-Do you mind if I remove him?

-Do you mind if I remove him?

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-No.

-I've created something there

-to draw the eye as people walk in.

-Also, here,

-I've cleared this sofa...

-..and placed a throw

-with a cushion on top.

-Just to give the place

-a multi-purpose look.

-I've styled this occasional table

-a little differently.

-Yes. Very pretty!

-As I said earlier, this needs

-to be laid out like a dining room.

-So, you need to bring the chairs in.

-As you can see, there's

-quite a change in the bedroom.

-I've added a throw

-and two cushions.

-Although I love the white bedlinen,

-they add a splash of colour.

-By the window, I've moved

-the mannikin over there...

-..so it doesn't obscure the window.

-You have a lot of nice stuff.

-I don't want to strip the house

-of its personality.

-Could you move in

-and do the other rooms?

-I'd love to!

-I'm very pleased

-with everything she's done.

-I'll leave it like this now

-and hope to get more viewings.

-They say there's a buyer

-for every house.

-I hope Mandy's work

-will bear fruit...

-..and that Nerys will sell

-very soon.

-Marion Loeffler

-has now started her new job.

-She travels to Cardiff

-at least once a week.

-Her house in Aberystwyth

-is for sale.

-As soon as she finds a buyer...

-..she and the children

-will move to Cardiff.

-She's started looking for a house,

-but it's a big city.

-Which area would suit

-the family best?

-I'm considering Fairwater.

-It's quite a green suburb.

-Property isn't too expensive.

-I'm also considering Whitchurch.

-Although, property there

-is quite expensive.

-One of the places I'd like to live

-in Cardiff...

-..is here in what some call

-Llandaff North.

-Mainly because it's close

-to a secondary school...

-..and it's quite green.

-House prices in Cardiff vary

-from area to area.

-A house in Fairwater would cost

-about 160,000...

-..while a house in Whitchurch

-would be almost 100,000 more.

-Of course, Marion has a detailed

-wish list.

-I'm looking for a house with at

-least three bedrooms and a garden...

-..in a fairly quiet street.

-I'm seeing plenty of houses coming

-on to the market at the right price.

-But they tend to sell

-very quickly too.

-The housing market in Cardiff

-moves quickly.

-For every house sold in Ceredigion,

-five are sold in Cardiff.

-North Cardiff is the area

-that appeals most to Marion.

-To try and speed up the process of

-selling her house in Aberystwyth...

-..she's decided to reduce the price

-by 10,000 to just under 250,000.

-This is good news.

-Especially for Iestyn Leyshon.

-Rhys, how are you? Welcome back!

-Rhys, how are you? Welcome back!

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-Thank you.

-Because he's found

-the ideal buyer.

-While Marion's in Cardiff, Iestyn

-shows the house to Rhys Jones...

-..who is a first-time buyer.

-This is Rhys's second viewing.

-Iestyn is confident that his talent

-for selling will do the trick.

-This is a spacious room

-in itself.

-I like the idea of knocking through.

-It's something to consider

-once you've moved in.

-I think I'm getting ahead of myself!

-But I'm getting you to imagine

-yourself living here already.

-Follow me, Rhys.

-The bathroom is through there.

-It's nice and modern.

-These tiles are quite new.

-There's nothing to spend here.

-The house doesn't need

-much work.

-So if it costs more,

-I can at least save there.

-You can pay more for the house,

-but have less work to do.

-You're from Aberystwyth.

-You know the area well.

-Where do you work?

-Where do you work?

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-I work at the Science Park.

-Just behind here then?

-It's about five minutes

-from here.

-Five minutes' walk?

-Five minutes' walk?

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-Or a minute in the car.

-I've come back to make sure

-that I'm happy with it all.

-I very much like the quality of the

-house. There isn't much work to do.

-The location is perfect for me

-with my job.

-It's close to town too,

-so I'm happy.

-I'll expect your call.

-Things look promising.

-But will Iestyn be able

-to persuade Rhys...

-..that this is right place for him?

-It was great to catch up with Rhys

-for a second viewing.

-I have my fingers crossed

-for an offer. Please!

-Marion would be very happy.

-In Llanberis,

-Llinos, Eurig, Iwan and Enlli...

-..have moved into their new home.

-And with the new house,

-there's a new baby.

-This is Elain Mared Rose.

-She's just over three weeks' old.

-She arrived on her due date.

-We'd just moved into the house...

-..my waters broke just before

-midnight and I went to hospital.

-She arrived at 4.20am

-the following morning.

-It happened really quickly

-in the end.

-At least we had time to move in

-and unpack the basics.

-We've settled in straightaway.

-We love it here.

-It's lovely and quiet.

-It feels like home already.

-We've settled in a lot quicker than

-I expected. Within days, really.

-We have a new house

-and a new addition to the family.

-Thank goodness Elain Mared kept

-to the plan and the schedule.

-Sometimes all the pieces

-fall into place.

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