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-I'm Osian Roberts. I'm the Assistant

-Manager for the Wales Football Team.

-Last year, reached

-the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

-I've coached international players

-for years...

-..and know how hard

-they have to work to reach the top.

-I look forward to meeting

-other athletes hungry for success.

-I'm Lowri Morgan.

-I run ultra marathons.

-I've run across

-the Amazon and the Arctic.

-I understand the hard work required

-to reach the top.

-I look forward to meeting athletes

-who are starting their journeys.

-Welcome to Sgwad Ser Cymru.

-On today's programme...

-..I'm heading to Coventry to meet

-a young girl from Dinas Powys.

-Lowri Jones

-is a professional figure skater.

-We start in the Swansea area...

-..where I've recently been

-to meet MMA fighter, Brett Johns.

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-head to our website...

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-I'm Brett Johns

-and I'm 24 years old.

-I come from Pontarddulais

-near Swansea.

-I'm a fighter, an MMA fighter.

-That's mixed martial arts.

-I fight for the UFC,

-the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

-I'm a former Titan FC

-and Cage Warriors champion.

-I'm hoping to become

-a UFC World Champion.

-He's ranked in

-the top 30 at the moment.

-After the next fight,

-we hope he'll be up in the top 20.

-We hope in the next 12-18 months

-he'll fight for the UFC title.

-He's great to work with. I've never

-met anyone with the same work rate.

-When that cage door closes,

-he gets the clink of the cage.

-They lock it up and then

-you get the best of Brett Johns.

-Every sport is a battle,

-be it against a clock...

-..against a team

-or against an opponent.

-This sport is a literal battle.

-How does someone go about

-preparing to fight?

-That's one question I'm looking

-forward to asking Brett today.

-Brett, it's a pleasure to meet you.

-How did your interest

-in this sport start?

-To be honest, I started with martial

-arts from when I was four years old.

-I did a lot of judo.

-I trained in Pontarddulais

-with my dad.

-I came to Swansea to train with

-Chris and after the first session...

-..I looked in the corner and

-there were lads training for MMA.

-I looked over and thought

-"that looks good."

-I thought I could do it.

-This means a lot to you.

-It's a way of life.

-It's a way of life.

-

-It's a job now.

-It's never been a job, it's always

-been a hobby I didn't get paid for.

-I've had the right people

-around me supporting me.

-They said, look Brett...

-..I know it's hard now,

-but it won't be in a few years.

-I'm here today

-because of those people.

-Absolutely.

-There's a mental side to this sport.

-What do you think is

-mentally important to success?

-I just wanted a belt.

-As an amateur,

-I got it quite early in my career.

-Then I thought,

-I want a British title...

-..within five professional fights,

-I was British Champion.

-And then, I thought straightaway

-I could win a world title.

-A few months after that,

-I got a world title shot.

-I had to fight twice in one night

-to get that belt.

-I set myself incremental

-little goals.

-I think it's true of any sport

-at the highest level.

-In the football world,

-the only world I know...

-..you always hear managers say one

-to take things one game at a time.

-Not to look too far forward

-which is what you've done.

-It's the same.

-I'm very lucky, I've had

-13 professional fights.

-I've never lost.

-I follow the same

-blueprint every time.

-Some day, you might lose

-your first fight.

-MMA isn't like boxing.

-I don't think anyone at the top

-has finished undefeated.

-People think I haven't lost.

-I've lost more times

-than anyone in this gym.

-I've lost a lot.

-I was a goalkeeper

-when I was younger.

-Yeah, 5 feet 7 inches in goal!

-We lost one game 24-1.

-Sounds like

-it's the defence's fault!

-As I say, it's experiences

-like that I remember.

-I remember the feeling.

-I can have a coffee this morning.

-You're on the water.

-I'm quite jealous of the coffee.

-It's good too!

-I drink around

-four litres of water a day.

-I'm just over 11 stone

-or 155 pounds.

-I have to weigh in at 136 pounds

-for my next fight.

-How much time do you have

-until the fight?

-It's four weeks to Friday.

-When I get into the rhythm

-of doing it, it's fine.

-You get up in the morning and have

-the same thing for breakfast.

-For breakfast,

-I have a protein shake with water.

-I throw some oats in

-for carbohydrates.

-I drink it

-and then I go straight to training.

-Food is for energy, not for taste.

-After the fight, do you have

-anything special for yourself?

-Yeah. I'm a bit of a sucker

-for cheesecake.

-I really like vanilla cheesecake.

-This is after the fight, not before.

-I had a stomach ache

-during the fight.

-I eat what I want after the fight.

-And you get a little enjoyment.

-After that, yes!

-I can have

-three or four slices after that.

-As Brett took me to see the octagon,

-I couldn't help but wonder...

-..what safety steps are taken once

-the door is closed on fighters.

-First things first,

-you can't eye gouge.

-Hair pulling, I like it, but you're

-not allowed to in a fight.

-When you kick,

-you can't aim for the groin.

-When you slam someone,

-you can't slam them on their head.

-There are a lot of different rules.

-Those are the important ones.

-If I have Scotty on the fence here

-and I want to take Scotty down...

-..if Scotty puts his hands down to

-the floor, I can't kick at his face.

-At that point,

-he's a downed opponent.

-If Scotty's up against the fence...

-..he can't grab through the wire

-to stop me taking him down.

-You can open your hand

-on the fence...

-..but you can't close your fingers

-or toes around it.

-Those are most of the rules

-you have to follow.

-One thing's already obvious,

-this is a solid fence...

-..unlike a trampoline

-in the back garden.

-It's a hard cage.

-The moment this gate closes...

-..when that clink goes,

-what goes on in your mind then?

-All the hard work is done in the

-weeks leading up to that noise.

-The moment that clink goes, all the

-training and work comes to the fore.

-That's what happens...

-..I change from the person I am now

-talking to you to the fighter.

-What are these moves

-that you're famous for...

-..that create problems

-for competitors?

-I'm very lucky.

-I have one of the styles

-that's difficult to fight against.

-I'm what they call a wrestler.

-If I'm fighting someone

-who's good on the floor...

-..I want to stay off the floor,

-keep my distance and box him.

-So, if he comes at me

-trying to take me down...

-..he can't because I've got

-a wrestling background.

-When I fight someone who's good at

-boxing or kick-boxing...

-..I can take him to the floor.

-That's why my style is quite hard

-to fight against.

-I have the choice in the fight

-to attack in whatever way I want.

-Have you had any serious injuries

-in this cage?

-The only injury I've had

-is a shoulder dislocation.

-You've had an operation.

-Yes, I've had an operation

-on the shoulder.

-It works just fine.

-I've broken my nose

-three or four times.

-I can't count the amount of times

-I've broken my fingers and toes.

-There's a lot of injury

-in this sport.

-I politely refused Brett's

-offer to give it a go.

-I didn't want to hurt him!

-Instead, we took a walk down the

-road to the other gym...

-..where he works to strengthen

-and condition his body.

-It's an old building.

-Yes, it's the day's second session.

-This is where I do it.

-There's a good set-up here.

-This is where you do your work?

-This is where you do your work?

-

-Yeah, most of the bag work.

-Also, I do the strength

-and conditioning.

-That's what I do most of the time.

-The boxing side of the sport.

-The boxing side of the sport.

-

-Yes.

-You use these washing-up sponges on

-your fists to practise boxing.

-The pad is placed

-just above the knuckles.

-That's where

-most of the damage happens.

-It's a bit more padding.

-Mam won't be happy

-that I've taken one or two of these.

-She doesn't know, so shush!

-I train young footballers.

-They all dream of playing for Wales

-and in the Premier League.

-They want the big houses

-and the big cars.

-For some, being famous is more

-important than going far...

-..and succeeding in the sport.

-Certainly, I'm well aware

-that your eyes are on success.

-Whatever else happens when

-you reach your full potential...

-..your feet will remain

-firmly placed on solid ground.

-MMA is 15 minutes of acting

-as if you're not injured.

-Football is 90 minutes of pretending

-you do have an injury.

-Fair enough.

-Off we went then to another gym.

-Brett's stepdad's gym

-in Pontarddulais.

-This is where he keeps the belts and

-trophies he's won over the years.

-You've got

-some of your trophies here.

-They go back

-to the start of your career.

-Tell me a little about them.

-Tell me a little about them.

-

-There are a lot of judo medals.

-Most of them are

-from when I was a lot younger.

-I can see 2001 there.

-I think I was nine when I won this.

-What's this belt?

-When I started MMA,

-all I wanted was a belt.

-I was the main event at

-Penlan Social Club in Swansea.

-I was fighting a very good guy.

-He hadn't lost. He was undefeated.

-He'd come down from the professional

-ranks to fight me.

-I got tuned up

-in all three rounds.

-Because I kept going through all

-three rounds and got my first belt.

-These have some names,

-Painpit, that's the first.

-Painpit is a very popular show

-in Wales.

-It's a great show...

-..the only problem was

-they put me against a good friend.

-How do you fight a friend

-at that level?

-Sometimes, I say, as a joke...

-..it doesn't matter if my gran's on

-the other side, I'll fight her.

-It is hard.

-It is hard.

-

-This is the smartest!

-Titan FC wanted me

-to go over to America...

-..and test myself against the best

-people in the world.

-I went straight out and my first

-fight was for a world title.

-It was in Mobile, Alabama.

-It was in Mobile, Alabama.

-

-Alabama, wow.

-I weighed in on the USS Alabama.

-The day after that, I fought a UFC

-veteran, Walel Watson.

-He was a good fighter.

-I beat him in the first round.

-I rocked him with an elbow.

-In the second round,

-I got him in a choke hold.

-I won the Titan FC world title

-from there.

-After Titan,

-I got the call from the UFC.

-I've got to aim

-for the UFC title now.

-Brett, what a wonderful day.

-It's been a pleasure to meet you.

-Thanks very much for today.

-Best of luck for the future.

-Thank you. Thanks for coming down.

-Good luck to you, Brett.

-After the break, we'll find out

-about Lowri Jones.

-She left school at 16

-to follow her dream...

-..of being a

-professional figure skater.

-See you in two minutes.

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-I'm Lowri Jones. I come from

-Dinas Powys near Cardiff.

-I spend a lot of time in Coventry...

-..because this is where my coach,

-Yuri Bureyko, is based.

-Lowri is very talented.

-Her body is well-adapted

-to figure skating.

-She has supple, nimble legs.

-She's one of the best

-in the United Kingdom.

-She is the best by far in Wales.

-I've been ice skating

-for nine years.

-I love it.

-I'm happiest, most comfortable

-and most confident on the ice.

-You don't often hear much

-about figure skaters.

-It is a very popular sport.

-It's one of the most important

-competitions at the Winter Olympics.

-Despite their grace on the ice,

-it is a fierce competition.

-I've come to the Sky Dome in

-Coventry to see Lowri train.

-Hi, Lowri. Thanks for meeting me.

-Hi, Lowri. Thanks for meeting me.

-

-Hello. It's fine.

-This is where the hard work happens.

-Lowri, how did it all start?

-It started as a bit of fun

-with my cousin.

-We went for a group lesson

-one weekend.

-It was 15 minutes with other people

-who wanted to learn to skate.

-My coach spotted me there and wanted

-to give me a one-on-one lesson.

-So I had those lessons once a week.

-What was the attraction?

-I felt more confident on the ice.

-It gave me more confidence

-because I was shy off the ice.

-I didn't want to talk to anyone.

-I'd do anything to avoid attention.

-How did you end up in Coventry?

-I'd come up on some weekends with

-Yuri but because I was at school...

-..I couldn't do it full time.

-Last year, I moved up.

-How old were you then?

-I was 16.

-You moved to live on your own

-in a totally unknown city.

-Your coach Yuri attracted you here.

-He's one of the best.

-He's one of the best.

-

-Yes, he is.

-He's one of the best in the UK.

-He's unique in his work.

-What kind of coach is he?

-What kind of coach is he?

-

-He's very strict.

-Only some people can cope

-with his methods.

-When he knows you're in pain or

-anything, he's there to support you.

-He's always there to support you

-when you need it.

-As a figure skater,

-Yuri Bureyko represented Russia.

-As a coach, he's taken many skaters

-to the Winter Olympic Games.

-For any athlete,

-the aim is to reach the Olympics.

-That's the pinnacle,

-the peak of the mountain.

-To reach the peak, we have

-to take it one step at a time.

-We have to plan because some steps

-are easier than others.

-Her main goal...

-..is to get a good result at the

-British Championships in December.

-This will allow her

-to reach the highest level...

-..at Junior World Championships.

-How often do you train here?

-I train up to 14 times a week.

-Three times a day,

-three times a week.

-Give us an example

-of your daily schedule.

-I start at around 7.00.

-That's when I leave the house

-to catch the train.

-I'll reach here

-at around 8.00 in the morning.

-I'll warm up and then be on the ice

-between 8.30 and 10.00.

-There's a small gap. There's another

-session between 12.00 and 1.00.

-Then we have another one

-between 4.15 and 6.00.

-How much success have you had?

-You're the best in Wales...

-..with the potential to be

-one of the best three in the UK.

-A few years ago, I won an IGS event

-as an Advanced Novice.

-I also won one Junior which is the

-category above Advanced Novice.

-There are many categories

-in skating.

-Could you explain?

-The first category

-is Advanced Novice.

-That's 15 and Under.

-You have to be Level 8 to compete.

-You have to take a NISA test

-in three parts...

-..to be granted Level 8 status.

-The three parts are Field Moves,

-Elements and Free.

-Juniors are the same but you have to

-be Level 9. That's Under 19.

-Seniors is Level 10.

-Which is your preferred category?

-I'm doing Juniors at the moment.

-Next year, I'll have to do Seniors.

-Do you have one moment you remember

-that you're very proud of?

-When I won the Holiday On Ice

-competition with Robin Cousins.

-That was very good for me. It was a

-turning point in my skating career.

-That was the first time I'd started

-dancing my style on the ice.

-Before getting on the ice,

-it's important to warm up.

-Any injury would likely mean

-a long absence from competition.

-Lowri, how do you warm up

-before you start skating?

-To start, I run around the rink

-to raise my heartbeat.

-After that, I do

-head and arm movements.

-When I've warmed up enough,

-I do a few jumps at the end.

-It's important to warm up before

-any kind of sporting activity.

-It's more important

-before going on the ice.

-Absolutely,

-it's very cold out there.

-A lot of people get problems with

-their ankles and knees...

-..because of the constant

-jumping on them.

-I've injured my ankle and couldn't

-put any weight on the back of it.

-For how long were you out?

-It was five weeks

-before I could wear a skate.

-I was very slow

-coming back into skating.

-The leather

-makes the boots very hard.

-When do you restart competition?

-When do you restart competition?

-

-I start competing again in March.

-Completely fit?

-Completely fit?

-

-Yes.

-Life isn't always easy

-for ice skaters.

-Between coaching sessions,

-she stays warm at a local cafe.

-Even though the costumes

-look expensive...

-..she gets them from the Web

-because she isn't sponsored.

-But, her love of skating is enough

-to maintain her enthusiasm.

-Do you get nervous

-before competitions?

-Yes, I get very nervous.

-The people who win

-deal with being nervous.

-What goes through your mind?

-You think about everything twice...

-..but you have to trust yourself

-and your training.

-What do you have to do

-in a competition?

-In the Short, you have to do three

-jumps, three spins and steps.

-How do you go about creating your

-performance for the routine?

-Your coach will pick the music and

-you say whether you like it or not.

-You say whether you feel

-you can skate well to the music.

-And then you start

-by putting the steps in.

-You step through

-the jumps and spins.

-Then you build a step sequence.

-What are all the moves?

-One of the things you have to do

-as a Junior Lady is a double axel.

-You jump from an edge that's

-different to every other jump...

-..and turn two and a half times

-in the air.

-Do you have a favourite?

-Do you have a favourite?

-

-I like the toe loop.

-What's that?

-You do a three turn and then place

-your left toe into the ice and turn.

-Do you need a talent for dancing.

-You have to like performing.

-That's the second half of the score.

-How does the scoring work?

-They mark through grade of execution

-of your elements, the jumps etc.

-The second score

-is for things like transitions...

-..how you skate to the music...

-..how they think you've connected

-to the music and the audience too.

-You must be very fit. Do you spend

-all your time on the ice?

-Do you train somewhere else too?

-I do work in the gym sometimes.

-I work on cardio and all muscles.

-Flexibility is very useful.

-Ballet helps

-with your posture on the ice.

-What's the biggest buzz...

-..you get out of performing

-in front of an audience.

-You feel like the only person alive

-at that precise moment.

-Everything is about you

-in that moment.

-You lose yourself in the moment.

-Nothing worries you

-when you're out on the ice.

-When you're on the ice,

-you're only thinking about skating.

-You all look incredibly graceful

-as you dance on the ice.

-It is a fiercely competitive sport.

-It's incredibly competitive because

-there's only one spot...

-..when you go up the levels

-and get to the harder competitions.

-What about the future?

-What's your ambition?

-I'd like to go to the Olympics.

-When will that be?

-When will that be?

-

-I don't know but maybe 2022.

-We'll keep an eye out for you.

-Thanks very much, Lowri.

-It's been a pleasure and a delight

-to get an insight into your life.

-Thanks very much.

-Next time, I'll be in Caversham

-at the Team GB's Rowing HQ...

-..to meet Zak Lee Green.

-I will spend some time with Aberdare

-weightlifter Christie Williams.

-Bye for now.

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-Selling houses

-is big business in Wales.

-Every house is different and every

-estate agent has a unique style.

-This is Iestyn Leyshon from

-Lloyd Herbert & Jones, Aberystwyth.

-****! What are you doing there?

-Iestyn is multitalented.

-He's an enthusiastic estate agent...

-It's a great house.

-When can I move in?

-..a top auctioneer...

-Mrs Jandril, 1 surely?

-..and a bit of a joker.

-Where's the rest of him?

-Today, he's learning a new skill

-to use in his business.

-The red bands

-mark the direction of the camera.

-We're a bit high there, aren't we?

-BLEEP

-'Height Limit Reached'.

-Let's hope he doesn't sell houses

-like he flies drones.

-Hush! I'm concentrating.

-This is Pengarreg Fawr,

-Iestyn's family home.

-He spent

-most of his childhood here.

-This five-bedroom house

-is about to go up for sale...

-..and it will be marketed

-at just under 400,000.

-An estate agent rarely

-has to sell his own property...

-..but that's

-the challenge that awaits Iestyn.

-This house

-is in the middle of lots of land.

-This drone can give me

-a picture from above, looking down.

-Hopefully, it will give people

-a better idea of what awaits them...

-..when they view the property.

-I'll turn it the other way.

-That looks like a lush photo.

-Home, James!

-Which way are you going?

-Flying the drone is tricky, so how

-will Iestyn manage to land it?

-I'm not sure that's how you

-should do it, but it works for me!

-The next step

-is to edit the photos...

-..and create a short video,

-which I'll post on Facebook.

-This service means that

-people across the world...

-..can see the properties we sell.

-In the Swansea Valley, Carys Davies,

-the proprietor of Perfect Pads...

-..is using a more conventional

-method of selling a property.

-The bathroom and the kitchen are

-the most important rooms to a buyer.

-We list any integrated appliances

-on the property details.

-I'll have a bit of a nose now!

-Carys has been in the letting

-business for over ten years...

-..but selling houses is a new

-and exciting venture for her.

-Carys is preparing a valuation

-of a three-bedroom cottage...

-..in Alltwen near Pontardawe.

-She must be thorough

-and look in every nook and cranny.

-Some might call it being nosey!

-Being nosey is part of my job.

-Some people have said

-they think I have a great job...

-..because I get to snoop around

-other people's homes.

-Home decor inspires me.

-I get ideas for paint or furniture.

-I know the owner of this house,

-so she gave me the key.

-It's nice to be able to spend

-some time assessing the property.

-I look at many different things.

-I remove my shoes

-to show respect for the homeowners.

-It's the polite thing to do.

-Yes - there's nothing worse

-than impolite snooping!

-Has Carys ever been caught

-in an awkward situation?

-No, not personally...

-..but some of my staff

-certainly have.

-We're a letting agent too...

-..and we carry out inspections

-on properties.

-We give them plenty of notice.

-I knocked, then I went inside.

-I opened the bedroom door and

-there they were, reading the paper.

-Nothing embarrassing.

-Carys isn't the only one to find

-herself in an unexpected situation.

-A naked woman has run towards me.

-I thought the house was empty...

-..only for a lady to scream,

-"What are you doing here?"

-I've caught people in bed...

-..and not necessarily

-with their own husband or wife.

-We've got to be really careful

-when it comes to that...

-..and make sure we never

-divulge secrets to anyone else.

-Dafydd Hardy is one of the giants of

-the property market in North Wales.

-Dafydd Hardy has been

-in the business for 40 years.

-Got a bit of a tan there, Mr Hardy.

-Got a bit of a tan there, Mr Hardy.

-

-Mostly on my stomach.

-Let's not discuss your stomach!

-My stomach is closer to the sun,

-so it gets a deeper tan.

-The Bangor office is one of his five

-offices in Gwynedd and on Anglesey.

-These are my favourite things.

-The bowler hat lampshades.

-This TV is a recent addition.

-It's a touchscreen TV, so clients

-can use it to search for a property.

-The clients love them.

-This map shows every area

-of North Wales with which we deal.

-We cover Anglesey,

-the Lleyn Peninsula...

-..Porthmadog

-and across to Llandudno.

-If he sells houses

-like he sells his office...

-..little wonder

-Dafydd is so successful.

-There's a garage here.

-This was

-the first graphic we created.

-Do you see the DH logo there?

-Well, that's now changed

-to a house shape.

-This was the original.

-It works really well.

-It's a nice place to work,

-or so my staff tell me.

-I don't know if it's true,

-but I aim to please.

-Back in Aberystwyth,

-Iestyn returns to Pengarreg Fawr...

-..to take a look at it before

-showing it to a potential buyer.

-With over 40 years of memories...

-..it doesn't take long

-before he starts to reminisce.

-When we moved here,

-there was a wall across here...

-..with a 1950s fireplace

-in front of it.

-All this was hidden.

-Mam decided

-to get rid of the old fireplace...

-..revealing

-a bigger and bigger hole...

-..until this revealed itself.

-When we first found this,

-we burned a whole tree trunk.

-We fed the fire

-with a tree trunk...

-..which started by the door.

-It saved us having to saw it!

-You're a man of the world.

-Do you fancy a drink?

-We had lots of parties here.

-My father

-enjoyed making his own wine.

-He used the cellar to do that...

-..and he'd sneak down there

-to fetch some refreshments.

-Not so light but very refreshing!

-One room in the house brings back

-some very retro memories.

-The bathroom,

-with its 1980s chocolate suite.

-Money can't buy a suite

-like this today. Everything's white.

-Look at this marble effect!

-That's a bidet behind the door,

-with its gold taps.

-How did you use the bidet, Iestyn?

-To wash our feet.

-Sit on the toilet

-and soak your feet.

-The strange thing about this room...

-..is its window

-throws light onto the landing.

-See?

-We're still in the process

-of clearing items out.

-All these shelves were full.

-The drone shot is better than that!

-There are old photos here.

-Father was always happy

-and my mother always loved a party.

-There was always

-a warm welcome for everyone here.

-Father loved to sing and

-his favourite song was Cock Robin.

-I left the room whenever he sang it.

-We had Christmas parties

-in the lounge.

-We still have that dumper somewhere.

-How does Iestyn

-feel about selling Pengarreg Fawr?

-This house is different

-because of my close ties to it.

-I grew up here.

-Having a strong connection

-with a house makes it difficult...

-..but it helps to sell it because

-I can share stories with viewers.

-It's a great place to raise children

-and I'd love to sell it to a family.

-They would enjoy this house

-as much as we did.

-There's no time for more reminiscing

-because Iestyn has a job to do.

-Can he find a buyer who'll

-fall in love with Pengarreg Fawr?

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-You can't predict which properties

-will sell and which won't...

-..but, in the Swansea Valley,

-Carys is feeling positive.

-The three-bed cottage in Alltwen

-is on the market at 189,000...

-..and Carys has already

-lined up a viewer.

-A first-time buyer,

-so there's no chain.

-As is the case with every viewing,

-we hope for good news...

-..but the selling process is long,

-compared to letting.

-How easy do estate agents find it

-to predict what will sell?

-You get the feeling in your belly.

-You get back to the office, feeling

-convinced it will sell that week...

-..and it's the one that's

-still on your books a year later.

-Every house has a selling price.

-If you market it at the right price,

-it'll sell.

-We don't use powers of persuasion

-in this game.

-People either like a house

-or they don't.

-We tell you about its good points

-and bad points...

-..and leave the decision to you.

-Traditional, three-bed cottage.

-Lovely, big kitchen diner.

-Open plan.

-Two reception rooms

-with a working gas fire here.

-Carys is so keen to sell it...

-..her potential buyer

-can't get a word in edgeways.

-Slow down, Carys! Breathe!

-It's tidier than my

-children's wardrobe, I can tell you.

-Nice and bright. Half tiled.

-The current owner is not in a chain.

-That's good news,

-if you're a first-time buyer.

-First-time buyer. Yes.

-If you need a second viewing, come

-back and we'll take it from there.

-Thank you very much.

-With the first viewing done,

-is Carys confident of a sale?

-It's hard to tell.

-I sometimes feel I talk non-stop.

-If someone's a character

-with plenty to say...

-..the conversation flows.

-He was a nice man.

-It's a lot to take in,

-but I think he liked the house.

-What's not to like?

-It's a lovely house.

-It's traditional

-and full of character.

-Hello!

-How did the viewing go?

-Alright, I think. He liked it,

-but he didn't give much away.

-Did he like the layout

-and the kitchen?

-Yes, and he liked the features.

-It's a nice property.

-He was rather photogenic.

-He was rather photogenic.

-

-Why didn't I go?

-Happily married!

-Carys is keen

-to expand the company's portfolio.

-Selling the Alltwen cottage

-would help.

-It also helps her staff that their

-potential buyer is so handsome.

-Will Mr Photogenic return?

-In Mid Wales, an unusual listing

-has attracted some media coverage.

-Half the village of Aberllefenni

-near Corris...

-..is on the market for 1.5 million.

-Aberllefenni was a community

-built around a slate mine...

-..with quarrymen and their families

-living in the terraced houses below.

-The owner sold the quarry and

-also put these houses up for sale.

-They'll cost you the same

-as one flat in central London.

-Selling can have a huge impact

-on the community.

-Dafydd Hardy is here to meet

-the owner of the street, John Lloyd.

-I like the stonework.

-There are nine houses in all.

-Some are bigger than others.

-Are there tenants in each house?

-Are there tenants in each house?

-

-Yes.

-Are they families with children?

-Are they families with children?

-

-Yes, some of them have children.

-One child in the small ones and

-three or four in the big ones.

-Let's hope we find a buyer

-who purchases the whole lot.

-Yes, and someone who

-keeps the tenants on, hopefully.

-John wants to sell the whole street

-to a single buyer...

-..who allows the present tenants

-to remain in their homes.

-Dafydd needs a clever plan

-for this challenge.

-The challenge in Aberllefenni...

-..is to sell 16 houses

-as a single unit.

-We've received

-extensive press coverage...

-..because we pushed this angle

-of selling half a village.

-We've been in the local press -

-Cambrian News, Daily Post and so on.

-We've also featured in a Mail Online

-article and on the Mirror website.

-We've received enquiries

-from abroad and from London...

-..from companies who are

-looking to invest in this area.

-In his quest to sell the street...

-..Dafydd seeks out

-its unique selling points.

-These were built for quarrymen.

-Yes, that was the original purpose.

-There were no toilets then.

-Did they go to the back garden?

-Jane, welcome back to Pengarreg

-for your second viewing.

-A stone's throw from Aberllefenni...

-..Iestyn tries to show Jane,

-his old school friend...

-..that Pengarreg Fawr

-is worth buying.

-That's an old bread oven.

-You lit a fire at the bottom and

-the heat was drawn up the flue...

-..around this cast iron oven.

-I like old houses but my husband

-prefers modern properties.

-He likes everything to be in place

-but I like the character here.

-If Jane likes character,

-Iestyn has just the thing for her.

-Let me show you

-the back of the door in here.

-That's not woodworm.

-I had a dartboard up there.

-I wasn't very good at darts!

-I hadn't noticed it.

-Don't forget that bathroom!

-I haven't seen a suite this colour

-for years.

-Luckily, the house has

-plenty of features which Jane likes.

-I love these windows.

-The Georgian style has come through

-in these new windows.

-It's really big

-and it has three windows.

-It's nice and light.

-Where's the kitchen garden?

-Where's the kitchen garden?

-

-At the front.

-It will take a bit of work

-to get it up and running again.

-I wouldn't mind a challenge.

-Call it a midlife crisis!

-Priced at just under 400,000

-and in need of some work...

-..Pengarreg Fawr

-offers plenty of challenges.

-That's your kitchen garden.

-There's plenty of space here.

-Yes, plus you get a greenhouse.

-If you look at the house...

-..do the sheds have anything

-to do with your midlife crisis?

-Yes. The old outbuildings

-attracted my attention.

-She'd had her second viewing,

-so what's the next step for Jane?

-I'll talk to my husband...

-..and think about the costs

-of converting the outbuildings.

-I like the place

-but, at the end of the day...

-..the maintenance costs

-have to be affordable for us.

-Thank you, Iestyn.

-Thank you, Iestyn.

-

-OK. Take care.

-Ta-ta, Jane.

-In Aberllefenni, Dafydd has gone to

-meet one of the oldest residents...

-..to find out more

-about local history.

-Eiriona's home is also for sale.

-Hello. You must be Eiriona.

-I'm Dafydd, the estate agent

-who's trying to sell this place.

-Come in.

-Come in.

-

-Thank you very much.

-Eiriona has lived here

-most of her life...

-..and has fond memories of the area.

-How long have you lived here?

-It will be 50 years in October.

-You've been here for 50 years.

-This is an ancient house.

-It's over 500 years old.

-This was the first house

-to be built in Corris Uchaf.

-The village was then built

-when the slate mines opened.

-They came from Tywyn

-and the surrounding area...

-..to work

-at Aberllefenni Slate Quarry.

-In an ideal world, who would Eiriona

-like to see as her new landlord?

-No matter who buys it, I'll be happy

-as long as I can stay here.

-That's the main thing.

-We've received many enquiries

-but nobody has booked a viewing.

-This is a cosy house.

-Yes, very much so.

-Thank you very much.

-We'll keep in touch and we'll

-let you know when something happens.

-Enjoy your weekend. Ta-ta!

-Enjoy your weekend. Ta-ta!

-

-Bye. Thank you.

-Dafydd is under pressure

-to sell the street as one lot.

-Will he succeed?

-Can he ensure

-the community remains intact?

-Back in the office,

-Carys makes an important call...

-..to the Alltwen cottage vendor.

-Selling is still new to her company,

-so every sale is important to Carys.

-Carys here, Perfect Pads.

-How are you?

-We've received an offer,

-which I emailed to the vendor.

-It's a little bit

-below the asking price.

-Fingers crossed he's had time to

-think about it and that he accepts.

-Who knows?

-Did you get my email?

-Great. Any thoughts?

-You will? Fantastic. Excellent news.

-It's good news for Carys

-and for all the staff in the office.

-Thank you. Speak to you soon.

-Thank you. Ta-ta.

-He's accepted the offer on Alltwen.

-He's accepted the offer on Alltwen.

-

-Oh, that's brilliant news.

-It wasn't on long, was it?

-It wasn't on long, was it?

-

-No. It's great.

-In Aberystwyth,

-the news isn't so good for Iestyn.

-Jane and her husband are undecided

-about buying Pengarreg Fawr.

-It's a bit too soon for them

-to make a decision about it.

-They've got a lot to discuss,

-especially regarding their finances.

-They'll look at how they'd afford

-to buy it and do the work.

-They want to convert

-the outbuildings into holiday lets.

-They currently live in a great house

-which would be difficult to leave.

-I'll give them more time. They're

-considering some other properties.

-They may come back to me when they

-realize what Pengarreg offers them.

-While Carys strides forward in

-her quest to expand her business...

-..Iestyn keeps working

-to sell Pengarreg Fawr...

-..and Dafydd strives

-to sell a street in Aberllefenni.

-Can they close a deal

-in the coming weeks?

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