Sun, 23 Apr 2017 11:00 Dal Ati

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

-Manager for the Wales football team.

-Last year, we 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'll meet Chloe James from Swansea

-who plays netball for Wales.

-I've been to visit someone who

-represents their country too...

-..the captain of the Wales U21

-football team, Gethin Jones.

-For help following the programme,

-head to the website...

-..or search for the Dal Ati app.

-My name is Gethin Jones.

-I'm 21 years old

-and I'm from Porthmadog.

-I'm under contract with Everton.

-I'm out on loan to Barnsley

-since January.

-Many children dream of being

-footballers when they're older.

-But only a very small number

-succeed in doing so.

-Gethin Jones is one of those

-living the dream.

-He's making a bit of a name

-for himself here in Barnsley.

-Hi, Gethin.

-Hi, Gethin.

-

-Hi, Lowri.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-Welcome to Oakwell.

-Thank you.

-Are you coming in?

-Are you coming in?

-

-Yes, please.

-When did your interest

-in football start?

-It was when I was young, growing up

-a lot of the family played football.

-After school I'd play football

-for my school, Ysgol Borth-y-Gest.

-When I was seven...

-..I kept playing for Port

-until I moved to the Bangor Academy.

-Is that where someone

-spotted you playing?

-Then you moved to Everton.

-Yes, it was really

-gobsmacking for me.

-I joined the Bangor Academy

-at eleven.

-I was there for two years.

-I played at a tournament

-in Shrewsbury.

-We played a game against Cardiff.

-In that game, my Dad told me that

-people wanted to speak to me.

-There were six scouts

-from different clubs.

-After that,

-Wrexham was one of those clubs.

-I decided to go to Wrexham first.

-Obviously, it was closer for me...

-..I didn't want to step up too fast

-so I went to Wrexham.

-I went to Wrexham

-on a three-week trial.

-It was strange actually,

-Everton had scouted me.

-But, my first game for Wrexham

-on trial was against Everton.

-I scored twice in that game.

-The next day,

-the Everton scout phoned my home.

-They said they didn't want to trial

-me, they wanted to sign me straight.

-For me, one week I was playing

-for Bangor Academy...

-..two weeks later,

-I'd signed for Everton.

-I went home and told the family and

-we were all rather gobsmacked.

-It was hard after that

-because Dad obviously worked a lot.

-I was still at Ysgol Eifionydd

-in Porthmadog.

-I had to travel to Liverpool to

-train three or four times a week.

-I'd get changed at the school

-changing rooms...

-..straight after school finished.

-I'd jump in the car with Dad, travel

-for two hours to training...

-..train for two hours and then drive

-home straight.

-That went on for three years

-until I turned 15.

-Everton said training would get

-intense...

-..and is basically six times a week.

-That's when the family decided

-that I should move up to Everton.

-I lived with a different family

-in Everton...

-..and started school in Liverpool.

-People think of footballers' lives

-as being quite easy in a way...

-..because of all the attention

-you get.

-It isn't, is it?

-You have to sacrifice a lot

-as you just mentioned.

-Definitely.

-Moving away from home was

-the hardest thing for me...

-..when I was younger.

-I moved away when I was 14, 15 now.

-I had to start at a new school

-in Liverpool.

-I had to make new friends.

-It was a big step.

-It's one of the sacrifices you have

-to make to make it to the top.

-I'm happy with what I did.

-You're at Barnsley now,

-how does the loan system work?

-It's really good for young lads.

-If I want to play at the top level

-for Everton's first team...

-..I've got to impress on loan.

-One of my targets this season

-was coming out on loan.

-Barnsley, a Championship club

-who're doing well...

-..called me and told me they wanted

-me to come over in January.

-I couldn't say no.

-I've really enjoyed my football

-since coming here.

-You don't just play for a club,

-you're the Wales U21 captain.

-Do you enjoy that job?

-Since I first played

-for Wales at 15...

-..I've been captain

-and gone from 16s to 17s to 19s.

-I've never expected to be captain.

-I've gone to those camps

-and worked hard.

-The manager has made me captain

-in the age groups.

-It's all a bit overwhelming.

-I phoned Dad to tell them straight

-away, everyone's quite overwhelmed.

-I've played a lot of games

-for Wales...

-..and travelled to

-a lot of different places.

-I've had phone calls to play

-for Australia. I was born there.

-I was only there when I was younger

-while Mum and Dad lived there.

-All my family is Welsh.

-Playing for Wales

-makes me really proud.

-It looks a special stadium.

-Can we take a look

-at the facilities?

-Do you get a chance to go home?

-I've been home once

-since I came here.

-It's a lot of travelling for me.

-I've got to stay up here and

-concentrate on the football.

-There are two months left

-of the season.

-I just need to stay here

-and concentrate.

-I can go home

-when I have more than one day off.

-Here we are,

-the all important changing room.

-You can feel the nerves

-and adrenaline here.

-On a match day

-there are a lot of nerves here.

-This is where everything happens.

-In training, there are a lot of

-laughs in here.

-That's where I sit every day.

-That's my spot

-in the changing rooms.

-If these walls could talk.

-I can see over there on the wall,

-you've got a protocol.

-Yes, we've got a pre training prep

-they want us to do every day.

-The staff don't keep track of that,

-we do it ourselves.

-They say we should have 25 points

-before every training session.

-That's a bike for ten minutes,

-a coffee if we feel tired.

-I also notice you were carrying

-the GPS and heart-rate monitors.

-Yes, we have a GPS

-and we have our own number.

-We pick those up

-before every training session.

-How does that work?

-GPS says how much we run

-in a training session.

-It tells us how fast we run,

-the top speed.

-There's a lot of running

-to do in a game.

-Some people run 10.5k-11k

-it depends how hard the game is.

-Everyone's positions are different.

-Everyone runs differently.

-It's good if we think we're tired,

-it'll show in the stats on Monday.

-If you've done 12k, they'll look

-after you in training then.

-You won't need to do as much because

-your legs are tired.

-Over here, Gethin,

-your all important seat.

-Jones.

-I know a lot of footballers have a

-particular routine before the match.

-I'm not like that at all.

-Usually, the day before the match

-I'm quite nervous.

-I just concentrate on the game.

-I don't think about stupid things

-like putting my right boot on first.

-No special pants?

-I concentrate on the game,

-getting myself ready and relaxing.

-I relax as much as possible and

-minimise the stress and then play.

-This is the physio room.

-There are five beds in here.

-Is it a busy room?

-It can be busy at times.

-The lads come in for rubs.

-I try to stay out of here

-as much as I can.

-If I feel stiff, I'll get a rub

-for whatever feels stiff.

-You've had quite a serious injury.

-Yes, I broke four metatarsals

-in my foot.

-I was gutted because I came from the

-game and I knew I had a problem.

-I came off the field

-and went for an X-ray.

-They told me four metatarsals.

-None of the physios at Everton had

-heard of that many breaks before.

-I was out for a long time.

-I was lucky

-because I didn't need an operation.

-There's nothing you can do about

-your foot.

-It was just self healing.

-I was out for five to six months.

-It's hard because with the diet, you

-have to watch what you eat more so.

-You're not doing any running.

-There's a big chance

-of putting weight on.

-I had to concentrate on all that.

-How much emphasis

-is on your diet as a footballer?

-There's a lot of emphasis.

-We run a lot every day.

-There are a lot

-of different positions.

-We've all got our weight

-that we try to stick to.

-Everyday we're weighed

-when we arrive and after training.

-It shows us how much weight

-we've lost...

-..and how much water we need

-to drink because we're dehydrated.

-How much do you lose in a match?

-How much do you lose in a match?

-

-Around two kilograms.

-As much as that?

-Yes, there's a lot of running.

-It shows how much running we do.

-This is the journey you take

-almost every Saturday.

-Here we are out on the pitch.

-The atmosphere is really good here

-on a match day.

-Everyone looks forward to the games.

-When I walked out for my first game

-against Leeds, it was a full house.

-I went from playing for Everton's

-U23 team to playing here in a week.

-The fans are like a 12th man.

-They help you through the game.

-Particularly if we do well,

-it's a good day.

-How do you feel running out?

-Are you nervous

-or does the adrenaline flow?

-The adrenaline gets you through.

-I'm nervous in the changing room.

-Once I get a pass out and I'm happy

-with the pass, the nerves disappear.

-Gethin, what about

-the long-term future?

-I just want to do my best

-and improve every day.

-I'd like to play at the highest

-level I can.

-Getting a cap for Wales...

-..and playing for Wales

-would make me really proud.

-We'll be there supporting you.

-Thanks very much for letting us

-spend the day with you.

-It's been a pleasure.

-Good luck to you.

-Gethin Jones' career is going

-from strength to strength.

-After the break, I'll meet Chloe

-James from Swansea.

-She plays netball.

-We'll see you soon.

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-I'm Chloe James from Pontardawe.

-I'm 20 years old.

-I'm studying Sport Science

-at Cardiff Met.

-I started playing netball at ten

-years old in primary school.

-I'm part of the Wales U21 team.

-I was part of the senior team

-who played New Zealand in February.

-My hope is to represent Wales

-in the future at the World Cup...

-..and at next year's

-Commonwealth Games in Australia.

-Netball has always been popular.

-As a team game, it's the most

-popular sport for women in Wales.

-How do you go about earning a place

-in a club side or national squad?

-That's one of the things I'm looking

-forward to asking Chloe about today.

-I spoke to her

-at Cardiff Met University.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-It's nice to meet you.

-Shall we head in here?

-This looks like a brand new gym.

-They've just built it. It's a

-fabulous place to play netball.

-Do you play games here?

-Yes, for the University.

-We have the varsity match

-coming up in a few weeks.

-We'll be on the court that goes

-across the pitch for that.

-These are the bleachers

-where the students come to support?

-I hope we'll get a big crowd.

-I hope we'll get a big crowd.

-

-It's a pleasure to meet you.

-Can you tell us where you play your

-netball at the moment?

-At the moment, I'm a student

-at Cardiff Met University.

-I'm in the first team,

-we play in the BUCS league.

-I represent the University in that.

-I'm part of the training squad

-for the Celtic Dragons.

-I'm part of the Wales U21 team.

-That's really exciting. We have a

-big tournament in the summer.

-It's the World Youth Cup.

-I just played matches...

-..against New Zealand for

-the Wales senior side in February.

-Where did that interest

-start for you?

-I started playing football

-at primary school.

-All my friends played netball.

-I joined a club outside school

-after that.

-I played for the school team too

-and it just went from there.

-I moved on to secondary school

-and another team.

-I had trials for Wales

-when I was 13.

-I got into the

-age group system there.

-I've moved up to where I am today.

-This might come as a surprise, but

-I'm a former netball player myself.

-Oh, nice.

-Not that I always followed them,

-but I'm aware of the strict rules.

-Rules about

-where you can and can't go.

-It can be a physical game too.

-People think it's non contact.

-Tell that to the players. You finish

-a match with bruises everywhere.

-I remember quite well.

-There's a rule that if someone hits

-you it's a contact.

-You get a penalty pass or shot.

-Even though the officials

-are very good, they do miss things.

-Which position do you play?

-How do the rules affect you?

-I play Goal Attack and Goal Shooter.

-I shoot for goal.

-All the pressure.

-You can only be in some parts

-of the court.

-Obviously,

-I can go to the shooting end.

-Nobody else is allowed

-in the circle.

-We're the only ones in the circle.

-We're the only ones in the circle.

-

-Only two of you in the circle.

-Obviously, the defence

-from the other team can mark us.

-I like the amount of skills

-that are applicable to football too.

-You get marked quite tightly

-and in tight spaces.

-You've got to try

-to make space with them...

-..and time your run to get the ball.

-You've got to get away

-from the person marking you.

-There's a crossover there

-for games like football.

-That's why we train so much because

-someone's on you all the time.

-We've got to have

-a get out of jail card.

-Change direction, roll, dodge,

-we have to do everything, really.

-You've got a person

-on you all the time.

-Netball is the most popular team

-sport for women in Wales.

-In terms of popularity it's getting

-bigger and bigger.

-There's a lot to do but it is going

-in the right direction.

-You've just got to look at the games

-against New Zealand.

-I was there.

-I was there.

-

-It was an incredible game.

-It was supposed to be

-at the Wales Institute of Sport...

-..which holds 500 people.

-It was moved to where the Cardiff

-Devils play and it was full.

-Over 3,000 people.

-Let's take some shots.

-

-You'll have to show your skills.

-You can show me how it's done.

-You can go first

-and show me how it's done.

-Oh, it's like that, is it?

-Gosh.

-1-1.

-1-1.

-

-That was good.

-You're a coach as well.

-Cardiff Met have a team

-for primary school children.

-That's for years three to six.

-They only train for an hour a week.

-It's nice to train little kids.

-They don't understand things

-so you have to simplify them.

-What do you emphasize

-when you're with them?

-They all want the ball

-so they run to the ball.

-When we're doing positions...

-..we try to explain

-where you're supposed to be.

-I like teaching them to shoot.

-Their posts are lower,

-so I like to teach them that.

-There's a saying from a famous

-basketball coach in America...

-..players don't care what you know

-until they know that you care.

-Yeah, definitely.

-You can have all the information.

-The important thing to start

-with is the relationship...

-..between the coach and player.

-Go on!

-Go on!

-

-Oh, gosh.

-Oh, yes!

-Chloe trains

-four or five times a week.

-She has incredible facilities

-available to her.

-Do you spend a lot of time here,

-Chloe?

-Yes, I sweat a lot in here,

-it's not a nice time.

-How often do you come in?

-We do two strength sessions

-with weights a week.

-We do three cardio sessions.

-We normally do interval training.

-We do that three times a week.

-I spend a lot of time in here.

-I hope you haven't...

-..but have you been injured so had

-to come here to use the machines?

-About two years ago, I got a really

-bad injury to my ankle.

-The ligaments in it were gone.

-I was out for around three months.

-I spent a lot of time in here, we

-had a tournament four months later.

-I really wanted to be back for that.

-I had to work really hard to make it

-back for that.

-You're studying for a degree

-in sports science.

-Does the scientific side

-help you with netball?

-Does the netball

-help with your course?

-In some aspects, yes.

-With some of the work we do

-in physiology...

-..I can see the practical

-implications.

-I understand it better

-and can link it to my sport.

-I find that easier, I think.

-I knew things

-about energy systems before.

-The Welsh team have a nutritionist.

-That's helped a lot with my studies.

-Chloe spends a lot of her time...

-..at the Wales Institute of Sport

-in Cardiff.

-She trains and plays matches here.

-We're here in the

-Wales Institute of Sport.

-This is where Cardiff Met

-play their games.

-A lot of teams play home games here.

-It's the home of netball in Wales.

-All the Wales league games

-are here on Thursday nights.

-The Celtic Dragons

-play their games here.

-They train here.

-Wales play games here too.

-So, like I said,

-it's the home of netball.

-A lot of your hard work

-is done here.

-You're preparing for a lot of big

-tournaments which are coming up.

-You've got some busy months ahead.

-The Wales U21 team has

-a European tournament in May.

-That's in Aberdeen or Edinburgh.

-That then leads up

-to the Netball World Youth Cup.

-That's for Under 21s too

-and is in Botswana.

-That's the goal of the season

-for us as U21s.

-We want to get there

-with a good strong team.

-Long term, the Commonwealth Games

-are next year in Australia.

-Good luck.

-When you play in these big

-competitions, do you get nervous.

-In a tournament, I can be.

-Particularly if the game

-is very close.

-I've had loads of help from

-a psychologist at Cardiff Met.

-He does a lot of work with us

-preparing for games.

-Particularly with shooters.

-He's with us most of the time before

-games...

-..getting us in the right mind-set.

-Within the squad,

-competition for places is important.

-There are other girls

-competing for your spot in the side.

-Does that affect team spirit?

-I've been really lucky,

-every team I've been a part of...

-..the girls have been really close.

-We are competing for places.

-When we train we push each other...

-..because we want the best team

-on the court.

-We want everyone to do well. We push

-each other and we're still close.

-We're friends,

-we don't just play together.

-The girls are all friends.

-There's good camaraderie.

-Competition is healthy if everyone

-has the right spirit and respect.

-Together stronger is the secret.

-That's what football says.

-We're trying to take it from them.

-It's been a pleasure

-spending time with you today.

-Thanks for coming over.

-Thanks for coming over.

-

-You're welcome. My pleasure.

-Chloe there, just like Gethin

-showing you have to work hard...

-..to reach the required standard

-to succeed.

-Good luck to them

-with their careers.

-Next time, I'll be surfing

-the North Wales mountains...

-..with Emily Williams from Newport.

-I'll be meeting the gymnast,

-Jac Davies, from Carmarthen.

-We'll see you then.

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-Thousands of homes are put

-on the market every year in Wales.

-Most of us use an estate agent...

-..to help us get the right price

-from the right buyer.

-Ruth Tottey, who works

-for the Dafydd Hardy agency...

-..enjoys finding the perfect place

-for buyers.

-In Llangefni, Ruth is on her way

-to show a prospective buyer...

-..a two-bedroom terraced house

-on the outskirts of the village.

-It's a viewing for a lady who's

-only just started house-hunting.

-She wants to live in Llangefni...

-..so we suggested

-she should view this small house.

-She wants something with character

-and that can be hard to find.

-There are very few stone houses

-in the town.

-Judging by her requirements,

-this seems ideal for her, on paper.

-I hope she won't be disappointed

-when she sees it.

-The house is on the market

-for just under 110,000.

-Hi, Nest. How are you?

-This is a brochure for you.

-This is a brochure for you.

-

-Lovely. Thank you.

-Come inside.

-Ruth hopes this is the ideal place

-for her buyer.

-We'll start in the dining room.

-It's nice that they've preserved

-the house's character.

-This is the kitchen.

-It's nice and light.

-Feel free to open cabinets

-and see what's what.

-You've also got some cobwebs

-as an extra!

-The floor is lovely, isn't it?

-The floor is lovely, isn't it?

-

-Yes.

-This house is full of character.

-Yes. It's very nice.

-Come through to the lounge.

-These doors are nice.

-They've been treated.

-They've been treated.

-

-Yes, they've been stripped.

-I can imagine a wood burner there.

-I can imagine a wood burner there.

-

-It would be nice and cosy.

-Who likes the house more -

-Ruth or Nest?

-This is the main bedroom.

-This is the main bedroom.

-

-It's quite big.

-Yes, and it's nice and light.

-The second bedroom is small,

-but it's still very light.

-Yes, and it looks onto the garden.

-So far, so good.

-So far, so good.

-

-Yes, indeed.

-That's what I like to hear.

-It seems promising,

-but what about the exterior?

-You can see

-half of Llangefni from here.

-I like this open feel.

-I like this open feel.

-

-Yes, it's nice.

-Do you like the house, Nest?

-Do you like the house, Nest?

-

-Yes. I'm very fond of it.

-Have you viewed many properties?

-Have you viewed many properties?

-

-No, this is my first viewing.

-I saw it from the outside and

-I knew I had to see the interior.

-Thank you, Nest.

-Can I keep this?

-Can I keep this?

-

-Yes. Have another copy too.

-Thank you.

-I'll phone you tomorrow.

-I'll phone you tomorrow.

-

-Thank you.

-You know where I am if you need me.

-It went quite well.

-Nest liked the character

-of the house.

-She imagined

-where her furniture would go.

-Things like that are positive signs.

-Ruth tells me that her company

-offers a mortgage broker service...

-..so I'll make an appointment

-with them...

-..to find out where I stand

-in that respect.

-Fingers crossed.

-Marc Morrish

-is an enthusiastic auctioneer...

-..who works in Cardiff

-for Seel & Co.

-More and more empty chapels

-are being sold in Wales.

-Marc has travelled to the Valleys

-to Bethel Chapel, Maesycymmer...

-..which will be sold at auction

-in a few weeks.

-This is Bethel Chapel, and

-the building needs a lot of work.

-But it has great potential to be

-developed into a house or flats.

-It could even

-be used as a chapel again.

-It goes to auction

-with a guide price of 70,000.

-As you can see, there's damp here.

-The central heating hasn't been

-switched on for a long time...

-..and there may not even be

-a damp-proof course in these walls.

-The pointing

-may not be up to scratch either.

-There are problems

-throughout the building.

-These polystyrene ceiling tiles

-are a fire hazard.

-The chapel needs renovation but the

-vestry is an even bigger challenge.

-There's water coming through

-the roof in the vestry area.

-This needs even more work

-than the chapel itself.

-There's a small kitchen here

-which needs updating.

-Bethel Chapel is an ambitious

-renovation project for someone.

-Would the effort and costs

-pay dividends in the long run?

-You'd need to spend

-a lot of money on it...

-..but, if you look at it

-in terms of a three bedroom house...

-..its value on the open market

-would be around 250,000.

-Chapels are always popular with

-developers and homeowners alike.

-They just need money

-to carry out the work.

-I hope a few people do turn up today

-to view the chapel.

-We've had several enquiries,

-so we'll see.

-Today will help Marc assess the

-level of interest in the auction.

-It doesn't seem too promising

-but it's a waiting game for Marc.

-Very few people turned up today.

-Since people voted

-to come out of the EU...

-..things have gone quiet

-on the development front.

-But we only need two bidders

-for any property.

-Let's hope the auction

-is the answer to Marc's prayers.

-In Aberystwyth, Iestyn Leyshon

-of Lloyd Herbert & Jones...

-..loves nothing more than

-selling houses in rural Wales.

-Today, Iestyn returns to

-a three-bedroom house in Llanilar...

-..to revalue the property.

-An offer

-was accepted on this house...

-..but when the survey came back,

-the sale fell through.

-One of the reasons

-was that it needs a new roof.

-We lost those buyers...

-..but the vendor has since had

-a new roof and new flashings done.

-I'm here to take a look at that work

-and to take new photos.

-Come in.

-Before the survey was done...

-..Iestyn had valued the property

-at just under 125,000.

-Now that the roof is fixed, Iestyn

-is confident the price won't change.

-This house

-has a lot of its original features.

-It's great

-to have a bay window.

-It lets a lot of light

-into a small room like this.

-A cast iron fireplace

-with a timber mantel.

-Buyers love features like this

-in old houses.

-It has two double bedrooms.

-This is a good size.

-This is slightly bigger

-than the front bedroom...

-..so I'd call this the master.

-This is the business end.

-This is a fairly modern kitchen.

-This extension was probably built

-in the 1980s or thereabouts.

-In an old house like this...

-..the original kitchen

-would have been in the basement.

-Down in the cellar,

-the front wall is backed by earth...

-..and the back

-opens out onto the garden.

-This is a good-sized garden.

-It goes down to the river

-which runs through the village.

-The level of the river

-is lower than the garden...

-..but people

-do worry about flooding.

-Let's hope there are no floods

-and the property sells.

-Buying houses can be stressful...

-..but what's the hardest thing

-about selling houses?

-People being disappointed

-when they read a survey...

-..or they fail to get a mortgage.

-People's chains being broken

-and their sale falling through.

-I've sold houses

-which had rodent problems.

-I've got a number to call...

-..if the vendor wants to get

-someone in quickly to deal with it.

-Stressful? It isn't stressful.

-I sell over 100 properties a year

-and look at me!

-In Cardiff, Marc is in

-the desirable Pontcanna area...

-..to show potential buyers

-around a terraced house...

-..which is currently divided

-into six flats.

-Come on through

-and I'll show you around.

-I'm showing the property

-to people...

-..to see if they're interested

-in bidding at the auction.

-We've got a one-bedroom

-ground floor flat here.

-Many of the viewers want to

-convert it back into a house.

-Others want to refurbish the flats

-then sell them...

-..or to refurbish them

-and then rent them out.

-Buyers at an auction are usually

-looking for a bargain or a project.

-Marc underlines the potential of the

-property in order to secure a sale.

-This house has great potential,

-and it's a really popular area.

-The house next door but one...

-..was sold for 540,000

-last September.

-The guide price on this property

-is 310,000.

-You'd need to spend around 100,000

-to convert it back into one house...

-..but it has huge potential.

-If it will cost at least 400,000

-to turn it back into a house...

-..is that potential enough to

-attract bidders at the auction?

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-Selling a house

-can be very stressful...

-..and unexpected problems can arise.

-Iestyn has returned

-to the cottage in Llanilar...

-..to do some detective work, after

-a second survey uncovered a problem.

-An offer 5,000 below

-the asking price was accepted.

-Everyone was happy,

-but the surveyor found a problem.

-Not the house,

-but Japanese knotweed.

-They say it's on the riverbank

-behind the house.

-Let's see if we can spot

-this Japanese knotweed...

-..that's caused the fuss.

-Japanese knotweed can cause

-serious damage to properties.

-It costs

-up to 4,000 to get rid of it.

-Iestyn wants to know

-how close it is to the house.

-Reaching the river is a problem,

-but a neighbour is on hand to help.

-Call me David Attenborough!

-There it is. That's the stuff.

-I've got something on my fingers!

-Anyway, it's on another plot.

-It isn't on the land

-of the house we're selling.

-I'm in the jungle

-with rare specimens.

-The estate agent.

-Will you put it in the paper?

-Will you put it in the paper?

-

-No, there's nothing wrong.

-They said it may be

-behind the house we're selling...

-..but it's far enough away.

-But Iestyn hasn't managed

-to reassure Olivia.

-Watch your step!

-I can see stinging nettles.

-There was none

-where I expected to see it...

-..but there is some downstream.

-Oh, alright.

-Be careful now, Olivia.

-Will it rain today?

-Will it rain today?

-

-I hope not.

-Olivia may be happy,

-but what about the mortgage company?

-We'll get a specialist company...

-..to carry out an assessment survey

-to see how bad it is.

-You treat it by cutting it down

-and leaving a foot of growth.

-You then inject poison into it...

-..and keep treating it

-for three to five years.

-Every stalk must be treated.

-The other method is to pull it out

-and take it to a specialist dump.

-You're better off

-leaving it where it is.

-Never strim it.

-Just get these boys in to treat it.

-Here's hoping there's no need

-to get those boys in...

-..so that Iestyn

-can complete the sale.

-There isn't much there.

-I'm sure the mortgage company

-will be fine.

-David Attenborough reporting. Out!

-How big a problem is Japanese

-knotweed to our other estate agents?

-I think banks and building societies

-make a big deal about it...

-..because they don't want

-to lend money at the moment.

-It's a pain.

-It's a nuisance at the moment.

-It comes up in every survey...

-..but Japanese knotweed

-has been in gardens for years.

-In the Swansea Valley, Carys Davies,

-the owner of Perfect Pads...

-..enjoys selling houses.

-Carys is in Clydach...

-..to show a traditional house

-to a potential buyer.

-It's very reasonably priced,

-at under 80,000.

-Carys is hoping for a quick sale.

-It's a traditional,

-two bedroom end terrace.

-It's on at just under 80,000.

-There's no parking,

-but the garden is quite big.

-One ground floor reception room,

-as you can see.

-It was two rooms originally,

-but it's been knocked through.

-The back door, with access

-to the garden, is off the kitchen...

-..and it has

-a ground floor bathroom.

-My client is downsizing and this is

-her first viewing of this property.

-This is a compact house,

-so can Carys sell its plus points?

-What's nice

-is it's all very open-plan.

-Carys hits the ground running,

-suggesting possible alterations.

-You could put a breakfast bar there.

-Downstairs bathroom...

-..which is typical of

-the traditional terraced property.

-Fully-tiled, which is a bonus,

-and a shower over the bath.

-Very pleasing to the eye.

-That's the ground floor done...

-..but will the first floor

-suit Tracy?

-You get a feeling

-when they enter the property.

-You can tell whether or not

-they like the house.

-I'm not sure with this client.

-There may be a bit too much work

-to be done here for her...

-..even though

-it's a lovely-looking house.

-Plasterboard. You wouldn't think so,

-with these walls.

-Carys has to work hard

-to emphasize the house's potential.

-Tracy is playing her cards

-close to her chest.

-You could easily extend.

-The garden's a large size.

-There is potential.

-What do you think?

-You could move into it as it is, but

-there's a lot I'd want to do to it.

-The bathroom downstairs.

-I'd have a look

-if I could put it upstairs.

-There's too much work for me

-on this property.

-Tracy won't buy this house...

-..but Carys is keen

-to find her a perfect home.

-Nice to meet you. Here's my card.

-Based on what you've said, I have

-some properties that may suit you.

-I'll email you.

-She has no intention

-of losing this client.

-We're firm believers in matching

-clients to properties on our books.

-If this isn't for her...

-..she may like

-one of our other properties.

-I'll email details of some

-of our other properties to her.

-The key thing is to stay in touch.

-With only a few days to go

-until the auction...

-..Marc has seen interest grow,

-especially in the Cathays district.

-I've got three properties

-in the auction.

-This one, 8 Monthermer Road,

-12 Monthermer Road...

-..and a property around the corner,

-49 Daniel Street.

-They're all within throwing distance

-of each other.

-There's been a lot of interest

-in the three houses.

-A modern kitchen

-with room for a small table.

-It's hard because

-there are lots of viewings...

-..and people

-want to see all three properties.

-Number 8 is open.

-You can look at Monthermer.

-This is ideal for an owner-occupier

-to do some work on it.

-Crwys Road is nearby

-and town is a 20-minute walk away.

-It will be very popular.

-The guide price is 135,000.

-On the resale market,

-you're talking 200,000.

-There's a separate

-rental opportunity with the salon.

-It's lovely. You'd be happy

-being pampered in here.

-It could be converted

-into four flats.

-Two on the ground floor

-and two upstairs.

-A lot of people turned up today,

-so I'm very busy.

-It takes more than one Marc Morrish

-to show everyone around.

-A week after Ruth showed Nest

-the terraced house in Llangefni...

-..Nest had an offer at just below

-the asking price accepted.

-All Nest needs now is a mortgage.

-I heard from the broker earlier on.

-Nest's mortgage has been approved,

-and the survey is fine.

-So full steam ahead with that one.

-Hiya, Nest. It's Ruth here

-from Dafydd Hardy, Llangefni.

-I've got some good news for you.

-We've received your mortgage offer.

-Your broker called to let me know.

-Fantastic.

-Full steam ahead now.

-Are you happy? Brilliant.

-I'm delighted for you.

-I love this part of the job.

-We know that the keys

-will be handed over soon.

-That's good.

-Back in Cathays...

-..Marc is still showing potential

-buyers around three properties.

-This is the house I told you about.

-This is Daniel Street, isn't it?

-This is Daniel Street, isn't it?

-

-That's right.

-Nia is one of those people and she's

-looking for something in particular.

-Market value, 125 to 130.

-And not as much work needs doing?

-And not as much work needs doing?

-

-No. Come in.

-I'm looking for a house for my son.

-He starts working

-at Ysgol Y Wern in September.

-He can't be here today because

-he's travelling around Europe.

-I hope we see

-something we like today.

-There is no gas supply.

-Nia has bought at auction before.

-I bought my first house

-at auction.

-I went to the auction

-with my father-in-law.

-We lived in that house for 15 years

-and raised our children there.

-I've got three boys.

-Nia may be house-hunting

-for her son...

-..but she also

-takes a look at the salon.

-This is a former salon

-with a studio flat at the rear.

-Oh! I can get my hair done.

-Oh! I can get my hair done.

-

-Yes. Take a seat, madam.

-Unfortunately, the houses I've seen

-this morning need a lot of work...

-..so I doubt

-we'll attend the auction on Tuesday.

-Nia won't be at the auction...

-..but how hopeful is Marc

-about the day?

-I've been really busy.

-Lots of people turned up...

-..and I've been running

-from one building to the next.

-I'm over the moon with the

-number of people who turned up...

-..to view the properties.

-Let's see what happens on Tuesday.

-Marc has work to do before

-he sells the properties at auction.

-Sold -

-my favourite part of the job.

-Ruth is happy

-to have sold Nest her new home...

-..and Iestyn

-also had some good news.

-The cottage in Llanilar

-has been sold, at last.

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