0:00:02 > 0:00:06- Good morning.- Hello.- And welcome to today's To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Today Ed and I are very privileged
0:00:08 > 0:00:11to find ourselves in the second best place to live
0:00:11 > 0:00:12in the whole of the UK.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26And that second best place to live in the UK is...Winchester.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I think I want to live in the first best place,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- which is where exactly?- Edinburgh.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36But think about it this way - two is one more than one,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- making two better than one. - Plus Winchester is very nice.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44We're not here to talk about your property requirements, though.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- We are here for today's buyers. They wish to live in Winchester.- Watch.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Today it's Peter and Stella McKeevers' accommodation
0:00:53 > 0:00:56requirements that are on the agenda.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00They're upping sticks from Cumbria and leaving their family home.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03To relocate much further south
0:01:03 > 0:01:07to be closer to three of their four sons who look like Take That
0:01:07 > 0:01:12and to their granddaughters Alice, Anna, Katie and Lucy.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Both are retired former teachers.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19Peter tinkers with his motorbike and doing some consultancy work.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Whilst Stella keeps herself busy
0:01:22 > 0:01:26by teaching piano and conducting an all-ladies choir.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29# Mamma mia, here I go again
0:01:29 > 0:01:33# My, my, just how much I missed you... #
0:01:33 > 0:01:35But the question is what are they
0:01:35 > 0:01:38all going to do when Stella has moved down south?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Mamma mia!
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Peter, Stella, good morning. Welcome to beautiful Winchester.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49This is a big journey, emotionally and geographically, for you.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- That's right.- Yes.- The problem is that living in the frozen north
0:01:54 > 0:01:56our four sons have moved south
0:01:56 > 0:02:00for work and family and now we find ourselves isolated
0:02:00 > 0:02:05so we're thinking, as we come up to retirement and look to the future,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08we'd like to be closer to the family.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's the grandchildren! Not the sons! The grandchildren.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16We have family in the London area, the Bournemouth area, in Brighton.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17And we're looking really
0:02:17 > 0:02:21very flexibly within that space to find somewhere...
0:02:21 > 0:02:22It's a wide corridor.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- It is.- So who applied for the show? - Well...- He did.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28We've watched a few together
0:02:28 > 0:02:33and noticed you very rarely dealt with the problems of someone
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- moving north to south at our time of life.- We have lots of friends
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and a church we're involved in,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44but we just feel perhaps this is the time. If we don't do it now,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46it could be too late.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Is your house on the market? Sold?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- We're just on the market. About a week ago.- Yeah.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57You own your current property outright?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Yes.- No mortgage? So you'll be cash buyers.- Yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05You're coming from Cumbria where house prices are quite a lot lower
0:03:05 > 0:03:08than they are down here, you need to be in a commanding position
0:03:08 > 0:03:12to get the property you do want.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14We should start talking.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18The house. Do you want to do any work? Are you DIYers?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Decorating...- Maybe.- Light stuff.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Style of property. What do we fancy?
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Well, we live in an old Victorian large house.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It would be nice to have a little bit of space.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36To condense to a minute tiny place might be difficult
0:03:36 > 0:03:41and I do have a large grand piano that I would like to house.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Or I might have to come down to an upright.- Right.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I'd like to keep it if possible.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What style? Semi? Detached? Terraced? Old? New?
0:03:50 > 0:03:56Again, we're very open, really, but we've been used to a detached house
0:03:56 > 0:04:01and since my wife occasionally plays the piano at 11.30 at night...
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Not very often!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- ..a detached house is probably... - You could be in danger of an ASBO!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Don't tell everybody!
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- They'll find out at 11.30!- Is a garden important to you?- It is.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- My wife's a gardener. I do what I'm told.- How many reception rooms?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Looking for open plan?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23We talked about the need for a space for the piano.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Ideally, two separate rooms is good.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31If Stella did any teaching, you've got a clear space to do it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35She's probably approaching giving up teaching piano.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- It depends how I feel.- Yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Kitchen diner? All the youth want kitchen diners.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47We've been used to a dining room, but it doesn't matter.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Maybe with the piano being so big,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54we could put a dining table cloth on the piano and eat off the piano.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57A lot of people go for conservatories.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Is that something you'd like? - Yes! Dare we say.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Of course you can dare! - I tapped into something there.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06You've seen the show,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10but never seen this episode ever happen before.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- You think it's quite a challenge?- Yes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Well, how much have we got to spend?
0:05:16 > 0:05:21We feel if we're looking around about the £300,000 mark, we're OK.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- And we also want to haggle down. - Of course.- I'm up for this.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30We're going to try to work out the dimensions of a medium grand piano.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- We'll see you later. Wish us luck! - Bye!- See you.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37So they're moving from one of the cheapest parts of the country...
0:05:37 > 0:05:40To one of the most expensive.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- In their budget, it's a challenge. - Indeed.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48You, me and the mysterious property hunting team need to get at it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Yeah, let's go find some houses.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55But before we do that, let's tell you about today's location.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Situated on the edge of the South Downs in Hampshire,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Winchester in ancient times was England's capital.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06It's home, of course, to this, Winchester Cathedral.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10The longest in Europe, it also boasts Europe's longest nave.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Alfred the Great designed the street plan, which is still evident today,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20as is King Arthur's round table,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24with all the names of the legendary knights written around the edge.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28The River Test, just west of Winchester,
0:06:28 > 0:06:33is regarded as one of the most famous chalk streams in the world.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37It's one of the longest rivers in the UK -
0:06:37 > 0:06:4039 miles from source to estuary.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Famed for its fly fishing sites,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45the river is so clear that it's used to clean the paper for banknotes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Must be why they charge so much to fish here, then -
0:06:49 > 0:06:52between £500 and £1,000 a day!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55That is some expensive fish.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Well, as we are searching today
0:06:58 > 0:07:01for properties in one of the most expensive parts of Britain,
0:07:01 > 0:07:06let's see what £300,000 gets you in three less dear parts of the UK.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08First off, in the south of Ayrshire
0:07:08 > 0:07:13there's this stunning detached Victorian farmhouse. Four bedrooms
0:07:13 > 0:07:18and views over the Stinchar Valley for offers over £300,000.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Slightly further south in County Durham, you could reside
0:07:22 > 0:07:23in The Hermitage,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27a two-storey 19th-century mansion conversion. Two bedrooms,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30ample living space, communal swimming pool
0:07:30 > 0:07:33at offers over £299,950.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38But finally how about this terraced gem in Hull?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Beautifully decorated
0:07:40 > 0:07:44with contemporary fitted kitchen and bathroom at just £47,000!
0:07:44 > 0:07:47With today's budget, you could buy six of these bad boys!
0:07:47 > 0:07:52So you'll get more for your dollar "oop north" where the cost of living
0:07:52 > 0:07:54is lower than the south east.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Very true. Although southerners may be grinning like Cheshire cats,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02remember, with tumbling house prices nationwide,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05the credit crunch affects everyone.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06That's right, Eduardo.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Wherever you live, keep your property in tip-top shape to maximise profit potential
0:08:11 > 0:08:13and clinch that killer sale.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And how do we do that, Mr Estate Agent?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19First of all, find out what you're up against.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Log on to the Land Register records
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and find out how much your neighbours' houses sold for.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Then you won't get sideswiped.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31And as my old choirmaster said, first impressions count.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Enhance your home's kerb appeal.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Paint the front windowsills, buff up your doorknob and mow the lawn!
0:08:37 > 0:08:42A double bedroom has more value than a single. Use them to their
0:08:42 > 0:08:45best advantage - in here size does matter.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47And if your dreams are big,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51especially in the bedroom department, add an extension.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54It could add 10%-50% to the value of your property.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59And it might clinch that sale, especially if you've been stuck.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03But there is no point in having all that space
0:09:03 > 0:09:06when the space looks like a 1970s museum.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Remember, decor est king.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Yeah, I've got it in my hand now, Peter. It does look a beauty.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18We'll do the viewing later. Ciao back to you as well. Bye-bye.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- There we go.- Good old Peter.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25I'm very confident because... I've gone for a bungalow.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Have a look at that.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31They could be living in a bungalow in Chandler's Ford. Lovely name.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37Lovely bungalow. Lovely place. Detached. Hasn't got a conservatory,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41but it is linked by the buses and the trains. And has a lovely church.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46Superb. My choice is property number two. Half house, half bungalow,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48or a dormer as it's frequently called.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52It is the biggest of the three properties, but needs the most work.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54It's a challenge to Peter and Stella
0:09:54 > 0:09:58with regards to how much they're prepared to do.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Lovely village of Nursling. Does need a lot of work.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It is a big place. They won't have to downsize too much.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08That's been factored into the price. Fingers crossed it's a contender.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12One major concern in Stella's mind is her gigantic piano.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16I think I can house it in the beautiful wild card
0:10:16 > 0:10:18in Sherfield English.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Every place today, lovely names. It's not detached.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- It's semi-detached. - It is immaculate as well.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31Transport links, fine. And churches. How many? Three.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35So there we go. Those are the houses for today. Where shall we go first?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Your choice, Property 1?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Right on the edge of the M3 corridor
0:10:41 > 0:10:45lies my choice in a village named after a car
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- belonging to a character from Friends. Chandler's Ford.- Nice work.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52House prices have fallen round here,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56so it's a good choice of location for Peter and Stella.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Indeed, Jonny, indeed.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Stella and Peter, we are outside Property 1,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06the one I have gone for today.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Peter, you said you've never seen us do north down to south.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I could have stumbled across problem number one.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16We are in Chandler's Ford or Chah-ndler's Ford?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Definitely Chandler's.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21People here will pronounce it in a different way.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26You'd have to immerse yourself and work out the correct way.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30The house is a bungalow. Lovely. You have the three bedrooms.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35There's room for the grand piano. And you're near buses and trains.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39I think they're five minutes away and can get you to anywhere.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- Sounds good.- So with that information, what do you think?
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- Well, interesting.- Quite impressed. - We've no preconceptions.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51We need to look further.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55It's a lovely area. Walking down the road is lovely.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59If you've got grandchildren, a cul-de-sac is a safe area.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- I think Ed's done fantastically well.- It's really good.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I don't think you'll be let down inside, either.- I hope you like it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Are you ready?- We are.- Revved?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Come on, then! In there. Enjoy it.- Good luck.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- Your tie is like piano keys. - Like ebony and ivory.- I like it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- What I liked was Stella's rev. Shall we rev to the headphones?- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I think that's a wisteria.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Right.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Ah, nice plants.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Nice plants. Very established. - Light.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37That's the first time I've ever had
0:12:37 > 0:12:40anyone describe the flora and fauna before they get in.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46This is a little bedroom. Nicely decorated.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Yes, neutral shades.- It's good.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Built-in cupboards there. Very good. That's very useful.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Adequate size for a single.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01They're coming from a four-bed, detached Victorian house.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It's going to be huge, isn't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07So this is the litmus test of how prepared they are to downsize.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- Room number two.- Into here. - A study.- This is a study.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16This is an adequate size as well. Little cupboard there, Pete.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- A bit of storage.- Useful. it's not an airing cupboard?- I don't know.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- Just have a quick look. Oh, no, it's storage.- Just storage.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Oh, the mystery door! Opened it - storage cupboard. Not as exciting.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Always helpful.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Plenty of room for the computer.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Bookshelf.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- That's enough room for you for a study, isn't it?- Oh, yes.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44As much space as I have at the moment.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- What are they going to be doing in the study?- I didn't ask.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- OK, now, then.- Nice floor. Is it wood?- Yeah, it is wood.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Yeah. Sanded off...- Very nice. - ..and natural.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03They've used that lovely hardwood flooring. It's Canadian maple.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- The wood they make skateboards out of.- Really?
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- Very promising.- The bathroom. - Tiles, shower, in the bath.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- Nice bath.- Fresh.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- Nice bath, cupboard. Everything you need.- Shower, good.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- I won't look at the weighing scales! - No, no. Don't do that.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Oh, that's nice. - Very nice. Now, then...
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Storage for clothes? Wardrobe?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- No.- No.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Let's think. You could... You could put one over there.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It would be a bit tight.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Probably this would be better. Anyway...judging from the size,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46you could probably do it. Just about.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52- We've got two at home.- I know. We're downsizing, don't forget.- Yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56They need that at the front of their minds. They are downsizing
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and need to lose some life luggage.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Life luggage. Good description.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Dining area.- Dining area, good.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Small table. We might have to get rid of our large one.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Would ours go in?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Not much else. A cupboard there.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16We've got a pine dresser. Whether we'd put it in...
0:15:16 > 0:15:20There's a wall taken up with window there.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Quite small, but it's possible.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- It could be a tight squeeze. - And then through to the kitchen.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Could be a tight squeeze. It's a lot lighter than I thought.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Yes, nicely clad with cupboards.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36What a brilliant way of describing a kitchen!
0:15:36 > 0:15:40"Nicely clad with cupboards". I've done maybe 6,000 episodes.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Never heard a kitchen described like that. It's the only way
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I'm going to describe kitchens now.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Nicely clad with cupboards. - Nice units.- Small compared with the
0:15:50 > 0:15:53one we've got. Downsizing is hard!
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- We've to downsize. - Could you bake in here?
0:15:58 > 0:16:03I could bake if I didn't clutter my kitchen tops.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Oh, Stella cluttering her kitchen tops? I imagine she'd clutter them
0:16:07 > 0:16:09with lots of little cupcakes
0:16:09 > 0:16:14and nicely-cut sandwiches on doilies. That's how I imagine it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- The main room.- Beautiful.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19A little bit on the small side,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23but it's taken us a bit of time to get used to that.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27There's two bedrooms, then a study, but really only big enough for that.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- So we're struggling a bit...- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33..if we wanted a study/bedroom as the third option.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I do like it. I'd like to think we could slip into it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43- We probably could. - Because it is very pleasant.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- We have to be practical. - It is ready to move in.- Yeah.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50There we go. That's it, really.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52That's why we came here. Bang.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57- Oh, my. Could you put a conservatory out there, Pete?- Now then...
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Could you put a conservatory out there?
0:16:59 > 0:17:04- Yeah, you could come out into a conservatory.- If it was right.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- And it's facing...south?- Yeah.
0:17:06 > 0:17:12- We'd get the sun a fair bit of the day.- There's a silver birch tree.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- The same as at home. - It's a little bit bigger than ours.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Home from home, isn't it?- It is.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- I think there's apprehension about size.- Uh-huh. Not generally.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Living room's OK. We're trying to make plans as if we were moving in.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- Which is good. - Such as...- Shall we put the piano...
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- In the big bedroom?- I'd thought what about in here for the piano?- Yeah...
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- A bit small.- But then it's separate from your major living spaces.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46- Yes.- The big bedroom's a nice idea.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- You could put a conservatory on. - Absolutely!
0:17:50 > 0:17:54You were very giddy about the conservatory, Stella.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59The more I think of it, that room looking out on the garden,
0:17:59 > 0:18:05the bedroom, could make a nice piano room with a sofa bed, which we have,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and would fit nicely in there.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- This is quite... - To be an extra guest.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Lots of plans. Also, you could go
0:18:13 > 0:18:16for the upright if you wanted a bit more space.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19But you could just get away with
0:18:19 > 0:18:22the piano size you've got, and there's a few options.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26How much money do you think this is going to cost? Not right now.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28We'll go and find Jonny
0:18:28 > 0:18:32and you've got between now and then to come up with a price.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- So Ed gave you all the information for potential piano work.- Yes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- Time to guess the price now. - Goodness me.- It's a lovely property.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- He's kicked things off well.- Yes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48We really like a lot of the aspects of it, including the garage
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- and the eaves have all been done with the UPVC.- Yes.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- A lot of good things have been done outside as well as inside.- Fantastic.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So your maximum budget is £300,000.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Ladies first, Stella. What do you think?
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- I would think...300. - £300,000?- Mm-hm.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Straight to the top. - I'm going under. 295.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15OK.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18We've been slightly naughty. We've gone a bit over.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Stella, you're closest. The actual price - and there is always room
0:19:23 > 0:19:27for negotiation - is £319,950.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30So with the old 10% haggling back,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- it is within your price range. - It is.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- And also a little bit for the conservatory as well.- Mm-hm.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Property 2 - are you ready? - Yes, please.- It's this way.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Right. I'm taking Peter and Stella
0:19:47 > 0:19:51just nine miles south-west to the village of Nursling
0:19:51 > 0:19:55to show them this detached chalet-style home.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Another good location on the cusp of the M27
0:19:58 > 0:20:04- leading to the M3.- We ARE pleasant today! A great semi-rural spot.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Let's just hope the interior
0:20:06 > 0:20:10of this property doesn't scare Peter and Stella off too much.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14OK, Stella and Peter. My choice, Property Number 2.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18It's being marketed as a four-bedroom property.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22It's really three bedrooms and a fourth bedroom-cum-study.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27That's optional. It's also detached, which was something you wanted.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32There's an incredibly private garden. First impressions?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Well... Immediately you see the bluebells.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39It's a house, which we've been more used to than a bungalow.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- So the first impression... - More conventional.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46It's a chalet style. It was built as a bungalow.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52They've dormered the front and rear. You've got fantastic sized bedrooms.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Bear in mind that it's not as expensive as Ed's house.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00There is a little modernisation required. Have that in mind.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Don't think, "That's terrible!" I've factored that into the price.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- Are you ready to go in?- We are. - Are you prepared?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Open-minded? - We are always open-minded!
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- You made a little roar as you went into the last one.- Did I?- Rrrrr!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18What do you want me to do this time?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20What have you got in the bag?
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- Zoom-zoom!- Just quietly going. - I like it! Go! Serene.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Oh, hello! Just hanging out. Think it's going to go well.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- This is Jonny's house. - Straight in and up the stairs.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- This entrance point is where I am a little concerned.- Why's that?
0:21:46 > 0:21:51As Stella said, it's straight in. The stairs hit you immediately.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53It doesn't give you much room.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58In here? Right. Let's have a look. Is this a bedroom?
0:21:58 > 0:22:03A bedroom with built-in cupboards. Again, a single bed in it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04At the moment.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- A single bed and a desk. - A wee bit pushed for a double.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11In need of decoration, obviously.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I tell you what, it is like Stella is sucking a metaphorical lemon.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20She's not happy with this. It's not for her, I don't think.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Ah.- A bit bigger.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- Living room, quite small, I suppose. - Square.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31But... more neutrally decorated.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36Nice front window. Nice size with the windowsill.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Mm. Not overly impressed.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I've got to put my thoughts together. It is small.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Houses are sold on your first impressions.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- It's not kicked off well. - It was before she was in!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Study.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03Probably bigger than mine at home, actually.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Too small for a piano? Yeah.- Yes.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I've not found the room yet that the piano can go in.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Unless it's hidden away!
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- Unless this could be knocked through. - Oh, dear.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Peter's trying to help out. She's almost lost the power of speech.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- Oh, my goodness!- Deja vu! - Undoubtedly, yes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- Oh, no.- Our second house had this colour of bathroom suite.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33Avocado. They don't make it now. This would have to be changed.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Yes. The bathroom needs modernising.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39- This would be... - Used as a dining room.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43I'm trying to picture us in it and I can't.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45You just have to picture us in it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49In the other house we could begin to see where the piano might go
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- but...- I still feel, having seen the other house, number one,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56that this isn't as good.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But think what we could do with it.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Peter, raise your positivity game!
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Now kitchen...
0:24:03 > 0:24:05The kitchen. Mm.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- Another small kitchen.- Yeah.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12A galley kitchen can be useful if you've got another side to it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17No, it's just got the two sides, hasn't it? The other two are...
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I couldn't bake on this.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22She's not even trying to like it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- It is a narrow hall.- Yes, it is.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I'm not used to open stairs.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I don't think we've ever had those, have we?
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- I wonder how the grandchildren would get on with them?- I don't know!
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- They could fall through. - Now then.- Shower room.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Oh, a shower.- This is the shower that we didn't find downstairs.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49These are the tiles we ripped off in one house years ago.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Up to the ceiling.- 35 years ago.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56A very handy shower room upstairs. They have a shower and a toilet.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01And when they gravitate downstairs, a downstairs bathroom - perfect!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04This is now back to the front.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08A fair number of built-in cupboards here.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- Yeah, this is quite good. - Useful storage.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- Some of it could be changed. Very nice at the back.- Oh, yes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- I like the view down there. - It's a good garden.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Secluded, but the sun's on it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27And the trees are far enough back to give light on the lawn.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- It would probably be sunny in the morning this way.- Yeah.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- And...- In the early... - ..in the afternoon as well.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Good discussion there. This garden is great year round for sun.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45- This one doesn't go right to the back.- No.- It's the eaves.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- I'm not very good at...- He's not put the full extension on the back.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51They like the white cupboards again.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55At least there are cupboards. Good for storage.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Peter has come to the house's defence now. He's forgotten
0:25:58 > 0:26:01about the negative downstairs.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- He's a bit more upbeat.- Clean slate.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Would it take a double?- Yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09We've seen a bedroom downstairs that probably wouldn't become one.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- You could put a double in here.- Fine!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- I like upstairs more than downstairs. - I think I do.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20- Well, we'd better go and see the lads.- Let's find those boys.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22This is where they look round,
0:26:22 > 0:26:28we're out here and you have to go in and explain that they COULD like it.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- Yeah.- Have you got that in you? - The sun's out. I'm happy here.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Peter, the garage is important for you.- Well, yes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's something we'd need very soon.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- You're a motorbike enthusiast? You ride bikes?- Oh, yeah.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It's my second vehicle.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- What have you got?- It's a Honda 650 Deauville.- I love that one.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- No idea what it is. Sounds good. - It's good for touring.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00The garage here at the moment is a little on the decrepit side.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05- Yes.- The vendor would volunteer that, but it can be knocked down.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08It could be rebuilt and replaced.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10We've had it quoted.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14To get a nice single garage done here could be built for £3,500.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Not a great deal of money.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20You've also got the option of relocating it further down there
0:27:20 > 0:27:24and opening up this space for gardening closer to the house.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- Does £3,500 faze you? Does that seem like a lot?- No, not really.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Shall we check out how much it is?
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Stella, I spoke to Peter about the garage. Let's talk about the house.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39That didn't go very well for me.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41No, not really.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45There's possibilities, but a fair bit to do as well.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48That would need to be reflected in the price.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53What do we want it to be? For all the things you'd like to do to it,
0:27:53 > 0:27:57guess on what you hope it is worth.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59With a margin so that we can do a few things,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- I'm going to go for 270.- OK. Stella?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Mm. Dear.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I think it would be... reasonable to say
0:28:09 > 0:28:12260.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- For the lovely area of Nursling. - Peter, you're back in the game.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21You're only five grand out. It's on the market for £275,000,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24for a four-bed, detached property.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- OK. You've got a lot to think about. - It is.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Everyone's favourite part of the programme is next.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- The wild card. Ready?- We are.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- Up for it?- Which way?- Lead us on!
0:28:40 > 0:28:44So from one ludicrously-named village to the next as we head to
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Sherfield English for our wild card.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51We've gone slightly more rural and it doesn't tick all the boxes,
0:28:51 > 0:28:55but it's a wild card! And the setting is superb.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Now, Stella and Peter, everyone always loves the wild card.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04- Today we're not detached any more. - It's certainly semi-rural here.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- We're a bit out in the sticks.- True! - The property is ex-local authority.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14It's been beautifully refurbished inside. It really is stunning.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19- My property had maybe one or two jobs needing doing.- That's right!
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Probably about 15 jobs, minimum. In there, there's nothing to do.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29Kitchen diner to die for, room for the piano. And look at the setting.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Fields across there, and behind us.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Yes it's certainly got a lot to offer in terms of its aspect.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- So, yeah, we're interested.- Yeah? - Good news.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42You've got a cricket pitch there!
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Cricket and football!- Got it all! OK, it is the wild card.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50- In your wildest way, enter the wild card now.- We're off.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02- So...- A staircase going up again. - Straight from the entrance here.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05There's no furniture. No furniture at all.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07A blank canvas!
0:30:07 > 0:30:12There we go. Very interesting. They have not moved house for 25 years.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14We've shown them a blank canvas.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18It's tricky imagining your furniture in there. It's very hard.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Nicely done, very neutral.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Size - not big. I'm trying to picture our furniture now.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- Is this the lounge?- This is a...
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Call it the living room. - It's facing south.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38It looks like the front. It would be the lounge.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Good storage under the stairs. - Under the stairs.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Don't they look tidy when they're empty?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Stella, true to form, every house, sees a cupboard...
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Ooh! Loves it!
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Bathroom.- A bathroom.- Toilet.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It's a cloakroom, isn't it? Not a bathroom.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03- Downstairs cloaks.- They've discovered the essential downstairs WC.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05With their grandkids - fundamental.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Ooh, this is nice.- Yeah. - It's obviously been refurbished.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11I think it's completely done through.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- It looks brand new.- This is big.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- Well, this would be dining. - This is a living/dining area.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Put the piano in there. You cook.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26A lovely image. I imagine Peter whipping up a boeuf bourguignon
0:31:26 > 0:31:31whilst Stella is accompanying with maybe a French hit on the piano.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34This is nice. I like this.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- This is very well done. - A nice kitchen.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- That IS nice.- Plenty of space for baking.- Let's have a look.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Oh, it is nice.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Pity it's on a main road.- Yeah.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- The kitchen's gorgeous.- Nice. - Dining room. Small.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00- Couldn't put a big table. Or possibly.- Or...piano space?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02It hasn't been mentioned as much
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- as I thought it would be because this piano is key.- Good pun!
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- No, it's too small.- Too small? - And there's no door on it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Does it work? No?
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- No.- It's too small for the piano!
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Newly-carpeted, I think. It's all just been done.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- Neutral carpet.- Can we manage stairs as we're getting older?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Ah, well... No handrail, actually.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Oh, a little bedroom.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- It's all so clean. It's good. - It's attractive when it's like this.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- Small, though. Just a single room, or study.- A small single room.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44- Study?- Bunk beds?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47You can do whatever you want! It's perfect for it.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50OK. Oh, a bathroom here.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Let's have a look. The bathroom. ..Oh, nice.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Similar to the cloakroom downstairs.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- That's perfect.- Shower.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Is that a heated towel rail? - Yes, Stella, a heated towel rail.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- Oh, look at that view, Pete.- Oh, yes.- Look at that view!- Wonderful.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Brilliant.- Such an open aspect.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Great.- It's lovely.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Nice fireplace there. Can you hear the traffic?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20That's a feature, isn't it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- I'm quite excited.- This is good.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I'm just happy for my own mood.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29The last property kind of put us down a note or two.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Now Stella's excited, I'm up again.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34This...is a large single.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- Or a double? Guest double? - Could you put a guest double?
0:33:40 > 0:33:45You'd be straight in and into bed. Behind the door, let's have a look.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- You could get a double in. - You've got your sockets there.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Exactly! They're downsizing! It's a guest bedroom.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- You'll not be using it. - Ever! Exactly.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Guests are grateful to have a bed!
0:33:57 > 0:34:01And they won't be that long in there. They'll be in the park.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Then they'll be so puffed out!
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I suppose we better find the boys.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I want to know whether there is anything at the back.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14The car at the front is just on a little car park.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- There's no garage, is there? - Oh...- No off-road parking.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- We'll have to see. We'll talk to the boys.- OK.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25That is the end of the house tour,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- but there is one final part of the property.- I know what it is.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Do you know what it is? Well, let's go find out!
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Viewers and Peter, there were concerns about off-road parking.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Yes.- Concern no more.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46- Shazam!- These?- Well, not all of them!- Oh, right, just one.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48But you could have them all.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's ex-local authority so you hire these by the year.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Have a guess how much these cost for a year's hire for a garage.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- For a garage?- For a garage. - 200 or 300?
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- £10.- Oh!- Can you believe that? - Goodness me!
0:35:03 > 0:35:08You could become a garage magnate here, have the whole lot.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- Yes, £10. And you get your garage and also the space in front.- Right.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14And you know what else?
0:35:14 > 0:35:18There's a shop down there as well. You've got everything nearby.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22We have between now and when we see the others to work out the price.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- Mm.- Shall we do it? This way.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Stella, I have a question for you.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Is there a hint of reluctance with moving down here?
0:35:30 > 0:35:35I know it's a big upheaval after 25 years to come this far down south.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38It's very important at our age to make the right decision,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42but we... I think I personally feel less...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47..unhappy about moving south.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- The more we've been looking down here...- You're warming to it.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I feel definitely I'm warming to it.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- The grandkids are the focal point. - They are now.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01If you're not grandparents, you won't understand.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03One thing that has sprung up
0:36:03 > 0:36:06is in the first two the kitchen was too small.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09This is fantastically large.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13It didn't give you the wow factor that we were hoping to give.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- And the piano seems to have become a sticking point.- I know.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21I think I've found the location for it. If not, I'll get an upright.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- Yeah.- We cannot get it all together.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28You don't expect that at the price we're looking at.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30This is fabulous in here.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35- What do you think?- I think the more we've seen, the more we realise
0:36:35 > 0:36:39there is a possibility we could actually find something
0:36:39 > 0:36:41at a price that we could manage.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46I can see how you've managed to choose the three, each of them.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48None of them are perfect,
0:36:48 > 0:36:53but there's things that are quite interesting to us in all of them.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55It is guess the price time.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00The final one. And we need a decider. It's neck and neck.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Maximum budget, £300,000.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Who would like to go first?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Stella or Peter?
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- You're nudging Peter.- I'll go first. I've been volunteered!- You have!
0:37:12 > 0:37:17£300,000. You've spent time here. We've seen the garage, liked that.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Peter, the price is...?- 285.- 285.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- Stella?- 295.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Stella, you have pipped him at the post. Congratulations.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33Unlucky, Peter. The property is bang on your budget at £300,000.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- It's beautiful. Nothing needs to be done.- You don't have to decide now.
0:37:37 > 0:37:43You've got the time to go away and make the big decision
0:37:43 > 0:37:44about which one to test drive.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Are you ready to do that?- We are ready.- OK, head off that way.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Have a cappuccino. Have a think. And we'll see you later. Good luck.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57While they're off thinking, here's a reminder for you at home.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Well, I'm saying my one,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02but will Peter and Stella really go for house one,
0:38:02 > 0:38:06a detached bungalow, three bedrooms, garage and a silver birch?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Could this be a home from home?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12It may well be. I am less confident.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16My detached chalet-style property didn't go down particularly well.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18But it had buckets of potential
0:38:18 > 0:38:21and was comfortably under budget.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26Or will it be the wild card, the simply stunning semi?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30With room for the piano and three local churches to choose from,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33it might be just enough to entice them.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Bang on budget at £300,000.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42OK, ladies and gentlemen,
0:38:42 > 0:38:47you have chosen to test drive the wild card. Come up here.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49You're nearly about to start.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52We have had the surveyor come round.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56It is not legally binding, so do not be too scared about this stuff.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00He's had a look around and found some things about it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- The first thing, the roof.- Yeah.- OK?
0:39:04 > 0:39:09- There's a bit of moss on there. - I had noticed, yeah.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13He says it's nothing to worry about. These are concrete tiles,
0:39:13 > 0:39:15so you can clean it off,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19500 quid, tiles are still perfect, nothing wrong, sorted.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24If they were clay tiles, that would have damaged the tiles
0:39:24 > 0:39:26and caused some to explode.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31- Not a problem.- But he did find a rather large crack down the side.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33But it's nothing to worry about.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38Under this fancy rendering, it's built of clinker block.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41That is the compressed residue from coal.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- That's how they built these houses.- Thank you.- There we go.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- You have to get in there and enjoy it.- Thank you.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Look out - here come the girls!
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Alice, Anna, Katie and Lucy and mum Alison.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Well done, Ed. Not easy to remember. But you have a script.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Isn't it huge?
0:40:10 > 0:40:15And a good reaction from the girls in the kitchen.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19But of course, it's the garden they're most interested in.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Nothing nicer than a game of footie.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28And a spot of knitting, pop and crisps on a sunny day.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34Knit one, purl two. Careful, Stella! Don't drop a stitch!
0:40:34 > 0:40:38This looks lovely.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Peter and Stella, you've spent a bit more time in the wild card with...
0:40:43 > 0:40:48- Anna, Alice, Katie, Lucy and daughter-in-law Alison!- Yes!
0:40:48 > 0:40:51How was the house for everybody?
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Very excited, they were. And we were with them.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Alison is very good at picturing what to do with it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01My daughter-in-law is indispensable.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05It was brilliant to have her. And it was just great.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10- And you've got a glorious day.- Yes. - You are seeing it at its best.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- You see any house at its best on a day like this.- Here it comes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18To buy or not to buy. Stella and Peter, that's the gigantic question.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Probably. We need to explore the area a little bit more.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25These are places we've never been before.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- Is that a maybe buy?- I think so. - It's quite a maybe, yes.- OK!
0:41:30 > 0:41:34And if you don't know where any of this is, it's very hard
0:41:34 > 0:41:36to get a "To Buy".
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- This is as good as a "To Buy".- It is.- It's a big step on the journey.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45Explore some other areas and properties and this hopefully
0:41:45 > 0:41:47won't have been snapped up,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- which is obviously the risk you take. It's lovely.- Absolutely.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53It's a superb little building.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- We're taken with it.- We are.- We've come to the end of our journey.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01We can't do any more. We can't get any more time on TV.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06- Have you had a lovely time? - Wonderful time.- You've been so kind.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Apart from your trousers, Ed.- What?! - We won't mention that again.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Goodness me!- But they're starting to suit you more.- Thank you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Viewers have come up with their own conclusions.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22- We've had a lovely time. Thank you. - Thanks ever so much. Bye!
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