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Welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.

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The property show which is no walk in the park.

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Or a gentle paddle through the choppy property waters

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that make up today's watery housing market.

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-But Rani and I, we love a challenge, don't we?

-We certainly do.

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Today's challenge, as always, is to help our buyers find three homes.

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One of which will give them a unique chance - a chance to try...

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..before they buy.

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We're in Nottingham, on the River Trent,

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one of England's mightiest rivers.

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In the olden days, this was seen as an important boundary

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-between the north and south of England.

-Ooh!

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-It's a fact. Inescapable.

-I didn't know that

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but what I did know is that one of the oldest professional football clubs in the world

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was formed on the banks of this waterway.

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Ah, the glorious Magpies, not to be confused with the Magpies up north

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or the magpies that may or may not steal silver from your nan.

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But there is a link between the Magpies from here and the ones up north.

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-Ahem.

-It does, honestly, make sense.

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-Ed, shall we just get on with what we're paid to do?

-Shall we?

-I think so.

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Today's buyers are Laura and John.

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Nurse Laura's a Yorkshire lass

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and accountant John is from Newcastle.

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He's football mad and follows the Toon or Magpies, as they're better known,

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whenever he can.

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And they love entertaining. Barbecues are their speciality.

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That's John's mum and dad, by the way.

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So let's talk stats.

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John and Laura are in their early 30s and they have two boys,

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Jacob, who's nearly three, and six-month-old Sam.

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They are currently living in Chilwell, a Nottingham suburb

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and they have accepted an offer on their current home.

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All good, Rani. Time for a cruise down the Trent to find out more.

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Laura and John, welcome to the show.

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But I'm disappointed, John, that you, as a Newcastle fan,

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are not topless.

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They're all topless when they watch the football, irrespective of the weather. Why?

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It's just what they've always done. People up north think they're a bit hard.

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-So it's quite restrained for you to have a shirt on.

-Absolutely.

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-I haven't got the body.

-It looks lovely under there.

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Laura, I'm glad you've got a top on as well.

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I think it's great we've all got tops on.

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Now, you already live in Nottingham, so why do you want to move?

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We want a bigger house. We've got two young boys at the moment.

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We're thinking of a third child in the future. We must be mad.

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-Wow.

-So we need a bigger house.

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At the moment, we've got three bedrooms, a small living space.

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-We need a much bigger house for clutter.

-Clutter.

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-Everyone's got clutter.

-Everyone.

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What kind of area are you looking?

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We're in Nottingham, drifting along -

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point us in the direction you'd like us to be.

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It's West Bridgford. We want good schools for the kids.

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Schools are the most important thing.

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Is there any style you're after?

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Do you want olde worlde? Do you want modern?

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Do you want to do work or not do work?

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Our house at the moment is a new-build, it's five years old.

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We quite like the newer houses rather than the older ones.

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Something 15, 20 years old is the type of thing we think we like,

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with an en suite, that type of house.

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-We don't want to do much work.

-I'm not good at DIY.

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-At least you're honest.

-I could do it if I wanted to.

-You don't like it.

-I don't enjoy it.

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Now, you mentioned the kids. What about grandparents?

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-Where do your parents live?

-Mine live in Yorkshire.

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My parents live up in Newcastle.

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So the main reason we want a bigger house, with only having three bedrooms,

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we don't have a spare room for when they come down.

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-They're on the floor in the dining room on an air bed.

-On a blow-up bed.

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So boring things like garages, gardens?

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-A double garage would be ideal but...

-Not just a single?

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Well, a single, we would be happy.

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We'd like space for cars outside, so your own driveway, really.

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And gardens, nothing huge.

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So is this a short-term move? Is it a long-term move?

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What kind of...?

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We've decided this is going to be a long-term move.

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-We're trying to find our forever home.

-Really? OK.

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-This pressure on us, then, really.

-Definitely.

-Absolutely.

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So you said that your property, you've accepted an offer on it,

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so what have we got to spend?

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Our maximum is £375,000.

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-OK.

-375.

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So in today's market, we're looking at houses round about the 400 mark,

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-with a view to negotiating down.

-Perfect.

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It's always good to have a haggle zone

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and because you're ready to go, you're in a better position.

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-That's good news.

-It is really good news.

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Have you looked much? Can it be done?

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-Yeah.

-Yeah, it can be done. We've seen a few.

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-If we don't find you one, you'll be disappointed.

-Absolutely.

-Gutted.

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-It'll be your fault.

-On that bombshell, we're going to talk to the captain,

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moor up and we'll see you later.

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-Whoo!

-You all right, Ed?

-I feel sick, I feel sick.

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Ed, listen - a five-bedroom house for 400 grand is pretty good.

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-That shouldn't make you feel sick.

-It's not the house, it's the boat.

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-I need to go to an estate agent quickly now.

-You do that and I'll meet the people of Nottingham.

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As well as the Magpies, Nottingham also has another football team -

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twice European Cup winners Nottingham Forest.

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Sadly, though, that was a long time ago.

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Never fear, football is not the only game you can enjoy

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in this sports-mad city. There's cricket at Trent Bridge

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and it's where ice-skating stars Torvill and Dean

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perfected their Bolero - simply magnifico.

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Ah, but that's not all, Ed.

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Nottingham has more available sports facilities per head of population

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than any other European city.

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But, Rani, the National Water Sports Centre is also based here.

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Yes, this city is truly sports mad.

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Talking of sports,

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what else can you get for your pounds near some of the UK's most renowned sporting venues?

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Well, in Kennington, south-east London,

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this loft-style apartment is only a Freddy Flintoff six away from the Oval cricket ground.

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The price of this two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment...

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And in Manchester, this semi-detached family house

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is only a Rooney free kick away from Old Trafford.

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As well as five bedrooms, you get two receptions and two detached garages.

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The price? 365,000 devilish pounds.

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And in Edgbaston, Birmingham, home of the Warwickshire Bears, there's this Grade II listed house.

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It boasts three bedrooms, two reception rooms

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two en suites and two bathrooms, plus a garden.

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Price?

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I'm in Nottingham

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and I'm going to find out where's the best place to live.

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I have a quest for a family.

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They are seeking to relocate to an area that's good for schools.

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They have said West Bridgford. Is that what you're finding?

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That's a good assumption. West Bridgford is very popular,

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in the main because of its school catchment.

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If I was going to buy a five-bedroom house,

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-I'd like to be near the water.

-OK.

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-Of course, Nottingham has plenty of water.

-It has got plenty of water.

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They fancy modern. They want modern, four to five bedrooms.

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We have a number of modern properties.

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The price range starts around 250 for a four-bed.

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I wouldn't want to be too posh cos there is posh areas.

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-What are the posh areas?

-Up where Paul Smith's got a property,

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-at the top end, near Hart's, the restaurant.

-OK.

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I like that. This'll save them some money.

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Nutall, Watnall, Newthorpe, around that area.

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So anything with an N?

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All right! No - there's plenty of nice places!

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Loads of nice places in Nottingham.

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A more traditional, big semi-detached property

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but in a very desirable location.

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So they've got 400 grand to spend, which is a lot of money, I think.

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They want four bedrooms and they've got kids, so we need good schools.

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-Can you help me out?

-The best place would be West Bridgford.

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Thank you for this.

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I'm going to go and meet our mysterious property-hunting squad.

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-Can I arrange some viewings later?

-Please do.

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Pleasure to meet you. See you later.

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Whoa! Ed! Are you still looking for properties? I'm very impressed.

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I'm genuinely considering this as a sport.

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-Unbelievable.

-This is the National Outdoor Water Centre in Nottingham.

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You could do that or go round like that, like he's doing, nervously.

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The property hunt has been quite efficient today.

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Of course, they said between four and five bedrooms in the property.

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-They said a minimum of four.

-I've gone for four,

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to save them some money and give them, potentially, something to do.

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They want modern. I've gone for pretty much everything they say

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-and I think this'll be the one.

-Yeah? You sound very confident.

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I've got to admit, they said minimum of four, which I think means five.

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-Really?

-So I'm going for five bedrooms

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in this modern property.

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And it's got a great garden because they need a garden with those boys

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and them being footie-mad freaks.

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I don't know what happened back there.

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The wild card, everyone loves the wild card.

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-He loved it so much, fell off when he saw it in my hands.

-The wild card!

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OK, they want modern, we have given them character and old.

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RANI GASPS But it's massive.

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It's in West Bridgford and it's in Lady Bay, the poshest part,

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near the shops and the good schools.

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I think they might go for that

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because I like this the most out of all of them.

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-Where shall we start the journey?

-Oh, one, two... Let's go one.

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My one. The beauty.

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My choice, property one, is in a newer part of West Bridgford.

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It's modern, spacious and ready to move into -

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a sure-fire winner.

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I think you're just playing it safe. Come on, where's the jeopardy?

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Safe pair of hands, that's me. It's results that count, Rani.

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Safe pair of hands and Edward Hall - doesn't quite add up.

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We shall see, Rani. We shall see.

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Laura and John, welcome to West Bridgford.

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-You don't know the area very well.

-Not really.

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Behind you, there's Nottingham, sprawling out behind you

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and this is a very nice area to live in.

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-You said you wanted a double garage.

-We did.

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That was like, hopefully a double garage. You've got one there.

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Fantastic.

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I want to know what you think. Am I barking up the right tree?

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-Definitely. A lovely neighbourhood.

-I like it.

-It looks nice.

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-You might be on with a winner.

-Ooh!

-Thank you very much.

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-So this is what Ed is offering you today.

-There's a couple of things to point out.

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Probably the largest ever en suite known to man.

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It's very nice. Great bathroom.

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And also, a lot of dining opportunities.

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-You have a kitchen diner and other possibilities.

-Wow.

-Brilliant.

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-"Where will we eat tonight?" you'll be saying.

-We like our food.

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They say you can dine in a room and never go back to that room...

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No, that's Paris.

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Or you can eat in front of the telly.

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-Go and have a look round.

-Enjoy.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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That's it. Game over, ladies and gents.

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It's a ten-minute show today, I think.

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-Let's find out if it is a key-turner, Ed.

-A key-turner!

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This is our first house to look at.

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Yeah.

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A hallway.

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-Nice stairs. Nice and airy, isn't it?

-Yeah, it is.

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-It is lovely.

-Very lovely.

-Creaky door, though, that's all.

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-Everyone likes a project and a little bit of 2 in 1 oil...

-Were you not listening to John?

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-Lovely size.

-Yeah, it's a nice-size lounge.

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-Better than what we've got now.

-Absolutely.

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-We could fit our settees in.

-They'd easily fit in.

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-What's gonna go on that wall?

-You'll be wanting a plasma TV.

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-It's a good-sized dining room.

-It is, yeah.

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We did say it would be nice if we had a separate dining room.

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I like the fact it's off the lounge. That's nice.

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Because you can close the doors

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but you can be watching football and I can be feeding the kids.

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Yeah, you can do.

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That is love, there. I mean, the double doors are great

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-but John is allowed to watch the football whilst Laura's feeding the children...

-Perfect.

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-It's like family time but separate.

-It is.

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Conservatory looks nice.

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I bet it's warm on a day like today.

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It is warm but, look, they've got blinds.

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-Very nice.

-We haven't got blinds in ours.

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-This is nice.

-Nice conservatory.

-This is lovely.

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We could maybe use this as a playroom for the kids.

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Might be hot, though, in the summer for them.

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They'll be out in the garden. I've only just noticed the garden.

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-The garden's taken Laura by surprise.

-It has, hasn't it?

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-This is lovely.

-This is a really nice size.

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-Yeah.

-Fantastic space.

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It's got a lovely easy-clean floor.

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-Is there enough work bench space?

-Not a massive amount, is there?

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You've got the sink there, you've got the oven there -

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there's not a great deal of space for chopping your veggies.

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-It's not too bad.

-It's all right.

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-Got a double oven.

-Aye. You've always wanted one of them.

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I have always wanted a double oven.

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I wonder if that's where the fridge-freezer is.

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-No.

-Kitchen - I don't think they'll leave the kitchen. They love it.

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They've gone through every cupboard. That's a seller, for me.

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-Ooh!

-Looks like a utility room.

-Utility room.

-Excellent.

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Another sink. There's more work space.

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Fridge-freezer in the corner. That's good, though, hidden away.

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Downstairs loo. That's good.

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They've discovered the utility room in the kitchen, which is lovely.

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-It's always nice to have one of those. A separate toilet as well.

-Great for the little ones.

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Let's have a look at the bedrooms.

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-I like this hall. It's really airy.

-Yeah, it is.

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Bright.

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I've never, ever, ever, in the million years that I've been presenting this programme,

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heard anyone wax so lyrical about a hallway, ever.

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Right. I wonder how many bedrooms it's got?

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-We'll find out.

-This is one bedroom.

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-It's nice.

-It's a good size.

-It's not bad, actually.

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I mean, that's a double bed.

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-They don't seem that impressed.

-Maybe they've gone into the smallest one first.

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They've gone into the one with the low bed,

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which is not the smallest one, cos they use that as an office.

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That's a nice size. It's a double bed.

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-Let's see what's in here. A study.

-Oh, yeah.

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-You said you wanted a study.

-I did, yeah.

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-When did he say that?

-Obviously to Laura, before they met us.

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-All I remember is they wanted a double garage.

-And watching telly.

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-And going to see the... What are they called?

-Newcastle.

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Newcastle United.

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All right.

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Bathroom. Mm.

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Shower, bath, toilet. Fantastic.

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-But the tiles? Mm.

-Not sure about.

-Not sure.

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Oh, this is a bigger size.

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-Bedroom.

-That's a good bedroom.

-That is lovely.

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-This is bedroom two, presumably.

-Yeah.

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-So this would be Jacob's room, wouldn't it?

-Yeah.

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-This is a lovely size.

-For a second bedroom, it's really nice.

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Really nice size.

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This room's exciting them for Jacob.

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Nice big room, put in a single bed

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and a little place for his toys, his diggers.

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-This is beautiful.

-This is really nice, isn't it?

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This is lovely. Yeah.

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-Look at the wardrobe space.

-This is really big.

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This is huge.

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-Oh! The light came on!

-Wow. A bit fancy.

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Oh, listen to her voice. She sounds quite chipper in this one.

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-Wow, this is a lovely size en suite.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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-Now, that's not a lovely sized en suite.

-No?

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It's one of the biggest sized en suites in the whole of Nottingham.

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If Brian Clough were alive, he would be living in a house like that.

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-You think?

-The king of Nottingham would be living in a house like this.

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I'm just concerned when we're thinking about the bedrooms.

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The study isn't going to be a bedroom and what about grandparents?

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It's a four-bedroom house, so that would have to be Sam's room.

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Sam's room.

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Jacob would get the third bedroom and keep the second one as a spare.

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Why don't they have the study as a study because he needs a study

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and put Sam into the room he would go into when he's bigger?

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Because they need the spare room for the grandparents that come to stay.

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We don't know what we can get for the price.

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It'll be interesting to see what houses two and three look like.

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-Shall we go and find those two in the garden, then?

-Yeah. Come on.

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OK, you've been round the property.

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I don't feel that you loved it as much as thought you would do.

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It's got what we want - the bedrooms, double garage, the quiet location.

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It's just not... Something I can't put my finger on.

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It's hard to say. Just don't really get the spark.

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One of the things is I felt you possibly wanted a fifth bedroom.

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-Yeah.

-More than you thought before.

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-We are in a garage. Can you guess what the solution could be?

-Ah!

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Yes. Another bedroom.

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You've got a double garage and it's a very easy conversion to do.

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Brick that up, window there.

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Partition that and you've got access to the house.

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You could call the downstairs bathroom the en suite.

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-You could turn it into something...

-That's a possibility, yes.

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Or you could convert it into the office and go for upstairs.

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-So there are possibilities.

-There are, yes.

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-Do you think maybe the price might...?

-It might sway us.

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I think the thing is because we've not really looked round too many houses,

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we don't know what you can get for your money,

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so it'll be interesting to see.

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Well, it is guess the price time. Let's go this way.

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Rani, you missed a brilliant tip in there.

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The idea of, you know, the garage - it's a great idea.

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-Fantastic, yeah.

-Fantastic idea.

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And look at that. Potentially, you could extend as well.

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-Potentially.

-Potentially.

-To make this beautiful house even more lovely.

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-It's guess the price time.

-It really is.

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Who wants to go first out of you guys?

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-You go first.

-All right, then, John.

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Your maximum budget was 400,000.

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You don't really want to spend that much, so what do you think this place is worth?

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Well, I think this place is probably worth, I'd say, 365,000.

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-What about you, Laura?

-I'm going to go a bit lower

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and say 355.

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-355.

-OK.

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OK, then, Ed. What is the price of this house?

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-Well...

-Drum roll.

-..the actual price is

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£325,000.

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-Which means... You hear that?

-325?

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-£325,000.

-That is very good.

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And didn't we say, in there, if the price was right, that would be...

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-So shall we buy it?

-Well...

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Let's not get too excited, please, because there are two more properties to see.

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-Shall we look at property number two?

-Let's go.

-Come on.

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Like your offering, Ed, my property is also modern

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but unlike yours, mine has five bedrooms.

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You're looking worried, Ed.

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I think you'll find that this is a smirk.

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And why would you be smirking?

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Well, Rani, it's not in West Bridgford and it's empty.

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I'd like to describe it as a blank canvas

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and West Bridgford isn't that far away.

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Now, we're not in West Bridgford, where you wanted to be,

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but we're not far away in Gamston.

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You're in the same catchment area for all the schools,

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-which was a real big for you, wasn't it?

-It was, yes.

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You're just a few minutes away from Nottingham city centre,

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-so that's good for your work.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

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And you will be driving there, so I'm giving you a double garage.

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-What we wanted.

-Just what you wanted.

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-I gave them that as well.

-You did, you did.

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But I'm giving them something a little bit extra

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so you can keep this as a double garage.

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I'm giving you not four bedrooms like Ed did,

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-I'm actually giving you...

-Five, yes.

-Wow.

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-Excellent.

-What do you think?

0:19:570:19:59

-Looks impressive.

-Yeah, really pleased so far.

-It looks nice.

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If you did like this property, it is vacant.

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There's no-one living there, so the owners would probably be looking for a quick sale.

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Also, there's a bit of maybe... It's hard to be pleasant about it.

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Some of the painting's been done with a sponge.

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-What...

-I think in the '80s that was the vogue

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and you'll see that in there.

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What Ed's trying to say is keep an open mind.

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Forget the decor, go in there

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and see if you can see you, your husband and your kids living there

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and being very, very happy.

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-That's what he's trying to say.

-In your forever home.

-Forever home!

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With sponged walls. Three, two, one, go in the forever home.

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Right, property number two.

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-That's a nice hallway.

-A nice big hallway.

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-That's bigger than the last one.

-Absolutely.

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-Excellent.

-Let's have a look in the lounge.

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-Wow.

-That is big.

-That's a huge lounge.

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-That is massive.

-Huge.

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Yellow. I could live with it for a while.

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I'll be honest, if they have issues with the yellow of that lounge,

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wait till they get upstairs.

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We'll have to buy more settees.

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-That's a better garden.

-That's the type of garden we're after.

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That's a nice big flat garden.

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Oh, that's nice. Look at the bay window.

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Be nice with a nice table in here with a view of the garden.

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-Windows open in the summer.

-You could watch the kids running around.

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-Feeling a good vibe. A good vibe.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Well, I'm, I'm...

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I'm depressed. They were so excited when they heard mine was 325.

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325? Can you believe that?

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And then, in here, "Oh, that's the better garden.

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"This is massive, this is lovely."

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It's nice to hear them being positive.

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How much does this cost? Is it 325?

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I bet it's not 325.

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-Well, I'm not telling you even if it was 325.

-I bet it isn't 325.

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-Nice and big.

-Kitchen in here.

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-It's smaller than I imagined but...

-Yeah.

-Let's have a look.

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-It's not as spacious as some of the other rooms have been.

-No.

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-But there's plenty of cupboard space.

-Lots of cupboards.

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A decent amount of work space.

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That's a massive oven, John, look.

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-That's huge.

-And there's that bit on the side that I hadn't seen.

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So that looks nice.

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-Yeah, I mean, this...

-So it is a kitchen dining room.

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-And a big kitchen diner.

-Yeah.

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The kitchen is of a phenomenal standard.

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I often knock, knock, knock on all the surfaces.

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Marble or granite or something like that. Very expensive, very.

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The kitchen has been recently done.

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The kitchen has but the painting in the rooms upstairs has not.

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-There's a utility room.

-Oh, that's nice.

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And I suppose, if you really wanted to, you could...

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Oh, I don't know. Maybe knock... Could you knock that through?

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-We'd have to think about it.

-Not sure.

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-That would open up the kitchen.

-It would.

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This is a really separate utility room.

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It's not attached to the kitchen, so your washing machine, you're not going to be hearing it

0:23:020:23:07

-going on and on.

-It's the same in mine.

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Yours was round the corner from the kitchen.

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It's not really any different. Mine was £325,000. Can you believe that?

0:23:130:23:16

Let's go this way.

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-Right.

-I don't know how many bedrooms it is. Did they say?

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-Four or five. Let's have a look.

-Right.

0:23:240:23:27

-Oh, this is nice.

-Big room, isn't it?

-It is big.

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Is this above the garage?

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-Is this the master bedroom?

-It won't be the master bedroom.

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I wouldn't have thought.

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And they think this one's spacious? Wait till they see the master.

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This'll be another bedroom. This'll be one for...

0:23:420:23:45

-This'll be Jacob's room.

-Jacob or Sam's room.

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We'd hope one them would be the kids' rooms.

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They have got to be. They have got to be.

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Otherwise they're putting Jacob and Sam in the double garage.

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I like this bathroom. The tiles are really lovely.

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Very modern.

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Really good. I like this. It's very, very nice.

0:24:020:24:05

-Laura's liking this bathroom.

-That suite...

0:24:050:24:07

She didn't go, "Ugh!" like she did when she went into your bathroom.

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I will concede that this bathroom in here is brilliant.

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Very nice. And obviously was added at a later date

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and not in the sponging paint wall season.

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Wow, that's blue.

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-That's your office.

-If it's the smallest bedroom it can be.

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This is five beds and yeah, it does need decorating.

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-It all needs painting.

-Yeah.

-I would be willing to help them.

0:24:320:24:36

This is a bit better decor.

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It's not... It's not smaller than the nursery we've got now.

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-For a kid's room, it's not too bad, is it?

-No.

-It's not massive.

0:24:430:24:47

So that's two rooms that are a little bit smaller...

0:24:470:24:51

This would be for little one, that's your study.

0:24:510:24:55

The other bedroom there that's big enough would be Jacob's room

0:24:550:24:59

and we've still got a double room and we've haven't seen the master.

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-Brilliant size.

-What more can you ask for?

0:25:030:25:05

Each room is designated to someone, they've even got an office.

0:25:050:25:09

That's what happens when you give them... bedrooms.

0:25:090:25:13

They said they wanted between... and... bedrooms.

0:25:130:25:17

Master bedroom.

0:25:170:25:18

-That's nice.

-Fitted wardrobes throughout.

0:25:200:25:24

-Well, this is beautiful.

-I like this en suite.

0:25:240:25:29

It looks like it's been done recently.

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It's the nicest en suite I've ever seen.

0:25:310:25:33

-The tiles are just gorgeous.

-Yeah.

0:25:330:25:37

Really, really, really gorgeous.

0:25:370:25:39

-It may not be the biggest en suite...

-That's my one.

0:25:390:25:42

-..but it's the nicest one Laura's ever seen.

-It isn't, it isn't.

0:25:420:25:46

-The nicest one Laura has ever seen.

-It's not even the nicest one she's seen today.

0:25:460:25:51

-She's ever seen.

-It's not the nicest one she's seen today.

0:25:510:25:53

This ticks, I think, all the boxes, it's just that kitchen.

0:25:530:25:57

-But, well, we could think about it, couldn't we?

-Yeah.

0:25:570:26:01

-I think we need to find out how much it is first.

-We do.

0:26:010:26:04

Let's go and find those two.

0:26:040:26:06

Well, guys, you seemed to really like this one.

0:26:080:26:11

-We really got a good vibe. We really like it.

-We like this one.

-We do.

0:26:110:26:15

It seems a good family home.

0:26:150:26:17

I did hear you talk about the kitchen.

0:26:170:26:19

There's the separate dining area but is it big enough for you guys?

0:26:190:26:24

First impressions, I thought no, it's too small

0:26:240:26:27

but having a real good look round, it's a nice kitchen.

0:26:270:26:30

-Mm-hm.

-It's a good size, good cupboard space,

0:26:300:26:33

and the extra bit to put the dining room on would be OK - we could maybe knock through.

0:26:330:26:38

So this property, what would you say it's worth?

0:26:380:26:41

Laura, I'm going to start with you. Maximum budget was £400,000.

0:26:410:26:45

So your guess is?

0:26:450:26:47

376.

0:26:470:26:49

Intriguing guess. John?

0:26:490:26:51

I'll say a bit more than that. I think 380.

0:26:510:26:54

-Just a little bit more.

-Just a little bit more.

0:26:540:26:57

All right, then. 380, 376. John, you know your numbers.

0:26:570:27:01

This property is worth 380. That's what it's on the market for.

0:27:010:27:05

-On the knocker.

-Spot on.

-That's all right, isn't it?

0:27:050:27:07

You're in a fantastic position. You could try to haggle them down.

0:27:070:27:12

-But it isn't £325,000.

-No, it isn't

0:27:120:27:16

but it's got an extra bedroom, it's got a nice lawn and it's near the schools.

0:27:160:27:20

Enough. And there is one more property.

0:27:200:27:22

-Is it your favourite? You've watched the show a lot.

-The wild card.

0:27:220:27:25

-I'm excited.

-The wild card!

0:27:250:27:27

-Shall we go? I think it's this way. Come one.

-Come on.

-Let's go.

0:27:270:27:30

The wild card, the wild card, oh, how I love the wild card.

0:27:330:27:38

-Where shall I begin?

-You can start by saying it's not modern

0:27:380:27:42

and it's in one of the most sought-after areas in West Bridgford.

0:27:420:27:45

I can also say it's retained many of its original features,

0:27:450:27:48

including some Minton tiled flooring and its set over three floors.

0:27:480:27:52

You can, Ed, and have we mentioned one the area's best primary schools

0:27:520:27:56

is just a few hundred yards away?

0:27:560:27:58

-A mouth-watering offering, I'd say, Rani.

-Sure is, Ed.

0:27:580:28:02

Hold your excitement for just a couple of seconds more

0:28:030:28:07

because we're at the wild card, everyone's favourite part.

0:28:070:28:10

And there it is. Isn't she beautiful?

0:28:100:28:13

It is lovely. You're speechless. Rendered you speechless.

0:28:150:28:18

We're in Lady Bay, the poshest part of West Bridgford,

0:28:180:28:21

which I believe is the poshest part of Nottingham,

0:28:210:28:24

which is an exciting place to be, really.

0:28:240:28:26

It's old. It's not the modern thing you were after but it's very big.

0:28:260:28:30

-What do you think?

-The house definitely looks big

0:28:300:28:34

and I'm very intrigued to look inside.

0:28:340:28:36

But I would say is the fact that it looks like there's no off-street parking

0:28:360:28:40

and it's near a busy road is what would put me off initially.

0:28:400:28:44

-All right.

-Me, too, definitely.

-OK.

0:28:440:28:46

It is a busy road, there's traffic passing by

0:28:460:28:50

but there is a school just down the road,

0:28:500:28:52

so there is a lot of school traffic.

0:28:520:28:56

Also, we've got a garage round the back for you, off-street parking,

0:28:560:29:00

so if you've got two cars, you could throw them in both the spaces.

0:29:000:29:04

Park one in the garage, and you're fine. That's covered.

0:29:040:29:07

Take that out of the equation and look at the house - what do you think?

0:29:070:29:11

Open mind. I think we need to look inside.

0:29:110:29:14

And on that, go in there and look inside.

0:29:140:29:16

I don't know. Lucky it had a garage.

0:29:180:29:19

-We were... Oh!

-Wait till they find out there's only four bedrooms.

0:29:190:29:23

The wild card.

0:29:250:29:26

This looks quite spacious.

0:29:280:29:30

They're excited. They're enthused.

0:29:300:29:33

Rani and I aren't in trouble and been sent to the cellar,

0:29:330:29:36

it's just started to rain.

0:29:360:29:37

-Look at the floor.

-I like the floor, actually.

0:29:370:29:40

-It's definitely an older-style house, isn't it?

-Yeah.

0:29:400:29:44

I still get the vibe, though, that it's a nice house,

0:29:440:29:48

it's just not...

0:29:480:29:49

-It's not what we're looking for but we need to look round every room.

-Absolutely.

0:29:490:29:53

I didn't realise the vibe was so strong a thing but it really is.

0:29:530:29:57

You've got to walk in and go, "I could live here,"

0:29:570:30:01

and it doesn't matter if somebody's sponged the walls.

0:30:010:30:04

And that gave them the strongest vibe.

0:30:040:30:05

-So this must be the living room.

-The living room.

0:30:050:30:09

The floor's... Nice wooden floor.

0:30:090:30:12

-It's small, though, isn't it?

-But I like the high ceilings.

0:30:120:30:15

It's a different house to what we thought we'd be looking at, which is why it's the wild card.

0:30:150:30:20

Outside, she wasn't happy about it

0:30:200:30:23

and I don't think she's erm... feeling happy inside.

0:30:230:30:26

I think John likes it.

0:30:260:30:28

John likes the high ceilings.

0:30:280:30:30

-Look at this room.

-Oh, yeah.

0:30:300:30:32

-A nice music room.

-A music room, yeah.

0:30:320:30:35

They're a musical family, then. It's the same size as the other one.

0:30:350:30:39

It is. It's a mirror. They've got the bay window on each side.

0:30:390:30:43

-Yeah, yeah.

-Yeah.

0:30:440:30:46

-So we could use this...

-Serving hatch.

-Aye!

0:30:460:30:48

-So we could use this one either as a play room...

-Yeah.

-..or the dining room.

0:30:480:30:54

OK, so the lounge issue, the lounge being quite small.

0:30:540:30:57

They've got a separate lounge, their music room.

0:30:570:30:59

-This could be a dining room.

-Yes.

-There's lots of rooms.

0:30:590:31:03

Older houses, different layouts.

0:31:030:31:05

Wow, this is... Well, it's in keeping with the house.

0:31:050:31:11

It's an old-fashioned kitchen.

0:31:110:31:14

Yeah, it is quite small but...

0:31:140:31:18

-I suppose what I'd say is there's not really much work space.

-No.

0:31:180:31:22

-If you want to actually...

-And that's what we're looking for.

0:31:220:31:25

We're looking for a big dining kitchen with lots of space.

0:31:250:31:29

It's... It's done well.

0:31:290:31:32

It is good space. It's a kitchen diner, the kids could sit around there.

0:31:320:31:36

They'd love it. It looks like a very happy, family place

0:31:360:31:39

but she didn't like the outside, she doesn't like the inside -

0:31:390:31:42

what's the point? It's not for her.

0:31:420:31:44

-I tell you what, there's no downstairs loo.

-Oh, yeah.

0:31:440:31:49

So I wonder if there's an en suite upstairs

0:31:490:31:52

-or maybe just a family bathroom?

-There might be.

0:31:520:31:54

-A boy's bedroom.

-This would be a good one for Jacob.

-Yeah.

0:31:570:32:01

-Another feature fireplace.

-Yeah.

0:32:010:32:04

Look at that - "No girls"!

0:32:040:32:06

-It's not a double bedroom.

-It could be.

0:32:060:32:09

It could be but it's not like the one in the first property.

0:32:090:32:14

They're kind of a little bit more cosy, these ones.

0:32:140:32:16

A little bit cosy.

0:32:160:32:18

I bet this'll be the bathroom.

0:32:180:32:20

Right.

0:32:220:32:24

-Well...

-It's not a big bathroom.

-It's not a big bathroom.

0:32:240:32:28

Some of the ones we saw earlier today weren't big bathrooms.

0:32:280:32:32

I think it's the shape of it,

0:32:320:32:34

it goes that way, rather than that way, and the way the door opens.

0:32:340:32:40

-But there's a bath with a shower, a toilet.

-Yeah.

0:32:400:32:44

Tiles. Inoffensive.

0:32:440:32:46

Shower. Tiles.

0:32:460:32:49

-Inoffensive.

-That's a bathroom.

0:32:490:32:51

It's not really a bouquet, an explosion of positive words, is it?

0:32:510:32:56

Another kid's room.

0:32:560:33:00

-Great size.

-Yeah. Again, it's a good size, isn't it?

0:33:000:33:03

Bunk beds.

0:33:030:33:04

This is a great solution, as well.

0:33:040:33:06

They want three children. They did say they wanted four or five bedrooms.

0:33:060:33:10

This only has four.

0:33:100:33:11

Bunk beds - it's perfect.

0:33:110:33:14

And also, they only want three children, it's got four bedrooms -

0:33:140:33:18

the parents could sleep down here in the cellar.

0:33:180:33:21

You could convert this into a nice lounge area with a sofa bed.

0:33:210:33:26

Another bedroom. I don't know whether this is the master bedroom.

0:33:270:33:31

The bed's huge, so it takes up a lot of the space in the room

0:33:310:33:36

but you've still got enough space to walk around.

0:33:360:33:39

-Hmm.

-Shall we have a look...? I think I've seen some stairs.

0:33:390:33:43

I wonder if this has been added on

0:33:430:33:45

or whether this has been part of the house.

0:33:450:33:49

-There's a stained-glass window there.

-Yeah.

0:33:490:33:52

-I quite like the stained-glass windows.

-Yeah.

0:33:520:33:56

-Oh, look!

-It's a nice little room, this.

0:33:560:33:58

Look at the little beds.

0:33:580:34:00

-It's a nice little attic room, this.

-This is a nice attic room, yes.

0:34:000:34:03

So how many bedrooms? There's a master bedroom and two, three,

0:34:030:34:08

so great grandparent space.

0:34:080:34:10

-Well, this is bad news for Sam.

-He hasn't got a room!

0:34:100:34:13

-The grandparents have got a room.

-They're got their own room.

0:34:130:34:16

Jacob's got two, they've got one.

0:34:160:34:18

Sam, their own flesh and blood, has nothing.

0:34:180:34:21

-More storage space.

-Yeah, more storage space.

0:34:210:34:24

Nice skylight to look out of.

0:34:240:34:26

-Hm.

-Excellent.

0:34:260:34:28

-And, well, a bathroom. Another bathroom.

-Oh, yeah.

-With a bath.

0:34:280:34:33

It's bigger than the one downstairs.

0:34:330:34:35

-They've made really, really good use of this loft space.

-They have.

0:34:350:34:40

Now, then, John, you were loving them high ceilings, weren't you?

0:34:420:34:46

Yeah, I think they're nice.

0:34:460:34:48

It really does make the rooms look a little bit bigger.

0:34:480:34:51

Was the size an issue for you, Laura?

0:34:510:34:54

SHE LAUGHS

0:34:540:34:55

Overall, I think the house is a very good family home.

0:34:550:34:59

-Mmm? But...

-But it's not for me.

0:34:590:35:02

-It's not your forever home.

-It's not, no, no.

-No.

0:35:020:35:04

We've got a three-storey house

0:35:040:35:07

and the downstairs space is what we wanted more space,

0:35:070:35:12

so having just the three smaller rooms,

0:35:120:35:15

even though it's good, it's not for me.

0:35:150:35:17

-That's all right.

-But we're duty bound to give you another way of looking at it.

0:35:170:35:22

There is a cellar underneath here, which is where we were,

0:35:220:35:25

sheltering from the rain.

0:35:250:35:26

Now, it's not that frightening, I don't think there are any ghosts

0:35:260:35:29

but you could do the cellar out.

0:35:290:35:32

It's very much the vogue in London

0:35:320:35:34

because rather than going up, it's cheaper to go down.

0:35:340:35:37

You could take that out. You could get a light well going in there.

0:35:370:35:41

You could have the kitchen diner down there, have this into a whole...

0:35:410:35:44

-You could.

-John there. "Mmmm."

0:35:440:35:47

-Sounds like a lot of work.

-You don't have to do it.

0:35:470:35:50

And you can live in your house whilst it's being done.

0:35:500:35:53

But, right, it might be factored into the price. You see?

0:35:530:35:56

-I've thought about everything, here.

-Yes.

0:35:560:35:58

All right, then, guess the price time.

0:35:580:36:01

-It's one all at the moment, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

0:36:010:36:04

You got the last one right. OK, maximum budget is £400,000.

0:36:040:36:09

It was.

0:36:090:36:11

375 is more what you'd like to spend, I'm guessing,

0:36:110:36:14

so who wants to go first this time at 1-1?

0:36:140:36:18

I'll go first.

0:36:180:36:20

I think it's on for 399.

0:36:200:36:25

-399.

-399.

-OK.

0:36:250:36:27

I think it's probably on for less than that.

0:36:270:36:30

I think I'll say 390.

0:36:300:36:32

-390.

-OK.

0:36:320:36:33

Tell you what, I'm excited about giving out the price now.

0:36:330:36:36

-Is it going to be unbelievable?

-Watch Laura's face.

0:36:360:36:39

-Are you ready, Laura?

-The actual price is £315,000.

0:36:410:36:46

-Look at you!

-Unbelievable.

0:36:460:36:48

-315?

-315.

0:36:480:36:50

-315. So you could do...

-Unbelievable.

-It is unbelievable, isn't it?

0:36:500:36:54

-That's really cheap, actually.

-There we go.

-That is a shocker.

0:36:540:36:57

-Best area around here.

-Right. And 315.

0:36:570:37:01

-You've won, obviously, guess the price.

-Who'd have thought?

0:37:010:37:05

-But that's a bargain.

-315's actually good, yeah, it is for this house.

0:37:050:37:09

Right, so you've got a dilemma now. You've now seen all three properties.

0:37:090:37:13

You have to make the biggest decision of your adult lives

0:37:130:37:16

about which you want to test drive. We'll see you later.

0:37:160:37:19

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

0:37:190:37:20

-Well, I don't know.

-Unbelievable.

0:37:200:37:23

Who'd have thought? 315 for this, 325 for mine.

0:37:230:37:26

Whilst they make their decision, here's a recap for you at home.

0:37:260:37:29

Will it be property one?

0:37:290:37:32

My pick is a modern, four-bedroom detached house in West Bridgford

0:37:320:37:36

and affordable for Laura and John.

0:37:360:37:37

Price - £325,000.

0:37:370:37:40

Or will it be my choice, property two, a five-bedroom offering?

0:37:420:37:45

It's in Gamston

0:37:450:37:47

and it's near the top end of their budget at £380,000.

0:37:470:37:50

Or maybe it'll be the wild card in bohemian West Bridgford.

0:37:500:37:53

Older than the first two and it's also the cheapest.

0:37:530:37:57

The price - £315,000.

0:37:570:37:59

Well, I've got to say - unbelievable.

0:38:050:38:07

You've picked property number two. I'm very impressed, I have to admit.

0:38:070:38:11

Why have you picked this one?

0:38:110:38:13

I think it just had the more family feel for us,

0:38:130:38:17

-with the five bedrooms...

-Five bedrooms, yes.

-Five bedrooms.

0:38:170:38:20

Five bedrooms is what we were after in the end.

0:38:200:38:22

Now, we have had the To Buy Or Not To Buy mystery surveyor turn up to the house.

0:38:220:38:28

-You've never seen him, have you?

-I've never seen his face.

0:38:280:38:31

He's a mysterious man.

0:38:310:38:33

He has given it a thorough going over. It's not legally binding

0:38:330:38:36

but it's a good heads up if you were going to proceed.

0:38:360:38:38

And you need your own survey, you can't just have our celebrity one.

0:38:380:38:42

OK, now, chimney. Did you spot the chimney?

0:38:420:38:45

-Have a little look just there.

-Normally, with modern houses,

0:38:450:38:50

it would be a pretend chimney but that's real.

0:38:500:38:52

You could put a solid-fuel burning fire in there.

0:38:520:38:55

The thing is, you need a cowl for the top of it to stop birds from flying in.

0:38:550:39:00

There is something else.

0:39:000:39:01

The windows in this place. It is all double-glazed

0:39:010:39:04

but they are really coming to the end of their life.

0:39:040:39:07

Some of the beading's gone so they're not very efficient any more.

0:39:070:39:11

They're all timber. You'd be better off replacing them.

0:39:110:39:13

You could repair but it's not going to be very economical

0:39:130:39:17

and if you replace them, you can go with plastic units

0:39:170:39:20

and much more efficient, saves money on your fuel bills. Be fantastic.

0:39:200:39:24

-Right, yeah.

-We'll have to factor that into the price.

0:39:240:39:27

-Yeah.

-It's a good bargaining tool.

0:39:270:39:29

Well, now you know all those pieces of information,

0:39:290:39:33

-will you test drive it?

-Definitely.

-Absolutely.

0:39:330:39:35

-Good luck. You've got to get your family, as well.

-We have.

0:39:350:39:38

Have a look, get your family and we'll see you later.

0:39:380:39:41

No-one mentioned a race track!

0:39:450:39:47

Anyway, I thought they were footie fans?

0:39:470:39:49

-We'd bring in our big fridge-freezer.

-That's right.

0:39:490:39:52

Stock the fridge with all the beer...

0:39:520:39:54

He's got his priorities sorted.

0:39:540:39:56

Will his parents be more impressed upstairs?

0:39:560:39:58

This is the master bedroom. It doesn't feel as big as what we've got now

0:39:590:40:03

-but we're in a three-storey house with the full upstairs.

-That's right.

0:40:030:40:07

Well, this is a test drive, after all.

0:40:080:40:11

Are you looking at me?

0:40:130:40:15

So this bedroom, if this one's the second bedroom,

0:40:150:40:18

-which I think it is, it's still a good size, isn't it?

-Oh, yes.

0:40:180:40:21

So this one'll be Jacob's.

0:40:210:40:24

I don't think Jacob really cares but haven't they got two boys?

0:40:240:40:28

Yes, Sam. He's with his grandma.

0:40:280:40:30

And back to Jacob. I don't think we really need to worry about him.

0:40:300:40:35

He's found his own digs.

0:40:350:40:37

Wow! Are you going to buy this one?

0:40:370:40:39

Go in, then.

0:40:390:40:40

Everybody inside!

0:40:400:40:43

-Have I got to come in as well?

-Yeah, go on - get in there, Granddad.

0:40:470:40:50

Go on!

0:40:500:40:52

That's it. You fit perfectly.

0:40:520:40:55

Everybody inside.

0:40:550:40:58

Now, you've had some time in property number two.

0:40:580:41:01

How did Jacob and Sam like it?

0:41:010:41:04

Well, Sam's fast asleep so he's obviously very chilled in the house.

0:41:040:41:07

That's a good sign.

0:41:070:41:09

Jacob loves the house, especially the garden

0:41:090:41:11

and there's a Wendy house, so I think he wants to live in that.

0:41:110:41:14

-His own house.

-He's got his own little house - not his own room, his own house.

0:41:140:41:19

That makes it a six-bedroom house.

0:41:190:41:22

-Definitely.

-Absolutely.

0:41:220:41:24

So you don't need to convert the garage.

0:41:240:41:26

He's already been upstairs to choose which bedroom he wants.

0:41:260:41:30

-That's good.

-I think he's quite chilled and settled.

0:41:300:41:33

-Is he aware just how much money you're going to spend on this?

-No.

0:41:330:41:36

-He's coming from his pocket money.

-What do your folks think?

0:41:360:41:40

They like the place, actually.

0:41:400:41:42

They've had a good look round and they think it's a good house.

0:41:420:41:45

The question is... It's your property, you should do it.

0:41:450:41:50

Go on, then. To buy or not to buy in Gamston?

0:41:500:41:53

Well, I think it's fair to say that this is a really nice property

0:41:540:41:58

and I think that we would potentially buy.

0:41:580:42:00

-Yep.

-The reason I say potentially

0:42:000:42:02

is I think we need to look at another half a dozen properties or so

0:42:020:42:07

but this is right up there.

0:42:070:42:09

This is great.

0:42:090:42:11

I hope you don't find any others and that this is the one.

0:42:110:42:15

It would be nice to think we could have a plaque put on the outside.

0:42:150:42:18

-"You found our house."

-Well, it was Rani.

0:42:180:42:20

-Me and the mystery property-hunting team, of course.

-That's true.

0:42:200:42:24

-Have you enjoyed the show?

-Fantastic.

-Really enjoyed it.

0:42:240:42:27

-A very long day but very good.

-Good.

-It's hard work finding a property.

0:42:270:42:32

Well, it's been a pleasure, guys. Thank you so much.

0:42:320:42:35

-We're going to get out of here.

-We are. We'll see you later.

0:42:350:42:39

Take care. Bye-bye. I'll say goodbye.

0:42:390:42:41

Thank you.

0:42:410:42:42

See you later.

0:42:420:42:43

The other one.

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