0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy. Would you believe it? Today, we're hunting for houses.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10In, I think we'll all agree, one of the most beautiful parts of the country.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13The kissable Lake District.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I wandered lonely as a cloud,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30that floats on high, o'er vales and hills.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34It was this stunning scenery that inspired Wordsworth
0:00:34 > 0:00:40to write the famous poem that Ed is now so...passionately reciting.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43And it's this landscape that has inspired today's house hunters
0:00:43 > 0:00:48to up sticks from the Midlands all the way up here to Cumbria.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Yes. We'll show them three fantastic houses.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55One of which we'll let them try...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Before they buy.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Julie and Tony Taylor live in the West Midlands, but after a lengthy love affair with the Lake District,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04they've decided to follow their dream and move there.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07They're looking for peace and quiet and a better quality of life
0:01:07 > 0:01:13for themselves and also Julie's parents, Derek and Mavis, who will be moving up and moving in with them.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Also along for the ride is Oscar and Louis, their spaniels,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19who love the Lakes as much as the rest of the family.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Looks like theirs will be a full house.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Ed, we seem to be very heavy on people looking for property today.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Yes. We really do.- You're actually looking to move in together?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31You're moving in with your in-laws?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- I am.- So, who came up with the plan?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I don't think it was any one of us, really. We just come up here a lot.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42We've been coming up here for the last few years, and we've just always said how beautiful it is.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Eventually it got to, "Wouldn't it be nice to live here? Let's do it!"
0:01:46 > 0:01:51So, let's describe the dream property. Is it old or is it new?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- It's certainly not new.- No.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55OK, so we're going character, maybe?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Yes. Preferably.- How many bedrooms?
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Three to four, but, you know, if we can't push for four at the moment, then we're happy to extend.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Tony is a carpenter and our son-in-law is a builder.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11- The one thing that we do want is two sitting rooms, so we've got our own living space.- Now, the kitchen.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Mother and daughter, who's going to be doing all the cooking?
0:02:13 > 0:02:14We both do quite a lot of cooking.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18But I've made a deal with my mum - I'll iron, she can bake.
0:02:18 > 0:02:25- Really?- You boys are all right then! - That's why we want to move up here. - I bet!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27So, what about gardens and space?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Do you require a lot from the outside of the property?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33I think that's one of the main criteria, really. The outdoor space.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Are you going to be continuing to work up here? Commuting?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Commuting to Birmingham. To start with.
0:02:39 > 0:02:45- Tony, with going back and forth to work, I guess you'd need to have access, M6, probably?- Yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49So, you're talking junction 40, really.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Now, for those of us, junction 40...?- Penrith.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55OK, and how far out of Penrith can we go?
0:02:55 > 0:03:03Considering I've got to do 180 miles, 10 or 20 miles doesn't make a lot of difference really.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05What budget have we got today?
0:03:05 > 0:03:10We've got 220, spreading to 230, but if there's a lot of work
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- then we'd hope it would be below that, really.- Sure. OK.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Will you wish us luck?- Please?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19We wish you all the luck.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- I think we'll need it. - We'll see you later on.- Bye for now.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Well, Ed. I believe we have a mountain of Scafell Pike proportions to climb.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33It's very true. If we don't achieve it, they'll cry a lake of Windermere sized tears.
0:03:33 > 0:03:40- We'd better get at it.- I should go and meet some estate agents and find out stuff about housing stuff.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I'm going to go and talk to people about other things.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Today's house hunters aren't alone in loving the Lake District.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Its breathtaking scenery attracts 15 million tourists a year, and has been doing so since Victorian times.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58It's the most mountainous region of England, and home to its tallest peak, Scafell Pike.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00And its largest lake, Windermere.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07The area attracts many walkers, and is renowned for the sport of fell running.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I can't believe Steve Ovett is still going after all these years!
0:04:10 > 0:04:12He doesn't look a day over 30 does he, Jonny?
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Let's see what today's budget of £230,000 can buy you elsewhere.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20How about this traditional stone-built cottage near Loch Ness?
0:04:20 > 0:04:25There's no monsters, but it's been renovated, and refurbished throughout, and has a large garden.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34In Devon, you could buy this Grade 2 listed thatched cottage situated within Dartmoor National Park.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38It has many original features, including an inglenook fireplace.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46And take a look at this two-bedroom detached house
0:04:46 > 0:04:50with beautiful views of the Welsh countryside and Bala Lake.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56It too has heaps of traditional features, including that all-important inglenook fireplace.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02For now, back to our property hunt in the beautiful Lake District.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Have you ever thought about the idea of moving in with your parents?
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Well, actually, my children have thought about me moving in with them!- Have they?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- What do you think about that? - That's OK.
0:05:16 > 0:05:23We're looking for two to three bedrooms, two reception rooms, character, quite a big garden.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- 220, maximum 230 grand.- Right. I'll be honest, that's a push.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33Do you think the idea of different generations moving together is a good idea or a bad idea?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Is it fraught with danger, or is it a good plan in the credit crunch?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39We're just doing it, actually. We've just bought a house.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45What about the price difference between inside the National Park and outside the National Park?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47There's a big difference.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52You know, you'd pay anything from 20 to 70, maybe even 100%
0:05:52 > 0:05:56for the difference, depending on where the view is.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02Moving in with another woman, if it wasn't your blood relation, I think it would be difficult.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Why is that? Just because you might not know their habits or...?
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- I think just two women in a house! - Two women in a house is trouble?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12I'd back that up, yes.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18Now, when people say that they're prepared to do building work, we don't just take that lightly.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I certainly haven't with property number one.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25My goodness gracious me, this is a building project.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29There's enough gardens for the hanging basket factory
0:06:29 > 0:06:33and the house is enough of a project for Tony for the next decade.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35This place was built around 1825.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I know they want character. It was built, however, for animals.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Thankfully, in the '90s, it was converted for human habitation.- Nice.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44And, it gives them all the rooms they wanted
0:06:44 > 0:06:48but there's something downstairs that will rock Tony's world.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Now, the wild card, the wild card.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I can't give away the main reason why it's the wild card here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58It'll become stunningly obvious when we get there. Here is a clue.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01The place is called Station House. Just a small clue.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Where shall we start the action?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think, as viewing was recommended, maybe property number one.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08The one in Laithes.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16My choice, property one, is a well-loved family home that once upon a time was the village pub.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21It's cosy and snug inside and has lots of potential for extending.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Tony and Julie, Julie and Tony. Welcome to a cunning place called Laithes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- First impressions, what do you think?- I think it looks good, yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:34- It's definitely the type of thing we'd be interested in.- OK. Tony?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Yes, I'm quite impressed.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37What do you think about the location?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42It looks a nice village. Definitely the sort of thing that we'd be looking for.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Great stuff. Garden space, that was very important as well?
0:07:46 > 0:07:50We've got all of this and all of that as well.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- What do you reckon?. - That's what we're after.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Derek will be judging your performance on walking round it with the headphones on.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03Why don't you have a walk around and go and think about whether it suits you, and your mum?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- We will.- Enjoy.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06See you later.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Derek, I think, is so excited.- He is.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- We'll probably find him sitting down somewhere.- Just kind of relaxing.
0:08:17 > 0:08:24- All right, Derek?- Oh yes, I'm just checking on my pools, see if I can afford to buy this property.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I thought you were calling an estate agent?
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Nice country kitchen. It's got a nice feel about it. Warm and cosy.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Now, this is it. Like daughter, like father. Like father, like daughter.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40You've both got that warm sensation.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42A bit smaller than probably what we'd be looking for, but...
0:08:42 > 0:08:46We could do a lot with this. Push this out. It would be lovely.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50That could be extended in time. But it'd be all right for immediate...
0:08:50 > 0:08:54It's something you've got to think about.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01OK. This is quite a nice room, isn't it? Cosy, cottagey.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05We don't know whether there's more than one sitting room.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09But, again, there's the room to extend, isn't there?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- It's got quite a lot of potential, this house.- He loves it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15It's nice and warm.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22Bedroom! That's a surprise. I wasn't expecting that.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Another sitting room.. - Yes, well. Exactly.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29This would be your mum and dad's room.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Don't tell them. That would be nice.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Upstairs. Let's have a look.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- He's a lovely lad, that Tony. - He's a good lad to us.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- Not too big, but it looks as though it goes back a bit.- Be a guest room.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Right, let's have a look down here. I think this is the bathroom.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Small bathroom, isn't it?- Not huge.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57But slightly larger than the one we've got at the moment.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02It does need some work doing, but it's got the potential, hasn't it?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04A shower room and toilet.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08That's the beauty of knowing a builder, looking round a house - they aren't fazed by anything.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's not a bad sized bedroom, is it?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15It is a nice cottage, isn't it? It's a lovely cottage.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19At the moment, it's not really big enough for what we want.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- But the potential's there. - There's enough room for us to start.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- You quite like this property.- Yes.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Julie, what do you think about this? - I quite like the property.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35It's just not actually big enough at the moment.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39So, how much do you think it's on the market for? Who wants to go first?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Well, I'll go first and I'll base mine on location.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Which is beautiful.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- I'd go at around 198.- Julie?
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Because of the work, I'm going to go a bit lower. 180?
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- Go on then, how much is it?- Right. Well...um...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59you're both a little way out.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05It's offers in the region of, but the person in the nearest region is you, Tony.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08The actual price is £220,000.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Offers in the region of, you know.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Haggle them down 10 grand or whatever.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Time for my property, property number two.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Property number two stands at the foot of the lower Pennines in the traditional village of Croglin
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and, like today's first property, has also changed its use.
0:11:26 > 0:11:33It has loads of charm and original features. Plus, there's a little surprise in store for Tony.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35OK, then. Property number two.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40My choice. We're a couple of miles further away from Penrith.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45But that mileage could be critical, because then we look at a semi-detached barn conversion.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51It looks really impressive. Is it all one, or is it...?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Basically, you'd have two thirds of this barn, OK?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57So, see where that wall is there? The end of that archway?
0:11:57 > 0:12:02That's your border, and everything to the left is yours.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I'm just not sure about the shared garden.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11- With the dogs, that's...- You could, potentially, put a fence up here.- OK.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Tony, you're almost speechless.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- What are your thoughts?- I like it.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- He likes it. You're literally lost for words, aren't you?- Yes.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Look, quite positive at the moment?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Yes.- Very positive.- Very positive?
0:12:24 > 0:12:30We always go for Tony, don't we? We've phased you out, Julie!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Well, Julie, there's a lot to see. It looks pretty big as it is.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39But there's a hidden bit of space. Access to that is just the other side, a ground floor element.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42OK? So, there's even more to this property than meets the eye.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44So, deep breaths.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Enjoy yourselves, go ahead. - Thank you.- Good luck.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Do you think Derek's gone all showbiz on us now he's doing the old headphone sequence?
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- I hope not, but it does happen when people come on TV, doesn't it?- True.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Hello? Could you send Beyonce to my trailer, please? Straight away.
0:13:02 > 0:13:09- We're supposed to be doing a job here. Have you gone all showbiz? - True, yes. I'm right up there.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Wow! Yes.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15This is very nice. Isn't it?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I don't know what to say. It's stunning.
0:13:18 > 0:13:25- Derek, for the record, your thoughts on this property?- Magnificent.- OK. That's all I wanted to know.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- It's a lovely hallway, Tony. Look at this.- This is lovely.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I do like the woodwork. And I love the brickwork.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34That's a nice room.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36It's a lovely room.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- This is nice.- You like the window?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Lovely views.
0:13:43 > 0:13:50You could walk in, take your coat and shoes off, sit down and shout, "Mavis, bring me a cup of tea."
0:13:50 > 0:13:57- Whether she does that or not is another thing. But that's what it would be.- You can but ask.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00This is nice, Tony. A nice size.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- Plenty of cupboards, isn't there? - The kitchen is bang on.- So far, not much for you to do.- Nothing.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Is he usually so complimentary?- No!
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Have a look upstairs, it's a lovely hallway.
0:14:12 > 0:14:19The layout inside, the kitchen, the bedrooms, I think it's really got everything.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- Nice bedroom. Not a bad size.- I love the beams, absolutely gorgeous.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Nice sized bathroom.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- With that Velux there.- It's acceptable, isn't it?- It's more than acceptable, it's lovely.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Acceptable? That's the first negative we've had.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- And even then, it didn't seem that bad.- It's more positive than neutral.- Yes.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Nice sized room. I do like the style of the bedrooms.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45So far, which is going to be ours?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- This.- This is the bigger one.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- I think Mum might argue with you about that.- No, this is our bedroom.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- This is your worst nightmare.- What? - Tony's moving into your room.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- Not having that, are you? - Oh, no. I've got to sort that out.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06Single room but you could have bunk beds in here, single bunk beds.
0:15:06 > 0:15:13- That could be your little sitting room up there.- I don't want bunk beds. Not climbing up them!
0:15:17 > 0:15:19What can this be?
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Tony! I wasn't expecting this.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Oh, yes!
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- But this could be made into another lounge.- No, it couldn't.- It could.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36We should do the guess the price. Do you want to satisfy his nibs?
0:15:36 > 0:15:42- Can I get you anything while we're gone?- Yes, a crocodile sandwich and make it snappy.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49First of all, we've spoken to Derek, he's getting very demanding.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51He's changed, he's showbiz now.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56But I think he feels showbiz because he loves this barn conversion.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58By the sounds of it, so do you.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- We do.- OK, this will be a vital guessing of the price.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03At the moment, Tony, you're in the lead.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06If you win this, as a competition it's over.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- So, Julie. First or second? - I'll go first, I don't mind.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Maximum budget, £230,000.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16I'm going to say 250.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Quarter of a million pounds. - A lot of money.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Tony?- I'm going for 270.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Even more?!
0:16:22 > 0:16:30Well, this should be great news for both of you. It is over budget, but it's on for 235 grand.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Wow! Well done. That's brilliant, so, I've won.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36You've won twice, really, haven't you?
0:16:36 > 0:16:42- Cheap house, less than you thought because you thought it was worth £270,000.- I did.
0:16:42 > 0:16:49- Would you like to go to the wild card?- I would love to. But I am not sure you can beat this.- Really!?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Well, that's why it's a wild card.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56The only way we can find the wild card is follow the stream of girls,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00because that's where Derek will be. This way.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Our wild card today has undergone a bit of a transformation.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11It once played a vital part in the life of the busy village of Shap,
0:17:11 > 0:17:16but we're hoping that doesn't derail today's housebuyers.
0:17:16 > 0:17:23Tony and Julie, everyone loves the wild card and the wild card today is wild for many, many reasons.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Firstly, look at it. Isn't it beautiful?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- It is.- Gorgeous.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Victorian splendour, isn't it? Why do you think it might be the wild card?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- The railway line.- To get what you want around here is quite tricky.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41To achieve this size of property, there has to be a compromise.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44That is your compromise.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47But, they go past very quickly.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51And inside the house, you really, really would struggle to hear it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- Initially, does it bother you? - Not unless they stop here.- No.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- It used to stop here.- That does not bother me at all.- Brilliant.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03You said you wanted a bit of history and character.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- This is the old Station House.- Really?
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Yeah. So there's plenty of character you'll see when you walk around but,
0:18:12 > 0:18:17if you're prepared to put up with the train line, you have these amazing views.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23The added bonus - I know you said you wanted to have facilities and a community nearby,
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Shap itself has that, the shops, the pubs, the Post Offices.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31It has everything you need. You don't have to commute to a bigger town.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Knowing all the wildness of the wild card, are you still prepare to enter into it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:37- Most definitely.- Yes, definitely.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- Well, erupt into there in the most positive way you know how.- Thanks.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46When we find Derek, if he wants to come here on his own steam,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50he wouldn't get first class carriage. He'd come here by the Orient Express.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54You're right, I think this is him now. No, that's a coal lorry.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Ooh, look at this Tony.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03- Move on, lads. I've got a round of golf with Brucie in half an hour. - Bruce Forsyth!- Oh, yes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08It obviously needs a bit of work doing, but it doesn't look like anything drastic.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10You know more about that than me.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I like the wooden staircase.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Look at the size of this room!
0:19:14 > 0:19:16This is beautiful.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Does need a lot of work doing. - No, it doesn't.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24In days gone by, Derek, we wouldn't have been allowed in there, that was the ladies' waiting room.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Original floorboards.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29You could do them up, couldn't you?
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Look at these windows.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32They're unusual.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Look at the door! Crikey.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- I think we have heard the most out of Julie from all three properties. - She's still going on.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Another nice-sized room.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- This could potentially be another sitting room, then.- Yes.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Nice view of the railway line, again.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53All the same floorboards coming through. Look at that for a hearth.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- Actually, I like that. - This is gorgeous.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00It is. It's got so much potential.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06The rooms are big enough for everybody. But at the moment, it needs a lot of work doing to it.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Oh, this is nice.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Yeah, your Aga.- This is lovely.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18- Could you see Mavis cooking up a bread and butter pudding in that kitchen?- Oh, yes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Wood everywhere. Bathroom.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- Not a very big bathroom, but not too bad.- The bath's coming out anyway.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Little window there, look at the views.
0:20:32 > 0:20:39I don't know what's happened there, but I'm sure you can do something about that.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41That's nothing.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46If this bedroom doesn't knock the love out of them, they will buy this property, I think.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- What's all this, just needs plastering?- Yeah.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Here's a test for you.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- I wonder if a train's gone by. We haven't heard anything.- No.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I barely noticed it. Unless I was looking at that train track...
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I don't think they've heard it.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06This is a good-sized bedroom, Tony.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Oh, yes.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Maybe if Mum and Dad had this room, you could do an ensuite.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Look at these.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Another good-sized bedroom.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24So far, what you thinking?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27I'm in love with it.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32You know them better than us, do they like this the best?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I think they do.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39So, this has gone incredibly well.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45- You were the most animated, Julie, that we've heard you in all three properties.- Was I?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Do you like this?- Yes, I do.- Do you love this?- Yes.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Because Derek was a little bit more muted.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58He thinks there might be more work, but, Tony, you know about these things.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01No, there's not as much as appears.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- It's cosmetic.- Nothing fazes this man, you notice that?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07You're a good house hunter to have.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09You've been around the house, you like it.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13I venture you love it. The question is how much does it cost?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Exactly, that's the question.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20It's one-all. I think you should go first.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Well, I've thought and I'm going to go 218.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26218, OK.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I'm going to say 205.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35The person that is closest and the person therefore winning guess the price is...
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- you, Julie.- Me? Wow!
0:22:37 > 0:22:42The other good news, the actual price of the property is
0:22:42 > 0:22:50offers in the region of £200,000, and "offers in the region of" can mean above or very much below.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53So, there you go. Good price, n'est pas?
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Can I have a second guess?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57No, you can't. You've seen all three properties.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- I've won.- Yes!
0:22:59 > 0:23:05You've seen the properties and you now have to make the biggest decision of your adult lives
0:23:05 > 0:23:11about which one you want to test drive. Remember, it's Mavis and Derek's decision as well.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Good luck, we'll see you later.- Bye.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17And whilst they do that, here's a reminder for you at home,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21not of Derek's meteoric rise to fame, no, no, just the three properties.
0:23:21 > 0:23:28Will they go for property number one, the cosy family home in the sleepy village of Laithes?
0:23:28 > 0:23:33It's in need of a little TLC but, like tracksuit bottoms, it's got lots of potential for expansion.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42No, Ed, I think they are going for my smashing barn conversion at the foot of the Pennines.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47It rendered Tony speechless and had Julie allocating bedrooms.
0:23:49 > 0:23:55Or will they test-drive the wild card, the converted station on the west coast main line?
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Julie and Tony both loved this, but will they love the trains?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Look, Ed, they're making tracks for the wild card.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I knew it, Tony and Julie loved that house.
0:24:13 > 0:24:20- What was it like doing the headphones and commentary with the presenters?- Yeah, I enjoyed it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25What's this move to Hollywood then? Which you haven't told us about, by the way.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Yeah, they kept on about this. I think they were joking, really.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Hollywood might have to wait, Derek.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41And while they head off, Tony's already upstairs, sizing up some major DIY work.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I bet he'll have that fixed in no time.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51And even the dogs are checking out their quarters.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57Many a big decision is decided over a cup of tea, is this the moment that could change their lives?
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Now suddenly there seems to be an extra house hunter here or two. Dogs.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Where's Mavis? She should be looking after those.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Yes, but she's a bit camera-shy, so she's in the kitchen.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13But she could get to meet us, the stars of daytime television. She could have our autographs...
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Unbelievable. - Obviously not impressed.- No.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20But the question is, you've all looked round the house,
0:25:20 > 0:25:25what do we think about it now that you've given it a test drive?
0:25:25 > 0:25:30- Tony, you were in love with this before the test drive.- I'm still in love. It's everything that I want.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- Is it?- Totally, 100%.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- I think we still need to ask the question, don't we?- We've got to.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Do we ask this to our four, or do we ask just you, Julie and Tony?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42We're going to ask Julie. Julie, are you ready for it?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Here it comes. To buy or not to buy?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Well...to buy.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Yes! Fantastic! - And just for the clarification,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56to buy or not to buy, and it's you and Tony, maybe with...
0:25:56 > 0:26:00We have things to talk about, but if it was just Tony and I,
0:26:00 > 0:26:05we could possibly do a bed and breakfast or something.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Radical things have happened.
0:26:06 > 0:26:13We're almost not thinking about living together, aren't we? What's happened?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17I think that Julie and I will go on this on a solo project.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19You love this place, don't you?
0:26:19 > 0:26:25Yes, Derek and Mave think it's a bit too large interior.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Derek, what's going through your mind here?
0:26:28 > 0:26:35Well, I just feel at this moment, we're a bit too old now for this big move.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37We've got to think more about it.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42We're going to disappear off, and let us know when you have opened up and we can come and stay in it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- You certainly can. - Give us a special rate, won't you?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- We will think about it. - Yes, 50p.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48- Brilliant!- Thank you, bye!
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- Today, we have indeed divided and conquered.- Quite simply,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59we have taken two generations who, at the start of the programme, would like to move in together
0:26:59 > 0:27:05and by the end of the programme, they don't want to live together. But they are still very happy.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07At the end of the day, it is a success.
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