0:00:02 > 0:00:05This little piggy went to market. This little piggy stayed at home.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Hello and welcome.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10To a location that sits slap bang in the middle of the British Isles.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14The beautiful, rural county of Leicestershire.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18That's right, property pickers. This is To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Oh, wonderful Leicestershire.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32With its rolling countryside,
0:00:32 > 0:00:37fresh air... What is that dreadful pong?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39And this little piggy had none.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41She's right.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Here in this gorgeous Utopia we aim to find three,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46correct, three, fantastic properties for today's buyers.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49One of which they can try before they buy.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And absolutely right, Nikki.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Where was I? And this little piggy went
0:00:54 > 0:00:58wee, wee, wee, wee, all the way home.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Sorry, sorry.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02What's all that stuff about pigs?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Well, Alison Beaver, yes, that's her name,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09she's one of today's buyers and she absolutely loves little piggies.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Oh, I get the piggy bit now.- Yes.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Together with her ever so active husband, Tim
0:01:15 > 0:01:18and son, Luke, they fancy a shot at the good life.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Somewhere with a bit of land where they can keep animals and grow things.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Sounds wonderful. Well, lucky for them,
0:01:24 > 0:01:29we've got To Buy's very own Pinky and Perky to help them out.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33So, you're Pinky, so therefore I'm Perky.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36And you're Alison, and you're Tim.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39What is the pig obsession? Where does it actually come from?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I used to work with pigs when I first left school.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I went to South Wales and did a two-year pig course.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Melton Mowbray wouldn't exist were it not for pigs.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49It wouldn't, would it?
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- That's why I am here anyway. - What are you both looking for?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I think Ali wants to move back to the country
0:01:56 > 0:02:00cos Ali's from farming stock, if you like.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And for me it's the space.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08As nice as our home is, we're a little bit cramped.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12So, with the house, this is a house that could have pigs?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Absolutely, yeah. - You want to keep pigs?- I do, yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18How many pigs is sensible?
0:02:18 > 0:02:22I think, for us, probably half a dozen or so. Not very many.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28OK, so we're looking for more of a rural kind of farm-y style property.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Do you want character out of the house?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34An olde-worlde one? Because you have got quite a modern place here.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37For this area, I think the character comes
0:02:37 > 0:02:41with those sorts properties anyway, so yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42How many bedrooms are we looking at?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Three, minimum.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50How far away from Melton Mowbray do you need to be, then?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Ideally within 10 - 15 minutes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Let's imagine Melton Mowbray and the environment is a massive pork pie.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Where do you want to be? Meat, jelly or pastry?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Not the meat for me. For me, it would be the jelly or the crust.- OK.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I'm on the edge of the plate near the mustard.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10The question is...
0:03:12 > 0:03:14..what am I going to say?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- What's the budget?- How much have you got in your piggy-bank?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Pig? Piggy bank? Go on then.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- About £400,000.- Wow! That's a lot.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- You're going to say this will be easy for us today.- Hope so.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Such a beautiful county.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Well, it's true. Do we need luck?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34You've got loads of ability. I'm sure you'll nail it first time.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Wish us something.- Best of luck!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- See you later.- Thank you.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45This is all fairly straightforward. They want a house for six pigs.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It's so definitive, isn't it? I love it when our buyers are like this.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53£400,000 in this current property market, it's going to be easy.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55It's going to be very easy.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57In fact, we're going to do it today.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I'm going to go off and meet the people of Melton Mowbray.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I'll see you... Babe! Babe! Babe!
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Babe! Babe! Babe! Babe! Babe!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Babe! Babe!- You are not saying "Babe"
0:04:06 > 0:04:09because that is the name of a pig in a film, I hope.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- If you are, Ed, you are pushing your luck.- Sorry.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Famed for its eponymous pork pie,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19we are here in the beautiful market town of Melton Mowbray.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Evidence suggests the village was inhabited before Roman occupation
0:04:22 > 0:04:25and it boasts some superb historic buildings.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I wonder if the Romans had an estate agent back then.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Train links to Birmingham and London make it remote yet accessible,
0:04:32 > 0:04:33if you get my drift.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37With Nottingham and Leicester within 20 miles, Melton is a great location.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40What would £400,000 buy around the rest of the country?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42In Nottinghamshire, this stunning
0:04:42 > 0:04:46four-bed detached former coach house within the historic maypole village
0:04:46 > 0:04:50of Wellow comes with an ornate pond and a private driveway.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53The price? 410 grand.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Or perhaps a converted chapel in rural Derbyshire,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58dating back to 1848.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01This property is full of character and boasts two garden areas.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05It would also set you back £410,000.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09And in Welwyn Garden City, you could be the proud owner of a three-bed
0:05:09 > 0:05:12luxury apartment with underground parking and a video entry phone.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14The price? 425 grand.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Enough about the rest of the UK.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Let's see how we can spend our money in Melton Mowbray.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Are you Nicola?- I am. - I'm Ed, pleased to meet you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27How are you? Now, Nicola, I don't know how often you get people
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- come in and say, "I am for a house that can have pigs."- Right.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34What is special about Melton?
0:05:34 > 0:05:39It's friendly, it's not overly busy.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42One of the old types of market towns.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44They want to be near Melton Mowbray.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46They have got £400,000 to spend.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48If we look going towards Oakham.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52There, you've got villages such as Little Dalby, Great Dalby.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55And coming slightly south, we have got the Wheat Valley villages as well.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Thank you so much.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00It's heavy, isn't it? Wow!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Harby.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06There it is. Lovely village.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08It is in the Vale of Belvoir.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11It's got room for pigs, but maybe not the six that Alison wants.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- It's lovely. I think this is it. - OK, you think there's room for pigs.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- I know there's room in this property. - I can't see where.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21We have just under an acre of land.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25So it's a paddock, there's a pond
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and it's just, kitchen-wise, gorgeous.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It doesn't sound as good as mine, really.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- 60 pigs you could fit in the back of there.- It does sound nice.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38The wild card. I'll give you a tease. I'll flash it quickly.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I'm going to show it briefly because I don't want to spoil it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Lovely property. It has had one careful owner in its entire life.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It is occupied by the people that built it,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51so it has been looked after lovingly. Lots of space.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- You like it a lot, don't you? - It's funky.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56It is funky and you need a funky place to rear pigs.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00And talking of rearing pigs, it is in the village of
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Rearsby, which is a little play on words about rearing pigs.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It's not the only reason I've chosen it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Is this my pork pie?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11This is from the best pork pie shop. I had a bit of a nibble.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- All right.- It's heavy.- Here we go.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16MUFFLED SPEECH
0:07:16 > 0:07:20It's good, isn't it? And that's all hand reared.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Lovely!- Are we going to yours first then?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- MUFFLED:- Very nice.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- This way.- What?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Now, I'm setting a red hot pace here with my choice, Nikki.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I've plumped for a large four-bed semi
0:07:36 > 0:07:38in the picture-postcard setting of Harby.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43It's a quintessentially English rural village only a ten minute drive from Tim's work
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and I've a feeling that this house might just, wait for it,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49bring home the bacon. Thank you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52We're at property one. This is the one that myself
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and the mysterious property hunting team are gambling on.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I am convinced, nay, sure, nay, everything else you want,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00that this is the property for you.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Now, your surname is?- Beaver.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04And we're in the Vale of Belvoir.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So, isn't that a lovely thing to write on a Christmas card?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09The Beavers of Belvoir!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12What do you think about the house?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Tim, what do you think? - Intrigued, yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It looks a slightly odd sort of layout for me.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Character! - Well, hopefully, hopefully.- Alison?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I think it looks lovely. Really nice from the outside.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26This is the one, trust me.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- It's a bit higgledy-piggledy. Get it?- I see what you've done there!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Three, two, one, into the pig house.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36No, that is the pig house. Into your house.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I'm really let down. I thought this was it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I thought this was the whole place.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Shall we go and have a snuffle for a truffle over there?- Oh, yes.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Stable door, beautiful.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Yeah, that's one of your preferences.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Utility room.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Plenty of room for your fridge and your freezer,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56washing machine, that kind of thing.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58The beauty of this house is,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01if Ali's gone out with the pigs, covered in mud,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04go into that kind of utility area, all tiled,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06he can do whatever he wants to. Do the dog shake.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Look what I can see.- OK!
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Got your Aga. Ticks that box.- Yep.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Which is fantastic, because that was on the list.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I should have said that at the start because it was a bit flat on the entrance.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Ooh! This is a surprise. Much bigger than it looks.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Yep. Open fire.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27With doors out straight into the garden, so that's lovely.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Nice garden, but does it have a view?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Where is the view, Ed?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Can I point out, they were in the garden.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Shouldn't they have thought of that then?
0:09:36 > 0:09:40The thing is, they didn't realise there was that part of the garden...
0:09:40 > 0:09:44And you, you didn't actually reveal that there was no view.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I don't want to unwrap their Christmas presents.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52I think we would have to repaint and redecorate for our tastes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I like this, I love the...
0:09:55 > 0:09:59such a cosy little room. Little nooks and crannies. It's super.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Alison there has moved into kind of romantic-style descriptions.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- I think she's bought into this a lot more now.- Ah!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Pig sty? Outbuilding for Luke?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12It's far too posh for Luke. It's very nice.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16It's lovely. I love the beams. Very posh, very nice.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18They're loving the feel of it all.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20There's an emotional investment there now.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Still no view, Ed.- More panelling.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Less decorating for you, Tim.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Fantastic. I'll go with that.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30This is nice. Isn't this lovely?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Sewing room?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Yes, Lots and lots of storage space again.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Be able to hide my fabrics in here.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Oooh!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43More built-in wardrobes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45This is a bigger room than you would expect.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49That's very large. Very large.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Look at the view. - Yeah, nice to wake up to that.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55"Nice view".
0:10:55 > 0:10:56What kind of word is "nice"?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58He didn't say it like that!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00He went, "Nice view, that, nice view."
0:11:02 > 0:11:04That's, that's nice.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It's lovely.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09The round window, that's unusual, isn't it?
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- Yeah. I think we'd do some work on it, though.- What would you do?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Some of the tiles maybe want replacing.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20He's seeing it, loves it, thinks it's brilliant,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23he's just spotting things that he might have to do.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- How was it?- Ooh, it's lovely. Yes, lots of character.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Lots of character.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34A lovely from you, then. What about you, Tim?
0:11:34 > 0:11:39Impressed with the downstairs, wasn't so impressed with the upstairs.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42What were you particularly impressed by downstairs?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Let's start with the plus points, shall we?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Plenty of space, so the rooms seemed
0:11:46 > 0:11:49to roll into each other, which is really nice.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I loved the tiled floor in the kitchen and the fact that it's got the Aga.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56That's very homely and what we'd be looking for.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And the open fires were a plus point as well - very nice.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02You do know you don't have to make a decision yet.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06You do, however, have to tell us what do you think the price might be.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Guess the price!- I would go 370.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- 370.- 349. Not so high for me.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I'm going to prefix this with, sometimes people
0:12:16 > 0:12:19on the programme value the property with the way they feel about it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I sense with the pig factor and everything else,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25the work upstairs, that you're probably not really going for this.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- I spent more for your money. - Well done!
0:12:30 > 0:12:36I spent quite a bit more. It's on the market for £425,000.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Gosh.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41There's room for negotiation, but it's not a price you would
0:12:41 > 0:12:44want to pay because I don't think it's tickled your fancy.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45No. I think the house is lovely.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50It's outside, really. No pigs, no view. That's what lets it down.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53You see, Ed? No view!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I was wondering, it doesn't... I don't want to hear it! Go!
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Go on, that way. Go! Just go.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00And you, go on!
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Now, my choice of property lies in the beautiful village of Great Dalby,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10this time on the south side of Melton Mowbray.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16The property itself has an unusual layout with the living space on the upper level.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21OK, Tim, Alison, the view.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- The view and the house.- All right.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Yes, it does have a lovely view.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Mine had a nice view from one of the windows.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Albeit from one.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I think you'll find that this could have a view from every window.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's new. It's about seven, eight years old.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I think it feels executive style.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41This is where the boss of the company would live.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43This is aspirational living.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45What do you think of the outside of the property?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50Very nice. Even though it's a fairly recent building, has character.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I would say, mine had room for four pigs.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55I think you've got room for 60 pigs here.
0:13:55 > 0:13:5760? Too many!
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Alison, what did you think? What's your overall thoughts?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02It's gorgeous.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- You seem excited about this one. - I am, yes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07The views look like they'll be stunning as well.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Alison, you've got a glint in your eye.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- I most certainly have, yes. - Are you ready to go in?- I am.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- Get in!- Enjoy it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I'm annoyed they didn't like my one, but I'll be honest...
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- They didn't not like it. - But they like this one, a lot. I'm excited.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Ooh! Nice and light.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30It is. Nice, warm feeling as soon as you step in.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Absolutely. Yes, gorgeous.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Lovely!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38That's a nice room.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Fancy waking up to that view in the morning, Tim.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44"Fancy waking up to that view in the morning!"
0:14:44 > 0:14:47I had a view, I didn't have VIEWS, I had a view.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I think it's a nice size. Ooh, gosh, gets better!
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Ticks more boxes. No problem at all.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Another room with a view.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57This would be my room.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01French doors out into the garden in the morning.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02I can't fault it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06It's just a sweeping view all the way round, isn't it?
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- I just did hear a phrase saying, "I can't fault this".- Ooh, bathroom!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Oh, I do like that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18You can bring me a glass of champers in that any time, babe!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Now, that's a greeting for a bathroom.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Still nice and airy up here, nice and light.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28,Oh gosh, lovely! And the views!
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Oh, my giddy aunt. Look at that! Yes!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Right, there we go. Another room, another "Ooh!" from Ali.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Every room, every room...
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I bet you £1 that the next room she goes into will be a "Oooh!"
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Ooh, Tim.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Character!- That's lovely.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Wow!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Bit of a dilemma. Here, or the living room.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55But you do have your views from the living room, so you could be down here doing the cooking.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57No, no, no, you're far better cook than me.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00They're not sure if they want to use the kitchen
0:16:00 > 0:16:03as the place they'll always be or the living room.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- They don't have to make that decision now.- Spoilt for choice.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Whoops, a garage!
0:16:08 > 0:16:09There's plenty of room.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Good size, isn't it, again? Double garage.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- An absolute godsend. - Get both cars in, no probs. Lots of room in between.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Gosh, how's that for a view?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Smell the air.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And that is an impressive area of land.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Real vista, isn't it?
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Yes, nice and quiet as well. Very nice.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42Are you aware, Alison, that every room you walk into, you go "Ooh!"?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Apart from one, you went, "Aah!"
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Well, I was, it's got that factor.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48There you go, you see?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50The "ooh" and "aah" factor.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Did you, when you walked in, have that sensational feeling of,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- "I love this house"?- Yes.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- You did?- Yes, gorgeous. - I'm looking at Tim, here.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- What do you think?- You are giving us the policeman look now.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Yeah, absolutely, when we walked in, very definitely a house built
0:17:07 > 0:17:11with the view in mind and it's fantastic in that respect.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Having mulled it over, I worry that we would have enough storage space.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18OK, it's a lot of house.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It's a lovely house. It's a house that makes you go "ooh" and "aah".
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- It does.- The question is, Alison,
0:17:25 > 0:17:26how much is it worth?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29You are lagging behind in the guess the price competition.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Massively.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34£400,000 is the budget.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36What is your guess for this beauty?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I will go for 375.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Right, Mr Tim. What you think?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43390.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46390, OK, you've taken the higher ground. Nikki?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Well, you, Tim, are the closest.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51If only you'd gone 399.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56It is, in fact, the same as Ed's - 425.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59So, you're really going lower, aren't you?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I'm a bit of a skinflint, I think.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Is that what it is?- It must be.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Everyone's favourite part of the programme is the wild card and it is next.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09And I believe, as the crow flies, it's this way.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10- Shall we go? OK. Come on.- Lovely.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17As usual we've gone just slightly off piste for today's wild card.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21It's got the space they want, the open-plan feel and the right number of bedrooms.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26It ticks nearly every box, except, that is, for the fact that it's a modern build.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Tim and Alison, turn round. You can finally look.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32That is the wild card.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36We thought it was best to have a look at it from the garden. Look at that for a view.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- What do you think?- Lovely, isn't it?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Isn't it?- Absolutely.- The owners started building it in 1960.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45They finished building it in 1965.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47And they have lived in it ever since.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50They literally did everything, with spades.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52It's a labour of love.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- You're a bit overwhelmed by this, aren't you?- Yes.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Obviously, the way the garden is at the moment, not really geared up for pigs.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04I've not done a two-year pig course, and I know you have, Alison.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07There are possibilities for pigs here, and also there's land around the area.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- What do you think of it? - I think it's smashing.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Really very different, but in a nice way.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17OK, that's good. Are you ready?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Enter that futuristic monster.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- Go!- Enjoy.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- I don't know.- It's the wild one, isn't it?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28It is very tricky, isn't it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- And the pigs!- Here we go.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Gosh, this is nice and light.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39And views, as soon as you come into the room, the views over the garden, lovely.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41A room with a view again.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Several, look.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Lots of features, aren't there?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47You can have all your pictures of me!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49What I admire about Tim it is that he's got exactly
0:19:49 > 0:19:52what I've got in my house. A wall of pictures of me.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Tim has just seen that and thought,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- "That's where the walls of pictures of me could go." - The pigs are going there.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Very light. It's lovely. Look at the sun shining in now.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- It's gorgeous.- Yes, warm, isn't it?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Yes. Nice as well.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07- The kitchen-diner.- Yes.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10It doubles as a snug almost.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Mmm. And looks out over the garden as well. It would be nice.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Stand here, do the washing-up, look out over the garden again.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Or stand and load the dishwasher.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23And yet another view of the garden, Tim.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I like the idea of an upside-down house
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and who wouldn't want to be in an upside-down house?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32I would name it if I named this house, "The upside-down house."
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I think two bedrooms...with yet another view of the garden.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Good-sized room.- Yes, you wouldn't need to do much to it, would you?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Another bedroom with another beautiful view.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45It's lovely with the sun shining through today.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Bedrooms a bit small, perhaps, so far?
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Well it's got everything that you need, a wardrobe, chest of drawers.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Good sewing room. - Think you'd have enough space?
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- Yes. And with all the light coming in, it would be super.- Yes, it would be good for the light.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Yes. - And again you can't deny the view.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- Every window you go to is slightly different, as well.- Bathroom.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Oh, this is nice.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Nice clean, fresh sort of feeling with all the white tiles and the white suite.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Is there a shower?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19There is but it runs off the taps. Which I'm not a huge fan of.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22You'd think there would be more than one bathroom
0:21:22 > 0:21:26and sadly there is only one and even more sadly they don't like it. Really.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Well, Tim felt it was bog-standard. - Pathetic.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Well I could see myself here with a beer on a summer's evening.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Do you promise to mow the grass and clean the windows?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41It will keep me fit coming up this hill. I promise to mow the grass.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47I promise to clean the windows, but I can't promise not to go through them with the ladders.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53What did you think?
0:21:53 > 0:21:59It's lovely. It's got the beautiful garden with the stream at the bottom and the bridge and the fruit trees.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- You do seem very at home here. - It is very nice.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06But overall what were your thoughts, Tim? Because I couldn't gauge you.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Alison, I think you liked the second one more, in my mind, but Tim, I think you quite like this.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16I do like this. I love the garden and I love the view out on to the garden.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- I could see us here.- Could you?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It's a lovely house. It is a lovely house.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25The disadvantage is I worry about the dog, because he'll be off down the brook, and he's got
0:22:25 > 0:22:29a bit of a penchant for going in and sitting down so I think we'd have a wet living room.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Well, yes. But the thing is, right, we haven't done the old...
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Oh, we have a game to play. And in fact, now of course, it is just for fun
0:22:38 > 0:22:42because Alison, you lost dreadfully in the last two properties.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Absolutely slaughtered, yes. - How about you then start again?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49We'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. For fun only.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I don't know. Ooh...we're in a nice area, aren't we?
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- Rearsby, yes.- Yes. I don't know. 375 again.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I think it's at the top end of our budget again.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02I'm going to go 399,950.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- Really? OK.- Mmmm!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Alison, you're nothing if not consistent.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Tim, you're out by 50 quid. Actually you're probably out by a little bit over £50.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16It could be 51, because the price is offers over £400,000.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20But this is the point where you have to go away and make the biggest
0:23:20 > 0:23:24decision of your adult lives about which property you wish to test drive.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30- Head off and make your big decision and we will see you at your chosen vehicle. Ready?- OK, thank you.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31- Good luck.- Choose wisely.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34And for all of you at home, here's a chance for you to have a recap.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Will it be my property, the charmingly rustic crosshouse in
0:23:38 > 0:23:40the sleepy village of Harby, with its five bedrooms
0:23:40 > 0:23:42and the all-important cast iron range cooker?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Price, £425,000.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Will it be the stunning barn-style house in Great Dalby with its superb
0:23:50 > 0:23:52views, magnificent kitchen, great views,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55double garage and oh...did I mention the breathtaking views?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The price, £425,000.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Or perhaps our eager Beavers will plug for today's wild card?
0:24:01 > 0:24:06The modern yet utterly unique upside-down house in the aptly-named Rearsby.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07The ultimate in open-plan living.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Theirs for £400,000.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19And they've gone for my choice. Property number two in Great Dalby.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- I think you'll find I've brought home the bacon, Ed. - All right, all right.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Get the kettle on, Tim.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Looks like Alison's really settling into what could be her new home.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Now what was it that my grandma used to say? Knit one, purl one.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Come on, Ed. You'll soon have that jumper made.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I see Luke's made a sharp exit.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Do you think he's got enough jumpers to last him a lifetime?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Probably. But at least they'll keep him warm for all those country walks.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- D'you think he's playing our tune? - I reckon so.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Mr and Mrs Beaver, as you can tell, because I'm grinning,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I'm delighted you've chosen my property to try before you buy.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07It is magnificent.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Yes, all right. You did pick this one and I'm happy you found one you liked.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13But what I want to know is why this one? I felt there was
0:25:13 > 0:25:17a slight split between you pair, because you quite liked the wildcard, Tim?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I did like the wild card.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21So why did you come back? Why did you come back here?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I just like the view and the remoteness of this place
0:25:25 > 0:25:29compared to the wild card which was indeed a very nice property.
0:25:29 > 0:25:35Also you get the sense of space here that I don't think you get there as well as the view.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41- And the kitchen you thought was too big earlier, didn't you? - I did, yes. Yes I thought so.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Now I've had another look, not quite so sure. It doesn't seem so big second time round.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49This was your dilemma, wasn't it? And you needed to come back and have a see.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54Well you look happy with it, so....To Buy Or Not To Buy?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57After much consideration I think it's...
0:25:57 > 0:25:58a to buy.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Ooh!- Really? This is fantastic.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- That's fantastic. - Hold on! There's a "But."
0:26:04 > 0:26:07We would like to view the property a bit more and just get our heads
0:26:07 > 0:26:10round it a little bit more because obviously it's a big move.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14It's a huge move, it's a lot of money and also you want to know
0:26:14 > 0:26:17whether you can put your sties and your stables and things like that.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19But at the moment we're saying, to buy?
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- In principle we would buy this property.- Haven't we done well?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27You say "We" and thank you very much for including me, but really it's you today.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Aw....- Congrats. You've been a pleasure to find a house for.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- You really have.- I hope you have many happy years in it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35- Thank you very much.- Enjoy.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Thank you, guys.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- We'll see you later.- See you later.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40- Bye.- Bye now.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Nikki, it's got to be said, congratulations are in order for you,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48- you have not only managed to house a family of Beavers, you've also....- A lodge of Beavers.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54A lodge of Beavers, you've also got a home for pigs, alpacas and sheep, well done.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- I have indeed. Thank you very much, Ed.- It's a pleasure.
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