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Welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy, the programme | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
that goes the extra mile to buy the property of your dreams. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
We tramp up hill and down dale. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:08 | |
Climb every mountain, ford every stream. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
River deep, mountain high. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
To find you the best possible properties. Why do we bother? | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
Well, because we care, Ed. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
-Massively. -We really do. -We genuinely care. -We care. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
We care too much, sometimes. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:24 | |
We don't mess around, do we, Rani, not really. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
Except for today when we'll be messing around on the river. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:39 | |
It's true. In a minute we'll be heading over there | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
to meet today's buyers to explain why we've come over all watery. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
Ed, we are still looking for houses, aren't we, not boats? | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
Usual rules apply. We show them three houses | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
and hopefully one of them will float... Float their boat! | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
They'll get to try it before they buy it. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
I get it, Ed. | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
Sorry. Anyway, our property hunters today are Doug and Laura Silverstone | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
who spend their time living on a narrowboat, | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-enjoying life on the water. -They certainly do. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:08 | |
But now Laura is expecting, and with the clock ticking, | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
our couple have decided they need more space before the new arrival. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
Yep. Buggies and barges really don't mix. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
Laura's mum lives in Chorleywood and Doug's also got roots there, | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
so it's no surprise that they've chosen the surrounding area to moor up and settle down. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
Well, let's see if we can make a splash, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
but not on the water, obviously. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:29 | |
Now, Doug and Laura, we're not on your barge, narrowboat, riverboat, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
whatever we call it, because that's in Kings Cross, | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
in the centre of London. We're in the Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire borders, where you want to be. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:41 | |
We could've got your boat here, but it would have taken us till next year. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:45 | |
-About that. -So you want to leave London. Whereabouts, exactly, do you want to live? | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
-We were thinking Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Chesham area. -Oh, Chesham. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
-Yeah. -What is so nice about Chesham? | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
Well, I mean, we both grew up around Hertfordshire, so we're both | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
from this area, but my mum lives in Chorleywood which is quite close, but slightly expensive. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
And we want to keep the countryside | 0:02:04 | 0:02:06 | |
somewhere near it cos you kind of feel like | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
you're in the countryside on the boat. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
We want some sort of green space, some sort of, I don't know, | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
garden of some description. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
You're quite the allotment fan. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
-Yeah. -And has this always been a passion with you? | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
I like growing my vegetables. I like vegetables that I've grown | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
and knowing what I'm cooking with and eating, | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
and growing your vegetables is part of that. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
I mean, we grow carrots and things on top of the boat, | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
but they're about that size carrots. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
So what's the type of property we're after? Olde-worlde? | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
Are we after the cornicing word and all that kind of stuff? | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
If we think of our ideal property, we get the picture of | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
like an old Victorian kind of cottage in the middle of the country. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
-Fireplaces. -Really? -Yeah. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
-And kind of iron-cast baths and all that kind of feel. -Yeah. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
-Yeah. Yeah. -What about doing work on the property? | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
-I'd get my brother over to do things. -Is he a handy guy? | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
-He says he'd fit kitchens and bathrooms. -That's excellent. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
As they say, kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
Is there anything else we're looking for because is it right you've got two cats already? | 0:03:03 | 0:03:08 | |
Yeah, we have, so we need a garden for them | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
and preferably not a big main road for the cats. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
-They've dealt with living on a boat though, yeah. -Yeah. They have. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
-Yeah. They swim. Yeah. -They swim? -Yeah. -Do you need a pool for them? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
I don't know if they actually like swimming. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:23 | |
-But they're prepared to do it? -Yeah. -OK. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
Well, we're at the point where it can either seem | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
a very easy day for us or a very tricky one, | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
and that is based around the budget. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
Ideally, we want to spend about 220, | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
but probably go up to about 250 if we need to. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
-OK. So you're looking up to 250 and maybe haggling back, possibly. -Yeah. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
The way the market is as well, you know, it's worth doing. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
-Yeah. -I tell you what, I think we can achieve this. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
-I think we will. Fingers crossed. -Fingers crossed. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
We're going to swim off to the estate agent's and see the local folk. See you later. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:53 | |
-Wish us luck. -Good luck. -Thank you. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:54 | |
I think finding them a two-bedroom property | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
isn't going to be a problem, | 0:03:57 | 0:03:58 | |
but teaching cats to cross roads, Ed, it's going to be tough. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
They can already swim so that's half the battle solved. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
Also, an interesting thing about their cats - | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
they're called Rosie and Jim, so we're moving Rosie and Jim off the barge. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
If there are children watching, stop crying, we're not stopping Rosie and Jim. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
They're cats called Rosie and Jim. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
-Ed. -Sorry. Sorry, what? -Go and speak to an estate agent. -Sorry. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire are both home counties, | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
where you can find some really lovely greenbelt countryside. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
New towns like Stevenage and garden cities such as Welwyn and Letchworth, | 0:04:27 | 0:04:31 | |
have sprung up to help accommodate the rising populations | 0:04:31 | 0:04:35 | |
created by the ever-increasing London sprawl. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
Chesham, one of Doug and Laura's choices, | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
is set in the rolling Chilterns and is a simply gorgeous market town. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire are relatively wealthy | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
and historically they have low unemployment and a high salary level. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
Did you say historical? | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
Well, we might be hysterical because the high salaries | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
and low unemployment could make it difficult | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
to find a period property on their 250 grand budget. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
But what could you find elsewhere? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
Well, just take a look at this beauty near Norwich. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:04 | |
It's splendid Victoriana with three bedrooms and a modern twist. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
Available for... | 0:05:08 | 0:05:09 | |
Glorious Snowdonia is the setting | 0:05:13 | 0:05:15 | |
for this historic restored coach house. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
It's Edwardian stone and timber, has panoramic views and the price | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
includes fishing rights on the River Dovey... | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
You just knew we were going to show you a boat, didn't you? | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
And here it is, painted in grand union green, burgundy and cream, | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
with high shine black and chrome kitchen and bathroom. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
You could buy three of these for Doug and Laura's budget. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
A boating bargain at... | 0:05:38 | 0:05:39 | |
Right. Enough of this messing about on the water. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Time to get back on the property search. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
If you were going to move here and you were moving from a barge, | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
you were used to life in a very small area, | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
but you wanted a whiff of the countryside, you wanted maybe | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
an allotment, maybe a canal, what kind of areas would you look at? | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
Living on a boat can be cheaper than living in a house | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
and it can also be environmentally friendly. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
Ideally, the old town. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
It's steeped in history. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | |
Church Street, for instance, was the original high street. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
Most of the houses there were formerly shops | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
and you can see the larger windows which have been bricked up now. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
You'll be getting economical with your water cos if you're not connected | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
to the mains and have to fill up your tank, | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
you'll think twice before switching on your tap. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
In the old town in particular, there are properties | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
-merely just three bedrooms which sell for in excess of 500,000. -Right. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:34 | |
-There are terraced properties which fetch over a million. -OK. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
And it's quite a special location. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
Also, you can save on your bills because your engine | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
can heat up your hot water and you can cook with bottled gas. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
Ourselves and the mysterious property-hunting team have had a lovely time. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
I've gone for a property - it is cusping Chesham Bois, | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
or "Chesham Boyz", depending on how you pronounce it. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:56 | |
Very nice. It is near water. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:57 | |
It is near an allotment. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
Rani, it is near perfect. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
Ed, yours may be near perfect whereas mine is perfect. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
Take a look at this. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
It's a Victorian property, absolutely beautiful. Mark, | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
that's Doug's brother, won't need to pick up any tools because inside it has been beautifully renovated. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:14 | |
It's all perfect, near a park and near the Tube line for them. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
-So, Rani, what have you got for the wildcard? -Ah, now the wildcard. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
I did find them a perfect place in Chesham old town. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
Gorgeous building, however, | 0:07:24 | 0:07:25 | |
there's been a problem and we can't actually show it to them today. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
Now it is still on the market, | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
it is within their budget, but not for today. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
So, Ed, what are we going to do? | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
As luck would have it, I have a back up property | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
which is in the old town part of Chesham. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
It is more expensive than their budget and is also one more bedroom, | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
but if they can look at it and imagine it minus one bedroom, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
they might get a feel for the size of the property that they can't see today, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
but they'll get a feel for the area and that's the most important thing. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
Those are the properties. Very different wildcard today. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
Where shall we start the journey? | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
I always like to start at property number one. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
Really. My one. Near water. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
Picture the scene, if you dare. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
A cute terraced cottage nestling alongside a river, | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
chickens over the road and a touch of the good life on their doorstep. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
Doug and Laura can't fail to absolutely love it. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
You're sounding very confident, Ed. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
Rani, the only chickens coming home to roost | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
will be the ones laying eggs for our couple to sell. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
Doug and Laura, take some steps on dry land with me to look at | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
what could be your new houseboat, but as we call it, a house. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
It is lovely. It is in Chesham Bois | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
or "Chesham Boyz". Do you know the area? | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
A little bit. My sister lives just down the road. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
-Really? -Yes. -Well, in which case, tell me something about the area. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
Well, we only know this street really. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
I'll tell you a little bit extra. You've got a nursery behind you. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
There's very good primary schools and secondary schools for the impending baby. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
Look over there. What can you see, Doug? | 0:08:56 | 0:08:58 | |
-Is it an allotment? -It is an allotment. -It certainly is. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
It is. That's irrelevant though. What do you think about this, Laura? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
-First impressions. -Yeah. It looks really nice. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
Is that a beehive in there? | 0:09:08 | 0:09:09 | |
It is a beehive, but strangely they don't keep bees in it. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
For some unknown reason, or unknown to me, they keep eggs in it. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-Right. -The guy owns an allotment and he keeps chickens | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
on the allotment so that's where he puts his eggs. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:21 | |
The allotment's his then? | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
Well, the allotment does belong to the man there, | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
but hold your horses because he owns a very large part of it. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
He may or may not be willing to, and able to, sell half of it potentially to yourself | 0:09:28 | 0:09:33 | |
to get the lease on it, but they're hotly fought after properties, allotments. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
So, we don't know, but there's a window, there's a sniff, | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
a nibble of an allotment and if there's a nibble, there's a chance. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
-Are you ready to go in? -Yeah. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:45 | |
-Yeah. -All right. Three, two, one. Enjoy it. -Thank you. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
21 years in Cub Scouts taught me one thing - | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
I think it's going to rain, so always be prepared. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
Umbrella...up. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:58 | |
It's a nice little room this side of it, isn't it? | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
Yeah. That's really nice. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
Quite open-plan. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:04 | |
Nice fireplace. It's really good. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-I like the recess things there, too. -Yeah. That's good. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
Nice little country cottage, fireplace... | 0:10:10 | 0:10:13 | |
They said they wanted character and this is what they described. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
That's quite nice. Space for a table and everything. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
Yeah... Dining room, kind of thing, here. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
Nice high ceilings. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
-Yeah. Yeah. -That's good. -Higher than the boat. -Yeah. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
We could easily get a table in properly, dining room round here. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
Yeah. That's good. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
They're so used to living on a boat, | 0:10:31 | 0:10:33 | |
that everything's about size and space. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:35 | |
They must be excited, they can probably stand up straight! | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
-Kitchen's quite big as well... -It's not too bad. Yeah. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
For a house this size.... | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
We could change all the worktops if we wanted to, couldn't we? | 0:10:43 | 0:10:46 | |
But it's new, it doesn't look that bad, does it? | 0:10:46 | 0:10:48 | |
I think you'll forgive us - | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
got slightly distracted, stealing the cameraman's umbrella | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
and sheltering from it. They liked it. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:55 | |
Right. It's a bedroom. Oh, nice. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
-It's the main bedroom, is it? -Yeah. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
It's got the beams and the things and stuff. And the fireplace. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
-Yeah. That's good. -Two wardrobes. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
-They're nice fitted wardrobes. -Are they're fitted, are they? | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
Yeah. Yeah. Think so. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
It's stopped. Who would have thought that we have gone from a Noah-esque flood to this. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:17 | |
-Second bedroom. -Yeah. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
An England fan. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
Yeah. It's quite a nice size though, isn't it? | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
Oh, an upstairs bathroom. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:25 | |
-That's good. -That's rare. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
It's big, as well. It's really nice. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
It is good. What's that over there? That might be the shower there. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
-No. I think it's the hot water, isn't it? I'm not sure. -It could be. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
Do you think you could fit in there? | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
-I don't know. Shall I try? -You'd better not cos you'll get the nice white bath all dirty. -Oh, yeah. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:44 | |
They don't need to worry about whether Doug can fit under there | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
because before every show I measure each contestant and then turn it into piece of string. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:52 | |
So, I've got Doug in my left pocket, | 0:11:52 | 0:11:54 | |
that piece of string, and I've got Laura in my right, so I went up there, | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
took a piece of string out of my right pocket, measured it under there and Doug will fit perfectly. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:03 | |
Right was Laura. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:04 | |
-I think it'll be all right. -Yeah. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
-He's done well on this house. -Yeah. I like it. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:08 | |
Yeah. There's a couple of bits where the headroom's a bit... | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
I almost hit myself on the stairs, but I can get used to that. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
I like the wood and yeah, I like the style of it. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
-The style is perfect, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
-What did you think of it? -Yeah. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
I really liked it. I really did. I liked the wood and things like that. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
-French oak, a lot of French oak was in there, I believe. -Yeah. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
Very posh. He knows his wood, the guy who owns this. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
I really like that bit of it. Yeah. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:35 | |
-That's good. -It's got to be guess the price time. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
Yeah. So who wants to go first? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
Who knows their property? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
Doug's better at it. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:43 | |
Go on then, Doug. How much do you think this property's worth? | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
You said you'd be willing to spend 220, maybe 250, if it was the right property. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:50 | |
Well, I reckon 225, 230. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:54 | |
-Come on, man. -237? | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
237?! You've gone from 225... | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
-227, sorry! -227. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
OK. 227. A ludicrous price of 227. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
I think it might be a little bit more so I'm going for 230. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
-OK. -230. 227. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
Right. Well, surprisingly, no-one's got it right. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:12 | |
The closest is... | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
Doug. The actual price is £220,000. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:17 | |
It's less than you both thought. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
And in this current economic climate, | 0:13:19 | 0:13:21 | |
I would imagine there could be a bit | 0:13:21 | 0:13:23 | |
of haggling to be going on because obviously, you want the allotment | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
over there as well and you'll want a bit of a leverage on that. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
-Shall we just end the show here? -No. I think not. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
We should dry off and check out property number two which is my choice. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-So, Doug, we're going to follow you. -OK. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
I can do charm and character too, you know. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
We're talking Victorian terrace, exposed brickwork, | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
roll-top bath and fireplaces a go-go. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:49 | |
And all combined with some seriously sassy styling. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:52 | |
But Rani, where will the chickens live? | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
Well, Ed, I'm sure I can hatch a plan for that one. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
Rani, that's pun-thetic. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
OK, then, Doug and Laura. Welcome to property number two. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
Now, we're still in Chesham and like Ed, | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
I have also given you a Victorian terrace. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
What are your first impressions of this place. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
It's not as pretty as the last one. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:11 | |
-Yeah. It doesn't fill me with confidence. -Not is it, really? | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
-Where's the allotment from here? Where's the river? -Hang on. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
Back up, Ed. Let's find out what you think first. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
-Yeah. I mean, it hasn't got the allotment, has it? -No. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
I like the bricks. The brickwork's nice. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
-Yes. -It's right in town, this one, so it's a different place. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
Now, the other thing is... Ed did give you two bedrooms. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
I am also giving you two bedrooms. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
But there's also something a little bit special as well | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
in there for you. A little surprise. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
Is the allotment upstairs, is it? Or maybe the river? | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
-We've got a great garden. -OK. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
-That's what you need to know. -OK. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:46 | |
Are you interested enough to go inside to see behind the brickwork? | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
Let's look at the negatives. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:52 | |
It's got no river nearby. If you want to go in, it doesn't really bother me. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-It's about to rain in a minute. -Go in out of the rain. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
Go in. Have a look around. | 0:14:58 | 0:14:59 | |
-Make the best of it. -Enjoy the bricks. Have a feel of the bricks. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:03 | |
-Yeah. -Lovely bricks. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:04 | |
-So this must be the dining room, then. -Yeah. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
It's a bit strange having a dining room here. But it's quite nice. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
I like the fireplace. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
-Is that thing, the stereo thing, under the...? -That's funny. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
-Original, isn't it? -It's quite clever. Yeah. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
-It's not a car. -It's not a car. And it's not a car stereo. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
-It's just a stereo. -Just jammed in the wall? | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
-Wow! -This is.... | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
-Look at the fireplace. -Two fireplaces. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
Yeah. That's really nice. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:31 | |
It's a nice living room though. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
Yeah. Yeah. It is. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:35 | |
It's lovely. Really light. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
-Yeah. -It's modern. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:38 | |
It's bigger. I like the trolley thing, | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
you can put something in like a breakfast bar or something. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-Yeah. -It's a lot of light coming in | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
from that window up there, isn't it. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:47 | |
It bathes the whole kitchen. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
This is true about this kitchen. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:50 | |
It's really nice and light. The front room's really light. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
The second room, maybe not as light, but this one... | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
it feels clean, it feels new. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
There must be a bathroom through here. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
Yeah. A downstairs bathroom. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
Oh, just a shower. So has it got a bath anywhere, do you think? | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
Don't know if there's one upstairs. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:09 | |
They think that's the only bathroom. That could cloud their judgement. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
-Oh, OK. -Bigger bedroom. -Yeah. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
-It's much bigger, isn't it. -Yeah. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:21 | |
Like the bedroom. I've seen in there as well. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
What's that? | 0:16:24 | 0:16:25 | |
-That's a nice bath. -Yeah. It is, isn't it. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
That's really good cos you've got a shower room downstairs | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
and a bathroom upstairs. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:33 | |
They've got an extra bathroom with a tank. That's safe. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
-Second bedroom? -Yeah. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
That's quite a good size. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
We'd fit everything we need for the baby in here, | 0:16:41 | 0:16:43 | |
-Yeah. They have those shutters. I do like those shutters. -Yeah. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
-That's nice. -So, cupboard. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
-Yeah. -Must be a wardrobe. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
Ooh, stairs. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
And they are quite steep stairs, aren't they, Rani? | 0:16:55 | 0:16:57 | |
They are quite steep stairs. They're very cleverly designed. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
Oh, this is really pretty. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
They're using it as like a kid's bedroom. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
It's really nice. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
-It is, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:12 | |
Brickwork again. I'll take that. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
Yeah. You could... I mean, if we to start with, put an office thing up here, I could work from home a bit. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:21 | |
I said it was a two-bedroom because of fire regulations, you can't say | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
the attic room is a third bedroom, | 0:17:24 | 0:17:26 | |
so you have it as a hobby room, or maybe a kids' playroom. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
You could sleep in there, you just can't sell it as a third bedroom. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
Hey, yeah, Rani's done well on it, I think. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
Perhaps not the location I thought of, but you've | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
got much more in the house, you know, a bit more exciting. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:42 | |
-There's certainly more inside than I was expecting. -Yeah. That's right. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:46 | |
Now, when you first went into the house, I was slightly worried, | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
but by the end of the tour, you seemed to have perked up a bit. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
Yeah. Lots of surprises in there. Yeah. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
-Good surprises? -Yeah. Yeah. | 0:17:58 | 0:17:59 | |
It was certainly a lot nicer than I thought it would be. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
We weren't expecting much, to be honest. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
OK. It's beautiful. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
It's over three floors. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:08 | |
-It is two and a bit bedrooms. -You couldn't call it a bedroom. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
Maximum budget of £250,000. You went first last time, didn't you, Doug? | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
So, Laura, you go first this time. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
-I think it's more than the last one, so I'm going to say 230. -Right. OK. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:22 | |
I was going to go 230 as well, so I'm going to go a little bit higher. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
I'll go 235. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:27 | |
235. Right then, Doug, it looks like you're closest again. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
This property is on the market currently at 239,950. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:36 | |
So it's still under your budget, but it's been finished fantastically. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
So that's what you're going to be paying for. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
The next house is everyone's favourite part of the show. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
-It is the wildcard. Are you excited? -Very. -Very. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:47 | |
To take part in your own wildcard episode? | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
-Yeah. -It's this way. Let's go. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
Right. Today's wildcard. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
It's wilder than usual, Rani, but not for any of the normal reasons. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
Well, I'll let you do the explaining to Doug and Laura then, | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
because this wildcard, it's totally confusing me. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
Doug and Laura, walk tantalisingly toward | 0:19:06 | 0:19:08 | |
everyone's favourite part of the programme, the wildcard. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
Now, it's wild for many reasons today. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
The viewers know one of the reasons, we had a wildcard already and that fell through. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:18 | |
We can't go to see that. Very short notice, we found you this. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
And the reason we found you this is because it's like the one that has fallen through. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:26 | |
It's not sold - you could still buy it. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
The reason we're here in Chesham old town | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
is because the wildcard that fell through is in Chesham old town. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
And I want you to know what it's like. Have you been here before? | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
-No, we haven't. -Do you like the feel of Chesham old town? | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
-I really like the old-style houses. -Well, that's good news. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
Now, the one that we're going to look at today is there, | 0:19:43 | 0:19:46 | |
-the yellow-doored one. -Right. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
It's got three bedrooms. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:49 | |
The one you could buy, that we can't get into today, | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
has got two bedrooms. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:53 | |
So imagine this one minus a bedroom. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
-Right. -So, Doug, what are your thoughts? | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
I think it's lovely. I think the town around here looks a beautiful little town. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
So hopefully the house is as nice. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
Are you ready to go in? | 0:20:05 | 0:20:06 | |
-Yes. -OK. Imagine it has two bedrooms. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:08 | |
-Remember that. Are you ready? -Yeah. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
Get in it. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:12 | |
-It's lovely. -Straight into the kitchen. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
Just to recap, do you understand what's going on? | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
-Absolutely. -Go on then. -The property we found, | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
-the wildcard, fell through. -Right. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
We've got them another wildcard. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:29 | |
They get a feel of the location and the style of property. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:32 | |
Unfortunately, they can't afford it. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
It's got a kind of villagey-cottage feel to it, hasn't it? | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
With all these shelves behind us here, as well. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
-Lovely kitchen, isn't it? -Yeah. I really like this kitchen. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:45 | |
Yes. It is. I like the curve of it, as well. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
-Yeah. It's a nice shape, isn't it? -Feels kind of homely. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
That's the beauty of the old town though. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
I think that's what Laura likes about... | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
That's what she would like about this area. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
-Lovely. Look at this. -Oh, wow. -All the oak beams. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
-Is that oak? OK. -Yeah. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
Lovely, that is. I love all this under here. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
It's the kind of alcove-y bits. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:09 | |
-There's the door to the garden with... -A cat flap. Yay. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
-That's good. -That's done it, hasn't it? | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
That's made them think, "Right, we have to move here, | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
"we have to move here because of the cat flap." | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
Wow, look at the bathroom. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
Bathroom. Proper bath, again. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
I like that bath. Look at the shower. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:28 | |
The shower's lovely, isn't it? | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
That's sweet. It's big enough, isn't it? | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
-Sweet bedroom. -It is, isn't it? | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
-Yeah. -Lots of nice shapes... | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
The beams... Yeah. It's nice. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:41 | |
You've got all the bulging walls here between the beams. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
-Yeah. -Maybe it was two houses before. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
It's a combination of a 1930s infill, which is there, | 0:21:48 | 0:21:52 | |
and then the whatever building age this bit is, | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
but they're in the 1930s bit. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
Cunning. They've worked that out. | 0:21:57 | 0:21:59 | |
This is another bedroom here, isn't it? | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
-That's nice. -You could get a double bed in here. -You can. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
-Nice little window in the corner. -It's quite bright in here. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
Yeah. OK. I guess round here, into the third bedroom that doesn't exist. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
Yet. Baby's room. Definitely. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
Again, you've got the window over. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
-I guess maybe the same window coming through. -Yeah. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
Nice and bright again. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
I like the way Doug has chosen the smallest room not to exist | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
because maybe it would have been one of the bigger rooms that didn't exist. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
So I think the mystery choice is... | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
-Just have to work out if we can afford it. -Yeah. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:33 | |
I love the character. I love all the beams and everything | 0:22:33 | 0:22:36 | |
although your head might be a bit of a problem. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
Laura and Doug, you've had a good look round the place. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:45 | |
Now, what we gave you in extra bedroom, | 0:22:45 | 0:22:47 | |
we've taken away in the garden. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
Yeah. We can see that. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:51 | |
-What do you think of the place? -Oh, it's lovely. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
I love the character and the kitchen was gorgeous. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
Everything, like the sinks and things like that. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
The character's lovely. It was a bit small head rooms in a few places. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
How are you on a narrowboat though? | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
Narrowboats are taller than some of those beams. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
It's got about half an inch above my head, and there's no stairs. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:12 | |
And you're used to that tolerance level, you really are. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
OK, then. We might as well guess the price. Doug, you've won. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
You've been closest both times. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
-Is it all right if Doug goes first again? -Yeah. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:23 | |
We said your maximum budget was 250. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
You wanted to spend around 220. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
We have gone over your maximum budget. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
-We'll be clear about that. What do you think this property's on the market for? -I don't know. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:36 | |
I think, maybe, 270, maybe. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
270. Laura? | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
-I'll go maybe a little bit lower this time. 265. -265. -Yeah. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:46 | |
The price of the property in Chesham old town is £290,000. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:52 | |
Laura, you are nothing if not consistent. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
You have lost all three which in a way is a triumph really, I think. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
-Be proud. -And Doug, you're a little bit out. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
Now, the purpose of this was because to see if you like the style of it. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
Now, the property we couldn't get into today is £235,000 | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
and obviously there might be a bit of movement on that. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
So that's within your budget. So if you do like this style and character, | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
it is available within your budget. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
So that is something to think about whilst you head off | 0:24:17 | 0:24:20 | |
and make the decision about which one you wish to test drive. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
-Right. -OK. Good luck with that. We will see you later. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
Off you guys go, and whilst they do that, | 0:24:27 | 0:24:29 | |
here's a quick reminder for you guys at home. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
Will the location and allotment perfection of property number one | 0:24:32 | 0:24:36 | |
cajole them back for a test drive? | 0:24:36 | 0:24:38 | |
Just down the road from Laura's sister, | 0:24:38 | 0:24:39 | |
it was familiar territory and a bargain for... | 0:24:39 | 0:24:43 | |
Or will the gorgeous brickwork | 0:24:43 | 0:24:45 | |
and bathroom bliss of my property tempt them? | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
Don't forget that extra bedroom, sorry, hobby room. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
And all that for... | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
Or will they speak to the bank manager and decide on the wildcard. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
Gorgeous location, gorgeous interiors, | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
but eye-wateringly over their budget at... | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
Laura's mum Lindy's here and where is here? | 0:25:08 | 0:25:11 | |
My property, number one, of course. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
This is lovely, darling. Isn't this super? | 0:25:14 | 0:25:17 | |
Yes. It is lovely, Ed. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
Oh, Doug's escaped already | 0:25:22 | 0:25:24 | |
and there was me thinking he actually liked my property. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
-This would be the baby's room. -Oh, that's lovely. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
Yes. I think that's just about right. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
The girls are having a lovely time talking about babies and nurseries. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:39 | |
No wonder Doug has left them to it. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
-Ah, here he is. -Hi, Doug. -Hiya. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
Welcome to the allotments. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
Can't keep a man away from his shed. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
Will Doug's carrots measure up to those? | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
Laura's getting creative here. What lovely cards. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:55 | |
How are you doing there? I think it's lovely here. Lovely view. | 0:25:56 | 0:26:00 | |
They're looking right at home, Ed. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
Back at the allotment and Doug's finally getting stuck in. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
I think the good life could just be around the corner. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:11 | |
Doug and Laura, firstly, congratulations. You picked my one. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
And secondly, and this is probably for Rani's benefit, | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
are you listening? Why did you go for my one? | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
The location, I suppose. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:22 | |
I like the garden where it's not quite on the edge of a road. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:26 | |
You've got quite a bit more space, it seems. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
It feels more enclosed here. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
This is it. Very important. Child on its way. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
I can't build this up enough. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
To Buy Or Not To Buy, Doug and Laura. That is the question. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:39 | |
Buy. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
BOTH: Really?! | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
Yes! | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
We've had a lovely day. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:46 | |
And congratulations. This is it. Well done and good luck with baby. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:51 | |
We'll see you soon. OK. And let us know if you do move in. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
-And send us pictures of the baby as well. -Oh, yeah. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
-See you later. -Thank you. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:58 | |
-That's great. -Lovely people. | 0:26:58 | 0:27:00 | |
Who were they(?) | 0:27:00 | 0:27:02 | |
Well, Ed, I can't believe you actually did it. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
You brought Laura and Doug to land safely. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
I certainly did. Rani, in many way, in fact actually, entirely, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
I'm very much like a property lifesaver, | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
a property life ring. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
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