0:00:02 > 0:00:06Hello, house hunters, and welcome to yet another soggy episode of To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Yes, today, we are going to be digging around Lincolnshire.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Pathetic. We are going to be looking for a space kind of like this
0:00:13 > 0:00:15for a couple that want to grow their own.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Literally, Johnny, everyone's at it these days.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- What, digging round Lincolnshire? - No, or maybe yes,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32what I mean is growing their own veg.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35The Queen has got an allotment in Buckingham Palace.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Michelle Obama, gorilla gardened the White House lawn allotment.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- That is a fact. - That's incredible.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- So our house hunters aren't alone, then.- No, they're not.
0:00:43 > 0:00:4715.5 million Brits actually grow some of the food they eat.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Look at the size of those Brussels sprouts.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Today's buyers are Richard Barnet and Colin Brotherston.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Richard is a data manager and Colin is a staff counsellor at Barnsley Hospital.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01They have lived together for ten years, and outgrown their house.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- That's not quite true.- Well, OK, they've outgrown their garden.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07That's better. They want a property with loads of land
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- so they can have a massive veggie patch.- Looks like they won't be alone, though.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14They've also got some furry friends to think about.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Welcome to the show. First, let's get the formalities out of the way.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- Can you introduce us to your dogs, please.- This is Will.- Very lovely.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- And this is Jack.- What breed of dogs are these?- They are Bichon Frise.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30A Bichon Frise? Are they kind of poodle-esque? Ish?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Yeah. Yuppie poodle. - Yuppie poodle! Very nice.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Put the dogs down because I don't want to get you dirty, I know they've been out in the rain
0:01:38 > 0:01:41You're going for the rural world? You're going to grow your own veg.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Is this true? Are you committed to this?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Yes, we are. We're obsessional about it.- Really?
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Yeah, we got into growing it this year, and we even blocked up one of our driveways in our house.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Good for you, so many people lose their front lawns and front gardens
0:01:56 > 0:02:01to put a driveway in and it's good to see people going the other way and getting them out.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- I like it. - So, what are we stopping at?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06You've got veg, are you considering animals, things like that?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09We are looking for half an acre upwards of land.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15OK, so you're not just limited to chickens. You can have some much more substantial beasts.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Yeah.- What are you thinking, Colin?
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- You've got a smile on your face that says there's something you'd like. - Well, I quite fancy bison.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Why a... Why a bison?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Well, I just think they're cute...
0:02:26 > 0:02:28I mean, they're cute!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Your dogs down there, they are lovely. Keeping a bison!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Richard, are you having a bison in the house?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37This is where I kind of struggle with this a bit,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41so I am still waiting to be swayed by this one.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43What kind of property do you see yourselves in?
0:02:43 > 0:02:48I like big properties. I like big rooms, lots of space, big kitchen, big bedroom.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We thought a minimum of three bedrooms.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56We like the modern kind of design of houses, like large rooms, clean lines...
0:02:56 > 0:03:01OK, so would that be modern interior or modern exterior? Or are you not fussed?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Preferably modern interior, at least.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Modern exterior's pretty good, too.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Barn conversions are quite good for that, because you have got the old...
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- You say conversion. Are you prepared to do any work ourselves?- No.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- That's a very definite no. - Definitely!
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Is there a reason for this very definite no?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Yeah, cos we had our property done up and it just goes on and on and on.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Downstairs space. There's one very large item that is yours, Colin.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- A grand piano or a baby grand piano? - Baby grand piano.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- It's ginormous, isn't it? Is that coming?- No, that's getting sold.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Richard, what's your smile about? Does he play it much?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Not as often as I perhaps would like him to play.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50- So...I...- Get it out right now. Let's clear the air.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54You have just had your first domestic on telly!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I would like him to be able to take the piano.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Oh, OK.- I'll move on the piano if Rich moves on the bison.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- OK, right, this is it! - I'll tell you what, there is a stand-off. Piano versus bison.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10But this is quite a good jeopardy for the episode.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I believe if you find the right property, you were considering
0:04:13 > 0:04:17making the back garden the venue for a wedding.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- Yes.- Possibly, yes.- Now, I heard, Colin, that you are waiting for Richard to ask you to marry him.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Yeah, I am. I suppose now would be a great time.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Talk about putting him on the spot!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Budget. Right, you have got a lot you want, and it sounds great,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38but it sound like it will cost a lot of money.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41How much money have you got?
0:04:41 > 0:04:46We're looking at a maximum of about 400.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50And if we find the property of your dreams that has everything,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52would you nudge any higher than 400?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- The absolute we might go to is about 420.- Keep pushing him!
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- 420. OK. Wish us luck.- Good luck.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Good luck.- See you later.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04OK, let's concentrate on the positives.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Richard and Colin have only looked at two houses in the area, found one they liked.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11We're showing them three. We cannot fail.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15The odds are in our favour. What a lovely episode it will be.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18We have got the potential of a baby grand piano, a bison
0:05:18 > 0:05:20and the potential of a wedding. Lovely, isn't it?
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- Not forgetting the vegetables. - I'm excited. Shall we make it?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Known as the country's larder, thanks to its fertile farmland,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Lincolnshire produces a fifth of Britain's food. That's more than any other county.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36And it's the largest potato producer in the UK.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Look at that lot. There's a tonne of mash in there.
0:05:38 > 0:05:45Indeed. While the remains of 136 windmills are reminders of the county's agricultural history,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49only a handful continue in full working order.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Aside from windmills, the Lincolnshire countryside is also home to numerous pretty villages,
0:05:54 > 0:05:56with a mix of character and modern properties.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59That sounds great, although some market towns have seen
0:05:59 > 0:06:04a controversial phenomenon called doughnutting, with new estates being built around historical centres.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09However, North Lincolnshire is the most affordable rural local authority in England,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13with an average house price of just over £136,000.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Colin and Richard chose this area for its country setting and also for its good road links.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23If they commute to Barnsley, they'll be in good company, as one in ten people who live in Lincolnshire
0:06:23 > 0:06:27do just that, or work in cities such as Sheffield, Leeds and Hull.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30We are looking for a house with two acres, so let's see
0:06:30 > 0:06:34what properties with that amount of land will cost you around the UK.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39First up is this spacious modern family house near Burton-on-Trent.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42It has five bedrooms, a sitting room and a music room.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The property comes with 1.9 acres,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49and it's on the market for £895,000.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55This historic country residence with three acres of land is near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Inside, you'll find attractive, traditional features.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04Offers are being accepted in excess of £425,000.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09In Banbury, Oxfordshire, just over two acres will set you back substantially more.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14This converted tithe barn is fully modernised to a high standard,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18and could be yours for £885,000.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Dig. Put your back into it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23These cabbages aren't going to grow themselves. Good work.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27For the first time in generations, as revealed by a government survey,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31more people are moving to the country than are leaving it.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32So, our buyers aren't on their own.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36That's why land prices have been increasing over the years,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39as more farmers sell off relatively small chunks of land
0:07:39 > 0:07:44for people chasing the rural dream to live off their land, or escaping the hustle of the cities.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49This trend has thrown up a term even more annoying than staycation or Tweeting.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52That term is green shifting.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Now, much is made about the psychological and physical benefits of gardening, but,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01and you'll like this, did you know that digging for an hour burns
0:08:01 > 0:08:04almost the same amount of calories as going for a four mile jog?
0:08:04 > 0:08:09If you're looking to set up a smallholding in Scotland, Wales or the East Coast of England,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12where we are at the moment, it's relatively affordable.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But head down to Devon and it gets much more expensive.
0:08:14 > 0:08:21The average house price in rural areas is £8,000 more expensive than in urban areas.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Can I stop this now?- Realistically, you've barely started.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Shall we go and talk to the mystery property hunting team?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- Yes.- All right. Come on, then.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33The mysterious property hunting team have delivered our details.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- I'd say we are both pretty happy, aren't we?- Absolutely. - My one is a cracker.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It is near the village of Holton-le-Moor.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44The English translation, Holton the Moor. It's lovely.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48It has got enough land for the bison, which is fantastic news.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53The property is massive, so it's got room for the grand piano and, if you look at the garden,
0:08:53 > 0:08:58it's just big enough for a marquee which means they can get married there. Perfect.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- It's a box ticker.- It really is. - Property two is a contender as well.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Two-and-a-half acres.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- That's two bison. - According to the details, it's an American style design.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09It is a big, modern property.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13It's modern on the outside and the inside, which they seemed keen on.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16They really don't want to do any work.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20And the wild card, I think, is quite a cracker. We can't show them.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24You know how the wild card goes. It gives everything they want with a bit of jeopardy.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27This is following the same formula. It's exciting.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Those are the houses. Where shall we start the journey?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Yours.- My one. The lovely one.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Near Holton-le-Moor. Or Holton the Moor, if you're English.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44My choice is a wonderful detached property that's situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48That's a bit of an understatement. The nearest neighbours are sheep.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Oh, ye of little faith. Colin and Richard said they wanted to expand their veggie patch.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57But inside this gem, I'm also giving them even more of what they want.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Behind those doors, there's a surprise, which I think they will simply love.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Colin and Richard, walk towards your future.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I think, I do genuinely believe this is the one.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11We are a very short programme today because this is a cracker.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Everything inside is what you've asked for. Everything. Everything.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Outside, how much land do you think we have got?- About an acre?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Nearly two acres, so we've got the bison, and potentially,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25with the lake, water buffalo as well, which I think is good news.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28It's quite windy here because there's nothing to block the wind.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34You have got no houses, you're kind of in the middle of nowhere, but what you think?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- I like it.- It looks good.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I'm liking this.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42It's a good-looking place. I mean, you are incredibly detached.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46This property was two farmer's cottages knocked into one.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51You get this wonderful symmetry. As you look at it, it's perfectly balanced.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- It is a wonderful property. Ed has done brilliantly.- Are you ready?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Yes.- Are you positive?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Yes.- This is your future.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Enter it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It is a little bit windy, but that's the only problem, isn't it?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Who doesn't like a little bit of wind every once in a while?
0:11:13 > 0:11:19- It's, um, nice entrance. Spacious. - Yeah, I like this.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's nice and light.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25It is a spacious entrance hall.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Nice and bright. But I was expecting an awful lot more, from the way
0:11:29 > 0:11:33I sold it to them outside, I was expecting at least, you know, a wow.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36But not a very considered description of it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39This is nice.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Wow. Yes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43It's a good-sized kitchen.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48That's good that you have got an eating area within the kitchen as well.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Seen these views?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Wow.- They're great.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55That looks fantastic.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57The views are everywhere.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- It's panoramic.- There are. I mean, let's be honest, that's a fact.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Oh, this is the dining room.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Oh, this is lovely.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07That's nice.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13With the dual aspect windows. Wow.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Is that an open fireplace?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Yeah. Oh, wow.- That's fantastic.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Imagine if you've got a log fire on a night, and you've got your guests having dinner.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26This is the main lounge. Wow.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Oh, I like this.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34There's no greater phrase to be heard than, "Wow, I like this!"
0:12:34 > 0:12:37From a Scottish man called Colin. He does love it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I will have a seat and pretend...
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Ah, yeah, that's really nice.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48What a fantastic view.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50That is amazing.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Another view of the hills.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- This is a bedroom.- Oh, wow.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04This is quite a nice size, a good size bedroom.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Fantastic.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Yep, I like this. I like the carpet, too.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- Great.- It's bouncy.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Another bedroom.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21It's a nice, really nice guest bedroom.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Fantastic.- That's nice to have a seating area here.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28If you sit out here, you can just kind of look out.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I like this corridor.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35You just feel like
0:13:35 > 0:13:41it's going to open up into something, some kind of surprise...
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Wow!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Now that, I like.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48That's it. Where do we sign?
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Oh, yeah, I can just see me sitting back in the bath with a wee glass of wine and candles burning.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Tina Turner playing in the background.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57These are the things you want to hear.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00These are the kind of enthusiastic comments you want.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Not listening to Tina Turner. No way!- Not that bit,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- but the candles and the wine. - Maybe Steamy Windows, though, with it being in the bathroom!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Ah, this as a guest bedroom too.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13How many bedrooms is that?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15That's three.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I like the way they've done the chaise longue,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22or maybe it's a chaise short, I don't know.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24But that old sort of style.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Well, there we go, a fantastic joke delivered perfectly by Colin there.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29The chaise short.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Oh, yes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35This must be the master bedroom.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Yes.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41This actually feels better with the height of the window,
0:14:41 > 0:14:47because with the others you are having to kind of crouch down to see out, but it actually feels...
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Yeah.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Wow. How far can you see on that?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55There's something through here.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Ah, right. This is the en suite.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08So, what do you think of the house, then?
0:15:08 > 0:15:12I like it. It's got nice, it's got a real nice feel to it,
0:15:12 > 0:15:20- real kind of clean, modern, yet that contrast between new and old, good-sized rooms.- I like it.- Yeah.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Now, Colin and Richard, how do feel about the whole house?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I think, initially it, as we were walking round, we thought,
0:15:29 > 0:15:35yeah, this is a real good feel, the decor of it, the style of it, I think they have done
0:15:35 > 0:15:38a fantastic job, and it is kind of really our style.
0:15:38 > 0:15:45One of my reservations is, with being an old property and the cottage style,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49the windows in some of the rooms are quite below my eye level,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53so I am finding myself kind of dropping down to look out.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59Now, extensions, right, to the veg patch down here, I think could be made,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02because, looking at it, it's a little bit tiny.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06What we are after with the self-sufficiency, Colin, what d'you think?
0:16:06 > 0:16:11How much of this land that you've got - near two acres - would you give over?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's difficult to say, really, because this year,
0:16:14 > 0:16:20we have crammed an awful lot of vegetables in a tiny, small place,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24but when we came to harvesting it, we kind of forgot that vegetables grow
0:16:24 > 0:16:27quite wide and quite tall, and so therefore...
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- It was your first year, though. - Yeah, and we have learned a lot.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I think we will probably use quite a bit of it,
0:16:34 > 0:16:41- but it would be well spaced out. - It all works here, I guess price could be a factor, maybe.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Could make you fall in love with it, possibly.- Colin, what do you reckon?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I reckon Richard should go first.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50OK. Richard, over to you, my friend.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53375.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58So I'll go...350.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04350? The actual price of this is £395,000.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09So Richard, you are closest, but not that close, but certainly nearer than Colin was.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12But this is the price for this area.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17You get a lot of land, a lot of house, immaculate house. I sense you might want to look at property two.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Yes.- It's well worth checking out, I think.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Follow me. This way.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- My property today is an absolute peach.- I will give you that, Johnny.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Yes, indeed, and only 10 years old, it's also immaculate on the inside.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37But where, dear Johnny, is the space for the veggie patch and the magnificent bison?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Wait till you see what's out back.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Here we are, at my choice, property number two now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48I am slightly out of breath, and it's not just because I am slightly unfit for a man of my age.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's because I have just run to the bottom of the garden.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55It's massive! It is absolutely huge, it is a bison-friendly garden.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57It is like an oasis.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02You're up for the idea of having modern on the outside and inside. Ed's was that on the inside.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04This is the whole modern house package.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- What you think? First impressions. - Quite impressed.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Front, looks good, quite imposing.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14I mean, there are some features that I can see that I like straightaway,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18like larger windows, but let's see what's on the inside.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Okey-cokey. Are you ready?- Let's go.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Are you excited?- We are.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27OK, remember, you have got the baby grand piano that could be moving in there and the bison.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29And these aren't things to be trifled with.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Three, two, one, enter the bison house.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Oh, this is nice! Oh, wow!
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Very grand.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43That was always going to be the bit that grabs them.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47They do say these large entrance halls can be a waste of space, but that one is magnificent.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Shall I have a go?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57HE PLAYS
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Oh, hello, here we go, a burst from Colin.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Fantastic.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Won't get the baby grand in here, though.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Well...- ..you can play pool. - Exactly.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- It is a pool table, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah, it's pool.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Oh, this is nice. Yeah.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30That'd be nice for the computers.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32This is a nice office space.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I can just see you paying my bills in here.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Do you know, I've always wanted double doors.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44I just think it gives you a sort of feeling of grandeur
0:19:44 > 0:19:48when you open them up, dinner is served. I have always fancied that.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I can imagine the theatrical side of Colin coming in today
0:19:50 > 0:19:55with the double doors, you know, entering with the canapes.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Richard would serve out while he tinkled on the ivories and then, "Here they come.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Chicken Kiev, anyone?"
0:20:00 > 0:20:02It's nice.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04The fire, as well.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- That will be really nice.- I bet that's lovely in the wintertime.
0:20:07 > 0:20:13I think that's what I miss, actually, is not having a coal fire or log fire.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16It would be nice to have an open fire.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I suppose it's very like
0:20:19 > 0:20:22the type of house you'd see on the Mississippi, isn't it?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Yeah, in the Deep South.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Wow! This is a nice kitchen.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Very nice.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33That's, like,
0:20:33 > 0:20:40quick breakfast room or something. I assume they have another dining room.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- You've got a nice little utility room.- Oh, yes.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45A Belfast sink.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- There you go.- Once again, though, very nice kitchen, nicely laid out, it's got a big larder as well.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Ah, yeah, it's the dining room.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00- Again, it's a bit fussy.- I would probably make it more our style.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It is very grand.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06A good-sized dining room.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- We just need to get some friends so we can invite them.- That'll be it.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Nice room.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Now, this is what you'd call a staircase.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Yeah. Shall I do my Scarlett O'Hara impression?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- It's just like that Gone With The Wind style, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28You can imagine the plantations.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32All the house just leading off from the staircase.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Wow!- Oh, this is nice.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Oh yes,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I like this.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43And you've got a dressing area with built-in cupboards.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Oh, right. Wow! What a good idea.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49And it is quite a nice-sized room.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Another little area here.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57You could put your make-up one in here.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59What size is the en suite?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Oh, right, OK.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Very nice. Big enough bath.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Oh, yes!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Yes, this is my room.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23You shall we start running the taps?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It'll take you about two weeks.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Wow! That's fantastic.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34I'm just trying to think through my dictionary of the 450 houses I would have looked at.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I'd still say that the best bathroom I've seen.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It's got to be up there, hasn't it?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45This is another fab room as well, isn't it?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48It's actually quite a surprise how big this is.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Cos this must be en suite as well.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- I assume so.- A door into... I presume that's into...
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Go for it.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Yep, yep. Another bath in here.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- That's good, then. Your guests could have an en suite as well.- Yeah.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- This is quite a nice part as well, isn't it?- It is, yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It's quite an unusual thing to find.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15This is really the American sort of design, isn't it?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Yeah. Absolutely.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20But it's still a nice kind of seating area to have.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- You could sit here and watch the neighbours go past, couldn't you? - Yeah.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Give them a wave.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I'm getting a bit exhausted looking in all these rooms.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36This is a really nice bedroom.
0:23:36 > 0:23:44- Again, this could equally be doubles, king, super king.- Yeah, easy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I'm dying to see that garden.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Well, shall we head down there?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Shall we go and see it?- Let's.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53I've been saving myself.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Well, we've seen the house now, which I think went pretty well.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02But I'll get your feedback from that in a second.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05You can now see why I was out of breath when I ran down this garden.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07This thing is absolutely enormous!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10It's huge. It's absolutely fantastic.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I've never seen such a big garden.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13No. It is incredible.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17You can see the house down there on the horizon about 400 or 500 metres away.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Probably as much through there. You've got your own mini orchard!
0:24:21 > 0:24:26There's a meadow then a nature reserve that's got either a very small lake or a large pond in it.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28So it is an incredibly large plot.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Is this the kind of garden you had in mind?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I like it. I like the garden.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37You can do absolutely anything with this. Because this is sectioned off as well,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40you could have one bit for entertaining and relaxing,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42another bit for the whole gardening stuff.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43This was the theory that we had.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Obviously there's the divide of whether you will get the bison.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Colin, you could buy a bison, have it in the garden. He'd be none the wiser, it's that big!
0:24:51 > 0:24:56The property's lovely. The question is, how much does it cost?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59The maximum of £420,000. You don't want to spend over that.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01What do you think this is worth?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04I would say it's on for £419,995.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Right up to the top. OK, Richard?
0:25:07 > 0:25:13- I'm going to go slightly lower at 410.- Do you know what?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17I think, with these guesses, you like this one a little bit more than my one, which I'm annoyed at.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- But anyway... - OK, the reveal on the price is you're both very, very close.
0:25:21 > 0:25:241-1, though, Colin. You were closest.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26It's actually on the market for 435.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29I know that is over budget, however, a couple of things.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33The vendor is aware he has to knock his price down a bit to secure a buy.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37He has already reduced it once, but he's open to negotiation.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Secondly, this garden is vast. It could be as much of a hindrance as an attraction to any buyer,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46so he's also prepared to consider selling it with a slightly smaller garden
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and splitting the plot up if necessary.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- So that's also something to bear in mind, and that would, of course, be reflected in the price.- OK.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- Not too bad.- There we go.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Neck and neck in guessing the price as we go towards the wild card. Do you want to get the wild card?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Yes.- Everyone's favourite part of the show. It's this way.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10Our wild card today is a detached farmhouse with a big surprise in store.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Yes, it mixes new with old in a very interesting way.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16In fact, you could say that the decor looks like two separate houses.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20A-ha! You've hit the nail on the proverbial head.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Now, how wild is that?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Colin and Richard, walk toward the wild card. Now, it's lovely.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Again, it's incredibly windy out here, isn't it?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Lincolnshire, a very windy county.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Also windy cos there's nothing around to stop the wind, as we were at property one.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38We're in Atterby Cliff, which sounds like an ageing American jazzman,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42but it's the name of this part of the world - Atterby Cliff.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47One-and-a-bit acres of land, so maybe we are thinking not really the bison.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52- I don't think we were ever... I mean, Colin likes the bison, but maybe the goat.- Possibly the goat.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Richard, first impressions, what do you reckon?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58It's a nice, intriguing mix of old and new.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Lots of different styles going on.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Colin?- I think it looks really cute, actually.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07I'm looking forward to seeing inside it. It looks your typical farmhouse.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- It is the wild card.- There is always a reason why it is the wild card.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15Sometimes it's not immediately obvious, and I don't think today it is...until you find it.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20It's the wild card for one reason. Go in there and find out that reason. We'll see you later.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Shall we...? We should let the viewers know, shouldn't we?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- Let them know why it's the wild card?- No, no.- You sure?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Yeah, come on, let's do the... - All right.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Let's see what house number three has to offer.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36This is cosy.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Right, I don't want to give away why it's the wild card.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I don't want to spoil it for you.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46But THIS is part of the reason why it's the wild card.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Oh, wow!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51This is nice. This must be the master bedroom.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Yeah. That is a real good space.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57And this is great.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- En suite.- Marvellous.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Very nice.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Nice big bath.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08- These are nice.- His-and-hers sinks.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10What one would yours be? His-and-his sinks.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Walk-in shower.- Wow!
0:28:16 > 0:28:20The en suite with that nice master-bedroom suite is a wet room, a complete wet room.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- They are very much in vogue. - They certainly are.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Let's see what upstairs has to offer.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Upstairs has to offer... - Randomly shaped rooms.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30Yeah, slightly smaller rooms.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Randomly shaped rooms. - All right, OK.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38This is a guest bedroom. Quite cosy, but...
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- You could only have single beds in here.- Possibly.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Maybe if you have guests who don't speak.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44What's behind here?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47It's a bathroom.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53The good old avocado suite.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59A few years, that baby's going to be back in fashion.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01I doubt that. I strongly doubt that.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04I can't believe there are so many doors in this hallway.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Oh, it's another bedroom. Yeah.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10And again, another single bedroom, really, isn't it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Right.- It's got a nice view outside.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Yeah, a great view of the back garden.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- Oh, right. - This is a nice big bedroom.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24This actually surprised me because I thought I was expecting another small room.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I think that must be an en suite.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29I've come to a conclusion about our two folk.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32They don't want half the land they think they want.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33I genuinely don't think they do.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Not an en suite, it's a dressing...area.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40That'll do for all your frocks.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43The bison's not as high on their list of priorities as we thought.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46No, I would like them to get a bison, but I think that's me.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49This is the actual en suite.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Shall we have a look downstairs?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54We've still got that...cupboard or...
0:29:54 > 0:29:55- The other door?- Yeah.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Shall we go?- OK.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04I thought this was going to be a cupboard, but it's a kitchen-cum-dining-room.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07That's good to have. Yeah.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Quite a nice-sized kitchen.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15I was just going to say, you just wonder how many rooms there are.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- It's a right rabbit warren.- It is.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Will and Jack would have a great time playing hide and seek. - We'd never find them!
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Wow! How much more is there to this place?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32You'd never guess what I've spotted.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36It's a Will-and-Jack-sized piano! THEY LAUGH
0:30:36 > 0:30:39It's tiny!
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Look at it!
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Go for it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Oh, hello. Any opportunity for Colin, there.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Maybe a slight tuning... Either that or it's my playing.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I'm not very sure.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Can you play the piano as good as that?
0:31:03 > 0:31:04- No, I cant.- I can't.
0:31:04 > 0:31:12This is classy. I like this. This is where you'd have guests, isn't it?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15You would dine here rather than in the kitchen.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I mean, look at the contrast now,
0:31:18 > 0:31:23with all the clean lines, the downlighters, the modern...
0:31:23 > 0:31:27It's just like a different house, really.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30This would be nice. I'll have a seat here.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35It's great to be sat out there and looking out onto that garden.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38OK, pretty much as expected.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40They've not fallen in love. We didn't expect them to.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- But they thought about redeveloping more than we thought.- Indeed.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46But they've still only seen half of this place.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- Shall we show them the mysterious wild-card part?- Yes.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Hello.- Hi.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Come into the special room.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00So, gentlemen, what did you think of the property?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03It's really quaint, cute, lots of little rooms.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07I think Will and Jack would have a great time playing hide and seek there.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Have you figured out why this is the wild card?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I mean, it just seems a property that's never-ending.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Just when you think you're coming to the last room,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18there seems to be another room.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20So it's just...
0:32:20 > 0:32:22It's funny you say that, Richard,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25because it is a property that's never-ending.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- Do you think you've seen it all yet? - I thought we'd have something to see outside,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32maybe a 50-foot greenhouse or something.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Have a look out that window, Colin.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- What's there?- It kind of looks like a barn conversion.- It does.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43- Would you like to look at your add-on barn conversion? - Absolutely.- Right, come this way.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Right, are you ready, lads? Come through.- Get yourselves in.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Get ready to gasp.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Oh, wow!
0:32:58 > 0:32:59No!
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- THEY LAUGH - See?- This is...
0:33:03 > 0:33:05This is the real house, isn't it?
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- I can't believe this.- You see? And this, this is just an added bonus.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14This comes with that house.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Shall we do a mini-tour of the property?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Would you like to have a look round it? I think you would.- Yes.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- Richard, you come upstairs to see the bedrooms.- OK.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Colin, let's look round downstairs.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Speechless is what Richard is! OK, you head up there.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Colin, shall we...? Let's have a look at the view over here.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32Fantastic.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35It's got elements of the other properties that you liked.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38There's a nice big spacious landing like we had in property two.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Somewhere to sit, read, relax.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- We've got a double bedroom in there, which is nice.- Great. Fantastic.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49And this is the master suite.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Nice.- It's lovely, isn't it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:59This is... This is just so exactly what our style...
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- Oh, wow! - HE MOUTHS
0:34:01 > 0:34:05This... Again, it's just absolutely...
0:34:05 > 0:34:08That's fantastic. That is brilliant. A brilliant room.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- Happy with this?- 100%.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16- Right, Colin, as views go, that's not bad, is it?- Yes, it's brilliant. You can see for miles.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21I can imagine Richard, yourself here, dogs either side, looking out there.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24That, you could stare at that forever.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Let's have a look at the rest of the house.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29This, as a lounge, I'd say is the biggest, most imposing room.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35- Do you think this is the best in terms of style and everything, that we've seen?- Yes. I love it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Yeah, definitely. This is our style.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Right then. Colin, is this it? Is this enough?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's a bit small, but...
0:34:45 > 0:34:47it's OK, though.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Okey-cokey, Colin. I think you'll be excited by this bathroom.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Yeah, I like this.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- I really like wet rooms. - You've got a barn, so you got the best of the old world
0:34:57 > 0:35:00and you've got a fantastic, flashy, modern wet room as well.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02You've got two bedrooms upstairs.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05If you come in here, this is your third bedroom.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07It's a three-bedroom barn attached to...
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I can't remember how many bedrooms are in the other house.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13We've now got the tricky part - guess the price.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15It's not guess the price of one house,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17it's guess the price of both houses.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Right.- It's all in the same price.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Hello.- Hello.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Right, Richard, what did you think of the upstairs?
0:35:28 > 0:35:31I loved it. Absolutely.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- And Colin, you loved the downstairs, didn't you?- Yes, I did.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37It's a cracker, isn't it? Two houses! Two houses!
0:35:37 > 0:35:41You said at the top of the show, a barn conversion was what you were really looking for
0:35:41 > 0:35:44and this is a splendid example of just that.
0:35:44 > 0:35:50It is worth noting at this stage that when the conversion was done, it was done for a holiday let only.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52So if you were to pursue this property as a purchase,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56you would have to ensure you could convert it to full residential usage.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Just to keep that in mind.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00We are neck and neck in guess the price.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05After your dreadful first guess, Colin, you somehow managed to pull it back.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Maximum price £420,000.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10That's what you want to spend, at a push, for everything, all-singing, all-dancing.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- This is a tough one.- It is, because it's two properties.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17We are looking for a price for everything. Who would like to go first?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Do you want to go first?- I'll go.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25I can't believe you have brought this in. I'm going to say 440.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30OK, you think we've been a little bit cheeky and hoping to haggle back?
0:36:30 > 0:36:31- Yes.- Right.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Well, I've seen the glint you've had in your eye all day.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38So I think probably about 445.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Wily. I like it.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45OK, well, Johnny, do you want to put one of them out of their misery?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Absolutely. The person out of their misery is...
0:36:48 > 0:36:51you. You're closest, because this property,
0:36:51 > 0:36:55staggeringly, is on the market for £425,000.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59- HE LAUGHS - Speechless again.- Speechless.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02For the same price as Johnny's house, you get two houses.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05It's a lot to think about to decide which one you want to test-drive.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10We can't help you with that. I wouldn't even know how to help you with that today! Good luck.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Head off into windy Lincolnshire and make your decision. We'll see you later.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Good luck. We will see later.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- See you.- Well, there we go, three real contenders today.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- They really are. - While they're making their decision, here's a recap for you.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28Will Colin and Richard return to traditional property one,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30set amid the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33The converted farm cottages with the stylish urban interior
0:37:33 > 0:37:35had them "Wowing" all over the place.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Plus it's bang-on budget.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43They were "Wowing" at yours, but they were "Oh yes-ing" over mine.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48The American-style property number two had a sweeping staircase,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52magnificent master bedroom and a garden that went on and on and on.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Slightly over budget, but with room to manoeuvre.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03With our wild card today, we exceeded ourselves by giving them two for one
0:38:03 > 0:38:08in the shape of the traditional farmhouse and the attached barn conversion.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11It rendered Colin and Richard completely speechless.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- Well, you've decided to test-drive the wild card.- Unbelievable.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Excellent news. It's charming and challenging in equal measures, this place.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32The benefit to you guys is you get to utilise the skills of To Buy Or Not To Buy's surveyor.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34He's given this place the once over.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Structurally, it's all sound, which is great.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41But he's investigated the whole holiday-let situation with the barn conversion.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46No conditions put in place when that conversion was done. The lady just went for a holiday let.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50She's actually looking to get that revoked and going for full residential usage.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55So pretty soon this could go from a holiday let to the kind of home that you wanted it to be.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57That is a really fantastic point.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Coupled with the fact that it will have an NHBC guarantee with it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Got to check how long is with that,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04but this isn't a legally-binding survey.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09If you had your own, they'd find out the architect's planning, those bits and pieces.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12But very positive news about the barn conversion.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- All in all, the property is solid. - Spot-on, isn't it?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Can I ask, why did you pick this one? It's the bravest of the lot.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21There's just something about it.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- It's never-ending. And lots of possibilities.- That's right.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Good luck. You test-drive it, explore those possibilities?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- We'll see you later on. OK. Good luck.- Bye.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- Right, do you want to go milk a bison, ride a goat, something like that?- We could try it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- No-one'll stop us. Well, maybe the farmer will.- Oh, yeah.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Let's ask him and then think about it.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Here come the family. Will and Jack are looking cute as ever.
0:39:48 > 0:39:54They've got more space here than they can raise a back leg at.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Just pretend you're at Crufts.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02Did you know, Johnny, those little fellas had a shampoo and set before they came on the show?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- Colin and Richard? - Yes, and the dogs.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Now, not only have we given Colin and Richard two homes,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09but a greenhouse for their horticultural hobby.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13That looks like perpetual spinach, if I'm not mistaken.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17I'd be impressed if you didn't have it written down in front of you.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22We can do our own gardening programme on the web, can't we, from here?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Hey, they're after our job, Ed!
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Looks like the dogs have moved in already.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32THEY WHISTLE
0:40:32 > 0:40:34THEY LAUGH
0:40:34 > 0:40:37But will Colin and Richard be joining them?
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Now, Colin and Richard, normally the test-drive is the point where
0:40:41 > 0:40:44the children of the family will come round and have a look at the house.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Your children have had a look round the house.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Jack and, of course, Will.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50What do they think of the property?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- They love it. - They were straight inside there.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- We couldn't stop them. - No messing about.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59How have the other parts...? You've had a look around.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01The potential for the veg patch,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04is that achievable here, do we think?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07There's enough space to play with, I think.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10And, yeah, it's a good feel for it.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13When we spoke about what you wanted to get out of the property,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16does this now seem to sort of tick those boxes?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Can you live out everything you wanted?
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I think there would be enough room here to have the odd chicken and the odd goat.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I forgot to mention the chickens.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26THEY LAUGH There might be enough room.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30You've had a look round, you've test-driven it. Will and Jack love it.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32To buy or not to buy?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34That's the question.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36At this time,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38we think it's not to buy.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40You've done an absolutely fantastic job.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44We just think that it may be, at this time,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47too big of a project, taking on the rest of the house
0:41:47 > 0:41:50and doing the conversion work that's needed.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55I suppose we did brilliantly. You said you wanted a barn conversion, which we gave you.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59You said you didn't want to do any work, but we gave you that as well.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01You did say that if you had to change a light bulb,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04you would check into a hotel and let someone else do it,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06so obviously it was tense.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08But at least you got a chance to have a look round it.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Maybe, when you go away, you might think about it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13If so, if it's still on the market...
0:42:13 > 0:42:16I'm sure there will be lots of thoughts about it.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Is it fair to say, having looked at three properties,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23it's helped you define clearly what you do want in a house and what you don't want?
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Definitely. Every property we've seen, they've all had really good points about them.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32And it's really helped us...to decide on that perfect dream home.
0:42:32 > 0:42:38- We've had a pleasure spending time with you.- Great.- See you soon.- All the best.- Thanks very much.- Cheers.
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