0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- What a pop-tastic property treat we've got.- Because today, I believe in life after love.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10And something's got me started.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13What's that I hear you say? Mick Hucknall and Cher?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15- House-hunting?- Together? - Unbelievable.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28What a show. When I think about it, I just want to fall from the stars.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29This is going to be amazing!
0:00:29 > 0:00:35- There's something I've got...- Cher and Mick Hucknall, moving to Woking. This is what I joined the BBC for.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- Jonny...- It was like a new flame coming into my house-hunting heart.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- Jonny, listen. There's something I've got to tell you.- What?
0:00:41 > 0:00:45It's not the real Mick Hucknall and Cher.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- What do you mean?- Their real names are Tania and Darren Alboni. They're impersonators.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52But what about these "Jonny Benarr relocates the stars"
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- business cards? - Yeah, sorry about that.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Look, if I could turn back time, if I could find a way, I'd take back those words that...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- Oh, very funny. Very funny. - ..and I'd make you stay.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Jonny.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I'll explain further.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Darren and Tania Alboni travel up and down the country, gigging in bars and clubs.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Indeed they do. By day, they're just an ordinary couple from Croydon...
0:01:13 > 0:01:17But by night, they take to the stage, impersonating anyone from Amy to Elvis.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22- It's as Mick Hucknall and Cher, though, that they met and fell in love.- What a combo.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Ten years on, their act is still a hit, but living in south London is giving them the blues.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28They've had enough of the capital's traffic jams...
0:01:28 > 0:01:33..so have called in the best property team this side of Vegas to get them on the move.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:01:36 > 0:01:40So, we have a surreptitious meeting at a hotel in Woking.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Why are we in Woking?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Because a lot of our work is northbound of the M25
0:01:44 > 0:01:48and we very rarely do London or southbound of London, so every time
0:01:48 > 0:01:54we go to a show, we have to go all the way round the motorway, so the petrol or the diesel we're using...
0:01:54 > 0:01:59So really, it's for you guys to find us a place that would make it much more economical.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Also, we just want to get a bit more countryside and...
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Ah, the rural calling, is it?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07We were thinking of actually one day having sort of farmyardy
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- in the garden, so we'd like a little bit of garden. - "Farmyardy" - that's a new word.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- OK, we need a garden...- That's what we'll call the house - Farmyardy.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Brilliant. The postman will have a lovely time.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Let's talk about your situation. Are you sold at the moment? Is your place on the market?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25It's on the market - just, really.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29They got us by saying they could sell it in a week, so we'll see how they go!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Good luck. I'm going to tell you this right now - estate agents - why say that?!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37So, we know it's a location change for you,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41you're coming away from Croydon, but what about the property change?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45What are you coming from and what are you hoping to move to?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49We've got a three bedroom at the moment, so it's sort of the same, really.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53It's more of a location change than...a property upgrade.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59Tania says that, but I believe you've got to do stepping-stones. I think if you take a move
0:02:59 > 0:03:01you should move to move up - and I do want to move up.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06He's not the one that has to pay the mortgage and think about it.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Everyone take a deep breath, relax. What style of properties?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Are you terraced? Detached? Semi-detached?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Detached.- So you are detached.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18You want a minimum of three bedrooms, I expect?
0:03:18 > 0:03:23We wouldn't mind two, if there was room and planning to extend bigger later on, because then it becomes
0:03:23 > 0:03:26sort of like a project and I can see a bigger picture.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- So you're not scared of a bit of work?- No, not at all.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32That doesn't bother you, then, if we get you a... how do we put this?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34A project? That wouldn't worry you?
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Even if we didn't have to live there for a while to do the work, that wouldn't bother us.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Yes, so if it's got a bit of potential...- If we can see the potential and also it leaves us
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- enough with our budget to put into the work, that's not a problem, either.- I would rather do that.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Other things we need to bear in mind?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Living space, entertaining space - is that something that's more important to you?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Yeah.- I think, very much so.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Also, because we are musicians, I've got a recording studio,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05so we want an outbuilding or some sort of garage or something,
0:04:05 > 0:04:11or at least a decent-sized room, where it's not got traffic going by or aeroplanes, as such.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Whoa, hang on, hang on, whoa. Let's just rewind on that. That's a big ask.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- It is a big ask.- Your moving to Woking, now let me think... - In between two airports.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Heathrow, Gatwick - flight paths all over the place.- Yeah.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25You tried to slip that one in there! You know the big question?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Here's the big question - budget. How much are you prepared to spend?
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- Full budget, including any kind of changes.- Anywhere from 250 to 425.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37425, at a push. At a big push.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42So that's the maximum, but you've already mentioned that you want to be sensible about this.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- So 425 is our maximum. - To 350 would be nice.- OK.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50As soon as you say that magic figure, the high one, we go there.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Do you?- That's what we do. - That's fair enough.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- Yes, because we want to find you the best possible properties. - Anyone got a gag?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59They've upset me now.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I'm taking my cappuccino and getting out of here.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Let's go. We'll see you later.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Excellent. All we've got to do is find a farmyardy, three-bedroom detached house that's not
0:05:12 > 0:05:17too modern, with plenty of land, not near any flight paths, near the major commuter routes,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- that's got a recording studio and possibly an art studio - all for 425 grand.- Yeah.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- See you later?- Yeah.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28We're focusing our search around Woking, just half an hour from the capital
0:05:28 > 0:05:31and a stone's throw from both the M25 and the M3.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It's a world away from the grime and crime of the capital city.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38But there are dangers here, namely aliens stalking the streets
0:05:38 > 0:05:41with death, destruction and global domination on their minds.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Well, at least, that's the image HG Wells dreamt up, when the Woking-born sci-fi writer
0:05:46 > 0:05:50set his hit novel, War Of The Worlds, on these mild-mannered streets.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56Fortunately for Darren and Tania, Woking has also stirred the creative juices of musical genius,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00giving us that The Jam, Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt and Matt Willis of Busted.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04That legend(!) And if Darren's dreaming of penning his own number one hit,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07maybe he'll find inspiration with some of Woking's other firsts.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Like the first purpose-built mosque in the UK.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And the country's first crematorium.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16The property market here is heating up, too, with house prices running
0:06:16 > 0:06:18at almost 30% above the national average.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24But what could you get for 425 grand in other commuter hotspots around the country?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Well, in Hamilton, just 15 minutes outside Glasgow,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31you could get this three floor, four-bedroom detached villa
0:06:31 > 0:06:35with integrated sound system throughout. The price? Offers over...
0:06:37 > 0:06:42In the Midlands village of Upper Broughton, there's this five-bedroom detached period property
0:06:42 > 0:06:46right next to the motorway, making it perfect for trips to London and Leicester.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It's just...
0:06:50 > 0:06:54And sticking with the period theme, if the North West's more your area,
0:06:54 > 0:06:59this luxury house in Altrincham is just a tram ride away from Manchester city centre.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00It's on at...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Now let's get right back to our property search in Woking.
0:07:03 > 0:07:10OK, we've invaded Woking and, with HG Wells being from here, I think I've just the question.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13If the Martians were going to land in Woking...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Best of luck to them!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Jonny, hi.- How's it going?- Nice to meet you.- You, too. You all right?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Good, thank you. - Millie, are you local?
0:07:21 > 0:07:26No, I'm not. I'm actually from Wales, but I've been living down here for 11 years.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29All right, OK, so you are the perfect person for me to come to?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Definitely.- The expert. - The expert of Woking.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34The bus isn't very good, we get one an hour.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Nothing on a Sunday, you can't go anywhere...- That's the trouble.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- That's OK for them. They've got flying saucers.- Let the Martians come if they'll alter the buses.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46A minimum of two or three bedrooms, definitely detached,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50in the Woking surrounding area, kind of semi-rural. Does that sound reasonable?
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Woking town centre, I'd probably say, that will be difficult.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Why do we love Woking?- I don't know.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's nice and flat to do your shopping.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- That's a good reason.- Yeah.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06And we never get wet here, because it's all under cover.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10So, we've got this very nice bungalow here, that's detached,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14that's a contender, but already it's sneaking out of their budget. It's just tipped over.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Excellent - you get this whole book and you can pick out ones you like.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Excuse me, sir, we're just doing some...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Phew.- You OK? You look a bit pasty.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Let's put it this way. I found Woking to be out of this world.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- That's all I'm prepared to say. Shall we get on?- OK, I'll bring you back down to Earth.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Today's buyers are both tribute acts, so with that in mind,
0:08:40 > 0:08:45I thought we could use the houses to represent people within the world of showbiz.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47OK, so my choice, property one, is Ingmar Bergman.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50It's got a Swedish feel about it, it's kitsch, it's quirky,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and, despite its age, it's still very, very popular.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58All right, then. In that case, I think mine would be Sammy Davis Jr.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02That's it, Only small, but with a real stage presence and if it
0:09:02 > 0:09:07opened up its potential, it will simply blow Darren and Tania away.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08That is property two.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13OK, now the wild card - stick with me once again - is Susan Boyle,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16because let's just say it offers far more than first meets the eye.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- All right.- That's all I want to say about this place.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- That's the wild card. Shall we start?- Yeah, my choice, property one.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Right then, I'm backing this beauty.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32It's a bit like a good cover song - a chance for Darren and Tania to transform a dated
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- number into a contemporary classic. - You mean it's old and tired?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39No, it's nothing like you. It's bursting with potential. A real contender.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43With three beds, outstanding grounds and a great garage or studio,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46it really does tick all of their boxes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52OK, Darren and Tania, here we are with the first property of the day. My choice, number one.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Now, you two being entertainers, where better to bring you to than the West End?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Just outside of Chobham in Woking.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01It's a property that I think you're going to love.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Before I get your first reactions to this, I'm going to give you a couple of facts.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Number one, the garden is about 420 feet long, it is huge.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15Number two, approximately the plot this property sits on his 0.554 acres. That's approximate.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17They don't want to be too specific(!)
0:10:17 > 0:10:21But what do you think. Look at the place, what do you reckon to it?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It looks like a German chalet.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- It's nice.- It's different.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28You wanted something that had a bit of character, that was quirky,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32and this house does tick those boxes. It's got that vibe, it really has.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Are you saying that because you chose this one? - That's what I have to do,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I've got to sell the pants off this place. But it's really kitsch inside.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41It does need some work,
0:10:41 > 0:10:46but certainly nothing that would put you off straight away.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50It's fun and it's a musician's house. You'll really feel that as you wander through.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Beautiful, quiet place. And what Jonny hasn't mentioned is you're minutes from the motorways -
0:10:55 > 0:10:59three miles from the M3, 10 minutes from the M25, so it's kind of the compromise
0:10:59 > 0:11:02you wanted, really - easy access but a nice quiet street.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- See, that's how you do it, Jonny. - Oh, sorry!
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- All good with that?- Yes. - Right, off you go, get inside.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I've got a bone to pick with you.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14You said the garden was 400 foot long or something. That is not...
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- No, the back garden! - Oh, right, shall we go, then?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Hmm.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Not too sure about these tiles, that's probably hiding some defect.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31They normally whack them up.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- Mmm. - Mmm, that's some record collection.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- I suppose this could be used as an office, couldn't it?- Small, isn't it?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44It's perfect for an office. Because we need that, obviously with our...
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Well, for you to do all the filing and stuff.- Yeah.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Office or bedroom three, that downstairs room?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Office.- You think?- Yeah, definitely.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- They don't need that third bedroom, they said earlier.- OK.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- I'd have to open this up.- Oh, yes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02It would have to be open, because it's very claustrophobic,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- but that would take no time to get that off.- No.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Put a handrail up the stairs there. - Yeah, it's really squashed in.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15It is quite small, but obviously knowing Johnny, he's got us something nice and cheap that we can work with.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21I don't know what impression I give that he would think I would come up with the cheap option.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- This isn't too bad. It's quite nice. Nice light coming through.- Yeah.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28See, this could... I don't know if these...
0:12:28 > 0:12:32This wall could even come out here, just open up the whole stair.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- That would be better.- Yeah, open that whole thing up, wouldn't it?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Let's just knock all the walls down and start again.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Look, there's a bar... for entertaining.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I mean, it's going to need a proper lot of work, isn't it?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54But it's definitely got potential.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59Darren's saying a lot, but Tania is more or less silent. You know what that means in my book?
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- They don't like the place. - That's a nice garden. Cor.- Yep.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Look at that.- That is good stuff. - Beautiful.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I can see your chickens running around out there.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12My chickensy - in my farmyardy?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Farmyardy, isn't it? - It's definitely farmyardy.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17There's two pigs sitting in the garden out there.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Did he just say there were two pigs in the garden?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I think...us...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Us two.- Oh, the swine!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30That's great, look at that tree. That's a beautiful tree.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- That makes up for anything else I'm going to see in this house. - Do you think so?- Good or bad.
0:13:35 > 0:13:42- That garden's good.- The garden's fantastic and there is room to extend out here.- Now you're talking.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Because we might be able to come across later on, because that's what we need.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48We probably will need to come out here.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Each actual room is so small.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57It's finding out what walls you can just knock through, isn't it?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- We'd know which ones are structurally...- You would.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Yeah, I can do all that, that's no worries.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Generally it's just rip it up and start again, isn't it, really?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Yeah.- There is potential. It's going to need a lot of work, but that's what we wanted.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12That is the word, Darren, it has got potential.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15A lot of work, yes, but nothing that you couldn't live with.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- Same again, this could all be one kitchen.- It's got to be.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Yeah. So this could be the kitchen, which is great.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25The living room goes through into the hall and if we can get an extension out the back.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28The whole kitchen would have to be gutted out and redone.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33It is difficult to try and see beyond the personal clutter and belongings that are there,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36but the size is the space and the concept to make this into
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- a fantastic home is within the shell.- Yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43It's not too dingy, is it?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- That could be used for...- Storage? - Yeah.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Oh, this is better, this is a bit more airy.- Light.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Yeah.- Do you reckon this is the master bedroom?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01But no, it's great. Look at that, looking into the garden, beautiful.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06- That's good. Nice with the bigger window.- Yeah.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08If we could extend, you could have a little balcony.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Open French doors. - Breakfast on the balcony?
0:15:12 > 0:15:13This is the bathroom.
0:15:13 > 0:15:20- Oh, yeah.- It's quite bigger than I thought it was.- Really?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Yeah. At least you've got the shower and the bath.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Oh, yeah. It does the job.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Yeah, I think it more than does the job.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31It's a separate shower, bath, toilet, sink - what more do you want?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- This is nice. - Oh, so this is the master bedroom.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37It's a nice room. Still got nice light.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Is it much bigger than the other one?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42It's a very similar size, actually, very similar.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Because I wouldn't want to stay at the front of the house.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I think for the master one, you'd want it at the back,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- looking over this gorgeous garden? - Yeah.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53If it was on the cheaper end, then it would be worth looking at,
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- but if it's at the higher end of the budget, I wouldn't be interested.- No, I wouldn't.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Let's just go and find out, eh?
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- It's a beautiful garden, isn't it?- Beautiful, amazing. - This is, as they say,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- the wow factor.- It really is, yeah.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13But before we talk about this space, when I was listening in, Darren,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16you seemed to be very enthusiastic.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21Tania, I don't know, you were just quiet. Talk to me.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Yeah, well, I think when I first saw it, it really threw me, and I
0:16:24 > 0:16:29couldn't get my head around anything. All the rooms were really small and it just was completely
0:16:29 > 0:16:35different to anything that I've actually been looking at, which is good, and it has been growing on me.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Right, OK.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40As I've been thinking more and more about it, I've been thinking about
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- what you could do with it.- Yeah. So, changes to be made, perhaps? - Definitely.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- And then, look at this. - The garden's amazing. - And it goes on again.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- Yeah, the garden doesn't stop at this fence here. The garden goes right on...- Unbelievable.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- ..down to those trees there.- Could have a five-a-side pitch up there.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- This is one of the most farmyardy gardens I've ever seen.- Definitely.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05All right, so, you've got a property, needs a few changes to be made to make it your own.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09You've got a beautiful piece of land with it, a very nice spot. What's that worth?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Who's going to go first?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Tania can go first. She can set the precedent.- I like it!
0:17:14 > 0:17:20Erm, ooh, it's really hard, this one, do you think?
0:17:20 > 0:17:21You go first.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Right, I reckon 250.- Oh, no way!
0:17:27 > 0:17:33- I would go 365.- Well, despite your deliberation, you're both miles out, but thanks for playing the game!
0:17:33 > 0:17:39- Was I miles out?- Yeah. It's actually on the market right at the top of your budget, for £425,000.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- Wow.- But, bear this in mind - at the very back of this property, there is some free land that
0:17:44 > 0:17:50the estate agents mentioned to us may be developed at some stage.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55Those developers would be very interested in buying land off the various vendors on this street.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Though you may have to commit a fair amount to buy it,
0:17:57 > 0:18:02you can then get some of that back, by selling off a portion of this vast plot.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Put that back in the coffers and that's a contribution towards the work.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11I was thinking, maybe we could build our own plot at the back there. It's such a big, vast area.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Yeah, on top of 425, do the house up, build a property!
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Exactly, he doesn't live in the real world, him, does he?!- I know!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Everyone loves a little bit of Walter Mitty.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- Do I hold the record for the worst-ever guess?- Pretty much. - Yeah, I think you do.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30Anyway, you can still do better than that, mate, you can probably guess even worse on property two, which is
0:18:30 > 0:18:34my choice - and it's all the way back up the garden, I'm afraid, folks.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43My offering is set in the picturesque and award-winning village of Pirbright.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- And it totally ignores what Darren and Tania asked us for.- Not true.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Correct me if I'm wrong, but I only see two bedrooms and it's a little, shall we say, compact.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56At first glance it seems like an unusual option, but if they give it a chance
0:18:56 > 0:19:03and a bit of imagination, I think it could be a fantastic family home - and a little gold mine to boot.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Property two today is my choice. I've got a story to tell you.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10The mystery To Buy Or Not To Buy property team
0:19:10 > 0:19:14couldn't decide quite which property to show you as property two.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18I got involved and really stuck my neck out
0:19:18 > 0:19:23and I went, "No, no, given the choice, I'm going for this one", which is this one.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26So, in other words, if you like it, love me.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31If you don't like it, I have nowhere to hide. What are we thinking?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- It looks nice.- Gingerbread - that's exactly what I'm thinking.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39I was going to say cottagey. But I'm putting a Y on everything again.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- More cottagey than farmyardy, you'd say?- Yeah, cottagey.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49I'll tell you what it is as well, it's very villagey. We are in the award-winning village of Pirbright.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Look, you've got the village green behind you, the local pub round the corner.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Fabulous setting.- Mmm. - Taking away the cottagey
0:19:56 > 0:19:58and the gingerbread element, what do you think?
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Do you think, "OK, I can see why Simon has brought us here?" What are your initial thoughts?
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- Small.- No, I like the look of it. I've got a good feel about it.- Have you?- I'm excited to look at it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I'm really glad you've got a good feel about this place,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14because you are going to need so much imagination with this place.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- OK.- You said you weren't scared of getting stuck in and a bit of work.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Project this is, as you will find out when you look around.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- OK.- Get in there and enjoy.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29We've had projects on this show before, but you seem to be raising the bar.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Yes, this is project, with a capital P-R-O-J-E-C-T.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Ah, that is the right spelling, sorry.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Wow, this is a gingerbread house.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Oh...straight in.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I wonder what sort of... This is a real fire. It would be real?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53RATTLE OF FLIMSY WOOD
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Wow!
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Well, laughed at it. Is that good? - I don't know.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Showing people round houses - if people walk in and start laughing, I don't see it as a positive.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Isn't it strange...? - Oops. Oh, blimey.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- ..stepping straight into the... - Wow.- ..the front room, is it?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14It's whatever you want it to be, really, isn't it? Just use your imagination.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Yeah, you really can define the rooms in this property however you like.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22You do that in a bungalow as it is, because things can be shifted around.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25But when it needs completely renovating, nothing is defined.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- I like these beams. They're very nice.- Yeah.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- I wonder if it's a listed building. - Character...
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Actually, they're not even real beams. Look, it's just a box.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36What a shame. It does look authentic.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- It looks nice, though.- Yeah, and it's not too low, it's kind of...
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Ha-ha! - Oh, is it too short for your head?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47No, it's all right, it's only the doorway, we can, er...
0:21:47 > 0:21:49This, erm, is strange, isn't it?
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Having a sink in the room.- Yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- This must have been the bedroom. - Yeah, the bedroom.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Yes, Darren and Tania. You are right, that is a bedroom.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03That's the master bedroom, at the moment.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- "At the moment" being the operative word.- Mm-hmm.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Obviously we're going to have to do some extending here.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I don't know, being in such a quaint village and stuff.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Let's see what other rooms they've got.- Yeah.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18But, you know, two square rooms. That's OK.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Here we go.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Wow! Hang on, this is, erm...strange, isn't it? Very strange.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30It's like a doll's house.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35It's weird. But you know, never say never, that's what I say.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39We have to try and open walls somewhere along the line.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Kitchen didn't go down that well.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- There's not much to love in the kitchen.- There's a sink.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49It's like an adventure, isn't it, of the gingerbread house.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Oh, this is pink.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54It's tiny!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- It's really small.- Mmm.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59I don't see... What would you fit in here? You couldn't fit a settee in here, you couldn't
0:22:59 > 0:23:03fit a bed in here, you couldn't actually swing a cat in here.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07I don't think you can in the garden, either.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Yeah, this is a strange one. Maybe we could build up
0:23:10 > 0:23:13four storeys, and this could be one room, the whole bottom floor.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Weird choice, Simon.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16You think I'm mad, don't you?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18You all think I'm mad, they think I'm mad.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20There is method in the madness.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Yeah? Time will tell.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Right, here we go. Mmm.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Well done, Simon!
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I don't...my potential, er...
0:23:30 > 0:23:35At least you can wash your hands while you're on the toilet, and have a bath and go...
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I can't see any potential.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41They're not happy with the sizes - with the bathroom here,
0:23:41 > 0:23:42with the size at my place.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Do they live in castle Croydon? Do they live in opulence in the City that we don't know?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- I know, what do they want for nearly half-a-million pounds?- Honestly.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53This must be where they keep the horses?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56It's the biggest conservatory I've ever been in in my life.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- This would be good for growing tomato plants, do you think?- Ha-ha!
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Cor!- I don't understand.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08No, I don't. Right, let's go into this jungle.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Wow!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Hmmm...!- Do you know what?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17That is actually...
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Is that a model building of the house, is it, or something? And the conservatory there.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23That's your studio!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26That's my studio!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Actually, I'm quite speechless. I've never been so speechless.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34See? I know what everyone's thinking - I've lost the plot.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- That's what everyone's thinking. You know what?- You haven't lost the plot, the plot's fine.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40It's just a bad choice.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Well, this is it, this sells it for me. It's big enough
0:24:44 > 0:24:46to swing a cat, at least.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50We've got an outbuilding which is the same size as the house.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Wow!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Well, it works as a recording studio.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- It's the tiniest house I've ever been in.- Is it?- Yeah.- I suppose it is me.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I've been to the model village before, that was quite cool.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12In comparison. But no, this is a... bad move, Si.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Do you get the feeling they're going to need a bit of persuading about this place?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- Just a bit, yeah. - Ready to back me up, buddy?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Sure, no problem.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Jonnie!
0:25:25 > 0:25:31- Jo... Hi, guys.- Hi.- You're looking at me like I'm insane.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I'm almost starting to believe it myself but I know
0:25:34 > 0:25:37there is good reason why I chose this property, and I will explain myself.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- OK, if I turn the details over... - Wow!
0:25:40 > 0:25:43This place comes... I'm going to change your tune.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47I'm certainly going to change Tania's tune, I guarantee it. Are you ready?
0:25:47 > 0:25:53- Go on.- This place comes with full planning permission to extend out sideways into that space behind you,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56to put in another bedroom and en suite bathroom.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- That becomes your master bedroom. - OK.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02You can also extend out, with the planning permission that's there,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04out back...
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- You'd leave yourself no land. - Let me finish.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11You've got a lovely garden out front, and that lovely garden on the side.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14If you did this to this property, in this gorgeous location,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17in the award-winning village of Pirbright,
0:26:17 > 0:26:22it would then be valued, we have good reason to believe, at around half a million pounds.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Wow.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Right, so, I want you to bear that in mind
0:26:28 > 0:26:32as we start talking about trying to work out how much it would cost
0:26:32 > 0:26:34to do that work, and guess the price.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Sorry, I just got a text message. Apparently you're struggling.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Oh, did you? Thanks. - You love this place.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Have you come to save us or him? - I'm not really sure!- OK.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- All right.- It could be the dream. It could be the one.- Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- It could be. - OK, right, so, it's 1-0.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Tania, do you want to go first, have a crack?
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- OK, 300?- Not too bad.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01I reckon a little bit more than that. About 329.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Round about that sort of price.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Well, it's 1-1.- Get in.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Actually, you are bang on the money on this one.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12You were a long way out on the last one, but you've got your act together.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Have I?- Yeah, you're just 950 quid out on this one.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- How much?- 950!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19£329,950.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24Now, then, I estimate, to implement this planning permission
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- on this place, you would be looking at spending around £80,000. - Wow!- Do the maths.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30MOBILE PHONE BEEPS
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Sorry, hang on, I've just got a text. It's from the director.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36"Simon is struggling, bail, go to the wild card now." Right...
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Get your coat, mate.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40If you don't want to make 90 grand, let's go.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Ah, yes, the wild card.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It's...a bungalow!
0:27:50 > 0:27:54A bit tame, I hear you cry, but this bungalow in the suburb of Byfleet has bite.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57It certainly does.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Once Darren and Tania discover what's behind the doors
0:28:00 > 0:28:04of this one-level wonder, their lives may never be the same again.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08OK, Darren, Tania, after the travesty that was property two...
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Excuse me! If you don't want to make nearly 100 grand, that's up to you. Carry on.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15It's the wild card, it's the final property.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17It's everyone's favourite part of the show.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20It's just a bungalow, really, that's all. There's not much to say.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21It's just a bungalow.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Yeah.- You're spot on, aren't you?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27You seem like the kind of couple that would like to live in a bungalow.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29We do want to grow old together, don't we?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Do we?- But not just yet.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34What are your thoughts, Tania?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Yeah, bungalow.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Is it detached, is it? - It is detached. The garage is.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- It's link-detached.- OK, got you.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44But none of the accommodations are joining, so you're fine.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Is that traffic?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Yeah, but no flight path, you see.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Ah, no flight path. I didn't say anything about the traffic.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53I don't care what you say any more. You have a look.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- See you later.- Go on, in you go.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- That's the gratitude we get. You bring them to a lovely property. - They're becoming very troublesome.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- Shall we listen to them complain on the headphones?- Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Oh, that's better.- I like the floor.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- Oak all the way through. - Is that what it is?
0:29:15 > 0:29:16A bathroom.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20That's nice, I like that sink.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24It's nice. Bath's nice, it's got a shower in the bath.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- I do like that.- Yes, it's nice.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33At long last we've found a property with a bathroom they actually like!
0:29:33 > 0:29:36What's in this one? Aw, look at that, isn't that lovely?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Twins or something.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Don't you start getting broody.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- It could be for a dog.- Does that sound like a good idea?
0:29:45 > 0:29:46- Yeah.- Yes.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- Sweet. - It's done lovely, the decor is nice.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56The bedrooms are light as well, I like that.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57I like the space.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59It's done nice.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Nice little... Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Depends what you want use them for but yeah.- Definitely.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Weird.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14It's like a boudoir.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Dressing-room, wardrobe.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Oh, yeah.- I like this.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- It's weird, what is it? - I think it's a wardrobe room.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It's quite a discovery, that wardrobe.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Absolutely ideal for this pair.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Plenty of room for your Elvis costumes.- Mick Hucknall.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Amy Winehouse.- Karen Carpenter.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Another bedroom.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Finally, a room with a bit of space.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Definitely fit our bed in this one.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Nice size. A lot of bedrooms.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It's nice. I like this mirror.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- They got good taste.- We'd hope so.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- The vendor is in fact a professional interior designer... - And I think it shows.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Nice wardrobes as well.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Big wardrobes.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Wow. Look.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Wow.- That is a surprise.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- That is nice.- Isn't it?
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- It is exactly the same things that we use in our spare room.- Yeah.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18They didn't tell us this was here.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24It means that if the wardrobe's in here, we don't have to use one of the other bedrooms for a wardrobe.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27The exciting thing about this tour is they have no idea what is coming.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30You talk about wow factor, just wait.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Ooh...- Ooh!- Wow.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37I like that. Wow!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40That's amazing.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44This is super, isn't it?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- This one will be well above our budget.- No, no way.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53It will not be above our budget. There's no way it can be above our budget.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56This is the great thing about the wild card.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59You stand outside, think it's a bungalow, and it reveals itself
0:31:59 > 0:32:00to be everything you want.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Wow, a playroom. It is perfect.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Perfect room for a dining room. Unless there is a dining room.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10This is fantastic.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- It is a shame it is not detached. - It is detached!
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It's linked detached but all the accommodation is detached.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18This is lovely.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24I like step-down living areas as well.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28It does have that sense of grandeur when you step down into a living area from the kitchen.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31The separation is great and it is opulent.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34It is because it defines the two spaces.
0:32:34 > 0:32:40I'm just hating that Johnny and Simon have done something quite good for once.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42This is beautiful isn't it?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44They have got great taste.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- They have, yeah.- Wow, look at that.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Mirrors in the garden.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Reflecting the light. That is mad.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54It is very, very good.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Really different.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Wow, look at that.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04It's like being in...somewhere in Switzerland
0:33:04 > 0:33:08but with a big motorway on the side of it. Look at this.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Oh, what a shame.- Get over it!
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Isn't it beautiful? You'd have to put a massive fence up there.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Look at these lorries.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20THEY LAUGH
0:33:20 > 0:33:25- What a shame, this is so lovely. - Can't you put a massive big fence up there?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28If they could let us, depending on the laws.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34I can see that that is a major concern, the road. That is a shame because the property is fantastic.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38It is worth investigating what you can do to insulate the sound.
0:33:38 > 0:33:44For me, an evergreen hedge - not only does that cut down the sound but also the pollution.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Recording studio.- Isn't it just?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54It's all dressmaking tools there. Or curtains.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58This is a perfect size for a studio.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01This is fantastic to be honest with you. I'd live in here.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- You don't want to admit it, to the boys. I- will not
0:34:04 > 0:34:08say it to them. Oh, they can hear me, can't they? Messes that one up.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Yes, we can hear everything, can't we, Jonny?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Just a bungalow, is it, Darren?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Yes, I think we should find out how much this is
0:34:16 > 0:34:20because I think this sort of property should get snapped up.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24They're obviously a design company, they have done the interior design fantastic.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27That kitchen is marvellous. That would sell it to anyone.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29The only reason it is not selling -
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I don't know how long it's been on the market - is that traffic.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33We might be able to overcome that.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41You didn't seem to like that place much, just the standard bungalow!
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Pandora's... That was unbelievable.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It opened up into everything we wanted.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50I'll take back everything I said.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52What's that? Another lorry.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55OK, let's get into it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56We know that is the issue.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58The property is sublime.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Fantastic, everything we want.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03But you have got the road issue. I have spoken to the vendor.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08What we do have already is extra height fencing to try and dampen the sound.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09There is a line of trees.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11They do grow up considerably.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15The council cut them back and that does really dampen down the sound.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Also take it into your own hands.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Don't wait for the trees to grow back.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24I would put in a green screen along here.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28This tree here, copper beech, it keeps its leaves in winter.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29It's a native tree.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33It doesn't just dampen sound, it also cuts down pollution.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36That is your advantage of having a green screen.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41If you buy mature specimens, you'll soon get it covered.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44That makes sense.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Guess the price? It is one all.- Yep.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49All to play for.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53She is gutted. You think it's going to be unaffordable.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I am containing my excitement.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I love it so much.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I figure it's going to be out of our budget.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03You guess first.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Top end of what we said. 425.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- You think 425?- More, actually. But I don't want it to be!
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Won't change anything but I like it. Darren?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Woking is a more sought-after area, so it will be a bit cheaper round here.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21Being on the motorway, it may devalue the property a bit.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25I would have thought this would be snapped up because it is so beautiful...
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Darren, it is a 45-minute show, mate! What do you reckon?!
0:36:28 > 0:36:30430.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33A bit more expensive than what Tania thought.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I don't want to think that but yeah...
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- It is on the market for 499,950. - Half a million?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- It is considerably over your budget. - That's that then.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47It is stunning. But I will add to this the following statement.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52We were struggling to find detached houses near your budget.
0:36:52 > 0:36:58A lot of bungalows on the market, which means that of all the properties selling on the market,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01bungalows are the ones that seem to be struggling.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07Because of that competition, you could look to get away with a cheeky offer.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11We've shown you three very different properties. I think you'll agree.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16- Yeah.- You've got to decide which one you'd like to spend more time in.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17That will be hard(!)
0:37:17 > 0:37:22Take yourselves off, put your heads together and have a good think..
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- While they do that... - Here is a quick recap.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33Will today's pop pickers plump for my choice - the semi-rural chalet in the West End of Woking
0:37:33 > 0:37:37has a farmyard garden, three beds, potential for
0:37:37 > 0:37:41great living space and a studio, and is at the top of their budget.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Is there any chance it will be my property with potential to extend.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50It is in the village of Pirbright with permission to convert to a three-bed bungalow.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53All that for 329.
0:37:53 > 0:38:00Last but by no means least, the beautiful Byfleet bungalow that is the wild card.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05It's got it all - four bedrooms, designer chic and a fantastic living space that blew their mind.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Sadly, it also blew their budget.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Darren, Tania, surprise, surprise -
0:38:15 > 0:38:17you decided to test drive the wild card.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Yes!
0:38:21 > 0:38:24It wasn't just a bungalow after all?
0:38:24 > 0:38:27I love it. If it was in our price range, I'd snap your hand off.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Half-a-million for something like this...it is lovely but...
0:38:31 > 0:38:33There is always room to negotiate.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35We might be able to help you a bit.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Our eagle-eyed surveyor has given this place the once-over.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Always a real nit-picker. It is not legally binding, and if you went ahead with
0:38:42 > 0:38:47this place or any other, you get all the right searches and surveys done.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50He's come up with a couple of interesting points.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54He has indeed. This place is very contemporary and trendy and like
0:38:54 > 0:38:57most modern trendy properties, a lot of trendy lighting.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01It means there is a lot of wiring going through the loft.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05What he said was make sure all the wiring is up to standard.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10It has also displaced some of the loft insulation which would need putting back.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15It is a professional job. Get an expert in to sort that out.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19He really is a nit-picker because there is nothing wrong
0:39:19 > 0:39:23with the place but he did mention that the boiler, he couldn't quite get to it at the back of the garage.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27It looked like it might need modernising and replacing.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32- But that is it. It is a gorgeous property. We know that, don't we? - Yeah.- It is gorgeous.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36There is nothing else to do, so you may as well give yourself a little chore.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40We will try it out and see whether we get a taste for the high life.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- This is it. You can, right now, get in there and enjoy it. See you in a bit.- See you.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48I found this great property down the road. It is a bit derelict...
0:39:48 > 0:39:51I'm not going anywhere with you, pal!
0:39:56 > 0:40:01No sooner are Darren and Tania moving in than their celeb mates are popping round.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Who's this calling for a chat?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- It'll be a circus in there when she arrives.- Is she a lion tamer?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09No, she's Britney Spears.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Of course. They are basically twins.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16She's popping in to catch up with the gossip, loves the hustle and bustle of Woking,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19before going back to the quiet backwater of LA.
0:40:19 > 0:40:25No sooner has she left and Tania has got the kettle on for the next arrival. Which is ...
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Posh Spice. These guys really are well connected.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31This is nice.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35She'll tell them what she really, really wants in a house.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38A cup of tea and a flapjack by the looks of it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It's her favourite sweet treat, Jonny. Apart from old David of course!
0:40:41 > 0:40:43What's new with you, Posh?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Not a lot, really.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Who's this, Lauren Bacall?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51No, that's Tania's mum.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53And she's got a surprise package.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Who let the dogs out?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- What?- Who let the dogs out?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59You know that song, Simon?
0:40:59 > 0:41:03No, Jonny. Now they are trying out the luxurious living area
0:41:03 > 0:41:05and it has struck a chord with Darren.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Excellent work and he has whipped out his guitar.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12No test drive would be complete without a rousing finale.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Right, you lovely pair, you have now spent more time in this gorgeous property.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23What are your feelings?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27We still really love it, it is almost perfect.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31But it is too much out of our price range unfortunately.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Question for you, has the road become less of an issue?
0:41:35 > 0:41:36That seemed to be a big factor.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Pardon?
0:41:38 > 0:41:42That's all that grey hair of yours blocking your ears...
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Did he say great hair?!
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Great hair, you have got great hair.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51That was the issue you thought when you got outside that it would be a problem.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Fortunately, we have overcome that with the price issue.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Yeah.- Basically.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00That is the only way you could get us, at the top price.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03It feels right?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05It has got a nice energy. Fantastic.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11Right then. In that case, I will ask the question but I think I already know what the answer is.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13To buy or not to buy?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Not to buy.- Not to buy.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18It is the budget, isn't it?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Everything else is perfect. You've done a good job.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Maybe we should buy property two, make 90 grand on it, then buy this.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29We have an answer!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Working the property ladder.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- We are not so daft, are we?- Yeah.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Thank you very much(!)
0:42:35 > 0:42:40On that note, we'll leave you. It's been an absolute pleasure. It really has. Good luck.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41See you.
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