0:00:02 > 0:00:06- Hello, and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy. - Today we're house-hunting in London,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08but we can't stop. See you later on.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Slow down, sunshine, there's the camera. Hello, how are you?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Now, house-hunting for city slickers is a very time-consuming game,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27and as we know, time is a commodity they have very little of.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Which is why Muggins and I have been handed the onerous task
0:00:30 > 0:00:33of finding them the property of their dreams in this fair capital city.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38We're going to show them three properties, but each property will carry, in my estimation,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40a 33.33% chance of them...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Trying before buying, that is the actual percentage.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46I wonder what, though, are the chances of them buying said property. Don't know?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Well, we'll leave that statistic to the professionals.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53And, luckily for us, one of today's buyers could be the man for the job.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Andy Lee works as a sports betting agent calculating odds during live sporting events,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and his girlfriend Anna Newing is an optician.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04They made the move from north to south a few years ago
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and are currently renting a flat in East London.
0:01:07 > 0:01:14Now they're ready for their next big move - getting on the property ladder. The question is, where?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17We are in the smoke today. A very exciting place to be.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22- You're almost a new recruit, aren't you, Anna, to the smoke? - I just moved down in October.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Started a new job, new flat, everything.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28You must be horribly aware that it's a lot more expensive down here.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Just a bit.- Yeah, just a bit.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Are you sure we are buying in the right place?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36You could have a swimming pool in Leeds for the amount you're about to spend here.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38You could have bought Elland Road up there!
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Many have tried. Many have succeeded.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44There is like a Bermuda Triangle of where you need to be, isn't there?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Give us the points of where we are looking for, and to, and how, and what?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I work in Wimbledon.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- And I work in Eltham. - Waterloo would be in the middle.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Shall we look for the middle ground? Or shall we think, right, OK, Wimbledon, Eltham?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Middle to Wimbledon, I think.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05OK. Anna, might I suggest that you think the opposite of that?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Pretty much. I'd like to be able to walk to work.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- I don't think I've ever walked to work before.- Well, neither have I.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17What do we need from the property? Do we want a house, a flat, something old, something new?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20If it's out in Eltham, probably more of a house,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- because we think we can probably get a bit more.- Yeah.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Whereas if we're more central,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29then we're willing to take a flat, you know?
0:02:29 > 0:02:34The thing is, and you'll maybe find that out if you don't already know, do you want more space in the house?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Is that more of the premium, or is it the location?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Probably at this stage it's more the location, I think.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Yeah, a bit of both.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- I imagine you want to be fairly close to a tube station.- Yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47All right. And have the normal amenities nearby,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- maybe a couple of restaurants and pubs and what have you? - That sounds good.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53How much money have you got to spend?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57A maximum of £300,000.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03What do you think the odds are of us finding the right property?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- You're a betting man. I don't know. - 50/50, at this stage.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Thanks a lot(!)
0:03:08 > 0:03:11To be honest. You'd take that, wouldn't you?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13We'll see you later. Bye-bye.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16You seemed fairly upbeat about Andy's odds on that.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21I am. You can tell he's a professional man. I would say we are about 50% for achieving this,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23which I'll take any day of the week.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Really? I'm more positive than that.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28OK, granted, London is a very expensive city,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30but they sound fairly easy to please.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- I'm a lot more positive. I'm going above that.- OK, give us your odds of success.
0:03:34 > 0:03:3651. 52.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38He really is confident.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43London is the UK's largest city with a massive population of over seven and a half million people.
0:03:43 > 0:03:49And you can even add to that with a 13 million tourists that visit each year.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53But we've had to focus ourselves, as we simply don't have enough time
0:03:53 > 0:03:56to search for properties over 659 square miles.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00So Raynes Park and Wimbledon are where we'll be concentrating our search.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03This is home to the world's most prestigious tennis club,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05and during Wimbledon fortnight,
0:04:05 > 0:04:10the local population swells by a further 500,000 visitors, so this should be good for Andy's business.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13But if you're looking to do a bit of your own business,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17here's what £300,000 could get you in the UK's next three largest cities.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19In the UK's second-largest city, Birmingham,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22you could get this four-bedroom detached property
0:04:22 > 0:04:25with a large kitchen, large bedrooms, and a large garden,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27absolutely no compromise on space at all.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30All this, for £299,999.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32In the UK's third-largest city, Leeds,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35you could get this stone-built three-bedroom detached house.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39With a cosy lounge and large kitchen-diner, it's certainly value for money
0:04:39 > 0:04:41at £300,000.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44And finally, in the UK's fourth-largest city, Glasgow,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46you can get this terraced courtyard property
0:04:46 > 0:04:49with a modern open-plan design and large garden
0:04:49 > 0:04:51all for 300 grand.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56But now, back to reality
0:04:56 > 0:05:00to see what this budget will find us and the property-hunting team in London.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Commuting from here should be an absolute breeze.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07There are around 210 trains from this station to London Waterloo
0:05:07 > 0:05:11every day. Now, I've been told that works out at about 12 an hour.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Hello, how are you?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Right.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18My name is Ed and I'm in a hurry.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20According to the most recent figures,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24the average property price in the UK is around £162,000.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29However, the average property price in London is around £324,000.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34The area is predominantly in demand from young professionals.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37We are cheaper than, say, central Wimbledon.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40The property market in the UK seems to be on the move again,
0:05:40 > 0:05:45and London is certainly leading the way with annual increases of around 6.1%.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So, now could be a good time for today's buyers to get on board
0:05:48 > 0:05:51before the market races away without them.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55If we find something he likes, and he wants two bedrooms with a garden,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57there's absolutely no problem.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- There's a 100% chance it will be done.- I like it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- I like your confidence. Thank you very much. See you later.- Thank you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06A bit calmer now?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Very calm now. Ladies and gentlemen,
0:06:08 > 0:06:13Andy is in the betting game, and earlier on he said we had a 50/50 chance
0:06:13 > 0:06:15of succeeding today. Having a look at our properties,
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- I would say one of them, they will buy.- Odds-on favourite.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21We won't tell you which, we'll describe them and see what you think.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Property number one, they asked for a flat.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I'm not giving them a flat - I've almost given them two flats.- Really?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It's a duplex, as estate agents would say. It's two floors.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Have a look - it has off-street car parking
0:06:32 > 0:06:34and it's a short walk from the transport links.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38There we go, ladies and gentlemen. Now, I have gone for a property
0:06:38 > 0:06:41that is the nearest of all of them to transport links.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Transport links in London are what you pay a lot of money for.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Because you're nearest, you get the least amount,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- but you do get a back garden here, it is very nice.- It's about compromise, isn't it?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53So maybe they will go for this, the one nearest to the transport.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55We're trying to please Anna with the Wild Card.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59It's a lot close to her work, just round the corner, but again,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01we're sorry, it's not a flat.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03It's a house! A house, I tell you!
0:07:03 > 0:07:08And genuinely, a house in London for £300,000 is very hard to find.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10OK, where shall we start today's adventure?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13As a betting man, I'd say one is most likely.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- It is most likely. And who has one today?- Me!- Jonnie.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23My choice, property one, is edging towards the whole house
0:07:23 > 0:07:24that Anna and Andy dream of.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27This 1930s conversion is split over two levels,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It even has space for parking.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Anna and Andy, we've arrived safely at my choice, property number one.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39You are standing on your garden at the moment.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44- You didn't ask for a garden, but... - No, we didn't.- But I've given you one. Now, see that there?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- That's where you can park your car. Off-street car parking as well. - That's good. Good for you, right?
0:07:49 > 0:07:54And there's an overground train station called Raynes Park just around the corner,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58and it's about apparently 20 minutes' walk to Wimbledon tube station.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Ah...that's doable, 20 minutes. Maybe, maybe.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Doable, and a maybe? - You could cycle.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Cycle. So this makes you fitter, you're near Wimbledon,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11so in the summertime, you're first in the queue for the tickets.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14What we're looking at here, it's amazing. You get your own entrance,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17and it's the first and second floors, OK?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19So you've got a duplex apartment,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22some estate agents might call it. What you think of that?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It looks very promising.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- So, come on, on the betting front...- Oh, yes!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- ..what are we thinking?- 70 so far. - Really?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35You're not giving yourself much room for manoeuvre. 70%.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Get into the house that you're 70% likely to buy. Go!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Here we go. First one.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Not sure about navigating these stairs every day after work.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51They sound like old people climbing up those stairs. He's 23. HE GROANS
0:08:51 > 0:08:52What have we got here?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Oh, this is nice.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- A bit of the first, gone straight into the bathroom.- Have they really? - But what a lovely bathroom.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Oh.- You always wanted a bathroom and a shower.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- ANNA GASPS - Look at that sink!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Was this your idea, the whole tour they're taking?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Well, the whole geography, it's the first room you come to. Bang, get it done.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Sometimes if the timing's a bit out, you need to get to the bathroom first.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16My daughter does, but she's five.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- What have we got here?- Um, bedroom.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20That's a really good size.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24One wardrobe's not going to be enough for you, is it?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Yeah. I might have to downsize my clothing.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30You'd have to downsize loads.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I also think they don't realise they've got two bedrooms in this property.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36No, they don't. Even though I've told them
0:09:36 > 0:09:38that it is a duplex apartment.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Sometimes fancy phrases like that lose a person.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- Right.- What's this?- Ah... - The living room.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48This is nice. It's nice and modern. I really like it.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- Oh, it comes round into a kitchen as well.- OK. The ceilings feel a bit...
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Low.- ..low, don't they?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58It doesn't make much difference to me. We're not the tallest couple.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59That's true.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Dining table.- Bit cramped for dining space, though.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Yeah, I suppose. We could only invite two people at a time.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09You could use that second bedroom as maybe a part-time dining room.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12I like this kitchen, it's really nice.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- This is nice.- Look...- It's got gas! - And it's got loads of hobs.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21That's perfect. This is probably the ideal kitchen layout...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Kind of kitchen, yeah. Everything is white, clean, which I like.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Getting the latest betting from over there.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Don't, we're near Heathrow. You'll land a plane.- Sorry.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33What have we got here?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36We're in the loft, here.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Wow.- I think this is the main bedroom.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- It looks like it, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44There's no clothes storage space. Where are you going to put your clothes?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46What's this? Is this like a...
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- God, you're so nosy. - Oh, it's an en suite!
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Oh, wow.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- That's pretty cool.- That is. - That's really nice.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59What did you think?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Um...- I like it.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Yes, there's nothing majorly wrong with it.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Storage is an issue, the key issue. - Maybe you'll like it when you find out the price.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Do you want to play the Guess The Price game that we always play?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Why not?- A leading question.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17If you'd have said no, we'd have played anyway.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- But it's always nice to say yes. Who wants to go first?- Ladies first.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Good man, Andy. Coward!
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- 280?- 280. THEY LAUGH
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- I'm not!- I can't believe this. He's unbelievable today.- I'm not.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- Um...285?- 285. THEY LAUGH
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- That's such a cop-out!- Well done, we have a winner.
0:11:39 > 0:11:45- It's Andy.- Yes!- "Yes!" Not so gentlemanly now, are you?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It's on the market for offers around £290,000.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50So, not far from what you thought it was.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- Yeah.- Not too bad.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53What's your thoughts?
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Yeah, we've got 10,000 to spare, you know?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Come out with the cliches, it's food for thought.- Yeah. - Food for thought, definitely.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- I'm interested to see the next property.- Come on.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Property number two is my choice, and even though it's located
0:12:10 > 0:12:14near to Andy's work, we've also thought of Anna, as it's only a four-minute walk
0:12:14 > 0:12:19to the train station. This ground-floor garden flat has everything they've asked for -
0:12:19 > 0:12:23two bedrooms, a lovely kitchen, a cosy lounge, and yes, you've guessed it, a garden.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- So this is it, is it, Ed? - Yes, this is it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31And it's perfect. Anna and Andy, walk towards what will be your future home.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34This, right, is a ground-floor maisonette.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40With this ground floor you get what feels like a proper back garden.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42So, have a look at the outside of it.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Very nice. Now,
0:12:44 > 0:12:49on travelling to here, did we see any major transport networks near by?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50We may have seen a train station.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55We did, didn't we? Yes. Would you say it was very near to Raynes Park?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57It was within good walking distance.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I'd say five minutes. I would say five minutes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04This, I would say, is kind of borders of West Wimbledon and Raynes Park.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- OK.- You've got a bus stop there that goes to Clapham.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08What do you think of the look of the house?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Um...it looks bigger,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14but the other one looked nicer from the outside.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Yeah, this one looks like it needs a lick of paint.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I got 70%. What do you think, what's your first impressions,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25the likelihood of you buying this ground-floor art-deco flat?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- 60, maybe.- 60, maybe.- 60.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Come on, then.- 55?- Get in. Get on with it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40I don't like that.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- This has got to go, hasn't it?- Yeah, we can get rid of it quickly.- Yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46What are they getting rid of?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I don't know, I wasn't even aware they had walked in the front door.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Did you hear any door go? - They were just immediately complaining.- "We'll get rid of that."
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Bedroom.- Bedroom.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Yeah.- Wow, bedroom at the front of the house.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Yeah, that's a bit weird, isn't it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Not much privacy. And it's pretty small, isn't it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Yes, it's compact.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Actually, this is a two-bedroom maisonette near a bus-stop,
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- near Raynes Park, that's what people care about in London, right? - Not privacy.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- This is the...- I think we have a living room.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18This is nice, actually.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19I quite like it.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23I like that it's separate, and it feels like a bigger living space, doesn't it?
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- Yeah. You can definitely fit your entertainment system over there. - Yes, definitely.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34That's Anna and Andy's voices saying this is a bigger lounge and living space than your property.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35In your face. JONNIE LAUGHS
0:14:37 > 0:14:42- Ugh...- Bathroom.- Bathroom. It's, um...- It's compact, isn't it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:46It is. Compact is one way of putting it.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- I like the big shower head, though. - Yeah.- That's cool.
0:14:49 > 0:14:56- That's cool, I guess.- You're not sure about this, are you? - Not much showering space here.
0:14:56 > 0:15:03Living outside of London, this is laughable that for 300 grand you'd make these compromises.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Whereas, near to Raynes Park, compromises have to be made.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- What have we got here? - Ooh, another bedroom.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- Oh, wow.- I like it.- This is much bigger, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Thank you. Thank you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21- This...- Lots.- ..has loads of storage.- Lots of cupboard space.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24This feels like a proper double bedroom.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- There's nothing you need to do to it. You could move in straight away. - Straight away.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Kitchen.- Kitchen, finally.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- No door.- No door, but that's not a biggy.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Oh, it's quite nice. It's all new, and everything.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42- Yeah. There's not much dining space, it's, like, me and you, and that's it.- Yeah.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I've given up with them. Do you know where their dining space is? On their laps!
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- No-one eats, no-one eats from a dining table.- To be fair, I agree. They're the youth. TV dinners.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56I don't know. I'd change it, I think. I'd go for a more modern...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58The worktops should be changed, yeah.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Right, OK, I sense it didn't go brilliantly.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Did I say 55 or 35?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Have you dropped to 35% chance of you buying that?
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Maybe even less than that.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Anna, you went first last time. - Yeah.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- OK. Come on, big man. - My turn now.- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Um, probably more expensive, isn't it?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Um, 295, maybe.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28He's valued it more. He likes it more. Anna?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32I think we've hit our ceiling. I think it's 300.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- OK, so you think it's more expensive, because of the location.- Yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39The actual price of this property, the price it is on the market for,
0:16:39 > 0:16:44is £285,000. So it's less than both of you thought.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- And less than mine. - And less than Jonnie's.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- It also means that you've won Guess The Price completely, doesn't it, Andy?- Yes, it does.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- I told you I was rubbish. - Don't be disheartened. The price of this is 285.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Does that make you kind of feel any warmer towards it?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- HE SIGHS - Mm...not really.- Before you even answered with words,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- you said it with noises. - To be honest,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10he's already won the Guess The Price, they already prefer my property, clearly.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14I would normally say, let's go home, but no, we've got one amazing part of the show to go yet.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- The Wild Card. Want to have a look at that?- Yes, please.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Come with us this way.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25I can only imagine you've been sitting on the edge of your seats
0:17:25 > 0:17:28waiting to see today's Wild Card, which is located in Eltham,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32slightly further into London's suburbs. The layout has been fully redesigned,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36and to say the kitchen is the heart of this home is an understatement.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I'm feeling quite excited about this one.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42What do we have here? We've only got the Wild Card,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- everybody's favourite part of the show. Are you excited? - Very excited.- Very, yeah.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50I want to know, we're not going to say any more about it,
0:17:50 > 0:17:51but look at it, what do you think?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- I think...- It looks really cool. - I think you're on to a winner here. - Do you think?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Now, the estate agents have put in their details that this has the wow factor.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Andy, do you remember, on the Guess The Price, you let Anna go first,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06being very gallant, so we're going to one step further,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10we're going to look after Anna completely, because you work not too far from here, do you?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Nope. I work literally down the road.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16The commuting is going to be done by your good self,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19but it only takes you an hour. We've looked at the train times.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Station to station, Wimbledon, an hour. I think one of them was an hour and two minutes.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- I think it was an hour and two minutes.- So a completely different area, but it's cracking.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31I think it's very promising, and that one hour might be doable.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- All right, then.- Let's not waste any more time out here.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37We want to see what you think of, not this flat, this house.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Get in there. Three, two, one!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Ooh...- Oh, wow! Wow!
0:18:48 > 0:18:51The estate agent was right, the word "wow", has been used by Andy
0:18:51 > 0:18:54involuntarily twice already, and he's only gone three foot into the house.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Huge! - ANNA GASPS
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- Gorgeous! - ANDY LAUGHS
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I think they're definitely on to a winner here.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The garden is so cute.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Aargh! Do you know what we forgot to do?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11We didn't ask them for a percentage of how much they're going to buy the house.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13This kitchen's perfect, isn't it?
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Yeah, I like the fact the floor is kind of in keeping with the worktops, that's nice.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- We don't have to change anything. - No.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24I'm going to just hypnotise myself to become Andy.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- All right, Andy.- Hello there, hello there, hello there. I'm from Leeds.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- What would you give this, my northern friend?- Um, 95%. 95%.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- What have we got here?- Oh... OK, bathroom.- That's weird.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- That is strange, isn't it? - I'm not sure about that.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- I'm not sure, going from the kitchen to the bathroom.- But it's very nice. - A big shower.- Yeah.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- It's a bedroom.- Oh... OK.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49You could have it like an office or something, if you wanted to.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Or a games room.- Or a games room. - A games room.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Now, spare bedroom, or is it another reception room?
0:19:56 > 0:20:01It could be a dining room, it could be an office, because I think with an hour commute to work,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Andy might want to work from home now and again.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Right, this must be the lounge, right?- Oh, it is.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Oh, wow!
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- It's a nice sofa. It's a good size. - Perfect size.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18And that kind of hole bit is the exact size for a TV.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19- That's brilliant. - That is the exact size.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22That is actually what I wanted, as well.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27The downstairs is pretty much the size of most one-bed flats.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33It is. And that was what their minimum requirement was, a one-bedroom flat.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36We have gone over the top of that, twice.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- I like these tiles.- Yeah.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Oh, wow. That's a bit unusual. - It is, isn't it?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I was a little bit worried about that wall, but it's come good.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- They love that glass wall.- I had no concern. They are the youth, that is what the hip youth want.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Oh, my God, this is immense.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- It's got a corner bath, like you wanted.- That's gorgeous.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I love this. There's so much space to put make-up and stuff.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01This has inspired me. This is like an episode of Cribs.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- Oh, it is pretty big, a big size. A good size.- And it's huge.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Really light and airy.- You know what we could get in here?- What?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13A pool table. Right there.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- Andy's loving it.- Pool table? It's turning into a lad's house. - He is sport mad, that kid.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Pool? Sport?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Oh, OK.- Ah, an office. - I think we're into the loft.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- OK.- You could have this as your, like, workspace.- I could.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Or another bedroom. I don't know.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35This is a house that keeps on giving. It's a stairway to heaven.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Oh, no, just storage, I think.- Wow.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40That's quite a lot of room in there, though, isn't it?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44This, right, is what they wanted times three.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Or an en suite? Or that could be an office with the games room here?
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- The possibilities are endless.- So when I'm on my breaks, I could...
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Why don't you just live up here, and I'll live downstairs?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58That would solve a lot of things.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02What do you think?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05It's beautiful.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Ah, here we go. The big question is, Andy,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11outside you did not know what it was like inside, but you liked the outside.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14You do have the hour commute to think about. What do YOU reckon?
0:22:14 > 0:22:20I said it was doable before, but I think it's very, very doable now.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Really? I think you like it, and I think it's quite interesting, because this one,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27you know, in Eltham, you're getting a lot more,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and I think you've learnt, possibly, that it's living space that you want,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- more than maybe nearness to the centre of London.- Mm.- Yeah.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36So, who would like to guess first?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Anna, you've already lost, do you want to go first or second?- Second.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42OK. Andy, this is to win all three.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45£300,000. Sometimes we spend a lot more.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Um, 290?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52With a slight squeak at the end, hoping.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54OK, 290 is the hope. Anna?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I don't know. 300?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Let us procrastinate no longer.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04I'll give you the price. It is 299,995.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Five quid in your budget.
0:23:06 > 0:23:13- And it means you've won one of the Guess The Prices...- Yay! - ..but lost the competition.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- But it's not about winning or losing.- It's not really.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- But overall, because this is Eltham.- Correct.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23OK, now you've got to decide which one of these three properties you want to test drive.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Is it going to be big house versus location, or a mixture of both?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Who knows? Go off and make that decision.- OK.- Let's do it.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Have a good ponder. So, which one will they choose, Ed?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Who knows? It is the biggest decision of their adult lives,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40so whilst they make that, here's a quick recap for you at home.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43So, what are the odds of them test-driving my choice?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46This 1930s split-level maisonette.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49The open-plan design offered this young couple a modern way of living
0:23:49 > 0:23:53and, located near trendy Wimbledon, it could offer a modern lifestyle too.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56It could be theirs for £290,000.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Viewers, I'm getting the feeling that I've not backed the winner today,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01but this property is a great option.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05In a fantastic location with Art Deco design, it offered them
0:24:05 > 0:24:08everything they've asked for, and more, on the market
0:24:08 > 0:24:10for £285,000.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14And the Wild Card, hand-picked and designed to appeal to Anna
0:24:14 > 0:24:18in every way. The estate agent claimed this had the wow factor,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20and we counted plenty of them.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Wow.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25But will it wow them enough to want to test-drive it?
0:24:25 > 0:24:29It could be their first family home for £299,995.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37And there we have it, they've chosen to test drive the Wild Card.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Anna is making herself at home and getting her feet under the table.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Oh, yes, and Andy's getting straight down to business.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Glad they've found time to have some fun, though.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52It all reminds me of my younger days after a night on the tiles.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54I can honestly say I was glad I wasn't invited.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Hang on. It's that time again. Remote control challenge.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I wonder who's going to win. Place your bets, please.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Well, it looks like Andy won that battle,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06but I suppose Anna did get her own way in choosing Eltham.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Time to find out if Andy likes the local area.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13And relax. Time to see if this house is the real winner.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Smooth! Smooth!
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Anna and Andy. You seem very at home here,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24and of course the viewers and we all know you chose to pick the Wild Card.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Was it a big decision?
0:25:26 > 0:25:30It was quite an easy one to make, wasn't it? Yeah.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34It was just the size of this place, and it just feels like a home.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Yeah, it feels like we can just move in.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40I've got to say, Anna, we had you on board as soon as we told you
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- it was just down the road from your work.- Yeah, true, true.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45With that, I was kind of sold straight away.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50But also, looking at it from another point of view, whoever gets home first has to do the cooking.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Exactly.- But I do that now anyway, so it's not going to be anything different.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- You know what, that's perked Andy up.- Yeah.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I don't think Andy had thought of that.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- We'll give you our thoughts.- Yeah.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- I would say I'm 90% confident at the moment. What about you?- Really?
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- Yeah, 92.5% confident.- Right, then, let's ask the question. Viewers at home, make your own bets.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- To buy or not to buy, that is the question, Anna and Andy?- Um...
0:26:18 > 0:26:23- Yes.- Get in!- Yes, I really want it. - Really?- Yeah.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Brilliant.- There we go.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30And what was the percentage of our chance at the start, do you remember?
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- This place?- Not here, 50%, that's what you thought, 50%.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Well, we wish you the very best of luck in your first home together,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42and if you want to buy a second home, when you want to buy a second home,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- in many years' time...- We'll still be making the programme!
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Hopefully, and you know where to come. We've got good form, haven't we?- We do.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- All right, we'll see you soon. - OK. Goodbye.- Bye.
0:26:52 > 0:26:5550/50 chance of succeeding.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I tell you what, they of little faith. I'm not a gambling man,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01and neither is Jonnie, we would never advocate that, but if I was,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05I would bet we could do this again tomorrow with a very similar success rate.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08If you kind people would like to be part of that success story,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11then do please get in touch through the usual mediums.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
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