0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's back to school today. We're going to start with a lesson in property finding.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11- Jonnie, furnish the viewers with the three Rs.- What, reading, writing and arithmetic?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14No, I'm not talking about those. I'm talking about price.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- Ah!- There's the first R. I'm talking about location.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22- Ah!- The second. And I'm talking about getting us to do all the work for you.
0:00:22 > 0:00:28- Ahh!- And that is the three Rs in property finding. Jonnie, gold star for you.- Thank you very much!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- Today, we're in Coventry. - The world's first ever twinned city.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- Did you know that?- I didn't.- And the furthest city from the coast
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- in the entire UK!- I did know that.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50It's also the place today's house-hunter wants to call home.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53She's already done the big relocation from down south
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- so we better get moving ourselves. - We should.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59'Food technology teacher Angie has said goodbye to Bristol
0:00:59 > 0:01:02'and is back in her old stomping ground of Coventry.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:06'She's currently living with her parents, but is desperate to find her own place
0:01:06 > 0:01:09'and has enlisted the help of her friend and fellow food teacher Sadeem.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:14'Angie's job means a daily commute to Rugby involving her trusty bicycle and the train.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:20'And all that travel and all that marking means Angie has no time to find that dream property.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22'So lucky we're here.'
0:01:22 > 0:01:27- What's that like, moving back with your mum and dad?- It's actually a lot better! A bit too easy.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Getting all your meals cooked? - Yeah, more than I should.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I do my own washing and I empty my own bins.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Now, Sadeem, what is your role in all of this?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- I'm Angie's friend. I've known her since I was 14.- Oh, wow!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42So hardly any time.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Yeah, cos we're both very, very young.- Very young.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- And what sort of house are you looking for now? - A two to three bedroom house
0:01:51 > 0:01:54in the area that my mum and my sister live.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- What is the area? - It's Coundon that they live.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01OK, style of property within that area. What styles of property?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Ideally, I'd like a period property.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07If we don't find you the ideal property,
0:02:07 > 0:02:12are you prepared to make it your ideal property? How much DIY can you do?
0:02:12 > 0:02:17I can do a fair bit of that. I'd be all right. My mum's quite handy, so I'll just drag her in!
0:02:17 > 0:02:20A lot of people that do something at work every day
0:02:20 > 0:02:23don't like to do anything to do with that at night.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29Now, you're around food and cooking every day. Do you bring that to your personal life?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Yeah, I'm obsessed with food. It is important for me to have a really big kitchen.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Ideally, I'd like a dining table in the kitchen.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Space. Are you indoor space people, outdoor space people?
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- Do you want a big back garden? - I think you'd like a really big garden.- Yeah, ideally.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- The bigger the better. - How much have you got to spend?
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- 140 is the absolute maximum. - Sadeem, is that realistic?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- I think it is, for Coventry. - OK.- I really do.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Would you be disappointed if we failed?- Very disappointed.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- As teachers, what would our punishment be?- Oh, detention?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Saturday detention. - Get them excluded.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Excluded? This is terrible!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09All right, we're off under the fear of that.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- Giggling away at your own punishment. We'll see you later on. - Thank you for the exclusion.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Well, Ed, let's pick a theme.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I'm thinking food. I'm thinking cooking.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22There's a lot of fun with that. Or we could go down the building route.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Let's pick one each and let's do different tasks each.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- I'm going to do estate agents. - I'll go and talk to the people of Coventry. Wish me luck.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36'Coventry lost a good deal of its ancient heart amidst the Blitz of World War II.'
0:03:36 > 0:03:40'It was in the spirit of reconciliation that the city was twinned first with Stalingrad
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- 'and then later with Dresden.' - 'It's very much a city looking up,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48'with development money pouring into the centre and the shopping arcades full of people.'
0:03:48 > 0:03:53'With some cracking houses for your money, Coventry compares favourably to nearby Birmingham.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:59'But what, I hear you cry, will £140,000 buy you elsewhere in the UK?'
0:03:59 > 0:04:05'This fishing lodge may not look much, but it's the lake and acres of beautiful parkland near Exeter
0:04:05 > 0:04:07'that make this property so appealing.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11'It has a guide price of £140,000.'
0:04:11 > 0:04:14'How about this two-bed cottage near Devizes?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18'It's been lovingly updated but retains an oldy-worldy charm.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21'On the market for 140 grand.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:23'Fancy a luxury log cabin in Shropshire?
0:04:23 > 0:04:28'Ideal as a holiday let or a second home, lucky for you, it's got electricity and running water,
0:04:28 > 0:04:33'but it also has very tranquil surroundings. Also 140 grand.'
0:04:33 > 0:04:35'Whilst Jonnie talks to estate agents,
0:04:35 > 0:04:40'I'm off to find out why Coventry has a seemingly negative reputation.'
0:04:40 > 0:04:44What I'm trying to do today is bring out the positives of Coventry.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47What is the greatest thing about living in Coventry?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Erm...
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Coventry gets a bit of a hard press, doesn't it, sometimes?- Yes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- What are the good areas of Coventry? - We're in it now.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Tell the good people at home what is great about Coventry.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- I'm actually from Birmingham. - You're in Coventry now.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- What do you enjoy about Coventry? - Er, not much, really.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Not much? You're part of the problem!
0:05:08 > 0:05:12South side, south west. Trying to put some names on that,
0:05:12 > 0:05:14we're talking Earlsdon, where we are now,
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Styvechale, Finham and then round to Coundon area, very popular.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- This seems a nice area. Do you like this?- Yeah, it's all right.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- What about the local Coventry folk. Are they friendly?- Yeah.- You see?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Yeah, there is a few good points.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31When you scratch the surface, it's got a lovely, warm underbelly.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33So with £140,000,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37what can we look at around the Coundon area?
0:05:37 > 0:05:44- She should find herself either a very nicely presented two-bedroom property.- Right.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Or perhaps a three-bedroom that requires a little bit of updating.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54- I've been living in Coventry since the early 90s. I think it's a great city.- What's your favourite part?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Well, it's an ancient city.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59She's prepared to do a bit of work. She's got a very handy mother.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- OK, good, good. - Anything that springs to mind that we could maybe show her?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Yeah, there are properties within... If she's specifically looking at Coundon,
0:06:08 > 0:06:13there are properties which are a renovation project.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17The location in relation to the rest of the country is brilliant.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- You can get to anywhere from here. - Apart from distance from sea.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27- Distance from sea is fair enough, but you are in the centre of the country.- Good argument.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Well then, Ed, how did you get on?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I had a genuinely lovely time with the people of Coventry. How did you get on?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I found out lots about Coventry and the property market therein.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- I'll impart more later. - With £140,000, are we looking rosy?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Oh, it's possible. I wouldn't say a piece of cake.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Right, the thrust of this for Angie is about moving back to Coventry to be near her family and friends.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50The first one is on the borders of where her mum lives.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54It's everything she wants and it's in the location she wants. I'm confident.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Now, as you know, you watch this programme all the time, it's all about themes.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02She likes to cook. I've gone for kitchen. This place has got a lovely kitchen.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Everything else might be a bit of a compromise, but if she's happy baking, she'll be happy living.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12Everyone loves the wildcard. And remember, she wants to be living near her mum.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16It's so close to her mum's, she might even have seen it before. That's a worry, but it's wild.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- And there it is. - Property number one first?- Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28'Well, Angie asked for a place in Coundon. Property one should make her go all warm and gooey inside,
0:07:28 > 0:07:33'like a hot chocolate pudding. Surely we've progressed straight to dessert with this one.'
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Angie and Sadeem, we are in Coundon.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Well, on the cusp of Coundon.- Yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Do you know this area?- Yeah, I do.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45The properties are of a nice era. What do you think about the style?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I like the fact it's got a double bay.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I like that you can see some brickwork and I like the porch
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- and I like the fact it's got a front garden.- Excellent.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- There's a lot of liking going on. - OK, what are your thoughts? - I don't like it.- What?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01THEY LAUGH
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Really? - I don't like it, but I'm sure...
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Explain why you don't like it. - I don't like the windows.
0:08:08 > 0:08:14- But I think that's all I don't really like.- If you are feeling strongly against it, tone it down.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- OK.- Three, two, one, enter the house that you like, Angie.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- The less said about what you think, the better. Go. - OK.- Let's see what she thinks.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Oh, it's nicely done out. - It looks like it's been recently done out. It's bright.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Do not judge a book by its cover. Admittedly, we do ask on a daily basis,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34"What do you think of the outside?" But you've got to be positive.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38What I liked is the fact that the viewers at home might be thinking, "This is very honest.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- "What's going to happen inside?" - She loves it.- She loves it.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- Ah. I like this.- This is lovely. - It's quite small, though. Let's have a look at the fireplace.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Ah.- It's a modern fireplace. - Yeah, I'd get that ripped out.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56These girls watch a lot of property programmes. They love the cornicing, the dado rail,
0:08:56 > 0:09:01the picture rail and a fireplace. This fireplace, they don't love. What can they do?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Rip it out, put another one in? - Or get Angie's mum to do it, she's handy.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- It's bigger than I thought. Patio doors.- Yeah, which I like.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- It's got a pond. - It's still quite small, isn't it?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I think the back of this house works, especially for Angie.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19She wanted open-plan, kitchen-diner, spilling out onto the garden.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- It's amazing for her.- With a pond.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- Whoa. Look at the size. It's a nice kitchen but it's small. - They've made good use of the space.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- It's not a huge kitchen but because it's open-plan...- A kitchen-diner. - It rocks, doesn't it?
0:09:32 > 0:09:38- That wouldn't fit all my stuff in there.- You wouldn't have to do much to it, though.- No.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Every positive is being introduced to the table by Sadeem at the moment.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48Which I'm taking as a positive, because she was slightly negative at the start.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Ooh. A random cupboard there.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Well, they've found the little cupboard.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Ohh.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01- Oh!- Oh, that's good. You've got all your bathroom stuff in there. That's good cos it's quite small.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- I like the colour. - Yeah, the colour's good.- OK.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07This is a very small bathroom.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13- Small sink, isn't it? - It's a good use of space, though. - Yeah. There's a shower, as well.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- I like the big mirror, actually. - Yeah, that's a good feature.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19It makes the bathroom seem just that bit bigger.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23That's the power of a mirror. Almost twices the size of it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- This is a big bedroom. - Rear bedroom. Ooh, it is big.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- It's lovely. - I like this. It's nice and airy.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34What a lovely use of the term "nice and airy" to come out so early in the day.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- They've certainly seen some property programmes.- They have.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- They haven't used "deceptively spacious" yet. - Wait till the third bedroom.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43This is a different bedroom.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- This looks bigger still. - I think this is bigger. I like the way that they've done it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Sadeem is surprised she's liking this more than she thought. - Complete turnaround.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Going from "I don't like this" to "not so bad" is enough of a journey, but she's gone the whole way!
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- This would be the box room. - It is really small. - But it's good for a study.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- I do like upstairs more than downstairs.- Yeah, it looks much bigger upstairs than downstairs.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Well, Sadeem, that was a rollercoaster of emotions. Outside, "Hm, not really liking it."
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Inside, you got on board. And then we suddenly fell off a cliff again.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- We did, yes.- Well, at least you were positive at a certain point.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I was trying to be positive, but I think, on the outside,
0:11:26 > 0:11:32I just instantly didn't like it. But when I got inside, I could see a lot of features that I would like.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Luckily, the beauty of this programme is that we're not buying a property for you. Angie.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- What do you think about it? - I like it.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I like how well finished it is.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46But I think the downstairs is too small for what I need.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- Shall we just go through the motions of guess the price? - OK.- And enjoy ourselves?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54And maybe the price might be exciting and we might think...
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Come on.- All right, then, come on. - Who wants to go first?
0:11:58 > 0:12:04Probably 135, given that they've finished it so well.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07OK, 135. Sadeem?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- THEY LAUGH - 132.- OK.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Strange.- I don't know. - Where did you get that from?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18The actual price of this property,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- 139,950.- Ooh!- What?- Stop it!
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- OK, the price hasn't helped me out. - It hasn't!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30That's the bar which I have to try and jump over
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- or limbo underneath with property number two. Want to have a look? - Yes.- Follow me.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40'We descend upon the neighbouring area of Radford for property two.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45'Angie asked for a big kitchen and this massive space should be just to her taste.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49'Let's just hope the change in weather doesn't cloud her judgement.'
0:12:49 > 0:12:54You won't believe this, but we're only a couple of minutes from the first house.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Your own little micro-climate! - Are you sure we're not in Norway?
0:12:57 > 0:13:03- What do you think of Radford? - Erm, it's a bit further out than I was hoping for.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09But, because it's a bit further out, maybe we get a bit better property.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13So, as you can see, off-street parking, could even build a lean-to garage.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19- That's good. - Obviously, Angie's going to be a bit softer with her opinions.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Let's go to the real news. What do we honestly think about this?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- I'm reserving judgement. I'll wait till the end. - THEY LAUGH
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Doesn't it look really nice? - I'm loving the pebble-dash.- Go in.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Take these. - Yeah, I need this. Come on.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- Listen, Ed, I've got a cunning plan. - What's that?- Headphones inside.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- Yeah. I don't know. - I'm not too keen.- It's not...
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Is that Sadeem? That's Sadeem. See? Do you know how I felt?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Oh, it's OK.- Big.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Yeah, it's bigger.- Much bigger.- A lot of seating. That's good.- Square.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Yeah, very square!
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- This is where it gets better. - Cos, let's be honest,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05if they don't like this, we might as well go home.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I'm stuffed. I'll have to sit in the snow as punishment.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Ooh! Kitchen. And dining room.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- I really like that fireplace. - Oh, I love that.- That's lovely.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19We can hear them. We are sat, geographically,
0:14:19 > 0:14:24in a kind of lean-to/conservatory off the back of there, which is very nice, very warm.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28This is her study, where she'll be doing all her marking. Very nice.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Yeah, it's a lot bigger. I like the fact that it's all one area.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- You've got this breakfast table. It's lovely.- Yeah.- Loads of storage.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Oh, you've got a utility room, as well.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- You've got a utility off it. This is one nice big dining-kitchen.- Mm-hm.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- And downstairs loo.- Happy days.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Oh, that's quite handy. Downstairs loo.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- Big kitchen, tick. - Likeable front room, hmm.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Quite narrow.- Yeah.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I'm expecting to hear them say the reverse of yours.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- It feels smaller upstairs than it does downstairs.- Mm.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- First bedroom. - This must be the box room.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08It's not too bad.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13You could have storage here, put a wardrobe there, and then you've got this other little alcove here.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Oh, I didn't see that. That's all right for a box room.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Right then, so...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Is this... This is a peculiarly shaped room.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Is it another box room or a study?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28So you could probably fit a double bed there.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31You could fit a double bed in, then you'd have all this space free.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34It's like a double box room.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- It's just the shape of it. - It's an unusual shape, isn't it?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- You don't really know how big it is. - Yeah.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44What they need to do is get Mrs Angie in here with her wrecking ball
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and reorder some of that upstairs.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51Here's my idea. You've got this nice conservatory for work space.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Make two of the small bedrooms into one, like the Spice Girls song. - Two become one.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00OK. Ooh, interesting. What's that, cream?
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- Oh.- Cream bathroom suite. - You've got a separate shower and bath.- Yeah, that's good.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09This bathroom provides them with that separate shower. People love that.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Mine would've done. They had to build it, but it would've done it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17OK. There's plenty of room for... That's the highest bed I've ever seen!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Yeah!- Wow!
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Very big windows. - Yeah. You can see the garden.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- It's all right.- It's a nice shape, again. You've got a shed.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Angie, we're trying to find you a house,
0:16:33 > 0:16:40but the focus is starting to go on the pendulum swing of your moods, isn't it, Sadeem?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43We need to know. Outside, you weren't prepared to say.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48You had to look round the house. You've looked round. The verdict is...?
0:16:48 > 0:16:54- I don't like it.- Ohh. - Look, you said, Angie, it was all about the kitchen and the cookery.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00- Look at this!- It's a big kitchen. I like that. But I'd have to rip the kitchen out and start again.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Shall we play guess the price? Sometimes with the price,
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- it can swing us round. - At least someone will get to win this contest. That's a positive.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- At the moment, Angie, you are in the lead of guess the price.- Yep.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15We have a maximum budget of £140,000.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Do you want to go first? - Yes, please.- Go on.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- 129.- 129. - Ooh, straight out the box.- Right.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I would go 125.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- You're both way out. You win this time.- Yay! - It's on the market, though,
0:17:29 > 0:17:34big shocks, £138,950.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- Really?- I'm surprised.- OK. Me, too. - There is always the wildcard.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- It's people's favourite part of the programme. Are you excited? - Yeah, I think so.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49'The equivalent of Heston Blumenthal's snail porridge,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51'the wildcard is designed to cause a stir.'
0:17:51 > 0:17:56'Plus, there's a little cherry on the top that could leave Angie very contented.'
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Now, Angie, where do you live with your mum currently?
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Erm, there.- There, right. Do you want to know where the wildcard is?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Go on, then.- Just there. - Hm! That is perfect!
0:18:07 > 0:18:12It is, because you wanted to move here to be near to your mum.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- You can't get much better than that. - Perfect.- We like to test people
0:18:15 > 0:18:18when they say they don't mind doing some work.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23And also your mum is very good at work, she's got a quite easy commute to her new building site.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- So it does need some work. Does that put you off?- No. I can handle that.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- I've got this read.- Go on.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- You know the pendulum that is the emotion of Sadeem?- Oh, no.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36There's been arms folded throughout that entire conversation.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- Oh, they're open! No, they're back. - Shall we even bother asking Sadeem?
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- It's Pandora's box but I'm going in there. What do you think about this location?- I love it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- It's perfect for Angie. - I don't believe you.- It can't be.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- So, at the moment, you're positive. - Really positive. I've got a good feeling.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57- Fantastic. I'm going to ask you no more questions. The wildcard awaits. Go.- OK.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Snowball fight.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08This is the hallway. Erm, it need decorating.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Right.- Decorating? A little bit more than that, I'd say.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17We were a bit cruel by not explaining the extent to which this property needs renovations.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23- Let's have a look in the front room. OK.- It's really big.- Yeah, that's good.- Good size. Nice archway.- Yeah.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27What I want is tapping. I want them knocking on walls, working things out.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30She can create what she wants in that room quite easily.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- SHE KNOCKS ON WALL - Yeah, we can pull it all out and just have a big, open space.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39OK, there we go. That's the first sign of investment into the property.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- OK, yeah, it's good. It's a decent enough size, isn't it? - Look at this, Angie.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- Yeah, that's really 70s! - It's really 70s.- 70s and 60s.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- It hasn't been touched for 30 years. - What would you do?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I'd pull all that out, I'd pull all that out,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I'd get a kitchen that was massive
0:19:56 > 0:20:01and have a big table there and then have my sitting room there with a big wood-burning stove there.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yeah, I'd do all that. It'd be really good. I'd like that.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Listen how animated Angie is! She's going for it here!
0:20:07 > 0:20:11This is what we wanted to hear two properties ago.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- You'd have to modernise it massively.- It's a blank canvas.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- You could rip these out, though. - Yeah.- A partition here. You could take this out.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Yeah. That'll all come out.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- KNOCKS ON WALL - Yeah, it's only wood.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- Yeah. It's not supporting. - It's a decent size.- It's spot on!
0:20:29 > 0:20:33They're finding positives in the negatives here. It's amazing!
0:20:33 > 0:20:38What I hope they don't think is, when they see that lean-to, or nearly-leaning-over,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I don't want them to even think about it staying.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- OK, what's this? - This is a dodgy lean-to.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49- Ooh!- Oh, you can hear the rain. - It looks like someone's made this themselves.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Nothing wrong with making it yourself, but I would rip it out.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57She's done it. She's said it. She's in the zone. She didn't accept that it was going to stay.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- There is quite a bit of work to be done.- Mm-hm.- Right, then.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Lots of flowery wallpaper. Let's have a look in the bathroom.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Ooh, green!- Very green.- Lime green! That's going to get ripped out, too!
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Oh, more floral. - Interesting ceiling.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I know. It's quite nice, actually.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- I'd never keep it.- No. - Yep, it's an all right sized room.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- Would I get a double bed in?- Yeah, you'd get a double bed in easy.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- A little wardrobe there. It'd just be like a little spare room. - Guest room.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- For me.- Yeah! - THEY LAUGH
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Spare bedroom. Sadeem should be sizing that up.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Yeah. A nice size spare bedroom.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- OK. Well, it's big. - Yeah, it's a big room.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Loads of wardrobe space.- That's an amazing view.- Oh, the park.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50And you can see when my parents are leaving the house, bringing me my food.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54I'm hoping Angie's mum's retired. Basically, she's working on this house full time,
0:21:54 > 0:22:00- yet she's cooking all of her meals and bringing them over!- She is her mum. That's what mums are for.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Huge room, beautiful view.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06I like it. It's shed loads of work, but I do really like it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Right, then. You'd just have to rip everything out and start again.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- But it's a fresh canvas for you. - Yeah.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Now, Sadeem and Angie. Let's go to you first, Sadeem.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22- This is a first for today. The viewers will be over the moon. You like this.- I really liked it.- A lot.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Yeah, I can really see Angie in this property.- OK.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- Well, Angie. - Is she telling the truth? - Yeah. Not in its current state,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34but yeah, it's a perfect area,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37it's got a massive garden which I love,
0:22:37 > 0:22:42it's got all the scope for me to be able to rip bits out and get it exactly how I want.
0:22:42 > 0:22:48- Let's play guess the price. I believe it's 1-1.- It is. We don't often get this neck and neck scenario.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Who's going to go first?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Look at you! You look like one of your pupils.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- I don't want to go! - I don't know, miss.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Grumpy Sadeem to go first, I say. - OK. Sadeem, how much is this place?
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Grumpy Sadeem thinks it's 135.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07I think it's 130.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12130, correct. It is you, Angie. It is £130,000.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16We've looked at all the properties today, we've seen what the price is,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- I reckon you could probably get that down a little bit.- I think I could.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Been on the market for a little while. Not that I'm saying buy it now.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- I don't want to put in jeopardy, "which one will you pick, one, two or three?"- But it's not the end.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- We've got to make a decision. - The biggest decision of your adult lives. You ready?- I think so.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Maybe go to your mum's house. We'll see you later on.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Well, if I was a betting man, I know what I'd be placing my money on.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- My one.- Yeah, kind of! Listen, here's a recap for you guys at home
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- of not only the three properties but today's three different types of weather in Coventry.- Yes.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54'I'm still hopeful that property one may yet take the spoils.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59'Angie asked for Coundon and she could move straight into this delightful house.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03'It's on the market for £139,950.'
0:24:03 > 0:24:07'Property two had the benefit of a very big kitchen.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10'I compromised with other aspects, but there's no denying
0:24:10 > 0:24:14'this place offered a lot for £138,950.'
0:24:14 > 0:24:16'The wildcard today is all about location
0:24:16 > 0:24:19'and it couldn't be much closer to her parents.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22'But, will the work be too much even for Angie and her mum?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25'On the market for 130 grand.'
0:24:29 > 0:24:32'Well, it wasn't really a surprise, was it?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35'The wildcard was the winner from the very moment we showed it to Angie.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38'But where are the girls?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41'They're not upstairs. Nor are they in the lounge.'
0:24:41 > 0:24:45'They're foodies! Of course! There's only one place they could be.'
0:24:45 > 0:24:49'Yep, it's baking time. Looks like we're in for a treat.'
0:24:49 > 0:24:53'They're making the most of it, but that kitchen needs a complete renovation.'
0:24:53 > 0:24:58Once it's done, you'd have a massive dining table there and do all your stuff on the table.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01You wouldn't have to bother with the kitchen surfaces.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06- 'Mm, chocolate. And lots of it.' - 'All right, steady on, Ed!'
0:25:06 > 0:25:08What about upstairs? How would you have upstairs?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Just less wallpaper.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- And less funny ceiling tiles.- Yeah.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Possibly a loft conversion, cos then you can have a whole extra bedroom.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- 'You know what this house-hunting lark is, don't you, Jonnie?' - 'A piece of cake?'
0:25:25 > 0:25:30- That was amazing.- You are the only person who's eaten it, you big...
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- Look, I'm a growing lad!- That's not a slice, that's half of it!
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Very nice, though. We need more of that on our programme.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Now, ladies, cake lovely. House lovely? That is the question.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Why did we pick the wildcard to test drive?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Because it will be lovely.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Because, once you rip out a few walls and get it all looking a bit spangly,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- it's going to be exactly what I wanted. - You've spent a bit of time here now.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Are you daunted by all this work ahead of you?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Yes, hugely, and that bit is a little bit scary,
0:26:01 > 0:26:06but it's worth it, because it's in the right location, it's got a nice big garden.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- Yeah, it's definitely worth doing. - Here it comes. The nation are hanging on your every words.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14To buy or not to buy? That is the question.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- To buy. To buy.- Fantastic news! - I'll be honest,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21outside property two, we thought we would fail today.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23It needs to be a better price than it currently is.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27It needs to, I'd say, be about 120.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30So, yeah, if I get it for the right price, yeah, to buy.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Well, that is amazing news. You've obviously got a bit of work to do now in this negotiation,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- so we wish you the very best of luck with that.- We've got to help the rest of the nation.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- Wish us luck with that and thank you very much, it's been lovely. - Thank you.- See you soon.- Bye-bye.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51That was a to buy, which is great news, but you seem incredibly happy.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Look, neither of our properties won the day,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56but that in there is genuinely a happy ending.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01And that's all I care about because, it's not about the profile, it's about the people.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05That is a motto that's worthy of translating into Latin and forming a crest out of.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08If you're struggling to find the property of your dreams,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10please don't hesitate to get in contact
0:27:10 > 0:27:14and maybe we can replicate that kind of smile on his face.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Otherwise, see you next time. - Bye-bye.
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