0:00:01 > 0:00:05As our intrepid property hunters stalk their prey
0:00:05 > 0:00:07through the bricks and mortar jungle,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10we wait, ready to pounce.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15What are you doing?
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Just bringing a jungle vibe to today's To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21This, my friend, is Swansea, not the Serengeti.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25OK. Swansea. So we're not crocodile hunters?
0:00:25 > 0:00:30No, we're not! But we can hunt for houses like a lion after a gazelle.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32So, if it's home-seeking you're after,
0:00:32 > 0:00:34you've come to the right place.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49So you're back with us now, are you?
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Back in a rainforest within a pyramid in South Wales.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I am, Jonnie, like a nervous magician,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59waiting in the wings to bestow my property guru-ness on today's show.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I'm not sure about that. But you have to admire his gusto, folks.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07And welcome to another property hunt through the jungle which is the housing market.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Simon and I will be swinging from the housing vines
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and going in search of those precious property gems.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18If we can avoid the usual pitfalls and snakes of the treacherous market,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22we may help today's brave buyers take another foot on the property ladder.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Before they do that, they get the chance to sample one of our three property gems
0:01:27 > 0:01:33and step out onto the plain as we give them the unique opportunity to try before they buy.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35WILD ANIMAL CALL
0:01:35 > 0:01:37What is that?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Sorry - I've not paid for this.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42MONKEY CALL
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Leg it, Simon! Come on!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Braving today's property hunting safari
0:01:48 > 0:01:51are Jean and Ray Simms who are both happily retired
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and living in Ray's home town of Castleford, West Yorkshire.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Ray relishes his free time and loves to craft his culinary skills
0:02:00 > 0:02:01and tend to his garden,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05whilst Jean regularly flexes her artistic flair
0:02:05 > 0:02:07creating elaborate cake decorations.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Let's hope they can have their cake and eat it
0:02:10 > 0:02:13as they want to take their trusty caravan on a pilgrimage
0:02:13 > 0:02:16back to Jean's motherland of South Wales to find their new home.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19So, Ray, your beloved wife, Jean,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22is dragging you away from Yorkshire.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24But you're still smiling! What's going on?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Well, you've got to smile!
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Instantly.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Life's too short not to smile!
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Jean, a move closer to home? - Back home.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- I used to live just four miles up the road in Mumbles.- Oh, very nice!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I think Catherine Zeta's got a place there, hasn't she?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Yes, she has, yes.- You look younger than Michael Douglas!
0:02:45 > 0:02:47You sweet-talker, you!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49So are we looking, then, in Swansea?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- No.- OK. So give us a clue.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Ystradgynlais, Ammanford. - Ammanford.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- And what are we looking for? - A house with a big kitchen.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02A nice garden we can potter about in.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07What would you say would be the most important room in the house?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- I would say the kitchen.- Kitchen.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Who's the big cook here? - We both cook, yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- I'm the best!- Ooh! We'll see! - He's the savoury and I'm the sweet!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19You've both got quite a bit of family.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- Daughters and sons between you, how many?- Five children.- I have three.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- Crikey. Are we looking for a lot of bedrooms for them to visit?- No.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Three.- Three to four.- Yeah. - Right.- OK.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- So you like them all along, but not all at once!- No!- No!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Plus we have the caravan for additional accommodation if we get overrun.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Hang on!- But that means do we need somewhere to store the caravan?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Hopefully a drive big enough to put the caravan on.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- We're not looking for a terraced house, then.- No.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- No.- Semi-detached? Detached? What's your preference?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53We prefer detached, but wouldn't say no to a semi.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56What about style of house? Age.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- Again, I don't particularly like new builds.- OK.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Then again, I wouldn't like something too cottagey or too old.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09This isn't a small house we're after, is it?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Semi-detached or detached. Three to four bedrooms.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Big kitchen. Space for the caravan and garden to include a vegetable patch.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- But how much money have you got? - A maximum of 250.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- OK. It's not a bad budget.- No. I think we have all the information we need. Let's head for the hills.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- See you later.- See you later!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Right, Jonnie. Lovely couple. Decent budget. This should be a good day.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34They do want a lot for their money.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The big thing for us today is pronouncing the names of the towns!
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- "Ymchy..."- You are right!
0:04:40 > 0:04:44I'm going to find an expert. I think an estate agent might help.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49OK. It's a nice day. I'll go and find out what I can about this lovely city.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Swansea. Wales' second largest city
0:04:52 > 0:04:58settled on its own five-mile sweep of bay with as many named beaches as there are weeks in the year.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Mumbles Lighthouse serves as a gateway to the Gower Peninsula
0:05:04 > 0:05:08which is blessed with countless miles of unspoilt coastal panoramas,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11golden beaches and lush rolling countryside.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Just a short hike from Swansea Bay is the Vale of Neath.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is waterfall country which stretches across the wooded valleys
0:05:19 > 0:05:21from Neath to the Brecon Beacons National Park.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Visitors have been drawn here for centuries to marvel at cascading beauties like these,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28the striking Melincourt Falls.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33But away from this Welsh wonderland what could Jean and Ray's 250k buy
0:05:33 > 0:05:36in other coastal havens around the UK?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43In sunny Skegness, this spacious four-bed detached home
0:05:43 > 0:05:47has more than enough space for their caravan.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52Inside is a whopping 21-foot lounge and a conservatory that should entice anyone.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00In Truro, Cornwall, this well-proportioned three-bed semi
0:06:00 > 0:06:04has extensive ground floor living space packed with original features.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Right on budget and on the market for...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Finally, in Hurstpierpoint near Brighton,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16a four-bed semi-detached peach like this
0:06:16 > 0:06:19with a kitchen/breakfast room, lounge and diner
0:06:19 > 0:06:21will set you back a lovely...
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Emma, thanks for seeing me today.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33I'm keen to find out exactly how the property market is behaving in South Wales.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Jonnie, to be honest, we're seeing great improvements in the market at the moment.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43It has been a difficult time, but things are certainly picking up.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45"Do not go gentle into that good night."
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Good advice for any house-hunter, penned by the legendary poet Dylan Thomas
0:06:50 > 0:06:53born here in Swansea in 1914.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57To celebrate the great man, Swansea is home to the Dylan Thomas centre
0:06:57 > 0:07:00which houses a permanent exhibition of his life and works.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04There's also Dylan Thomas Square, with a theatre named after the scribe
0:07:04 > 0:07:06and this inspirational statue.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It's not just locally that he's celebrated.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12So important was this poet's work
0:07:12 > 0:07:17that there is also a plaque bearing his name in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20We are currently seeing high levels of stock coming in.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22A lot of properties coming onto the market.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26In 1804, the Swansea to Mumbles railway was built
0:07:26 > 0:07:31to carry limestone from the quarries of the Mumbles to Swansea and the world beyond.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It carried the world's first paying rail passengers
0:07:34 > 0:07:39on the day the British parliament abolished the transportation of slaves from Africa.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Over the next 156 years, it trundled along, using first horse power,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47then steam locomotion and finally trams
0:07:47 > 0:07:49before grinding to a halt in 1960.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52But it still holds the world record...
0:07:53 > 0:07:56..for the longest serving railway.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00You do get a lot more for your money centring around Ammanford,
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Ystradgynlais area and just a bit further west into Carmarthenshire.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- They sound like the areas for us. Can we see some details? - Yes.- Lovely.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Why do I always find you in the strangest of places?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19There are two reasons I brought you here.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- One, because it's beautiful.- Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26And two, when you're looking for properties, you have to take a step back
0:08:26 > 0:08:28because you can't see the wood for the trees.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Do you know what I've been surprised about? The budget, 250 grand,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I can't believe what you can get for your money!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Just look at Property One today, my choice.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43It is beautiful. It's detached, it's in immaculate condition
0:08:43 > 0:08:47and the location is one of the nicest locations I've ever seen.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- What did they say they didn't want? - New build.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Well, if they like yours, they'll like mine, cos I've got a new build as well!
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- Sometimes you have to go with your instincts.- My instinct says I ignored everything they want.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- But it's got an acre of land. That's my offering.- Property Two.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08The Wild Card. We'll keep it our little secret, but I think they will be singing its praise.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- That's the Wild Card. Shall we start the tours?- Let's go for yours.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- If they like that, they might like mine!- Property One.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25My choice, Property One, is an immaculate four-bed detached family home
0:09:25 > 0:09:27in picturesque Ammanford.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32It's blessed with stunning views, a snug conservatory and a colossal kitchen,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35not to mention ample outside space to park their beloved caravan.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40OK, you lovely couple, Property One is my choice,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43in the lovely village of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- That's correct.- There you go! - Well done!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- That's impressive!- There you go!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50But I do have to say at this point
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- you did say specifically you didn't want to see any new builds.- Yep.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I took that on board and ignored it. What do you think?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01First impressions, wow!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Gorgeous!
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Oh, you're let off there, mate!
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Phew!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08We do try and take on board your wants.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12But sometimes when you find a property that is just this good,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14you have to ignore it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17It is new, but very rarely will you find a place
0:10:17 > 0:10:23- where the views from every room are as good as they are from this place. - When you're inside,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- what should we listen out for if you like it? What word?- "Wow."
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Wow.- "Gorgeous."- "Brilliant."
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Da iawn.- "Da iawn"?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Yeah. Very good.- Very good in Welsh.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Very good.- OK. - Or else I'll be speechless!
0:10:36 > 0:10:42- Right. The outside, I think, went "da iawn".- That's very da iawn.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- Great. Let's hope the inside is too. Get in there and enjoy it. - Thank you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Oh, this is lovely! It's a nice size hall.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Oh, wow!
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Oh, this is lovely!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Look at the views there! That's something we didn't ask for!
0:11:03 > 0:11:05That's an extra tick in the box.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08See? I've invented a box to tick!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It feels like home and this is the first house.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Ladies and gentlemen, you tuned in expecting to see your favourite, To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Sounds like it'll be finished in five minutes!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Oh, wow!
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Look at this!
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Oh!
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Oh!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- Yeah.- This is beautiful!
0:11:30 > 0:11:34This potentially could be one of the best house tours I've listened to!
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Unfortunately, it's not a house that I chose!
0:11:37 > 0:11:40To use your words, Jean, this is to die for.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42It is gorgeous.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I love this family sitting area.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Wow! A conservatory!
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Oh! Sorry, that "wow!" was so loud,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52and so excitable, I need to take the headphones off.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Turn down your TV sets, cos there's high-pitched wows coming your way!
0:11:56 > 0:12:02- Look at that view, Jean!- Yes. We could spend our days in here. What more could you ask for?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Very rarely will you find a conservatory with views like that.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Right across to the Brecon Beacons. Beautiful.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Oh, that's a lovely bedroom. - Again, beautiful views.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Wake up on a morning to those views, Jean, eh?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Yeah, it's lovely.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Have a look at another bedroom. - It's a massive bathroom!
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Separate shower.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26That is beautiful. You could have a dance in here.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Oh, wow! This is the master bedroom.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Look at this!
0:12:32 > 0:12:35And an en-suite, Ray!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37She loves this place. A pleasure to watch.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Beautiful views!
0:12:39 > 0:12:44You wouldn't want to get up! You'd want to sit in bed and look at that.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- This is another good size. - Isn't it just?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I feel at home here.- Yeah.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- It's one of those houses that... - Feels like it's wrapped its arms around you.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03Ray and Jean, how did that go? I've got no idea, really. Did you like it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I think you could say that! It's absolutely beautiful, isn't it?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Fantastic.- We both love it, don't we?- Yeah.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Behind us is a beautiful view to the Brecon Beacons.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17What they've cleverly done is kept this piece of garden here
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- so that view will never be obscured. - Wonderful.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26There's that cleverness of thought and real love for this house that the current owners have.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- Listen. You love it.- Hmm.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30But can you afford to buy it?
0:13:30 > 0:13:37The question is, how much is this wonderful house on the market for? Who's going first?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- I think ladies first!- That's not that much of a gesture, is it, Ray?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Come on!- No!
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Well, I really think it's over our budget.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I think it's on for...269.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52269 from Jean. How about Ray?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I would say slightly more, actually.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I'd go for...270.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03When you say "slightly more", you mean, "ever so slightly more"!
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- A grand is a grand, eh?- Absolutely. I see what you've done there.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13It is over your budget. If you gave me £260,000, I would give you five pounds change.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19- Oh, right.- 259,995.- What do you think of that?- Excellent.- Excellent.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Who do I make the cheque out to? - Not just yet! Not just yet!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- We may as well!- We've got a programme to make!- OK!
0:14:25 > 0:14:31Simon and the property hunting team have raised the bar to Herculean heights.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34But Property Two is 20 minutes' drive away.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Let's get the car and go there.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Built six years ago by the current owner, my choice is a gorgeous three-bed detached home
0:14:46 > 0:14:48on the outskirts of the Brecon Beacons.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52It has astonishing vistas and over an acre of scenic grounds.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Need I say more?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57So the theme today seems to be,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00if you said you don't want something, give it to them!
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- This is something you said you don't want - a modern house.- Da-da!
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- This is even newer than Simon's. It's only six years old.- Yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12So, what do you think of her?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- I like the brick. - I like the brick, too.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- I like the brick! Ray? - I like the brick, too!- Wa-hey!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22We're all brick lovers today! What about the style of the property?
0:15:22 > 0:15:27It's unusual. I suppose the bedroom windows get the best of the view.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31That view, going right over that way, is the Brecon Beacons.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Yes, lovely.- So a similar position to Simon's house,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- but a very different offering. - Very different.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39It looks like a good-sized garden.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- It's got a whole acre!- Good God! We can't afford it, then!
0:15:42 > 0:15:46You're not cooing like you did at Simon's.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48I'm quiet. I won't cause trouble!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Well, we may coo afterwards.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56All right! Coo inside, if you can! Go inside and let us know what you think.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- After you.- Thank you.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Wow, this is big!
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Yeah.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10And it's a kitchen/diner.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- This is a lovely size, this is. - Yes, a nice-sized kitchen.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17They don't sound as upbeat as they did in your house.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22- They should be more upbeat because it is beautifully finished. - I think so.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27This is nice.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- The disadavantage - the stairs are in the room.- Yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I like the floor.- I like the floor. That's wood.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38That's not laminate, that's wood.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- That's not just wood there, that is Swedish oak.- Ooh!
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Oh, that's a lovely bathroom! A slipper bath.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- That is lovely.- Mmm.- No shower.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- Don't worry, Jean. There is a shower.- Turn around.- Keep looking! - Turn around!
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Oh, there is!
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Look at that!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Oh, yeah. Hidden away.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- That's a nice shower.- That's lovely. - Like a power shower.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Yeah, that is nice.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Ooh, that's nice.- This must be the master bedroom, this.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- There's beautiful views again. - Oh, that is nice.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22And you can see it from bed.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Oh, that is nice.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33- Another double.- I like that feature window. That's quite unusual.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Nice shape.- Yeah.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- This is not your bog standard new build. It's interesting. - Every room is different.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42And you have the view out over the mountains.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Again, a nice view.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- The floor is superb. - It's beautiful. Lovely.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56Ray and Jean, it sounded like you liked it. Did you?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Uh, yeah, it was quite a nice house.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01But I think it lacked a bit of something.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06I'm going to come to Jonnie's defence. Because this is a beautiful house.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07- It's real quality.- Yes.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13I don't think it's quite got the wow factor that the other house had.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Money can change everything!- Yes.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21OK, right, then. It's one-nil at the moment to Jean.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Your budget, £250,000.- Yes. - How much for this house
0:18:25 > 0:18:28which is admittedly a bit smaller than the other one...
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- One acre!- ..but with an enormous amount of land.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I'm going to say 248.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I think it is...
0:18:37 > 0:18:39245.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41245? Well, look.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45It's on for 269,995.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49It's probably because of the land. The land is valuable.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53You're one-all. You've pulled it back. Now everybody's favourite bit.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Can the Wild Card compare with Simon's first offering?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Shall we find out?- Please. - After you!
0:19:02 > 0:19:07Today's ecclesiastical Wild Card is a former Baptist chapel
0:19:07 > 0:19:11built in the early 1900s of stone hewn from its actual location.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Beautifully converted in the 1990s,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16the chapel now boasts three great-sized bedrooms.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21I'm absolutely positive that Ray and Jean will worship this heavenly abode.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Right, Ray and Jean. Today's Wild Card, in the lovely village of Abercrave.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Is that right, Jean?- That's correct. - I'm doing all right!
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Said like a Welshman!- Now then,
0:19:32 > 0:19:33why is it the Wild Card?
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- With the other two, we just didn't listen to what you wanted.- Right.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41We have with the Wild Card, which makes it wild today!
0:19:41 > 0:19:45It is this lovely converted chapel. First impressions, please?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Beautiful.- It's certainly very different.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52It look very, very interesting. It'll be nice to see inside.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53A traditional Welsh building.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58We've passed it and often said we'd love to look at it, but never done it.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01What about that road, then? NOISY TRAFFIC
0:20:01 > 0:20:03See what it's like inside.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Shall we see what you think?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Yes.- Go on.- In you go!
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Let's look inside, Jean.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Yep.- That's the whole idea.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Oh, this is nice.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21The lounge. Stripped floorboards, Ray.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Oh, yeah. I wonder if they're the originals?- I don't know.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- I like these double doors. - Quite traditional.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I like this. Look, Ray.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33A kitchen/diner.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- This is nice.- Yes, this is... Yeah.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41With this being a converted chapel, they've taken advantage of it once being all one space.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43The ground floor flows beautifully.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46You could be cooking here, Ray, and I could be sitting there.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48HE CHUCKLES
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- This is nice.- Yes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Considering I don't like beams, these are nice.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58It's quite a nice... Nice, light landing, actually.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Nice windows here.- Yeah.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04You'd be lying in bed looking at somebody coming up the drive.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I'd be able to see through them without bending!
0:21:08 > 0:21:09There's an en-suite.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11This is quite large, Ray.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Yeah.- Very nice.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Not one lovely. Come on, it's lovely!
0:21:17 > 0:21:20It's brewing. The "lovely" kettle is on!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- Oh, now, this is nice.- Yeah.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- And this has an en-suite as well. - Oh, I see.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30It's an unusual shape room. I do actually quite like it.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- More character than a square room. - Which is the master?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- See, which is the master?- Me.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- This is nice. A little girl's room. - Yeah. Yeah.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47And another en-suite!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Three bedrooms, three en-suites.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's quite surprising, actually.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54It's surprised me.
0:21:54 > 0:22:00From outside you wouldn't think it had this number... Especially en-suites.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- It's far bigger than I thought it would be.- Yeah.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09We were out in the garden, listening for the word "lovely".
0:22:09 > 0:22:13We didn't hear it. But there were lots of "very nices".
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- So how did it go? - Very nice.- Very nice.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Yeah.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- It's what you asked for. This is the funny thing.- I know, but Simon, you changed our minds!
0:22:23 > 0:22:28Something that might sway you, though, or may not, is the price.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Who's going first? It's one-apiece.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I'll be the gentleman and I'll go first.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Makes a change, doesn't it?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38I think this might be a bit under budget.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I'm going to say 245.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43OK. 245, Ray.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I'm going to say 239.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Jean, you win.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49- Ah!- Well done, Jean.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Got some very pleasant news for you.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57It was on the market at £230,000.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02But to force a sale, it's been dropped to 215.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- What do you think?- Hmm.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Not a lot, by the sounds of it!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- It's lovely, though, a fantastic house.- It certainly is.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- It's been tastefully and cleverly converted.- Well, look.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20Now you've got the opportunity to go and think about the biggest decision of your life.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- See you in a minute. - I wonder which one it will be?
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Whilst they make this monumental decision - I wonder which one? -
0:23:27 > 0:23:32here's a reminder of the ups and downs of today's Welsh valley house-hunt.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35What can I say?
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Jean and Ray simply fell in love with my property. The style, decor, size and the views
0:23:40 > 0:23:42left them breathless with praise.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49I can't help but think if we'd shown them my property first,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52they'd have adored the unique bedrooms and acre of land.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03As for the Wild Card, it's not often you find such a beautifully converted historical building
0:24:03 > 0:24:07with two amazing floors of character and charm, and well under budget.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13But which will receive Ray and Jean's highest praise
0:24:13 > 0:24:15and their test drive honour?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22It was never in doubt.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Your property was plush, Jonnie, and the Wild Card was lavish,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27but my gem rules supreme.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Touche, Simon. And with no further ado,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33our buyers should meet the present owners.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Allow me to do the introductions.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Ray, Jean - Jean, Harry.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43We don't want really to sell the house because we love it ourselves.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45But we're downsizing.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47So with the introductions out of the way,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Ray and Jean check out the lush outside ground
0:24:50 > 0:24:52and measure up for their treasured caravan.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56It's time for the family to cast their opinion.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Whilst Ray takes them on a guided tour...
0:25:05 > 0:25:08..Jean goes all Delia with one of her cracking creations.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Who's for cake?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23- Me!- Come on, then!
0:25:23 > 0:25:26There's plenty of icing on the cake.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27I love it!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Will this property be the cherry on the top?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Someone here seems pretty pleased with themselves.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Yep!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Have you had a good time? - We certainly have.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40A time I'll remember all my life. Yeah, it's been...
0:25:40 > 0:25:45The house is so warm, it wraps its arms around you and gives you what we Welsh call a cutch.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- A cutch! Ah!- Ah!- Don't you know?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53What do the family think? That's what this move is all about.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59The family love it. They're upstairs now picking bedrooms for when they come and visit!
0:25:59 > 0:26:04The whole of today has always been comparing everything about this house.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08So let's ask the big question. The ultimate question.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10To buy or not to buy?
0:26:10 > 0:26:15Well, my wife's fallen in love with it and so have I. So I think it's "to buy".
0:26:15 > 0:26:17You are really keen on this place.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- Really.- Really keen.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23I've rarely witnessed people falling in love so much with a house.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Head over heels with this place.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30They have a saying in my family. They tease me. I always say something is "to die for".
0:26:30 > 0:26:33This house is to die for.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- To die for to buy for!- Absolutely! - There's a new show there!
0:26:36 > 0:26:42On that note, we'll leave you to bask in the loveliness of this property.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Say it once more, Jean. "It's lovely."
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- It's lovely.- "It's lovely."
0:26:46 > 0:26:47It's lovely.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- You two have been lovely too. - Thank you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Good luck in your new home, and keep in touch.- Cheers.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Thank you both very much. Bye!
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Another resounding victory for the property hunting team,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01myself, and even you played your small part, Jonnie.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03That's very kind of you, Simon.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07If you're sat at home and need a hand with a property gamble,
0:27:07 > 0:27:11roll a dice, take a chance and get in touch with us.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12- See you then.- Ta-ta!
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