0:00:00 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:03 > 0:00:08Now, Nikki, we should swap our property-hunting suits for shorts, vests and running shoes
0:00:08 > 0:00:12because we are in one of the sportiest cities in the United Kingdom.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16We are indeed, Nottingham is home to some of the finest sporting venues in the country,
0:00:16 > 0:00:22and hopefully today it will be home to our buyers, who, it just so happens, are sports fanatics.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24So, Ed...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- Yeah?- Game on!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Nottingham has more sporting facilities for its size than any other place in Europe,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45which makes choosing your weekend leisure pursuits
0:00:45 > 0:00:47almost as hard as finding a house.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Which is where we come in, because I have here a rugby ball,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52a tennis ball.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56You've got a football. Now, if you were thinking of taking up one of these sports,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58you'd want to try it first, wouldn't you?
0:00:58 > 0:01:01It is true, it's almost like the programme that we're making,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- except we've got a problem, Nikki.- Why?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Well, today's house-hunters are into all three.- Catch!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09And what a catch!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Today's buyers are Rachel and Nigel Phillips,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15who, with their children, Luke and Emily, currently live in Grimsby.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But Nigel's got a new job and works away during the week,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21so they've decided to relocate to the East Midlands.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23And being new to the area, they need our help.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28But after ten years living in Grimsby, finding the perfect house is going to be a tall order.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30How did you end up in this situation?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32How have you settled on the areas that you are looking at?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Have you worked out where you want to be?
0:01:34 > 0:01:40- And why are you living apart from your wife and family? What's gone wrong?- Wrong?!
0:01:40 > 0:01:44It's just the nature of my job and work, I've moved around.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The job I'm now at, for the last ten years, has involved travelling.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50I've now found a job that I'm very happy with, enjoying that,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and so it's time to get the family back together
0:01:53 > 0:01:57after ten years of Dad either travelling long ways or staying away overnight.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00And what about you, Rachel?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Are you looking to be working here as well?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Eventually, yes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I really love my job, because I've been in it for 18 years.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10So dental nursing is something...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Everywhere needs their teeth...
0:02:12 > 0:02:16We need an area for definite for me to apply for a job.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19So what sort of thing are you looking for? Give us some clues.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Older properties, we'd like something with character,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24'50s with the bay-fronted type approach.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28And how many bedrooms do you want?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Three is the minimum, really, that we're looking to get.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36It's obviously going to be more expensive, moving this way, for us, from Grimsby.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So we're thinking three, what's the dream?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Well, where we are, we've got a loft conversion, quite a big one, so we've got four where we are.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- So four would be lovely.- It's going to be hard to get a house for us.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Are you physically good at DIY and small building tasks?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Small building, yes, I turn my hand to everything.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57We also have some good family friends that are able to help.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Would they come all the way up from where they live to your new home and help you out?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Les better!
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- Who's Les?!- Les is our family friend who does everything, he's great.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Builder-joiner.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12He's been a real family rock to us.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13All right, so Les is the man, then.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Les is the man.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Do you play tennis together?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21We had a session in France a couple of weeks ago.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Who was the winner at that one?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Even with a bad knee.- Really?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28We are at the point, and it's a terrible thing
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- to ask people at this time of day, but we are going to do it.- Money! - What's the budget?- 180.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Are you confident?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Excited.- Every faith!
0:03:38 > 0:03:42OK, we are going to show you three at the very least, and one of them you will have to buy.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- We'll see you later on. - Wish us luck!- Thank you.- Bye.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47There we have it, Nigel knows exactly what he wants,
0:03:47 > 0:03:52but I'm not so sure Rachel's got her head around this whole relocation yet.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56She's nothing to fear, though, as there'll be plenty for the family to do in Nottingham.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00They'll have access to some of Europe's finest sporting facilities.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Notts County and Nottingham Forest football clubs are in the heart of the city,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and their neighbour is Trent Bridge cricket club.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10And if Luke or Emily fancies themselves as the next
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Andy Murray or Maria Sharapova,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15they could make use of Nottingham's international tennis centre.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I'm beginning to wonder if this family need a house at all,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20given how much time they spend outdoors.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Let's see what up to £180,000 could get you elsewhere around the UK.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30In Glenrothes, Scotland, you could get this whopping detached house
0:04:30 > 0:04:33with four bedrooms and decor to make an interior designer jealous.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38It's a bargain at £180,000.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42And from the new to the old, this terraced town house in Warwick
0:04:42 > 0:04:44has three bedrooms set over three floors
0:04:44 > 0:04:46and more character than you could wish for.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The price - 180,000 grand.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52If Nigel and Rachel's hearts lie in Grimsby, this is what we're up against.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56They could have this beautiful four-bedroom detached house.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02It has everything they could hope for, including private gardens and a garage.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05And the price is £179,950.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Alex.- Yes.- Nikki. - Nice to meet you, Nikki.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Thank you for seeing me today. - No problem.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Many famous sporting legends have been born in Nottingham.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23From the swimming pool, we've got Rebecca Adlington, from the frozen version of the pool,
0:05:23 > 0:05:24we've got Torvill and Dean,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28and from the world of football, my favourite, Graham Taylor.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34Are we really being ambitious in that budget to want,
0:05:34 > 0:05:40wait for it, a three-bedroom semi-detached house in a good area with excellent schools
0:05:40 > 0:05:44in the catchment area, gardens and sporting facilities nearby?
0:05:44 > 0:05:51Properties in this area at £180,000 will probably be two-bedroom, not with off-road parking,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54so wouldn't really fall into your budget there.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58How is this for an eco-friendly city, ladies and gents?
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Use of the bus per person is higher than any other city in the UK outside of London.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08There's a lot of popular suburbs of West Bridgford and villages in this area
0:06:08 > 0:06:12where you would probably get a house around about the 170,000 mark
0:06:12 > 0:06:14that would be a three-bedroom with off-road parking.
0:06:15 > 0:06:22Trent Bridge cricket ground is the third oldest Test cricket ground in the whole of the world.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27Cricket was first played here in 1838, and the first Test match happened in 1899.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31It was England versus Australia, and the result...was a draw.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Thank you for your help. - All the best with that. - Thank you so much, Alex.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41Now, in house-hunting terms, we have struggled for West Bridgford with £180,000.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44For £180,000 in West Bridgford, you get pretty much...
0:06:44 > 0:06:46A two-bedroom flat if you're lucky.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50You might get a house, but again it won't have the three bedrooms they want.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54But I have gone to Ruddington, which is the next village to West Bridgford.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Ruddington is a cracker, and this property, I think,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58will give them everything they want.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04OK, now, I have gone to the Beeston-Chilwell borders, and I've found
0:07:04 > 0:07:06a three-bedroom semi-detached 1940s house,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10and it's instantly attractive, according to estate-agent terms.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13The wild card, everyone loves the wild card.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16We are taking them away from West Bridgford totally.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19We are going to Mapperley, which is lovely, the schools are nice,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- and it's where this golf course is based.- Yeah.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25The wild card is a 1930s beauty.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's very big, it's well proportioned.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33- Will they like it, though? Where shall we start the journey? - Mine?- No! Mine! In Ruddington.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40So it's clear we have our work cut out for us today,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43but I have everything crossed we'll be able to do it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47We have to shoulder the burden of finding a family a new area and a new home to live in,
0:07:47 > 0:07:53and let's be honest, I'm not sure Rachel's even overcome the hurdle of leaving Grimsby yet.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Rachel and Nigel, walk toward property number one.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Now, this is my choice.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01We are in Ruddington, which isn't West Bridgford, but it's very near to West Bridgford.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Mmm.- Have you looked at Ruddington on your searches?
0:08:04 > 0:08:10- Not at all.- Very nice. Now, this is nearer your work, I would say 15-20 minutes?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Probably. Another road I drive past on the way to work.- Do you?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Yeah.- Well, there we go. Let's have a look at the house.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19This is your beast here. What do you reckon, Rachel?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Well, I just said on the way, "I hope the house is not '50s."
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Ah! Thank you, Nikki, for even mentioning... OK, well, do you think it's '50s?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- It looks a good size. - Are you saying it's not your favourite style?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31It's not my ideal style, no.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- So Victorian is probably your ideal, your dream.- Yeah.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39But I think that's going to be very tricky in the budget, to get you what you need.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45- Nigel, what's your thoughts? - It looks a little bit tired, but it looks a nice property.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48This is where Les comes to visit!
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Yeah, Les. - Are you excited? Kind of? Maybe? - Yeah, I'm excited.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55All right, go in there and enjoy. Three, two, one.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Light hallway, innit?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05The door coming through there.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Mm-hmm. Quite small.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13I would say that they're in and they are consistent with the "Hmm" approach to the property.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- That's quite modern, isn't it? - Mm-hmm.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Tidy.- Nice fireplace and...
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I thought it was quite small until I saw that.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Thank goodness that Rachel wasn't so quick to judge,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28because she came in and she said, "It's a little bit small,"
0:09:28 > 0:09:29but...open eyes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34I think you'd better go first with this one, have a look at that. I'd better duck.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Better with that door, I didn't realise that was there.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- It certainly opens it up and gives it a lot of area, look at that out there.- Yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Nice sun lounge out here.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- A bit more space.- Very reminiscent of what I grew up with.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- I'm intrigued to see what this is. - Utility-come-den.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Oh, so the gate doesn't lead to the garden, then?
0:09:53 > 0:09:58For every positive that's said by Nigel, Rachel's kicking back with a negative.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Now, this is a nice house, but she's a bit...
0:10:00 > 0:10:03But sometimes couples love to play good cop, bad cop, don't they?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Look at that, a sort of galley kitchen there.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Yeah, I've never had a galley kitchen,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15but I like the way all the rooms sort of...are closely connected.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Lead into one, don't they?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Rather like a lazy river in a theme park, where you can
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- hop in your rubber ring and just be drifted round and round.- Meandering? - Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Similar size to home.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Quite a short bath, actually, I think I'll struggle to get my full body in there.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I think that's a two-thirds bath or something.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I'd just take out the bath and put a shower, but I know lots of people love a bath.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41They have children, children love a bath. It is a small swimming pool, it's an adventure playground.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44They get to become Jacques Cousteau for half an hour a day.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Now I know what you do every evening.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48I'm just going to try this bath out for size.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Take your clothes off, then. - Right, yeah!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I think he's happy to do it fully dressed, Rachel's getting...
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Either way, just give the man his dignity and look away. Yeah, OK.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Oh!
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- What do you think?- We're not going to get in together, babe.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Yeah, right, OK.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Well, they've given the bathroom a thorough test drive.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I'm surprised Nigel didn't use the toilet as well
0:11:10 > 0:11:11whilst he was in there, just to see.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12That's not a bad size.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18Emily's sort of size room, really, although it's in a boy's colour at the moment.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20OK, this is the sort of box bedroom.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Very green.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I wouldn't say that's my...my choice of colour, really.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27OK, this is the main bedroom.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- The rooms are a lot smaller to home, aren't they? - They are, in comparison.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34We'll have to think about not having everything,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- moving to a more expensive area, as well, won't we?- Yeah.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Right, then. Now, I would say...you didn't mind the house, but I didn't
0:11:46 > 0:11:51feel there was emotion there, I didn't think you loved it. Am I wrong, or am I right?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I think you're right, yeah.
0:11:53 > 0:12:01- Yeah, we're from an area where you get a lot for your money, especially in the type of house we're in.- Yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03The bathroom's a bit small, as you can tell.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Well, yes, we were slightly nervous.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- We thought you might take your clothes off.- It got close, and we had to turn away.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Shall we do it?- Yeah.- Go on.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- Guess the price. Now, first of all, who'd like to go first?- Nigel.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I would say "ladies first".
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Nigel, you've been offered the unenviable task of going first.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I'll go for 174,950.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27OK.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Rachel!- You don't get a lot for your money here.- Hmm.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35So what are you saying? Top of your budget of 180, or are you going under? What number?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I think it's probably to our budget.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- So, 180.- Yeah. - OK, someone is correct.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Have you been cheating, Nigel?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- You are absolutely bang on, it is 174,950.- The exact price.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52So as a starting point, we've got this, which is quite a good one.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55It's a house you could move into, it's a house that's enough space.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Shall we bother going to Nikki's one?- Yes.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- Yeah!- Well, let's go the radical route. Hack a hole in the hedge and go this way.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Oh, they've made me feel a failure there.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- Let's hope your property can lighten the mood, Nikki.- Me, too.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13People often say property-hunting's an uphill struggle.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15If so, then today we're embarking on Everest.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18'Deep breath, here we go!'
0:13:18 > 0:13:21So, Rachel, Nigel, I know that property two,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24my property, looks a little like Ed's, but let me assure you...
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- It's exactly the same!- Do you not know your periods in real estate?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29How long have you been doing this show?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Yours is '50s, this is more '40s.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Do you know where you are?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37You are Beeston/Chilwell, so what's your first impression coming up here, then?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's very quiet, nice little cul-de-sac.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44I think the house looks quite well-proportioned, I think.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Are you a salesman?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48All right, your turn, Rachel.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52What do you reckon, Rachel? Looking at the outside, do you like it more or less than the first one?
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Outside, more, because it hasn't got pebble dash.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Oh, OK, that's good, you've got a little small whiff of it, but not so much.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04OK, now, Nigel, do you think in there you'll be tempted to use
0:14:04 > 0:14:07the washing facilities in the same way you were tempted to at my one?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Maybe the shower.- Can you take your shorts off this time?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12No! No, we are only broadcasting...
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- I might show a leg.- Exactly. And by the wild card, we'll have you n...
0:14:16 > 0:14:21No. No. Enough of this nonsense, and let's send you in. Please keep your clothes on. Three, two, one, go.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Bigger hallway than the last one, anyway, isn't it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Yeah. It is, yeah.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- Neutral colours.- That's not a very strong reaction when you walk into a house - "Neutral colours".
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Well, but also, they did say it's bigger than the last one.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38You think it's bigger?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Probably about the same size, I would say. If you look at our big settee there,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45space again there probably for our settee, if you look that way...
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Nice dining area.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Seems a lot smaller than the other one to me.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52More nicely decorated.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54But again, it's a nice open space, I think.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- It's a lovely house, but for us, it's too small.- You think so?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I know instantly it is.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Definitely. I'd be claustrophobic.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Right...
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I think that's a little bit strong, possibly.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07But if that's the way Rachel's feeling...
0:15:07 > 0:15:11But there's more emotion wrapped up in it than it actually being a claustrophobic room.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- What do you mean? - She doesn't want to leave Grimsby.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It's similar to the other house. It is a galley-style kitchen,
0:15:16 > 0:15:17but they've utilised both spaces.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19There's no access out of it, though, is there, either?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- That way.- Except to come this way.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26This is galley, but in an exciting galley-style way. This is a wider galley.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Oh, dear me.- There you go.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Can you get in the bath?- I don't think I need to try that one.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I think I can fit that - large, even for someone of my stature.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36I can't hear the sound of any belts being...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Take your shorts off!- Stop it.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40A lot more of a family bathroom.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44You can imagine squabbling with the kids to get them out.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46No. Because the rest's too small.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Oh, they're so subdued!
0:15:49 > 0:15:52I feel like they've been taken on a school trip that they didn't want to go on.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Like when they say, "Well, let's go and look at the box factory"?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58And you all go, "Oh, do we have to?"
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I don't know if this is the main bedroom.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02I'd say this is probably the second bedroom.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06But it's a very good size, when you look at that. I know you're not keen.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I can see that!
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Oh, I want to go in there and... - Shake them up. Put some energy in them.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14And say, "It's all right!"
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Two big fitted wardrobes again, though, which is actually...
0:16:18 > 0:16:20I can see the bed fitting there.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23..pretty useful. But it is a small room, isn't it?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Yeah.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29That wardrobe in the boxroom is almost the size of a boxroom.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Downstairs doesn't seem as big.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32It seems to be a bit of a TARDIS effect, doesn't it?
0:16:32 > 0:16:37- This seems bigger upstairs than the other one down there.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Tepid.- Yeah.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Could it be more tepid than your property? Yes!
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- I think so.- Totally tepid.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Will the price change it? I doubt it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Right, Rachel, Nigel,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I get the distinct feeling you are underwhelmed.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Everybody's looking at me.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- Well, I think Nigel kind of likes it a little bit more, and it's OK.... - Nigel likes a bargain.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07..it's OK if you don't like it, but what is it about it that's not ringing your bells?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10It's just too small. Maybe I need to come back with 350...
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Yeah, probably 350, 400.- Well, no, I think...- That's me all over.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16It is time to play Guess The Price.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21We are playing with a maximum budget of £180,000. What do you think it's on the market for?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- I'd pay 100.- You'd pay 100. No!
0:17:24 > 0:17:26You're being churlish now, young lady.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28What is it on the market for, do you think?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I'm a Grimsby girl. Property's cheap in Grimsby.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- We're not in Grimsby now. What do you think it's on the market for? - Less than the other. It must be.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Go on, what do you think?
0:17:37 > 0:17:43I said maximum price last time, so I'll be kind, then. 160.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46£160,000. OK. Nigel?
0:17:46 > 0:17:50I would say probably on with 179,950.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54OK. You win again. But you're out.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- The actual price is 175,000. - So it is less.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I tell you what, though, it's not cheered us up, has it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Shall we go to the wild card? It's traditionally everyone's favourite part of the programme.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Rachel, let's puff ourselves up and be brave. It's this way.- OK!
0:18:12 > 0:18:13OK, this is painful now.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17If you think your property went badly, Ed, how do you think I feel?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21We should keep the engine running at the wild card, in case we need to make a quick getaway.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Don't worry, Ed, we're in this one together.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26But whose side do you think Nigel will be on?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Rachel and Nigel, everyone loves the wild card, and we've never crossed our fingers more,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35because the last property was not to your taste.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38But this one, we're detached,
0:18:38 > 0:18:43we are 1930s build, which I have been led to believe was
0:18:43 > 0:18:46when building materials and builders came together in perfect harmony.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51And we're in a different place. We're in Mapperley, which is about three miles from West Bridgford.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54We're probably on the top end of your 30-minute commute to work.
0:18:54 > 0:19:01But you get a lot more for your money here, and I think - hopefully, fingers crossed...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Rachel, help us out.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- What do you think? - It looks a lot nicer.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Good. Good. So is this the period we're playing for? Do we like this?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Yes, yeah.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- It's not Victorian, but it's still got very high ceilings.- Yeah.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It's got more about it, definitely.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It feels spacious. I don't want to spoil it all, but it feels...
0:19:19 > 0:19:24If we've learnt anything, Nikki and I are kind of confident about this.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- We were a lot confident earlier on, but not now.- Yeah.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- What do you think, Nige? - I like it a lot. There's a lot of character here.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33The fact that it's a detached property...
0:19:33 > 0:19:36That's more than you hoped for, isn't it?
0:19:36 > 0:19:41- Solidly built. Very interesting. Keen.- Right, are you ready?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Yeah.- Release yourselves into our wild card. Go.- Enjoy!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Well, I don't want to say I'm confident, but...
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I think I am, compared to our two properties.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Are you sure?- I'm very sure!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Bit of character in that door there.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Mm.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Like the picture rail. - Yeah, very much.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06A lot more like it.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Hallway's nice.- Definitely.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Normally when they walk into a hallway, they're like this.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17But the wild card, they're like...that!
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Think you might have a smile on this one, doll.- Mm.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22You definitely have.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Viewers, you can see this. Has she got a smile on her face?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27A very slow nod from the viewers.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30That's impressive, isn't it? Right, OK, I'll trust you.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Not a bad size. It's reminiscent to where we are before we've knocked through.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Ours was like this. - Mm, quite a small kitchen.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38It is, but sort of functional, isn't it?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41It is small, but it's nice.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I like that the sink looks out onto the garden.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I've always wanted that. I like this so far.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Did you hear that?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Did you hear that? - I think I heard...- You heard that?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- I did.- You heard that?- I did.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02Plenty of room for a big dining table...and entertaining.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05They're nice and neatly out the way, aren't they?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Now, this is interesting. Rachel is taking the lead in the room now,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11normally it's Nigel that speaks first and does most of the talking.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13But Rachel is loving this.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18This does give a lovely light and airy feel to it.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Climbing frame already, trampoline, playhouse, everything
0:21:21 > 0:21:25we've already got, and still space to probably pass a rugby ball.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Grow some veg.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32They can now see all their outside equipment for the children in here, because this has a similar amount.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Ooh, that's more spacious than I thought it was going to be.- Yeah!
0:21:35 > 0:21:38'The word "spacious" has just been used.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40'For the first time in the show!'
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- And smiles, I believe, are on their faces.- Mm-hm.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- But it's a good size. - Yeah, it is.- Good size. And again...
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Bigger than any we've seen, and bigger than at home, as well.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53You've got the height of the old houses, and it's given room for a big window.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56They're working with the space, they're working with the building,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00they're not seeing anything as insurmountable. This is them.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02They're on Via Positiva.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- OK...boxroom.- It's not as box as the other two, is it?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Doesn't seem it, but there's no bed at the moment.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13See? Now, isn't that interesting?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16She's saying it's not as box as the other two.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18It's probably exactly the same size.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- But she's projecting her positivity towards it.- That's it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Crikey, look at that for a radiator. - Wow!
0:22:24 > 0:22:28We've had a "I love it", we've had a "Hmm, this is quite nice,"
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- but now we've got a...- "Wow!"
0:22:30 > 0:22:33From Nigel. If we get it from Rachel, I will kiss you.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- On the mouth.- No!- I will.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39You could see yourself coming in and it needs stuff doing,
0:22:39 > 0:22:40but it wouldn't take forever, would it?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46So, did you like it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Very much so. I liked the other two properties,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54but this certainly, I think, stands head and shoulders above them.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It's sort of got the qualities, the characteristics.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01It's nice to see Rach smile and not try and have to give her some positives on the way round.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03One of the hard things, which we've kind of glossed over,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07is the fact that you're relocating, which is a hard thing to do anyway,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11so you really want to like the house to make you feel right about doing it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13So, who goes first?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17I think it's my turn again, isn't it, seeing as I'm 2-0 up?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Yes. You've won, basically.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- Did you hear that? I won.- Yes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Yeah, yeah. I can live with that.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29I think...184,950.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Righty-ho, 184,950, so just a little bit beyond your maximum budget of £180,000.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- 180.- You're right.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Well, you're closest. You're not right.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44The actual price is £175,000.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46You're at the point where you have to
0:23:46 > 0:23:49go away and make the biggest decision of your adult lives.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Are you keen, capable and ready? - More than.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- Head off and we'll see you later on. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Thank you.- There we go!
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I have a feeling, Ed, they're going to choose
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- the wild card.- Do you really? I wonder where you got that from.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07For all of you watching at home, here's a quick reminder of what we've seen so far.
0:24:07 > 0:24:14So, will it be my choice, a 1950s semi in Ruddington, the house with good flow, according to Rachel?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17To Nigel, it will probably be remembered for being the house
0:24:17 > 0:24:19where Rachel wanted him to get his kit off.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23On the market for 174,950 quid.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Or will it be my choice, the 1940s semi in Chilwell?
0:24:25 > 0:24:32This house was immaculate inside, and even though I didn't have Rachel on my side, Nigel seemed to like it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Could be theirs - or just his - for 175,000.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41And the wild card transported us back a decade, to the 1930s.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I get the feeling it's a one-horse race today,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46as this property gave them even more than they were expecting.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Even the price was a nice surprise, at £175,000.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Man alive, I can't believe we've made it to the test drive in one piece, Nikki.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00And they've chosen the wild card.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03This outdoorsy couple head straight to the back garden.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Looks like Nigel's going head to head with Rachel in a game of badminton.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10He's a braver man than I am.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- That's 1-0.- Yeah. I'm saving it up for the team.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14And again.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17'Hooray, there's the smile we've been waiting for!
0:25:17 > 0:25:19'And what a lovely smile it is.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22'I only wish we'd seen it a little bit sooner.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27'I can feel the tension rising. Can't you, Ed?'
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Getting close...
0:25:35 > 0:25:37'I know, I'm on tenterhooks!'
0:25:37 > 0:25:42So, how did it feel to be in the wild card and to get a sense
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- of what it might be like to move in?- Very nice, actually, yeah.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48It seems to have all the attributes that we really like.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Like what? Give me an example.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53The garden. We were out in the garden. Very sunny.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Y'know, the rooms, homely feel.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Rach even managed a go on the trampoline, so it was...
0:25:59 > 0:26:05- You big child! - OK, we're at the point now where
0:26:05 > 0:26:09we need to know the answer. Are we ready?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Three, two, one. Here it comes.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13To buy or not to buy?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Like to look into the schools...
0:26:15 > 0:26:16- OK.- ..be comfortable with that.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21And the commute to work, just double-check on that, because it is the centre of Nottingham.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- But it's definitely, I would say, the character of the house.- Yeah.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Other than that, it would be one we'd be looking...
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- To buying?- ..to buy!
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- Oh, yay!- And so, do you feel a little bit better about the whole idea of the move from Grimsby now,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37knowing you've got a property that is probably a good enough size?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Yes. For the price, I'm quite pleased, actually.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42So you're a bit closer and happier.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46I thought it might be an impossibility for what I was looking for in a house.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49So, we're going to wander off. And when you do buy, let us know.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- Yeah!- Thank you ever so much. - See you later on. Thank you.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Thank you, guys! Bye!- Bye.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I'd say that was close.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01It was very close. It was nearly a defeat.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04But I think that's a victory. Or a victory-ish,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I reckon. If you're out there and you're struggling in a similar way
0:27:07 > 0:27:10to Rachel and Nigel to find the property of your dreams
0:27:10 > 0:27:12or struggling in any other ways house-based,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15then please do not hesitate. They shouldn't hesitate, should they?
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- No. Don't hesitate to get in touch. - See you soon. Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
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