0:00:02 > 0:00:08- Welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy. - Today we're in Royal Windsor, seat of lineage and learning.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13But forget about Eton. Today we'll be giving our own learning seat
0:00:13 > 0:00:17in the form of a property masterclass.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Irwin! Pay attention. There will be questions later.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33There's a lovely lady called Janet.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39She has a son called Marcus. She would like Marcus to go to this school.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Janet lives here. The school catchment area is here.
0:00:44 > 0:00:52If she would like Marcus to go to the school, where does this lovely lady need to live? Irwin? Irwin?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- Where?- What's she?
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Have you listened to a single word? Come here!
0:00:59 > 0:01:05Home Counties housewife Janet has her hands full with son Marcus, daughter Zena and husband Liam.
0:01:05 > 0:01:12Even bath time is a chore with pampering reserved for the canine colossus that is Caleb.
0:01:12 > 0:01:18It's not the graft making this housewife desperate, rather the location of her family home.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24With Marcus leaving middle school soon, Janet's thinking education,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and the catchment area of Windsor Boys.
0:01:27 > 0:01:34- With camera-shy hubby Liam keeping out...- It's down to trolley dolly and best friend Paula Baines
0:01:34 > 0:01:37to help Janet enjoy a smooth landing in a new home.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Morning, Janet. I want to get this sorted straight away.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44You're married to Liam.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- Mm-hm.- Paula is not Liam. Where is Liam?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Earning money I'm going to spend!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Paula, you have flown in especially.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59- All the way from Helsinki this morning!- Did you spot any areas that seemed good?
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Yeah!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Southern Spain sounds good!
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- We're not looking for Spain.- No. - This is very specific.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12I'd like a semi-detached, three bedrooms with garage,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16possibility of extending the box bedroom.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Even in your dream house a box bedroom!
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- Why not stay here?- The garden's not big enough.- Right.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- And it's the wrong location for the kids' schools.- Right.
0:02:28 > 0:02:36- Schooling.- How far is the radius of the catchment area for posh Windsor Boys?- I don't know about posh!
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- The catchment is Windsor.- Right.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- The postcode...? - Old Windsor, Windsor, West Windsor.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- The common word is Windsor. - Windsor.- Windsor.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- Does Liam have anything he wants to be close to?- He'll go with the flow.
0:02:51 > 0:02:58- He doesn't get any choice! Does he get a fair crack of the whip? - He goes down the pub.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04- All right. And he's happy.- Yeah. - And also, to be honest, what bloke likes to be dragged round houses?
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- He hates it.- We get paid to do it, otherwise we'd be crying.
0:03:09 > 0:03:16- He didn't see this house.- No. - He didn't see it?- He turned up the day we moved in.- That's good.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- To help with the boxes? - And then he got a flight to Ireland.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Then I wrecked it and pulled the garage down.- You said that.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- If we find you a property that needs work doing, is that OK?- Yeah.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- Anything else?- I'd like a 100-foot garden.- What's the bare minimum that Caleb can deal with?
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- He's like a Shetland pony. - 70-80 feet.- He needs that, OK. - In Windsor!
0:03:41 > 0:03:47- South-facing.- Right, OK. Let's have a budget, then. How much have we got?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- 350.- Pounds or thousand pounds?! - Thousand.- We're getting there.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Before we disappear and try to make some sense of this,
0:03:56 > 0:04:03- is there anything else we need to know? Paula, help me. Will you wish us luck?- You'll need it!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Never needed it more than today! - Thank you. Bye!
0:04:08 > 0:04:15Right, Jonnie. She's a woman who knows exactly what she wants and also what her husband wants.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21I'm in a little bit of fear here. She talks about wrecking houses, knocking garages down.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26If she could knock a garage down, she could knock a TV presenter down.
0:04:26 > 0:04:33Do you know what I'm going to do? If we don't achieve it today, I'm going to blame you.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39The Royal Borough of Windsor lies 20 miles west of London and has the oldest occupied castle in the world,
0:04:39 > 0:04:46- boasting over 1,000 years of history.- When dear old Liz - or the Queen to you commoners -
0:04:46 > 0:04:50has had too much of the Big Smoke, this is her official residence.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57And if she fancies company, there's rich and famous a-plenty around here for a cuppa or to walk the Corgis.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Be it her Commonwealth chum Natalie Imbruglia who lives here...
0:05:01 > 0:05:07Or pop royalty Sir Elton John, who could step in if Her Majesty is double-booked.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13These royal connections cost, though. The average price is 30% above the national average.
0:05:13 > 0:05:20So how far would the £350,000 budget stretch in other regal locations across the UK?
0:05:20 > 0:05:26Well, there's this finely-formed three-bedroom townhouse in Leamington Spa.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31With a private courtyard, it's not a king's ransom at 320 grand.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35If you're more Prince of Tides than palace-bound pomp,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39step aboard this stunning 49-foot houseboat moored in Chelsea.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Riverside living in the heart of the city could be yours for 350 grand.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50Or for understated elegance, how about this three-bedroom semi in Tunbridge Wells?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54It's even got an original working well in the cellar.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58And it could be yours for £350,000.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Time for me to do some homework. How educated are the people of Windsor?
0:06:04 > 0:06:10I have a couple looking for a property in prime location for Windsor Boys school.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Is this a popular request?- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- Are you related?- Yes.- I'm her mum. - Oh, right, this is perfect.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24- Let's get the school report first-hand. What were the school reports like?- They were average.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I wouldn't say she was brainy.
0:06:26 > 0:06:33Three bedrooms, back garden space to walk a dog and they want to be in the catchment area. £350,000.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Is that a good amount of money for that?
0:06:37 > 0:06:436, 7 months ago, it would have been a good amount, but the way the market has moved on in six months,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- it's now £350,000-£400,000.- Really?
0:06:45 > 0:06:51What's your favourite fact about Windsor? Is there anything I can say, "You didn't know this"?
0:06:51 > 0:06:57- It's well connected. Queen Victoria made it have two railway stations. - Did she?- Yes.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Do people educated in Windsor Boys school stand out?
0:07:01 > 0:07:07- Of course.- Are you Windsor Boys school?- I am.- Really?- I am. And I'm an estate agent.
0:07:07 > 0:07:14- I had a size 10 slipper across my butt more times than I can remember. - Not out of choice?- No. Mandatory.
0:07:14 > 0:07:21You sent me on a fact-finding mission. Windsor has a famous resident, one of your favourites.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Actually, two of my favourites. Elton John and David Furnish.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32Elton and David, if you're watching, you might get a very interesting neighbour. How did you get on?
0:07:32 > 0:07:39Well, he might move alongside Janet to her new neighbourhood. Property Number One.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44It's within the catchment area. But also she likes to knock things down.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50- This has no garage to knock down! - You couldn't find a garage! My property is beautiful.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55It is in Old Windsor. Very nice everything.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01- There is no reason they shouldn't live here.- There is one reason - the wild card reason.
0:08:01 > 0:08:08It's big, it's beautiful, on the cusp of the catchment area, but what's not to like?
0:08:08 > 0:08:13- OK, where shall we start?- Logically, Property Number One.- Jonnie's one.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20'Welcome to my choice in the heart of Old Windsor.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24'It's pretty, it's got a massive garden, three bedrooms...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27'One of which is tiny, and the loo's downstairs.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32'You may mock, but this has everything they want.'
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So here we are in Old Windsor.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40You did mention that you fancied perhaps moving to Dedworth.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Our mystery property team spoke to estate agents in Dedworth.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- The name Janet rang many bells. You're well known.- That's nice!
0:08:49 > 0:08:55You know the market pretty well. Will that make you easy to please or hard to please?
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- Hard.- Brilliant(!) - With a smile!
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Does your son own a bicycle?- Yes.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Good, because it's a 15-minute bike ride to the school.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12So he's living the rural dream in Old Windsor. He's like Elton. He travels everywhere on a bike.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18- He's got a tandem.- There you go. - Famed in the area, literally. ..None of that's true.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- So what do you think, Janet? - First impression, it looks small.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29- Second, I don't like the wood. - Second already! - And I don't like the windows.
0:09:29 > 0:09:35Is it true when you're property hunting, if you don't like the outside, you won't go in?
0:09:35 > 0:09:41- Whereas you will go in?- Yeah. - Good job you're here! - You can change the outside.
0:09:41 > 0:09:48Why don't you become this voice of reason? Grab Janet, kicking and screaming, into the house.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- Ready? Go!- Come on, Janet.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53You all right? Is he all right?
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Listen, I've got to do this later on. Good luck!
0:09:59 > 0:10:03This is nice and cosy. It's nice and bright in here.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09- That's a positive voice I can hear. - It is, but it's Paula's voice. And Paula isn't buying the house.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14It's a bit unusual, dining table at that end, seat at that end.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Move the table.- Not a big job.
0:10:17 > 0:10:24- Nice space. - Oh, it's a galley kitchen. - It's quite wide for a galley.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30- Plenty of space. You and I could sit there. - Have a couple of wines!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32There's enough space for us.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38- Back door.- Is it?- Yeah. And now we're going to end up... in the shower.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- That'll be good! I like this one. - A downstairs bathroom?- Yeah.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Janet's thinking, "We've got a downstairs and upstairs bathroom."
0:10:47 > 0:10:51So this isn't a hammer blow because she hasn't seen the details.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55It's good to have that because their dog's gigantic, but...
0:10:55 > 0:11:00- Has it got an upstairs bathroom? - Half.- It's got a toilet.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It's quite narrow.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Oh, look. Looks like the dogs.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- An old window. Oh, it IS narrow. - It IS narrow, innit? Really narrow.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16OK, this is the box room. It's a real squeeze.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- But they've got two lots of cupboards.- Yeah.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26It is, essentially, a box room. Two bedrooms and a box.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- It's your favourite colour - mauve. - Yes.- Nicely decorated again.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- Is that a cupboard? - It's like an airing cupboard.
0:11:36 > 0:11:42Oh, there's the extension. The kitchen and bathroom. They might have had the bathroom here and moved.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Huge ground-floor extension. You could have a first-floor one.
0:11:47 > 0:11:54The only thing to look out for is the depth of the footing to make sure it can support it.
0:11:54 > 0:12:01- This is the first thing to make sense.- This one's a better size, with a couple of wardrobes for junk.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Fitted cupboards. - You can see the pub!
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- Last orders!- Hello, Liam!- Yeah. He'll be happy, won't he?
0:12:09 > 0:12:16Oh, look, a little room. No, definitely a no-no - a toilet in the bedroom.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20If that had a shower in it, it would be an ensuite.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22But Janet doesn't like it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28It's bright and cheerful. A nice, bright, cheerful house, but it definitely ain't for me.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33It's got three bedrooms, 120-foot garden, completely refurbished.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- I'll go and find out where I went wrong.- It's in the catchment area!
0:12:41 > 0:12:47- Where did I go wrong? - The kitchen is very nice, don't like the bathroom downstairs.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- I would if I had one upstairs. - Yeah, that's fair enough.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57- Bedrooms are too small. - You've got room to extend it. This is a 120-foot garden.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03Your neighbours have two-storey extensions. You could have a bathroom over the kitchen.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07South-east facing. A balcony over the park.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Fancy it?- No.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15- Sorry.- You're not going to be fooled.- An honest answer.
0:13:15 > 0:13:22- Shall we play Guess The Price?- Yes. - Maximum budget is £350,000. Janet, what is this on the market for?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- 325?- 325.- Straight in.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Right, Paula?
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- I would think it's lower than that. - Go on.- Three two...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- No whispering!- 299,950.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38299,950 versus 325.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43OK, well, we've got a winner.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- It's Paula.- Really?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50It's on the market for £309,950.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54So as it's 15 grand less than you thought, initially,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- does it change your view of the house?- No.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00No. Why would it? Why would it?
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- There's two more houses to go. Are you confident?- I am.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Good, cos we're not.- I'm not.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11We're going to go to property two, my choice. It's this way. Come on.
0:14:13 > 0:14:20Sit up straight and take notes because property number two is the teacher's pet.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Like Jonnie's, it's a semi. It's got a great garden,
0:14:23 > 0:14:29but my top trump is three decent-sized bedrooms and an attic ripe for conversion.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Paula and Janet, walk towards property two. It's a nice, solid, period property here.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I would say a little bit bigger than Jonnie's one.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43We're a little bit nearer to the school that Marcus wants to go to.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- Janet, do you like the outside of this house?- Yes.- You do?- Oh, good.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- Paula, do you like it?- I'm surprised she likes that.- Why?- Because there's no front door there.
0:14:53 > 0:15:00- Recently, they put the front doors on the side, which means you get a decent-sized front room.- OK.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- If you saw this on the internet, would you go in, Janet?- Yes.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- For the first time today, go into the house that you want to go into. - OK.- Good luck.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15- The right person said nice things about that.- It was the power of that.- Even I had my fingers crossed.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Did you at home? They did as well.
0:15:19 > 0:15:25- Cosy. Nice, open space. It's a bit bigger than your front room. - Don't you think it's a bit cottagey?
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- We've turned a corner with Janet. - Less of the "we", more of the "me".
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Nice sash windows. - Oh, I like the fireplace.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- This is the dining room. Oh, look, it's got another fire.- I like this.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- Everything's like wooden floors, wooden furniture. - It's quite light as well.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- It's a country kitchen. I like this. - Lovely, big windows here again.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51That kitchen is the selling factor of this house.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Shall we go in this one? - Yeah, we'll go in here.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00- Plenty of space. I don't know if it's the main room. - I reckon the other room's the same.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Oh, it's got a door.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- A secret door.- Secret door.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- Now, I definitely don't like that. - What's in there?- The gas boiler.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- Could they jam it up in the loft? - Yeah.- If that's the issue, she could put it in the loft.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23- Oh, this is cosy. It's green. - The green room. Your daughter likes green.- Yeah, she loves green.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- It could be her room.- It's a decent size. You've got a double bed.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And you've got wardrobes and a chest of drawers.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- You could get a desk in there. - You could squeeze a smaller desk. It's quite light.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- Right, OK...- Look, there's a loft. I hope they've got a ladder. - We'll have to ask them.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47A good thing to look out for in an area is how many people have done extensions.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51They've gone out the back. Over the road, they've done loft extensions.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- People like the area and don't want to move.- They're desperate to stay.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- This is quite a good size. - It's a yellow room.- This is good.
0:17:00 > 0:17:06- Yeah, it's nice. Shall we look out the window?- Is that a real single bed or is it a smaller one?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I don't know. Without getting a tape measure...
0:17:09 > 0:17:15They don't need a tape measure. The viewers will know what I'm going to do. Jonnie, what am I going to do?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- That's what I'm going to do.- That's the size of the bed, isn't it, Ed?
0:17:19 > 0:17:25You're your own tape measure. If in doubt, flap 'em out and there I am, I'm a double bed.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32That's a funny-shaped bath, but it fits. Probably not my design, but it's good, it's clean.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38- The house is in good nick. It still has the opportunity to extend not only outwards, but upwards.- Yes.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Does Janet like it?- I'm not sure.
0:17:43 > 0:17:49- Janet and Paula, inside that house... You liked it more than you thought you would.- I did.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55- I think you, Janet, kind of liked it.- You're telling them they liked it. That's very good.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58After what we faced earlier on, we need to be direct.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- You liked this a bit more than Jonnie's.- Definitely.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- Is this enough for Caleb the dog? - Yeah, it's a nice garden. - Got a shed there as well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13- You've had much better reactions in this house.- Yeah, it felt bigger and it had a proper housey feel.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Earlier on, you were talking about knocking things down or building things.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Here, upstairs, the neighbours have done a dormer kind of conversion.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Yeah, a loft.- Do you like that...?
0:18:26 > 0:18:32- I'm not going for the answer...- She could do.- It comes down to price. Who's in the lead just now?- Me.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Paula?- Yeah.- You've got to beat her. Do you want to go first?- No.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38OK, fair enough. Paula?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I would go 340.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- 340 grand.- 340,000.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47I'm actually thinking it's at my budget, probably 3...
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- ..49,950. I had to think about my budget.- 349,950, Ed.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Good news for you, Janet. You are the closest.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- See?- Just focus on that victory at the moment
0:19:00 > 0:19:05because the bad news is it's on the market at 399,950.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- But...- Run, Ed! - It's been on the market for a while
0:19:09 > 0:19:12and they are in the zone for a negotiation.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16It wouldn't be your budget, but somewhere in between the two,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- so if you loved it and with all the potential...- Mm-hm.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25What Ed has done there is he's kept talking and talking and talking to stop you...
0:19:25 > 0:19:31- I didn't ask Janet for an answer. - What do you think about it being a shade under £400,000?
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- I'm not surprised. It is nice. - Can we do better than "nice"?
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- We can do "wonderful". Ready for the wild card?- I am.- It's our favourite part of the programme.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Let's go. It's this way. Lead!
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Welcome to the behemoth that is today's wild card.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55- Janet wanted one house. We're giving her two.- She wanted three bedrooms. We're giving her four.
0:19:55 > 0:20:02- She wanted Windsor. We're giving her Eton Wick.- We're hoping this cheeky choice doesn't get on HER wick!
0:20:02 > 0:20:08Janet and Paula, the excitement must be spilling over as we are at the wild card. Look at it!
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- It's gorgeous.- It's gorgeous? - It's lovely.- And lovely.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17We're in Eton Wick in a more modern property, but with more space.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- Compare this to properties one and two.- A lot better.- Good.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- And if you don't like it from the outside, you won't go in.- Generally.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Now, we're about, as the crow flies, a mile and a half from the school.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33So we're on the edge of the catchment area.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Paula, is this kind of up your street?- I'm excited.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- This is really good. Loads of space. - And we've not forgotten about Liam.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- There's a pub at the end of the road.- That's handy.- Fantastic.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52- Are you excited?- Yes.- It is the wild card. Ladies, give it your best. Three, two, one, enjoy.- Thank you.
0:20:52 > 0:20:58- Well, it was the best yet.- It is the best yet. She's not gone in yet, though.- No. It could all change...
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- I'm doing it again.- I'm joining you.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Oh, yeah, it's a nice, spacey hall.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09They're digging the hall. It is the most welcoming, inviting "hall", aside from myself.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- Reception room.- Nice size.- You don't need to do anything to this.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17My furniture would fit in there.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Into the kitchen...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- This is good.- Yeah, it's quite nice.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Where does that door lead to?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Here lies the secret weapon.- Oh!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29A little cloakroom area here.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- Another kitchen. It's a granny annexe.- That's what it is.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- The daughter Zena...- She's 16. - Wants her own space. There it is.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It's got two rooms. It's like another flat.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46You could rent that annexe out and have some money on the side.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48So, we're coming this way.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- This is built over the extension. - This must have four bedrooms.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- That's nice.- Nicely decorated. You wouldn't have to decorate. You'd be happy.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04- Wow!- Yeah, go in there.- I don't like bathrooms. I wouldn't have this bedroom, but that's fine.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08When I was in that bathroom, I thought she would love that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- It's modern.- I love that. - It's perfect, it's lovely.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15You like it, I like it. Does Janet like it? No.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Bathroom... I love a bathroom.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- This is nice. This would be my room. - It's got a bath. I like baths.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- Oh!- I like that feature wall. - It's beautiful.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- It's a nice size again. - You'd get a double bed in here.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35- Oh, this is nice.- Plenty of cupboard space, come on.- This is my room.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Oh, this is a nice boxroom.
0:22:38 > 0:22:44- This is really good. This is the best one of the lot. What do you reckon?- It's very nice, yeah.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- What are you thinking?- It's lovely. - What are you thinking?- It's lovely.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I actually can't believe it. I...
0:22:51 > 0:22:55As far as slow burners go, this is pretty much a slow, slow burner,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58but we're there, aren't we? He's speechless! Ed?
0:23:01 > 0:23:07- Be honest. You like this more than you thought you would on the outside?- Yes, I do like this house.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- It's just the location. - That's why it's the wild card cos we're a bit further out.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- For that, you get this and the granny annexe. Is it too much of a compromise?- No, no.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21It's very nice. It's better than nice. It's a great house.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Good.- Guess the price. How much is this on the market for?- 385.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- OK.- Paula?- Just another 5,000.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Just nipped it for you. You're the winner.- Wow, again!
0:23:32 > 0:23:38You've won "guess the price". There is no trophy, so you've just got the pride and memories of playing.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Fantastic.- What memories we've got!
0:23:41 > 0:23:46The actual price of this house is the same as Ed's - 399,950.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49There's been a nibble, a nod, a whisper and a tickle
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- and somewhere between your budget and this is kind of what you're aiming for.- OK.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56You've seen all three properties.
0:23:56 > 0:24:03- You must make the biggest decision of your lives about which one to test-drive. Are you up to that?- Yes.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Ladies, head off that way and we'll see you later.- OK.- Thank you.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- I'm interested to see how they make that decision.- Darts in a board!
0:24:11 > 0:24:17Maybe. But here's a reminder for you guys at home of the chaos that was today's three house tours.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22If Janet is up for extension potential, she may choose property one.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27With a bit of graft and cash, this option could still come in on budget
0:24:27 > 0:24:30and be the future for the Foleys at £309,950.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35More likely, though, is that they'll take up residence in my choice, property two.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40With all the space they want, surely it's all over bar the bartering
0:24:40 > 0:24:42on that asking price of 399,950.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Or will the wide open spaces of the wild card prove just too much to resist?
0:24:49 > 0:24:54It's out of budget, it's out of Windsor, but the annexe could mean
0:24:54 > 0:24:57it's in with a chance at 399,950.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Who'd have thought it? Janet's only gone and chosen the wild card.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08It's alluring, Jonnie. I wouldn't mind giving it a run-around myself.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Paula's had enough already. Where is she off to?
0:25:11 > 0:25:17- No idea, but Janet is getting her first visitor.- I hope her husband knows she's got a man around.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Fortunately, he's here in a purely professional capacity.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26He's here to give the cost of making the granny flat all self-contained.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32- How much would it cost me... - To block up the door, we're looking at somewhere between £300 and £600.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37If you're thinking of renting out your annexe, you need to talk cold, hard cash.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Rental-wise, probably 650 a month.
0:25:40 > 0:25:46With the test-drive pulling up to the finish line, who should put in an appearance but best pal Paula?
0:25:46 > 0:25:53- She's not alone. Canine colossus Caleb is by her side.- Did she ride him here like a miniature pony?
0:25:53 > 0:25:58I don't know, but he looks right at home here. I wonder if Janet will be joining him?
0:25:58 > 0:26:04- You've test-driven the wild card. Who would have thought it?- You've had your dog here. Massive dog.
0:26:04 > 0:26:10- Massive garden.- Yeah, he liked it. - You've had a lot of people giving you advice. Was it of any use?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14I was surprised about how much money you'd get from a granny flat.
0:26:14 > 0:26:20We don't just throw this together. You've learnt something from this. Janet, here it comes.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- To buy or not to buy? That is the question.- Maybe to buy.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30- Maybe to...maybe to buy? - If you had to weigh it from 100%, I'd say 70% to buy.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- 70% gets you nearly an "A" grade these days.- Gets you a distinction.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37After property one and property two,
0:26:37 > 0:26:43- if you were going to get a "maybe to buy", you'd have taken it.- I'm happy with it. If you do buy the house,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- let us know. - You can come and party with us.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- We'll disappear off into the sunset. See you later.- Bye.- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:26:50 > 0:26:57As the sun sets on one of the most chaotic property searches I've ever seen, I'm feeling fairly buoyed.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03From the jaws of almost certain defeat earlier on, we've managed to clutch what I'll call a victory.
0:27:03 > 0:27:09- She may not buy the house, but she's happier.- It's been a journey and, hopefully, an inspirational one.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13If anybody would like us to help them find a house, get in touch.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- See you soon. Bye-bye.- Ta-ta.
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