0:00:01 > 0:00:04Good morning, and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08The programme that unites searching souls with the home of their dreams.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Today, we're...- Whoa, excuse me! - What's going on here, lads?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- I thought you'd been told.- Told what? - You've been sacked.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Something about "infantile antics".
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Now, if you don't mind, we've got work to do!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Today we're in the delightful Derbyshire Dales.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39On the Crich Tramway to be precise.
0:00:39 > 0:00:46- Digging deep in our property pockets to show our house hunters three properties...- One of which...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- They can try before they buy! Hello! - Indeed.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And we may be in for a bumpy ride.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53And not just because of this tram!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55So sit tight and enjoy the ride.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00So local lads Jacob and Evan reckon this presenting lark is child's play, do they?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Yeah, well, it's not anyway, so there!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Anyway, I want to tell you about A&E nurse Phil,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08his childhood sweetheart Sarah and their family,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11who are struggling to overcome a little-documented affliction.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Yes, it's known as "newhouseitis", Simon.- Correct.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Their new build's location and lack of character is beginning to get on top of them.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24- Also as Sarah works from home, she'd like to be able to do without waking up young daughter Lily.- Aw!
0:01:24 > 0:01:29And with son Josh starting school soon, the pressure's on for us to find a property remedy
0:01:29 > 0:01:32for the Sedden family that will cure all their ailments.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Phil, Sarah, you've got a perfectly lovely house. Why are we moving?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I want some features. I'm sick of square rooms
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and small bedrooms, small kitchen...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48so I want something a bit more traditional or something...or wood.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Location-wise... where would you prefer to be?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Josh starts school in six months in Ashover.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- We'd love to afford to live in Ashover, wouldn't we? - You keep mentioning Ashover, yes!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04But we think past Ashover and perhaps the Matlock area,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- cos it's rural round the outside, but then it's a little town centre.- OK.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11So Ashover's the dream but you're prepared to compromise a little bit on location
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- to get the right kind of house. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16It's not just Josh, though, is it? You've got...
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Lily.- Little Lily as well.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21So that means therefore minimum three bedrooms.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Yeah, three decent bedrooms. At the minute we've got four, but two are quite small,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27so we'd like three decent ones instead.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Which is always a bit of a challenge because... - And somewhere for Sarah to work.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Cos Sarah works from home as well. - Ah!- OK.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Now the plot thickens!- It does indeed. There's rooms spouting up everywhere, isn't there?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42So come on, anything else? What springs to mind?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45A bigger kitchen, a dining-kitchen... a bigger garden.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- As long as... This sounds really picky!- No, no, no! We'd already worked out you're picky!
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- Come on!- So long as it's not above the height of the roof. - Yeah, cos we seen one house
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- and the garden is higher than the house.- Yeah.
0:02:56 > 0:03:02- What's the budget? - The budget was originally £250,000,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06and then when we've been looking ourselves, we realised that that's completely unrealistic
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- for what we want in the area, so it's...- Gone down!
0:03:10 > 0:03:15No, it hasn't! Oh, no, it hasn't! You're not moving if it's gone down!
0:03:15 > 0:03:19So we're looking for round about 300.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23So we're looking for a fabulous property, character property,
0:03:23 > 0:03:30- here in Derbyshire, lots of bedrooms, big, flat garden... - Going down.- Going down...
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- And the moon on a stick! We better get going! - Or I've got a star in my pocket!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- We'll see you later.- See you.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42I get the feeling, Jonny, this is going to be a tricky one.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Absolutely. £300,000 is not going to go very far in the Derbyshire Dales, that is a fact!
0:03:46 > 0:03:51I'm going to go and speak to my local estate agents and see if we can help them find their dream home.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Hey, talking of dreams! I'd a dream last night, you were in it. - Really? What was I wearing?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Don't answer that!- The Dales.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01The Derbyshire Dales are just south of Chesterfield and north of Derby.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06The area around Matlock is all steep-sided valleys, rolling hills and meandering rivers.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It makes for chocolate-box countryside. Speaking of which,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12it gets chock-a-block with tourists over the holidays. Oh, yes...
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- and pretty places come at a price. - Indeed they do.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17On that note, how far would the Seddens' £300k budget
0:04:17 > 0:04:20stretch in other hilly spots around the UK?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- SCOTTISH ACCENT: - Well, you come hame to Killen in the Highlands!
0:04:23 > 0:04:28This stone-built three-bedder has an open fire which will take the wee chill off your bones!
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- YORKSHIRE ACCENT:- How about this cottage in the Yorkshire Dales? Three bedrooms, country kitchen,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and roll-top bath in the bathroom on the market for...
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I'm not even going to try the Welsh accent!
0:04:42 > 0:04:45You could skedaddle to Snowdonia and relax in this refurbished residence.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49One lovely view, two summer houses, and three bedrooms.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Our couple are after three bedrooms. They want a nice-size kitchen,
0:04:54 > 0:05:01and ideally want to be in Ashover. Now, is that realistic when they've got a budget of £300,000?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Ashover is quite an expensive place to live.
0:05:03 > 0:05:09If you could tell me your dream home... Picture it for me, come on. Picture your dream home.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11We all hanker after something.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Very roomy, lots of glass.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- Very...minimal inside. - Oh, right?- Mmm.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22I would recommend to your family that they actually start somewhere like Darley Dale or Matlock,
0:05:22 > 0:05:27and then work their way towards Ashover, because property in Ashover is very expensive.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Florida.- Florida? And what does the place look like? - Have you never been?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33No, not Florida!
0:05:36 > 0:05:41Once you get in Ashover, you don't leave it. It's a kind of family network...
0:05:41 > 0:05:4616th century stone farmhouse in either Derbyshire Dales or the Yorkshire Dales.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52Matlock, you get more value for money, a bigger house, more garden, a lot more to offer.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- You're kind of living the dream already.- Yeah, I suppose so.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Well, I'm married, so it's not a total dream!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Is that being recorded?
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Oh, this is it, isn't it, Jonny?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I've been up dale, down dale... Isn't this beautiful? Beautiful!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- I've nothing better to do than stand around here waiting. - How have you got on?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12All right, actually. Property-wise, very well.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Property number 1 is an absolute dream. It is a detached three-bedroom stone cottage,
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- brimming with character features, all the space they want internally, just not sure on the garden.- Ah!
0:06:20 > 0:06:26I'm not sure on the garden of property 2 either. But it will trump property 1 for one simple reason.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Location is all, Jonny! Listen and learn. It is a perfect spot, character features
0:06:31 > 0:06:33and the view is even better than that. That's property 2.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- No compromises with that property? - Maybe.- I thought so.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Right, property 3 today, the wild card, is a winner. There we go!
0:06:39 > 0:06:44It's gorgeous. It's everything they wanted. It's fair to say it's beyond their wildest dreams...
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- and possibly beyond their budget. - That's why it's the wild card.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Talking about dreams, you know that dream I had last night?- Stop! Start the tour of property 1.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Welcome to my choice, property number 1.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01A divine detached cottage in Bolehill just north of Wirksworth.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- It's pretty as a picture, has three bedrooms...- Is there a study for Sarah?- There's options.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Don't you worry about that. Pray silence to enjoy that heavenly view!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Right, then, Sarah, Phil, here we are at my choice, property 1.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16We are in the lovely village of Bolehill, just outside of Wirksworth.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21So before I get your reactions on the property, I want to get your reaction on location. How is this?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- It's a great location. - It's good, yeah.- Yeah? - The view's stunning out there.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30It's a little bit far for Josh's school, but it is a nice area.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Do you know what I was thinking, though, with this place? Home-schooling!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37That's the answer. You'll be fine with that. Don't you worry about it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42You'd have to go through Matlock to get to Ashover from here. About six miles?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Yeah.- Yeah, roughly.- Yeah. - So it's doable.- Yeah.- Yeah, yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48What are your first impressions just on the property?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- The property I really like. - Double-glazed windows.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56But I love the cottage. I like the size and how big the property is.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00You were talking about character features. This place has got them in abundance.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It does have an Achilles heel which I'm very conscious of.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06However I think there's enough going on inside the property
0:08:06 > 0:08:08to cancel that out, I hope, fingers crossed.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- Get inside and have a look around. - Yes.- Go on. Go on, then. Enjoy.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Look! I like the floor.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20That's nice.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Good start there, Jonny! They love the floor. - Quarry-tile flooring, happy days!
0:08:23 > 0:08:30I do like the beams but it's really low, the kitchen, compared to that bit there.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33You bring them to a lovely period cottage and the ceilings are a bit low!
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's a cottage! It's a cottage!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Yeah, it's really narrow. I'm not liking the kitchen at all.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Did I...? I told you they were going to be tricky, didn't I?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44I presume this isn't the lounge.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- This is a dining room, I think. - Look at these...
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- above the windows. - They're nice. I like those.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54It's definitely got character, I'll give him that!
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- Oh, she's giving you something! - What's that?- It's got character!- Of course! It's hundreds of years old!
0:08:59 > 0:09:05- Oh, an open fire!- Oh, Sarah, how warm that feels. That's what we wanted, a nice open fire.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09But I think it's a little bit too small.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- It's our main living area. - We wouldn't fit the sofa in here, would we?
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- It's all right, though. Honestly, it's more than adequate for what they need.- It's too small!
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I don't even think we'd fit our TV in this room!
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Do not buy a house around the size of your television. How about that one?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Oh, this is an interesting room.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- Sort of...- It's like a little den, more than a bedroom. - Yeah, a den for Josh.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Look at this big open space at the top of the stairs. - I wasn't expecting that.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Josh would be wanting this.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Yeah, I'm not sure, though, cos we've got to walk through it, haven't we?- Yeah.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- So I'm not quite sure what we would use it for.- The other space it could be is your work.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Oh, it's a bathroom.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- It's a bit small. - Not sure about the colour either.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Nobody wants too much space, do they? Then you've got to fill that space with clutter
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and materials things. We're transient, we don't need belongings.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- That's a little bit bigger, the bedroom.- That's a better size.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- The kids will certainly be fighting over whose bedroom this is. - Who's going to get this bedroom.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Now you see! They're starting to brighten, mate.- Yes!
0:10:13 > 0:10:17This is the main bedroom. This is a decent size.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- I like the little window. - If you can bend down!- Yeah.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Window there. - What's through this door?- Aha!
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Nice en suite. - I'm happy with the en suite.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32That a nice little feature which you don't normally get in a cottage.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I'm disappointed if I'm honest. I thought they were going to walk into this place,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40into a detached property, nonetheless, and be really blown away by it.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45We're providing extra rooms that they didn't ask for. The landing would be a perfect office for Sarah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- And yet they're not feeling the love at all for this.- No.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Come on, Phil and Sarah. Come and join us! Don't be afraid. There's nothing to worry about up here.
0:10:55 > 0:11:01Oh, really? Oh, really? I'll tell you what, right? I thought the only killers here was this garden
0:11:01 > 0:11:04being multi-tiered which isn't that child-friendly.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- I got the feeling you just didn't find the space you wanted.- No.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- It's very quirky.- That is what you asked for.- Yeah, I love the steps,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16but inside it's just not doing it for me.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21I guess the point is that we're starting to get an idea why you have had difficulty finding a place...
0:11:21 > 0:11:26it's to find that space with the budget may prove a bit tricky. Yeah? Anyway...
0:11:26 > 0:11:32your budget is £300,000, that's what we've got to play with. It's now guess-the-price time.
0:11:32 > 0:11:39How much for Jonny's property, detached, beautiful period cottage. Who's going to go first?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Go on, then, I'll go.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- I'll say 295.- OK.- 289.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- Do you know what? £245,000.- Oh! - On the nose!
0:11:49 > 0:11:51That might need a rethink!
0:11:51 > 0:11:58- Ah?- We've got the money then to do the stuff we've got, if it's under budget, so that's an option.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01So what do you think of that price, then, on reflection?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03It's under stamp duty which is saving you money.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I'm warming to the property!
0:12:05 > 0:12:09OK, but don't warm too much because we've still got two more to see.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15First of all we've got property 2, my choice, which is back down those steps there. Go on. After you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22If I was to take the temperature of property number 2, I would say it was pretty hot!
0:12:22 > 0:12:27It's in Ashover, exactly where they want to live. Oh, and what can that be?
0:12:27 > 0:12:34- It's Josh's future school, a mere 322 METRES away.- Looks a bit small for a family of four, though, Simon.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38And can you please stop overemphasising words? It's a bit OLD HAT!
0:12:38 > 0:12:43OK, you lovely couple. Now I thought Jonny's choice, property 1, was a lovely house.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- So did I! - Oh, you deconstructed that place!
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Reading between the lines, I think the problem really was location. Fair?
0:12:51 > 0:12:52- Yeah.- OK, yeah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58So for my choice, property 2, I've brought you to a village that was mentioned...Ashover. Do we know it?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Yeah.- Sarah wants to go.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Look at the smiles now!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Location, how am I doing?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Yeah.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- Two thumbs up?- Yeah, it's delightful, a brilliant location. Just what we wanted.- OK...
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Watch and learn. The property... - I will! I will watch, my friend, I will watch.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- The property...what about this place?- It's a nice traditional, cottagey feel from the outside,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- which is what we're looking for. - Mm-hm.- I love it!
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- You're just smiling! Sarah's just smiling! This is a good-looking smile, you see!- Yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34So perfect location, beautiful-looking house, gorgeous views.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- There has to be a compromise, doesn't there?- And there is! Tell them!
0:13:38 > 0:13:41No, I won't tell them. You'll find out as you look round this place.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Get in and enjoy it before the rain starts!
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Straight into the kitchen.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52- A little bit small, but... - A small kitchen. - It's a kitchen-diner, you could say,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54cos the dining room would just be in there.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- I like the floor.- Yeah. It's actually a nice kitchen.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00The kitchen's nice as well.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04It's amazing how forgiving people are when they're in the place they want to be. It's a small kitchen!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Hopefully this is the dining room and not the living room.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Which has got a log burner which is really nice, isn't it, for the dining room?- Yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Look at that cracking view if you're having something to eat,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- straight out through that window. - Beautiful view.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- Leads straight into the living room. - Ah, so this is the living room?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Nice big square, isn't it? - It's a lot bigger than the last one.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- A lot bigger! You can hear the echo! - It'll look bigger because there's no furniture in it! That's why!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Look at that feature above the doorway.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Very nice.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- This is a big room.- Bedroom.- Yeah.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45And a fantastic view.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Yeah, look at that. Waking up every morning to that!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Good-sized double bedroom, that. - Yeah, lovely. Nice and bright. Great views of the valley.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Oh! Another big bedroom.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03- Yeah.- Yeah.- That's nearly the same size, isn't it, as the...? - Yeah, so that's two good bedrooms.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- Aha! The bathroom! This is nice. This is a lot bigger...- Bigger and brighter than the last one.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Not quite sure about the crazy ceiling, but...
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Quite nice. - I suppose we could put that right.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20What other treats has Simon got up his sleeve? Cos it's going brilliantly so far.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23He wouldn't let them down at the last minute, would he?
0:15:23 > 0:15:27This looks like it may have been the compromise Simon was talking about.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33I don't really think this is a third bedroom! I definitely don't think we'd be able to fit a bed in here!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Let's go and see Simon, so I can strangle him!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Lovely place, isn't it? Cor, it would be perfect if you had one child!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Oh...- But, fortunately, it's got a child-friendly garden...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Oh... - LAUGHTER
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Any garden...- The location is in the right place, though.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55That's all right, then. Just get rid of one of your kids!
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- We can't do that!- No, you can't, no.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02What do you think, though? Lovely house. Great location-wise, of course. Smaller downstairs,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05but that didn't faze you because you're in the location you want.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- This third bedroom is the issue, isn't it? Let's talk some practical problems.- OK.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13First of all, there's one very easy solution. The kids sleep in the same room.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- OK.- OK, you're not warming to that one.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21Second, there is a possibility of putting in a stud wall and separating the second bedroom,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25to make two smaller single bedrooms, as a short-term solution.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Because, eventually, there are architect's drawings to extend this house.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- Oh?- You're talking about money there, mate!- We are talking about money! So shall we talk about money?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Yes, big money, indeed. Right, then, the maximum budget is £300,000.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43You won the last round. I didn't give you the reward you deserved, so congratulations.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- Phil, you went first last time. - Yeah.- Sarah, what do you think for this lovely two-bedroomed property?
0:16:48 > 0:16:53I think it's over budget because of where it is, even though it's only got two bedrooms...
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- so I think it's £325,000.- 325, right.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04- And I'll go for 300 on the dot. - 300 on the dot?- Yeah.- OK.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- You are absolutely spot on.- Ooh! - This place is on the market for £325,000!
0:17:10 > 0:17:16However, before you go for me... we do know that the vendors are open to offers.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Yeah, I still love it.- Yeah. - I know you still love it.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21But we have a practical person with us!
0:17:21 > 0:17:26We both liked the house. And the house downstairs is absolutely fabulous,
0:17:26 > 0:17:30so if we can sort that third bedroom out, it would be ideal.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I've got rose-tinted spectacles!
0:17:33 > 0:17:37You have... and quite right too. Because you know location's all, isn't it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Particularly when you're talking about the kids' school.- Yeah. - Being able to walk to school.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46- Let's not turn it into a bun fight! - 25 minutes' drive!- I'm going to the wild card. I'll see you later.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Shall we join him? Quick, he'll start sulking if we don't.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Now for the property equivalent of an intravenous drip,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59today's wild card. It's a shot in the arm for Sarah and Phil.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02They want three bedrooms? We're giving them four.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05They want Ashover? They're getting...Matlock.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12OK, then, Sarah and Phil. Having loved property 1, not so sure about property 2...
0:18:12 > 0:18:16we've brought you to the wild card. You loved Ashover, we know that.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20The thing that staggered me is that you loved it, even though it's a smaller house!
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- I know.- That makes no sense. For a family property, you were prepared to sacrifice the space,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29force your kids into one room, or a partitioned room, whatever that was...
0:18:29 > 0:18:31just to be in the location.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33It had the potential, though.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34First impressions?
0:18:34 > 0:18:40It looks a really big house, great location, right in the middle of Matlock.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Plastic windows again, but...
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Man alive!
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Just see past those windows! Look at this house, how handsome it is.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54- Look at the rubblework, it's beautiful!- It's a big stone house. - Yes, and in really lovely condition.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- But why is it the wild card?- Well...
0:18:56 > 0:18:57OK...
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Well, basically, with the wild card today,
0:19:00 > 0:19:07maybe trying to demonstrate that we think this is the kind of house you are aspiring to right now...
0:19:07 > 0:19:12cos when you look round this place, you will see, like we saw, it is beautiful inside.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- Absolute fabulous quality.- It's not in Ashover! It's not in Ashover! - It's not in Ashover! We know that!
0:19:17 > 0:19:22But the way in is over there, so take yourselves in. We will be listening. See you in a minute.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30- That's a nice kitchen. An island like you've always wanted. - Good, tall ceilings.- Yeah.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32A lot lighter.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37- "A nice kitchen"? This is a really lovely kitchen!- A beautiful kitchen! You know what we're hearing?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- "It's a nice kitchen...- But... - It's not in Ashover!"- Yeah.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- That's a nice little sitting room. - Where's the fireplace?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I don't like lounges that haven't got fireplaces!
0:19:50 > 0:19:52You didn't even ask for a fireplace!
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- Although we have spoiled them with two properties with lovely fireplaces.- Keep looking!
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Aha!
0:19:58 > 0:20:00So this is the lounge!
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- Yea, it's nice and big, isn't it? - And it's got a fireplace.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09It's got two fireplaces! That makes up for the last room!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Whoa!- There you go!
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Oh, the wallpaper's very floral.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Oh, this is... - A nice big room, isn't it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- Look at that view out there, straight up to Riber Castle. - Oh, yeah, fantastic!
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- They're getting more positive.- Yeah. - You can't fail to.- No.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Oh, this is a nice girly room. - I wonder whose room this would be!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35A lot bigger than what she's got at the moment, isn't it?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38The views are great over there to Riber Castle.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44Not quite sure about the views sort of to the houses in front of us.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50If you're worried about looking into someone else's house, then move to the Australian Outback!
0:20:51 > 0:20:56They've got a shower cubicle and a toilet in here. That's nice and bright, isn't it?
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- I hope there's another one, then, for a bath.- Yeah.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Worry not, Sarah! Yes, there is a bathroom with an actual bath in it. That is, of course, the shower room.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Well done! You can tell you used to be an estate agent!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Oh! That's really cute, this room.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16A parents' room, out the way.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22I do like this room. I'm not quite sure. You're going to hate me. There's not enough wardrobe space,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25even though there is lots of hanging area over there.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27What is wrong? This is perfect!
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- Aha! Another bathroom, with a bath this time.- Yeah.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38There we go! Look at the joy in Sarah's face of discovering a bathroom with an actual bath in it!
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Look at this room!- This seems a bigger bedroom, isn't it?
0:21:43 > 0:21:48- You're away from the kids, aren't you?- It's got four nice bedrooms, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50OK, it's a nice big family home!
0:21:51 > 0:21:56So one house became two with three floors and four bedrooms...
0:21:56 > 0:21:58how much is it all going to cost? Let's go and find out!
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Come on, you two! Come and join us on this lovely level front garden!
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- There's also a lovely level rear garden, I'm sure you noted.- Yes. Very good.- One of the requirements.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- Yes.- You wanted a lovely property, yeah?- Yep.- You mentioned Matlock as a possible location.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Gorgeous house.- Yeah, it is. - All the bedrooms you wanted.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Character features! - Character features!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Yeah, yeah.- Yes.- Yes?- Yes.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Ticking the boxes, it's a very nice house.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Er...really enjoyed it inside... looking inside.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Well, you wouldn't know it! Look at you! What is it with you?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Seriously, this is lovely! This is a fantastic family home!
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- It's a lovely family home.- What's the problem?- And we wouldn't have to do anything with it.- No, no!
0:22:44 > 0:22:47And...I just feel... that you've just confused me now.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Good! That's what we like to do. That's what the wild card is for! That is a good thing.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55In reality, to get a perfect property, with all the bits and pieces you wanted,
0:22:55 > 0:23:01within a location that you wanted... how much would it be? It's guess-the-price time.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02It's 2-0 to Sarah,
0:23:02 > 0:23:08although I do suspect that the last property in Ashover someone had a very good idea!
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Is she keen on that area? Is that why?
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- You picked up on that? - So I'm going to disregard that one. It's 1-0 at the moment.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Phil, go first this time.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Well, I think this one's going to be over budget, but it depends how much.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27I'll go for 335.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Sarah?- I think it's more.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31I'll go 340.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33340.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Well, didn't matter that you got rid of that one, did it?- No, it didn't, no.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Cos you've won again!- Have I? - Look at that! Brilliant!
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- I didn't mean to win! - "I didn't mean to win! I was trying to do Phil a favour!"
0:23:44 > 0:23:46She told me it was 350!
0:23:48 > 0:23:51It's just shy of 350. It's on for 349,950.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56See? I didn't know what price it was. I'm just really confused about it all now.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I'd got the Ashover property in my head...
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- So you're in a state of confusion? - Yes.- You know what you're going to do now?
0:24:01 > 0:24:06You're going to go and try and clear up that confusion, cos you've now got to decide between you
0:24:06 > 0:24:10which property you'd like to spend more time in. Put your heads together over there.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12We will see you in a moment.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Apparently mine is no longer in contention. So I've got no interest in this bit. So do you want to...?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Well, I have. Whilst they go and make that decision, here's a quick recap for you at home.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26If they can stomach a short daily drive for Josh's school, then property number 1 in Bolehill
0:24:26 > 0:24:30may be just what the doctor ordered.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Far more likely though is that they'll take up residence
0:24:33 > 0:24:35in my choice, property number 2.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39It's in the place they want to be, Ashover, and it's at an asking price of...
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Or, finally, will today's wild card prove to be a miracle cure? It's over budget...
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- It's not in Ashover... - But the four bedrooms could mean
0:24:50 > 0:24:53it's worth the stretch at...
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Ah, they're teasing us. This could be anywhere.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03The suspense is killing me!
0:25:03 > 0:25:05They've chosen...
0:25:05 > 0:25:07the wild card!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12While Sarah and Phil take time to relax...
0:25:13 > 0:25:16..Josh practises for Cirque du Soleil.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Meanwhile, little Lily looks like she's loving the princess room.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Hang about, I though Sarah and Phil only had two kids.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28They have! Sarah's best mate and her little ones have dropped by
0:25:28 > 0:25:31as this could be the place where they get to hang out in a few month's time.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I see!
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- Would you like to live here?- Yeah. - Yeah? Which bedroom did you like?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Lily's room.- You like Lily's room?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Come and join us. Take a seat, take a seat.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Now, I am shocked. I must admit, I genuinely thought that Ashover was going to win out, but...
0:25:49 > 0:25:55you've gone for the wild card, a property with more sort of substance than perhaps location.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59It's a really large property, and it's sort of opened my eyes to what we can get in Matlock,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02compared to Ashover.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- It's got what we need. - But in the end...
0:26:04 > 0:26:09this property won because of the size. We can move straight into it
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and it's got four bedrooms instead of two!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Yeah, there was that compromise in Ashover, absolutely.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Yeah, this is so child-friendly as well, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23The gardens don't look that big, but they're fairly substantial, aren't they?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27This is kid heaven, round and round and round!
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Which leads to the question my colleague here is about to ask...
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Indeed! THE question... to buy or not to buy?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35We had a talk and it's...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- To buy!- To buy.- What?- Fantastic!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41That is absolutely brilliant news! And this is a family home.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Who knows? Maybe next move is Ashover.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49But maybe not. This is a house for life. We'll probably not need the Ashover property.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- What a lovely thing to say. - And what a lovely note to finish.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- Shall we go for a run round this house? - We can go once round, can't we?
0:26:55 > 0:26:56- See you later, guys!- Bye.- Bye.
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