0:00:02 > 0:00:06When you've made as many episodes of the nation's favourite house-hunting programme as we have,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10it can get tricky coming up with clever new ways to introduce the programme.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Especially when you've got to find a house or a flat for a guy with £150,000 in London.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15That's tricky in itself.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20So, after the titles, see what cunning idea we've come up with for our own instruction.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34In the Dark Ages, the world was said to be flat.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38The horizon was believed to be the end of the earth, where the flatness
0:00:38 > 0:00:43ended and a gaping chasm filled with evil creatures and dragons began.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Today's house hunter wishes to return to a similar age.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52He wants to live in a very flat house.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Whereupon the horizon he can see Canary Wharf.
0:00:55 > 0:01:03And beyond this said horizon lies a gaping chasm filled with supermarkets and nightclubs.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06He wants to live in a one-bedroom flat in North London.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- Still, that was very dramatic. - Very dramatic, and it kind of summed it all up, didn't it?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Very well written. - Very well written.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Frank and Maureen are your typical brother and sister.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Lots of love and a little bit of mickey taking, or possibly the other way around.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26This is what they used to look like in years gone by, but now they're both retired and live
0:01:26 > 0:01:28just round the corner from each other in north London.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32The house move is just for Frank, but Maureen's here to cast a sisterly eye over things.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Frank suffers from a breathing problem called
0:01:34 > 0:01:39COPD and is finding some activities increasingly difficult to manage.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44So a smaller property is the order of the day, but at what cost?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- So, I'm going in hard with this one. - Go on.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Let's talk money straightaway. You've got a budget of 150 grand.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Mmm. - Is that fixed, rigid in your mind?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Well, yes and no.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I guess, if somebody were asking for more than that,
0:02:00 > 0:02:06we could always look at it and perhaps hope to bring down the price a bit more in my area, but...
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- And you can haggle quite well, because at the moment you're renting. - Yeah.- So that's perfect.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Now, we're in London-ish.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Enfield at the moment, you're in Edmonton, is that right, Frank? - That's right, yeah.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Maureen, where are you? - I'm on the other side of the railway, Bush Hill Park, Enfield.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Right, where are we thinking?
0:02:24 > 0:02:30Anywhere within, say, a five-mile radius of Enfield where we are now.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- OK.- I suppose borders Winchmore Hill,
0:02:33 > 0:02:40Southgate, Hodderston, this is going out a bit further, Broxbourne, there's Turnford, this is that area.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42We're looking for...how many bedrooms?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Maximum two. - Maximum two. OK.- Minimum one.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Minimum one, which is good!
0:02:48 > 0:02:53And we are needing what else, apart from the toilet and whatever?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Well, for me, what's important is that I have somewhere
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- where it's got easy access without stairs, on the level.- Uh-huh.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Probably access to the outside, either by walking out
0:03:04 > 0:03:08into a small garden or area, or onto a terrace or balcony.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Righty-ho.- Any DIY skills you've got?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13No, I want to avoid that as much as possible.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- OK.- Because I don't have the breath to do it any more.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22From the area, what do we need from the area? Do we need to be near tubes, trains, buses?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Well, near public transport, yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Near a means of getting into central London pretty quickly.- Mm-hm.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Not out in the boondocks. I mean I drive now, so it's no problem, but you can't always drive, can you?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36By the sounds of it, you'll also need some car parking as well.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Yeah, I would. Preferably off-street.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Oh, dear.- I appreciate all your hard work in advance.- Well, yeah, all of our hard work.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- I like that. Well, we're off. Wish us luck.- OK.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Good luck.- See you later. - Thank you very much.- Bye-bye.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57Back in the Dark Ages...to Roman times, actually, Enfield was born, a settlement in Bush Hill Park.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02It became an important business centre in the 14th century when the first market charter was granted,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06such a successful market that it still runs today.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10In the early 17th century, a 40-mile canal was built from Ware
0:04:10 > 0:04:15through Enfield and into London to deliver clean water to the ever-increasing population.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20An ever-increasing population which has now reached over seven million. That's a lot of people to house.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25The average price of a flat in Greater London is £222,000.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30The average in Enfield is £183,000, and unfortunately the budget
0:04:30 > 0:04:34that we've got to spend today is about £160,000.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39The Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and edges out onto the M25.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45We'll be extending Frank's search just beyond this out into the Hertfordshire countryside.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50But what would Frank's budget get you elsewhere around the UK?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Well, heading north to the Midlands you could get this two-bedroom
0:04:53 > 0:05:00executive apartment in the heart of Birmingham city centre for £149,950.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Even further up the country, to Manchester,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05you could buy this three-bedroom Victorian terrace
0:05:05 > 0:05:08with a south-facing garden for just £150,000.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11And finally, head to Leeds where you could discover
0:05:11 > 0:05:14this three-bedroom flat in a converted Methodist church.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- It costs just £149,950. - But back down south,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21we're taking a tip from Maureen and heading to Hodderston.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- Today's budget is 150 grand, and we need to find possibly a two-bedroom flat.- Mm-hm.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Am I blowing in the wind here?
0:05:28 > 0:05:33No, you're not. It depends on location and where the flat is positioned.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- For that kind of price range, you're probably looking at maisonettes and flats.- Yeah.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39The closer to town you are, the more you're going to pay.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44What is life like inside the ring of the M25, as opposed to life outside of the ring of the M25?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Well, I think here you get the best of both worlds.- Right.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52You've got the country on your doorstep and you can nip in,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55go to London and have all the joys of London.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59OK. And when you were living in Enfield, what were the pluses there?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- It was just where I grew up. - It was just where you grew up!
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Am I looking at new builds or is there old stock around? - There is old stock around.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09There's a few new bits around at the moment, but old stock always available to buy.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Now, are we getting more for our money outside the M25?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Yeah, I think we are now.- OK. - Don't think we ever used to.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- I'm going to have a scout around. Thank you very much for your time. - Pleasure.- Thank you.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20Thank you for your time.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- Ed, this doesn't look or feel much like London.- Look. It's over there.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27That is London, and the reason we're over here is because if you
0:06:27 > 0:06:31are over there and you had £150,000, you couldn't really live over there.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- No chance.- Which is why we're over here. And what have you found?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Well, I found these. Look at this.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I saw these sale particulars and I just had to have them.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42And they're so cute, and I think it fairly represents the cutesy little apartment.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It's not big, but I've taken Frank at his word. He doesn't want to do DIY.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47This is brand spanking new.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49OK, I've gone for space and I've gone for space in Wormley.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Two bedrooms there, it is beautiful.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55It is very near Broxbourne, which is where the train is that goes to London.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Takes about 40 minutes. Frank's covered there.- More than covered.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Well, the wild card, as we know, we all love the wild card...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- We all do.- Now, this place...
0:07:02 > 0:07:05is not a house, it's a conversion flat.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09But it's ground floor, no stairs, but it has something that Frank said
0:07:09 > 0:07:12in his wildest dreams he would quite like to have.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Give us a clue maybe? - No.- No. All right.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Well, those are the houses - where shall we start today's journey? - Where do you want to start, Ed?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Probably at mine, but maybe we'll get the worst out of the way first, shall we, with your one?
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Hodderston is a great town around ten miles north of Enfield on the other side of the M25.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33It was traditionally a coaching stop between Cambridge and London.
0:07:33 > 0:07:40Today, though, it's home to this brand spanking new ground-floor flat, which I am offering to Frank.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Now, Frank and Maureen, Hodderston, the town, you know this? - Yes. Yes, vaguely.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- I seem to remember you saying this was one of your target areas. - I have a relation living here.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Is Frank going to like it? ..Do you like this town?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I don't know it so well. I'll find out.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57This flat, there are eight in total, OK? Just been completed.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03Now, the good thing about buying a brand-new flat from this developer is there's an NHBC guarantee.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05That means it's guaranteed for ten years.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Anything goes wrong, not that it should, but it's sorted out by the developer.- Yeah.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13OK? So it's hassle-free ownership. What do we think of it?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- It's quite impressive to start off with, you know, nice and smart. - Mm-hm.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Yeah.- It's got walls, a roof, um...
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- let's see inside. - OK, you've got your off-street car parking here as well.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Which I noticed.- Just at the back. They're going to finish off a bit landscaping as well,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30so it's going to look prettier, and landscaping at the front.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34So there's a bit of outside space at the back, not a huge amount, but we're ground floor as well.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- It's promising so far, anyway.- Good. - Promising so far, good.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40All right, well, go and have a look around.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- OK.- It's not the biggest flat in the world, but I think it could suit you.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- OK, we'll see.- In your new life up here in Hodderston.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- All right?- So I can go and do my market on Friday, OK.- Yes, quite.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Go in and enjoy. - OK, thanks.- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Oh! Oh, this looks rather smart.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Oh, it's unexpected.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Yes, it is, isn't it?
0:09:03 > 0:09:07I didn't realise it would all be in one.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Yeah. It's larger than I expected from outside.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13You'd hope they be impressed, wouldn't you? Because it's the show home.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- It does look lovely, it does look gorgeous.- Reasonable size.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- I expected it to be smaller, to be honest.- Yeah, combined with the kitchen.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Yeah.- It's not too bad.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I like the kitchen unit area.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Oh, very snazzy!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Oh, yeah. Quite well-fitted.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Yes. Plenty of storage anyway, for all your cooking utensils.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Ah...- If you should want some.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Lovely.- Yeah, not bad.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Hang about, he's looking at that kitchen and he's saying it's not too bad?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I'm hoping he's holding back here, because this is pretty much around his budget, right?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49It's not that far away from London, it's a gorgeous kitchen.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Oh, very nice. Come on, after you, my love.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Ah, the bathroom.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Shower. Well, it's adequate. - That's good.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03- Very nice.- Excellent. - There's no mirror for me to look at.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- I have to have a mirror. - You'd only break it. - Oh, that's a bit cruel, isn't it?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It is a little bit cruel, but then they're brother and sister and they can kind of get away with it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Ah, so this is the bedroom.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Oh, it's a nice size.- Yeah.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I'm a bit concerned, though, for clothes, wardrobe.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Oh, yeah, there's no storage. - No storage.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24So where would one put a wardrobe, yeah?
0:10:24 > 0:10:29I think possibly there is the only place I think it could go reasonably,
0:10:29 > 0:10:35- cos you've got the heater here. - Yeah.- So that is the only place for a wardrobe left.- True.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40The only reservation so far I've got about this place is if I had people to stay.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- True. True.- I'd have to put them up in the living room.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It might be a bit cramped. But it's all right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Now, this living cum dining cum breakfast cum kitchen...
0:10:50 > 0:10:54You're not going to say it, are you? Are you going to say it? Are you going to turn it into a...?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Bedroom?- Are you going to do it? Is that what you're going to say?
0:10:57 > 0:11:03I'm not going to turn it into, but it's been dressed to look like, you know, a nice single person's flat,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06but he does want people to come and stay, so I think...
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- So you are building up to say... - I think it needs to be seen without that furniture in it.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- It's been dressed to make it look like, you know, a young professional's flat.- Sofa bed.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Were you going to say sofa bed? - I think you need to think about... - A sofa bed.- Sofa beds.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23It's a nice place, but it would be interesting to find out how much they want for it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Yeah, I guess so.- In this area.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Then you can really judge if it's worth it or not.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34So, Frank and Maureen, I heard some nice things said about the flat,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37but you didn't sound like you were jumping for joy in there.
0:11:37 > 0:11:44- What's going through your minds? - Well, I found it very well- presented, but for me there was
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- a distinct lack of storage space. - I just thought there was nothing to do.- That's true.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- You can move straight in there, you got ten year guarantees.- Mm-hm.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Your service charge and ground rent amounts to around 75 quid a month.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- You've got your car parking space here, you don't have to think about anything.- That's true.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- Is that a compromise you could see Frank making?- Not really.- Ah.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- I think it would be on the small side for him.- Well, I'm glad you've seen this first.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- How's it going? - Oh, it's going so well.- Really?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Pretty much they're thinking about going and putting an offer in on it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Really? Good. That's excellent news. Shall we play guess the price? Cos sometimes the price helps.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Now, we're playing with a maximum budget of £150,000, but we didn't want to spend any more than that,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25but we would haggle to somewhere around 170-ish possibly, even more, cos we're good hagglers.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Who would like to go first in the guess the price arena?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- Frank is looking at you, Maureen. - So it's me, is it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- 140, I think.- £140,000. ..OK, Frank, what do you reckon?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I would have thought more like 149.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- Oh, right. OK. - Well, we've got a winner, obviously.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Frank, you're the winner. Congratulations.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Basically it's on the market for 147,500.- Mm-hm.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Right.- And I think that's a fair reflection of what you've got here.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Shall we all walk towards property two?- Yes.- Let's go, let's go.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Wormley is a smaller village just over eight miles north of Enfield.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's a fairly quiet place with some ancient buildings,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12including the Queen's Head public house where courts were held in the 18th Century.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16You wouldn't believe that my choice today is just outside London, but it is and it's lovely
0:13:16 > 0:13:20and it's got two bedrooms, and I can't wait for Frank to see it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Frank and Maureen, Maureen and Frank, walk towards property two.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27This is the one the property hunting team and I have plumped for today.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30We are in the not very lovely- sounding place called Wormley,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- but if you look around, it is lovely isn't it?- Lovely, yeah. - Very lovely.- Gorgeous, yeah.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39The beauty of Wormley, other than its novelty name, is that we are quite near Broxbourne station.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to walk to Broxbourne station,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and once you're there, straight into London, about half an hour.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48So you're quite near London, so you get all of that and you get all this peace and tranquillity.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54There's the flat. Now, I would say it's not the most engaging-looking building, but it's well-kept.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57What do you think about the area so far, Frank?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Well, the area's nice enough.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- It seems civilised.- Mm-hm.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Well, that's a good start, isn't it? - It certainly is.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- And the building is there. - As opposed to...
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- It's got nice big windows. - Jonnie's one it didn't have that.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- No, it didn't.- What's all this?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- Listen.- This has really brought out your ugly side, hasn't it?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. - "Jonnie's didn't have this."
0:14:19 > 0:14:20You need a comparison point.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Yes.- Jonnie's is more intimate, I expect.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Intimate - you mean small.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Yes.- So are you ready and excited?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Yes.- Very excited. - OK, be positive.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- This isn't a show home, it's a whole different concept.- OK.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Enter. Good luck.- Right. Thank you.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Ah.- All right.- Like it? - Yes, it's got a little hallway
0:14:42 > 0:14:47which is a lot better, isn't it, than walking straight into a room?
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Yes, this is nice.- Let's have a look into this first room.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Ah. Small bedroom, I think.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- This is a second bedroom or study or whatever.- Nice window.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Yeah.- Overlooking the garden.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The garden. That's something I didn't give them.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Well, you gave them a bit of a garden.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I've given them this lovely space.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10This is factored into the rent of the flat.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Now, this is the master bedroom, I suppose. Yeah.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Oh, there's certainly a lot more room in here.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17- Yeah.- A lot more room.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Good storage as well.- Yes.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23A wardrobe there, plenty of cupboard space.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Nice view out onto the lawns. That's nice to wake up to.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Very neutral, but you can put your own stamp on it.- Yeah.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Ceiling could be improved a bit, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to do.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39One thing that Frank will not do - he will not have it. DIY.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Ah, the bathroom.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Oh.- That's not bad, is it?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48No, it's jolly good. Got a good-sized bath.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- Shower's a nice shower.- Yeah.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- And a mirror.- Is this...?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54What's this? Let's have a look.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Oh, good. - Good storage space for airing...
0:15:57 > 0:15:59An airing cupboard or whatever you wish to use it for.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Excellent.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05OK, well this is where both Jonnie and my properties are very similar - lots of
0:16:05 > 0:16:11- storage opportunities in Jonny's one, and lots of storage opportunities here as well, weren't there?- Yeah.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13That's the living room.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Again, it's a good size.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- Feels nice and warm in here. - You've got two sofas, good sofas.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's a bit minimalist at the moment.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And a nice big TV. I wonder if that's included.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Quite.- That would be nice.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32You can do it to your own taste. You can envisage more, can't you?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I can fit more of my things into here than the previous place.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Ah...- Nice size.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- That's not bad at all, is it? - It's OK.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- There's a dishwasher... - Dishwasher.- Washing machine?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Must be the little cupboard here.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Well, there's a space for it. - This might need to be done again.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- It's a bit uneven, but... - That's not much.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- There's not a lot to do.- I like it when the sink is looking out...
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Yeah, I agree. - It's nice there.- I agree.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Frank and Maureen, I think it's fair to say that this has gone much better than Jonnie's one, hasn't it?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Absolutely, yes. - So what do we think about it, then?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It's a nice blank canvas, roomy...
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Don't feel confined, do you?- No.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Okey cokey. Right, now, with this you have a service charge
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and ground rent, all combined, of £62 a month.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- You get your communal gardens - they're all sorted out.- Yep.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- You've got a drying area out there, a garage as well with this place.- Ah.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Is he looking for praise, here?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I think so. I think so, yes.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I think I've found the place. Shall we guess the price?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Mm. It's your turn first, this time.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Oh, you've already decided. You're one up, aren't you?
0:17:41 > 0:17:42So maybe leaders go first.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- OK, 164.- 164.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48You think I've put a haggle zone in there. OK.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Well, I was going to go for 165.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- You going to go for 165?- Yes.- Right. You've ruined "guess the price".
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- You've won it already, Frank. Congratulations.- Brilliant.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03The actual price, and this is even more good news, is 159,995.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Because of your position as well - you are renting, you can, you know, move straight in.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Yeah.- An enviable position.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- Therefore, a bit of haggling could occur, could take place here.- Yeah.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- The wild card will disappoint or please you. Shall we find out? - OK.- Lovely.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24An enfield is a hybrid creature with the head of a fox,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27the chest of a hound, the talons of an eagle,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31the body of a lion and the hindquarters and tail of a wolf.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Dating from medieval times, this mythical monster roamed the local woodlands.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Thankfully this creature has never been seen from today's wild card.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47So, Enfield - good or bad place to live, in your eyes, Maureen?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Good.- Good. Excellent. Well done, Enfield, and the people of Enfield.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54They can sleep happy now. Do you want to live here?
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Well, it looks like I don't have a choice - it's been decided for me!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Good. OK, let's go in.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00No, would you like to live here?
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Yeah, I would. I like Enfield. - Now, this property, Frank.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08We haven't found you an entire house for £150,000.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- We have found you a ground-floor flat.- Mm-hm.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13It's a ground-floor flat with a difference.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16It's not obvious where your outside space is here
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- but you do have some, which we will show you later.- I can see it.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22You've got that, but you've also got more outside space.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Oh.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's the wild card that keeps on giving.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30So go in there, be open-minded, knowing that you've got some outside space,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- knowing you've got somewhere to escape to.- Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- All right?- Oh, escape...
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- I phrased that wrong, didn't I? - That's a terrible word.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Just go in there. Go on. Go on.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Oh, this is strange, isn't it?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Look, the wall.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- Yes, well, we'll see what it is in a moment.- Yes, that's true.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- This is warm in here. - It's a good-size room.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Nice room, yeah.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Nicely done.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- Everything's set up for me. - Place for a computer already.- Yep.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Plenty of room.- Yeah.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09These are nice big houses, got some nice features as well, still.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- The coving around the ceiling, which is nice.- Yes.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Your property, did it offer them character?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18One-word answer. The word is no.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Ah, oh, I see.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I see what we mean about...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Could do with a bit of modernisation.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's a good idea, I suppose -
0:20:28 > 0:20:32converting a whole house into two flats.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35If you're there having a wash in the shower
0:20:35 > 0:20:38and there's a ring at the doorbell, don't answer the door, because
0:20:38 > 0:20:42when they open the door they will be able to see you in the shower.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Oh, it is tiny.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Tiny, but...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Compact, I think is the word.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Quite compact, isn't it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:52A bit on the small side.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57They've fitted in what? A cooker. Washing machine. Big fridge.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Fridge-freezer.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02I suppose... Adequate kitchen, I suppose.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04What's this little cupboard here?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06That's where the boiler is and a bit of storage.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Yeah, somewhere for the ironing board.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11That kitchen is dominated by one object and that object is...
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Fridge.- And the fridge can go...? - In the cupboard.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Ah. Right. Well, it's not a bad size.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19No, it's OK.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Um, oh, yes, something for a wardrobe.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Straight out into the garden, as such, or patio.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30There's a space to sit out on, anyway.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33The garden they're looking out into isn't their garden.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36We're about two gardens down from there.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38The garden is split up into segments.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Overall, it's a small place.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Hm. Yes, I was expecting it to be a little bit bigger.- Me too.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54- So, Maureen and Frank, for the very first time today, we have our very own garden.- What do we think?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It's nice to have the outside space.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- Somewhere to hang your washing to dry.- Mm-hm.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01And nobody will bother you here.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It's quite private, isn't it?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Come in here with a glass of wine, set some fireworks off.- Yeah.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Be quite nice, wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13But coming back to the property, inside there were a few fireworks, wasn't there?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- You liked the living room, you liked the bedroom...- Mm.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- The kitchen was more of a sparkler. - Disappointing.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It lit the touchpaper but it didn't go up.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Right, you have won already, Frank. Would you like to go first, Maureen?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Um, 190.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29£190,000, we did have...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31I'm thinking of the area.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35We had about 150 we wanted to spend, so you think Enfield's very posh.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- I think you've gone over the limit. - Frank?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39175.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43175, OK. I hope it's not Maureen's price, I really do.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Not that I want you to lose, Maureen.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well, Frank's made it three in a row.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Well, done, Frank.- Oh, well done.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53You're a winner as regards to value as well, I would say.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57The actual price is 159,995.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Oh!- Right, here we go.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Now, sometimes the price can change the way you think about a property.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Remember, you've got nothing to sell.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- You are in a good position.- Quite.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Yeah.- All of that you need to think about whilst make
0:23:09 > 0:23:14the biggest decision of your lives about which one you wish to test drive. Good luck.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Thank you.- Head off that way and we'll see you later on.- Thanks.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- Food for thought, Ed. - It is. Do you know what?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I bet they'll go straight to your property.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I don't reckon. Whilst they make their minds up,
0:23:24 > 0:23:29here's a reminder for you guys at home of today's flats that were in London, that weren't in London.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Kind of.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36So, back to property one. You may sneer, Ed, but it required no work,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38it was in a lovely location, had off-street car parking
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and its very own front door.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43But more importantly, it was under-budget.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Yes, that's right - only £147,500.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50OK, you did get me on the price, but it's space that Frank's after
0:23:50 > 0:23:52and that's what mine has lots more of.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58Not only more space, but closer to the big smoke and in a village with an interesting name, Wormley.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02All for £159,995.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05So then, back to today's wild card.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09How often do you come across such a lovely flat in a good location,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12so close to London and with a small but perfectly formed garden?
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Not very often, that's for certain.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18And it only costs £159,995.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Remarkable.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It's quite a busy high road, isn't it, along here?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Hah, look at this, Jonny.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34They're in Wormley, which means it's my property.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Yeah, all right - you've got me. A bit of modesty wouldn't go amiss here.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Ah, they're making themselves at home with the fabulous storage.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46I hope you were accurate with your journey calculations, Edward.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47They're studying that timetable.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Looks like it's quite fast into town.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Time for tea.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Maureen's looking after her brother.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Yeah - whilst he's lazing around watching TV.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02What a fantastic programme this is.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04And the presenters are so cute.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- He's got that right! - Modesty, Ed, modesty.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- I think he likes you.- Oh, thank you.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Sitting there like Lord Muck. You should be doing this.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15It's going to be your flat if you take the plunge.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17You make the tea so well, though.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- Ah, syrup.- Such skill.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Anyway, let's look at the TV - it's that good programme on again.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- Oh, hi.- Hello.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Hello, yes.- Hello, hello, hello.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31So let's just recap, where have we picked for the test-drive?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- We've picked here.- Yes.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37"We've picked here." I like that. I'm happy with that answer.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Do we remember whose choice this was?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Um, um...
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Here's a visual clue.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Was it yours?- It was my choice.- Ah!
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Well, Maureen, could you see your brother living here?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50I could, yes, I could.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It'll take a bit of getting used to, because it's so different.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Are you focused? Here it comes...
0:25:56 > 0:25:59To buy or not to buy, Frank and Maureen, that's the question.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01But mainly you, Frank.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Well, possibly. I have to give it a little more thought.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08There are other things to think about, but it's looking good, looking rosy.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- It is looking rosy. - It's looking rosy, yeah.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I mean, it's not what I would consider my ideal, "I'm in love,"
0:26:14 > 0:26:17but it's something I wouldn't sneeze at.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Good. Well, I like it. I'll take that as a good answer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Yeah, whatever, whatever.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Well, listen, let's leave you in this lovely apartment.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Have a think about it and hopefully
0:26:27 > 0:26:30this sneezing at a property will turn into perhaps a purchase.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Right. We'll see you soon.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Good luck. Ta-ta.- Thank you. - Thank you.- Bye.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40I've never heard the phrase "to buy" delivered in such an intriguing way.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43"I wouldn't sneeze at it." I'll remember that as a victory.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Albeit a very shallow one.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I've still got a victory. What have you got? Nothing.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Anyway, let's go for positives. What have we got from today's show?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53What have we learned?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55We had a mountain to climb this morning.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01£150,000, two-bedroom flat, within striking distance of Londonshire town...
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- And the mystery property-hunting team is more than up for the task. - They're phenomenal.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10If you're out there and struggling to find the property of your dreams
0:27:10 > 0:27:12then I would suggest that you do not hesitate.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Stop hesitating now and get in contact with the programme.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- Don't wait for the titles - just get in touch now. Bye-bye.- Bye.
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