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When you've made as many episodes of the nation's favourite house-hunting programme as we have, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
it can get tricky coming up with clever new ways to introduce the programme. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
Especially when you've got to find a house or a flat for a guy with £150,000 in London. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:14 | |
That's tricky in itself. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:15 | |
So, after the titles, see what cunning idea we've come up with for our own instruction. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:20 | |
In the Dark Ages, the world was said to be flat. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:34 | |
The horizon was believed to be the end of the earth, where the flatness | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
ended and a gaping chasm filled with evil creatures and dragons began. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:43 | |
Today's house hunter wishes to return to a similar age. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
He wants to live in a very flat house. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:52 | |
Whereupon the horizon he can see Canary Wharf. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
And beyond this said horizon lies a gaping chasm filled with supermarkets and nightclubs. | 0:00:55 | 0:01:03 | |
He wants to live in a one-bedroom flat in North London. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-Still, that was very dramatic. -Very dramatic, and it kind of summed it all up, didn't it? | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
-Very well written. -Very well written. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
Frank and Maureen are your typical brother and sister. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
Lots of love and a little bit of mickey taking, or possibly the other way around. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:21 | |
This is what they used to look like in years gone by, but now they're both retired and live | 0:01:21 | 0:01:26 | |
just round the corner from each other in north London. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
The house move is just for Frank, but Maureen's here to cast a sisterly eye over things. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
Frank suffers from a breathing problem called | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
COPD and is finding some activities increasingly difficult to manage. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:39 | |
So a smaller property is the order of the day, but at what cost? | 0:01:39 | 0:01:44 | |
-So, I'm going in hard with this one. -Go on. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
Let's talk money straightaway. You've got a budget of 150 grand. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
-Mmm. -Is that fixed, rigid in your mind? | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
Well, yes and no. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
I guess, if somebody were asking for more than that, | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
we could always look at it and perhaps hope to bring down the price a bit more in my area, but... | 0:02:00 | 0:02:06 | |
-And you can haggle quite well, because at the moment you're renting. -Yeah. -So that's perfect. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:11 | |
Now, we're in London-ish. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:13 | |
-Enfield at the moment, you're in Edmonton, is that right, Frank? -That's right, yeah. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
-Maureen, where are you? -I'm on the other side of the railway, Bush Hill Park, Enfield. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
Right, where are we thinking? | 0:02:20 | 0:02:22 | |
Anywhere within, say, a five-mile radius of Enfield where we are now. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:30 | |
-OK. -I suppose borders Winchmore Hill, | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
Southgate, Hodderston, this is going out a bit further, Broxbourne, there's Turnford, this is that area. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:40 | |
We're looking for...how many bedrooms? | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
-Maximum two. -Maximum two. OK. -Minimum one. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
Minimum one, which is good! | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
And we are needing what else, apart from the toilet and whatever? | 0:02:48 | 0:02:53 | |
Well, for me, what's important is that I have somewhere | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
-where it's got easy access without stairs, on the level. -Uh-huh. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:01 | |
Probably access to the outside, either by walking out | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
into a small garden or area, or onto a terrace or balcony. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
-Righty-ho. -Any DIY skills you've got? | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
No, I want to avoid that as much as possible. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
-OK. -Because I don't have the breath to do it any more. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
From the area, what do we need from the area? Do we need to be near tubes, trains, buses? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
Well, near public transport, yes. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
-Near a means of getting into central London pretty quickly. -Mm-hm. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
Not out in the boondocks. I mean I drive now, so it's no problem, but you can't always drive, can you? | 0:03:29 | 0:03:34 | |
By the sounds of it, you'll also need some car parking as well. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
Yeah, I would. Preferably off-street. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
-Oh, dear. -I appreciate all your hard work in advance. -Well, yeah, all of our hard work. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:43 | |
-I like that. Well, we're off. Wish us luck. -OK. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:48 | |
-Good luck. -See you later. -Thank you very much. -Bye-bye. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
Back in the Dark Ages...to Roman times, actually, Enfield was born, a settlement in Bush Hill Park. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:57 | |
It became an important business centre in the 14th century when the first market charter was granted, | 0:03:57 | 0:04:02 | |
such a successful market that it still runs today. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
In the early 17th century, a 40-mile canal was built from Ware | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
through Enfield and into London to deliver clean water to the ever-increasing population. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
An ever-increasing population which has now reached over seven million. That's a lot of people to house. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:20 | |
The average price of a flat in Greater London is £222,000. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
The average in Enfield is £183,000, and unfortunately the budget | 0:04:25 | 0:04:30 | |
that we've got to spend today is about £160,000. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
The Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and edges out onto the M25. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:39 | |
We'll be extending Frank's search just beyond this out into the Hertfordshire countryside. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:45 | |
But what would Frank's budget get you elsewhere around the UK? | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
Well, heading north to the Midlands you could get this two-bedroom | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
executive apartment in the heart of Birmingham city centre for £149,950. | 0:04:53 | 0:05:00 | |
Even further up the country, to Manchester, | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
you could buy this three-bedroom Victorian terrace | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
with a south-facing garden for just £150,000. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
And finally, head to Leeds where you could discover | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
this three-bedroom flat in a converted Methodist church. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
-It costs just £149,950. -But back down south, | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
we're taking a tip from Maureen and heading to Hodderston. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
-Today's budget is 150 grand, and we need to find possibly a two-bedroom flat. -Mm-hm. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:26 | |
Am I blowing in the wind here? | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
No, you're not. It depends on location and where the flat is positioned. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:33 | |
-For that kind of price range, you're probably looking at maisonettes and flats. -Yeah. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
The closer to town you are, the more you're going to pay. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
What is life like inside the ring of the M25, as opposed to life outside of the ring of the M25? | 0:05:39 | 0:05:44 | |
-Well, I think here you get the best of both worlds. -Right. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
You've got the country on your doorstep and you can nip in, | 0:05:47 | 0:05:52 | |
go to London and have all the joys of London. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
OK. And when you were living in Enfield, what were the pluses there? | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
-It was just where I grew up. -It was just where you grew up! | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
-Am I looking at new builds or is there old stock around? -There is old stock around. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
There's a few new bits around at the moment, but old stock always available to buy. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
Now, are we getting more for our money outside the M25? | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
-Yeah, I think we are now. -OK. -Don't think we ever used to. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
-I'm going to have a scout around. Thank you very much for your time. -Pleasure. -Thank you. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
Thank you for your time. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:20 | |
-Ed, this doesn't look or feel much like London. -Look. It's over there. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:25 | |
That is London, and the reason we're over here is because if you | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
are over there and you had £150,000, you couldn't really live over there. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
-No chance. -Which is why we're over here. And what have you found? | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
Well, I found these. Look at this. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
I saw these sale particulars and I just had to have them. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
And they're so cute, and I think it fairly represents the cutesy little apartment. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:42 | |
It's not big, but I've taken Frank at his word. He doesn't want to do DIY. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
This is brand spanking new. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
OK, I've gone for space and I've gone for space in Wormley. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
Two bedrooms there, it is beautiful. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
It is very near Broxbourne, which is where the train is that goes to London. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:55 | |
-Takes about 40 minutes. Frank's covered there. -More than covered. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
Well, the wild card, as we know, we all love the wild card... | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
-We all do. -Now, this place... | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
is not a house, it's a conversion flat. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
But it's ground floor, no stairs, but it has something that Frank said | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
in his wildest dreams he would quite like to have. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
-Give us a clue maybe? -No. -No. All right. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
-Well, those are the houses - where shall we start today's journey? -Where do you want to start, Ed? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
Probably at mine, but maybe we'll get the worst out of the way first, shall we, with your one? | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
Hodderston is a great town around ten miles north of Enfield on the other side of the M25. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:29 | |
It was traditionally a coaching stop between Cambridge and London. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
Today, though, it's home to this brand spanking new ground-floor flat, which I am offering to Frank. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:40 | |
-Now, Frank and Maureen, Hodderston, the town, you know this? -Yes. Yes, vaguely. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:45 | |
-I seem to remember you saying this was one of your target areas. -I have a relation living here. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
Is Frank going to like it? ..Do you like this town? | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
I don't know it so well. I'll find out. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
This flat, there are eight in total, OK? Just been completed. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:57 | |
Now, the good thing about buying a brand-new flat from this developer is there's an NHBC guarantee. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:03 | |
That means it's guaranteed for ten years. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
-Anything goes wrong, not that it should, but it's sorted out by the developer. -Yeah. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:09 | |
OK? So it's hassle-free ownership. What do we think of it? | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
-It's quite impressive to start off with, you know, nice and smart. -Mm-hm. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
-Yeah. -It's got walls, a roof, um... | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-let's see inside. -OK, you've got your off-street car parking here as well. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:24 | |
-Which I noticed. -Just at the back. They're going to finish off a bit landscaping as well, | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
so it's going to look prettier, and landscaping at the front. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
So there's a bit of outside space at the back, not a huge amount, but we're ground floor as well. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
-It's promising so far, anyway. -Good. -Promising so far, good. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
All right, well, go and have a look around. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-OK. -It's not the biggest flat in the world, but I think it could suit you. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
-OK, we'll see. -In your new life up here in Hodderston. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
-All right? -So I can go and do my market on Friday, OK. -Yes, quite. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
-Go in and enjoy. -OK, thanks. -Good luck. -Thank you. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
Oh! Oh, this looks rather smart. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
Oh, it's unexpected. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
Yes, it is, isn't it? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
I didn't realise it would all be in one. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
Yeah. It's larger than I expected from outside. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
You'd hope they be impressed, wouldn't you? Because it's the show home. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:13 | |
-It does look lovely, it does look gorgeous. -Reasonable size. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
-I expected it to be smaller, to be honest. -Yeah, combined with the kitchen. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:20 | |
-Yeah. -It's not too bad. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
I like the kitchen unit area. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
Oh, very snazzy! | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
Oh, yeah. Quite well-fitted. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:29 | |
Yes. Plenty of storage anyway, for all your cooking utensils. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:34 | |
-Ah... -If you should want some. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
-Lovely. -Yeah, not bad. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:38 | |
Hang about, he's looking at that kitchen and he's saying it's not too bad? | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
I'm hoping he's holding back here, because this is pretty much around his budget, right? | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
It's not that far away from London, it's a gorgeous kitchen. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
Oh, very nice. Come on, after you, my love. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
Ah, the bathroom. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
-Shower. Well, it's adequate. -That's good. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
-Very nice. -Excellent. -There's no mirror for me to look at. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:03 | |
-I have to have a mirror. -You'd only break it. -Oh, that's a bit cruel, isn't it? | 0:10:03 | 0:10:08 | |
It is a little bit cruel, but then they're brother and sister and they can kind of get away with it. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
Ah, so this is the bedroom. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
-Oh, it's a nice size. -Yeah. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
I'm a bit concerned, though, for clothes, wardrobe. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
-Oh, yeah, there's no storage. -No storage. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
So where would one put a wardrobe, yeah? | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
I think possibly there is the only place I think it could go reasonably, | 0:10:24 | 0:10:29 | |
-cos you've got the heater here. -Yeah. -So that is the only place for a wardrobe left. -True. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:35 | |
The only reservation so far I've got about this place is if I had people to stay. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:40 | |
-True. True. -I'd have to put them up in the living room. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
It might be a bit cramped. But it's all right. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:46 | |
Now, this living cum dining cum breakfast cum kitchen... | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
You're not going to say it, are you? Are you going to say it? Are you going to turn it into a...? | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
-Bedroom? -Are you going to do it? Is that what you're going to say? | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
I'm not going to turn it into, but it's been dressed to look like, you know, a nice single person's flat, | 0:10:57 | 0:11:03 | |
but he does want people to come and stay, so I think... | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-So you are building up to say... -I think it needs to be seen without that furniture in it. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:10 | |
-It's been dressed to make it look like, you know, a young professional's flat. -Sofa bed. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:15 | |
-Were you going to say sofa bed? -I think you need to think about... -A sofa bed. -Sofa beds. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
It's a nice place, but it would be interesting to find out how much they want for it. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:23 | |
-Yeah, I guess so. -In this area. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
Then you can really judge if it's worth it or not. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
So, Frank and Maureen, I heard some nice things said about the flat, | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
but you didn't sound like you were jumping for joy in there. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
-What's going through your minds? -Well, I found it very well- presented, but for me there was | 0:11:37 | 0:11:44 | |
-a distinct lack of storage space. -I just thought there was nothing to do. -That's true. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:49 | |
-You can move straight in there, you got ten year guarantees. -Mm-hm. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
Your service charge and ground rent amounts to around 75 quid a month. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:54 | |
-You've got your car parking space here, you don't have to think about anything. -That's true. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:58 | |
-Is that a compromise you could see Frank making? -Not really. -Ah. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
-I think it would be on the small side for him. -Well, I'm glad you've seen this first. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
-How's it going? -Oh, it's going so well. -Really? | 0:12:06 | 0:12:08 | |
Pretty much they're thinking about going and putting an offer in on it. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
Really? Good. That's excellent news. Shall we play guess the price? Cos sometimes the price helps. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:16 | |
Now, we're playing with a maximum budget of £150,000, but we didn't want to spend any more than that, | 0:12:16 | 0:12:21 | |
but we would haggle to somewhere around 170-ish possibly, even more, cos we're good hagglers. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:25 | |
Who would like to go first in the guess the price arena? | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
-Frank is looking at you, Maureen. -So it's me, is it? | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
-140, I think. -£140,000. ..OK, Frank, what do you reckon? | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
I would have thought more like 149. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
-Oh, right. OK. -Well, we've got a winner, obviously. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
Frank, you're the winner. Congratulations. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
-Basically it's on the market for 147,500. -Mm-hm. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
-Right. -And I think that's a fair reflection of what you've got here. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
-Shall we all walk towards property two? -Yes. -Let's go, let's go. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
Wormley is a smaller village just over eight miles north of Enfield. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
It's a fairly quiet place with some ancient buildings, | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
including the Queen's Head public house where courts were held in the 18th Century. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:12 | |
You wouldn't believe that my choice today is just outside London, but it is and it's lovely | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
and it's got two bedrooms, and I can't wait for Frank to see it. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
Frank and Maureen, Maureen and Frank, walk towards property two. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
This is the one the property hunting team and I have plumped for today. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
We are in the not very lovely- sounding place called Wormley, | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
-but if you look around, it is lovely isn't it? -Lovely, yeah. -Very lovely. -Gorgeous, yeah. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
The beauty of Wormley, other than its novelty name, is that we are quite near Broxbourne station. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:39 | |
It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to walk to Broxbourne station, | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
and once you're there, straight into London, about half an hour. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
So you're quite near London, so you get all of that and you get all this peace and tranquillity. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
There's the flat. Now, I would say it's not the most engaging-looking building, but it's well-kept. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:54 | |
What do you think about the area so far, Frank? | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
Well, the area's nice enough. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
-It seems civilised. -Mm-hm. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
-Well, that's a good start, isn't it? -It certainly is. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
-And the building is there. -As opposed to... | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
-It's got nice big windows. -Jonnie's one it didn't have that. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
-No, it didn't. -What's all this? | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
-Listen. -This has really brought out your ugly side, hasn't it? | 0:14:12 | 0:14:16 | |
-Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. -"Jonnie's didn't have this." | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
You need a comparison point. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:20 | |
-Yes. -Jonnie's is more intimate, I expect. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
Intimate - you mean small. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:24 | |
-Yes. -So are you ready and excited? | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-Yes. -Very excited. -OK, be positive. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
-This isn't a show home, it's a whole different concept. -OK. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
-Enter. Good luck. -Right. Thank you. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
-Ah. -All right. -Like it? -Yes, it's got a little hallway | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
which is a lot better, isn't it, than walking straight into a room? | 0:14:42 | 0:14:47 | |
-Yes, this is nice. -Let's have a look into this first room. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:52 | |
Ah. Small bedroom, I think. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-This is a second bedroom or study or whatever. -Nice window. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
-Yeah. -Overlooking the garden. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
The garden. That's something I didn't give them. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
Well, you gave them a bit of a garden. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
I've given them this lovely space. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
This is factored into the rent of the flat. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
Now, this is the master bedroom, I suppose. Yeah. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
Oh, there's certainly a lot more room in here. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
-Yeah. -A lot more room. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:17 | |
-Good storage as well. -Yes. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
A wardrobe there, plenty of cupboard space. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
Nice view out onto the lawns. That's nice to wake up to. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-Very neutral, but you can put your own stamp on it. -Yeah. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:30 | |
Ceiling could be improved a bit, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to do. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
One thing that Frank will not do - he will not have it. DIY. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:39 | |
Ah, the bathroom. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
-Oh. -That's not bad, is it? | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
No, it's jolly good. Got a good-sized bath. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
-Shower's a nice shower. -Yeah. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:49 | |
-And a mirror. -Is this...? | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
What's this? Let's have a look. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
-Oh, good. -Good storage space for airing... | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
An airing cupboard or whatever you wish to use it for. | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
Excellent. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:00 | |
OK, well this is where both Jonnie and my properties are very similar - lots of | 0:16:00 | 0:16:05 | |
-storage opportunities in Jonny's one, and lots of storage opportunities here as well, weren't there? -Yeah. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:11 | |
That's the living room. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
Again, it's a good size. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:17 | |
-Feels nice and warm in here. -You've got two sofas, good sofas. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
It's a bit minimalist at the moment. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
And a nice big TV. I wonder if that's included. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
-Quite. -That would be nice. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:29 | |
You can do it to your own taste. You can envisage more, can't you? | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
I can fit more of my things into here than the previous place. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
-Ah... -Nice size. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:38 | |
-That's not bad at all, is it? -It's OK. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:41 | |
-There's a dishwasher... -Dishwasher. -Washing machine? | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
Must be the little cupboard here. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
-Well, there's a space for it. -This might need to be done again. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
-It's a bit uneven, but... -That's not much. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
-There's not a lot to do. -I like it when the sink is looking out... | 0:16:52 | 0:16:56 | |
-Yeah, I agree. -It's nice there. -I agree. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
Frank and Maureen, I think it's fair to say that this has gone much better than Jonnie's one, hasn't it? | 0:17:01 | 0:17:06 | |
-Absolutely, yes. -So what do we think about it, then? | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
It's a nice blank canvas, roomy... | 0:17:09 | 0:17:13 | |
-Don't feel confined, do you? -No. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
Okey cokey. Right, now, with this you have a service charge | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
and ground rent, all combined, of £62 a month. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
-You get your communal gardens - they're all sorted out. -Yep. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
-You've got a drying area out there, a garage as well with this place. -Ah. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:29 | |
Is he looking for praise, here? | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
I think so. I think so, yes. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
I think I've found the place. Shall we guess the price? | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
Mm. It's your turn first, this time. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
Oh, you've already decided. You're one up, aren't you? | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
So maybe leaders go first. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:42 | |
-OK, 164. -164. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
You think I've put a haggle zone in there. OK. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
Well, I was going to go for 165. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
-You going to go for 165? -Yes. -Right. You've ruined "guess the price". | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
-You've won it already, Frank. Congratulations. -Brilliant. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
The actual price, and this is even more good news, is 159,995. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:03 | |
Because of your position as well - you are renting, you can, you know, move straight in. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:08 | |
-Yeah. -An enviable position. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
-Therefore, a bit of haggling could occur, could take place here. -Yeah. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
-The wild card will disappoint or please you. Shall we find out? -OK. -Lovely. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:18 | |
An enfield is a hybrid creature with the head of a fox, | 0:18:21 | 0:18:24 | |
the chest of a hound, the talons of an eagle, | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
the body of a lion and the hindquarters and tail of a wolf. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
Dating from medieval times, this mythical monster roamed the local woodlands. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:36 | |
Thankfully this creature has never been seen from today's wild card. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:40 | |
So, Enfield - good or bad place to live, in your eyes, Maureen? | 0:18:41 | 0:18:47 | |
-Good. -Good. Excellent. Well done, Enfield, and the people of Enfield. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:51 | |
They can sleep happy now. Do you want to live here? | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
Well, it looks like I don't have a choice - it's been decided for me! | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
Good. OK, let's go in. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
No, would you like to live here? | 0:18:59 | 0:19:00 | |
-Yeah, I would. I like Enfield. -Now, this property, Frank. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
We haven't found you an entire house for £150,000. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
-We have found you a ground-floor flat. -Mm-hm. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:10 | |
It's a ground-floor flat with a difference. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:13 | |
It's not obvious where your outside space is here | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
-but you do have some, which we will show you later. -I can see it. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
You've got that, but you've also got more outside space. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
Oh. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:23 | |
It's the wild card that keeps on giving. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 | |
So go in there, be open-minded, knowing that you've got some outside space, | 0:19:25 | 0:19:30 | |
-knowing you've got somewhere to escape to. -Yeah. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
-All right? -Oh, escape... | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
-I phrased that wrong, didn't I? -That's a terrible word. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
Just go in there. Go on. Go on. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
Oh, this is strange, isn't it? | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
Look, the wall. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
-Yes, well, we'll see what it is in a moment. -Yes, that's true. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
-This is warm in here. -It's a good-size room. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
Nice room, yeah. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
Nicely done. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
-Everything's set up for me. -Place for a computer already. -Yep. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:04 | |
-Plenty of room. -Yeah. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:05 | |
These are nice big houses, got some nice features as well, still. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
-The coving around the ceiling, which is nice. -Yes. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:12 | |
Your property, did it offer them character? | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
One-word answer. The word is no. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
Ah, oh, I see. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
I see what we mean about... | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
Could do with a bit of modernisation. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
It's a good idea, I suppose - | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
converting a whole house into two flats. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
If you're there having a wash in the shower | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
and there's a ring at the doorbell, don't answer the door, because | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
when they open the door they will be able to see you in the shower. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
Oh, it is tiny. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
Tiny, but... | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
Compact, I think is the word. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
Quite compact, isn't it? | 0:20:49 | 0:20:51 | |
A bit on the small side. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:52 | |
They've fitted in what? A cooker. Washing machine. Big fridge. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:57 | |
Fridge-freezer. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:58 | |
I suppose... Adequate kitchen, I suppose. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
What's this little cupboard here? | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
That's where the boiler is and a bit of storage. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:06 | |
Yeah, somewhere for the ironing board. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:08 | |
That kitchen is dominated by one object and that object is... | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
-Fridge. -And the fridge can go...? -In the cupboard. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
Ah. Right. Well, it's not a bad size. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
No, it's OK. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
Um, oh, yes, something for a wardrobe. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:23 | |
Straight out into the garden, as such, or patio. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
There's a space to sit out on, anyway. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
The garden they're looking out into isn't their garden. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
We're about two gardens down from there. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
The garden is split up into segments. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:38 | |
Overall, it's a small place. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
-Hm. Yes, I was expecting it to be a little bit bigger. -Me too. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:46 | |
-So, Maureen and Frank, for the very first time today, we have our very own garden. -What do we think? | 0:21:48 | 0:21:54 | |
It's nice to have the outside space. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
-Somewhere to hang your washing to dry. -Mm-hm. | 0:21:57 | 0:21:59 | |
And nobody will bother you here. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
It's quite private, isn't it? | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-Come in here with a glass of wine, set some fireworks off. -Yeah. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
-Be quite nice, wouldn't it? -Yeah. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
But coming back to the property, inside there were a few fireworks, wasn't there? | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
-You liked the living room, you liked the bedroom... -Mm. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
-The kitchen was more of a sparkler. -Disappointing. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
It lit the touchpaper but it didn't go up. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:21 | |
Right, you have won already, Frank. Would you like to go first, Maureen? | 0:22:21 | 0:22:25 | |
Um, 190. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
£190,000, we did have... | 0:22:28 | 0:22:29 | |
I'm thinking of the area. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
We had about 150 we wanted to spend, so you think Enfield's very posh. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
-I think you've gone over the limit. -Frank? | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
175. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
175, OK. I hope it's not Maureen's price, I really do. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
Not that I want you to lose, Maureen. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:45 | |
Well, Frank's made it three in a row. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:47 | |
-Well, done, Frank. -Oh, well done. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
You're a winner as regards to value as well, I would say. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:53 | |
The actual price is 159,995. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:57 | |
-Oh! -Right, here we go. | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
Now, sometimes the price can change the way you think about a property. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:03 | |
Remember, you've got nothing to sell. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:05 | |
-You are in a good position. -Quite. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
-Yeah. -All of that you need to think about whilst make | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
the biggest decision of your lives about which one you wish to test drive. Good luck. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:14 | |
-Thank you. -Head off that way and we'll see you later on. -Thanks. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
-Food for thought, Ed. -It is. Do you know what? | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
I bet they'll go straight to your property. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
I don't reckon. Whilst they make their minds up, | 0:23:22 | 0:23:24 | |
here's a reminder for you guys at home of today's flats that were in London, that weren't in London. | 0:23:24 | 0:23:29 | |
Kind of. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:30 | |
So, back to property one. You may sneer, Ed, but it required no work, | 0:23:31 | 0:23:36 | |
it was in a lovely location, had off-street car parking | 0:23:36 | 0:23:38 | |
and its very own front door. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
But more importantly, it was under-budget. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:43 | |
Yes, that's right - only £147,500. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
OK, you did get me on the price, but it's space that Frank's after | 0:23:46 | 0:23:50 | |
and that's what mine has lots more of. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:52 | |
Not only more space, but closer to the big smoke and in a village with an interesting name, Wormley. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:58 | |
All for £159,995. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:02 | |
So then, back to today's wild card. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
How often do you come across such a lovely flat in a good location, | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
so close to London and with a small but perfectly formed garden? | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
Not very often, that's for certain. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:14 | |
And it only costs £159,995. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
Remarkable. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:19 | |
It's quite a busy high road, isn't it, along here? | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
Hah, look at this, Jonny. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
They're in Wormley, which means it's my property. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:34 | |
Yeah, all right - you've got me. A bit of modesty wouldn't go amiss here. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
Ah, they're making themselves at home with the fabulous storage. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:42 | |
I hope you were accurate with your journey calculations, Edward. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
They're studying that timetable. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:47 | |
Looks like it's quite fast into town. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:50 | |
Time for tea. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
Maureen's looking after her brother. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
Yeah - whilst he's lazing around watching TV. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
What a fantastic programme this is. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
And the presenters are so cute. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:04 | |
-He's got that right! -Modesty, Ed, modesty. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
-I think he likes you. -Oh, thank you. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
Sitting there like Lord Muck. You should be doing this. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
It's going to be your flat if you take the plunge. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
You make the tea so well, though. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:17 | |
-Ah, syrup. -Such skill. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:19 | |
Anyway, let's look at the TV - it's that good programme on again. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
-Oh, hi. -Hello. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
-Hello, yes. -Hello, hello, hello. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
So let's just recap, where have we picked for the test-drive? | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
-We've picked here. -Yes. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:33 | |
"We've picked here." I like that. I'm happy with that answer. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
Do we remember whose choice this was? | 0:25:37 | 0:25:38 | |
Um, um... | 0:25:38 | 0:25:40 | |
Here's a visual clue. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:41 | |
-Was it yours? -It was my choice. -Ah! | 0:25:41 | 0:25:44 | |
Well, Maureen, could you see your brother living here? | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
I could, yes, I could. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:50 | |
It'll take a bit of getting used to, because it's so different. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
Are you focused? Here it comes... | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
To buy or not to buy, Frank and Maureen, that's the question. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
But mainly you, Frank. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
Well, possibly. I have to give it a little more thought. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:04 | |
There are other things to think about, but it's looking good, looking rosy. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:08 | |
-It is looking rosy. -It's looking rosy, yeah. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:11 | |
I mean, it's not what I would consider my ideal, "I'm in love," | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
but it's something I wouldn't sneeze at. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
Good. Well, I like it. I'll take that as a good answer. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:20 | |
Yeah, whatever, whatever. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:22 | |
Well, listen, let's leave you in this lovely apartment. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
Have a think about it and hopefully | 0:26:25 | 0:26:27 | |
this sneezing at a property will turn into perhaps a purchase. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
Right. We'll see you soon. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
-Good luck. Ta-ta. -Thank you. -Thank you. -Bye. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:35 | |
I've never heard the phrase "to buy" delivered in such an intriguing way. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:40 | |
"I wouldn't sneeze at it." I'll remember that as a victory. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
Albeit a very shallow one. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
I've still got a victory. What have you got? Nothing. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:47 | |
Anyway, let's go for positives. What have we got from today's show? | 0:26:47 | 0:26:51 | |
What have we learned? | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
We had a mountain to climb this morning. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:55 | |
£150,000, two-bedroom flat, within striking distance of Londonshire town... | 0:26:55 | 0:27:01 | |
-And the mystery property-hunting team is more than up for the task. -They're phenomenal. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:06 | |
If you're out there and struggling to find the property of your dreams | 0:27:06 | 0:27:10 | |
then I would suggest that you do not hesitate. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
Stop hesitating now and get in contact with the programme. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
-Don't wait for the titles - just get in touch now. Bye-bye. -Bye. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
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