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On a lovely day like this, there is no greater place to be than in the Great British countryside.

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I couldn't agree more. 66% of us will be taking our vacations and staying in the UK

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-or, to use a modern parlance, taking a stay-cation.

-That is a lovely phrase.

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What's that in your hand?

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-Well, one kind of vacation could be camping, so I thought we'd give it a whirl.

-Excellent.

-Ready?

-Go.

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Three, two, one...

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-Brilliant. Looks like Buckingham Palace already.

-Hotel?

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-I tell you what, Ed. I didn't have you down as a camper.

-I'm not a camper. I'm a glamper.

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It's a high-speed collision between glamour and camping.

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-It's the only way you'll get me into the countryside.

-May I?

-Take a seat.

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If you'd like a game of badminton, I've got a couple of throw pillows, the disco ball. It's all here.

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It's all very impressive.

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-Are today's house hunters looking for a tent?

-No, they're not,

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although on average, 1.2 million of us Brits go camping every year.

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They don't want a tent. They want a family home.

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We need to find them that family home and show them the best three real houses we can around here.

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Then give them a chance to fry...

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-..before they buy.

-Don't mind if I do.

-Go on.

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Maria and Martin Jones met in 1996 when Martin was on a stag do in Maria's home county of Cornwall.

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Shortly after, Maria and her three sons moved to the Midlands.

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Wedding bells were soon to be heard and a daughter was added to the new family.

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The couple share a passion for cycling, walking and camping.

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This is a far cry from living in West Bromwich

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and now Staffordshire beckons as they want a perfect rural retreat to spend quality country time together.

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Martin and Maria, you're leaving your beloved West Bromwich behind for this.

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-Basically, yeah.

-We want to be able to access the countryside, get out on our bikes, get walking.

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You still need connections with West Bromwich?

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Yeah, because my work is obviously in West Brom,

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so I wanted somewhere where it's not too difficult to commute.

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-Are you bringing family with you?

-We are.

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-Are you parents that say, "We're going out for a long walk"? "Oh, no!"

-Yeah.

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To a degree with the boys, but our daughter likes camping. She loves it.

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How many of them are coming with?

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-Two.

-So we're looking for a decent-sized house?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

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-Three bedrooms.

-Would you go with three to four or would you be happy with three?

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Three would be OK. Four would be a bonus.

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OK, you mentioned cycling.

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-Yeah.

-You are doing the John o'Groats to Land's End or Land's End to John o'Groats?

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-John o'Groats to Land's End.

-Is that uphill or downhill?

-A bit of both.

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-Maria, you do the Air Ambulance.

-Yeah, I work for Midlands Air Ambulance.

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I've been in an air ambulance. They saved me from a rugby pitch when I broke my back.

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Let's talk about this house in more detail.

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The house you're in at the moment, what style is that?

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-Traditional, semi-detached.

-'30s.

-'30s?

-Yeah.

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Are you hoping to replicate that?

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If that was the sort of house you took us to, it wouldn't be a no-no.

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It needs to have a decent-sized garden, so something with a courtyard wouldn't be any good.

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Do you mind modern houses?

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-I don't like modern, really.

-No.

-All right.

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Do we like open-plan, separate dining?

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We'd like a big kitchen-diner.

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-The world loves a kitchen-diner.

-You sound quite easy-going, but let's talk about the price then.

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How much money have we got to spend on this house?

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-220, maximum 230.

-Yeah, we could push to 230.

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All I heard was 230. I ignored 220.

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So what should we be listening out for if you don't like somewhere?

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-Would you be vocal or would you say...?

-Possibly silence.

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-Deadly silence.

-Will there be a look on a face that will... What's the look of unhappiness?

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There! That's the unhappy glance.

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What key words are we listening out for for joy in a house?

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-Sort of a..."Hmm!"

-OK.

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It's all done with the face. Fingers crossed, we will get out there and achieve that dream.

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-Let's get on with it. Shall we take the boat or a bicycle?

-The boat, for goodness sake! See you later.

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So with Martin and Maria today, I get the feeling that maybe our headphones may become redundant.

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You're thinking about the old facial expression.

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I'm going to just test myself using you if possible on maybe what Martin and Maria will do later on.

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So, Jonnie, just using your face, how well do you think your house is going to go?

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OK, how well do you think my one is going to go?

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And how well do you think the wild card is going to go?

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I can't see any difference there.

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It's perhaps the surgery. It affects the...

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Staffordshire - famous for dogs and pottery,

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but since 2009, Staffordshire has also been put on the map

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by the huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon artefacts found in a local field.

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The most notable attractions are Cannock Chase in the south and Alton Towers theme park in the north.

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With numerous historic landmarks such as Shugborough Hall and Stafford Castle,

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there's plenty here to explore.

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The county town is Stafford and it's from here our search will reach out.

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We'll focus on the many pretty villages dotted around the area.

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With Stafford being just 12 miles from the M6, most villages nearby are easily commutable for Martin.

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But what will family homes cost you along his next charity ride?

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This five-bedroomed property is minutes from John o'Groats

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where Martin will start his cycling challenge.

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Halfway along Martin's route, he could pop into an estate agent's

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and buy this three-bedroomed terraced house in Windermere.

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He'll get stunning Lake District views for just £219,500.

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And nearing the finish line, Martin could have this beautiful, three-bedroomed cottage,

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close to Land's End, for 230 grand.

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Right, I've got my hat. I have come to the site to see what the campers of Britain won't leave home without.

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While Martin embarks on his epic cycle journey from Land's End to John o'Groats,

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he might be cycling at three to four times faster than the average walk,

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but he'll burning around 600 calories an hour. I hope he's packed a lunch.

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What will you not leave home without when you go camping? You've got quite a lot of stuff.

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-We've got everything, even the television.

-The television?

-Plasma television, yes.

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A recent survey has shown that just 1% of total journeys on UK roads were done on one of these.

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The environmentalists amongst us should be encouraged

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as a 1,000-kilometre bike ride uses the energy equivalent of a single tank of petrol.

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We've got the telly, yeah. Freeview on it, so...

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If I want to watch television, I'll go into a pub and watch television.

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And keen cyclists Martin and Maria will be pleased to hear

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that Staffordshire has over 163 miles of dedicated cycle routes.

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Just look at her, eh? Look at her.

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Great Britain!

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-Breathe it in.

-Jonnie, you've been on your bike.

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-I've had great fun, imparting facts at the same time. Who said we can't do two things at once?

-It's true.

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I have met a lot of campers. I would say I was a bit hesitant about the idea of camping.

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-Now...I'm a bit hesitant about the idea of camping.

-You and me both.

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-What have you got?

-A property that they might quite like. They wanted period, so I'm giving them period.

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And it's in a lovely village called Great Haywood. This put the "Great" in Haywood, folks.

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You want semi-rural? You get semi-rural.

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You want semi-detached? You've got semi-detached. Should I go on?

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-I'd rather you didn't.

-This is lovely. I can't say the word "lovely" enough about this property.

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-They might buy it.

-Let's have a look at the wild card.

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Everyone normally likes the wild card and this one is a collection of all the things they don't like.

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Maybe one main thing. They didn't want modern. This house certainly says "modern".

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This has been interpreted by the mystery property hunting team as modern normally gives small rooms.

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-This house is massive.

-We'll be changing perceptions with the wild card, as we often do.

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Where should we start the journey, Jonnie?

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-I described my property as property number one. That suggests my one.

-Good reason.

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What a great place to start!

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Great Haywood! I'm hoping this cottage will surprise them with the amount of living space it provides.

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Maria and Martin, welcome to Great Haywood, potentially your new home.

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-Thank you.

-Do you like it here? Have you been here before?

-Yes.

-It's a nice village.

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-Do you know how close it is to get to work at West Brom? About 40 minutes' drive?

-Something like that.

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-House-wise, we're over the road. What do you think?

-Good.

-Good.

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-Obviously, it's in the middle.

-Yeah.

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-And it does look a bit small, but we'll wait and see.

-OK.

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-The front door is straight ahead of you. Go in there. Let us know what you think.

-Good luck. Enjoy it.

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-Thanks.

-Thank you.

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-Nice.

-Yeah. I like the, um...

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-the wood burner.

-Yeah.

-Beamed ceiling, yeah.

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This is nice.

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-This is nice.

-Yeah. Nice and light.

-And warm.

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-You've got your steps up to the garden.

-Elevated garden.

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Nice term from Martin there. Lovely elevated garden. I like Martin.

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-He is in engineering and that is the way an engineer would describe the garden.

-Yeah, very factual.

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Oh! Kitchen.

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-It's nice.

-Yeah.

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-There is a dining room attached.

-I was wondering about that.

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I was hoping for a bigger reaction. They said, "We really like an open-plan kitchen-diner."

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-They have it in this house.

-It's not really a kitchen-diner.

-The kitchen goes into a dining room.

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-But it's a separate thing with a big door.

-The kitchen goes into the dining room.

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-It goes into the lounge.

-There's a door in between the lounge.

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This room's not that big.

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Probably a similar size to Emily's room at the moment.

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We've just signed autographs for Julia next door. She's a lovely lady.

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She didn't really know who he was. She was a big fan of mine.

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She came out with a mug with my face on it, which was unnerving, but I dealt with it. When he came out...

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It wasn't your face. It was the guy out of Simply Red.

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Oh!

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-Oh, right...

-Nice.

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Not a separate shower, but that's all right.

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Space-wise, it's fine and it's got storage.

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Oh, another bedroom.

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-This is a better size.

-Yeah.

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It must be a double apex roof.

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-You see the roof nearest to you?

-Yeah.

-That's a 1920s addition.

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Giving a valley in the middle which you need to take care of.

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-You want to get your lead flashings sorted out on that.

-Oh, yes. Check you out!

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Oh, this is nice.

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Yes, bigger than I anticipated from looking at the outside of the house.

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-I like the way the kitchen goes through into the dining room.

-Yeah.

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-Hello.

-Hello.

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Were you surprised by the size inside?

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Downstairs, it seemed really big.

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When we came through the front door, I didn't think there would be much space, but it was really good.

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I'd like to see how this manifests itself into a facial expression.

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The house - give me the facial expression.

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That's not bad.

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Guess the price.

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Now, we have £230,000 to spend.

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-Who would like to go first?

-Me.

-Oh, Maria, confident!

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Maria, three, two, one, your guess is?

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-I think it's on for 220.

-220?

-Oh, right, approaching the top of your budget.

-Martin?

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-218.

-The house is hopefully surpassing your expectations because it's cheaper than that.

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-Oh, good.

-Right.

-It's on the market for £206,995.

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-That's good.

-That's surprising.

-Let's check the facial expressions now - £206,000?

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-That's better.

-I'll take that.

-There we go, £206,000.

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You could haggle, but you might not want to because we're off to my property next. Are you excited?

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-Yeah.

-Very.

-Let's go this way.

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Well, my property is the epitome of rural living -

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old beams, cottage style doors and with a view that cannot fail to impress.

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Maria and Martin, walk gingerly toward your future.

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-Here we are in Sandon Bank. Ever heard of it before?

-No.

-No.

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Well, the views are phenomenal.

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-If you wish to take up horse riding, your neighbours keep horses in that field.

-I like horse riding.

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There you go.

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So what do you think of the idea of the location of your property? I'll go to you first, Maria.

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-I like it. It's access off the road, looks nice.

-So, all in all, you'd like to go in?

-We would.

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-Are you prepared?

-We are.

-Be on your best behaviour. The faces you'll be pulling are smiley ones.

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-OK.

-Good.

-Go.

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-It's sort of... Well, it's a room, not a hall.

-Yeah, yeah.

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Oh, this is nice.

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-Again, a nice big fireplace.

-Big fire.

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Oh, yes.

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-Kitchen diner.

-Very nice.

-Yeah.

-Just what you wanted.

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-Kitchen diner.

-They asked for a kitchen diner, they have one. Very nice.

-Thank you very much.

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They ask, I deliver. You went, "No. These are things I won't give you."

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This is the ugly side of a bad winner. Look at you.

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-Have a look in here.

-Very open.

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-That's a nice big bedroom as well.

-It is nice, yeah.

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-Really old beams.

-Mm.

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Then again, you can't really hear the traffic. Good.

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-Oh, yeah, I like this.

-Yeah, it's a good... a good use of the space.

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It overlooks next door a bit, but it's mainly into the bit down to our door.

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-Hello! What was that?

-That's a sense of ownership before owning a house.

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That would lead me to believe they like it.

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-Let's have a look in here. This must be the small bedroom.

-Yeah.

-The bed fits in there.

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We've missed a room. What's in here?

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Ah! Storage!

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Again, they've really utilised the space very well.

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-I can tell by the sound of the beads on the mirror, that is the walk-in wardrobe or...

-Clutterbuster.

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-Oh. Another big room.

-Look at the view.

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-That's good.

-Spectacular.

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-Spectacular.

-That is a word we have not heard before.

-No, we haven't.

-Never.

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And coming from Martin - bang!

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-Shall we look at the beauty of the house now?

-Oh, it's lovely, though.

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-Isn't that lovely?

-It is.

-Beautiful.

-It's nice just to take a moment.

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Now, the house. What do you think?

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My fear was the Achilles' heel of the smaller bedroom, but you've got the walk-in wardrobe.

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-Did that bother you?

-Em...

-Not particularly.

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I think this house has got more potential than the first one that we looked at.

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-I tell you what, shall we do it?

-Yes.

-You might really want to know the price of this.

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It is one-nil at the moment to Martin in Guess The Price. Who would like to go first now?

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-Martin.

-I've been nominated.

-Go on. How much is it on the market for?

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I think this house is on the market for...

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two hundred and... twenty-seven and a half.

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-A very accurate price.

-True. Very near your budget of 230.

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-Maria?

-I'll say...225.

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-225.

-Two and a half grand in it.

-Pricey home.

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The actual price is £225,000 which means, Maria, you are neck and neck in Guess The Price.

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-It rolls on to the Wildcard.

-Wow.

-What do you think of it as a price?

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-I think it's fair.

-A fair price.

-There has been a house found that suits you.

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-Let's see if the Wildcard can do any better.

-That way.

-Come on.

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So they think modern houses don't have the space they're looking for,

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but hopefully this Wildcard will convince them otherwise.

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-You might think this is an illusion.

-Perhaps this isn't the house.

-No, it is.

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-It is.

-But the logic used here was that it was presumed that you didn't want modern

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-because you think the rooms are a bit small.

-Yeah.

-The rooms aren't small or boxy in this house.

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Is that enough to tempt you inside, I wonder?

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-Em...we'll have a look.

-OK, well, do you know what? Let's have a refresher of what you think.

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Facial expressions? Mmm. Oh.

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-That's very different.

-What are the reservations?

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-The pylon at the back.

-But what that is does not take away from what you've got in that house.

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Yes, it's modern. The rooms are big, it's lovely, and when you look out of the back window, it's nice.

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-I don't want to say too much. Are you prepared to turn your frowns upside down?

-We'll have a go.

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-Of course.

-Thank you! Three, two, one - start turning those frowns upward.

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-Yeah, nice and white.

-Yeah.

-Cream and white.

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-Your property's garden, I think, was smaller than this.

-No.

-Garden space.

-No, no, no, no, no.

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We had the driveway and the little bit at the back, the little bit out there and...

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-The driveway was part of the garden?! The driveway was part of the driveway!

-Ssh!

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Ssh...

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-Dining room.

-A similar size to ours at the minute.

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Right, let's have a look in the kitchen.

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-That's a good size.

-I like this.

-Yeah, that's nice.

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That kitchen is brand spanking new. Pride and joy of the owner.

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-Big lounge.

-Yeah.

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It's pleasant.

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-A good-sized room.

-Nice doors out.

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Behind us in that garden is probably the nicest shed we've seen for a very long time.

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I wouldn't even do it the disservice of calling it a shed. Summer house.

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Miniaturise the cast of Little House On The Prairie and it's their house.

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Let's look in this first room. Double room.

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-It's open fields at the back.

-Oh, yeah.

-Quite a pleasant view.

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-There is something approaching 300 acres of public open spaces.

-I knew that. I'd just forgotten.

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-Ah, the bathroom. It's quite big.

-Yeah, again.

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-There's no shower over the bath, which we'd probably need.

-Yeah.

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-Mm. They're using this as an office.

-Another bedroom, used as an office.

-It's quite big.

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Overlooks the garden again. We really did want a bigger garden, didn't we?

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-So Emily can have her trampoline.

-You can get a trampoline in perfectly fine.

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They come in all diameters. A six-footer there would be fine.

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But they'd bounce over the fence!

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Another bedroom. Double. A reasonable size.

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Oh, this is better.

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This is obviously the master bedroom.

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-The biggest one.

-Big size. Yeah, I like this.

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-And I guess that door could be an ensuite.

-Let's have a look.

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-Oh, here we go. We've got a shower now.

-OK.

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-This room, I... Yeah, I really like this room.

-Yeah, I do.

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-With the ensuite.

-Yeah.

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These are all comments from someone that I think has been surprised, if not quietly impressed.

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Martin and Maria, I know at the start you weren't keen

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on a modern property and we made assumptions why.

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-On internal inspection here, are we liking modern properties any more?

-Yeah, yeah.

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Definitely, for me, it's a pleasant surprise, really.

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I thought being a new build it would be much smaller inside.

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There is method in our madness!

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Guessing the price - neck and neck.

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Who would like to go first and second?

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-You can go first.

-OK, right.

-I've been volunteered.

-Martin.

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You have a maximum of £230,000 as your budget. Go on.

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£218,500.

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Right. OK. Maria?

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Mm...I'll go 215.

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-The actual asking price for this immaculate house...

-Yeah.

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-..is £225,000.

-Oh.

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-We've got a winner.

-Martin, get in!

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-That is the first victory...

-Oh, look at that!

-..for West Brom...

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-Steady. Steady.

-Anyway... We have now seen all three houses.

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How excited are you to make this decision?

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That's a good expression. Well, go and do that.

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We'll see you outside your test drive vehicle or even inside it. Go.

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-OK.

-Good luck.

-Let's stick with this facial expression theme.

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If they choose my house, what would your expression be?

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Amazement and surprise, yes! And if they plump for your house?

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-Yes.

-Just accept it.

-Yes, predictably, the glib face of victory.

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Anyway, let's have a reminder of all three properties.

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Will they go for my period cottage? It is below their budget.

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Nope, I think the views at my property will win the day. Property Two is wearing the yellow jersey.

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It's got everything they asked for.

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-Or will the Wildcard open up their eyes to the idea of new builds?

-And unlock an unexplored world.

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All for a very spacious...

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-Well, no surprise, then. They've chosen Property Two. Smell that, Jonnie!

-No.

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-Smell what?

-The smell of sweet success, my friend. It's for winners.

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Whatever. No one likes a smug winner. And we don't know if they'll buy, so don't get carried away.

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-If we go over through that way.

-Yeah.

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Wait! They've only just got there and now they're leaving?!

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They did mention that this was about easy access to the countryside so they can go cycling together.

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True. And what a wonderful spot to do so.

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What's going on here now? Maria kept it quiet that she's a trained reflexologist.

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I've seen your feet and I can see why she kept it quiet. Bunions like onions!

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At least mine aren't webbed like yours.

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That's where all the other houses you didn't pick were. You have picked mine for your test drive.

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Now for the purposes of everyone and myself as well, what was it about this that you liked so much?

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-I liked the kitchen diner.

-Yeah.

-That was the dream.

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-You'd never had one before.

-Yeah.

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-Is this the quality of life you're looking for?

-It is.

-Yeah.

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-Location is spot-on.

-Have you figured out a place for the old trampoline?

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-We have. We might have a small trampoline. Yeah.

-We'll have a think.

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OK, you're closer to a decision now by the sounds of it. Your honour, mate.

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Here it comes. To buy or not to buy, Martin or Maria?

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That is the question.

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-Say it, Maria!

-Not to buy.

-Not to buy?!

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I'd be happy with a maybe. You've pushed them too far.

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Exactly! So not to buy? What's holding you back from this?

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-Is it...?

-It's the trampoline!

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We could sort one out. All right. You're fussier than we thought.

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This is an opportunity to look at the view you'll never find again.

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You might find a garden for the trampoline, but not that view.

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-Go over there, have a look at what you could have won!

-Before you do,

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sum up the experience of To Buy Or Not To Buy.

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-Thank you very much(!)

-Look at that!

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OK, it's been lovely to meet you. Go off and enjoy the view

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of the house you're not going to buy.

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