0:00:02 > 0:00:03- Oh, like Groundhog Day?- Yeah.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Hello, and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Jonnie, do you ever have deja vu?
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Normally, I have a full English. But what are YOU talking about?
0:00:10 > 0:00:14You know when you get the feeling something's happened to you before?
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- Oh, like Groundhog Day?- Yeah.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Hello, and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Jonnie, do you ever have deja vu?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Normally, I have a full English. But what are YOU talking about?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27You know when you get the feeling something's happened to you before?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Oh, like Groundhog Day?- Yeah.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Jonnie, I'm sure I've been here before.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45What, in a past life?
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Oh, I bet you were Cleopatra, weren't you? Everyone is.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51No, I mean here, Leicestershire.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Funny you should say that, Simon,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55because I think I've been here before.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Derbyshire seems very familiar to me.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And I'm almost sure I've been here to Staffordshire before.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Staffordshire? Anything's possible on this show.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07It certainly is, and today, we're straddling three counties
0:01:07 > 0:01:09to find our buyers three properties,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11one of which they get to try before they buy.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13I wish I'd brought my comfy shoes!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Let's get going. Warwickshire's only down the road.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19No, Simon, these are expensive suede loafers.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20You've got to get the maps out.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24This is the story of a lovely couple called John and Barbara Clinton.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Any relation to Bill and Hillary from the good old US of A?
0:01:27 > 0:01:33Er, no. Anyway, they were childhood sweethearts, have been married 38 years, and have seven children.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Don't forget the 12 grandchildren, too.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38They retired two years ago to Swadlincote,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42but don't feel settled there and want to move back closer to the family...
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Who all congregate on a regular basis at their house.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I heard Barbara has to cook for 17 at Christmas dinner.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50So that's the Clinton family.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Looks like the Waltons to me.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Oh, yes, John-Boy.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- This is a family move, isn't it? - Yes!
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We did a bit of running away, or what.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Explain.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Not running away, really. We moved from a big house,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07we downsized and we did the wrong thing.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We did it the week before we retired,
0:02:09 > 0:02:14swanned off to America, came back, moved in here... Oh.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Then found out they were going to build some houses at the back of us. - These houses here?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Yeah.- You don't like being overlooked, do you?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- That's it.- No. - We prefer to have open aspects.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- I'm guessing, then, that the house is what you want?- The house is fine.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29The house is fine.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- There's a couple of things that I'd like, a bigger en suite.- Ah!
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Hear that? Have we just witnessed the bane of your life?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Am I guessing that whatever we find today...
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Won't be good enough. - That's not nice!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I can guarantee you. It'll have to be altered.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Barbara, you want to downsize, but when you do...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54You don't really want to lose anything, yeah.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57What's the ideal house for you guys?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59You don't want loads of bedrooms?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01We want lots of living space.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04What we're looking for is something that's been extended
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- on the ground floor, or maybe another bungalow?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Let's talk about the location of your new home.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13You're spanning a few counties, aren't you?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17You've got the West Midlands, Staffordshire, maybe a bit of Leicestershire...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Derbyshire.- There's some lovely villages in Leicestershire.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I think that's it,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24sort of a circle round the three.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26We both saw something on the way in,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and that's a camper van, and you're into camper vans.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- Look at these, these are amazing. And yours is a biggie, isn't it?- It is, that's what we use to escape!
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- I bet it doesn't go anywhere! You go out there when they're all in here! - We did that last Christmas!
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Christmas, it'll be full!
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- Obviously you need somewhere to park that, and it's not a small vehicle, is it?- No.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49So we'll need a bit of outside space in off-street car parking?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51What have we got to get that?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52I don't know.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55About 400,000.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56About?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59He's saying we can't go above 400,000
0:03:59 > 0:04:02because we've got so much we want to do still.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Come on, what's the boss saying?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I'll keep quiet, then!
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Diplomatically done, John!
0:04:10 > 0:04:14All right, that's where we're looking, our ballpark figure, £400,000.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Let's see what we can get you for that. I think we can do that, can't we?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20If you drive, I'll read this motor home magazine.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- See you later.- See you in a bit.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26There's some belters in here! I can feel a purchase coming on.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Jonnie, never mind that. Come on, concentrate.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31My head is swimming with figures here.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34We have a budget of £400,000, we have seven children to consider,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38we have 12 grandchildren in the frame, we've got three counties to cover,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41not to mention a nine-metre motor home to house.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Yeah, and there's one a bit like that here, look.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Just right for me and you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Long wheelbase, 2.5-litre diesel, 24,000 miles, and...
0:04:48 > 0:04:50bike rack on the back. How's that?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Well I, at least, am going to motor on and try and find John and Barbara a home.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58We could use one of these! It saves hotel bills, heating bills.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Get around everywhere.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Even though I've been to Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire before,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06I'm quite happy to visit them all again.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Most of the border areas are blissfully rural,
0:05:08 > 0:05:13with lots of little villages nestling amongst the backdrop of the National Forest,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16which covers 520 square kilometres.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Get you, Mr Tourist Board! There's an industrial heritage too, with Burton-on-Trent, Derby and Leicester
0:05:21 > 0:05:27all within hailing distance, and many of the smaller towns being former mining communities.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33Even though the attractiveness of the area is high, the prices are not, so the likelihood of us
0:05:33 > 0:05:36finding a Southfork-style property for John and Barbara's family
0:05:36 > 0:05:40for their budget of £400,000 is still quite high.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43What would you find around the UK for that amount of money?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Well, moored at the prestigious Chain Walk address
0:05:45 > 0:05:48on the River Thames is this as-yet-unnamed houseboat.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54It's 62ft long, brand-spanking new, and on the market for...
0:05:54 > 0:05:57You could pick up this stunning sixth-floor apartment
0:05:57 > 0:06:00with views over Liverpool city centre and the docks.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It's got a roof garden and comes fully furnished,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06including the grand piano, all for...
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Or you could live like a Scottish laird in this fabulous
0:06:09 > 0:06:13arts-and-crafts conversion apartment outside Glasgow.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It got amazing space, a wealth of period features,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17and is on the market for...
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Time to find out more about our three-counties house hunt.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Come on, which one's the poshest?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30There isn't really an answer to that.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Oh, yes, there is! You're being diplomatic.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Now, Twelfth Day, as in Twelfth Night, in Staffordshire, used to
0:06:36 > 0:06:40be celebrated with a dance called The Hays. You're going to love this.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Is there a difference overall
0:06:42 > 0:06:45in property value around the three counties?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Generally on the border, prices would be pretty equal, really.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52However, if you went into the south of Leicestershire,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54prices may be a little higher.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Traditionally, a man would enter a village
0:06:56 > 0:06:58with a mock horse strapped to him.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01He would then take off said horse and dance with it,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05whilst making a snapping noise with a bow that he carried.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06They have a budget of £400,000.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10That seems like a fairly decent budget. Would I be right in guessing that?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14You would, yes. You would expect to find a substantial family home.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17He was attended by six fellow villagers
0:07:17 > 0:07:19who each wore a deer's head.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I think we've done very well.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- I- have certainly done very well, I'll tell you that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Property one today is big. - It's massive!- Yeah!
0:07:27 > 0:07:29And, by the way, the garden is in equal proportions.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It is beautiful, the rear garden.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35That's property one. It's a winner, it's in Derbyshire, beat that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Well, I can't compete with size.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I've gone over the county border to Staffordshire.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I've gone with the theme of bungalow, yet with an upstairs.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48For the wild card, we didn't know whether to show them a barn conversion or an old farmhouse.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- We couldn't decide. - So, we're going to show them both.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53This property is really unique.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57It's quirky, it is truly, truly "wild card" in every respect.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It's beautiful, though. We love it, don't we?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02We do, and we're sticking with the theme because it's massive.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04So much for the downsize!
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- I'm getting another weird feeling. - Is it deja vu?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- It is.- Would it freak you out if we did property number one first? - My choice.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And it is my choice, and we're starting off in Derbyshire.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's only 15 years old, but this place is full of character,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22and was designed by the current vendor.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Pure class, Jonnie.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- Well, I'll give you the class, but does it have the room? - It's a half-acre plot.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29I rest my case.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Right, John and Barbara,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35property one today is my choice, and for my choice we're Outwood-bound...
0:08:35 > 0:08:39to the village of Outwood, just on the edge of Burton-on-Trent.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Well within your search area.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- Yes.- Enough of the location for now, let's look straight at the property. What are you thinking?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- It's big.- Looks quite good.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- It's big, isn't it? - Yeah. It looks big from here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55You see, what I got from you two before was you had downsized, but weren't happy downsizing.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- So I'm now upsizing your downsize, so to speak. - We can't make our minds up!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Exactly, so I'm going to try and do that for you. - Big can always be best, can't it?
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Oh, yeah. - It was built by the current owners.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Oh!- So, it was built to their specific requirements.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- They've made the space what they needed.- Yes.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17You've got a big space to deal with here.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Get in there, and make what you need of it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- That's what I'm going to say, all right?- Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27So, without further ado, you've got a lot of rooms to see, go see them. In you go, we'll see you in a bit!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32That's a nice size.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33You can see straight through.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38That's a nice size. Simon's done well.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Thanks, Barbara. I have done well. I normally do.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42- Who's done well?- I have.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Nothing to do with the mystery property hunting team?
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Could be a little bit.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Dining room here.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Can we get 17 round here?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52At a push!
0:09:52 > 0:09:54You can extend into the hall, though.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57We could have a table in the hall for the kids and we could have this.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03They joke about it, but this does lend itself to having lots of people visiting.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05It's a conservatory, look.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Brilliant. - You're not overlooked, Barb.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11No houses! Great! And the garden's big enough.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16All the grandchildren could get in there and we could shut them up the top.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20That's a good point. You could have the children up top, it's big enough for a five-a-side pitch.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22That's a sizable kitchen.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Yes, and it's got... I like that.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- You see this quirky lighting underneath?- You'd see the fluff on the floor.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33It's workable, this is, isn't it?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36That's a nice landing.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Nice big, bright stairwell,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40nice bright landing. I like that in a house.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45- Is this the master, do you think? - I don't know. It's not large enough for our bed, though.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Uh-oh.- It looks like an en suite through there.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51There'd better be an en suite!
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Else Simon could be in trouble.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Is it big enough? Is it big enough?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Big enough, isn't it? - It's bigger than ours.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01There's enough room in there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02She's not committing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I don't know, I'm left hanging now.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10Well, that's a surprise. I thought that was going to be a little tiny room. Yes, it is nice.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- You've got a bath, haven't you? That's what you like. And the shower above it.- Yes.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I was trying to count the rooms. Oh, my goodness.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It's a gymnasium.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Forget it!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Look, there's an en suite.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Oh, you've got another room, it's connected to another room.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Got a shower.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Yes, but you've got another doorway into another room.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Technically, both bedrooms are en suite, aren't they?
0:11:37 > 0:11:41But you've saved all the cost and the space of putting in the extra en suite. I like it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44In fact, this is a lovely-sized room.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45This is a good size, this one.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It might be better to do this as a master.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52We could leave the one up the other end for when your mum comes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And you could have that one bedroom there as your en suite!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57THEY LAUGH
0:12:01 > 0:12:07Barbara and John, I think the layout of that property has, I don't know, not challenged you,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10but certainly fired up your imagination. Is it fair to say that?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12That's a good assumption, I think.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Yes, I've got a few things I could do with it.- Right.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16What would you do inside?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18LAUGHTER
0:12:19 > 0:12:27I think we'd probably have the opposite bedroom at the front as the master bedroom.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- And make a larger en suite?- And make a larger en suite with two sinks.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34It's "guess the price" time. Who's going first?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Go on, you can go first.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Right, then, Barbara.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I always spend all the money, you see.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I would think it's possibly close to the 400.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45How close?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48390, 395?
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Come on.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Well, 390, then.- OK.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I would say it'd be a bit lower than that.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56370.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Well... Barbara is closest.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02But it's more or less in the middle there,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06cos it's actually on the market for 385. So, under budget.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Well done.- 1-0 to Barbara.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- That's got to be a first! - I'm always looking for bargains!
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Of course!- We're off to a flying start. We've done well here,
0:13:15 > 0:13:21- we've got something to compare everything else to. Let's go to my choice, property number two.- OK.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I've gone for versatile living accommodation with my choice.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33Two sitting rooms, a downstairs bedroom which doesn't have to be a bedroom, a conservatory,
0:13:33 > 0:13:34and all sorts of jewels in the crown.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38And this particular crown is in the lovely Staffordshire village.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- OK, where are the gorgeous views, then?- Just up the road, honest.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47So, then, Barbara and John, we've moved over the border now to
0:13:47 > 0:13:49perhaps more familiar territory of Staffordshire.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- This is on the grounds of Hawthornden Manor.- Ooh.- Ooh!
0:13:53 > 0:13:59The old manor house is behind there and they built a load of these buildings, a load of these houses,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02the owner reckons, maybe just before the war.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- I think this might've been built after the war.- After the war.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11But what you've got here is quite substantial detached residences
0:14:11 > 0:14:14with decent-sized gardens, as we have here.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18And, I'm thinking, for child safety, shut the gates, and everything within is safe.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Yes.- Keep 'em out, you mean! - LAUGHTER
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Yeah, keep your kids in away from the neighbours!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Enough waffling about the grounds and where it is
0:14:26 > 0:14:30and the old manor and all that. What do you think of the property?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- It looks good from here. - It's interesting, yes, it is.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Also, before you go inside, is this going to be all right for
0:14:36 > 0:14:38your travelling house?
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Alongside the garage, yeah.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It's cold, you go in there and we'll put some headphones on.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- OK.- See you in a bit.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- It's warmer in here. - Oh, that's better.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53This looks quite homely, doesn't it?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56This is nice, I like this.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- I do like that.- I thought you might!
0:14:59 > 0:15:02This living room is a much better space for three generations
0:15:02 > 0:15:04of family to gather in.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Oh, I like this.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Garden's nice. Look at that. They've done well.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- WE have done well...- Barbara just said, "They've done well."
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Oh, another room. Oh.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It's a sitting room.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18What would you do with it? Study?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Or a dining room.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22When you give someone a second reception room,
0:15:22 > 0:15:27people don't instantly know what to do with it. They're getting more than they bargained for.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30What's this? Kitchen. Oh, that's a nice size.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31It's a good size, isn't it?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35It is. You can put the kids in there for mealtimes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37It is a good size, isn't it? Good family kitchen.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Oh, now, that's better.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42That's a decent size, isn't it?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45That would get all of ours in. It's a beautiful size.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48That would be great, especially for Christmas time.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52This is an older house, yet it seems to work more for the
0:15:52 > 0:15:54modern open-plan style they like.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58I completely accept that. When you walk into this house, the flow works.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Oh, your mother's bedroom!
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Why mother's?
0:16:01 > 0:16:06- It's downstairs here. - Got an escape route as well, straight into the garden.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10I thought this was about kids and grandkids?! We're going up a generation now!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13We need to start thinking about buying them a hotel.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17It's like a rabbit warren.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Crikey, look at this.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20- Pretty, isn't it?- Oh, look!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Very feminine. Is that the en suite?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Yes. It is nice, and I like that window there.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Small. - I can't get my two sinks there.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Oh, deja-vu!- Deja-vu again.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34The en suite's not big enough. Barbara, this time it's got a bath,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36a shower and a loo and it's still not big enough.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Single bedroom.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Yes, it's a single bedroom. - Could do as your study.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- You'd probably get a double bed in here.- You would.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Oh, it's only done as a single, and yet this would be a double
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- quite easily, wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50A bit more my sort of house, this is.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53So many times with dormer bungalows,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56you get quite small rooms when you go upstairs, don't you?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59The roof's really cramped in on you. But here...
0:16:59 > 0:17:02This is not a dormer bungalow, it's a house.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Bathroom. Oh, I like this.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08And I could get two sinks in there, so Jonnie's listened to me.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, that seemed to go pretty well.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I think we've even found an en suite that might be big enough.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- It is! It's got to have something done to it.- Bit of work.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Oh, naturally.- But the space itself is big enough. Any other thoughts, John?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28It feels quite cosy in the lounge.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Don't say "cosy", that means small. Welcoming.- Well, it's not large.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It's obviously next door to the nice big dining kitchen
0:17:35 > 0:17:39or breakfast kitchen. It works as an entertainment house.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40- A family house.- Yeah, it does.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Right, so, this time, John, I'm putting you on the spot.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48How much for this place of Jonnie's?
0:17:48 > 0:17:53I think it's going to be similar to the last one. I should say 375.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54OK, Barbara?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57About 360.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Oh.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Oh, dear, I don't like the look of that.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Well, John, you're the winner.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Yeah, but...?- It's one-all.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10The price of this house as it stands, currently,
0:18:10 > 0:18:15on the market, is 399,950. A lot more than you thought.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16So nearly 400,000.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Two very different houses we've shown you so far.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Yeah.- And you know what we're going to show you now, don't you?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26The biggest en suite in the whole world! That's all we're going to give you for the wild card!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28It's this way, come on.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35We are out in the wilds for the wild card, a barn conversion on top of a hill.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Its location might be wild, but the space inside
0:18:38 > 0:18:40is exactly what they're looking for.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I can't wait to see their faces, Jonnie.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Right, John and Barbara, last property of the day.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Everyone's favourite, the wild card.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Now, why is this place the wild card?
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Well, we look at many properties, and there are very few that we find
0:18:55 > 0:18:57that have such an unconventional
0:18:57 > 0:19:00layout as this place. That's why it's the wild card.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Jonnie will explain more in a moment. But, first impressions, please?
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- It's a barn. - You say that, but is it?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- Barbara?- I hope not!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Well, then, we've delivered!
0:19:13 > 0:19:15It's a hayloft.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17See that, see that building there?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20It's that as well. That's part of the old farmhouse.
0:19:20 > 0:19:26This barn part is a mere cherry on top of the whole wild-card cake.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Now what do we think?- It's huge!
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Think of all those stairs. - Who's coming to do the cleaning?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- I'll do the hoovering for you. - You've got a family to do that.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37And you've got John to do that, and all.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39So, now you know that, what are we thinking
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- about this property and its location and everything?- Beautiful.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45It looks good from here. Good views.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- Make sure you use your imagination in this place, because it is unfurnished.- Right, OK.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- We will do, yes. - Get in there and enjoy, go on.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Oh, crikey, they're right. Isn't it big?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Oh, well. This is different, isn't it?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Oh, wow!
0:20:02 > 0:20:03Does that suit you?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Oh! Oh, that's fabulous.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I tell you what, this is going very well.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14It is absolutely beautiful. Oh, my goodness, look at all this equipment.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- Got a new range, as well. - Yeah, a range.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17We've had more gasps and groans in
0:20:17 > 0:20:20this first room than in the other two properties put together.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Oh, look at this.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23That's nice.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Oh, yes. You can imagine all of them in here, can't you?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- This would be just right. - Nice lounge, isn't it?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Yes, it is.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35It'd take all our furniture in here for the lounge area.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38You say it's the lounge area, Barbara.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42I think there's an even better room for the lounge, don't you?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45That'll do you, wouldn't it? It's a television room.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48That's an idea.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Yes, cos then we could take the children...- Projector.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Oh, yeah.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55The children could come in here and we could have the lounge
0:20:55 > 0:20:57to ourselves. Oh, this is beautiful.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01The inglenook fireplace is still there behind the board. You've got to open that up.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02- You'd rip that out.- You've got to.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04It's huge, isn't it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Yes, it is, it's massive.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Who picked this, Jonnie or Simon?
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Barbara is overwhelmed and John sounds like the cat's got the cream
0:21:12 > 0:21:14because there's nothing to do here, is there?
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Oh, this is just too much. This has got to be the master, hasn't it?
0:21:19 > 0:21:23We've got a Jack and Jill en suite coming up now, Jonnie. Will it be big enough?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Oh, look! Come, look!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Fingers crossed, everyone.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Oh, wow!
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Sold. Go and put in the offer, whatever.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- It's beautiful!- It's big enough! They might need another sink, obviously.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40It's another bedroom, that is.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44No, it can't be? Oh, I suppose it can be a bedroom.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48No, no, no. I could have my sewing room and everything in here.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52I can understand why Barbara and John would want the first floor,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56just for ease of access, but I don't know, I like the top floor.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Oh, look at the brickwork there. - That's lovely, isn't it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:01John, look at this.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Wow.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Right, you can have this bedroom.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10I'll have the one downstairs and you can have this one.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13It's a bigger shower in here, as well.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15It's so well done, isn't it?
0:22:15 > 0:22:16What do you think?
0:22:16 > 0:22:17It's beautiful. Let's just go and
0:22:17 > 0:22:21tell Jonnie and Simon to ring the estate agent.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Excuse me, Jonnie. - You make the call.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Call to make.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Well, that seemed to go well.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Very well, yes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Yes, it did. Too well, really.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Come on, Barbara, what are you thinking?- Oh, it's...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38She wants to know when she can move in!
0:22:39 > 0:22:44It is, it's beautiful. It's just exactly what we want.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47When you approach many barn conversions from the other side,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49it's all shared areas and that kind of stuff,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- but this place...- Yes, I was a bit dubious about that.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55..does have its own garden. Do you know, you also get this
0:22:55 > 0:22:57kind of extension to your garden back here as well?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00You can dig that, then, can't you?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Gorgeous big property, and a gorgeous big garden.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05But how much is it?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Who went first last time?- It was John first last time, yes.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- What's the score?- One-all.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Your budget is £400,000.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Is it freehold?- It is freehold.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Oh, I don't know.- Any maintenance charge, at all?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20There is a maintenance charge of £170 a year.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Every resident pays that for the communal areas.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Go on.- About 460.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27OK, Barbara.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30No, I wouldn't say quite that.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'd say 435.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- 435.- Put them out of their misery, mate, go on.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36OK.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Yeah, I'm sorry about this, Barbara.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40You're way off.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's two-one to John.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44We wouldn't go over budget!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46399,950.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Really?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Go phone the estate agent!
0:23:50 > 0:23:53That's a surprise. I thought you'd be over with that one.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56It's absolutely fabulous. Please!
0:23:56 > 0:23:58"Please can I have this house!"
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Hang on! Don't say too much more, Barbara, or you could ruin the rest of our show!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Because we've now shown you
0:24:05 > 0:24:09three very different properties, and you have to decide which one you'd
0:24:09 > 0:24:11like to spend a bit more time in.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Why don't you go and put your heads together and we'll see you in a while.- OK.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I wonder which one they'll choose, Simon(!)
0:24:17 > 0:24:20It's going to be very difficult, this one, isn't it?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24In that case, why don't we remind everybody at home of the three
0:24:24 > 0:24:26huge properties today?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Might they be drawn back towards the
0:24:28 > 0:24:32gorgeous garden and master bedroom potential of property number one?
0:24:32 > 0:24:37It's today's bargain, with plenty to spare at 385 grand.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Or will the flowing downstairs space and two sinks en suite
0:24:40 > 0:24:43of property number two give Barbara more cause for thought?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Just under their limit at 399,950.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Or can we string the suspense out any longer
0:24:48 > 0:24:52by pretending that the wild card isn't at the top of their list?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56This beautiful barn conversion is on for 399,950.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Well, would you credit it?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04John's brought his motorhome to be parked at...the wild card.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06That's why they're smiling.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08It's a beast, isn't it?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Hang on, let me go and get my motorhome magazine out.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15If you're going to do that, I'll get my home crafts magazine out.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I reckon Barbara's running up the curtains already.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22John really loves that motorhome.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Didn't I see him in a 1970s advert for car wax?
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Here comes the family.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Well, two of them, at least.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- I think little Josh makes up for most of them.- What do you think?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- I like it.- Big table here.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Yeah, yeah.- Huge table here?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Now, that's how you test-drive a room.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48So, an action-packed test drive.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Did you manage to park that massive wagon of yours?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Yeah, no problem here at all.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- No problem?- Plenty of space.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Barbara, you seem to be raising your eyebrows there.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58It'll be a first!
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Well, OK, let's leave John alone. What about this wonderful house?
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- Fantastic.- Very, yeah. I think it's just what you want, isn't it?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Yes.- Whoa, just what YOU want?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12All he wants is what's best for you. Isn't that lovely?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- I have to please her.- I don't know, he always blames me!
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Do you want to buy, or not to buy?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I think that's a definite yes, isn't it? We would want to buy this.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Really?!- Absolutely brilliant. Well, we're so pleased, because
0:26:24 > 0:26:28it was quite a tricky search today to find the living space
0:26:28 > 0:26:30without eight bedrooms.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Yes, exactly.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Did we tick all the boxes?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34I think so.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36No, they went down on one.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38What? What do you mean?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Conservatory.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43The conservatory. Well, we'll leave you to sort that out. Shall we...?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46There's big windows over there. See you later!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Jonnie, you know what's odd?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I'm starting to get that feeling of deja vu again.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I just thought it was the wild card winning again.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56No, another "to buy".
0:26:56 > 0:26:58We are a winning combination.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00True, but I just thought it was cos we were good at our jobs.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Hey, Jonnie, I'm starting to get that odd feeling of deja vu again.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I just thought... This is just getting weird now.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09If you'd like to have the pleasantly disconcerting feeling
0:27:09 > 0:27:12of Jonnie and I finding you your next perfect property,
0:27:12 > 0:27:14don't hesitate and get in touch again.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19- Otherwise, it's... Hello, and welcome to...- No, it's not!
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