0:00:03 > 0:00:06OK, Ed, have a look at the landscape because this is a clue as to where we are.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09It's just a field, we could be anywhere. Look at it.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13No, Ed, look beyond the field into the distance. What can you see?
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Nothing.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Exactly.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Can you start speaking sensibly now?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- What's going on? - All right, Ed, work with me.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33It's completely flat, no hills, no mountains. Where are we?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35OK, I'm catching on.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40This area of barren flatness, this haven to horizontalness,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44this lovely, gorgeous area, are we in the Fens per chance?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47We're in the Cambridgeshire Fens, to be precise.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52Then within this horizontal haven will we be showing three properties?
0:00:52 > 0:00:55We'll be showing three properties to our lovely buyers and then?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- Oh, we're not going to, are we? - We are, we are.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01We're going to give them a chance to try before they buy.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02- Really?- Yes.- Today?
0:01:02 > 0:01:08Oh, yes, we are, and today's buyers are Lynne and Sean.
0:01:08 > 0:01:15Sean is very hard-working, very kind, very caring.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18He was sent to me to give me patience.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Lynne is very beautiful, very kind, very honest,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24can't tell a lie to save her life.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Hard-working. Yeah, good girl, an all-round good girl.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31She likes creating lists
0:01:31 > 0:01:34and every weekend when I think I'm going to have a nice relax at home,
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I come home on a Friday night to be told what room is going to be decorated.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Job done, so let's meet them.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Lynn and Sean, currently Watford,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49but you have opened yourself up to a whole world of possibilities.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51What's the dream? What's the deal?
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Um, we want to move to a nice village location
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and to become mortgage free.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01That's a lovely idea.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03What a positive start.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07What else are we going for in the mortgage free world?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11I don't know because I've got two kinds of worlds.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15The one world where we could renovate and make some money and move on.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Right, OK.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20But still be part of a community meanwhile.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And then on the flipside,
0:02:22 > 0:02:27I want to have a nice house in a sleepy village
0:02:27 > 0:02:30with a Post Office and a pub and a couple of shops
0:02:30 > 0:02:33so that we can get involved in the community.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Have chickens, bees and...
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Ha, I love Sean's face. - So, I kind of want both.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I can see you're stuck between both worlds.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Something that could help that, are you currently sold?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- You're already to go.- Yes.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51In these credit crunch times you can take advantage of your position
0:02:51 > 0:02:54and you might not need to do it in two steps
0:02:54 > 0:02:57you could haggle people down and could achieve it
0:02:57 > 0:02:59with the money you've got now.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Um, and we're choosing where to do this?
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- Cambridgeshire.- Cambridgeshire was the area that we'd given.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14We looked at it before a couple of years ago and there are some nice village bits.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Some parts are flat and some parts are nice and villagey.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22If there's a bit of renovation to be done then that's good as well.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- What's the issue with flat, then? - It's flat.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- It takes less time to walk around! - That's a very good point.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34But maybe roller skating would be hard.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Hill starts are a problem currently.
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Is it just for the scenery that flatness is an issue? Or is it just that it's flat?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Well, I suppose in the area that we're in now,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50if the Arctic Circle melts, we're gone.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52That's some forward planning.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56So somewhere on a hill would be better.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59There was a link there, you mentioned community.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Is that what you're looking for? You've lived in Watford for how long?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- All my life.- So, you've got a lot of friends there.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Is it going to be a big move to move to a smaller place?
0:04:09 > 0:04:14No, in my head I'm thinking it'll be more community spirited.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16People might talk to you for a start.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21That's what you're looking for, everyone knows your name kind of thing.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22That kind of thing.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27What do you want from the property itself? Does it have to be old, new?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Older with a bit of character,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33three or four, at least, bedrooms
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and a garden is always nice.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38A garden is a must.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43One of my sons has three sports cars
0:04:43 > 0:04:47and the car that he uses to pull the cars with.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51He would like me to, cos he's going to stay in London,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- cos that's where he works.- He wants you to look after his clutter?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Yeah, even if it had two bedrooms and a kitchen and a lounge,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01but the potential to build on.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04I once converted a bathroom and that nearly killed me.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07But you're a proper builder, aren't you?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I can do the work. That's not a problem.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- We can throw anything at you? - Pretty much, yeah.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15That's good. So you're going for mortgage free,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18the good life, you could be the new Tom and Barbara.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- What's your budget?- 250.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Have you looked around? Is it achievable?- It is, yes.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Also, you're sold, you're ready to go, so you can negotiate hard.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Right, wish us luck. - Good luck.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- See you in a bit.- Be good.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40OK, they're looking for a four-bedroomed house, not a flat.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- No, it's not on flat land. - Do they realise where we are?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46The Fenlands, one of the flattest parts of the country.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48It was their idea, not ours.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51It seems impossible, shall we just quit now?
0:05:51 > 0:05:52We never quit. We can do this.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Are you sure? - Go that way, I'll go this way.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Quit, who are we kidding?
0:05:58 > 0:06:02The Cambridgeshire Fens are a breath of fresh air.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07The expansive landscape of the area forms one of the most distinctive parts of Britain.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10There are a few hills in the Fens, known locally as islands.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12The largest of which is the Isle of Ely.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15In years gone by the hills would remain dry
0:06:15 > 0:06:17when the low-lying Fens around them flooded.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21The cathedral in Ely is only 37 metres above sea level at its highest point.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24In fact, most of Fenland is below sea level.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27The highest point of ground at only 26 feet,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29is in the small town of Chatteris.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31If soil's your thing, you're in the right place.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34These parts are full of agricultural land,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37meaning all you'll see for miles are fields.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40It's flatter than a pancake round here.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43As they mentioned, our couple dislike flatness,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45but they won't dislike the prices
0:06:45 > 0:06:49as the average house in Cambridgeshire costs 50 grand less than the national average.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51But if you want property and hills,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55what can you get for today's budget around the rest of the UK?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Sitting on the slopes of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire
0:06:58 > 0:07:02is this three-bedroomed, semi detached cottage-style property.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Or you could enjoy views out over the northern hills.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11In Loch Linnhe Fort William is this glorious villa.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19But if you prefer the Welsh hills, then how about this
0:07:19 > 0:07:23lovely, detached, stone barn conversion with views out to the Black Mountains.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Enough of this, let's find some hills in Cambridgeshire.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I've been given a nibble from a local estate agent
0:07:31 > 0:07:34about a place that might meet Sean and Lynne's requirements.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The place is Doddington, and here I am.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I'm going meet the people and test it out to see if they will like it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44They want a village feel, a nice community, people welcoming them.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Can they get that around here? - They can.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I don't know any of these places. What makes them great?
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Purely the village setting, the location, you have field views,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58but you're also five minutes away from a main town
0:07:58 > 0:08:00for all your facilities.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Lynne and Sean like the idea of a community. Let's see what they've got.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Weekly clubs, cheerleading, high-school roadshow, maybe a little bit young for them.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Street dance, I can imagine Sean doing that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Cheer fit for adults and the fairy club.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Bowls, short mat bowling they've got here.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20You can hire the village hall, 50 quid for a children's party.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Keep-fit classes, tone up, keep fit, have fun, feel great. I love it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28They don't want anywhere too flat.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Walking round it doesn't seem too lumpy and bumpy to me.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- No, it's very flat here. - Really flat?- Flat.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Flat, flat?- Flat, flat. - Maybe a slight slope?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40If you're lucky.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I've brought along my trusty spirit level
0:08:43 > 0:08:45to test out flatness of Doddington.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Let me just look at that, the spirit level says it is hilly.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56250 grand, what can that get you around these parts?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58You can get a good-sized three-bedroomed, four-bedroomed...
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Five-bedroomed, six bedrooms?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Not six bedrooms, but definitely three, four, five bedrooms.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Land, workshops, garages, field views, the lot.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10All right, then, Ed,
0:09:10 > 0:09:14I've been having a good chat with the estate agents around here.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- I've got to say, it's pretty flat. - It is incredibly flat.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19We have got our work cut out for us today.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I've been out with my spirit level and I found an area called Doddington
0:09:22 > 0:09:25that I've been given a nibble from the estate agent about.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28And Doddington is very, very nice.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Look at this. Here is a former blacksmith's cottage.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32It is very, very lovely.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Lots of character. I think they're going to love this.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38The garden is a little bit on the petite side.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42But you could get maybe small hens and chickens and stuff.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Sean isn't that happy about it anyway, so it's a nice compromise.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50It's a very nice house, I think they will like it,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- but they'll love Doddington. - OK, well funny you said Doddington,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- I'm going for Doddington as well. - Have you been copying me?
0:09:57 > 0:10:01I was told it had a nice, village feel and that's what they wanted.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Did the estate agent measure it with a spirit level as well?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07This place has got a great garden, loads of car parking space
0:10:07 > 0:10:08and lots of room and potential.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- The P word?- Yeah, that's what Sean wanted.- OK, the wild card.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Ladies and gentlemen, what does Lynne not like?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Flat places. - She doesn't like flat places, well...
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Or, she says she doesn't like flat places.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26What's the way of finding out whether she doesn't like flat places?
0:10:26 > 0:10:30By showing her a flat house in a flat place.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34It's a massive, flat house. It's in a large, flat place.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39With a gigantic thing out the back which is also flat. It's really flat.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41But it's not a flat, so we're all right.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45It's a bungalow, which is kind of a flat in a house form.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49It's a gamble, I'll be honest, I'm nervous about it even talking about it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Where shall we start? - Let's go to Doddington.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53The old blacksmiths.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59After my very thorough research,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Doddington came up trumps with the spirit level and the locals,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06definitely a village with a heart and, so, here we are.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11The blacksmith is long gone but he's left behind him a very handsome cottage
0:11:11 > 0:11:15with an old workshop. Sean and Lynne, welcome to Doddington.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- Can you feel Doddington's warm embrace wrapping itself around you? - No, it's rather nippy.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25If you seek inside a little bit more you'll feel Doddington giving you a gentle rub.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Doddington is very nice, it's very lovely.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I have to agree with you there.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Doddington seems like a lovely little place.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35There's everything you'd ever want. You've got local pubs,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37a doctor's surgery, little shops, a carnival.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40In July every year they have a massive carnival.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44You could be living in the old blacksmith's cottage.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Have a look at it properly, it was built in the 1850s.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53Very charactery, as someone might say if they were using the word "charactery".
0:11:53 > 0:11:57You get this and this beauty here. What do you think, Sean?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01It remains to be seen what it's like inside.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04The outside looks quite nice, nicely maintained.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Let's see.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Lynne, what are your thoughts? - It looks good.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11It's very nice, interesting.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I'd like to understand a bit about this part.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Because I'm not sure if that goes...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Basically, that's your neighbour's part.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20You've got everything that isn't the brick drive.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22That's theirs, this is yours.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25You'd probably have to ditch one of your son's cars,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28but you could get two of the sports cars in there.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Quite frankly, that is motivation. He can only drive one at once.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Doddington is lovely. I hope you like it a lot. There's the local hay cart.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Three, two, one, into the house.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49It's quite small.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Nice and light and bright.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- I've got the study through here. - That's a nice, good use of space.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01It is, but would we want, but what would we use this for?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05I don't know yet, I haven't thought about that yet.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11- It's just an area for computers, we can have a computer.- I suppose.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Don't see it as a study. See it as something other than a study.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Don't study specifically in that room.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Maybe empty your head of thoughts in that room.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24This is nice. Bright again.
0:13:24 > 0:13:30- Quite low ceilings, aren't they? - It was an old building, wasn't it?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Old blacksmith's.- I like this.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Yeah, that's nice.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- I assume it still works. - I'd imagine so.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Nice bit of light from there as well.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46That log burner is virtually nuclear. It's huge, it's a beauty.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Your favourite colour, darling. - Yeah.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It's nice, though.
0:13:54 > 0:14:00It's nice because everyone always puts kitchens by the window...
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- ..to the garden. - Would you like it like that?
0:14:04 > 0:14:09Yeah, I've often thought how our kitchen at home is configured wrong.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14I'd would rather be sitting and looking out on to the garden
0:14:14 > 0:14:17than be cooking and looking out on to the garden.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Cos you're cooking, you're not, you know.- Nice sink.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Well, this kitchen according to Lynne, is perfectly designed.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28This is probably the first Sean's heard about it,
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- that Lynne's got issues about kitchens and the way they're laid out.- She never mentioned it to us.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Luckily, I've found this in lovely Doddington.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38That's a nice dining area.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42The only thing I'm thinking with it, all the rooms are a wee bit small.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46From what we have seen so far, they're a bit small, yeah.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48The small word has been used.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I'm not going to go as far to say disappointed.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53They have got a place in Watford.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Maybe when you are moving from the environs of London out to here,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59you imagine you might get more for your money.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Maybe they are not getting as much as they hoped.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04That's nice, nice and bright.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06That solves the problem of the other table.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Still, slightly, it would still be a bit small.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15No, this is lovely. Lovely and bright.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21I wonder, the sun's there at the moment. What position is this?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- I don't know.- Can't you work it out?
0:15:24 > 0:15:28So, Rani, how do you work out which way the garden's facing?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31I tend to not look directly into the sun.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33I look in its position in the sky.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36I would say this would... South-east.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- You wouldn't be using that satellite dish over there?- No.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Is there a satellite dish? Fantastic.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45They always face south. That is a good way of working it out at home.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Plenty of light up here.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Baby room.- Quite small.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56You couldn't get a bed, could you?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You would be struggling.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Perfect for a baby. Nicely done for a baby.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05I don't think we will be having any more of them.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I know. If we want a single bed,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I don't think we could get a single bed in there.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12This might be better as a study.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Lynne said she would be happy with two bedrooms,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18quite a small place as long as there was potential,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Is there potential here?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Yes. If they ditch the cars, from her son,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26they could convert the garage into whatever they want.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- This is nice. - The main bedroom, I wonder?
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- I think, yeah.- Decent size. Plenty of light.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Nice colours.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Not much room for wardrobes, though.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- No.- Really.- The whole house, all the rooms have been quite small.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Yeah.- Then again, there is only going to be the two of us.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58I'd need more room than that for my clothes.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01That room that we came out of would be a perfect wardrobe.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- We will have people staying. - That is true.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07They have got a suite that could contain their friends.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12That could be the walk in wardrobe. That solves that problem.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14This is the master bedroom.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- That's better. - Yeah, more wardrobe space.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24I wouldn't worry about that, that tiny room you could use as a wardrobe room
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- and still have a spare bedroom for guests.- That is true.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30The study down stairs could double as a...
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Are these floorboards? Do you think they're floorboards, or?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37They're not original, I wouldn't think.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39No, I'm not talking about original.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41They're not laminate flooring, are they?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Lynne is saying, is it a floorboard.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47She is saying, is it an old fashioned floorboard, no.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51When Sean says, it's not a laminate, he's kind of half true.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It's a laminate real wood floorboard. Which means they're both right.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57If we were on game show, equal points.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- This is big. - Big bathroom, very big.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Most important room in the house. - Yeah. Nice shower.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09What have we got in there?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Ah. A washing machine.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Handy to have though. - In the bathroom?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18No, it's a handy use of space.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21What do you do, right? You go into the bathroom, take your clothes off.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25What would you have to do if your washing machine was downstairs?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Take the clothes downstairs. - What a chore.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29What a chore, and she means that.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33You just lob them in there. Job done. Job done.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- This side of the house has been more thought out.- Yeah.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43With the high ceilings, there'd be nothing needing doing down this end.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Very nice. - Fit three or four in that.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50I suppose you've got to have a nice bathroom because there's such a community feel.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Someone is getting work, "come on round".
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Come in my bathroom, for goodness sake,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57it's carnival time, get in the bath.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Sean and Lynne, sadly, the buzzword of the house was, "small", wasn't it?
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- Down stairs?- It kind of got a little bit bigger upstairs.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Is it too small for your needs?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I think it is. We're spoilt where we live at the moment,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15we have quite a lot of space.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19And, basically, a lot of furniture and stuff...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Wouldn't fit. - ..wouldn't go in to those rooms.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Having said that, quite nice house.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28A nice, cute house.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- Cute.- Cute, has become a word that describes slightly...
0:19:33 > 0:19:37We are stood by the open garage here. It's a cracker, isn't it?
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- Nice bit of space. - Tidiest garage I've ever seen.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- Very impressive.- This could be full of Sean's clutter while he does it up
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and creates it into extra bedrooms.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52You'd have to get planning permission, but it's a big space.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57This could extend the house outward and make it bigger.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00By doing that, we're losing parking space.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- You are, but you do have on road parking over there.- That is true.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10It's something you could create profit in the house.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- That is a possibility.- If you knew the price, you might like it more.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16All right then, let's get on to guess the price.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Your maximum budget is £250,000, is that correct?- That's right.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Who would like to go first?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- You go first. - For this property in Doddington.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- This is just a real guess. - That's what we're asking for.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- £167,000.- 167?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I think you have wound them up, there.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Was that what you had in your mind?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I think it's much lower than the budget.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I was thinking £175,000.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45175, 175, all right, and 167.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47All right, Ed, who is the closest?
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Sean is the closest. Lynne, you're miles out.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Am I? I did say it was a real guess.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56£205,000.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58OK, I'm miles out.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01You are sold. You are ready to go.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05You could negotiate. You could never get it down to £167,000.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09You have never been to the village before. You don't know the area.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Everyone loves Doddington.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Yeah.- There you go. £205,000. Shall we go to Rani's one?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I think we should.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I love Doddington too. Let's go that way.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Ed's house may not have really excited them.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30But Doddington is definitely hitting the spot.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I'm very glad to be walking just half a mile down the road
0:21:32 > 0:21:35to the other end of the village for property two.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Better for me, it's bigger.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I can't believe you didn't spot this one, Ed.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42OK, Lynne and Sean, welcome to property number two.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44For my choice I brought you to Doddington.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Have you been here before? - We have, funny enough.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51It's a fantastic place. Loads going on in Doddington.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Great community feel as Ed mentioned before.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- There used to be a black smiths. - Really?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- I think his house was that way. - Just down there.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Where they have the carnival. - Ah, yes, every July.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06OK. All right. Enough about that.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Ed gave you space for maybe one or two of your son's car.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12This, however has space for three cars.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Do you have your own cars?- Yeah.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Any friends come to visit, put their cars in there as well.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Not a problem. This, however, is the house.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- It looks really nice. - Yeah, really nice.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Clean lines. Yeah, it's lovely.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32You said you don't like place that is are too flat.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Is Doddington bumpy enough for you?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Yes, I think it is. - That's perfect then.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44It all sounds good. The thing about this property, it's got potential.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Have a little think about that when you go around.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- That's exciting, isn't it?- I love the idea of a house that needs work.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53It might take a while to get through your drive.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Take your time and eventually get to the house and enjoy it.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58OK, erupt into that house.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Slightly bigger entrance than the previous one.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Yes.- This is very spacious.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Oh, hello.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14A little bit of work needed here.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- No, nice work though.- Nice size.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Nice work, as in it's easy.- Yeah.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Very nice. Nice size.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30It's got a fireplace. I wonder if that chimney breast would still be?
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Quite possibly.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36They are in the process here of starting to redecorate this room.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38They really are in the process, aren't they?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Very much in the process.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42No point redecorating it because the person who will move in
0:23:42 > 0:23:45will redecorate it again. Why not leave it for...
0:23:45 > 0:23:47In a way, thank you, is what they're saying.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50They've done the hard job, they stripped the walls.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52This is nice.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Lovely. I like the settee, actually. It's really nice.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01- Not sure that comes with it. - That's a strange ceiling, is it?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04It's just a different way of doing it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05- OK. Very nice.- Excellent.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Lovely. I wonder if there's a fire in here?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Probably not.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15She never asked for a fire this morning, did she?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Unless of course she can see smoke
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and is concerned and look for an exit.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23The old phrase, "where there's smoke there's fire",
0:24:23 > 0:24:24that's the way of telling.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Oh, right.- How weird.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It's a nice size, nice and bright as well.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I wonder how many bedrooms it's got though?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- I would be inclined to use this as...- Something else.- Yeah.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Nice doors to the garden.- Yeah.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Damp issues.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45OK. Now, Sean himself is a builder.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48He's noticed the damp in this part of the house.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50It's no secret. They haven't tried to cover it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- They can't, it's damp, it keeps coming through.- Something to talk about.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59- Hopefully that's been taken into consideration in the price of the house.- Has it?- It has.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Oh, wow, nice.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Funny shape.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Well, yeah, it is, but again, it's nice that it's not,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12that you've got the eating area.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Separate. I like this as well, that breaks it up a bit.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Yeah.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26This is nice, but it's quite, it is quite small, isn't it?
0:25:26 > 0:25:31What I'd be inclined to do is to extend out and knock through.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Lynne is creating work for Sean, by the sounds of it.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39But Sean wants the work, so, it's perfect.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Let's see what we've got here. Most important room in the house.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Nice bath, nice sink.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53That's nice, yeah. Lovely.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57That is nice. Wouldn't need to do anything with that.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Ball and claw foot. Good colours as well.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Yeah, no shower unit.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07No, yeah, you could put one in easy actually.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11It's easy to put a shower in the bathroom. Not a problem for them.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15However, if they're outside all day, tending the land,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I thought a lovely romantic hot bath at the end of the day
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- is what they need. - Nice sell, nice sell.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Nice size room again.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Lovely and bright.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Dual aspect, is it, the windows?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Well, in Ireland we just call it, there's two windows in it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Nice size. Ample for a bed and dressing table.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40What's in it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43They're built in those wardrobes, aren't they?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Yeah. I would say this is a wee girl's room.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51It's like Lynne is reading from an estate agent's details.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56She's used the words, "dual aspect" and, "ample", it really is perfect.
0:26:56 > 0:27:02- It's tidy.- Yeah, get a bed in, well, a single bed, in easily.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- I would want to push it... - Against the wall.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Yeah, and you've got that cupboard there.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10It will still fit. That's minor.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11OK.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Very small.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- It doesn't seem right with downstairs, does it?- No, it doesn't.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22It is only a single room.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25You probably would need a bedroom downstairs.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27That's probably the master bedroom.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29There's still two good sized rooms down there.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31You haven't got a really big bedroom upstairs,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33if that's what they're after.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36It's, kind of, smaller rooms all the way.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38It's like they're crying inside.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44When you were walking around that house you seemed quite positive.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48You know, downstairs. We won't talk about the upstairs just yet.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- Why would we?- Let's keep to the positive and look at the space.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Round the side the space for Karl's cars.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59I'm thinking at the back of the garden, cos it's so spacious,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- a little veggie patch, would that work?- Don't mention chickens.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- What do you think of this garden area?- Space is unbelievable.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I love the garden area, it's really nice.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12You thought of getting rid of this downstairs extension,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16it has damp in it, and doing a two storey extension.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19That would give you a fantastic bedroom upstairs.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22And use the small bedroom as an en suite.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24How much does it cost?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26In the last guess the price, Sean, you won.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28You were not that close.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30£250,000 to spend.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Who would like to go first?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34You go first this time.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- £225,000.- Lynne?- I say £230,000.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43It's in my mind because it's a lot bigger than the blacksmith's property
0:28:43 > 0:28:46generally all round, sorry about that.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51That's absolutely fine. So, £225,000 and £230,000 from you Lynne.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56All right. Well, actually, Sean you're the closest again.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- Again!- You have won guess the price.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03This house is on the market at £195,000.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04Wow, very cheap.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07So, a lot of scope within your budget.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Shall we go to the wild card? Everyone loves the wild card.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Are we going to leave Doddington or shall we stay in Doddington?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Let's keep it a secret. Let's go this way.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24The wild card today is not so much wild in style but wild in location.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It's flatter than a crepe around here.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Which provides dramatic views from this property.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32It's a huge gamble, although it may not look like it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35But they're definitely getting more space.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Sean and Lynne, the wild card, everyone always loves the wild card.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42The wild card today is wild because it's a gamble.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- What did you say you didn't really like?- Flat.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- All right. - You've got a relatively flat house.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I would say a deceptive house from here.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57I don't think you have any idea of just how much house you've got.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Really?- OK.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02The view is, let's say, flat.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07What do you think about it on first impressions?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Flat and remote.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Too remote and too flat?
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Possibly, but I would be interested to see the house.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- What are your thoughts, Sean? - Similar, flat, open.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24You have got the land as well for your cars,
0:30:24 > 0:30:28we are giving you things you want as well, but it is all a bit flat.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- Are you ready? - We are, indeed.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Do not be flat with your mood when you go in though, Sean and Lynne.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Three, two, one, enter that house.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42It's a bungalow with stairs.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Oh, yes, how funny.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Instantly greeted with the surprise which I kept very secret,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50and you kept very secret, we both did.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52It isn't just a bungalow, it isn't just a flat house.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Oh, no, it's got stairs in it. - It's a bungle-high.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58A bedroom, a study,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01a television, nice size.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07- The ceiling is very, uh...- 70s.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I remember I paid a lot of money in one of my houses
0:31:10 > 0:31:12to have ceilings like this.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Ceilings are very...I like that, they are together,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18they know what each other is thinking.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Doesn't cost that much to do, though, bit of a skim.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24That's an all-singing, all-dancing Bath, isn't it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:30- It is a bit! - It's like a TARDIS.- Jump in then!
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I was amazed by the bath.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36I did not know what it was.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40It's got a radio, a steam room, a sauna, shower, Jacuzzi,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- it's got the lot!- It's its own private gym membership.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47I think to join that bathroom is about 60 quid a month.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Another bedroom.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- I think this one has ensuite.- OK.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Nice size.
0:31:54 > 0:32:01In fact, out of all the houses we've seen, this is the
0:32:01 > 0:32:05most decent sized bedroom. It's quite nice wallpaper as well.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07They won't take that with them.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- I don't think they will take the wall paper with them. - It can be done, you would seem mean.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- You could do it in little strips, like that?- You could use a steamer.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19You would have to really love wallpaper or it had gone out of stock.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21I think they're going to keep it here.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23That is one less job for Sean.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Look, a little office.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Even if it wasn't an office, it's not a bad size.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- A nice colour again. - In your opinion.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I like this bluey, turquoise, aqua colour.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42This would be a good room for a computer.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44It has broadband.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49You'd think in the middle of nowhere, in a land so flat and barren
0:32:49 > 0:32:52you might not get broadband, but it does have broadband.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Those tiles again.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01They must be on special.
0:33:01 > 0:33:09- It's well thought out.- Utility as well.- I like the cooker.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14It's really nice. Not sure how it works.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19The units are nice. And the extractor hood.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24- I think this is possibly the best kitchen we've shown them.- It is the best kitchen.
0:33:24 > 0:33:31It is the best view from the kitchen, but all of these things are not striking a chord with them, are they?
0:33:31 > 0:33:32Not at the moment.
0:33:32 > 0:33:41This is quite nice. That is a nice size and it opens out to here.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43A pond.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48You'd have to watch your wine intake stumbling out there into the pond.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50This is a nice size as well.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56It's certainly like a little TARDIS.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01And it's got a dance floor. What more could you want?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04It marries in nicely from one room to the other.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I think we're back in the game again.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12They are good room sizes, bigger than what we've shown them already.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16That is the benefit of having a nice, flat house.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Good use of space up here.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21They've got a gym.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Goodness me, this is huge.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Good views as well over the potato field.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32With flat, the views are better than anywhere else.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35I think it's perfect.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39You get to see further and if people are coming over to visit, you can spot them a mile off.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44There they are! Put the kettle on!
0:34:44 > 0:34:49It is very big. Nice, clean tiles.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54Probably never used. Nice and bright. It doesn't feel cramped at all.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Of course it doesn't feel cramped. It's massive.
0:34:57 > 0:35:04- How many bedrooms does this make? - It's four built in wardrobes already.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07They're all decent-sized rooms.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Good use of space again.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Even the way they've got the curtains.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18It's nice. Not that it would be overlooked by anybody.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Looking out of that window, surrounded by all these fields, is it overlooked?
0:35:23 > 0:35:27In no way, unless you had a high-powered telescope,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and who has got one of them apart from Patrick Moore?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35How does flat living grab you?
0:35:35 > 0:35:39The house is surprisingly big inside.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44I suppose, I don't know, it would be up to Lynne,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48the space is good enough, it needs a bit of work.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52The ceilings are a bit outdated for our taste.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54This is the area where you could be doing your back to nature...
0:35:54 > 0:36:00You've got the greenhouse. They've got chickens at the back.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02You've got this big out-building which is all yours,
0:36:02 > 0:36:08- It's currently a music room and storage and garage.- It's absolutely fabulous.
0:36:08 > 0:36:16But I can't picture myself, or Sean and I together, living here.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17I think we should do Guess The Price.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20It may change your mind to give you an idea what this house
0:36:20 > 0:36:23would cost you.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- How are we doing so far? Remind me. Sean, have you completely won this? - So far.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31All right, then. Third time, will you be lucky?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Your maximum budget is £250,000.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39I think this is not as expensive as one might think.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- I reckon about 210.- 210.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- Lynne gives you a little nod there. - Cos I was going to go 215.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51OK, that's what we're going for. 210 versus 215, and we have spent
0:36:51 > 0:36:53the maximum budget for this.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Again, we've been in different areas that you don't know.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02£250,000 it's on the market for. You're ready to go, ready to sell it, so you could haggle.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06But it's 250. And you'd be fools to, because you don't want to live here.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07No, that's right.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- The good news is you've got one in Guess The Price, Lynne.- Yeah.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- So it's 2-1.- Yeah.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18It's not a bad thing. OK, then. You've seen three different houses.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- You've got to make the biggest decision of your adult lives and choose your test drive vehicle.- Sure.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- Are you excited? Ready?- Yes, excited. - Head off that way, we'll see you later.- Thank you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30We'll see you in a moment. Good luck with that.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32While they do that, here's a quick recap for you.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35The blacksmith's cottage should still be in the running.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40It's got a shedload of potential and the bathroom went down a treat.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43And it's in Doddington, the village we've now put on the map.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45It's a great price, too, at £205,000.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47I think you might be kidding yourself.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51My property was obviously the more spacious of the two in Doddington.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54And, although the upstairs left them a bit flat,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57they were happy with the changes they could make.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59It was also way under budget at £195,000.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02I'm not sure our gamble paid off today.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05The TARDIS-like bungalow left them in awe of the room sizes
0:38:05 > 0:38:08and there were already chickens in the back garden,
0:38:08 > 0:38:12but nothing could hide the very flat views from every single window.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Top of the budget at 250 grand.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Right, then, Sean and Lynne, when I first met you I thought,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22"You guys have got taste."
0:38:22 > 0:38:24And then you picked property number two,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28my choice for the test drive, so I was right.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30How come you picked this house?
0:38:30 > 0:38:36It comes closest to our criteria as regards it's liveable in now,
0:38:36 > 0:38:42there's potential for improving it, you know, a bit of renovation work on it.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47It is in a nice, village location.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53It's clean lines, it looks like our kind of property.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Right. As an added bonus, today we have had our mysterious surveyor
0:38:57 > 0:38:59come round and give it a once over.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04It's not legally-binding, but if you were going to buy it, it's a good idea of what to expect.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08You already know, they've exposed the fact, that they have got damp.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13He's had a look and there's no cavity wall, it's all single brick,
0:39:13 > 0:39:17solid brick built. So you have rising damp and penetrating damp.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22You'd want to check out if you've got a full damp course across the whole of the house.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26And with the penetrating damp, it's coming through the brick,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29so you'd need a waterproof coating on the outside.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32You know, it's not a cheap job.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37It could start at around 10 grand, and looking at anything up to 15.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40You never know when they had the damp course put in last time.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44It could be under guarantee, you might be able to save some money if you find out.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- That's good advice.- It is. - It's good information to have.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- It shouldn't put you off the property.- No.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- But think of it as a good haggling point.- Yeah.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- Are you still prepared to test drive the house, knowing these things?- Yes.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- Forget about the problems for the moment, go in and enjoy the house. - OK.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03And enjoy it, enjoy it. This is your moment in the sun.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Lynne's not wasting any time here.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13She's straight in there with a list for Sean.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I'm sure he'll be so excited about that(!)
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I'm not sure 'excited' is really the word.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Right, here's your list.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- I've seen worse lists, honey. - I haven't really finished.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Looks like he's taking it quite well, considering.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Typical man - calm on the outside, crying on the inside.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- I'm sure there'll be no tears from Sean - he's got far too much to do! - She certainly keeps him busy.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Inside one minute, outside the next - where will it end?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43He's very thorough, isn't he?
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Lynne's back to inspect the garden.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- That there.- Yeah. - That'll be the veg.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Charlie Dimmock, eat your heart out! - There's no messing with Lynne.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57A veg patch is what she wants, a veg patch is what she'll get.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00At least they've not forgotten to check out lovely Doddington.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- There's a lot on offer. Do you think Sean will sign up for the street dancing class?- Maybe.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10You've had a little time in the house and I can see you've got
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- a very long list for Sean.- Yep. - That's just normal.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Is this normal? You've got a tonne of things for him to do.
0:41:17 > 0:41:24- Lynne's name is...- Right, one thing. Planning permission, that is it.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- Have you enjoyed yourselves in the house?- Yes.- It's been very good.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30If we were to go for something like this,
0:41:30 > 0:41:35it isn't anything that can't be done, as the surveyor said.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Here's a question: To buy or not to buy?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Well, I think we'd have to do some investigations.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50We'd have to find out how much it would cost to put the things right.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Yeah, the things we found out.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Yeah. And even though it's within our budget, there is a ceiling
0:41:56 > 0:42:00to what the property's going to be worth in the area.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05- So if you spend that on making it right, you could be spending too much.- Yeah.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07And you'd never get your money back.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10It seems more of a potentially "not to buy",
0:42:10 > 0:42:12but you quite like Doddington.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- I like the house, but we have to do the investigation. - It's a "possibly".
0:42:16 > 0:42:20It's a "possibly", and if it does work and it stacks up,
0:42:20 > 0:42:21then it's a "possibly".
0:42:21 > 0:42:27- Yes.- I'll accept that. - If nothing else, have you enjoyed your time on the show?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Wonderful.- Yeah.- If you buy a house here, let us know,
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- because we'd like to come back for the carnival in July.- Yeah.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- See you soon.- Take care. Good luck with it all.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37Thank you for your help.