0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Hello and welcome.- We're in the wonderful West Midlands.
0:00:04 > 0:00:10- Famed for producing cars.- Chocolate. - And, for today, cheese.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Today, dear viewers, our house-hunter's profession
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- is my obsession.- You are a bit obsessed with cheese, aren't you?
0:00:25 > 0:00:29I absolutely love it. I've been trying to convince the producers
0:00:29 > 0:00:32to give me my own cheesy spin-off series
0:00:32 > 0:00:34called "To Brie Or Not To Brie"
0:00:34 > 0:00:37where I test the cheese tastes of the stars. Good idea, isn't it?
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Sounds like "fon-due" you want an assistant?
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Never mock the cheese, Nikki.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50'Coming up on To Buy Or Not To Buy, Ed gets tough.'
0:00:50 > 0:00:54There's a way round it. We can either put a big fence up or you could grow up.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55'Nikki gets it in the neck.'
0:00:55 > 0:01:00- Property number two, my property. - THEY LAUGH
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Sorry, Nikki. - That is a terrible first reaction.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05That's a great start!
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- 'And a property tour takes a turn for the worse.' - The decor's not quite to our taste.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- I'm worried about that road. - This is going even worse!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16SHE LAUGHS This is awful!
0:01:17 > 0:01:22'For the last seven years, Birmingham-based couple Kelly and Mark Sprawson
0:01:22 > 0:01:24'have been living in their city-centre terrace.'
0:01:24 > 0:01:28'But they've gone from dinkies to diddies, or double income, double doggy.'
0:01:28 > 0:01:31'And the addition of their four-legged friends
0:01:31 > 0:01:35'means the Sprawsons want to swap urban living for a more rural existence.'
0:01:35 > 0:01:40'Glazier Mark travels the land window-fitting the nation's homes and shop fronts.'
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'Whilst wife Kelly is a sales manager for a cheese company,
0:01:43 > 0:01:48'who spends her days testing and tasting Ed's favourite food stuff.'
0:01:49 > 0:01:53'When she returns home, packed full of dairy goodness,
0:01:53 > 0:01:59'what better way to keep in trim than turning herself into a human milk churn and jogging with hubby Mark?'
0:01:59 > 0:02:01'And their canine companions.'
0:02:05 > 0:02:08'Today, though, they're getting us to do all the running for them.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12'So, lace up your trainers, Ed, stretch those house-hunter's hamstrings
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- 'and make your way to the starting blocks.' - 'I can feel the burn already, Nikki!'
0:02:16 > 0:02:22- So, Kelly and Mark, although I believe we're not to call you Mark, is this correct?- That is correct.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Please call me Sprog.- Why? Why?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Well, my surname is Sprawson.- Mm-hm.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34And my father was known as Sproggie, and I just got called Little Sprog and it's stuck.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- OK, so, I've got to say this, your house is lovely.- Mm.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Thank you.- It's phenomenal. - Thank you.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Which puts the pressure on us already, and we don't know what you want.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49You want better than this? You want a different place than this? What do you want?
0:02:50 > 0:02:57Well, this is the difficulty, cos I would quite happily move this house to the country with a bigger garden.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03- OK. So it's the country you want? - It's more country and it's more outside space, really.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06We've lived in our house for seven years now
0:03:06 > 0:03:10and, to be honest, when we moved in here, we were quite different people.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13We liked to go out, we liked to do this, that and the other.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Now we're boring, we've got two dogs,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19we go running, we go walking and that's about the height of it.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- That's lovely! - I think that's a beautiful life. - It's a different life.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27So, how many bedrooms are we looking at?
0:03:27 > 0:03:33Well, we've got three at the minute, but we need to have at least two and a study
0:03:33 > 0:03:37or three bedrooms so that I can turn one of them into an office, because I work from home.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- You'll just be tasting your cheese at home?- No, I don't taste the cheese at home because it smells too bad.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- It'd be a very pongy room! - Really pongy. If I find a bit under there, it's not very nice.
0:03:48 > 0:03:55Speaking of work, you're a... Is it a glazier, a glacier or a glazer?
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Structural glazier. Is that good enough for you?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- You put glass in, basically.- He puts windows in.- You put windows in.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Will that be something you look at very closely in our properties?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- THEY LAUGH - I'll be looking for shoddy workmanship.- We all are!
0:04:10 > 0:04:15So, we know how many bedrooms, we know you want more outside space.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- Where are we looking?- As long as we're close to the M5, M42,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22so we could stretch right round to junction one,
0:04:22 > 0:04:27over towards Bromsgrove direction, right up to Shirley, Solihull.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Would you want village life?- I don't mind being in the middle of nowhere,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- but you like villagey, don't you? - Yeah, so you've got more of an atmosphere.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40There's a nice village about five miles away called Alvechurch, which is very nice.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- What's nice about it? - It's got a couple of nice pubs and some of them do take dogs.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49What we like about there, as well, is you've got a number of different walks you can do.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53You can walk off into the countryside or there's the canal there, which is nice.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Which we run along quite regularly.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- I think we're near the point where we need to know how much money.- Indeed.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- What is your budget? - I'd say our top is about 325
0:05:04 > 0:05:09and that would include doing work or anything else, so 325 is the maximum we would have.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Wish us luck.- Good luck! - See you later.- Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Well, Ed, we know what they want now.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- And, more importantly, Nikki, we know what they don't want. - Do you know what we need now?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Perhaps a piece of Stilton cheese I've been carrying?- No.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Or, er, a little nibble of the Cheddar that I've got?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31No, Ed! You are obsessed!
0:05:31 > 0:05:35What we need now is to find out more about the areas they're interested in.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Right. Would you like a little bit of Stilton, viewers? No?
0:05:40 > 0:05:46'Mark and Kelly are searching just south of the M42, where Birmingham meets Worcestershire.'
0:05:46 > 0:05:50'The transport links are great, with three motorways minutes away.'
0:05:50 > 0:05:52'But it's also in the West Midlands green belt,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56'which buffers Birmingham to the north and Redditch to the south.'
0:05:56 > 0:06:00'The villages here offer the Sprawsons the country feel they're looking for.'
0:06:00 > 0:06:05'We're centring our search in Sprog's preferred location of Alvechurch.'
0:06:05 > 0:06:08'The village is classified as a conservation area.'
0:06:08 > 0:06:11'This means building is restricted and demand for housing is high.'
0:06:11 > 0:06:14'Even if we can find them what they want,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18'will Mark and Kelly's £325,000 be enough?'
0:06:18 > 0:06:23'While we worry about that, dear viewers, feast your eyes on some rustic retreats
0:06:23 > 0:06:26'which today's budget will buy you elsewhere in the UK.'
0:06:26 > 0:06:30'This three-bedroom terrace in Chesham needs updating
0:06:30 > 0:06:33'but is at the end of the Metropolitan Line.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35'Countryside, a short commute from the city,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39'could be yours for £299,950.'
0:06:39 > 0:06:43'You could soak in the Scottish scenery from any of the four bedrooms
0:06:43 > 0:06:46'of this double upper, or maisonette to you and me,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50'part of a Jacobean-style villa in the conservation area of Preston Village.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54'You're only a 12-minute train ride away from the bright lights of Edinburgh.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56'With offers in the region of £320,000,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00'it's accessible living at an affordable price.'
0:07:00 > 0:07:06'If you're yearning for a bit of Yorkshire, then treat yourself to this white-washed wonder.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10'This quirky cottage has two reception rooms, a whopping four bedrooms
0:07:10 > 0:07:13'and these priceless views across God's own country.'
0:07:13 > 0:07:18'Beautifully put, but factually incorrect, Nikki, because the views and the house can be yours
0:07:18 > 0:07:22'for a very quantifiable £269,950.'
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Sir, can I ask you your name? - Paul Queen.- Paul Queen?
0:07:25 > 0:07:30You're clearly a man who knows the area. You've won many awards for your butchery.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Paul, would you like to take part in a one-time-only opportunity
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- to play To Brie Or Not To Brie? - Right.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44If you could fish into the To Brie Or Not To Brie arena.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47OK.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Right, OK, now pop that into your mouth, please.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54If you could hand me the stick.
0:07:55 > 0:08:02Whilst Paul is tasting those cheeses, here are some facts about the cheese in his mouth.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06'Cheddar cheese was originally made in the village of Cheddar in Somerset.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09'It's the most popular cheese in the United Kingdom,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13'but will Paul recognise its distinctive tang?'
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Paul, the cheese in your mouth. Is it To Brie Or Not To Brie?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- To Brie.- You're saying it's to Brie? - Yeah.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- You believe it's a Brie? - Yep.- Paul, unfortunately, that cheese was a Cheddar.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31OK, right, place that into your beak.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Hand me the stick.
0:08:34 > 0:08:40OK, viewers, this is name of the cheese that Paul is currently tasting.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43And here are a few facts about this cheese.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47'Paul's picked the Brie, named after the province of France it originates from.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50'But will he call it correctly in the taste test?'
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Paul, if you could now open your eyes. You're in play.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- To Brie Or Not To Brie?- To Brie.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Paul...it is a Brie! Congratulations!
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- Do you think we've got some legs in this idea? - Could do, yes, very much so.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09As a contender, did it seem fun, was it engaging?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Fun and tasteful.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16To Brie Or Not To Brie, Nikki, has gone incredibly well with the people of Alvechurch
0:09:16 > 0:09:21and I'm expecting any time probably... I've got the phone on.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Prime time, I think, are interested. It's a very strong format.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- So if I do have to go at any point, just carry on.- OK.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Shall we talk about the houses? - Let's.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35This is a beauty. They're all in brilliantly-named places.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Cofton Hackett for this one. SHE COUGHS
0:09:39 > 0:09:45Which does sound like an instruction to do that. It's very nice. It is a mixture of two things
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and I think it's a cracker. I won't say any more cos I don't want to spoil it,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52but it is really good. I'm hoping, nay believing, they'll go for that one.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Well, mine is a 1950s property.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It has three large bedrooms.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03It needs a little love. It's semi-detached.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- The most important thing is...- What? - It's in the village of Alvechurch, which they love.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11They do. They may love that, but everyone loves the wild card.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15The wild card does not meet any of their criteria.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19It is boxy, it is modern...ish.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23But, and this is the radical gamble we've played, we think they'll like it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- We do!- We think they'll love it. We're quite confident about it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31I'm confident about my one, but also about the wild card. I'm not confident about Nikki's.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Well, that's his duty, to be unconfident.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Where should we start today's journey?- You, confident one!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41The one in Cofton Hackett.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47'Nestled in their favourite dog-walking hotspot, the Lickey Hills,
0:10:47 > 0:10:53'property number one is the brick-built embodiment of everything Kelly and Sprog asked for.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58'It's rural but it's connected. It's got the space they need and the character they'd like.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02'With credentials like that, what could possibly go wrong?'
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Kelly and Sprog, walk towards what could be your dream home.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11We are in a place that sounds like a medical condition. We're in Cofton Hackett.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17Kelly, I want your first impressions of the area, the property. What do you think?
0:11:17 > 0:11:25- I know this area. My friend lives round the corner and I've discounted this road before.- Why?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Because we're close to a reservoir. - Fear of water?- Frogs.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- Genuinely?- Genuinely, 100 percent, frogs.- OK, so frogs are an issue.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40There's a way round it. We could either put a big, high fence up or you could grow up
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and stop being scared of frogs. OK? THEY LAUGH
0:11:43 > 0:11:46You could have some CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- There are ways.- OK, there's ways round the frog issue.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Look at that. Now, this is perfect for you.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56You know the area, your friend lives down the road.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01You've got the Lickey Hills there, lots of runs and walks, the dogs would be over the moon.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I think it looks really nice. I like the style of the house.
0:12:05 > 0:12:12I'm intrigued as to why there's wood sitting outside. I'm thinking there's a burner or something.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Yeah, I like how it looks. Good first impression.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Likewise. First impression is very nice.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Presumably, when you look at that view, you see the potential to run every week.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- I just think tired legs.- Tired legs.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30Now, commute-wise, we are five miles from the M5
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and we are four miles from the M42, I believe.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35So that is quite good for commuting?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- That's not too bad at all. - Are you ready to go in?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Don't think about the frogs. Go in the house.- OK.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Parquet flooring. - Oh, I like parquet floor.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I've always liked parquet floor, haven't I?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Ed, Kelly wouldn't sit out here, would she?
0:12:53 > 0:12:58Not with this jazz-playing frog about!
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- Ooh, there's your little wood burner.- Ah, that'll be why the wood was there. OK.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- I like the size of this. - Yep, quite a good size.
0:13:09 > 0:13:16- I like the wood burner. I do like that. What do you think?- I quite like it. It's a nice feature.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19They were very cunning to spot that from the outside.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I thought it was just decorative when I saw it.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Some people do do that, but here, it's for function and fashion.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30OK, where are we now? Dining room. OK.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I wonder, is there another dining room, or is this it? What do you think?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- Not bad, not bad. - It is quite good that you can open the door in between.
0:13:37 > 0:13:43- Yep.- OK.- Quite light. As most people say, light and airy.- Light and airy.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47They're fans of the show, they're aware that they've made an embarrassing mistake
0:13:47 > 0:13:52- by using the phrase "light and airy" but it is!- It is. - If something is, something is.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55OK, we've got a conservatory.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Never really thought about one of those, but OK.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00What do you we think of the outside space?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03It's bigger than ours, which is what we're looking for.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Yeah.- And it looks manageable.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Can you see any frogs?- No.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14I quite like this conservatory. I've never really thought about it before, but it's nice.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- I'm not a conservatory fan. - Yeah, but look.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Oh, the views are nice. - Yeah. Which is nice.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23So, into the kitchen.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26This is...
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- Not so keen on the worktop, but... - No.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Quite a decent size. Looks like there's lots of storage.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Yeah, OK. I quite like it. - There's another door there.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40I'm assuming that goes to a lean-to or something.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- Cos a utility would be quite nice. We said that, didn't we? - That would be good.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47With the dogs and everything.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Oh. What have we got?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Oh, it's just...- Just a little walkway through from the front.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Look, though. Extra space here. This is a handy space, actually. - It would be.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- I like this landing. - Nice, spacious landing.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Yes, I like this. Nice and warm, as well.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Right, OK. - I'm assuming this is bedroom three.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- Quite a nice size, really, isn't it? - It's bigger than our bedroom three. - Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20- That's all right for an office. - Yeah, but it's not the most inspired view for an office.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24View out of the front instead of the back. I'd prefer to be out the back.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Now, she has got the view over her neighbours at the front if she wants to turn that into an office,
0:15:29 > 0:15:34- but the Lickey Hills are at the back, - Yes.- What more... - Look at the hills and eat cheese.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Doing your cheese accounting whilst looking over the Lickey Hills.- Mm.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42OK. Ooh, right, OK.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47I'm assuming this is the main bedroom, then. OK.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Furniture-wise, you can see that it would all fit in here.- It would.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Especially if you got rid of the wardrobes.- Yeah.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Let's go in here. Ah!
0:15:57 > 0:16:02So, another third bedroom, then.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Currently used as a bit of a storage office area.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- No fitted wardrobes. - No fitted wardrobes, which is good.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Now, that's a much nicer view out the back, isn't it?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- It is. That's a bit strange.- What?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21White wedging gasket in the windows.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I have no idea what you're talking about.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- A white wedging wedgy...- Gasket, yes. White wedging gasket. Come on, Ed!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- Do you know what it is?- Of course I do!- Can you explain it now?
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- No, it's your house, I'll leave that to you.- OK, good.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- You don't know, do you?- No.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Oh! Teeny-tiny little room.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- Ah!- So four bedrooms, but this isn't really a bedroom, is it?
0:16:46 > 0:16:52But do you know what it feels like to me? It feels like a new house on the inside.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Because of the size of things.- No, not necessarily because of the size,
0:16:55 > 0:17:02because of the colours and stuff, which I know is silly, but it just feels a bit soulless, really.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08She may be saying those words, but she doesn't mean it. Inside she's saying, "I'm scared of frogs."
0:17:08 > 0:17:11This is a lovely house, it's beautiful, it's perfect.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16It has character seeping from every corner. But, right, Kelly can't handle the frog. That's the problem.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Right.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Well, it's not the smallest of bathrooms, that's for sure.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25At least we've got a shower as well as a bath.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- Carpet, though. That would have to... - I couldn't be doing with carpet. OK.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Yeah, there we go.- After you. - Thank you very much.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Kelly and Sprog. This is quite a moment for you, Kelly, because...
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- I'm really scared.- This is the last place on earth you want to be.- It is.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46On a scale of nervousness of one to ten,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49where are you now? She's scared of frogs.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- I'd say I'm probably about an eight. - I sense from a couple of comments
0:17:53 > 0:17:59that you might not have to worry about frogs, because it wasn't grabbing you, was it?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04I wasn't too concerned. I just think it needs a bit of colour, your own touch.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- So you do think you could put something into it. - I don't see why not.
0:18:07 > 0:18:14I think you could. For me, the big shame is that the big bedrooms are at the front of the house,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18so you can't see the lovely view. That would be my...
0:18:18 > 0:18:23No, one bedroom's at the back and one's at the front, the two master ones.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Only in theory. It's a smaller bedroom, I think, at the back. Only slightly, so you could do it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- You're only trying to wangle for a bigger office at the front.- No!
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- Listen, cheese and time wait for no man. Do we want to know how much it costs?- We do.- We do.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- Well, we won't tell you. We never do. - Yes, we have to guess.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Who wants to go first for guess the price?- Ladies first.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52I'm going to go for £329,950.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- OK.- Sprog.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- I'll go for 318.- 318.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02You are closest, Kelly, so it's 1-0 to you,
0:19:02 > 0:19:08but the actual price is £349,950. Everyone loves a haggle, especially in this market,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12so I'm not saying they told me you could get money off it,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16but you could chance your arm if you wanted to and it might come nearer your budget.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- But I think you need to look at more houses, don't you?- I think so.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25All right. Shall we pluck up the courage to go to Nikki's, which is in a more frog-dense area than this?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- You wouldn't dare.- It so isn't!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Just get me out of this one.- OK. Go.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Go on, this way. Run. There's one coming.
0:19:37 > 0:19:44'My choice is frog-free and bang on location in the sought-after village of Alvechurch.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49'I think this has the potential to be the perfect house for Kelly and Sprog.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54'But property in this desirable location is scarce, and this place needs a thorough overhaul.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56'Kelly and Sprog have done it before
0:19:56 > 0:19:59'and I'm convinced they could turn this into a contemporary pad
0:19:59 > 0:20:02'in the heart of a rural community.'
0:20:02 > 0:20:05So, Sprog, Kelly, property number two.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- My property. - KELLY LAUGHS
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- What's that? - THEY LAUGH - Sorry, Nikki.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- That is a terrible first reaction. - That's a great start!
0:20:16 > 0:20:21I take it you don't like 1950s houses. In Alvechurch!
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Well, that's true. We are in a village where we wanted to be.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Not convinced.- You don't like... - From the outside, I'm not convinced.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- OK. This has three double bedrooms. - OK.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Unusual, because other ones in this period only have two and a box room.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39This has got a room that goes... Well, you'll see.
0:20:39 > 0:20:45Also, 200 yards that way, you have the Birmingham to Worcester canal, beautiful.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50You've got countryside for the dogs. And, apparently, there's a pub very close by
0:20:50 > 0:20:52where, on a lovely summer's day,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- owners stand outside with their dogs.- There we go.
0:20:55 > 0:21:01Erm, do we think, by the end of the tour, we can change our initial laughter into "Well done, Nikki"?
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- Give it your best shot. - Well, you go in there and you try
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- and we'll try from out here. Good luck.- Use your imagination, guys.
0:21:12 > 0:21:18- Well, it's a hallway, which we haven't got.- That's true.- Need to get rid of all the wallpaper.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20So, are you confident, then?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24They've stopped laughing now. That's a positive, isn't it?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- OK.- Obviously, the decor's not quite to our taste.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35No, it's not, really, is it? The dining room...
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- The dining room with the bay window, that's quite nice.- I am worried about that road, though.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- And the school. - And the school. There's a lot of kids walking around there.
0:21:43 > 0:21:49So let's make the list so far. They laughed at the house. They didn't want to live near a school.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53And, also, you thought the objection would be the massive amount of cars going past.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57That's three strikes and they've not even got past the first room.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Right, so what have we got here? - This is obviously the lounge.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- Bit of a groovy fireplace. - Like the one we used to have.
0:22:06 > 0:22:13But, do you know what? I quite like the fact that it's not rectangular and it's not square.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16And you've got double windows, which I quite like.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Kitchen!
0:22:20 > 0:22:26- Dark, isn't it?- Very dark.- You'd need to put in a brand new kitchen.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Hm. I'm not mad about it.- Likewise.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- Not mad about it, really. - But you can see past the decor.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37You can, and it's not a bad size kitchen, really.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40I have to stress this, it is a very nice house.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It isn't the house for them, though, is it?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Well, evidently not. But I really think this has got huge potential,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50otherwise I would not have taken up their time.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- OK.- Oh, quite a nice bathroom.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- Ooh, it is. It's not what I was expecting.- Not at all.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Yeah, not what I was expecting at all in here.
0:23:00 > 0:23:07To the credit of Sprog and Kelly, they are trying. They are really trying.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- One of the big bedrooms. - Back bedroom. Fairly big, is it?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Not quite what we're used to, but...
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I don't know, I feel quite overlooked here, to be honest.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23- You're thinking estate. - This isn't an estate, but we're on the back of an estate here.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26So I'm not really liking that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- I feel as if I'm back at home a little bit.- Yeah.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33You've moved Kelly now, emotionally, back to Northern Ireland.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38Not that it's a bad place, but she just didn't sound like she was happy where she was.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41This is going even worse! SHE LAUGHS
0:23:41 > 0:23:43This is awful!
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- This room seems a little bit bigger. - More built-in wardrobes.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- Am I the only person in the world who doesn't like built-in wardrobes? - No, I'm the other person.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00- Bay window, that's not bad. - Interesting light. Interesting light position.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Yes! Plus tree and telegraph pole right outside your bedroom window.
0:24:05 > 0:24:12- Mm. I'm not liking this one. - No, it's not...floating my boat.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Doesn't tick any boxes, really. But still more to see.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18OK. Gosh, you are positive.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Ooh! This is the TARDIS room. - Ah! Right! OK!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26It is a bit of a TARDIS. Interesting. Let's...
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- Do we dare look round the corner? After you.- Let's have a look.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Hm.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Oh, it's all right, we're only little. Oh, it's just a wardrobe space, really.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39To be fair, this would be a great office for me.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43I can just put all my rubbish there out of the way.
0:24:43 > 0:24:50However, I don't think that's going to save it, really, do you?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52We haven't done guess the price.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55They haven't got to any potential yet.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00Oh, my goodness. This is all hanging on guess the price. How much is it going to be worth?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I'm not tell you, Ed Hall. It's a guessing game.
0:25:07 > 0:25:13Well, I think that's the saddest audio-snoop I've ever had.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Sorry, Nikki.- You're not sorry. - No.- You're right on that.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18You're the one who should be sorry.
0:25:18 > 0:25:25- OK, so, even when you saw the house from the front, it wasn't your type of property.- No.
0:25:25 > 0:25:32I'd had some confidence in thinking that you might see some potential and use your imaginations.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- You singularly lack imagination. - Thank you very much.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40She has opened it up for attack now. THEY LAUGH
0:25:40 > 0:25:44To be fair, I think we can see what we'd do,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47but the telegraph pole is still going to be outside the bedroom window
0:25:47 > 0:25:51and I still don't feel as if I live in a village.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Right. Even though you do actually know that 200 yards away is the most amazing countryside,
0:25:55 > 0:26:00- the village is a couple of minutes down the road?- Yep.- None of that?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Afraid not.- Right. Wild card?
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- THEY LAUGH Now, listen. - There is something you can do.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11I think, right, one of the reasons Nikki may have chosen this property
0:26:11 > 0:26:16will be revealed when we play everyone's favourite part of the programme, guess the price.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21- You were closest last time, Kelly. - I was, yes. - Would you like to go first or second?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- I'll make Sprog go first. - Sprog, guess first.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- £269,950.- Confidence there.
0:26:29 > 0:26:35I think it's more because of where we are, so I'm going for £289,950.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- Hm.- Right, well,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42you're closest, so it's one-all.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46£249,950.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49OK, now we're seeing a little excitement on your face!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52You're missing the stamp duty, you've got so much money to play with
0:26:52 > 0:26:57in terms of remodelling and doing the things you might like to. Does that put a new complexion on it?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- No. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:00 > 0:27:05- I'll say slightly.- Oh, thank you! - Shall we go to the wild card?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Let's go to the wild card. - Are you crossing your fingers?- Yes.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13- Like you've never crossed them before. This way.- Come on.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19'Let's hope the wild card proves more popular.'
0:27:19 > 0:27:23'This could go either way, Ed. Outside, it's a everything they don't want.'
0:27:23 > 0:27:27'But beneath its boxy exterior, we think there's a purrfect quirky charm
0:27:27 > 0:27:30'that could win the seal of approval.'
0:27:30 > 0:27:37'Only one way to find out, then. Let's unleash the beast that is the wild card upon them.'
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Kelly and Sprog, I would like you to walk toward everyone's favourite part of the programme, the wild card.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49- Now, there are many reasons why this is wild. You said you didn't like boxiness.- Right.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- You said you didn't like modern.- Mm.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55I would say this is boxy and modern,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57but in a different way.
0:27:57 > 0:28:04I think that, from the outside, is a slice of seventies chic fabulosity. Don't you?
0:28:04 > 0:28:10I have to say, it's not modern-modern in the way that we dislike.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I really quite like the big windows at the front.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- Mm!- And I think it looks very interesting. - Sprog, what are your thoughts?
0:28:16 > 0:28:22As you know, I prefer a lot of brick. There is some PVC cladding but it doesn't put me off.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- I'm still quite interested.- It's got brick on the side. That's good.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31- And you know this area. - We do.- Ed, tell us your affection for this area.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35It is a personal moment of mine. I've been on the programme for quite some time
0:28:35 > 0:28:39and I have really wanted to come to this place. Ladies and gentlemen,
0:28:39 > 0:28:43we are in the amusingly titled Lickey End.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46You know the area. You've got friends who live near here, is that true?
0:28:46 > 0:28:51We have. Our friend lives about two miles down that way
0:28:51 > 0:28:54and the Lickey Hills are just behind where we are.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58It's pretty handy for motorways. So, yeah, we've considered Lickey End before.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- And you've got your walks. - Loads of walks round here.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And you've got a garden with a view. You overlook fields.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08You've got your own decking so you can survey your land.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- It won't be your land, but it's your visual land.- We can pretend.- Yes.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- OK.- Are you prepared to enter the wild card?- Without a doubt.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20- Let's do it.- Three, two, one, enter Lickey End's wild card.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Oh, this is quite nice.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Straight into the...- Straight in.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Ha! No hall.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- I'd call it a hall area.- Well, yes.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- There's a space..- It's a futuristic seventies hall.- Yeah.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Which I was. I was made in the seventies.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43- Oh.- This is a nice size. - Nice burner, as well. I'm assuming that works.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49- It's not bad.- I like it. What have they done with the floor?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Have these been painted?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Cos it's not real floorboards, is it? Or it is?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- I've no idea.- Couldn't tell you.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I walked in there and was a bit confused about the floorboard,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05but when you go into the utility area, you see them slightly worn away,
0:30:05 > 0:30:09so I think they are, they're just painted with a strange paint.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13So they are real, but what is real, ladies and gentlemen? That's the question.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- OK.- It hasn't quite got a hall, but it's still a space.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20You could always put a door in there to make it a hall.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26- You could. However, I quite like the fact that it's open.- It's not bad.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- I want "oohs" and "aahs". This is my favourite part. - The kitchen and dining room.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- So we've come into a kitchen. - What have we got here, then?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35OK.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40- Kitchen, dining room. - This is quite nice.- I like this.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Yep.- Same floor all through.- Yep.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49So it's not a formal dining room as such, but it's quite nice that you're there.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51You've got a breakfast bar.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56- Ooh, this looks interesting! - I'm quite excited by this space.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Ooh, look at the size of this!
0:30:59 > 0:31:05I like this. I like the brickwork rather than it just being bare walls.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Kelly, by being so excited about that room, is planting her flag there
0:31:08 > 0:31:13and saying, "Sprog, because you haven't said anything nice about this, this is mine.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- "And if you say you want this as your area, you'll make me unhappy." - This is her study.- Yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Yeah, this would be nice to work in.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26- I like this.- I thought you might do when I saw it.- I like this.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Views up the garden. - The garden's not massive, is it?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34I just wonder what there is upstairs.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Bedroom-wise.- Bedroom-wise.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42- Because I'm wondering, might this be nicer as a type of snug area, as well.- OK.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I can see room here,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49if they had a fight about it, for an outside space.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- No banister. - We need to get that sorted.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58- While we're young, we're OK.- Yeah, but remember the number of times I fell down ours to start off with.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03- OK. Needs new doors throughout, I would say, wouldn't you?- Yep.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06What have we got? Ooh, see, now...
0:32:08 > 0:32:10This would be plenty big enough for me as an office.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Which means you could have a snug downstairs.- That's true.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20- It's whether you'd... I don't know. - Whether you want to look out the front or the back.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23I could do both, really. Cos it's not a bad view.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28What's happening here is now, at the moment, Sprog hasn't got a room to live in in the house.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Because it would seem that Kelly's found another office. How dare she?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Ooh, now!
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Spare bedroom, I'm assuming.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- Was there four bedrooms?- Who knows?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Again, this is a nice size room. Do you know what I find a little bit odd?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- The windows are quite high up.- Yeah.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Mind you, at Elaine's, they're quite low.- Yeah.- Views of the garden.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57- Ooh.- And some fields.- Fields out the back.- That doesn't look bad.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Nope, he didn't do anything technical about the windows.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03What I wanted Sprog to do was metaphorically suck a pencil and say,
0:33:03 > 0:33:08"Kelly, love, in the window game, it's a tricky thing and the windows are this height because..."
0:33:08 > 0:33:13OK, we've still got a load of doors here, so I wonder what we're into next.
0:33:13 > 0:33:20She's turned it into a game show. Maybe she's caught that from To Brie Or Not To Brie. Great game.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Ooh. Another bedroom.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Looks like a boy's bedroom at the minute, perhaps.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Definitely getting there size-wise.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- Nice, large windows. - This is it, they are still quite high up, obviously.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36But, again, this is a good size for a spare bedroom.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40This has got better views out over the field, which is quite nice.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Very nice.- We'll have to find out more about that field, though.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Bathroom!
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Fairly modern.- Tiles look nice. - They're not bad.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52There's no shower, though, it's just a bath.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Yeah, just a bath.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Bit small. Not what we're used to. - No.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59They are in Lickey End.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02They're moving into a nicer postal code,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06therefore, sometimes there might be a little bit of a compromise on space.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09And now Kelly's saying this isn't that special.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- You can do your own specialising. - Grrr! Grrr!
0:34:13 > 0:34:18Ooh! These are the big windows that I liked.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- Now, for once, you can say, "It is light and airy". - Light and airy, yeah.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28I quite like this. It's not massive, though, it is?
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- Not as big as I'd like.- No.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- Seems strange, looking down at floor level through the windows. - I know, I feel a bit dizzy.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42I like it, though. I like the fact that it is so bright.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- It's almost a shame this room's at the front rather than the back. - Yeah.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50So you could be able to look out over the garden and the fields.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56So, how wild was the wild card for you?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Definitely different. Not what I would be expecting.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04As football managers often say in the post-match interview, it was a game of two halves.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I think it was a game of downstairs and upstairs.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- And the downstairs went very well. - It certainly did.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14We liked it, it was very open, it was just...
0:35:14 > 0:35:18I liked it. I really liked the bit downstairs that I staked a claim on.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Yes, you really did. - I quite liked that.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- Then you also did it upstairs, as well.- Absolutely, yeah.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30- Yeah, upstairs... How did you feel? - What were your reservations with the upstairs, Sprog?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I just felt that they were trying to cram too much in,
0:35:33 > 0:35:39- trying to make it a four-bedroom instead of a decent three-bedroom. - The builders in the seventies?- Yeah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- In terms of the garden, did you have a good look at your view?- Ohh!
0:35:43 > 0:35:46That would be really nice, to sit out on a nice summer's evening
0:35:46 > 0:35:50and just have that field behind you. I think this feels nice in the garden.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55- I want to tell you something about this land.- Yes?- It's Cadbury land.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Ah!- Which means... - Made of chocolate.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- Which means you can't build on it? - Well, you will need to verify and check that,
0:36:02 > 0:36:05but according to the estate agent, it won't be built on.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Brilliant.- Do please check that. - This is all fantastic news.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12It can only become even more fantastic once we know one thing.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14ALL: The price!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- So, whose turn is it to guess the price?- Oh, I don't know.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- Ladies first.- It's one-all, isn't it?- Neck and neck.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27- Oh, no, this is the decider. I'm going to go for £289,950.- OK.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- I'm going to go for 285.- Close.- 285.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38The closest person and the winner of today's guess the price competition is...
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- It's you.- Yay!- Kelly, well done.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49- Commiserations, Sprog. But the actual price is £295,000.- Ooh. OK.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55- So that leaves you 30 grand to spend on the property.- I think you'd have to wiggle a little bit.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00- What do you want to wiggle them to? - About 280, I would say. - You might be able to wiggle them.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05- That's reasonable. - You could wiggle them further. Never know till you try.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10You could wiggle in Lickey End. Would you like to go and make the biggest decision of your adult lives?
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- We need a chat and a think. - OK. Head down that way. - Good luck. Choose wisely, won't you?
0:37:15 > 0:37:20Whilst they wiggle in Lickey End, here's a chance for you to have a look at what we've seen so far.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24'Will it be my property, number one, in Cofton Hackett?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28'It had space, style, location and views, but Kelly's frog phobia
0:37:28 > 0:37:32'meant she hardly dared step foot beyond the conservatory.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35'And, at £349,950, it's above their budget.'
0:37:37 > 0:37:39'Maybe they'll plump for my property, number two.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44'OK, it wasn't love at first sight, but it's in Sprog's favourite village of Alvechurch
0:37:44 > 0:37:47'and they'd have bags of cash to transform the tired decor,
0:37:47 > 0:37:52'as it's on at a keenly priced £249,950.'
0:37:52 > 0:37:57'Let's not forget the wild card, though. They didn't want boxy or modern, so we gave them both.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02'But the interior allure and the rolling countryside on their doorstep won them over.'
0:38:02 > 0:38:05'And it came in under-budget at 295 grand.'
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Kelly and Sprog, you have chosen to test-drive
0:38:15 > 0:38:20my one, which is a victory for me and, also, it's an internal victory for you,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- because I can see you tensing up. - Frogs.- Frogs.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- You have come back to the house with frogs. - I know.- Or potentially with frogs.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32First question, why did you pick the house of frogs?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34THEY LAUGH
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- Why did we pick this one, Sprog? - It's just a nicer looking house, more brick.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- He does like his brick. - Better layout.- OK.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46We like the location. We liked the field in number three,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49but I like the fact that it's looking out over the Lickey Hills.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Do you think a bit of cognitive behavioural therapy added to this could see you moving in here?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Well, I think I have to stop living my life ruled by frogs.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- THEY LAUGH - And ruled by Sprog!
0:39:01 > 0:39:07Yes. Now, we have had our mysterious surveyor come round and sniff round this house.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11It's not a legally-binging survey, but it's a good heads-up if you wish to purchase.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- Nikki has the information. - Just a couple of things. One is, you see that tree there?
0:39:16 > 0:39:22- Yep.- On a survey, the roots of that silver birch could show up as being a potential problem.- OK.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Bear that in mind. The second thing is, the pointing,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29around the chimney but mostly on the gables.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32So that's something you're going to have to consider.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- OK.- Other than that, he pulled up nothing.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42- Are you ready to tuck your trousers into your socks and deal with the frogs?- Yep.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47Walk toward the house. It's your fault, this, right? Deal with the frogs.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Three, two, one, test drive that house!
0:39:52 > 0:39:57'Don't tell me Kelly's fleeing the frogs already. She hasn't given it a chance!'
0:39:57 > 0:40:02'Calm down, Ed, they're just collecting their canine companions, Oscar and Milo.'
0:40:02 > 0:40:07'And just look at them. They love it, Nikki! Not a frog phobia in sight!'
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Hey! Good lad!
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- 'But it's not only the house they're interested in, of course.' - 'No, it's the call of the wild.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20'And what could be more natural than the sight of a Lycra-clad couple and their domesticated beasts
0:40:20 > 0:40:24'hot-footing it in perfect harmony through the Lickey Hills?'
0:40:24 > 0:40:29'And what better way to round off an energetic afternoon than exploring another must on their wish-list,
0:40:29 > 0:40:34- 'a great local boozer?'- 'And while it's all been too much for Milo,
0:40:34 > 0:40:38'it looks like Oscar's lapping up the idea of a new life in the Lickeys.'
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Sprog and Kelly, you're very, very important. Very, very important.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47But I believe the most important pair are Oscar and Milo, is it?
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- That's right, yeah. - The dogs. Now, what have they thought, and most importantly,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55how on earth have they communicated that to you?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58If their tails wag a lot, then it's a good sign.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02OK. And on the tail-wagging front thus far, how have we gone?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- I think we're probably about an eight or a nine out of ten.- Wow!
0:41:05 > 0:41:10- They've been wagging so much, they could've taken off.- They've had a run round the garden, a sniff around.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15I'm a bit worried there's a cat next door, but that can be entertainment for them.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- We aren't on the grass at the moment. - Correct.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22And it really is a big issue for you, frogs, isn't it?
0:41:22 > 0:41:27I mean, we are giggling about it slightly, a lot,
0:41:27 > 0:41:34but do you think you could get over it? I mean, is it something you would be prepared to do?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I think it's something I'm going to have to do.
0:41:36 > 0:41:42Because if I want to live in the countryside, there's always the chance that there'll be a frog.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45So I just think I need some professional help, really.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Here, here!- I'm with you, Sprog.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- That's very brave of you. - Thank you very much.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Yes.- We are near the end.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00- The question is, are we near the end of your house-hunting? Nikki, do you want to ask?- Yes, please.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- To buy or not to buy?- We're sitting on the fence. It's a maybe.
0:42:03 > 0:42:09Everyone sits on the fence! I want to know why it's a maybe. Justify yourselves, please.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- The main reason is it's just slightly over our budget.- Uh-huh.
0:42:13 > 0:42:21- I think, if we can get that wiggle room in there, that would be a much stronger veer towards yes.- OK.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Good!- All in all, we're very happy, I would say.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- Yeah! Are you happy? - Yeah, we're really happy.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- And I think the dogs are also happy. - Aww!
0:42:29 > 0:42:35- If you buy this or any other house, please let us know.- Certainly will. - See you soon.- Bye!- Bye!
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