0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today, we're in Shepherd's Bush, so called because back in the day,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10shepherds brought their flocks of sheep here to graze upon this beautiful grass prior to market.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15I don't fancy their chances much today, though. The grass may still be absolutely lovely
0:00:15 > 0:00:19but 18 different bus routes circle round this green. They wouldn't...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21You know? I'm sorry, but they...
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Come on, Flossie, let's go and get some mint sauce.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37We could only find a property for one person today, right?
0:00:37 > 0:00:41The sheep we will have to do at a later point. Put it down.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Put it down. Put it down.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47A bit of grass here, look. Pretend it's having a little bit of food.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50He's a grown adult working for the BBC.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Shall we go and do the programme now?
0:00:53 > 0:00:58- Well, it's a nice area. He's probably quite safe.- It's pathetic.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Today's house buyer is 24-year-old Amelie...
0:01:03 > 0:01:07..who's moved to the bright lights of the big city from a sleepy village in Cambridgeshire.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11She's being helped on her hunt by her best mate, Zoe, who she met at uni.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16They like to shop. Oh, yes, they do. And shop and shop and shop.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- In fact, she wants to live in west London so she can...- Wait for it.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- Shop.- She's currently renting but is looking to buy her first property,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28a flat with space to store all that shopping and the perfect party pad.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Zoe and Amelie, we are about to experience quite a joyous event today,
0:01:34 > 0:01:42- because we are househunting in one of the most expensive places in the world to live in for Amelie.- Yes.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46And are we buying together? Are we looking for a two-bedroom place?
0:01:46 > 0:01:53- Two-bed, yeah. I'd like to live with her, but if she can't, then a one-bed.- That would be a tragedy.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Zoe, you've got a vested interest to get a two-bed flat today, cos then you're sorted.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05- Have you seen anything before? - I found one that I really liked. - What happened there?- Didn't get it.
0:02:05 > 0:02:12It's still quite tricky in London looking for properties. Has it been any easier in the recession period?
0:02:12 > 0:02:19They're just going so quickly. You'll find one you like, but then there's ten other people that like it too.
0:02:19 > 0:02:26There's loads more buyers than sellers, which is why prices go up, but you've got nothing to sell.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32- You've got money from... Is it an inheritance?- Inheritance, yeah. - Right, so you can go straightaway.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Yeah.- So if we find something today, we've got a deal.- I know!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39You're hot to trot, as they would say in the markets.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42OK, so where are we looking for?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- I live in Shepherd's Bush at the moment, west London.- SheBu.- SheBu.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And anywhere round there, anywhere near Westfield.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Right. And of course, this is a shopping centre.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- Yes.- She loves it.- You love it! - Not as much as you!
0:02:59 > 0:03:04If you get this flat together, the retail twins that you are,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07what's the roles going to be in this house? Who's the cook?
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Me.- Definitely.- She can't cook. She lives off chicken nuggets.
0:03:12 > 0:03:18You've looked at properties and failed to find the one of your dreams because you got outbid.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- Have you looked at the idea of doing any work?- Erm, yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28That is the least convincing yes I have ever heard in my life.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- I think you'd just want... - I wouldn't know where to start.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37- What do you want from this house? Will you have parties there and upset the neighbours?- Yeah.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- OK. So that's a definite.- Yeah.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41That means a decent-sized kitchen.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Let's not go down the kitchen part, or living room, or outdoor space. Is that a deal-breaker?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Do you definitely want outdoor space?- Yeah.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Yeah.- So, all right, let's talk turkey. How much money have we got?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- 3-3-0.- "3-3-0"?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I've never heard it delivered in that way.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- Would that translate to £330,000? - Exactly.- OK, good, yeah. Good.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07All right. Will you wish us luck?
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- Good luck!- Thank you. See you later. - Don't trip over.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17I was very excited this morning when I thought about helping two young ladies look around for a new home.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- I could actually tell that. - Having said that...- Uh-huh.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25..after meeting them, they seem a bit confused. I'm not sure it's going to be that easy.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31Well, they've never done this before. At the age of 24, if you gave me £330,000 to spend,
0:04:31 > 0:04:37- do you know what I'd buy? Lollipops probably.- Well, let's tell them what they want.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43- Let's give them three options and, hopefully, by the end of the day we'll have a new home.- Definitely.
0:04:43 > 0:04:51The Shepherd's Bush area of west London, or SheBu, as the locals like to call it, is vibrant and bustling.
0:04:51 > 0:04:58There are fashionable bars and gastropubs everywhere, and it's home to a number of famous venues.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01There's even a nightclub in an old public loo.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07It's recently become a shopping Mecca and home to Europe's largest urban shopping mall.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Amelie and Zoe's bank accounts could be cleared out there in no time.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14It's bordered by Hammersmith and, together, they have an abundance
0:05:14 > 0:05:21of traditional streets full of period properties, many of which have been divided into flats.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26330 grand won't get you far in London, but what could it get you elsewhere?
0:05:26 > 0:05:31This three-bedroomed stone-built period property near Leeds
0:05:31 > 0:05:35has three bedrooms, character features
0:05:35 > 0:05:38and a cottage-style wildlife garden.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Or this five-bedroom Edwardian terraced house in Cardiff.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51It's got two reception rooms, two bathrooms and is stylish and modern.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59This detached former farmhouse in Little Bampton near Carlisle
0:05:59 > 0:06:03is bursting top to bottom with exposed beams and has four bedrooms.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05One's even got its own balcony.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Now back to West London, where we've got a job to do.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Why can't we find anything within our budget of 330-odd grand?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23There are a lot of people out there at the moment, and London has an international appeal.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28And at the moment, the pound's historically low against the euro, and that's encouraging a lot
0:06:28 > 0:06:29of Italian and French buyers to come across,
0:06:29 > 0:06:35which is further reducing the supply of properties relative to the number of buyers that are in the market.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40£330,000 for, say, a one-to-two-bedroom flat -
0:06:40 > 0:06:43who is she in competition with as buyers in that market?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46We're beginning to see buy-to-let investors return,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50but predominantly it is first-time buyers, funded by the Bank of Mum and Dad.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Is there any advice for people who are trying to buy round that mark?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Be armed with your finance, make sure it's in place, because
0:06:56 > 0:06:59if you can offer a quick deal, that's worth something to the client.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04More often than not, you'll be able to beat a bid that's marginally higher but less well prepared.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10We have looked, we've cast our net far and wide.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14We've gone for some intriguing ideas. And they are intriguing.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- They're not the biggest. - But, in fact, well, I won't give too much away.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- I think mine probably is the biggest.- Yes. And it's not that big.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24But it's also the furthest away from our target area.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Now, let's compare. It's all about size, isn't it?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Size counts here in London.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32This one, nearly 700 square foot.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34But Zoe will be happy.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36She gets somewhere to put her beautiful head at night.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Zoe will be livid with what I've done with this. Look at it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41It's not very big.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44But this is what people are prepared to put up with here.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48This is in Brackenbury Village. It's nearest to the tube, the transport links, the nice areas.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51It's very lovely. But it is very small.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54And I can't stress this enough - Zoe is not going to live there.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Not happy. Now, wild card.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- What makes this wild is... - Well, look at the way it looks!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It's pointy, it's an angle, for a start!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05When is a flat or apartment not a flat or an apartment?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- When it's that one.- It has a lot of things they've asked for,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11and they will get to know each other even better,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13because it's not particularly big.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- But it's in a very nice area. - So these are the properties.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18They all look like Lego blocks, don't they?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Where shall we start the property hunt?
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Let's go furthest away and then come back into London, so my property, property number one.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28This two-bedroom gem is on the...
0:08:28 > 0:08:30HE COUGHS
0:08:30 > 0:08:35..edge of Shepherd's Bush. It has a great living room, perfect for parties and a good-sized kitchen.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I always find myself in the kitchen at parties.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41So, then, Zoe and Amelie, we are just outside
0:08:41 > 0:08:44the city limits of Shepherd's Bush, SheBu, as you call it.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Now, on the borders of Acton, this could be...
0:08:47 > 0:08:49We're in Acton, aren't we?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51All right! He always pick up on these.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Yeah, we're in Acton. But a stone's throw from Shepherd's Bush,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- maybe a very large stone's throw from that lovely shopping.- Yes.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02This could be your new home. What do you think?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Is this a house or a flat?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Good question! Right, Jonnie?- Wow!
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Well, this is a flat. It's a ground-floor flat, which means...
0:09:10 > 0:09:13You do exercise videos, a little birdie tells me.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19- You can jump up and down, you can do your star jumps and squat thrusts and you won't upset anyone.- Good.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22When you go inside, pay particular attention to the floor,
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- cos I think it's come straight out of a very posh exercise studio.- Ooh!
0:09:27 > 0:09:33Go inside and make the most of what is potentially
0:09:33 > 0:09:36one of the biggest properties you can afford in your budget.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38All right? Go through that green door!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Enter! Go, go! - Yay!- Yay!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Come on in!
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- It's a good size!- Wow!
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- Got lots of storage. - Really good storage. - Good party space.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57The lounge does have good party potential.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01I like the open-plan-ness of how they've obviously knocked through the hallway.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's quite bare, but we could do a lot more with it and...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- ..spice it up.- Spice it up, yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Do you like the spotlights?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Would you be able to actually change the light bulb?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Probably not, no. You can do that.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- OK, are there any doors?- No. That's the open-plan sort of thing.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Sort of open plan but not.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I'm liking it. Do we agree on this kitchen?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- I like this kitchen. Do you like this kitchen?- Yeah.- That's good.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Really good kitchen space.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- See what the cupboards are like? - Yeah, let's see the storage in here.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Ooh! Very nice!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Well, there we go. The first "ooh!" we've got
0:10:36 > 0:10:39is the cupboards in the kitchen. Who would have thought that?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Wow!
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Oh! It's magnificent.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It's like we're in a hotel. Oh, my gosh, it's got a separate...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Get in. Get in the shower, Zoe. Ooh!
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Wow.- Can you fit two people in?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Not that we share showers or anything, take note!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Oh, it is like a hotel.- Oh, my gosh!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02In the poshest of hotels you've stayed in, would you be happy with this bathroom?
0:11:02 > 0:11:07I would be ecstatic with this bathroom. This bathroom is the reason to buy the house.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09OK, let's find the bedroom. One or two?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Dunno, but it's a nice, solid floor.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Yeah, nice, solid floor.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18OK, so this must be...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Oh, it's quite small.- I dunno, it's got, like kid's stuff in.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's more of a dressing room, isn't it, than a second bedroom?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26You could fit a double bed in here.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Really? It's got a bit of storage.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's OK. It's livable.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33It's doable. Nice finish.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35This is better than livable!
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- It surely is! Look at that bathroom. That bathroom isn't livable, that bath is luxury.- It's lovable!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44OK, main bedroom.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- Nice size!- It's nice.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I mean, there's not a lot in here, so we could do it up really nicely.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56Yeah. It's a blank canvas, really, isn't it? So you could easily put your own touch to it.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58And I would make it my own!
0:12:02 > 0:12:07So, girls, it seemed to go very well, and then it sort of went downhill in the bedrooms.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- What's gone on?- It's quite small.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Have you ever done that trick, where you put your arms out?
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Because basically, your arms are as wide as you are tall. - Oh, aren't you tall!
0:12:16 > 0:12:21But if you can touch either side of the wall, then you might struggle to get a double bed in.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24You could definitely get a double bed in that room.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28OK, does anyone want to play Guess The Price to find out how much this costs?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- OK, who would like to go first? - She can.- Zoe.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Right, erm, I'm going to make you go first, Amelie,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35because you are looking for the flat.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38We have £330,000 to spend.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40How much is this on the market for?
0:12:42 > 0:12:43349.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45349. Oh, OK. All right. Zoe?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I'm going to go 335.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53This house - this flat, rather - is on the market at 325.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Yay!
0:12:56 > 0:12:57But this is the flaw of Guess The Price,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01because many people in their competitive nature actually forget
0:13:01 > 0:13:05that it's not a competition, it's the actual price of the flat.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Do you like it?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Yep.- Yeah.- I do like it.- Good.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- Are you more happy that you've won Guess The Price?- Yes.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Shall we go to my one?- Yes, please.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- We could play Guess The Price there as well. OK.- Go on, ladies, after you.- Thank you.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27My property is on the edge of Brackenbury Village, a very desirable area of Hammersmith.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32It's a lower-ground-floor flat, but will there be enough space for all that shopping and Zoe?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Amelie and Zoe, Zoe and Amelie, Jonnie played rather a cunning trick.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42He showed you potentially the biggest property we're going to see today.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45But the reason it was so big is because it was near nothing.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47It was in Acton! It wasn't anywhere near tubes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Listen, I'm going to interrupt here.
0:13:50 > 0:13:57Don't start trying to sell your property on my property's negative points. That's pathetic.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Now, Amelie, Hammersmith is, I think, that way.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- It is.- Chiswick is that way. You're very near to transport links, which is this thing's selling point.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Yeah.- I want first impressions. What do we think of this street, the area, the flat?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I'm going to start with you, Zoe.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- I'm liking the street. - Yes! Do we like the street more than Jonnie's one?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Yep.- A lot more?- Yeah.- OK, good.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Right, and to you, Amelie.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Love it. Absolutely love it. - Really? Absolutely love it?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Girls, are you excited?- Yeah.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29- Keep this excitement, keep thinking positive.- Yes.- You'll need to. - Especially you, Zoe.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Three, two, one, enter one of your's houses.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Good job we're short, isn't it?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Interesting...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Height-wise, obviously it's ground floor, but...
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Quite small.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49It feels a bit smaller than it is cos the ceiling seems a bit lower.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50You feel like you're in a basement.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55With some lower-grounds, you don't always feel like you're in a basement, but this one, you do.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57It's definitely not as nice as the last one.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00No, the other one had a lot nicer living room.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Jonnie's one had a lot nicer living room, I think you'll find.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08I can't believe you were comparing stuff outside. "Oh, isn't it better than Jonnie's?
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- I wasn't going to be that negative. This is loads worse than mine. - Stop it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17It's a nice bedroom. Wait a second, there's no wardrobe.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Yeah. That's not good,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21seeing the amount of clothes you have.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- That looks out onto the patio. - That's good.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- I'm liking the window area. - Do you know what?- What?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I think I've seen this before.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- What, this flat?- I think so.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Or one very similar.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36If they have seen this place before...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Hopefully, the penny does drop.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- I'm right inside what she likes. - If they have seen this place before...- That's exactly it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- And nothing more to say. - ..and they've not bought it... - Nothing more to say.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49It basically means that I am right on the money there.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- Shoes?- Good wardrobe space.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55The wardrobes are out here. Makes sense.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57That means you can have more space in your bedroom.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Yeah, which it needs. - There's more wardrobe space.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Good space. Good storage. - A storage cupboard for your clutter.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08I suppose there isn't any in the living room, though, so you'd have to use it all for here.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10OK, and then bathroom.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Don't like the bathroom at all.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- It's very small.- I don't like the tiles on the floor or on the walls.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21They completely clash.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- You can change that.- OK, kitchen.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- Got the steps.- It's quite a nice thing to have, going up steps.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I don't like the steps. I think they're dangerous!
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Depends on how many you'd had to drink.- Erm, I don't like it.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- It's quite poky.- I don't like it. - You could redo it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I don't like it, Zoe. Do you like this kitchen? I don't like it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43No, I don't like the kitchen. I'm just saying you could redo it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Yeah, but I still don't like it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Amelie doesn't like it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Zoe is obviously concurring. She doesn't like it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- What leads you to that conclusion? - Just a couple of things she said.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55The scowl on her face is giving a clue to me.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56- You know what?- What?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- I've definitely seen this before.- Mm.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03A few months ago, with my mum. I remember the steps and this kitchen.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- I've definitely seen this. - So it's a no-go?- It's a no-go.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- I think we all want to know, have you been here before?- Yes!
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- I think so, yeah.- Can I ask, why did it take you so long?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Because they all look the same. - She's seen that many...
0:17:19 > 0:17:22It's just the unique steps into the kitchen.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- Right. Shall we play Guess The Price for the fun of it, anyway?- Yep.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Go on. - Now, we've got a winner already.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Streaking ahead at the moment, aren't you?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34So I think you go first this time, so as not to feed off Amelie's guess.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Thinking about 295?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- 295.- Right, OK. Amelie?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43299,950.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48And let's be honest, Amelie should win this, cos she's already been here.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Although, strangely, you've not.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Honestly?- Have I won again?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Yeah!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I don't actually think you've won. I think you've lost.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03Well, you're closest, Zoe. The price is 289,950,
0:18:03 > 0:18:07and you've ruined Guess The Price for the day by winning it already.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09And you've embarrassed yourself, Amelie.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14But look, y'know, I think it's a voyage of discovery - or rediscovery to you at the moment!
0:18:14 > 0:18:19But we can see what you like and what you don't like. It's all down to the wild card.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- We're looking forward to it. - Everyone loves the wild card. Do you love the wild card?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Definitely.- Let's go. - Come on.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Amelie wanted us to show her something different, and today's wild card does just that.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36It's brand-spanking-new and ready to move into.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39It's in Fulham, which, for those of you who know London,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42is a little bit more upmarket than Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Zoe and Amelie, welcome to the wild card.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Now look, we have a main-road location, OK?
0:18:48 > 0:18:52But the massive up side for you two, you've got a bus stop right outside your door.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- It's a positive.- No taxis, no walking the streets at night.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- It's safe, and not only is it safe, welcome to the Fulham set.- Ooh!
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Have you ever believed that you could live in Fulham?- No.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Do you fancy the idea of Fulham? - Yeah, Fulham's nice.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11OK, now, from the outside, what are your first impressions?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13It's "pinked out", I believe the youth would say.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- Yeah. Freshly painted. - And you've got tinted windows, which is a benefit
0:19:18 > 0:19:21if it were a car and also a benefit for a house as privacy.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- So, there's the property. Are you excited to go in?- Yes.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27There's many people out there hoping you'll love it,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30envious that you are going to be going into a wild card. Are you ready?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Yes.- Three, two, one, enter the wild card.- Go, go, go, go, go.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- OK...- Whoa! Bare.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42OK, it's different.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Definitely the wild card.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50I'm not very good at working out if it's a really, really small space or if you could fit a good sofa in here.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Has it got any natural light, or is that just the window?
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Well, the lights are on. Wait, I think the window's over here. Come here.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00OK, so this is the window. Is that enough light, do you think?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Do you think you'd be able to get on the roof?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06In terms of light sources, that's one of the most exciting ones you'll get.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Oh, wow, this is nice! Nice bathroom!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11At least you know no-one's been in here before you.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Yeah! And a good shower. It's good.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Nice. OK...- OK. What is this?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- What is this?- It must be some stairs.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- OK, so that limits the room.- This has got to be the smaller bedroom.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Definitely. I think that ruins the room a bit.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32It's a bit like what do you do with it?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Let's do the bed test.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Double bed. Wake up. Agh!
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Wow! Oh, it's good! - Is that an en suite or...
0:20:45 > 0:20:48No, I'm going to go wardrobe. Let's have a look.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Oh, my God, it is!
0:20:51 > 0:20:53So would I get that bathroom to myself, then?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Maybe. Unless I want a bath.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59You've got another window. Natural light.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- OK...- Shower.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05We're warming to it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I love the patio.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- I like it.- We can see each other!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Hi!- If I was in that room, you could, like...
0:21:12 > 0:21:15We can meet for cappuccinos in the morning.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Exactly. That's the positive seeking that we need here.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21No, this is a really good-sized room.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24It is cool. Very, very cool.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Yeah. At least we get our own bathrooms. That's a good thing.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Yeah. We like it, we like it. - We like it.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Well, ladies, we were worried about that patio maybe driving a wedge
0:21:36 > 0:21:41- between your friendship, but with the doors, you've come together, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46You love it. And also, I think the most important to ask you right now is,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49have you actually seen this flat?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Because it took you till the end of the last flat to work out whether or not you'd seen it.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Have you seen this one? - Definitely not, no.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- She wouldn't look at something like this.- OK, so, explain why you wouldn't look at it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Because this is where we have triumphed.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Why wouldn't you have looked at it?
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Because it's not complete and there's no furniture, and I can't see past the no furniture.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- They haven't staged it. - Mm-hm.- So, what do you think now?
0:22:12 > 0:22:13- You love it.- We love it. Yeah.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16There we go. OK, so we have learnt something today.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20You shouldn't be put off by this, it's quite a good time to get in.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Shall we play Guess The Price? - I think we should!
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Right, well, you've already lost, Amelie,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27but in life you've won, because you're the one buying a place.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- OK, I'm going to make you go first, Zoe.- OK.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33The maximum budget was £330,000. This is for the hat trick.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39- What do you believe this is on the market for?- 315.- 315. OK.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- 320.- OK.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45You've clawed it back. Well done. It's on the market for...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48329,500.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Now, you've both gone a little bit low on your guesses.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Maybe you haven't factored in the fact that we're in very posh Fulham.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56You have now seen all three properties.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01You have to go away and make the biggest decision of your 24-year-old adult lives
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and wander off and decide which one you wish to test-drive.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Good luck with that.- Thank you!- All right, we'll see you later on.- Bye!
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- They're really young. It's such a huge decision.- It really is. But I would pick my house.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- It's radical, but I would. - I'm not a betting man, but I bet they don't.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20But for you guys at home, here's a recap of all three properties.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26Will it be my property, property number one, the good-sized two-bedroom flat that was in Acton?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30It's a great pad for parties and on the market for £325,000.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Or will she go for mine, property number two, in Hammersmith,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38the one-bedroom lower-ground-floor flat that could be a great investment
0:23:38 > 0:23:41at 289,950?
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Or will she go for our brand-spanking-new wild card, a converted shop in Fulham?
0:23:46 > 0:23:51It's got a great layout for friends to share and includes that Jack-and-Jill patio.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55All for 329,500.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Here they are, and they've gone for the wild card.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06And it looks like they've been shopping on the way there, too.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08They're thinking about decor already.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10We might be onto a winner here.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I'm looking at spicy. I like it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- I don't think we should have it. - Really?- Yeah. - All right, then, get rid of it.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Well, that one didn't go down too well, did it? I'd go for a feature wall, I think.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Which one?- That one?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Perfect. That's the one it is.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27What are they doing now?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31They are using shoes to mark out furniture, of course.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Ah. Will those measurements be in feet, do you think...?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Looks a bit small. Shall we see if we can fit?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Come on.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- Ah!- I think it's a bit short. - Perfect.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Girls, this looks like a crime scene marked out in shoes. I do not know what you've been doing.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51We've had a little peer in, but we're none the wiser.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54And what's this? Or is this just where you emptied your bags?
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Yeah, we were trying to see where the sofa would go and the TV over there.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03What sofa is the shape of an Imelda Marcos fit?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- We decided to have bean bags. - So they're bean bags. Of course they are.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- We look like the fools now. - Stupid us.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12How has it been to be let loose in this property,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15the property that you may or may not have actually ever thought about
0:25:15 > 0:25:17having a look at, in Fulham?
0:25:17 > 0:25:23- Well, we think it's a good size in my bedroom.- What?- All right.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25We think Zoe's bedroom is nice
0:25:25 > 0:25:30but the bit where the stairs go from the flat above is a bit irritating.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- But we love the patio. - We love the patio.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Absolutely love the patio. - Have you thought about what you might do with that space
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- underneath the stairs that kind of encroach in? Any ideas? - Clothes rail.- Clothes rail! OK.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Exactly. I think so. Lovely. - I think you could have fun in here.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44- Do you think?- Definitely.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Is it a party house?- Definitely. - Really?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49We have to see what the neighbours are like first.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Well, I think they'll see what you're like.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56Ladies, Jonnie has had a question that he's been desperate to ask you all day long.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00He's been practising it and I think it's going to go well. Jonnie, you ready?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Er, we've had a really good day.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- Hey, hey, hey, no. - What you doing Saturday?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07No, no, no, we didn't practise that.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Oh, the work question?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- The work question.- Oh, sorry. - He can't half be embarrassing.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Amelie, to buy or not to buy?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- To buy.- What?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Really?- To buy.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- To buy?- To buy.- To buy?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- To buy.- To buy.- To buy. - To buy.- To buy.- In Fulham?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- In Fulham.- To buy?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29In the Fulham set.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32This is fantastic news. So... So...
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- I'm ecstatic. We've gleaned this from just spreading shoes on the floor?- Exactly.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38May as well just leave them here now.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Have a fantastic move if you go through with it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Hopefully, you will. Otherwise, ta-ta.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Thank you.- Bye!
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Are some of these your shoes, Ed?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Well, I'm pretty chuffed, actually.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Do you think we'll get invited to the house-warming, or are we a bit too old?
0:26:53 > 0:26:57No, we'll be fine. I'd have to square it with the wife, going round to a 24-year-old's house,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01but I'm sure she'd be absolutely fine, because this is what makes me live, ladies and gentlemen,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- finding houses for people. - A resounding success. We've done well, haven't we?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08If you're struggling to find the house of your dreams
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and you would like the A-Team to help you find it, then please
0:27:11 > 0:27:13don't hesitate and get in contact with the show.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16It'd be an absolute pleasure. I'll see you later.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Hold on. Hey, did you ever think about that sheep?
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