0:00:02 > 0:00:06- Do you know what I love about this programme, Jonny?- The travel and spending quality time with me?
0:00:06 > 0:00:10- No, I certainly wasn't thinking about that.- Oh, brilliant.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Maybe it's all the beautiful houses we get to go to?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- Yes, but no, I wasn't thinking about that either.- OK, what is it?
0:00:16 > 0:00:18It's the sense of satisfaction
0:00:18 > 0:00:22that you get from helping our property-hunters realise their dreams.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- To buy.- To buy.- To buy.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Well, I now know what's on your mind most of the time.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm a young man, what do you expect? Worry not,
0:00:42 > 0:00:46when there's a property challenge to be overcome, I'm focused.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49I'm very glad to hear that, because property is my pet subject.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Exactly, and we are a nation of animal-lovers.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54A recent study showed that over half of all UK households
0:00:54 > 0:00:57have either a four-legged friend of some disguise,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59a pampered pooch, a fast feline, or even both.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01No, when I said "pet"... It doesn't matter.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Am I guessing there's an animal theme to today, Jonny?
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Yes, which means there'll be an unnecessary amount of animal-based puns coming from you.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10I beg your pardon.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- Anyway, we'd better get cracking before we end up in the DOG house. - Brilliant(!)
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Coming up on To Buy Or Not To Buy, three's company in the garden...
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Hold on, air-traffic control coming through.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25I'm getting that as well. Are you getting something funny?
0:01:25 > 0:01:26In both ears, yes.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29..Affairs for me on To Buy Or Not To Buy...
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Loved it, Mr O'Brien.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35..And the wild card throws a spanner in the works yet again.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Well, well, well.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Having nearly moved into property two, with no pun intended,
0:01:41 > 0:01:46- the wild card has put the cat amongst the pigeons. - It has.- Ooh, I like that!
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Today's buyers have lived in various locations over the 19 years
0:01:50 > 0:01:55of their marriage, from Bahrain to Burton-on-Trent, which is where we will find them today.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Well, one of them, anyway.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Sue Harrison is a veterinary receptionist,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02and has a love for all things furry.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Whereas husband Alan has a passion for flying.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07He retrained as a pilot 12 years ago,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and now lives his dream, flying all over Europe.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14But this couple's next move is all about Sue pursuing her dream,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17which will hopefully allow them to change their lifestyle
0:02:17 > 0:02:19and spend more quality time together.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23As well as with daughter Georgina and granddaughter Brook.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26With Alan working unusual hours, and Sue working full time,
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I bet they just sometimes feel like suitcases passing each other on the carousel of life.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Give me strength.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Sue, Georgina, Alan can't be with us this morning because he is off...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Yes, he's been called in flying. - Not himself, he's a pilot.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- He can't actually fly himself.- No.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49- But that's why we're looking in this area? You've got to be close to East Midlands for his work.- Yeah.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52We've got to be within an hour of his work in case he's called in.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55And is that sort of Alan's main requirement?
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- The rest of it pretty much comes down to you two, doesn't it? - Yes, it does.- Typical.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- So, Georgina, where do you fit into this picture?- I've got a daughter and I've been living with my mum,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10so I just need to find somewhere friendly for her, really, and for some kids maybe.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Oh, we want neighbours?- Yes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16So, apart from somewhere that's nice and kid-friendly,
0:03:16 > 0:03:21within reach of East Midlands airport, what are we looking for?
0:03:21 > 0:03:28- We'd like rural views, a cattery, if possible...- Pardon?- A cattery.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- A cattery?- Yes, I'd like to run a cattery.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35From when I was a girl, I always wanted my own kennels or cattery. And it's the time now.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39This is exciting, that we're going to help you fulfil your lifelong dream.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Exactly, yes, it'd be nice.- An excellent journey to be a part of.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46A cattery, within reach of East Midlands airport,
0:03:46 > 0:03:47that is very child-friendly.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Yep.- How many bedrooms? - Minimum three.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53But if we could get four, it'd be a bonus.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57You've got yourself and Alan, you, little girl, so that's the three taken up.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Yes.- So one spare?- If we could.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03When you think about the property, what kind of rooms do you imagine yourself having?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Um... Nice-sized lounge,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09possibly either a kitchen-diner or a separate dining room.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13And then maybe a conservatory. Downstairs toilet.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- Because you've got a conservatory. - We have.- I find this - if people have had a conservatory,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21they want one, they're so used to having it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26So you like old property, new property? What would be your desire?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Not too new, not brand new. - Give us an idea of what sort of places we're looking.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Leicestershire's close by. Is that a consideration?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Yes, North Leicestershire, South Derbyshire, East Staffordshire.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- We're quite open to where we go. - I like their flexibility.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Anything else that springs to mind before we ask you the rather abrupt question?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Yes, semi-rural, because we need people to come to us to bring their cats,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50so we can't be too far out.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- But far enough we're not going to annoy the neighbours.- Go on, then. - What's the budget?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58How much can you afford to sort of spend?
0:04:58 > 0:05:05If we've got a property that needs a cattery built from scratch, then it's probably about 260,000.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08If the the cattery's there and up and running, about 280.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11We're going to find loads of catteries lying around, aren't we(?)
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Yes, of course. Regularly, agents are getting phoned up, "Got a cattery?"
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Bearing in mind, with that budget, you're going to have to incur that 3% stamp duty threshold.- Yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- That's something that you've taken into consideration?- Yes.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- All done?- Yep, that's sorted. - OK, that's just about PURR-fect.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Shall we go?- Yes, I'm going. Bye.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Jonny, I know I was being frivolous in there, but I do have one real concern about today.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- You might be able to help me with it.- OK.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- You used to be an estate agent, right?- Yep.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43If you're buying a house and then you want to open a business on it,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47like a cattery, does the contract come with a special CLAUSE?
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Stop it, OK? Look, I am a property professional. This is a serious property show,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and those silly jokes are undermining it all, OK?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58OK?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Yes, it was just a PAUSE for effect.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Sounds like today's programme will have us
0:06:03 > 0:06:06delving into the National Forest, but don't be fooled,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10not all the forest is as densely wooded as you might think.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15The Forest covers 200 square miles across parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18all areas that Sue and Alan are interested in living in.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21And since its inauguration in 1990,
0:06:21 > 0:06:238 million trees have been planted,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26completely transforming the area.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Amongst the acres of woodland accommodating the usual countryside pursuits,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34there's also miles of rolling countryside
0:06:34 > 0:06:37and evidence of former coalfields.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Nestled amongst this beautiful and varied landscape
0:06:41 > 0:06:46are the towns that have supported and grown around the local industries of coal and brewing.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50So we shouldn't really have a problem finding Sue and Alan a rural view,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53but a house with a cattery? Now, there's a challenge.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57But what will a house with animal accommodation cost in other parts of the country?
0:06:57 > 0:07:02This three-bed semi-detached property sits within a gated, privately owned complex,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05and is just a few minutes' walk from Stratford upon Avon.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10A thespian dream, darlings, for £250,000.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11That was quite nice.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15But how about this beautiful three-bed barn conversion
0:07:15 > 0:07:18within an exclusive courtyard development?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- GEORDIE ACCENT:- A stone's throw from the coast in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
0:07:21 > 0:07:23for a quarter of a million pounds, like.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I thought you said it was in Newcastle.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- That was totally Geordie.- Rubbish.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Moving further south, and on a smaller scale due to its location,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36how about this charming two-double-bedroom maisonette
0:07:36 > 0:07:41in the glorious surroundings of Kingston-upon-Thames?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Beautifully presented, and complete with its own private garden,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49a snip, I tell you, for £259,000.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54So it's time for me to hit the streets while Jonny does some pussyfooting around.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Nuts, here, like all cats, has eyes that shine in the dark,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07and that is because of a reflective layer known as tapetum,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09that acts like a mirror.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Oh, yeah, I've got it. Yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21We are a nation of dog-lovers, but cat-lovers aren't too far behind, either,
0:08:21 > 0:08:26with an approximate 10.3 million of the little fur balls running round the country.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30And that equates to a staggering £550 million
0:08:30 > 0:08:34that was spent by Brits on cat food alone last year.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36MIAOW!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39A successful morning's work, I think.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43I really do feel like the cat that's got the cream. Now, where's Jonny?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47How have you get on on the hunt for a cattery, Jonny?
0:08:47 > 0:08:52The cattery I'm not so sure about, but I've got loads of cat facts... No, forget that.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Right, property number one is my choice today. The historic village of Tutbury.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01This property has got fantastic rural views. It's got everything they want downstairs,
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- and a gorgeous new four-piece family bathroom upstairs. I think they'll like it.- Not bad.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Now, then, me, how do I do it?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Hunting for the cattery, well, this property in Midway
0:09:12 > 0:09:15might not immediately tell you why there could be a cattery here.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20The village might be Midway, but I have gone all the way when it comes to my choice.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It is fabulous. Nothing needs doing here.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Gorgeous location, rural views, too. That's property two.- OK, then.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The wildcard today is really how the wildcard goes.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33It's interesting, a bit quirky and doesn't obviously show you why we've chosen it,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35but once you're inside, all is revealed.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- And it's also in a town. No, we won't tell you the name, are we?- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Let's get cracking. My choice, property number one.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Property one is my choice and I think you'll find I've ticked quite a few boxes
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- with this four-bed detached house in Tutbury.- Really? Where's the cattery, then?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- OK, there's no cattery, but there's space for one. - And what about views of sheep?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04- They're just disguised as horses. - I get the feeling you're trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08OK, girls, here we are at my choice, property number one.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I think we've done pretty well. I think it'll tick most of your boxes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- What do you think, ladies? - Yes, looks OK.- Looks nice.- Yes? - Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- What do you mean, OK?- It looks OK. - Jonny's done his best for you.- Yes.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Let's move on. We've got some period features.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Real testament to the vendors - Simon and I like character features, original parts of a property -
0:10:27 > 0:10:31and they've done that brilliantly. It's all been double-glazed, OK,
0:10:31 > 0:10:36apart from that bay window, which has been secondary glazed to maintain that original feature,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- that lovely stained window. - I like that, that's nice.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43And you'll see a lot of original features in there.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- OK.- I think you'll feel a nice warm feeling when you get inside.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Anyway, enough of this pussyfooting around out here.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- You see what I did so there? You like that, don't you? Get in, and enjoy.- OK. See you later.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Oh, that's nice. Wooden floors. - Mm, very nice.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- I quite like the wood. It's real wood as well, isn't it?- It's nice.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Jonny, I hate to tell you this, there's only two of us. Why have you set three seats up?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Well, see, I've got myself a new wing man. Come on in, Alan.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- This is Alan, Sue's husband. Hello. - How do you do?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Just landed, have you, sir? - Fresh in.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Listen, they're fresh in, as well. Here we go.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24OK, into the lounge. That's a good-sized lounge.
0:11:24 > 0:11:31- Yes, I like the alcove bit. At the front, it's a nice shape.- Yeah.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- Well, there's a view. You can see the horses.- It's nice.- Yeah, it's nice.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Well, it's quiet in here, isn't it? Fireplace.- That's nice, I like that.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45So, Alan, just between us guys out here, you live with three girls.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Too many.- Do they gang up? - Definitely sometimes, yeah.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51No wonder you like leaving the country.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I like going to work, believe me.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- It's nice and bright.- It's really long as well.- Yes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Yes, it's nice.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06- Oh, this is nice.- I like this, yeah. - Yeah, lovely. The garden is nice.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12- I like these doors, as well, because you can close them and have some quiet.- Yeah!
0:12:12 > 0:12:18- Yes, it's nice. The views out the back.- I like that.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- There's horses there, look.- Yeah.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24It's nice they've identified some of the character features.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26We've got original doors, stained-glass windows,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29lovely oak flooring - in the downstairs hallway, anyway.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33And you get that sense of comfort from an older property, don't you?
0:12:33 > 0:12:34I wonder if this is...
0:12:34 > 0:12:37That's the downstairs toilet, that's handy.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42That's quite small, but... That's all you need, really, in a toilet.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Yeah, I like the kitchen, it's nice as well.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- It flows nicely, doesn't it?- Yes. I quite like the decoration.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52The decor as well. It's quite nice, colourful.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- There's a lot of cupboards. - Yeah, storage.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- I quite like the units, actually. - Yes, they're nice. It's good.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Now, as they go up the stairs, I guess they'll get to your favourite part of the house?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07That'll be the LANDING, that's the bit I prefer.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Quite a nice landing, I like the shape.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13It's good.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16This is nice.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- It's got a nice view, innit? - Oh, yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21That could be where the cattery goes, there.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Because you won't be using the garage, cos you'd have the cars out the front.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Do you think... Is that big enough to start an enterprise?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I should imagine it would be a good size to start.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- You've got to start somewhere.- Yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Maybe get half a dozen, ten cats or so in there.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41What about the proximity to neighbours? It can put off a bit of a stink, catteries.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43You have to keep it clean, hygienic.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I'm not sure if cats make much noise.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I don't think they'd be quite as bad as kennels, but...
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- But they're hard to keep tidy. They do tend to leave litter around!- Yes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- This is nice as well, the views. - Yes, nice, bright room as well.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- So are you putting your stamp on this one?- No.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03See what other ones there are.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- This is the bathroom. Oh, I like this.- Oh, it's lovely.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Lovely size.- I like the shower, and the bath's nice as well.- Yes.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17- Yes, shower's lovely.- Yeah, I do like that.- I think that's my favourite room so far.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Hold on, air-traffic control coming through.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I'm getting that as well. Are you getting something funny?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26In both ears, yes. In both ears.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27THEY LAUGH
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Oh, this is master... Again, this is modern.- Yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33It shows you what you can do with the rest of the house,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36because this is bringing it up more modern.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Yes.- I like the wallpaper as well. - The view's nice again.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Yeah, this will be our room. - Definitely.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45So you've definitely got the one on the extension.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I've got the view from both, haven't I?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- I've got the front and the back. - That's right.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- No, this is lovely.- It is really nice.- Nice views. Very nice.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Well, they're all nice-sized rooms. I like this one as well.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Yes, this is nice for Brook, isn't it?- Yeah. - Get some pink on the wall.- Yeah.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07Yeah, it's the perfect size, really. They're all really spacious, the rooms.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Yeah. They've got high ceilings, as well.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12That's nice.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15It's all built-in wardrobes. That's nice, as well, for all her stuff.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19You really don't notice the traffic, do you?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- No. You can't ever here it, can you, really?- No. That's good. - Yeah.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27That was a bit of a worry when we first came.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32Especially because of Nuts going across the road. You don't want that, with having cats.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Listen, the ladies don't think that road is a problem,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37but would it be a for your cat?
0:15:37 > 0:15:38No, he doesn't drive(!)
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- OK.- As a rule.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- It's a nice house. I do like it. - Yeah, I do.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46There's enough space. The bedrooms are plenty big enough.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Yeah.- Got the lounge, dining room and kitchen...- Yeah.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53I like the bathroom. That's really nice.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57It's modern. You could try and fit it into everywhere else. Conservatory's nice. I like that.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Let's go and look in the garden, at the animals.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05Having heard Sue and Georgina, do you think that place really took off or was it just terminal?
0:16:08 > 0:16:13Alan has managed to tune into air-traffic control on the headphones, so he's happy for a bit.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Let's talk houses, Jonny.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Yes, let's please talk houses. It's bad enough having just Simon,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23but with Alan in the mix as well, I've suffered for my craft out here.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24I feel for you.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29It's been pun horrendous out here. But the house? Let's talk about the property.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34When you got in there, you were like, "Look at these high ceilings! It feels airy and spacious."
0:16:34 > 0:16:36But, overall, how did it feel for you?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- I liked the bathroom. - That was my favourite room. - And then the bedrooms,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- I preferred upstairs to downstairs. - OK, so what would you change?
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- I'd take the carpet up, make it wooden floors all the way through.- OK.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55And maybe, if we could do it, knock the wall through from the kitchen, to make it more of an open-plan type.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Anyway, that's what Mom thought. What do you think, Georgina? - I do like it.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03The bathroom's really nice. And it's got a real flow upstairs.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06The rooms are massive, I like all the bedrooms,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10and Brooke's got her room, I've got my room, Mum's got her room, so...
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Do you feel you would be gaining?
0:17:12 > 0:17:18You want to feel like you're taking a step up. Do you feel, size-wise, that you'd get that?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- The bedrooms are big. I do like the size of the bedrooms. - Yeah, yeah.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- Let's just talk for a moment on the focus of this move.- Yes. - The cattery.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Yep. What I would want to do there is knock that down, the building that's there,
0:17:31 > 0:17:36and start from the carport and work back, build a brick building all the way back,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- cos we wouldn't lose the carport. - Because the footprint there is big enough.- It is.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45Let's talk money, shall we? While we're talking about knocking walls down and rejigging things.
0:17:45 > 0:17:52- Your budget - £280,000, if the category is in situ, or 260 without. - Yep.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- So, how much for Jonny's choice? Who's going to go first? - I'll go first.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Great - I like it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I think it will be 250,000.- OK.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06I will say 257.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09257? OK. So we are in Tutbury, historical village,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12highly sought-after area, lovely rural views.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15It doesn't have the cattery, but I've been fairly kind to you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- You win, first of all, let's clear that up.- Right. - Congratulations. ..Your face!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23This place's on the market for £265,000.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- What do you think? 265K - not bad. - Yes, it's not bad.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- So, a good start, I think?- Yep.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- But right now, I think we should find Alan and, no more puns, Jonny, I promise...- Promise?- Promise.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I'm going to WHISKERS off to property two. It's this way.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Now a property two will be a real contender. I can feel it.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49With sweeping views of the Derbyshire countryside and gorgeous contemporary decor,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Sue will be like a cat on a hot tin roof when she sees this.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55But she'll never fit a cattery in that manicured back garden.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- May be not but, as always, I am one step ahead, and have a cunning plan. - We'll see.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02OK, ladies, property two, my choice.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08I think this place is going to be the CATALYST that inspires the move that you are longing for.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- What are you laughing at?- Lovely. - That wasn't a pun. Oh, it was a pun.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17- Brilliant! There you go! Property two, what do you think?- The cat's whiskers! It's lovely. It's lovely.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- Really like it. - It is nice, I like it.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Is it just me? Is it just me that doesn't get these?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Yeah.- OK. You like the look of this place?- Yeah, I do, I really do.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29So the chat we had where you were saying, "I prefer a nice older property,"
0:19:29 > 0:19:33so something late '80s, early '90s, ticks that box, does it?
0:19:33 > 0:19:38Oh, by the way, Jonny's property, property one, had lovely views. Shall we have a look at these?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- There you go!- Yay! - What about that, eh?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- That's brilliant. - There's the view for you. Shall we turn back again?- Yay!
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I didn't think you'd surpass me on the views, but they are gorgeous.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53However, it's all about compromise, isn't it, buying property?
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Now, with a modern property, you do get slightly smaller plots.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- I gave you quite a generous one... - Yep.- ..which I thought was a real contender,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- but you weren't too sure, were you? - No.- But this one seems... - Yeah, definitely.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- It's going well.- It is. - Why don't you go in there,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12and let's find out if the cat truly has got its cream? Go on, in you go. Go on.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Oh, this is nice, George. - I like this.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19It's very homely.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22It is, it's got a really nice feeling.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25OK, Alan, in pilot parlance, let's get this going.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Good afternoon, everyone.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Here we are, cruising at an altitude of two feet.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Let's hope we have smooth flying conditions for our journey today.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39- I feel a bit sick, though. - You never were a good flyer, though, were you?- No.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- We haven't taken off yet! - I know!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43SIMON LAUGHS
0:20:43 > 0:20:45This lounge is a nice size as well.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Yeah, I like this.- Very nice.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54Look, it's got a proper living gas... wood-burning stove, I meant.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Oh, I do like this. It's really nice.- Yeah.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Look at the views.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Oh, this is lovely.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04I'm surprised just how much Sue liked this place on the outside.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05I'm not. I picked it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09I mean, it's a good house, but everything she told us - we'd like an older property,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13and then you bring her to a new house, and it's, like, "Oh, brilliant."
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Sometimes, by looking at the outside of a property, you can tell it's done to a high quality. Am I right?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I think you're right. It has a warm, inviting look.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Look at you two, all loved up!
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- This is nice, isn't it? - Yes. Breaking it up.- Hmm.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- It's high ceilings again. - It's lovely.- And the coving. - That's nice. I like that.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38- Oh, it's lovely. Really nice. - Yeah. - And here's your conservatory.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40It's got everything we want, hasn't it?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It's just the right size, the garden, yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Yes, there's that extra space, but...
0:21:45 > 0:21:49This is the dining room now, or is it just like a little...?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51You could have it as a dining room.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- You could have it as a little toy room, couldn't you, as well?- Yeah.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Brooke will have a separate room, you can read your book.- Yeah.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- It's nice, might be a dining room. - Some music.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Oh, I like this. You'll like this.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Look, it's got a dining room. Oh, it's superb, isn't it?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Really nice work surface as well.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Yeah.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I can just see you and Alan in here cooking!
0:22:15 > 0:22:18And then just sit here and, like, have dinner. It's just perfect.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It is lovely. The view and everything.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- It's a nice-sized dining room as well.- It is, yes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26We could fit our dining room suite in here.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- And the window's lovely as well. Really nice.- Really nice.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I tell you one thing. It's PLANE to see they like this place, isn't it?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Hey...!- I can join in. I can join in, too!
0:22:36 > 0:22:40That's nice. Isn't it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It's nice and bright and airy. It's lovely.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Now, is this your room or my room?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- This is your room.- Yes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49You like this room?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Yes. You've got the view outside.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Look at the views. Lovely, look.- Yeah.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Look at that.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Really nice. The rooms are quite big as well.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Wardrobes as well.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- That's handy.- Really nice.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- Are you listening, Jonny?- Yes. - Alan and I are.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Yes, brilliant.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10"It's so nice."
0:23:10 > 0:23:16- This will be Brooke's room then, I think.- Oh, yeah.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Lovely, isn't it? Excellent.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22- This is the, er, like a study.- Yeah.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27- It's lovely. It's perfect. - Got fitted wardrobes as well.- Yeah.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Yeah, do a little pink wallpaper.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- It's lovely. - I think it's really nice, yeah.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Look out the back there.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Nice garden.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And the bathroom. There's a shower over the bath,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40rather than a shower cubicle.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- It's OK, it's a nice corner bath. - Yeah.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45You can imagine Brooke sitting on there. Splash everywhere!
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Yeah, it's nicely-done, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- Everything's done. - It's all really nice.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55This will be my room, then.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57How many rooms are you having?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- I like this.- Two rooms!
0:24:01 > 0:24:06I like this, I liked the other room as well. I could just have both of them!
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- It's nicely-decorated.- Yeah, it is.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11The colours are like our scheme, aren't they? Lovely.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15And that... What would you say? Is it that a king-size or a double?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Double, probably.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- You could fit a king-size in.- Yeah.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23So, why are you out here with us when there's a house to look round
0:24:23 > 0:24:25with your good lady wife and your daughter?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Just in case for some reason they call me from work
0:24:28 > 0:24:30and I may have to go and work.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32So you're on stand-by?
0:24:32 > 0:24:33I am still on stand-by, yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Ooh! That's exciting, isn't it?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Oh, this is lovely.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39This will be your room, definitely.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Yes, it will be, George. The views are lovely.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43I like the fitted wardrobes.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46What about your bed, though? You've got to fit your bed in.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Yeah. It's a...
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Maybe we could take this, some of this out.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Be a shame, but... But I think it probably would.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I can have this room then.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57No, I don't think you can have this room!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Yeah, I think we just have to move that and get it in.- Yeah.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01It is nice, I like the view.
0:25:01 > 0:25:07It is lovely. Now we've got to find the garden on this note - perfect!
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Right, Alan's taken off again for a moment. Just us four. What did you think of that?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Loved it, Mr O'Brien!
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Two thumbs up?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21The man. The man. I'm sorry!
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Am I just here for a laugh? - I think so!- Brilliant(!)
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Judging by your dress sense, yes.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Oh!- What were you thinking?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32It was nice. I loved the view, and the garden. It's really nice.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Loved the spot, loved the property, loved the views.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36Loved the garden, everything!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Apart from the cattery.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Ooh, what a fundamental flaw that is in your plan!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- You were looking for a cattery.- We were.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49- Would I have shown you a house that you would fall in love with and not thought of that?- Maybe!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Would we do that to you?- No.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- We wouldn't do that to you, actually. Look left.- Yeah.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Now, then. See this fence here?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Just between this fence and the neighbour's fence
0:26:02 > 0:26:09is a strip of land, five metres across, and it goes on forever and ever and ever.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12The vendors know who owns it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17It's of no use to anyone and they believe they could be interested in selling it.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- That's a great option to have over there, isn't it? - Yeah, definitely.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22So that is a real contender for you
0:26:22 > 0:26:25because you have basically moved yourselves into this house.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27I have. I'm in. I'm in.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33This is great for us because we haven't got to bother with the wild card. Early finish.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Right, it is guess the price time.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It is 1-0 to you, Sue, at the moment.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Your budget is 260 without a cattery, 280 with.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44You went first last time, so it is your turn to see how much.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- What do you think?- Oh, dear.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49256.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52256? A grand less than the last place.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- No, you can't change it - I'm just repeating.- Yes. - What do you think?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I'm going to go a lot lower. I think 249.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- OK, so you're valuing this place less than the last property.- Yeah. - Interesting!
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- I see.- The Big reveal to Mr "Two Thumbs Up" O'Brien.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Mr two thumbs up O'Brien. Two thumbs up to you.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12You're very close this time.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15It's actually on the market for 249,995.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16It's sold!
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Can we go home?- Yes!
0:27:19 > 0:27:21This has been excellent.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23I tell you what.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26I'm going to really let the cat out of the bag.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27You know why, Jonny?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30It's the wild card. This way, come on.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Today's wild card may not look like their cup of tea from the outside,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40but we think this place could be PURR-fect.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Enough already! I agree this four-bed detached property has amazing outside space.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Great for the family and great for the all-important cattery.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Indeed. It may not look like a rural setting from the front,
0:27:52 > 0:27:57but the back of this house has a gorgeous garden and its very own brook.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00But they've already got a Brooke - their granddaughter, she's three.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Jonny, for goodness sake, "brook" also means a small stream.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Yes, of course.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Get with the flow.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09OK, Georgina and Sue, here we are at the wild card,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13our third and final property of the day on the edge of the gorgeous National Forest.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- Why is it the wild card, I hear you say?- Why is it a wild card?
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Thank you very much, Simon.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19You have been asking for rural views and a rural setting
0:28:19 > 0:28:22and this does look a bit like a housing estate.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23It does, it does.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25But would we be that unfair to you?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Probably!
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Before you get in a cat flap, there is another good reason
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- why we picked this property. - There is.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- And that's because it's in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.- Right.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36And we just like saying Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37It's a great name, isn't it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Have a go, say it! - Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41It sounds posh, doesn't it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45And it is posh - that's why we brought you here. It's a lovely part of the world.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Impressions, what are you thinking?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48It's OK.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50THEY LAUGH
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Because you loved property number two.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56You've got to try to compartmentalise that for a minute.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59This is the wild card. This is an excellent property in its own right.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02It's a lovely, big, 1970s, spacious, detached family home.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07And, on top of all that, it's only had one careful owner since it was built.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Fortunately, it doesn't look that way.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Because that can be a little bit of an issue sometimes.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Honestly, it's been beautifully looked after by a lovely couple
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- who live here at the moment, but all this could be yours.- OK.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20You're not really giving us much on the outside
0:29:20 > 0:29:23but here's hoping you fall in love with the wild card on the inside.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Yeah? Get in there. Enjoy. - Thank you.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Oh, this is nice. - Oh, I like this, yeah.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36I expected it to go into a staircase. It's really nice.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Like the decoration as well. The flooring is nice as well.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Cabin crew, take your seats for departure. Ping!
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I like that, the way the stairs are off...
0:29:49 > 0:29:54- not straight in front of the front door.- It is a big room as well.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58It is, yeah. The dining room, that's a really good idea.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- I like it.- It's really unusual, isn't it? Very nice.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- Nice and bright as well, with the windows.- I do like it, yeah.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Yeah, I do. It's very nice.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Oh, this is lovely.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17- I like this. I love the fireplace. It's lovely.- Yeah. It's super.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Look at the deep windows. A lot of light will come in. Yeah.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24It's nice and square, for your furniture.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- I love this, it's really nice.- Yeah.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Very nice. Really warm. Cosy, isn't it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:33You've done the tour of this house, you've got that lovely big main reception,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36huge bay window, loads of natural light lashing in there.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Loads of space. It's very nice.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Can you see it working for you initially?- Definitely, yes.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Is it as good as property two, Alan?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Well, I think there could be a bit of turbulence ahead, actually.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- Seat belts on. Ping!- Ping! Ping!
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Again, nice and light. Somewhere to eat in the kitchen.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- I like the little breakfast bar. - Yeah. An extra area there.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00I like this. Everywhere is really bright.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- It seems really... - I like the ceiling in here as well. It's different.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- It's really nice, yeah. - Yeah, it's lovely.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Now, they're in your domain, the kitchen/breakfast room.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12It's nice to have a kitchen you can eat in.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14It is very much in vogue at the moment.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17How does that kitchen compare to the other two properties?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It's a nice kitchen, nice views of the garden over the river.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21It's a gorgeous garden as well.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- It's lovely.- Beautiful garden. - Another window. It's lovely.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30I like those glass blocks. I like those glass blocks. They're really nice.
0:31:30 > 0:31:36- And a nice landing as well. - Yeah. It's nice. It's very nice.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- The bedrooms now.- Oh, I like this. This is really nice.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- It's so bright again.- Yeah, it is.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47That is... look at the view. Amazing!
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Ah, that's really nice, yeah.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- Look how far the garden goes back as well.- It's lovely.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01- Very nice.- Doesn't even look overlooked either. Really nice.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- It is, it is lovely.- Look at the little pond as well. That's lovely.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08It is, it's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- This is really nice. - They are good guys, aren't they?
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- It's amazing.- Lovely.- But back to the house! The garden is lovely.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- I do like this room.- As you say, I can't get over how light it is.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- Everywhere. - The decor is nice as well, isn't it?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- The two singles, you would easily get a double in here.- Yeah.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Lovely. Next bedroom. Oh, this is nice.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37This would be ideal for Brooke. Again, another light room.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I can't get over how light it is.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Imagine in the summer. It will be lovely.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47Really nice. I wonder if that is a wardrobe. Go and have a look.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48I will open it.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52That is deep as well. You can fit all our clothes in there.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I hope they don't mind us looking in their wardrobes.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- This is nice. This would be ideal for Brooke.- This is Brooke's room.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Its quirky, a bit different. It's not conventional in its layout
0:33:02 > 0:33:04and that is what makes it appealing.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09Going to the bathroom. This is nice. A separate shower.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14It's very short actually.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- It's nice. I do like it. It's like separate.- Nice corner bath. Lovely.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24I like this. This is bright in here as well. I love the way it is...
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- the decor in here, is lovely. - You've got the cabinets for your...
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- I like the tiles, floor-to-ceiling tiles.- It's really nice. - Is lovely, I like this.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38- The colour is nice as well, rather than white. Nice.- It's really nice.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Impressive, this house. It's lovely.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43This is the beauty of living in a country, the sounds
0:33:43 > 0:33:46of the birds singing, the sun has come out, a gorgeous garden.
0:33:46 > 0:33:54- It's gorgeous.- We always LAND on our feet.- Let it go. Let it go.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- The study.- This is nice.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02This is like a computer room with a sofa bed. When guests come.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Is that an adjoining door? No, it isn't. A wardrobe.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09You could actually have this as Brooke's room,
0:34:09 > 0:34:10if you moved it and have that
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- as a spare double bedroom. - Yeah, then you've got the bit
0:34:13 > 0:34:15downstairs with your computer downstairs.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19It could be all of your family in one area sort of thing.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- This would easily fit a single bed in for Brooke.- Yeah.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Alan, Ashby-de-la-Zouch is lovely,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- but living on a housing estate, how do you feel about that? - It's beautiful.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31From the front, it looks like a housing estate
0:34:31 > 0:34:32but in the back garden, it's secluded.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- It's a real revelation. - It's like being in the countryside. It's lovely.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- This would be your room then, I think.- Oh, thanks(!)
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- You're having this one, I will have the blue one.- Oh, are you?
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I don't know. I would quite like that room out the back.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49It's really nice. They are the same size, aren't they?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53They are about the same size though, aren't they, really?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Lovely big window. And the wardrobes.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00I can't get over how bright it is. Every single room is really light.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- It's nice.- We'll have to go outside and explore the garden.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- It looks so nice. - There's a hidden bit.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I can't wait. That's the main feature, the garden.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Let's go and have a look.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Well, well, well. Having nearly moved into property number two,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22with no pun intended,
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- the wild card has put the cat amongst the pigeons, hasn't it? - It has. It has.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- Yeah.- It truly has, hasn't it?- It has, big time.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- What was it about this place? - It just feels really homely.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- It's bright.- It feels friendly, bright.- That's the one point
0:35:35 > 0:35:39you pick upon straight away. It's so naturally-light.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- The garden is a bonus. - It's just fantastic, isn't it?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Of course, down the bottom, it continues.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47There's a vegetable patch and then fields.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50No sheep, but we will have a word with the local farmer
0:35:50 > 0:35:51to see if we can sort something out.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Out front, you weren't too impressed.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- You were not enamoured by it. - It was just a detached house.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Yeah, it looked like it was on an estate.- What a revelation.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05- The wild card. Everyone loves the wild card!- Now, then...
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- Oh, no!- Our final guess the price. It is one all.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Your budget, 260, without a cattery
0:36:13 > 0:36:16or 280 with the cattery.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19So who is going to go first this time?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I'm going to put Mum on the spot.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Right, I think it is...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27259.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29259, OK. What do you think?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I think I'm going to go 262.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Carry the two...
0:36:36 > 0:36:39You win, you win! By £1,000.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44This place is bang on that budget of £260,000 without the cattery.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- Which I think is a fantastic price. - It is.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51And also, you've got this lovely big garden, and where the vegetable patch is at the moment.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- Possibilities for...?- That's where the cattery would go.- It does break the garden up perfectly.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Keep that out of sight. You've still got a fantastic-sized garden.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04But hang on, we're talking as though this is a done deal, and it's not!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07We've shown you three very different properties.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12You've now got to put your heads together. Find Alan, have a word with him.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Find out which one you'd like to spend more time in.- OK. - We'll see you in a moment.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19And while they're off doing that...
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- Here's a recap of all three properties for you at home. - Did you say "re-CAT", then?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26See what I have to put up with?!
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Anyway, I thought I'd hit the nail on the head with property one -
0:37:30 > 0:37:35rural views to the front and back, great living space, and room for a cattery.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38I think this property could be ideal for the whole family,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42but will Sue and Georgina agree? Rural living for £265,000.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46What can I say about property two? It got the double thumbs up from Sue.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Loved it, Mr O'Brien!
0:37:49 > 0:37:52The girls really seemed to fall in love with this place,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55and were practically moving in before the wild card.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Contemporary living for £249,995.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Now, I hate to say it,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04but the wild card really did put the cat amongst the pigeons.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07After falling in love with Simon's property, property number two
0:38:07 > 0:38:11the girls also seemed to have fallen in love with this 1970s house.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15I think the outside space might have had a lot to do with that. Decision time for the girls.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18It's on the market for £260,000.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Well, ladies. We are back at the wild card.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30The decision made with the assistance of Alan, no doubt, but it must have been a tough choice,
0:38:30 > 0:38:32because you loved Simon's house.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35It was a big decision, because I loved property two.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37That was in the running.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40But this one I went for because of the garden, the bigger garden,
0:38:40 > 0:38:44whereas the other property, I think I prefer the property, but...
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- It's really hard!- Ooh!
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Our surveyor has given the wild card the once-over. He's a real sourpuss.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53He's paid to find problems, that's his job.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56It's not a legally-binding survey, and if you go any further
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- with this house, all your search and survey is done, isn't that right?- That is correct.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Thank you very much.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Let's look at some things he's picked out. Your drive slopes towards the house.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Now, there is a drainage gully there, but he can't find where it drains to,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13and he has spotted a little bit of water ingress in the garage.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- So that needs checking out.- OK.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Keep that clear, find out where it drains to. If you look there, see the airbricks?- Yeah.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Just at the back of the border there. Getting a bit clogged up in places.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27You want to keep those free, because this '70s house has wooden floors on the ground floor,
0:39:27 > 0:39:32so you need that air movement through the beams, so you don't get rot setting in.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- These little picky things. - Little thing he mentioned,
0:39:34 > 0:39:39being a responsible parent, you've got a brook, a small child, there's a three-foot drop
0:39:39 > 0:39:44into the brook, so I'm sure you'll be looking to make measures to make that as safe as possible.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- Get yourself in there, enjoy yourselves, see you in a bit. - Thanks.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55It's the wildcat - sorry, wild card, and here we go.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59It didn't take Brooke long to get settled in and find a potential new playhouse!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Or maybe it could double up as a place of refuge for Alan, when it gets too much for him
0:40:03 > 0:40:05living with three girls!
0:40:05 > 0:40:09His artistic streak is really starting to show now!
0:40:09 > 0:40:12But where are the girls?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Aha! They just couldn't wait to start making plans, could they?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22This part of the garden really is PURR-fect for Sue's needs.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- You've already used that one. - Oh, yeah! Sorry!
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Then we could have the cages either side.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32And we could tell people, there's exits here, here and here.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Careful! There's a dangerous-looking creature running around.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Oh, look! Their first customer. No, don't go!
0:40:44 > 0:40:50Look at that view! You really do feel that you're in the middle of the countryside here, don't you?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Well, I think today's test drive has been a ROARING success.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Whatever you do, do not buy this property.- Why?
0:41:05 > 0:41:10- Because there's a wild creature. - I think it's a lion!- It's about yay-high, it's terrifying!
0:41:10 > 0:41:14You've spent some more time in the wild card, how was it?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Excellent, really like it. Really do.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Cos there was a bit of a dilemma, you still weren't sure house-wise
0:41:20 > 0:41:23between this and number two the garden was clearly a winner.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Yes.- George, how are you feeling? - I love it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- You loved it straight away.- Yes.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- My garden... The garden was my favourite bit.- "My garden"!
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- Is it because it's in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, as well? It's a lovely town.- It is.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40But it works, the land is perfect,
0:41:40 > 0:41:44you're already owning this place, calling it "mine".
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- The major question is, can you see yourselves living here?- Yeah, definitely.- All of you?- Yes.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54There's good primary schools in the area, great catchment, commutability for Alan's spot-on.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55So we have ticked a lot of boxes.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57You have. You are the men.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58So good luck.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Assuming you get permission for your cattery down the bottom of the garden,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04I'm going to ask the question.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Is it TABBY or not TABBY?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08THEY LAUGH
0:42:08 > 0:42:14- I thought it was over. - To be. Or even a TABBY!- Fantastic!
0:42:14 > 0:42:17If we can get the planning permission, I think. It's lovely.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21That is a fair enough caveat, because without the cattery, it doesn't work.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- That's right.- But a gorgeous house, lovely location, you'll agree. - Yeah, gorgeous.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- There we go, we did good, Jonny! You know what we've got to do now? - Get out alive.
0:42:29 > 0:42:35- There's an animal, prowling. - Thanks, girls! See you later!
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Go, go!
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