0:00:02 > 0:00:03A hooligan's game played by gentlemen.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07But he's not talking about the scrum that is the housing market.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Today we're talking about rugby.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13AND we're going to be introducing this egg-shaped ingredient
0:00:13 > 0:00:15into the house hunt that is today's...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Viewers, in this ever-changing world of housing,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32we could all do with just a little bit of help
0:00:32 > 0:00:36to help us, er...avoid the potential pitfalls of the property market.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- You were brilliant out there.- Yeah. - Have a drink. Go on. Excellent...
0:00:40 > 0:00:41HE GROANS
0:00:41 > 0:00:43More for the mouth. Less for the eyes. OK. Good.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46And who better than two robust players like Ed and myself
0:00:46 > 0:00:49to help you ruck and maul your way step by step
0:00:49 > 0:00:51and rung by rung up that property ladder?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Sure you want to go back out there? Cos...- I'll be fine.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I don't... I don't think he will be.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Ladies and gents, if we can string enough passes together to form a grubber kick,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03we may be able to organise some games at three properties,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and in one of those, today's househunters will get a chance...
0:01:08 > 0:01:09CROWD ROARS
0:01:09 > 0:01:12To try before they buy.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'Coming up on To Buy Or Not To Buy, it's big-budget day.'
0:01:17 > 0:01:22'Oh, yes. Today we have three jaw-dropping properties that will leave you calling for an encore.'
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Oh, wow.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Wow.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Wow. I've just stepped back in time.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- Wow! - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:29 > 0:01:33'But with so much to choose from, can we still hit the jackpot?'
0:01:33 > 0:01:35To buy or not to buy?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39'And today's lucky, lucky buyers are Helena and Stuart Evans.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42'Stuart is a former international rugby player
0:01:42 > 0:01:45'and not only played professional rugby league for St Helens,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49'he also represented Wales in the first ever Rugby Union World Cup.'
0:01:49 > 0:01:53'After hanging up his boots, Stuart turned his hand to coaching
0:01:53 > 0:01:57'and South Wales is still where the Evans family call home.'
0:01:57 > 0:02:00'Helena, along with children Lauren and Ellis,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01'love the country lifestyle
0:02:01 > 0:02:04'and enjoy all the great outdoors has to offer.'
0:02:04 > 0:02:08'But since Stuart has taken a new coaching position
0:02:08 > 0:02:10'with the Bedfordshire-based Ampthill RFC,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14'his mammoth 1,500-mile weekly commute has ignited an urge
0:02:14 > 0:02:17'for a family relocation to the East Midlands.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Bye! Bye!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24So, we've just heard a bit about why you're moving up here,
0:02:24 > 0:02:25but let's talk houses.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28What are you leaving behind in Neath
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and what are you hoping to find up around here?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35We're leaving behind a farmhouse set in about 13 acres of our land,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and we have the usual chickens and horses and...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42You say "the usual". Not that many who come on the programme have "the usual" chickens...
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- It's the usual thing people have on smallholdings. - These rural idylls, yeah.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Put us out of our misery now. Is that what you're hoping to replicate here in Bedford?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I don't mind if it's a same-sized house or a bit bigger.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The land was not my major concern. I'm thinking horses, chickens...
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- The chickens won't be coming. - Chickens won't be coming. Horses?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03The horse may come. We don't know yet.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Depends on the property. If there's an acre paddock...
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Can we have the horse's name? - Angel.- Angel.- Angel Delight.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Let's talk about, sort of, inside the house - the kind of rooms you're after.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- Socialising? Sort of party people? - Yeah.- You like to entertain, have family and friends round?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Yeah. - Yeah. Dead on the nail there.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Obviously, we have plenty of friends around, you know.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Summer - barbecues, obviously. Nice, big kitchen, dining area.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- It has to have a big kitchen. - You both do a bit of cooking?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- I'm the barbecue... That's my... - Well, it's a male domain, isn't it?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39So, being a barbecue man, back garden - how big is our back garden?
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Do we need a whopper to have, like, marquees up and have fun in there? Talk about the outside spaces.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47If it's got a paddock separate from the garden, great.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53A tidy-sized, obviously, garden so we can entertain with the kids, you know.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56So, in terms of type of property, do we want old, new, something in between?
0:03:56 > 0:04:02Do we want thatched? Do we want to live in a lighthouse? A load of barges? What's the plan?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- The thing about old is the size of the rooms.- Headroom.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10Cos I'm quite a large man, so, obviously, headroom and, obviously, size of property. So, you know...
0:04:10 > 0:04:12There's that critical period.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I think you get up to Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian times,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17it's fine, the rooms are large and grand,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21but you trip back a couple of hundred years and suddenly we're in cottage era
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and everything is very much, uh...petite.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26So, Stuart, you've been commuting back and forth.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Have you driven up here as well, Helena,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and looked around the areas you might fancy living in?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Well, we've had a look around some of the villages.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36It's difficult, though, when we live so far away
0:04:36 > 0:04:41and the time that we DO get to come up and have a look around is quite limited.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45But from what we've seen, the north Bedfordshire villages are the nicest areas.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47So, the fundamentals, to boil it down -
0:04:47 > 0:04:52it's got to have a fantastically large kitchen, and what else does it HAVE to have?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Uh, five bedrooms, a very large kitchen/diner.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- It'd be nice to have a playroom. - OK.- Yeah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And obviously, if you've got a media room, it'd be even better - with a big flat screen.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- So, maybe a bit of man space as well?- That would be nice.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- OK. All right...- Possibly. - Ah. Right.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09You thrash that out amongst yourselves.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Is there anything we missed before we ask how much you're prepared to spend?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- I don't think so. - You didn't mention a swimming pool.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19We're thinking maybe about a pool as well, possibly?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Shall we ask the question?- Yeah.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23(Please have enough money.) OK, ready?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25How much have you got to spend on a house with a swimming pool?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29We're hoping that you can find us something for 900.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Nine... Yes. We would fail if we don't find you a house with a swimm... I'm saying that now.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Failing that, can I just get you a place with a gym membership?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- That'll be fine. - Great. Well, we'll see you later.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Will you wish us luck? - Yeah. Lots of luck.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Thank you. See you later. - Cheers.- OK. Bye.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50Now, I'm not sure if the cameras are truly portraying just how large a man Stuart is, but he's enormous.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- We cannot afford to fail today. - We certainly can't.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57I've had the mysterious property-hunting team in their swimming cossies all week long
0:05:57 > 0:06:00and they are trained now to seek a pool out at 500 yards.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03So, fingers crossed I won't fail there. What are you doing now?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- I have a date with an estate agent. So I'm off.- OK, good.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I'm gonna go and talk about...rugby.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13'Away from Stuart and his gladiators of the sporting world
0:06:13 > 0:06:15'to beasts of a different kind.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20'Bedfordshire is home to not one, but three wildlife parks,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22'where a myriad of worldly creatures roam the plains
0:06:22 > 0:06:25'at Woburn Safari Park, Woodside Farm and Whipsnade Zoo
0:06:25 > 0:06:27'in the southern realms of the county.'
0:06:29 > 0:06:32'The region of Bedfordshire lies within the Chiltern Hills,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34'home to the Stokenchurch Gap,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36'a goliath excavation
0:06:36 > 0:06:39'which, like something from Jason And The Argonauts,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42'eases the M40 motorway through this geological chalk elevation.'
0:06:44 > 0:06:48'But if, like me, you haven't got £900,000 to spend on a property,
0:06:48 > 0:06:53'look in awe at what else WE couldn't afford around our Great Britain.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55'Back over the border in Cardiff,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57'this impressive five-bedroom family home
0:06:57 > 0:06:59'mixes period and modern to perfection
0:06:59 > 0:07:02'and flexes considerable charm, character
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'and a price tag of £995,000.'
0:07:05 > 0:07:10'In the shadows of rugby HQ in Twickenham, Middlesex,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13'this 1920s semi is a drop kick from a mainline station into London,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15'has four bedrooms, two reception rooms
0:07:15 > 0:07:18'and a plush dining room to boot -
0:07:18 > 0:07:20'on the market for 950 grand.'
0:07:20 > 0:07:23'Up near the flanks of Murrayfield,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26'this architectural delight in the suburbs of Edinburgh
0:07:26 > 0:07:29'sports stunning whitewashed walls, slate roofs and five bedrooms,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32'which would help entice any rugby-loving househunter
0:07:32 > 0:07:34'north of the border.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36'The price - £996,000.'
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Stuart's former rugby club, Neath RFC, are known as the All Blacks -
0:07:42 > 0:07:46not to be confused with the New Zealand national team, who are known as the All Blacks.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Now, before every game, the New Zealand national team
0:07:49 > 0:07:52performs a Maori war dance known as the haka.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Some of the lyrics contained within it
0:07:54 > 0:08:00translate loosely as "This is the hairy man who fetched the sun."
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Quite an intriguing way to start a game of sport.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04The main bit, which most people know -
0:08:04 > 0:08:07"Ka mate, ka ma..." - when they do that bit,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10that means "I die, I die."
0:08:10 > 0:08:11'Lovely!
0:08:11 > 0:08:16'Luckily, I'm still alive and well with local estate agent Sue, who has some pre-game pointers.'
0:08:16 > 0:08:22- £900,000. Cos it's a commuting area, you get more property, but you don't get as much land.- Right.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Commuting is the bane of Stuart's life.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Now, the average person has a daily commute of 8.6 miles,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33which takes about 54 minutes.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Now, Stuart's weekly commute is 1,500 miles.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41If Stuart continued doing what he's doing,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43he would, in a working lifetime,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47rack up nearly 4 million miles commuting,
0:08:47 > 0:08:52which is the equivalent of 1,566 times round the world.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Unbelievable.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Go on. Keep driving.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59So, £900,000. I mean, we always like to push it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02What percentage do you reckon we could take off to get to 900?
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Could we push it to a million and get a sale at 900? Or do you think that's just a bit too far?
0:09:06 > 0:09:11I think that's slightly too far. Unless the vendors really, really have to sell.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I think you probably...if you've got a house on for £1 million,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16you could probably get it for around about 950, 975.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19'Away from rugby,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22'Bedford has a famous son from the world of athletics.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24'Born in 1899,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28'Harold Abrahams is one of only two British-born males
0:09:28 > 0:09:31'to win the 100 metres dash at the Olympics.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35'Harold's moment came in Paris in the 1924 Olympic Games.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38'The moment was so significant, it was documented
0:09:38 > 0:09:42'in the 1981 Oscar-winning film Chariots Of Fire.'
0:09:42 > 0:09:44MUSIC: "Chariots Of Fire" by Vangelis
0:09:44 > 0:09:48The mysterious property-hunting team, on my instruction,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50have come up with some cracking stuff.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Is that what they were doing?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I promised Stuart and Helena a swimming pool.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I have delivered them a swimming pool, a sauna and a tennis court.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02This - I'm just gonna show it from the outside -
0:10:02 > 0:10:05this could be a leisure club for princes.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I don't want to spoil it, but you've got to watch this.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11We don't normally do houses this posh. This is phenomenal.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I might try and get squatter's rights on it. That's how nice it is.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17They've come from 13 acres down in Wales.
0:10:17 > 0:10:2022, we've got with property two. Just have a quick look at that.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- There we go.- Delightful. - Doesn't it look lovely? OK.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Everyone loves the wild card.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30One word describes the wild-card buyer for me - "symmetrical". Show 'em it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34It is truly a fine example of Georgian design. Absolutely lovely.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36All three of these houses will be fantastic.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39This is gonna be 45 minutes of absolute property heaven.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42There's only one place to start - property one.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44The leisure centre for princes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52'This amazing Grade II-listed family home was built in the 1600s
0:10:52 > 0:10:55'and boasts a whopping seven bedrooms, four bathrooms,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57'a conservatory, a snooker room,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00'a sauna, a swimming pool, a tennis court
0:11:00 > 0:11:03'and even a pony paddock with stables.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06'I think the Evans family would feel right at home
0:11:06 > 0:11:08'living in this action-packed homestead.'
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Helena and Stuart, I would like you to walk toward the property
0:11:12 > 0:11:14that you will never, ever, ever, EVER have to move out of.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Oh, wow.- Right?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Now, you've got too much money, I think, for this,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24cos I am concerned that I have given you too much.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I mean, it's huge, this place.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30There is the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses". If you move in here, you WILL be the Joneses.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Have a look. I don't want to give you too much.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36But this house, right, featured in the Domesday Book - parts of it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38So you've got a bit of character there.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42There's modern facilities as well. But what do you think from the outside?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- It's quite impressive.- Mm-hm. - Quite big.- QUITE big?!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Very big. - SHE LAUGHS
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Right. Thank you. - Yeah, it's nice.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- What do you think? - Yeah, impressive. Very impressive.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57I like the...obviously, the drive-in and the walled garden.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Very...very interesting.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I can't wait to get in and have a look...obviously, if it suits us.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06It's an imposing building. I mean, is this the kind of thing that you had in mind?
0:12:06 > 0:12:11You said you wanted an older-style rural property. This certainly ticks that box, right?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15It's got the size we want, and the character, which is important.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- And it has the one thing that I promised I would deliver you.- Oooh.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20I'll give you a clue.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21- Oh, wow.- Ah!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- That IS impressive.- And if you want another clue to what it's got...
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Oh! Even better. - And also, it's got...
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- And it's got...- Oh, wow!- Oh!
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I can't do an action for the other thing it's got. Um, anyway...
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Are you ready?- Very ready. - We can't wait to go in.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Three, two, one. Into the house. Good luck.- Thank you.- See you later.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41It's literally a house that will keep on giving.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Normally, our headphones bit, we sit in the garden. Do you want to...?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Yes.- Definitely.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Nice hall. Nice entrance.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Oh, wow.- Splits the house nicely.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Shall I break?- Go on, get on there.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58If I do that, I might shatter the cameraman's lens, which would be no fun at all.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Oh, this is lovely.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- Oh, this is nice. And the fireplace. - Ah! Look at that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- That's nice.- That's nice, that is.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13I was only teasing with the pool, but he's got me one! He must have worked all last night digging it out.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I hope he doesn't come out to the pool, cos it's just a painted blue square.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19It's not actually a pool.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Would your TV fit over there?
0:13:20 > 0:13:25SHE LAUGHS Yeah. We'll have to find somewhere to put the flatscreen.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29It's a huge reception room, which is what they wanted - a big room to entertain in.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31This place has got that in abundance.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Very good.- And the height. The doors. And the width.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- You haven't got to duck. Perfect. - Plenty of room.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39This is good news, that Stuart's happy about the headroom,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43because I forgot to say, it gets a lot worse the higher up you go.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I'm not the tallest, and I did clonk my head quite hard somewhere in the upper levels.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50When you get in the rooms, they're really, really high.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Oh, another nice fireplace. Look at that.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- That's a real inglenook. - Lovely features in both rooms.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Stunning. - With the beams and the fireplace.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01And the amount of windows in here.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Great thing about this place as well - lovely fireplaces.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Not just on the ground floor, but in the bedrooms too.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Gorgeous cast-iron stove in the lounge.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- And the inglenook is huge. - It's lovely.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Kitchen.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Look at that! Lauren would love that.- And the wine rack.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- YOU love the wine rack.- Superb.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18She'd like the window seat.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23It's not a big kitchen, but what it's got is plenty of light again, plenty of height.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Four people. Table and chairs. Tidy.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28So far, every room has been impressive.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30It has. I'm impressed with the height as well.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Just the size of the rooms. The height is very good.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Impressed with the height downstairs. They're hoping the rest will be as nice.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Now, it is, but the height is an issue.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Kind of height-wi... Width-wise, he could fit through...
0:14:43 > 0:14:46He and his lads could scrum their way through most doors.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49But they couldn't... they'd have to duck down a bit.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Oh. You're gonna have to duck. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:53 > 0:14:54- No, I'm OK.- Oh, wow.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Oh, a little bit of ducking. - This must be...
0:14:57 > 0:14:59This could be the master bedroom.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Jonny would have a problem. He'd be dead in this one.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Especially with what's outside.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I can't wait to get out there and look.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Aye.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11This could be Ellis's bedroom and we could put a chute.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Slide straight in the pool!- Now, now.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- He'd love that.- Now, now.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Big boys and your toys.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Tennis court in the back as well.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21This is a man called Stuart
0:15:21 > 0:15:23experiencing his near-million-pound property
0:15:23 > 0:15:26discovering he's got a tennis court.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30I would have expected a "Can you believe it?! Yes!"
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Nice height again.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Yeah. The only one you had to duck was that last bedroom.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37So you're doing well.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- And this one.- Oh, yeah.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41OK, well, this one can be Lauren's room, then.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Oh, look at this! Look at that!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Original again.- Oh, my gosh!
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I don't know. It's stunning, isn't it?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Oh, well, this is almost an ensuite, isn't it?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54They always fight over the sink.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- That is lovely. - A marvellous job yet again, yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Beams. - Two bedrooms. Two out of two so far.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04That's why there's so many chimneys outside. Fireplaces everywhere.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Good? - Lovely. Let's look at the next one.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Next room.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09That's nice.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Oh, my gosh.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Wow. - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Two bedrooms. - Two bedrooms and a dressing-room.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18And that's it, is it?
0:16:18 > 0:16:23That's the only negative so far - there's not enough bedrooms.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27If this is the only point in which Stuart's expressing disappointment,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30he need not be disappointed, because he's not seen the floor plans.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- Cos it goes...- No-one sees the floor plans on this show. No-one knows. Massive.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Narrow stairs.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Oh, my gosh. Watch your head.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Come up.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Wow.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Oh, that's a place for an office desk.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Oh, look at this. Oh, now, that is impressive up there.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I like all those beams. That is nice.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- So this is a bedroom. - Obviously a nice bedroom.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Lots of little steps.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Oh, my...- Another room.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Not just a room.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Wow. OK.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Got to be another bathroom in there.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- En suite.- Shower room.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Yeah. Great.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Oh, we could have all the kids up here. Ellis and Lauren.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20He'll have that side, she'll have this. Downstairs all to ourselves.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25The children, right, should be seen but not heard. Obviously, they're not saying that.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28But they could have a great time up there. They are self-contained.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Brilliant. Perfect. Or they're thinking it's self-contained for themselves.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Either way, they're all contained.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39And then when they come downstairs, they're released into the family world - swimming.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Um, low headroom up here for you, babe.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Oh, well, that's it. Lauren wanted an attic bedroom, look.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- That's lovely.- She can put her bed up here and have a playroom down below.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Oh, we'd never see the children. - SHE LAUGHS
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Only trouble is, the children get the best bedrooms.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Helena and Stuart, I won't ask you for your overall opinion because you haven't seen it all yet.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09You've got that there - tennis court. Did you ask for one? No. I've given you one as a bonus.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Look here. Have a look at this. Can you see it? What do you think that might be?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Looks like a garage to me.- It looks like a garage from one side.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- But from the other side - stables. - Oh, wow.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22So Angel the horse can come with you.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Um...I...you've got a sauna in that garage over there,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27which also could double as a gym,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31which also has the lighting for a backup snooker table if you need another one.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- We said that that could be the man zone for you.- Yes.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Drum kit for Ellis.- Drum kit. Right.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39And what child wouldn't want a house that could contain a drum kit?
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Er...er...we've seen it all. I'm virtually speechless.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I'm excited to show you. What did you think of it all?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- I mean, it's a lot to take in. - It is.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52There's an awful lot of house. So many rooms.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- It'd be fantastic. But, yeah, it's a good choice.- OK.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01You can see why, when it comes to viewing properties, that people come back for two or three viewings.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- You can't absorb it all. - No, definitely.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Is it too much, Stuart? What do you think?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08No, it's obviously a great family house.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13- It's got all the, um... Ticks all the boxes that we requested.- And more.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16But the beauty of it - it's all on your doorstep.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19You know, you've got a nice little paddock there to keep the horse.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22OK, so the house is a definite box-ticker.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24But is it going to be within your budget?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, you gave us 900,000 to play with.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31How much do you think this house is on the market for? Helena?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33It's got to be at the top of our budget, I think,
0:19:33 > 0:19:39with all the extras that it's got that we didn't expect.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42So I'd say probably about 895. 895,000.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45895 grand. Stuart, what do you reckon? Higher or lower?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50I don't think it's at the top of our budget, because we're a little bit out of Bedford.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54I think it'll probably be about the 850 mark.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Someone has guessed the price correctly.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Hope it's you.- Got to be you. SHE LAUGHS
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- Well...- She's always been expensive.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Helena, it's you. You've guessed the price correctly.- Oh, no.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Which means you've won - guessed the price bang on the nail. It is £895,000.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It is one-nil, but you can equalise at my choice, property two,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18which I'm slightly concerned about because of those extra boxes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Have I foreseen this already? - Hope so.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Come on, let's go.- Come on.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33'Well, my Grade II-listed manor house also dates back to the 17th century,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36'and is nestled in a spectacular rural setting.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40'It is even enclosed by its own horseshoe moat. Very impressive.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42'The wealth of exposed beams and original features
0:20:42 > 0:20:44'is of Bill Gates proportions.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48'And with four reception rooms, six bedrooms, an additional annexe
0:20:48 > 0:20:50'and 22 acres of land,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53'the whole family, their horses and the entire rugby team
0:20:53 > 0:20:55'can move in with room to spare.'
0:20:55 > 0:20:59All right, then, Stuart and Helena, the weather has turned against us.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03But one thing that hasn't is the quality of properties that we can show you today.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06What we're looking at here is a 17th-century manor house
0:21:06 > 0:21:08with some really fantastic features.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- What are your first impressions? - It's very nice. Nice approach.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I like the location.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- It's quiet.- It's very rural here, isn't it?- Yeah, it's lovely.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21You've still got neighbours as well. You're not on your own.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- Stuart's thinking. What are you thinking?- A big ask, after...
0:21:25 > 0:21:29It's true. Stu and I, we've got our trunks and racquets.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31I'm just wondering where you've hidden...
0:21:31 > 0:21:34We don't have a swimming pool. We don't have a tennis court.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- We don't have a sauna.- Oh. - We don't have a snooker room.- Oh.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42We don't have 1.68 acres, though. Cos we've got 22 acres.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Oh, my God.- That's a wow. - That IS a wow.- Exactly.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Let's talk about equestrianism. That was something you were keen on.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54There's 22 acres available here. That is phenomenal. You've got 13.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- You didn't think you'd get near that.- No.- You've got it.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00There are a host of character features, as you'd expect in a property of this era.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Two things to look out for.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Number one, in the master bedroom - it's Grade II listed itself, the bedroom.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12The second thing is absolutely gorgeous Jacobean staircase, which is also listed itself.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- A beautiful building with two items within it listed independently. - Fantastic.- It's pretty unique.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- True. And unique in not having a swimming pool or a tennis court. - Well, you know.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24You've got enough acreage to build your own.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Three, two, one. Enter that beautiful property.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- OK.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- A bit low for you.- I liked the look of the house straightaway from the outside.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Yeah. It's nice. It's quite inviting.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- It's an excellent entrance hall. - Lovely.- A reception room in itself.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Oh, look at that staircase.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Mmm.- Now, that is old.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54- Is that the Jacobean staircase that...- Jacobean. I even like the carpet.- ..Jonny was saying?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57That's fantastic.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Oh, it's a really...- Oh, it's great.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Nice, little cosy lounge. - It is cosy, isn't it?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05The ceiling is slanting, look.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07All the beams.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Oh, you can't beat that, can you? A real fire.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14They've noticed the lovely open fireplace. It's a wood burner.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17One traditional element you'd expect in a property of this ilk.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20It's got an abundance of them. Different styles of fireplace.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Log burners. It's got the multi-fuel burning stove in the kitchen.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- All these things that one would look for in a country pile.- Yes.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- And they've got a nice big flatscreen in here.- Yes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33So it shows you've got plenty of room. SHE CHUCKLES
0:23:33 > 0:23:36They're in the lounge where the flatscreen TV is. They spotted that.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38What I would do is smash that old fireplace out,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42then I would make the flatscreen TV the focal point in that room.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45That would be... I'm obviously joking. It's a lovely room.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Right. I do like that staircase.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51That is nice.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Under-stairs cupboard - when the kids are naughty.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Or you. - SHE CHUCKLES
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Right. What do we have?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- Another reception room.- Office.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06They use it as storage. It depends what's after it - if it's leading into something else.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08It's a good size again, though.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Watch your head.- Oh, wow.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Oh.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- This is totally different. - Look at the character in that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19And the colour in these, stripped back. Wow.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25It's another example of a house where you've got to give a testament to the vendors throughout history
0:24:25 > 0:24:28for not compromising the integrity of the house itself.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Another room.- And another fireplace.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33That is nice.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Look at the...- That looks newer.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- Isn't it?- That's beautiful. - That is gorgeous.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Oh, they love it. They're digging it.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Look at the ceiling.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Old.- Amazing.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- So full of character.- Yeah. All the furniture will fit tidy.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I do love Helena's lovely Welsh lilt.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- WELSH ACCENT:- So full of character.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56When I say it, I sound like Ruth Madoc from Hi-De-Hi!,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58but when Helena says it, she sounds adorable.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Can you get in? Oh, you're OK. - No, no.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- OK. It's quite good. - It's a good height, again.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08It's a good size. It's square.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12I'm not going to see that as a positive. I've done plenty of house tours as an estate agent.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Somebody goes, "That's a good size. It's square." That's not falling in love with the kitchen.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21You see, you could get a table and chairs in here, maybe.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26They're spending nearly £1 million, and they're wondering whether they can get a little table into a room.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- That's not what they want. He's a giant of a man.- They could get a really big table out here.- Yes.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34A 22-acre table, if they could build such a thing.
0:25:34 > 0:25:40- HE PANTS - This would be... a Lauren sort of room.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- There's more.- Ah. Can you squeeze through there?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Aye, I can. So, this is... This must be the master.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Or...- No, no, it wouldn't be the master, would it?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Because it's come up the back stairs. Not the main stairs.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Double bedroom.- So it could easily be guest area.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Oh! It's been stolen from Lauren and turned into a guest bedroom now.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- She was this close. - It's a roller-coaster for Lauren.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07She'll be on the seat of her pants watching this.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Right. Bathroom first.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Same floorboards as downstairs.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It's pink.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- HE LAUGHS - This is definitely the listed bedroom.- Look at this.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Wow. A step back in time.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Oh, my God.- Look at that fireplace.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25And that panelling.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31- Wow. It is, er... - I bet it could tell a story or two, this bedroom.- Yeah, definitely.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I imagine that bedroom, being of Jacobean age,
0:26:34 > 0:26:39would be so polite it would not say what had gone on within the walls of that bedroom.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Wow. Oh, and a window seat.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Here are the things that money can't buy - well, money can buy in this case.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49But you can't put that into my property. It would look ridiculous.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51This has that, and that is the point of this.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Right.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Another bedroom. Oh, my gosh.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58These floors are amazing.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02They just... Look at the shape of the floor.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07Yes. Another bedroom. This is a bit bigger. Bit bigger than the last one.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- Good views right down the valley. - Yeah, you've got nice views.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15I'm trying to see if I can see the swimming pool or the tennis court.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- Don't hold your hopes up. - HE LAUGHS
0:27:17 > 0:27:22He's going to need a very high powered lens to see the swimming pool and tennis court from here.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25He'll have to look back at my one, quite a distance that way.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32OK, that tour seemed to go reasonably well.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I'm not going to get overly confident about it
0:27:34 > 0:27:37because you seemed slightly reserved throughout that tour
0:27:37 > 0:27:40despite this beautiful period room that we find ourselves stood in.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44What worked for you and what didn't work as well for you with this place?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48It's a job to say. There's so much to see.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Downstairs, I thought, was more what we could do with.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Upstairs didn't seem to work as well.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57The bedrooms are a little bit smaller than I hoped.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01And it's not something that you can change or alter in any way, being listed.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06Because you've got... In this wing, there's five double bedrooms and one bathroom.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- Yeah.- And then in the other wing, there's one bedroom and two bathrooms over there.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15That acts as my separate stairs. So I get that it's not immediately convenient.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18But it's got so much character and so much going for it.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- There's got to be some compromise, do you think?- There is.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24But I don't know if that's too much of a compromise.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29But when you're spending nearly £1 million, do you want to be even thinking about compromise?
0:28:29 > 0:28:33To be honest, Ed, you know, obviously, there is a compromise, you know?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37You know, the rural area compared to the last property.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40You know, this ticks the box. It's a beautiful area. Beautiful views.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45The difficult thing is that, you know, I don't think it fits as a family home, you know?
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Where the last one you showed us had more of a family, you know, feel to it,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52with, obviously, all the activities...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54But what about the acreage? You've got a moat.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- Think about it.- There's only so much you can do with a moat.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01So, now, closest was you last time, Helena, wasn't it? I think.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- And we are playing with £900,000.- Oh, yes.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Um...Stuart, do you want to go first? You want Helena to go first?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- Ladies first, yes. Yes, she's one-nil up as well.- Oh, gosh.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- All right, well, you're being forced into this, Helena.- A hard one.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- 850.- 850.- Right.- OK. Stuart?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27I'm going to go above our budget, and I'm going to go 925.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- HE TAKES SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH - 925.- Radical.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35You've won this one, but still a little bit short.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38The property's on the market for 950,000.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Oh, well.- I was going to say 975, to be honest.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46I know that's over your budget and there are jobs to be done, but it's a vast amount of land.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Am I convincing you at all?
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- No.- No.- Wild card.- Yeah.- I'll go first. Thank you for your honesty.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00'Our wild card is snuggled in the village of Upper Caldecote,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02'and is a lovely country dwelling
0:30:02 > 0:30:07'with a charming symmetrical frontage that would make a Jane Austen adaptation proud.'
0:30:07 > 0:30:11'Those impeccable gardens and heated swimming pool are a delight,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13'but it's when you get inside that the magic begins,
0:30:13 > 0:30:17'with palatial living spaces and an epic eight bedrooms to choose from,
0:30:17 > 0:30:21'all brimming with wonderful original features and ceilings of a lofty magnitude.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25'The Evans family could lose themselves within the three floors
0:30:25 > 0:30:27'of this stunningly presented Georgian gem.'
0:30:27 > 0:30:30OK, Stuart, Helena. Here we are at the wild card.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35Now, the sun has come out. The rain has stopped. I've lost a layer, just trying to keep cool.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37And here we are at the third property today.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- Property two had loads of land but didn't really impress you much with the property.- Not really.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47This is an incredibly impressive property - with not too much land, unfortunately.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50But as far as the house is concerned, what do you think?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52It is very impressive.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Totally different from the last two we've seen, which is really good.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Well, this is your turn of the 19th century property, this one.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05And you know you said you wanted tall ceilings, wide rooms and everything else?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08You're laughing. I defy you to bang your head on anything in there.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Stuart, what do you think about it?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Yeah, obviously, the land isn't with it, so, you know...
0:31:13 > 0:31:19But as you said, if the room sizes and the standard inside is up to what we're after,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22a situation where we'll look at it then.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25This is one of the nicest houses I've seen on this programme.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Don't waste any more time. Get in. Look around this gorgeous property.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- We'll see you in a bit.- Great. - Enjoy.- Thanks.- Thank you.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Jonny, at the moment, how many houses have you got in the race?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- This one.- Yeah, just this one.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46OK. Nice little entrance hall. It's big, actually.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51- I know what you're thinking. As tempting as this pool looks, it's freezing.- I wanna go in there.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Yeah. Oh, I like these.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Look at the flagstone floors.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57Ah, the kitchen.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Ah!
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Now we're talking.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04That's more like it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Oh, I like the window seat. What's in there?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Ah.- Ah.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Oh, walk-in pantry.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Right, I'm in heaven. - SHE LAUGHS
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Storage.- All the best, then. Bye. - Ha-ha(!)
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- OK, we found out how to place Helena in heaven.- Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- Shove her in a walk-in larder.- Yeah. - That's what it takes some people. Helena loves that.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Oh, wow.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Oh, that is nice.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Oh, it's awesome. - That is incredible.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39So they've come into the main hallway that's got that gorgeous sweeping staircase,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42galleried landings, going all the way up to the third floor.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45And you're spoilt of which of the rooms you go into thereafter,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- because all those reception rooms are absolutely beautiful.- Mm-hm.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Wow!- I can see why you wanted to come in here now.- Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54What a grand dining room.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Oh, my gosh.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03- What do you think of the wallpaper? - Oh, it's dramatic, isn't it? It's very dramatic. It's...
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- What's the word? Opulent, I suppose. - Suits it.- It does.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- Normally, I'm not that much of a fan of wallpaper.- Ah, but here...
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Not all four walls.- Here you can see why wallpaper was invented.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Oh.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- Can't see.- Oh, yeah. - Ah, we've got... It's a games room as well.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26- Ah! Not only is that an impressive dining table, there's more than meets the eye.- Go on.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29It's a snooker table with a table tennis top, so it doubles up.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Hello - games room. - Games room, dining room.- Tick.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Oh, wow.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- SHE SIGHS - There's the wood stove.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Beautiful sitting room, this.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Or lounge, yeah?- Lounge room.- Yeah.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45And the view. And that's the garden. It's beautiful.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- I reckon this house is so big... - Yeah?
0:33:47 > 0:33:51..if ever the weather is far too inclement for rugby training...
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- Do it in there?- Do it in the house.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56It's that big, it could take it. It could definitely take it.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Oh, this is nice. I don't know what this would be.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05Just another reception room, I suppose, if you've got the main lounge there.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- "Just another reception room"? - She's got used to it now. - Been spoilt now.- Yeah, see?
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- Whoa.- That's another "whoa" we've got here, without a doubt.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Yeah, the kids can have that room. - BOTH LAUGH
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Oh, look at the size of those windows.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22There is loads and loads of natural light pouring into this property.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25One of the great benefits. All the properties have original windows.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But this one in particular has got these huge sash windows.
0:34:28 > 0:34:35And we've got... We've got another beautiful wallpaper. Another one of Ed's shirts.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- What's he saying? - Something like the wallpaper looking something similar to this.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- I tell you, I did quite like that. - Excellent wallpaper, then.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I'm going to take the liberty of cutting my silhouette out of that wallpaper
0:34:46 > 0:34:48and just walking round everywhere like that.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- I could actually make that into a shirt.- Perfect.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- Lovely, sweeping stairs. - Yes. And wide.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Through the arch.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01And we've got to go...in here.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04It's a bathroom. Oh, wow.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- Now, this is a bigger bathroom. - Oh, this is great.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- Very big shower area.- Great design. Double shower. Walk-in shower.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- Now, for Stuart to say "double shower", it's a big shower.- Yeah.
0:35:16 > 0:35:22- It IS a big shower.- He's thinking you could get two of him in there. That's...- That's impressive.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- Ah!- Oh, dressing area. Dressing-room. - There's...- Wow. This is fantastic.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Very excited about the dressing-room because Helena knows how much Stuart likes dressing-rooms.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- She's excited on his behalf. - Oh, rugby.- Yeah.- Rugby, yes.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Walking into a double bedroom.- Yeah.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- And what a master suite it is - lovely double bedroom.- A belter.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Big dressing area. Fantastic en suite.- It is a belter.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Four piece.- That's a belter as well. - It's belting.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Another set of stairs.- Yeah, and look at that window.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53That is what you call a window, isn't it?
0:35:53 > 0:35:58- It's quite large.- It's about... - Look, they're out there. Hello!- ..15 foot.
0:35:58 > 0:36:05Can the camera just have a look at that? Can you pan up and see that lovely arched window up there?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Gosh.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11It's another twin. Another big double. I've lost count.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Eight bedrooms. - You think that's enough? - SHE LAUGHS
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- They've done well, the boys, finding this property.- Yeah.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22As I said, I think we can do without some of them tennis courts and paddocks. What do you think?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Sell the horse?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Oh, I don't know about that. We'll see.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Stuart and Helena. Eh?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- What about that?- It's some house.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Now, now...- It's very impressive. - It is.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Really, there's so much to talk about.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41There's everything in there, isn't there?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Just about.- Just about. - Just about everything.
0:36:44 > 0:36:50But there was one area I think you focused on, which was the up-up-up-upstairs. No bathroom.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- No. No. But...there are ways. - Well, exactly.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- You've got more than enough bedrooms up there.- Yeah.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- The simple is - make one into a bathroom.- Yeah.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02What rooms really grabbed you? There are so many impressive parts to it.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- What were the bits that really stand out for you?- Where do we start?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07The kitchen was just amazing.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- The kitchen-diner was...- It was big enough. That's what we wanted.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- And a window seat.- A window seat. It's got my Aga, which I love.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- And I think my favourite room has to be the dining room.- Yeah.
0:37:17 > 0:37:23Now, one thing that we know we've sold you short on a little bit is land - something you were keen on.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Yes.- Just very quickly, something to bear in mind.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Something the vendors had considered was actually knocking this wall down
0:37:31 > 0:37:35and basically incorporating that big bit of driveway there into your garden,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38increasing the outdoor space you've got here.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39There are ways round everything.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42The thing there aren't many ways round is...
0:37:42 > 0:37:43JONNY GASPS
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Money.- The price.- Yeah.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Well, as you say...- It's one-all, isn't it?- It's one-all, yeah.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54It's got everything that we want. There is a trade-off with the land.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58As I say, ticked all our boxes. Boys, you've done a grand job there.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02I still think it's above our budget, so I will go for...
0:38:03 > 0:38:05..985.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06985.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I'd say 9...925.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13The actual price of this property...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15is...
0:38:15 > 0:38:21bang on budget - £900,000 - which means you've won Guess the Price, Helena.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Well, there we go. It's £900,000 worth of house for this one.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Jonny's one was more expensive. And my one had a tennis court and everything else.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32You now have to go away and make the biggest decision of your adult lives
0:38:32 > 0:38:34about which one you wish to test drive.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Are you able to do that?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Oh...- I think we'll have to go away, have a sit-down...- You need to. Go off that way.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43We will see you outside your chosen vehicle later on. Good luck.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46We've seen three absolutely gorgeous properties today.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49It could go either way, I think.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Not my way. But while they're making their decision, here's a recap of all three properties.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57'My property surely will be the winner.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01'Not only could Stuart and Helena bring along Angel Delight the horse,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04'but they could also play a few sets of tennis, go for a dip in the pool,
0:39:04 > 0:39:08'not to mention the children could have their own floor to play with.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10'Literally everything they could want or need,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13'under budget at £895,000.'
0:39:15 > 0:39:17'My Jacobean classic didn't really get the response I'd hoped for,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21'but with all those remarkable period features,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24'its own moat and an unbelievable 22 acres thrown into the mix,
0:39:24 > 0:39:29'this superb residence might still get snapped up for only 950 grand.'
0:39:29 > 0:39:32'"Stunning Georgian symmetry", "wow" and "amazing"
0:39:32 > 0:39:38'are just a few ways to describe one of the nicest properties ever to set sail on the good ship To Buy.'
0:39:38 > 0:39:42'And with eight bedrooms, three reception rooms and a dining room fit for a king,
0:39:42 > 0:39:44'Stuart and Helena just fell in love with everything,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47'right down to the furniture and wallpaper.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50'On the market for their target price of £900,000.'
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Helena and Stuart, you've had a chance to see the wild card,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01and you're only going to go and test drive it. Now...why?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I'm going to say, "Why?" but it's clearly obvious that this is lovely.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07It was a big choice to make.
0:40:07 > 0:40:13I think for living space and for the type of family home that we want, this is the clear winner.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Now, we have our surveyor with us - the mysterious surveyor.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18He has checked everything out.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21He struggled to find anything wrong with it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- Do you know why ceiling roses existed?- Hmm...- No.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Neither did I, right? And maybe the viewers at home didn't know this.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Ceiling roses are for heat ventilation.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33The heat would go up through that and ventilate,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36and would come out of another little vent on the next floor, and so on.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Now, I've got to stress, none of this is all legally binding,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43but it is a good heads-up if you wish to purchase the property.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Just good bits of advice. - And if you guys love it as much as we do, then brilliant.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Yeah.- Are you ready to have a go? - Yes, please.- Looking forward to it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- You can become Lord and Lady Evans of the Manor.- OK.- Three, two, one.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Enter the property, and we'll see you later on.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06'Trust me, you two. That pool is a tad chilly.'
0:41:10 > 0:41:15'But the garden is a sun trap, and a ripe location for a well-earned rest.'
0:41:19 > 0:41:21'So many rooms to explore.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28'And Stuart's found the cellar, but has it got man room potential?'
0:41:32 > 0:41:36'As for Helena, well, she can just kick back in the kitchen of her dreams.'
0:41:38 > 0:41:40'One word for that dining room, folks - grand.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43'But has our wild card been grand enough?'
0:41:43 > 0:41:47OK, Helena, Stuart, obviously you've spent a bit more time in the wild card.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52Before you did that, you said that you could envisage yourselves living here and it felt like a home.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Is that still the case now? - Oh, very much so, I think. - Definitely agreeing with you, yes.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Now, what about, kind of, man space and areas...?
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- Have you got...?- Oh, cos that was important, of course.- You see?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Well, you've been given THAT?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Or the cellar.- I'm in the garage. - The cellar and that?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- I'm in the garage, by the looks of things.- It's a huge...
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- We've got a whole third floor in there.- OK.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16It's got pretty much everything we need inside, space-wise -
0:42:16 > 0:42:19the amount of bedrooms, place for friends, family to come and stay.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- Are we ready?- Yeah.- You know what's about to come.- Yeah.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26It's £900,000 on this as well. Jonny, do you wanna ask them?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29To buy or not to buy?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- To buy.- To buy.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- It's got to be, hasn't it? I'm not even surprised.- No.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- I would have been surprised if you said, "Not to buy."- Yeah.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- It's amazing, isn't it?- We could move straight in.- Exactly.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44Well, please let us know, because we are desperate to come back to this house
0:42:44 > 0:42:49and have a swim in that when it's not minus...whatever it is at the moment in there.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- It's pretty cold.- OK. Thank you. Enjoyed yourselves?- Fantastic. It's been great. Thank you.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Thank you for the opportunity. Brilliant.- Pleasure.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Well, we'll see you soon.- Yeah. - OK, guys.- Bye.- Bye.
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