0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today, a tale of two obsessions!
0:00:03 > 0:00:07On the one hand, an epic journey to find the perfect property.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10And the other obsession? Well, you're looking at it.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Here it is.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Jonnie, there's no steering wheel.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Why do you think I'm stood this side? Keys!
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Today we're in Warwickshire...
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Home of such literary giants as Philip Larkin, George Eliot,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Elizabeth Gaskell and, of course, none other than the Bard himself.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45William Shakespeare still resonates strongly around these parts.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48And he was good enough to lend us the title of the show, sort of.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And that is the question. See what I did there?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Today's house-hunters just can't find the right house.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56But it's not for the lack of trying.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Coming up on To Buy Or Not To Buy...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00The main requirement.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It's all about the garage.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06He looked at a four-bedroom house, yet the garage is the main requirement!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08'There's tension in the air...'
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Oh, we've spent longer in here than we have in the house.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- But it's the most important thing to do.- It's not important to me.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I don't believe this!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19'And there's a surprise in store.'
0:01:19 > 0:01:21What on earth is going on over there?
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Yes, today's buyers are Ann and Phil.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27They sold their house two years ago and have been renting ever since.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Ann has spent hours on the internet in search of the perfect home.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36And Phil's obsessed with his two vintage cars.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Any new home has to have a garage to house them.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45They've looked at so many properties that they've driven themselves up a cul-de-sac, so to speak.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Ann, Phil, I can feel anxiety, almost stress. Is that fair to say?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53It's very fair to say. I've been stressed for about two months.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55What have you got in your hands?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58All the property specs I've been looking at.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- It's like the British Library! - I know.- Seriously!- Throw them away.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06That is a heavy burden. Feel that! That's heavy, isn't it?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Amazing. How many there?- Oh, 200.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12You must have an in-depth understanding of the market.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I do. I could be an estate agent now.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16How many have you actually viewed?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I've viewed 35.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Does that mean that Ann knows her mind,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25or she's just incredibly fussy?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Ann knows her mind. She wants to make a home.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32We've been in and out of houses for the last two years,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35so we really need to settle down.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Basically all I need is a garage, a double or a triple garage,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- with some form of a house attached. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:42 > 0:02:44I like that! That's pretty good!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47The house is Ann's department.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50There's annotations on these. "How big is garage?"
0:02:50 > 0:02:53"Garden small." "Garage too small." There's all sorts.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56"Too much work." "Main road."
0:02:56 > 0:02:58There doesn't seem to be one specific characteristic
0:02:58 > 0:03:03- that's missing. It's always just something.- It's mainly the garages.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05It's you!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07As long as I can house the cars
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and then maybe potter in some outbuildings,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- that would be excellent. - Anything else that you both enjoy?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18We like dancing. We've been doing sequence dancing for two years.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Phil, be honest. The dancing - is that just to placate Ann
0:03:22 > 0:03:26because she lets you play with the cars, or do you really love it?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Um...- I've never asked him that. - Can I take the Fifth on that?
0:03:29 > 0:03:30THEY LAUGH
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I like it. It's good exercise.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- It's good fun.- Yeah.- Once I'm there,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38and the rhythm starts moving...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I like tango and things like that.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Where do you do this? In a dance hall, or...
0:03:44 > 0:03:47In the village hall, but before we were allowed to go to the dance,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51we had to get lessons, and that was in a double garage that's been...
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Oh, no! We're not back to garages again!
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Ann, talk to me about the house. These two boys, leave them to it.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- I would love an en-suite bedroom. - There you go!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- It's a property programme, this, you know!- I forgot about that.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Nice big kitchen for when we have parties...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11You're in the middle market here, by the looks of it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14You're looking at three- four-bedroom detached houses.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17A lot of these owners have stayed off the market.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19There's been a real dearth of supply,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22which has kept prices high. There's just been no choice.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27Hang on! There hasn't been that big a problem with supply!
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It looks like that. But if you look here,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32there's Henley-in-Arden, up to Lichfield,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Coleshill, Warwickshire, Staffordshire...
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- You've got a massive area. - That's right.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Let's hone that in. You're getting desperate,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- so you're spreading your search. - Yes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45If we could bring you back in, and if we were to do our job properly
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- and find you that perfect property, where would it be?- Warwickshire.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Whereabouts particularly? Or as long as we stay in the county?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- I'd say north of Coventry, northeast or west of Coventry.- OK.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Big houses normally have big garages and big asking prices.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Yes.- So what are we looking at?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05There's a whole range of prices here. What's our budget?
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Our comfortable level would be 400, but we could go to 425
0:05:10 > 0:05:13if it was absolutely adorable, we loved it...
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- That wouldn't mean saying goodbye... - No!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- OK, OK. Fair enough.- They both come.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20And Ann.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23THEY LAUGH
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Do some weights with those. - You can have them back.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- We'll see you later. Ta-ra!- Thanks.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34I do like that expression "a garage with a house attached".
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- That sounds fairly easy. - And not just any house.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40How many have they viewed already? This is going to be tricky, fella.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44OK. I tell you what - let's split up, do what we normally do.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I fancy finding out facts and figures about this wonderful area.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52And I'm going to figure out some facts on the phone. See you later.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Warwickshire - a thousand-year-old county
0:05:55 > 0:05:58studded with some of the most attractive buildings
0:05:58 > 0:06:00England has to offer.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Stratford-upon-Avon is the big pull for tourists.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Something to do with, er, this bloke.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09But Leamington Spa and Warwick also offer living on a grand scale,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11and have equally impressive histories.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15If you want the quiet life, Warwickshire's a big county to lose yourself in.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19So, what will 425K get you in other counties around the UK?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25An ancient hamlet location, beam ceilings
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and high-spec fixtures and fittings are just some of the delights
0:06:28 > 0:06:31with this barn conversion in West Yorkshire,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33on the market for 425 grand.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38And not too far away is this delightful three-bed near Harrogate.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41This place has retained many original features,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44but best of all, your very own clock tower!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Bang on budget at £425,000.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Finally it's down to Devon for this amazing quayside redevelopment.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Great empathy has been shown in marrying the original features with a truly contemporary look.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00It's also the same money, at 425 grand.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02'Ann and Phil have given us a huge area to search in.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'You'd think there would be lots of properties.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07'Trouble is, they've seen most of them!
0:07:07 > 0:07:11'Time to contact the agents for properties fresh to the market.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12'But where's Jonnie?'
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I've stolen a march on Simon. I've found my property fairly early,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20which gives me the chance to impart some property-based intelligence.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23For example, Warwickshire's most famous son, William Shakespeare,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27first coined the phrase "household", but, in modern times,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29it's the lack of households that's the problem.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33At the moment in the UK, we're about a million properties short of demand.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Many believe that, as ten percent of the UK is classed as urban,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41it's green belt like this that should be developed upon.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44But that is clearly a political hot potato.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Can you get to a point where you've viewed so many properties
0:07:49 > 0:07:53that you just can't discern one from the other?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Confusion, I think. One has to compromise
0:07:56 > 0:07:58when buying a property, particularly at the moment,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00where there's a shortage.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And if you've seen that number,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06then, you've got to start making some serious decisions.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Speaking of Shakespeare, it was his queen, Queen Elizabeth I,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13that, in 1580, put a ban on any development within London
0:08:13 > 0:08:17of three-mile radius, to stop the spreading of the plague,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21thus inadvertently inventing green belt.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Does a garage put value on a property?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26If there's two properties identical, one has a double garage,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30the other doesn't, what kind of difference will that make?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33With garages, the double garage of modern build
0:08:33 > 0:08:36would be possibly £15,000, £20,000.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38It will add that value to a property.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42So, if you're thinking of purchasing your own piece of rural bliss,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45do your homework. Go down to the local planning department
0:08:45 > 0:08:49and check to see if any housing developments are planned.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Now it's time for a brew, methinks.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Jonnie, I'll ask you a question. When is a barn conversion a house,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56and when is a house a barn conversion?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Um... I don't know. - Good! I'm glad you said that.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02When you get both. Have a look at that.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It's absolutely beautiful.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I think it's a winner. Beat that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13Well, you say you're firing on all four cylinders. Mine is a V8.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Look at that! It's in the right part of the world,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20north Warwickshire. It's got all the bedrooms they wanted, and see that?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23That's where you park the motor. I'm very happy with that.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Yes, that is all-important. Now, our Wild Card today.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Why is it our Wild Card? Well, it does have the double carport,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33so it's nothing to do with that. What can we say?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Let's say why it's wild. They wanted north Warwickshire.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It's not north Warwickshire. It's kind of Worcestershire.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It's on the bor... It borders, it borders.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It also comes with something they didn't really ask for.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49We're not going to tell you what that is. That's why it's the Wild Card.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Shall we start the property tour? - Property number one, your one.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Property one is near Lea Marston, to the north of the county.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04This is a cracking barn conversion. Ann will love the high-spec interior
0:10:04 > 0:10:09and there's something at the end of the garden that could be right up Phil's street.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Right! Phil and Ann, with great trepidation,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I will start the ball rolling today. My choice, property one.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- It ticks one box - it's in north Warwickshire.- Mm-hm.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Apart from that, we're going to see if it ticks any other boxes for you
0:10:22 > 0:10:25as you walk around. First impressions?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27That feels great. Very characteristic.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- Do you like the courtyard? - I thought it might be a bit lonely,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35but obviously it isn't, with all these other people around.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37You have neighbours, but not too many.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Nice bit of community. - Mate, come on.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Garage! Where's the garage?- They will discover if it ticks those boxes
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- as they wander round. - We usually look at the garage first.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Can we start there? - No, you can't.- Please, please!
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Now, I personally think this place is beautiful inside,
0:10:54 > 0:10:59and I also think we are going to test what I call "downsize syndrome" with this place.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Right. Get in there and enjoy. - So it's small.- Never mind!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06You'll find out. See you on the other side.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's quite modern, isn't it? It's quite contemporary looking.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17She's seen so many properties, she's not going to go, "Wow!"
0:11:17 > 0:11:22"Oh, it's a bit like that one I saw last week, that one I saw on Tuesday."
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Good floorboards.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26This looks like real wood, doesn't it?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- BOARDS CREAK - Could do with a bit of anti-squeak.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Quick question - how do you stop floorboards squeaking?- Rug?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- HE LAUGHS - Yes, but apart from that?
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- If you want to stop the squeaking? - Levitate?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Shall I tell you? You make a tiny hole
0:11:41 > 0:11:45where it can't be seen or there's a crack big enough, and you put talcum powder down.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48That's a nice window.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Yeah. Really good.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I like the quarry-tile slabs.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- There's a nice window there, look. - Oh, yeah.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's nice! It's not bad. You've just done it as well.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03"It's nice." No, I don't want that. I want, "We've done it."
0:12:03 > 0:12:06"Throw away those property details. We have found home."
0:12:06 > 0:12:08That's what I want.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Oh, this is nice.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14I've always wanted a conservatory. We've never had one, have we?
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Are they real beams?
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Well, no. I don't... They're not. They're distressed.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Phil is right and wrong there, Ann, because they are real beams.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27They do serve a function. But they are distressed
0:12:27 > 0:12:29because they're new timbers made to look old.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- Look nice, though!- Yeah!
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- I like the hallway. - This is a nice feature.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36You could see who was at the door before you opened it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- Oh, it's an office! - Mmm! That's very nice.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Oh, God, there's no window in there!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- THEY LAUGH - Oh!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Bit claustrophobic. - I can just lock you in there.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51THEY LAUGH
0:12:51 > 0:12:54It's a cupboard, there's no natural light in there.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57You would never want to do any work in there.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Perhaps if you're not sitting there gazing out the window like you do
0:13:01 > 0:13:03in your office, you might get some work done.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Look at those clouds!- Exactly.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Oh, this is nice. Wow!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Mmm!- Mmm.- That's really nice.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Looks nice quality, doesn't it? - Is that...
0:13:13 > 0:13:15HE TAPS ON BATH
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- That's enamel, too. - We never have baths, though.- No!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- The tiles are nice.- Contemporary.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Yes. It's nice to see contemporary in an old building.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27That's what I like.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31That's quite nice. I just wonder if there is another bathroom.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33There might be.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I wonder what they use this room for?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- One of your reception rooms? - Could be the dining room.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Dining room, yeah. It's, um... It's a good size.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44We can get our table and chairs there.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47This is nice. Oh, look, it's got a nice log-burner.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Oh, that's lovely, isn't it? - Yeah.- Very cosy little room.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Floors are less squeaky here. - Just for two of us.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57I do like these doors. They feature all the way through, don't they?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01And they're thick. The ones that we've been in earlier...
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I know.- Something like half an inch, but that's good, substantial stuff.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Good point, Phil. That's what I was talking about - quality here.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Those doors, the old ledged-and-braced doors -
0:14:12 > 0:14:15sorry, the replacement doors - are really good quality.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- Everything's been done really well, hasn't it?- Thank you! - Been converted very nicely.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Mm! - It's quite small, this, isn't it?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27This could almost be a granny annexe, couldn't it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- It's cosy in there, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38And if you had visitors, they could have their own little suite this end.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42That back bedroom should be made into a walk-in wardrobe
0:14:42 > 0:14:46or an en suite, and the room before that should be the bedroom.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47I completely agree.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Oh, wow!- Mm!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Really nice, this is. Look.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- It's my favourite room of the house. - It's gorgeous.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57You walk in and say, "I want this to be my bedroom."
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Very nice!- Yeah!
0:14:59 > 0:15:02But you'll be... I'm OK.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- I can get under it with my heels on. - Oh, look at that!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Oh, yeah. That is nice. - How they've got the curved beams.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Oh, this is nice. Another bath. - Yeah.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16It's a nice size. They've certainly got a single shower.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19The tiles are really nice. I like the sink.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22That's a nice feature. The marble's really nice.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Substantial, there. - The bath looks quite small.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30If you want a bath, you've got that fantastic downstairs bathroom.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Upstairs, the en suite is there for convenience.- Yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Come on. I want to, er... - You want to see the garages.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Hmm!
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Wow! This looks big enough.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Yeah, but where's the...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Where's the access? - Hang on a second.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52There's no doors. Can't see any doors.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Don't worry about that, Phil! We'll sort it out!
0:15:55 > 0:15:58He wouldn't give you a garage without access.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Phil said he wouldn't mind even building a garage!
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Here's one that just needs doors putting on it, and he's not happy.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07This is a triple garage, isn't it?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Want me to hold your tape measure? Which way?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Just take it to there.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- The tape measure's out. - Is that what it is?- Yeah.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- Yeah, it's a good 21 foot. - 21 foot? And what about that way?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- We can do something if there's nothing the other side of that. - What about this way?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27There is a massive amount of space here. It's fantastic.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31What they don't realise is, there is vehicular access at the back,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35so they can drive in, work on the cars to their hearts' content. It's fantastic.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37You could have this. You know what this could be?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- This could be your little den. - My hideaway.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42And you could have your cars in here.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Mm, stables!- Stables!
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I thought I could smell stables.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55- This would make a good garage, too. - They're not big enough for a garage.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- How have you got on? - It's very interesting.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Quite nice. - It didn't sound very interesting.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Simon's a little bit gutted.- Is he?
0:17:03 > 0:17:09- I didn't feel that warmth.- It didn't have the wow factor for me.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11The perfect property is not out there.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14We're in a very sought-after part of the world,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18and you want a lot of outside space, quite a bit of inside space.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20You've got to start imagining,
0:17:20 > 0:17:24perhaps reconfiguring some of the areas that you see.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Yeah. I mean, the problem is, I'm just thinking about the access.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Access road right here. - We're going to have to...
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I can't get a Mustang through there.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36You don't have to keep these loose boxes.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40You can do away with them if you want access this way, or look at access here.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I like the courtyard. You don't want to take that up.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46That's a good hardstanding.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I can make use of that to build a garage,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52then you've got the space here for a workshop.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It's also secure, as well, if you're working on it here.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58People aren't seeing you working on it,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01so from the security point of view, it's ticking boxes.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- There you go! I'm brightening! - Just need to check the access.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07The swing on the Humber isn't really good.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09The Mustang'll get round.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- You'll get it in here! Don't worry! - Now we're on this positive,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15let's start a very integral part of this show.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It's guess-the-price time. Who's going to go first?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Nobody wants to go first. - I'll go first.- Well done. Go on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I think, um, 375.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I don't know. Maybe 395?
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Hmm!
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Well, it's one-nil to Phil.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Ooh! Lucky.- Put another four and a half thousand on there, mate.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41It's actually fifty quid under your desired budget -
0:18:41 > 0:18:44399,950.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- 399,950.- Wow! - That's pretty close, isn't it?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I'd be quite happy if I was you, Phil.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- Are you disappointed it's that much? - I was thinking because it's a semi,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56that it would not be so valuable as a detached,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59and that's why I thought the 20 grand off.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01But the barn conversion is very desirable.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I think now this is the standard I've got to try and beat.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- Property-number-two time. It's going to be a stormer. Follow me. - There we go.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Property two is in Ratcliffe Culey, a picturesque village
0:19:17 > 0:19:20only a stone's throw from the Leicestershire border.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24The house is perfect, but I don't know what Phil's going to make of the garage.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, then, property number two, my choice,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- is this beauty!- Look at that!
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Very nice. Looks really good. - Mm. Looks substantial.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39It is substantial. The first thing to bear in mind is,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43we're doing this in reverse. Your back garden is your front garden.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Oh, right.- It's your only garden.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Obviously, this time of year, no leaves on these trees.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51It's a lot more private than this in the summer,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55but you need to know. There's nothing out the back of this.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I know where you're going to be looking.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I can see it, unless there's anything more round the back.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03There isn't. At the moment you'd get your Mustang in there,
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- but old Harry the Humber, he's getting wet outside.- I know.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10This property isn't listed.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14There's no conservation orders over the village.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Now, my idea would be to knock that garage down, OK?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23You've got an annexe there. I would build onto the gable end
0:20:23 > 0:20:26of the property, therefore giving you a double garage,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29but not increasing the footprint of the property.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31The planners should be amenable to that,
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- as long as it's done within the character of the building.- Yeah.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Thoughts there?- Yeah. Looks good.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42I'd like them side by side, and you can see that door isn't wide enough.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Here we go again! Can't we talk about the house a bit more?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- I'm ready to use my tape.- Keep your tape in your hand at the moment.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Now, looks of the house. - I think it looks nice.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- It looks well maintained. - First...- Yeah.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- It looks nice.- This house used to be three cottages.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02There were farm-workers' cottages, tied to the farm.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Now it's all been knocked into one, making a very large family home.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Good. So there's not three staircases, then?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12There's not, no, but there's plenty to see.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15OK? It might need a bit of updating for your style,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- but that's what we want to hear about on the headphones.- You ready?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Away you go.- Enjoy!
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Shall we go and sit in the... There IS no back garden!
0:21:25 > 0:21:27All right. Don't go on. There's a nice swing over here.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30KNOCKING
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Nice loud knocker on the door there.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Oh, it's got a wood-burning fire. That's really nice, isn't it?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- That'll be cosy.- Look at that! Mmm.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43That door they've just gone through there, Simon -
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- oak on the outside, mahogany inside. - Gorgeous!- Lovely.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- It's quite a nice light area, isn't it?- Cosy.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- And there's three doors here. - Oh, I like that.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Looks as though it's got a nice flow to it, doesn't it?
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- Three doors leading off that room. Does that make it a-door-able? - Almost!
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Don't know if there's a separate dining room there.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Oh, and this is an office, so this is where you'd be.- Right!
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Not necessarily. That office would be knocked...
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Yes, yes. You told us outside. The office goes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- The garage gets made bigger. Can we talk about the house, please?- OK!
0:22:16 > 0:22:21It's nice. I don't know if it's a... Can't use that for any space.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24No, but it's just a passageway, isn't it? What's in here?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Oh! Do you want to come and have a look?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Looks like a utility room, downstairs toilet.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Is that a gas boiler? - I don't... Yes.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38That's unusual for a village, to have a gas boiler.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Oh, this is quite a nice size. - Modern.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45It's got double glazing everywhere, as well.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48That's unusual, on a house that's this old.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Tile are quite nice. A bit neutral, but...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54"A bit neutral"? I've never heard that before.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57A bit neutral! "It's a bit neutral, a bit radical."
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- I think I'd want to replace this kitchen, though.- Yeah.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- I can see a nice Aga in here. - Oh, yeah.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08We're hearing good and bad here. At least they're planning, telling us what they like.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I don't like the table. I prefer an island.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13It's good for parties, and you can...
0:23:13 > 0:23:17People can walk round and talk to you while you're cooking.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20I think you're onto a winner here. In property one, my choice,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24they wandered round without saying too much. Here they are flowing with ideas!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27That's got a nice colour, sort of a natural...
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- This is a nice-size room. - Oh, yeah. Very nice.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- Oh, yeah. I like this.- Mm.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Very nice.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- Oh, look at this! - Oh, is this the deeds?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- It looks like it, doesn't it? That's interesting.- Oh, right.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- They found the original deeds. - Yeah!- Dating back to 1835.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Those deeds go to 1837,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50but the houses were built apparently two years beforehand.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53This looks like a real fire. That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57No, it's quite... I'm not so sure about the red brick.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I don't like the fireplace, no.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03They haven't said such nice things about this house,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- but I'm positive about that. - They're restructuring it, rebuilding it in front of us.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- It's quite spacious up here. - It is, isn't it?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- I didn't expect it to be this big. - Very nice.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Yeah, I like it.- Quite impressed.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18It's white. It's all white, isn't it?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21That's what I like. You can do more with it then.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Oh, this is the bathroom.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Oh, this is a nice size.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Yeah. Oh, yeah.- No shower.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32There is a shower, a walk-in one. It's further down the corridor.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Oh, nice large bedroom.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Oh, this is a nice size.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Very good.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Don't know if this is the master bedroom, but, um...
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- No, it's quite a good size.- Yeah.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Nice-sized bedroom here. - This is another double, isn't it?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56That's the second double. You could put an en suite there.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- They could, actually.- They're very practical thinkers, aren't they?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02So, what's that? One, two... It's the third bedroom.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- They're the same size, aren't they? - Yeah.- They're all doubles.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08It was three cottages originally, I think.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- Carpets are all in good condition. - Not sure about the colour.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's just a carpet, at the end of the day.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18The house, particularly upstairs, does need modernisation.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Oh, there's another bedroom. That's four.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- This would make another nice office. - Actually, it's quite... Yeah.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27This would make a better office than downstairs.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30That's enough of bedrooms. Can we go and have a look...?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I suppose you want to look at the garage. Got your tape measure?
0:25:34 > 0:25:39Come on. Let's have a look at the main requirement.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41"The main requirement"! I love that!
0:25:41 > 0:25:44A four-bedroom house, and the garage is the main requirement!
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Let's measure the length first. That's the critical thing.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- Mm. 17 foot, yeah.- 17 foot?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Although allowing a bit for the bench,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02the Mustang would start touching there,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05but it's got the makings of it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09How can a garage have the makings of being a garage? How can that happen?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11If we can... If we can extend out,
0:26:11 > 0:26:16we probably wouldn't need to knock down that study area.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I'd like a walk-through from that study
0:26:18 > 0:26:21straight through, knock this wall down.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I think that would give me an extra couple of feet.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- Listen to the design effort going into the garage!- Unbelievable.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33We've spent longer in here than we have in the house.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35But it's the most important thing to do.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It's not important to me!
0:26:37 > 0:26:42I don't believe this. What on earth is going on over there?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I'm already clocking up the pound signs here
0:26:45 > 0:26:47of how much I'd need to spend on the house,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- so depending on what the price is... - I don't think you need to do much.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- There's plenty! New kitchen, bathrooms...- What?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56En suites, you know... Money!
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Oh, no. It's... This... I need some central heating in here.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02No, no. No more central heating.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Central heating for his cars? - He wants central heating!
0:27:06 > 0:27:07THEY LAUGH
0:27:10 > 0:27:13We hit a first today. You spent more time talking about the garage
0:27:13 > 0:27:17than about a four-bedroom period detached property.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- It was amazing. - I said that I needed a garage
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- with some sort of a house attached. - We thought you were being flippant.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- You're serious!- Absolutely.- I know!
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Ann, let's talk to you, then. House.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I liked it. It's got a nice flow, a nice feel.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35It's a blank canvas in a way.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I would have to change the kitchen,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42bathrooms, put in an en suite, but that's not a great deal of money.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Let's talk price, then, because money talks, as we know.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- Your budget, £400,000. - Going up to 425.- 425.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Oh! - THEY LAUGH
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- I hope that wasn't a hint. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- Phil, you're one-nil up. - I would say 420.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- 420 from Phil.- Mmm...
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I think 425.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Well..
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Two months ago, you'd have been right.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15It came on the market at 425. But Phil goes two-nil up,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- because...- I can't believe this!
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- He's doing no work at all. - Yeah, all that work you've done!
0:28:21 > 0:28:25It's good news, because you're out, but you're out in a good way.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28It's just been reduced to offers around 395.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- Oh, right! Hmm!- Hmm!
0:28:31 > 0:28:34You're playing for pride now, remember that,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- but let's cheer everybody up. It's Wild Card time.- Come on!
0:28:43 > 0:28:48To paraphrase Shakespeare, darlings, the Wild Card is such stuff that dreams are made of.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51We brought Ann and Phil to the village of Sambourne,
0:28:51 > 0:28:5212 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55There are a lot of things to love about this place,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59but just as many reasons for Ann and Phil not to like it, and there's the rub.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Phil and Ann, our final property, the Wild Card.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Everyone loves the Wild Card - but will you?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Before we talk about this lovely property,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12let's talk about the area. You're further west than you asked for.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- How do you feel about that? - I know the area quite well.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Nice shopping just down the road. - Lovely town. Studley.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I've been for a pootle round it myself. Lots of amenities.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24So you're on the edge of somewhere, but it feels nice and peaceful.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- Yes. - Now, if you can cope with the area,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30let's talk about the property. What do you think of that?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- That looks really good. - Pretty, isn't it?- I like that.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38We're not talking about pretty garages now, are we? Come on! I'm losing the will here!
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- It's a historic garage.- It is! - We've got to get him on side.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- You saw what happened to my house. - It's an oak-framed timber garage!
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Is it tall enough? - It's my... It's brilliant.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51There's also planning consent here for more stabling,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54or let's call that garaging,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57so your garaging is more than adequate here, I would hope.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Come on! Focus! Can we talk about the house,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- this big thing in front of us? - It looks really nice.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- It looks old but modern. - It is very much that inside.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11They're converted stables. There's been a bit of a theme today,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14hasn't there, Simon? That theme has been "nice".
0:30:14 > 0:30:17We've heard the word "nice" a lot. If you don't like it...
0:30:17 > 0:30:19You can say bad things, you can say good things,
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- but "nice" is now banned. - What about "wow"? Can we say "wow"?
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- If you mean it, I want to hear it. - That's exactly what you're going to say. Go and give us some wows!
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- See you on the other side! - We're still going to get "nice"s. - That'll be nice.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37It's nice brickwork.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Nice.- Oh, this is nice!
0:30:40 > 0:30:43They're doing this on purpose. But it is spacious.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- It's a very welcoming space. - It's lovely.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47That's really good.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Look at the dresser there!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- We're not buying the dresser. - No, I know,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55but our furniture, the dresser we've got,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58would fit in that space.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00No, I like that. Blue bricks.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- It's very light. - They're really good.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Really light and spacious. I like the open-plan feel.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Presumably it's the dining room. This is not...
0:31:11 > 0:31:14I'm not sure how big the...
0:31:14 > 0:31:18how many reception rooms there are, so it's a multi-purpose...
0:31:18 > 0:31:20The staircase is nice, as well, isn't it?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Doubling up as an office there. Wonder when this was built?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- This looks, like, modern, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- That was only built recently. - You can't... You know what?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34They've matched the brickwork really well here, even the styles.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36And the windows. Everything is well matched.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Downstairs...- Very modern bathroom!
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- All right.- These tiles are nice.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46I like this.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- This is really...- It's very bright.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- I like the shape of that.- Mmm.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Nice big shower. That's a bit tall, though.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57No, really good.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I tell you what - this is the most lyrical we've heard them, isn't it?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04It is. They are waxing lyrical, indeed.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- Oh, here's the kitchen.- The kitchen.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09There's an awful lot of brickwork everywhere.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11There's always a lot of brickwork in houses, I find,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- otherwise there's no roof...- You know what she means. Exposed brickwork.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- I was being facetious.- You were.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- Belfast sink.- Ooh, it's got an Aga.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- That's nice.- Mm.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25What you've got in this house is a real heart.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29The kitchen's always the engine room, but it really has a beautiful feel.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32A lot of properties with brick, they're very dark,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34but this is light.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39That's a dining room, so that's a breakfast-kitchen area.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40I wonder where the lounge is, then?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46This is a nice-size room. Oh, I love that fireplace.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48That's good. Wonder if that's real, or...
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Judging by the amount of logs I saw outside -
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- No, I think they're for show. That's gas.- Really?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- I love that fireplace.- Yeah.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00"Love". Heard the "love" word! I'm happy here.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Come on!
0:33:02 > 0:33:05And I love the shape of the windows.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07They've carried the theme all the way through,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10that sort of pointed arch. They've carried it through.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- And that quirky... - I know. The staircase!
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Hey, this could be our bit and someone else's bit!
0:33:20 > 0:33:25It's almost like a helical, spiral staircase. Oh, right!
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Let's see if they like upstairs as much as they do downstairs.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Cos it kind of takes a bit of getting used to. - Yeah. You're up in the roof.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- This is nice.- Nice.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39This must be...one of the small bedrooms, perhaps.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Oh, there's a nice view from here. - Oh, right.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Look at the nice view!- Oh, yeah.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Oh...
0:33:48 > 0:33:52That's really good. I'm not so sure about getting out of the bath there,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- but, um... Have to watch your head. - No shower in here, is there?- Oh, no.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Just about get a shave there.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04The upstairs bathroom, beautifully appointed,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07good use of space, tucked into the eaves, but it works.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09So this must be bedroom two, perhaps.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12It's about the same size as the other one.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14So that's two bedrooms and a bathroom.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18You could have this as a master... It's not big enough for a master suite, is it?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Couldn't get a shower in. - Wasn't there another staircase?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- I didn't notice. Was there? - In the dining room,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27when we first came in. They must have two staircases.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29I didn't notice.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Hang on! Phil didn't notice the stairs in the dining room.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36He would've noticed if there were stairs in the garage!
0:34:38 > 0:34:41That's it, Phil. Up the stairs you didn't notice first time.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43This must be the master bedroom.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49Yeah. That... Wow! That is... That is quite spectacular, isn't it?
0:34:49 > 0:34:50It actually...
0:34:50 > 0:34:53gives the impression of...
0:34:53 > 0:34:55a bit more space.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Nice view, when you wake up in the morning,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01out of that little window over there.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Oh, this is really cute.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06It is cute. Very cosy, very welcoming.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10Do you think they'd put up with going up and downstairs
0:35:10 > 0:35:12to the bathroom, if that was the master bedroom?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Hm, there's a question.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- I really like this.- I like it. It's got a lot of potential.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- What did you think?- I thought it was really nice. Quirky.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28But you know, because you've looked at an awful lot of property details,
0:35:28 > 0:35:31perhaps you get what you pay for.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Yeah.- Yeah.- Bear that in mind.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- Yeah.- But you get even more than you asked for, as well,
0:35:37 > 0:35:42because look around you! All this lovely land, it could be yours.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45You get 2.2 acres of land.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- SHE GASPS - Down to the hedge line.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- Can't afford that.- Really? - And this field at the side here.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52Wow!
0:35:52 > 0:35:54It's not anything you asked for,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57but you're asking for something quite special -
0:35:57 > 0:35:59a special house with lots of outbuildings,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01that often comes with the land.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Now, Phil, quite pleased as Punch, really. You're two-nil up.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Yeah. He keeps singing "two-nil" to me.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Good man! - You're playing for pride now, Ann.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I am. This is my reputation at stake.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- Yes, quite. So... - Beginner's luck for me.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Who's going on now? Who's up? - I think I'd better.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20OK, then, Phil.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- I would think 475.- OK.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Ann?- I don't think that much.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29I think 450.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Sadly, Ann, Phil will now be singing "three-nil" to you.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- THEY LAUGH - I can't believe this!
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- He's not looked at any houses. - THEY LAUGH
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- I'm glad you're laughing, because... - 500? 600?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- No, no. It's 485... - 485.- ..it's on for.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Hmm!
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Your maximum budget's 425. Now, some people go crazy.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55With agricultural land, a few years ago, you'd only get a few thousand pounds an acre.
0:36:55 > 0:37:01But historically, even round here, some people have paid £10,000 to £20,000 per acre.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04You've got access to the road here. With a following wind,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08you might be able to get 30, 40 grand back, if you get the right buyer
0:37:08 > 0:37:10who wants some land locally.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14So it would get you back down towards your price.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Also, speaking to the vendor, as Simon and I have,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- he's able to do a deal. - Oh!- It has been on for a while.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24We've shown you three very different properties!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Go away, have a think about it, and we'll see you in a while
0:37:28 > 0:37:31and decide which one you want to spend more time in. See you soon.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Here's a reminder at home of today's classic-car journey, the three-house tour.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Could property one be right up their street?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42It may have lacked defined bedrooms, but it had bags of character
0:37:42 > 0:37:46and enormous Phil-pleasing workshop.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Phil did seem enthused by the potential of the garage at property two,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56and they both seemed excited by the house.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00But will the lack of a back garden leave it stuck in reverse?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Over the budget and over the other side of the county,
0:38:07 > 0:38:10the Wild Card was a rich mixture of old and the new.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13It does boast a big slice of Warwickshire out back.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Big money, with offers in the region of 485 grand.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26Ah, the classic cars are back - at the classic Wild Card.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28You've chosen to revisit this lovely property.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- What was it about this place? - I like the uniqueness of it.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36I like it because it's old, but the interior's contemporary,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40and it's the nice balance between the two.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- Is it anything like any of the 35 properties you've seen before?- No!
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Good!- It's completely different.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50It's a nice balance. It's picked out some of the properties we've seen.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56This has got a nice mix of a lot of items we've seen,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59but not all grouped into one spot. I like the staircases here,
0:38:59 > 0:39:02I like the kitchen. I think there's certain areas
0:39:02 > 0:39:05outside the house which are also of interest!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- I wonder what that would be! - THEY LAUGH
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Leaving the garage alone for a minute,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13the mystery surveyor has also had a look round this place for us.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18It's not a legally binding survey, but it has come up with some interesting points.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21This is an old building, so a bit of extra care and diligence
0:39:21 > 0:39:23at the start of the process is always recommended.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28You look behind... All eyes go to the garage for you anyway, don't they?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- And in the back of my head, as well. - Lot of timber there.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34That was probably built at the same sort of period
0:39:34 > 0:39:38as this part of the building here, and the timbers there are old.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40There might be a bit of infestation and rot.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44So it's well worthwhile getting a timber report done,
0:39:44 > 0:39:48not only on the barn and the garages, but on this part of the building too.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51The thinking is that, when this place was first converted,
0:39:51 > 0:39:55they wouldn't have allowed chimneys on it, because it was a barn,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57and they'd be incongruous. However,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59that thinking has now changed completely.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04With global warming in mind, they really encourage people to put in wood-burning stoves.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07So he thinks they would be a lot more amenable
0:40:07 > 0:40:11to a chimney possibly being put on this building,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14and you'd have that lovely heart to the living room.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- That would be great.- Such a feature of an old building.- It needs that,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- to make it more authentic. - I tell you what else it needs.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- It needs you to go and relax and enjoy this building.- Oh, yes.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Have you got your tape measure there, Phil?- I have.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Armed and dangerous. You're going in separate directions, aren't you?
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- I'll go and make a cup of tea. - Yeah, OK. See you later.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42On cue, here's the tape measure!
0:40:53 > 0:40:56He doesn't seem too bothered that there are no doors on the garage.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Oh, and a nice bit of synchronised parking there!
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- It's almost like a dance manoeuvre. - Oh, very good, Jonnie. Nice segue.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Very nice.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09TANGO-STYLE DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- It's a very nice room, isn't it? - Very nice. I like this.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- I could see us living here.- And...
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- LIVELY JAZZ-DANCE MUSIC PLAYS - Wahey! No messing there!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Not too fast!
0:41:27 > 0:41:29ROMANTIC DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Oh, nice movers! But will they be moving in here?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- It's nice. - What do you think?- I don't know.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41What are we going to do with all that land?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Always build another garage.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49Now, this Wild Card has pushed the realms of the Wild Card even further.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53OK, it's over budget at the moment. There's a lot of land here,
0:41:53 > 0:41:55and it's not exactly where you asked it to be,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59but we've had some great reactions. As we're in Warwickshire,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I think you should ask this question in a very Shakespearean manner.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04OK...
0:42:04 > 0:42:07To buy...or not to buy?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- That is the question. - That is the question.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11What's the answer?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Well, I think there's quite a bit to think about,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16and there's a lot of potential here -
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- conversion of the garage, and... - PHIL CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Oh, don't start! Just answer the question. Never mind the garage.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27But I really like it, and I always go for the most expensive.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Yes. How do you manage to do that? Every time!
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Um, so I think...
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- ..to buy.- Get in!
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Fantastic! We ticked all the boxes. We found a lovely house for Ann,
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- and a double garage for Phil. - Can't ask for anything more.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Can't ask for more than that!
0:42:45 > 0:42:48I wouldn't want any more from an answer! That's fantastic.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Very exciting. There's so much planning for you to do, isn't there?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56There's budgetary stuff, any questions...
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- I'm already calculating the pound signs.- I bet you are.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Phil's already working out how the Mustang will back into the garage.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Shall we go?- Yeah. Have a good time. - Thank you. Bye!
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Aren't you the lucky one?- Yeah!
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