0:00:02 > 0:00:04Morning, viewers. Hope you are well.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Morning viewers.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Some people are busy little bees, aren't they?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Always buzzing around, never stopping, always on the go.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14That's me.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Others like to take things at a bit more sedate pace.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Take it easy, a bit more relaxed.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Like my good self.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26No rest for the wicked. Day's work is never done, Jonnie.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29The devil makes work for idle hands.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I'm puffed out.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Indeed. In that case, put the kettle on, will you, mate?
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Oh, yes. Roger. I'd be absolutely glad to.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Whilst I'm doing that, you lot, check out the titles.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- Ooh, here we go, sweet cheeks. - Ooh, thank you, flowerpot.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I tell you what, I am puffed out.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02This busy-bee business isn't all it's cracked up to be.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03You need to calm down and relax.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07We're going to be doing plenty of running around later showing not one,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09two, but three properties for today's buyers.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13And one of which they can try before they buy.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Ugh! Did you put sugar in this?
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Coming up on To Buy Or Not Buy, time's against us as we search for a dream home.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- Ssh! What are you doing? - They're very busy people.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- We haven't got time! - Three bedrooms, semi-rural...
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Aw! We haven't got...- Pub nearby.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34There's something mysterious about one of today's choices.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36There is one Achilles heel to this property.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- And there it is.- Yeah.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- That's that Achilles heel Ed was talking about then.- Yeah.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44But after all is said and done, will it be a...
0:01:44 > 0:01:46HE EXHALES LOUDLY
0:01:46 > 0:01:48To buy or not to buy? That is the question.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- That's Nick, that is. - And that's Becky.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Make the most of them standing still as this busy couple like to be active.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05Nick is a fully-qualified teacher and Becky has just started her teacher training.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Clever thing got a first in maths recently, you know.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Ooh! Get her. Anyway, she also likes to keep busy with her horse, Danny.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19- And Nick is a member of the West Midlands First Response Team. - Commendable.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24He also likes photography, plays hockey, camps, climbs and is training to be a lifeguard.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Phew! Will they ever be able to sit still long enough for a chat?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Let's find out.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Spare time to you is not time to sit down, it's time to do something.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Yeah.- And, as a result, it could be argued, that you've got no time to find a house.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Yeah.- It could, yeah. - And is this where we're coming in,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- with our phenomenal expertise and your otherwise busyness?- Yes.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- Yes, definitely.- Now, is this your first moving-in together?- Yeah.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Yeah. - So this is quite something.- Ooh!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Is this the build-up towards marriage?- Oh, no.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53He always does this.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I'll give him another 30 seconds and he'll start talking about babies.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Maybe I will. Maybe I won't today.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- OK, so you're buying the house and maybe marriage, children some time in the future?- Maybe.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05So we're looking for a love nest?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Yes.- Yes? OK.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Where are we looking for said love nest?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Something sort of semi-rural really, cos we're quite spoilt where we are.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14We like being in the countryside.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Have you got something in your mind's eye?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Something three-bed is a necessity really.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22With us both going to be teachers and me a teacher already,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- then we need somewhere to work. - Oh, you need a study?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I've got issues with people having studies, but you're teachers,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31most of your work is done at home. You've got to do all the marking and everything else.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- And all the preparation. - You're allowed then.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Is there anything you don't want?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Close to a main road I think is the big putting-off factor for us.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- OK, close to a main road. Anything in the style of property that you don't want.- Pretty much open.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Yeah, we're quite... We're not narrow-minded, are we?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- OK, so do you want old, new? - I'm happy with either.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- It doesn't matter? - It doesn't matter.- All right.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58- Let me push you further. Do you want a bungalow, do you want a flat?- No. - Not a flat.- No bungalows, no flats.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- No bungalows, no flats.- You're very busy people, we know this.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04How busy are you to do some DIY?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06We don't mind that. We don't mind a project.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- We've got the school holidays, so yes.- That's a long time, isn't it?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Yes.- You see! Teachers, the laziest people in the world.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Ooh!- You are the envy of everyone, cos you do get great holidays.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19We only get 13 weeks.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Only?- Is that all? You're looking for a house.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- You want a bit of a garden as well? - Yes. We'd like a dog at some point.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- Do you have a future dog name ready to go when you get the dog?- Yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Go on.- If we have a collie, it's going to be called Nell.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Do you want to be isolated, do you want to be near pubs?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Near a pub would be nice.- Good. - Pub and a shop?- Yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Not necessarily... - We can get away without the shop.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- We're almost at the point where we ask the big question.- Are you ready to answer it?- I'll try.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47It's a very rude question at this time of the day,
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- but we're going to do it. I'm going to make Jonnie do it.- I'm going to ask the mathematician.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- It's a numbers question, isn't it? - It is a numbers question.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58What is the budget for today's semi-rural, three-bedroom house?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- It's 150,000.- OK.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Now, working with the numbers and knowing the area,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05because we come here quite a bit on the programme,
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- 150 for what you're after... Could we create a haggle zone?- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- You could.- What could we look up to to haggle down from?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Probably about 160 would be...- Ooh!
0:05:15 > 0:05:16We'll have a ten-grand haggle zone.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- If you and I couldn't haggle down ten grand, we shouldn't be sat on these chairs.- We shouldn't be, should we?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24We shouldn't be sat here now, cos we've got to go and do it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- Wish us luck.- Good luck.- Good luck.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Thank you. We'll see you later. - Thank you very much.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I reckon I've got it locked down what they need.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- I mean, first of all... - Woah, woah, ssh!
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- They're very busy...- What are you doing speaking? We haven't got time.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43They need to get three bedrooms, semi-rural, pub nearby...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46You know when you go to Staffordshire
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- you see the sign that says the Creative County?- Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- Do you know why it's actually called the Creative County?- Yes.- Oh!
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Ah, well, we'd better tell the viewers in case they don't know.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Oh, yeah. Good. Of course.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02Well, there are many reasons why it's actually called the Creative County and here are just a few.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05The ceramic industry, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton and Spode,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08names associated with Staffordshire and the Potteries.
0:06:08 > 0:06:16Exquisite and delicate pottery was, and indeed is, made here and it still has immense value today.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Thrill rides and theme parks...
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Staffordshire is undoubtedly the number one destination
0:06:22 > 0:06:24for young and old seeking the thrill
0:06:24 > 0:06:26of white-knuckle rides in the country.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Two of the UK's biggest venues are located in the county at Alton Towers and Drayton Manor.- Thrill-tastic!
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Well, just a smattering of the creativity that oozes out of the Staffordshire area there.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Now I think we need to get creative with money,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43because houses in Staffordshire have an average price of round £170,000.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47As opposed to the national average of around £224,000,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51but what else could today's house hunters' hard-earned cash
0:06:51 > 0:06:54buy them in other creative hotspots in the UK?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Edinburgh is the first UNESCO City of Literature
0:07:01 > 0:07:04and if you fancy the city built on books, then this two-bed,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06top-floor flat is on the market
0:07:06 > 0:07:09for 150,000 Scottish pounds.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Derry recently won the race for the first-ever UK City of Culture
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and will take up its role in 2013.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18If you want to soak up some of that culture,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22then this four-bed semi is on the market for £215,000.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26A little over Nick and Becky's budget, but nice house
0:07:26 > 0:07:29and nice city, nonetheless.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Back in 2008, Liverpool was the European City of Culture.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36It's easy to see why. If you want to bask in the reflective
0:07:36 > 0:07:40glory of the city's achievement, then how's about this place?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Three beds and two receptions make this an ideal family home and the
0:07:43 > 0:07:46transport links to the city make it an even better option.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50It's on the market for £150,000.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54While we're in Staffordshire, we decided to look at some local
0:07:54 > 0:07:57history and take a gander at a few of its favourite sons.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Everyone knows the Spitfire played a vital part of British air supremacy,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05a major factor in securing a victory
0:08:05 > 0:08:08with the Allied forces in World War II.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12It's not widely known that the Spitfire was designed by an engineer
0:08:12 > 0:08:16called Reginald Mitchell, who hailed from the north Staffordshire area.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23His talent for designing fast planes and creating the stressed skin which
0:08:23 > 0:08:28gave the Spitfire its strength and lightness were a huge leap forward.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33The achievements of the Spitfire during the summer and autumn of the 1940s and the Battle of Britain
0:08:33 > 0:08:37gave the plane the reputation it has today.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Sir Stanley Matthews was born in Hanley, Stoke on Trent, in Staffordshire.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51He's widely regarded as being the most renowned footballer of modern times.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55His career spanned 33 years, and when he retired in 1965
0:08:55 > 0:09:00he was an incredible 50 years old, a year younger than Ed Hall.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Matthews made his England debut in September 1934 and made his last
0:09:05 > 0:09:12appearance in May 1957, an incredible 23-year international career.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Sir Stanley was the first professional footballer to be knighted
0:09:16 > 0:09:20and in 1956 he won the first-ever European Player of the Year Award.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Not bad for a boy from the Potteries.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Now then, Biggles, you enjoy that? - I have had a lovely time.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26I've been in a Spitfire.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Boyhood fantasy that. - It was fantastic!
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Anyway, we have house hunted as well and this is the fruits of our labour.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Ipstones, brilliant place.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I'm not sure if they had that on their list, but it is lovely.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Now the property is in a terrace.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43They said they would like a terrace if it was gorgeous.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47This is gorgeous. I'm not going to show you any pictures because the pictures don't do it justice.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49It's lovely and they will love it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Well, I trade your Ipstones and I probably trade up to a place called Waterhouses.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- You might think all the houses there are made of water. They're not.- I might.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00This one is made out of stone. Now, look! It's got open-planned kitchen.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03It's got an upstairs bathroom. It's got a garden.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08It's also got a slight nubbin of something they might not quite like.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11OK. All right. Well, I wonder what that might be. Any clues?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- No.- No. The wild card, everyone loves the wild card.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And this wild card has only just come on to the market.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18It's fantastic. It's beautiful. It's gorgeous.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22This is a cracker and a lot for your money. Where shall we start the journey?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- I think we'll start at property number one, which I think is your one.- My one.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33My choice indeed and this gorgeous brick cottage is the choice I have made.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36In estate agent parlance, internal viewing is essential,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40as it's really, really, really, really lovely inside.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It's really, really, really, really lovely inside?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- It is, Jonnie. It is. - Really?- Really.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51This is a beauty.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54We are in Ipstones. Have you heard of Ipstones before?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Yeah.- Have you heard of the amusingly titled village that's near to Ipstones?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Bottomhouse.- Oh. - What's funny about that?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Oh, "house". Got you. Sorry.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Anyway, so you will be living in a village next to Bottomhouse, which I think is worth it alone.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11You've got the pub which you asked for, which is lovely.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13And you've got these views, which are fantastic.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16And you're in a terrace, but the terraced house is gorgeous.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- What do you think about it all so far?- Views are lovely.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Gorgeous. Really nice.- So, trust me, that is a beauty in there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Are you prepared, excited and titillated at the idea of it?- Yes.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31All right then, go in there and enjoy that property. Go!
0:11:31 > 0:11:37If they like this house, I will buy you lunch at the local pub and I will buy you two courses there.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- The local pub that's in Bottomhouse. - Not that one.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- The local pub in Ipstones.- Oh!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Wow! It's open-plan.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It's not what you expect from outside.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It looks so quaint on the outside and it's quite modern inside.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57It needs to be open-plan, this house, and now it is open-plan, it works really nicely. I like it.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I'm a gambler. I am a gambler. I thought,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02"Why wimp out with the decision and give them the house they want?"
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Give them one that they think they might not want.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Nice floor as well.- Yes. It's like slate.- Nice open fire.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Yeah. Is it a wood burner?- Yeah.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13That's one of the things we wanted.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Yeah, definitely. - He's done well, Ed.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Thank you very much. I have done well.- "Good lad, Ed," he says.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Thank you very much. That's from Nick and Nick is a go-getter.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- He is.- Nick knows what good is.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25The kitchen, you wouldn't need to...
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- No, you wouldn't need to touch it. - It doesn't need a new kitchen.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- It's quite a good size as well, really, with the...- Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38- Dining table as well.- It will be good for entertaining, cos it just sort of follows through, doesn't it?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39- Yeah.- Yeah.- I like that.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- And they are, like Bruce Forsyth, entertainers.- They really are.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45All the beans on toast you can have.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Oh, it's kind of like the utility bit.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- That's handy.- Yeah.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Yeah, it's handy just to have the utility.- Mm, definitely.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57So they have merrily gambled through the downstairs and they are getting
0:12:57 > 0:13:01towards the part of property where it could all fall flat on its face.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Yes, but sometimes we're surprised.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Sometimes... Often we are, actually. I'll be honest, often we are.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Bathroom.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- That's bigger than what we've got. - Yeah, definitely.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Someone else likes horses as well. - Yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Quite a big shower. That's good, cos you haven't got a shower, have you?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- So that would be a...- Yeah, that's handy, the separate shower.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It is nice to have a separate shower in the bathroom though.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- I wish I had one.- Why?- A bathroom. - Hasn't even got a bathroom.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32That's why I'm wearing a jumper today.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I'll be honest, I can tell. When the heat's up...
0:13:36 > 0:13:38It's handy having the extra space.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- Definitely, yeah. It's a lot bigger. - Keep the washer out the way.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Yeah. He's doing well so far, Ed is.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Good for me muddy boots after a walk.- Yes, definitely, yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Oh, wow! I didn't expect a conservatory.- That's nice.- Yeah.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Ah, rather like the Spanish Inquisition, no-one expects
0:13:56 > 0:13:58a conservatory on the back of a cottage in Ipstones.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02If this house didn't have a conservatory, it would be very dinky indeed.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05It would be and it lends itself very lovingly to the property
0:14:05 > 0:14:07and a lot of light as well. Thank you very much.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- A bit of extra living space.- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Something separate from the main bit as well. It's nice and cosy.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16It's got the wall blocked off there as well.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Yeah, it makes it feel more like a room.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Yeah, definitely. Like another little living space.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It's nice and bright as well. Yeah, I like that.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Yeah.- Ed's done a good job.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Now once through that tiny backyard...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- OK, we're here, where we are.- Ah...
0:14:30 > 0:14:35That's lovely. They don't own that, but this access path,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- they could ramble along here with the ramblers...- Where's he gone?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- What an idiot!- Ramble this way.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48They could go down the steps with the ramblers.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52They could take the lift that the ramblers could use.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55There's no lift here.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Or they could use the rambling spiral staircase, couldn't they?
0:15:06 > 0:15:12- Oh, wow! - That wasn't what I expected.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Oh, this is a little gem, isn't it, inside? That's fantastic.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Normally, I get annoyed when people talk about landings cos I feel
0:15:18 > 0:15:21they could be talking about other rooms, but this is a cracker.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- It's a part of the house! - It's an office/landing.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It's a good use of space and when you've got a house that is compact,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- you've got to use every area.- This is a room.- And they have used it,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- haven't they?- Yep.- I'm doing the swimming sign there for that.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- That's a good size.- Yeah, it is. It's a nice size, isn't it?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Lovely high ceilings as well.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Yes, definitely. - It makes you feel really airy.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47You've got your built-in wardrobes as well, so it doesn't take any room out of the room, does it?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Nice views out of the window.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Oh, yeah, lovely. Really nice. - Across the fields.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Really nice.- Lots of space. Yeah, it's good that.- Definitely.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- Another good job, Ed.- Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02It is quirky and it's quirky and modern and lovely and functional.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Who wouldn't want to wake up in the morning, got you're clothes on,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09ready to go to work, just have a quick view of Bottomhouse and then off you go in the car.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- That would be fantastic. - I'd drive through Bottomhouse.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Of course you would. I've heard you have.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19That's nice.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It's good, yeah.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Enough space to do things with, isn't it?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Yeah, it would be useful as a spare bed.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Yeah, yeah. Perhaps for visitors or something to come and stay in.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Well, they could use that as a guest bedroom. It's lovely.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35They asked for three bedrooms, three bedrooms they have got.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36It is up to them how they fill them,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40I've merely delivered every element, every element of their criteria.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Apart from the back garden, apart from the fact that it's in a terrace...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Other than that... - You put a stamp on it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- You've delivered it.- I've done it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Nice views out the back as well actually, lots of fields.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57- Lovely, yeah. I didn't expect to have the views at the front and the back.- No. That's good. I like that.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Views-wise, vis a vis the views, you have lovely views over there, which is...
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I don't know the name of that village.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05What's the name of that village?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- Bottomhouse.- Bottomhouse. It's just over there.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- Have a look up those stairs. It looks interesting up there. - Yeah, it does, doesn't it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14That staircase wouldn't look out of place on a ship, a phenomenal ship.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17A lovely rope staircase.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19This is different.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Obviously, a little girl's room.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Oh, right! - That's ace. Look at the beams.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- That's...- That's ace!- Have that!
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Oh, proper, solid beams there.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- That's nice. - I like the window light as well.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's actually really light, isn't it?- 'Tis, in't it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- And you get the view out that window as well.- Yeah.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Would you have this as the spare room then?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45For guests, I don't think you could...
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Unless it was storage down there.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Yeah, cos you could leave the office under the stairs, couldn't you?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Yeah. - And you get an extra room really.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Yeah.- Or me table football. - Have a boys' room up here.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Have a boys' room. Yeah, that would be all right.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Look, you've got three rooms there that they love and the landing,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04the office, and they obviously don't mind a ground-floor bathroom.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Happy days. Ladies and gentlemen,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- I fear guess the price is knocking on the door.- Off you pop.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Hello.- Hello.- How are we all?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18So I would say, in there, you were... The word "ace"
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- came out of your mouth. - Did it really? Oh, no.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23The beams, I believe, were ace.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The whole property, though, is ace, n'est pas? As the French might say.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Yes.- Downstairs bathroom...
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Yeah.- Is always a niggle for people.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Didn't seem to bother you.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Mm, not me.- I think it's more of a niggle for me than it is for Bec.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41What about the garden? Cos it's quite small.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- You've got a front and back.- Yeah, that doesn't bother me too much.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Yeah, that's more of an issue for me.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48In the bathroom department you're concerned and in...
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Cos this is Nell, really, the future of Nell the dog.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- Yeah, yeah. There might be no Nell. - But there's lots of paths you can walk down and ramble with Nell.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- Yeah.- So, coming to the end of this then, is it somewhere that you could
0:19:00 > 0:19:04perceive yourself making a first home?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Possibly. - Yeah, I think so, possibly.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- We'll take possibly. - At the moment, yes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12If I were you, I would take this as a possibility because...
0:19:12 > 0:19:13They don't even know the price yet!
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Well, let's find out how much they think this place is worth.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- So who wants to play guess the price first?- Ladies first.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Coward. Coward!- Tactical. - Working on a mathematician's basis.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Well, I'm going to go 130,000.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- I think it might be a bit optimistic.- OK.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36- All right then. Big man, Nick. - I'm going to go 135.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- They love this place, don't they? - They do like the house.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43You're closest, Nick. The price is 139,950.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49You haven't been here, so obviously you don't know the quality of Ipstones as an area. It is lovely.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54But, OK, as a house price, 139,950, that's if you bought it for the price.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57You could haggle and waggle. What do you think, knowing the price?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Yeah, that sounds about right. - I think that's fair.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- That doesn't put me off. - Why don't we go to my property?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- This way.- Unbelievable. I believe it's in Bottomhouse.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Now it's my choice... property number two.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Loads of charm, character and amazing features, but enough about me, folks!
0:20:16 > 0:20:22This place has stunning views at the front and is everything they've asked for. Plus something they haven't.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- I'm intrigued.- All will be revealed.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Nick and Becky, now you asked me for semi-rural living,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and in many ways I am now about to provide that for you.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36This, my friends, is the gateway to the Peak District.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I've been looking at the maps. You've got a wonderful playground for you,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43your dogs, your cats, your horses. Anything you want to do is right here.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46You might not necessarily be doing it in this house,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49but I'm saying this house is an opportunity to get elsewhere.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Look at it. Beauty, in't she?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- It is lovely. It's very quaint. - Good.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56This is all fantastic news.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Can I point out there is one Achilles heel to this property.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03It is lovely throughout internally, but there is one Achilles heel.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Do you want to own up to that now?
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- To be honest, I'm not sure they're going to notice. - Do you want to own up to that now?
0:21:09 > 0:21:13I'm not sure they're going to notice it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15If you see it, you might not.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21- Otherwise, if you don't see it, this could be the house for you. - OK. Are you excited?- I am.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24It is a lovely house. Go inside.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37It seems quite sort of low, doesn't it, and dark?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- It seems a bit enclosed compared to the last one.- I like the window seat.- That's nice.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- The window seat! I had a go in that earlier on.- Everyone loves a window seat.- C'est fantastique.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50You could write a novel from there, or Nell the dog could sit in there, couldn't she?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Or waiting for her owners to come home. Oh, where are they?
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Here they come. They've just pulled up to the semi-off-street parking.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Oh, right. It's got a kitchen-diner which is what we were after.
0:22:00 > 0:22:06- Bit tight for me. That's nice. - This is lovely, yeah.- I like that. - That's done really well, isn't it?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Yeah, it is.- That was one of the specifications, a kitchen-diner?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- I wanted a kitchen-diner. That's nice.- Yeah.
0:22:11 > 0:22:17- Now they said they wanted, if possible, a kitchen-diner. Entertaining space.- He has delivered.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19You've got space here you could do something with.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Yeah. You could even have another table and chair, couldn't you? Between there and the sitting area.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Yeah.- The kitchen's nice. It sort of fits with the house.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- Yeah, it does.- It's like in keeping. - Yeah, definitely.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- You wouldn't need to touch that, would you?- No.- It's really nice.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- It is really awful, cos they are loving this house so far.- Yeah.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42And the thing that they've got to get over is almost insurmountable.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- Listen, listen...- Almost.- Just cos you don't like what's out there.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47They might like it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Oh, right. That's good. I assume this is the master.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Yeah, that's... - That's nice, isn't it?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- That sort of beam along there.- Nice feature. Ceiling's are higher.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- Yeah, it feels a lot more spacious and airy, doesn't it?- Which is good.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Nice views to the front as well. - Mm, yeah.- You can see the fields and where we were earlier.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15The master bedroom, front of the house here, faces out...
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- On to that!- Quite roomy. - I like it in this room, yeah.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Shall we try the others?- Yeah.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27See what else we've got.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- That's a good size.- Yeah. That's a nice feature, that stained glass.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Yes, some original features. - Yeah.- Looks good.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36It's a good size.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Definitely bigger than what you've got.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Yeah. No separate shower or anything, but that's all right.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46They must be getting panicky now, because they do like the house.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49They love all the stuff and yet they know that there's a problem.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- I'm getting panicky.- And they haven't found it yet.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Oh, right. This is a bit smaller, isn't it?
0:23:55 > 0:24:00It's still a nice size though. You can get plenty of things in. It's like an office or something.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Yeah, you've got the other side of the feature too.- Yeah.- Be good for me office.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- I think so. It's plenty spacious enough for something like that.- Yes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- It's quite bright. That's all right. - Yeah. That's fine.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16All right. I was expecting a box room here.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- Yeah, it's a bit bigger. - It's bigger, isn't it?
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- The third room isn't a box room, is it?- Yeah, I like the doors. - Yeah.- Quite cottagey.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Very cottagey feel to it, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29I definitely feel the upstairs like... I think it just feels light and roomy.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Yeah, that's true.- Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Let's have a look through the window... And there it is.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- Yeah.- That's that Achilles heel Ed was talking about then.- Yeah.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42That will be the big lorries out the back.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- Oh, that hasn't gone well. - How was it ever going to go well?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Were you expecting them to come out and thank you and say, "Mm!"?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54I was hoping beyond hope that Becky was going to say,
0:24:54 > 0:24:55"Ooh, I like lorries".
0:24:55 > 0:24:58And he was doing so well.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02I was worried there might be a worse reaction. I'm not that disappointed.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I just think they've been rendered speechless by it. But maybe,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08because the house has gone so well, I could be wrong. I'm never wrong, but I could be.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13I think we should get a look at that garden. Just have a closer view.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Yeah, definitely.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- It's a nice-size garden.- It's just a shame about what's behind.- Yeah.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- L-shaped garden. - Yes, I believe they're the rage.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26I'm grasping at things at the moment now.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32At the moment here, in this part of Staffordshire, people get capital letter-shaped gardens. "L"...
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- For "loser". - So this was Jonnie's house.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- This is Jonnie's?- Yeah.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Yeah. Perhaps we want to have a little chat with Jonnie I think.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Here we go.- Oh, good luck. - Thanks. Hiya.- Hello.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- I thought you came at me then...- Hi. - Interesting, isn't it?- Interesting.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Yes. Did you manage to spot anything that you wouldn't normally expect?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Perhaps one thing, maybe.- You're right. You think it'd be a double bed,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04but it was actually a single bed, a single bunk bed, in that back room.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Not quite what I was going for. - Oh, the curtains!- No.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- What was behind the curtains. - Can you guess? - I think the sound is a clue.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I believe that's the sound of a man working on a tanker.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- No, no. They're magpies. - Big magpies.- Big magpies.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Big, truck-shaped magpies.- Yeah.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23That indeed is the elephant that is...
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Just outside the back of the house, yes. The house itself...
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Beautiful, isn't it? - Yeah, it was really nice.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Really nice. You said you wanted an open-plan kitchen. Nice and big that?
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- Good space.- It was nice.- Upstairs, before we get to the back of the house...- Yeah.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- Before we get to the back of the house. Lots of character? Lots of nice beams...- Yeah.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Some features, yeah. - Yeah, it was really big.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- So, is it just a massive cross through it with that truck stop?- Pretty much.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- It's a pretty big cross.- Yeah. - It was a massive gamble that Jonnie played.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Many would ask why such a gamble, but he liked the property, so there was some sense to it.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- How much do believe this property is on the market for? - On the edge of the Peak District.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- I'll let you go first this time. - And I'm going to have to go 120.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- You'll make a fool of yourself if you do.- 120.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10£120,000. Jonnie? It is a lovely house though. I must stress that. £120,000 versus... Becky?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- I'm going to go 135.- £135,000.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18And that at the moment, you are in the lead, aren't you, Nick?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- I know.- Well, congratulations.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- You've clawed it back.- Yeah!
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It's one apiece. So at least I've got one person on my side, maybe.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30It's just above £135,000 at £165,000.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- Oh!- At no point have you been in eye contact with either of them...
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Yes!- The house is lovely. It was a gamble that didn't pay off. The price doesn't help, does it?
0:27:39 > 0:27:45- No, not really.- Shall we go to the other wild card today? - Yeah.- I think it's this way.
0:27:48 > 0:27:55It is mine and Jonnie's favourite part of the show and I'm sure yours, too, viewers. It's the wild card.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57And be warned, we are pulling no punches today.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01This busy pair of house hunters deserve nothing less than this beauty.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07Masses of space, bang on location and some work to do to keep Nick and Becky busy.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10So, Becky and Nick, the wild card, the wild card, everyone,
0:28:10 > 0:28:11normally, loves the wild card.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14And, after the last property we've been at,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16this has got a good chance, being positive.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- We're in the area of Dilhorne. Have you heard of it?- We have.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- Do you like Dilhorne?- Yeah.- We do. Good start.- Thank you very much.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28This is the former gardener's cottage of Dilhorne Hall.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Dilhorne Hall has since moved on. It burnt to the ground.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Anyway, this is the gardener's cottage and it is a cracker.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39This is only just on to the market and something intriguing has happened.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43You're property experts now, cos you've looked at two houses with us.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45What do you think's happened to this?
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- It's now two.- It is now two! - It was one.- It was one.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- They are very good, aren't they? Now you asked to be near a pub, didn't you?- We did.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Yeah.- There is a secret path. The pub is out your back door.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- That's the pub there.- Oh, fantastic. - Excellent.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02How good's that? Now what do you think of the look of it?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Semi-detached. No terrace to be seen. - Excellent.- Looks big.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Now whilst we're here we might as talk about it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11The garden has got not much at the back.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12This is your garden.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- It's massive.- It's huge.- Big, in't it?- What are your thoughts?
0:29:16 > 0:29:22- You've been fed full of information. Becky, what do you reckon? - I think it looks very interesting.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- It's quite big and I'd love to go inside and have a nosey.- Okey-cokey.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- Are you ready and revving?- We are. - Yes.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- Three, two, one. Go in that beauty.- Thank you.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Well, it does have a back garden and you would describe that as a...
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Vertical garden. - Which is quite the rage these days.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Oh, right. You've got a porch.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48- That's handy.- Yeah, definitely. For dirty boots and stuff. Big hallway.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53It's good. It needs a bit of stuff doing to it, doesn't it?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- That's no issue.- That's OK.- In here.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- I love the fireplace. - That's nice.- Oh, that's lovely.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- I like that.- That's really nice. - Beams as well.- Fantastic.- And a fireplace.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- That is the sound of Stoke happiness.- They could stoke that fire quite happily.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Could do! - It's brilliant.- It's a massive room.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- It's a good size, definitely. - Really big.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- It makes it bright, doesn't it, for having the big, sort of French doors?- Yeah.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- That's fantastic.- Yeah, I like that.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Shall we have a look in here?- Yeah, you've got a conservatory out there.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Oh, this is handy, isn't it? - Yeah.- Yeah, that's good.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- You've got a nice view outside. - Right through to the garden.- Yeah.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- It's quite a big conservatory as well.- You could get quite a few bits in here, yeah, definitely.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39They have got to the conservatory, which I think they quite fancy the idea of having.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41We've got one on the front of the property.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47Make use of those beautiful views and get that light pouring into that rather handsomely sized sitting room.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52Turning the front garden, I would say, cleverly into the back garden.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Could get a TV or perhaps a dining table or something.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I think so. A dining table would be a nice idea for in here.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Looking into the garden.- Yeah.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Yeah, I like that. That's nice.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05See what's through here.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Back door as well.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Oh, wow! There's another room.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13It keeps getting more and more.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Yeah, it does, doesn't it? Oh!
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Is it... I think this is a bedroom. - It looks like a bedroom, yeah.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Cos you've got like an en suite.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Right, this is obviously there because of the previous owner.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27I don't think they want to keep that as a wet-room.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32I think they want to make that into whatever they want. I'm not even going to give them suggestions.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35They're clever. They don't need my property knowledge.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- Oh, right. Got the kitchen here. - That's nice. - Yeah. It's a good size, isn't it?
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Perhaps put a little dining table here or something, couldn't you?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Yeah, that's bigger than we had before.
0:31:46 > 0:31:52- I think it would be good if you had friends round and stuff... - It would be easy to fit a table in.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Yeah. - You would easily fit a table in.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Nice big kitchen. - When Becky's doing the washing-up...
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Presumably, she's the lady of the house.- Listen to that!
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- She will have a lovely view.- Listen to you!- Isn't that what...- I thought you were a modern man.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Isn't that what women are supposed to do? I joke, ladies! I joke.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09You can do the washing as well.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13OK.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- A little cloakroom.- Yeah.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Under the stairs. It's quite big actually.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Yes, yes. There's plenty of storage as well.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- You could turn that into some sort of storage unit. - Mm-hm. Yeah, that's right.- Mm.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27They're now about to enter the nooks and crannies of the downstairs.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30And there are a few, to be honest with you.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Good for storing his hockey sticks.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Well, I've got somewhere...
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I've found somewhere even much better to store the hockey sticks.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Where?- An amazing place. Not... No.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41No.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Guess?- Not your trousers.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Not my trousers.- No. The loft?- No.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Oh, a downstairs loo. That's always handy, isn't it?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Yeah, that's all right.- Yeah.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Can I have one more guess? - This is embarrassing.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I've been in there. I just don't know...
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- I'm going to bow to your knowledge. Go on, where?- Cellar.- Ooh!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09OK. That's quite big.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Yeah, it is, isn't it? The doors are nice.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14That's all right.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19Right! They are in the upstairs part of the property, or level three,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22now I've realised that there is a cellar with this property.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24And another bathroom.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26A shower as well.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- Yeah, it's a good size, isn't it? - Yeah. Needs a new floor, but...
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- Yeah. - Apart from that, it's all right.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- My property, how many toilets did it have?- Unos.- And it was downstairs.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Here they've got toilets downstairs, upstairs.- It's... - Is there a toilet in the cellar?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43There's an embarrassment of bogs in this house.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47There's a better way of saying that, but that's the way we're going to say it at the moment.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- Oh, this is a good size, isn't it? - And built-in wardrobes.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Yeah. It's not a lot smaller than the one downstairs, is it?- No.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58I mean, they're politely looking at the built-in wardrobes.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00They'll smash them out if they buy the house.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05But what they're not doing is getting put off by any of the re-decoration or work that needs to be done.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- You could perhaps have this as your master.- Yeah.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Turn the downstairs one like into a study or something.- Or a boys' room. - Or a boys' room, yeah.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I think it needs aesthetic things doing to it.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20- Yeah, a bit of decorating. - You've got another nice view again out of the front.- Yeah?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Yeah, looking into the front garden. - Mm.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- I like this room.- And me. - It's really nice.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30- Yeah, it is really bright. Nice, high ceilings again.- Yeah. - It gives it quite a lot of space.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Oh, wow! This one's huge as well. - Good.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Wow.- There's no box rooms, is there? - No.- That's a good size again.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41They're having a lovely time up there!
0:34:41 > 0:34:46- They are drinking in the space that this house affords...- There's a lot to drink in, isn't there?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49OK, nice high ceilings. That's all right, isn't it?
0:34:49 > 0:34:54- Yeah. I like this room.- Yeah, and me.- It's a big house, isn't it?- Mm.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I would like to be the estate agent that wrote up the details about this.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02"Every room affords ample views over the gorgeous countryside.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07"Please, an internal viewing is highly recommended". That's what I would have liked to have written.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11You would probably have been preceded with, "So and so, so and so.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17"Hall and Irwin are delighted to announce the instructions of this period, semi-detached property".
0:35:20 > 0:35:24This needs a lot of work, I would say, but it's a lot of decoration.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27There's not really much structural maybe...
0:35:27 > 0:35:30You going to have to change bathrooms, things like that.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Yeah.- Is that frightening?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Not really. - I think it will be good fun.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- It'll be OK.- The thing about this house, you could move in straight away. Everything works.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41The bathroom works, you've got a kitchen that can be used.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47I suggest you go around the house and do one room every so often. So you've
0:35:47 > 0:35:50got a couple of properties under your belts. How much do you think this is?
0:35:50 > 0:35:55- It's guess the price time. What's the score again? Is it one-all?- It's one-all!- Who wants to go first?
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- I'll let Nick go first again. - Go on, Nick.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I think it's right at the top,
0:36:02 > 0:36:06maybe even into that haggle zone, cos there's a lot of space in there, there's a lot of rooms.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09So I'm going to 160.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- Right at the top.- OK.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I think you've been really mean and picked something
0:36:14 > 0:36:18that's out of the budget, cos it's amazing. I think it's 175.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- OK. With a quick bit of maths. - You're working this out though, aren't you?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- This will be very impressive. Nick, you are the closest.- Oh!
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- And you have won guess the price. - Excellent.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31The actual price of the property is, it's offers in the region of 165.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34So offers around 165.
0:36:34 > 0:36:40It's just come on the market, so we don't know what the attitude is of the owners to lower offers, but
0:36:40 > 0:36:44you can always go higher and higher as you go along, can't you?
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Now you have to go away and make the biggest decision of your adult lives.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- Are you prepared and excited about that?- Yeah.- Well, you could go to the pub and do it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- Sounds great.- Not that I'm advocating drinking. Have a lemonade and do it.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- Go off and we'll see you later outside your chosen vehicle. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- I wonder what they'll go for.- Well, I'd have thought probably mine.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09- It was flawless, wasn't it?- It was flawless apart from one thing.- What? - The tanker.- Tanker?!- The tanker.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- Let's have a quick recap and I'll see if I can spot 'em.- The tankers.- Don't believe they're there.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16So will today's eager beavers
0:37:16 > 0:37:19trip the light fantastic in my prodigious pick?
0:37:19 > 0:37:25Three beds, office landing, practical living space and a bargain price tag to boot.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30All of that for the glorious price of 139,950.
0:37:30 > 0:37:36Or will they see past the rear of my property and opt for village life on the edge of the Peak District?
0:37:36 > 0:37:40It's got three bedrooms, a huge kitchen-diner and a boutique-style bathroom.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Offers around £165,000 are being invited.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Or will the wild card do its legendary thing and steal everyone's thunder?
0:37:48 > 0:37:54Oodles of space, flexible living, potential and right next door to the pub.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I'm already sold, Jonnie, but how will Nick and Becky feel?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Well, they're looking for offers around £165,000.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04It might be a stumbling block, but you never know.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09So, surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14You have joined the many people who have come on this programme and chosen to test drive the wild card.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- Why did you choose this one? - I think "potential" is the big word.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- It's a cracker, isn't it? - A lot of potential to it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- You get a lot of house for your money.- Yeah.- A lot of house.- The rooms are huge.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29We have had our mysterious To Buy Or Not To Buy surveyor come here and give it a thorough once over.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33It's not legally binding, so if you do wish to purchase it, you've got to get your own survey.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38- But it's a good heads-up if you wish to haggle, and you need to haggle, don't you?- We do.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41OK, so looking at the property, the first piece of information is, thusly...
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- Obviously, it used to be one house. It is now two.- Yeah.
0:38:46 > 0:38:52First off, you need to check whether it has planning consent to be changed into two houses, all right?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55After that, you need to check it's had building regulations.
0:38:55 > 0:39:01The next bit is... This is where you could haggle and waggle. So you need to get a timber report.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Because of the age of the building, you need to check whether the timbers are all fine.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06And there is evidence of damp.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11There's evidence of damp in a lot of houses, but there's evidence of damp towards the back of the property.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Other than that, he loved it.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Right then, the property awaits your test-driving abilities.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21- Are you prepared and ready?- Yeah. - Yeah.- Get in there and do it.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Right, shall we seek out a haulage yard or a tanker depot or...?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- There's a pub next door. - Let's go to the pub.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39What's going on here then?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Well, I'd imagine they've got all sorts planned for this one, Ed.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Ah, a game of hockey, obviously.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02- Er, Ed, that's a baby! That was quick, wasn't it?- Alas not, Jonnie.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05It's not their daughter. It's Nick's friend's daughter.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Ah, I see. They've brought his daughter along
0:40:09 > 0:40:14- to see if this place passes the photograph it with a baby test. - Yeah, it's something like that.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20The elusive cellar. They've found it easily enough.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Kids today.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- Pool room.- Yes!- Turn it into a pool room.- Have a little fridge for your beers.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- Yeah.- And guess what... Nick's having it as a boys' room.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Do you think this place measures up location-wise?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36It's still close enough to sort of my parents.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39It's not too bad for work either.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Yep, seems to, Ed.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Right, shall we go to the pub? - Yeah.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Jonnie, I think they've discovered our secret hideaway.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Ah, this is embarrassing. Let's get back to work then.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Cheers!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05It's decision time.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09That was probably the busiest test drive I have ever seen.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13It was like a whirlwind. The hockey, the photos. You interrupted our pint as well.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17It's true. It was a fizzy drink though, I would like to point out.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20It was a soft drink. I was putting a bet on when you came in, so I had to put that down.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- How does it feel to have all this happening? Does it feel like a "you" house?- It could be.- Yeah.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28At the right price, I think it could be.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- It's the price thing that's a potential hurdle, isn't it?- It is.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34But looking around, you can see why it's at that level, can't you?
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- Cos there's so much property here, isn't it?- Yeah. - I think it's fairly priced.- Wow! OK.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45- Well, look, if it's fairly priced, then it suggests you really like it. - It does suggest you really like it.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49I want to know what your favourite room in the house is, cos I think it's the cellar.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Yes.- Why do you both like the cellar so much?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55I don't know. I've always had a thing about cellars.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- It must be all the wine that's usually in them.- Hey! Aye-aye! - It's a real bonus.
0:41:59 > 0:42:05When people look for a house, they say, "I'd like a room for an office, off-street parking, maybe a garage.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09"Nobody says, I want a cellar." So when they get one, "Wooo!" It's the cherry on top of the cake.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It's an added bonus, isn't it? Are we ready?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Cos it's about to happen and we can't hold it back any longer. - Go on.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21To buy or not to buy, that is the question?
0:42:21 > 0:42:22Possibly to buy.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Possibly?!- Come on!- We've not wasted 45 minutes to get to a "possibly".
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- We want this to be a...- What are the caveats? What are the possibles then?
0:42:30 > 0:42:35- It's the price.- OK.- The price that could hold us back.- So at the right price... What closer to your budget?
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Closer to our budget, at the right price, then yeah.- Say it.- To buy.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Yes!- I'll take that.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45We're going to go on a happy note whilst we're all smiling, before they change their minds.
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