0:00:00 > 0:00:03Good morning. Today, we have an episode of To Buy Or Not To Buy
0:00:03 > 0:00:05that you will not want to miss.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07You shouldn't want to miss any of them. You really shouldn't.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10But I'm guessing it's a special one, so we've got a houseboat,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13maybe a castle, possibly a windmill to look for?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17You're on the right lines. We're looking for something you'd only normally find in a fairytale.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Right, what on earth is that? - We're looking for fairies.- What?
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Ah, Derby!
0:00:32 > 0:00:36England's most central city and central to today's house search.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Brilliant. Very clever with the words there, central and central.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42But the question is, fairies - what are you talking about?
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- Don't you believe in them? - No, I'm a grown man, what are you talking about?!
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Come on, just look sharp.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49(What's he talking about?)
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Amanda, Carl and their young son Owen live within a short hop of Derby city centre.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I'm getting a sense of deja vu here.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00They do look familiar, don't they? But more of that in a moment.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Their current new-build townhouse is not a practical design for them,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- as it's set over three floors. - That means that while Owen gets
0:01:07 > 0:01:10a bedroom next to Mum and Dad, the second child that they're hoping for
0:01:10 > 0:01:12will be sleeping on a different floor of the house.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16That doesn't sound good. I think we may need some of our magical powers.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Amanda and Carl, welcome to the programme. You shouldn't be nervous.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24You're about to step in the well-worn footsteps that many have trodden in before.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27It's essentially a house-hunting programme, we have a lot of fun...
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Can I, sorry, just stop you there?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31We already know how the programme works.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34We've had Simon and Christian come out prior to yourselves.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- You've already been on the programme before?- We have.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40So what happened last time, then?
0:01:40 > 0:01:41We went to see the wildcard.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45We really, really liked it. We were really impressed with it,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49very quirky, and decided we would buy that property.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53But then we just had a change of heart and decided to go with property one.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58- And then, that didn't happen either? - No, we ended up pulling out.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Let's just briefly discuss what you're looking for - has anything changed?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05No, nothing's changed. We're still looking for a conventional house -
0:02:05 > 0:02:09so, two floors, not the three that we've currently got.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Three bedrooms, minimum, off-road parking for two cars,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16in easy distance in travelling from work.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18So, ten miles away from the city centre.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Now, I've been telling Ed about fairies.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Yeah, and I'm not really sure what he's talking about.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I don't think you'll be able to find the perfect house - that's the challenge.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32If you do find the perfect house, it's probably got fairies at the bottom of the garden.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35THEY LAUGH OK. I'm totally with that now.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39There's no such thing as a perfect house - if there was,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- it'd have fairies living there. - You never know!
0:02:41 > 0:02:45What about the style of house? This is modern townhouse style.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- You want something more conventional?- More conventional, yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Period?- Can be period. - I'd love a period property.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57So really there's not much you're ruling out. Is there anything you don't want?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Shared driveways.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Don't like shared driveways. - How much money have we got to spend?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Maximum £180,000-£185,000. - All right, shall we go?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- I've got your coat.- See you later. - See you later!- Bye-bye.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13This would seem a very straightforward episode
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- £185,000 they've got to spend, they want three bedrooms minimum.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21But the curveball, is very much the fairies in the bottom of the garden.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23If you've come late to the programme, ladies and gentlemen,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- they do want fairies at the bottom of their garden.- Maybe it's not just the fairies,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30maybe it's the environment that fairies might go to.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Yeah, that clears it up massively!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36As a believer - I'm surprised you of all people don't believe in fairies - but as a believer,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I think I can find out a bit more about this today.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Why don't you stick to what you know then, and go and have
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- a chat with an estate agent? - All right, good. See you later.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Being in the geographical centre of England, Derby boasts transport links that are second to none.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It was one of the hubs of the Industrial Revolution,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and has maintained its reputation for technical prowess.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59The city has a travel-to-work population of 1.5 million people,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04and thanks to its positioning, the average commuting time for all these people is just 15 minutes.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09So, in which other commuter belts in the UK would £180,000 allow you to live and work?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15This two-bed character cottage is in the Cheshire village of Lymm,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and you don't have to go out on a limb to reach Manchester.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Updated to a high specification, it's right on the money at £180,000.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Now, feast your eyes on this stunning listed building in Reading.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32It's not all yours, but it's a generous two double-bedroomed flat with a sumptuous lounge.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Live like a regency dandy for £179,950.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41With Birmingham and Bristol equidistant, Worcester offers up this fine townhouse
0:04:41 > 0:04:45with three bedrooms, generous gardens and extended living space.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49You'll certainly be wanting to stay at home and not commuting.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52On the market for £179,000.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55'Time to get back to our property hunt for Amanda and Carl
0:04:55 > 0:04:58'and find out what Derby has to offer.'
0:04:58 > 0:05:03Amy, I'm in the area looking for a family who want to move to
0:05:03 > 0:05:07an area where they can kind of raise children, have nice primary schools.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08They want a villagey feel.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14Derby as we know it today was founded way back in 921 by King Edward the Elder
0:05:14 > 0:05:18as a bastion against the resurgent Vikings here in the East Midlands.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23There are several areas in Derby that would meet your criteria, Spondon being one of them.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Spondon in particular is five minutes on a bus from Derby city centre.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32It's worth mentioning one of the area's famous sons - yes,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34George Clarke Simpson, who accompanied Captain Scott
0:05:34 > 0:05:41and his ill-fated expedition of the Antarctic way back in 1912, was born right here in Derby.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Now, I'm going for a walk. I might be some time.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47They want a garden, and I don't really understand this,
0:05:47 > 0:05:52but the man said this, he wants a garden that feels it might have fairies in the bottom of it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55So, yes, maybe a private garden that...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Tall trees, lots of shrubs in the garden.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Lots of nice little places to go and hide for your fairies - yep, not a problem.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Hello.- Hello!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I have just met a beautiful lady in there called Amy,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12who has helped me out immensely, and I have ended up
0:06:12 > 0:06:16with not one, but two properties, which both look beautiful - I don't want which one to pick.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Why don't you take that one and I'll have that?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20Yeah, I'll do that.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- You've just taken it off me.- Well, you know, that's the way it goes.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Property number one, by the looks of it, is... I'll tell you what...
0:06:27 > 0:06:28It is lovely.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30It's been extended.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It's got three, no, four bedrooms!
0:06:32 > 0:06:34It's got that garage and off-street car parking.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- I'm happy with that.- You're going to nick it off me, are you?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- Come on.- You've done it already. My property is beautiful.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's in Spondon as well.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43And if I was Jonnie, I'd have stolen this one.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47I'll give you a quick flash of it. It's everything they want and more.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51And fairies, yeah? Potential.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Oh, right. Well, I'll tell you what,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56if fairies like older properties, they'd like this one. Look at that!
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Amanda likes period and that's what we've gone for with the wildcard.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02And out the back... my goodness gracious me!
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Where shall we start?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Let's start with property number one and we'll go from there.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07OK, the one you've just stolen off me.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Stealing is a funny word. Come on.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Property one is in the Derby suburb of Spondon.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19It's home to one of the very few grade Grade I listed buildings in Derby.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Spondon also has a unique villagey feel, and is the sort of
0:07:22 > 0:07:26well-established neighbourhood that Amanda and Carl are looking for.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28So, Carl and Amanda, welcome to Spondon.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Been here before? - We've been to the shops.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Now, let's look at the house. You said you wanted
0:07:35 > 0:07:37conventional living. Semi-detached house.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Definitely ticking the conventional living box.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- So far, so good.- So far so Spondonly good. It really is.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45And look over there. You've got the park.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48You've got, I believe, a playground for around the age range
0:07:48 > 0:07:50of the little one, and with future children,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- that will not be going out of fashion for a long time. - If you cast your eyes behind you,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58those buildings there, that's the local parade of shops.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01So everything you asked for on your doorstep.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Go on, enjoy it. But come out if you want to buy it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Very decent paintwork.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Nice and neutral.- Yeah, it could do with a bit of tarting up.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15It needs tarting up - your answer?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Well, they said they're prepared to do cosmetic changes.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Into the lounge... Ah!
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Oh, I like this.- This is a decent-sized lounge, isn't it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Nice and light,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- which is good.- Nice bay window here.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Yeah. Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Not sure I would have a table this end, I might put my TV this end.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39He's not come on television starting quoting Dostoevsky, is he?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43"I wonder where I might hang my art collection? Ooh, that would love lovely there.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46"A bouquet of flowers there." No - "Where's the TV going?"
0:08:46 > 0:08:47I'm happy with that. Game on.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Conservatory as well. I wanted a house with a conservatory.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I did want a conservatory, yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I like conservatories.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Let's just have a look outside.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I think is probably what helps with the light through the house, isn't it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Here we go, here we go - added bonus there.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07They've not greeted it with, "Wow, we've got a conservatory."
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Maybe they just expected you would deliver that level of quality.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17You do know that in this house, because it's all in a loop, we'd end up having fun chasing Owen around?
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- Round the house! - If it gets him tired for bed, I'm all for letting him run.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24What's in here? Is it downstairs toilet?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Needs to be a downstairs toilet.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- It's a downstairs toilet! - Woo-hoo, it's your birthday! - Fantastic.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Have you ever heard that much excitement in a downstairs bathroom?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35I did once at a party.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38But you know... But there, they were very excited, weren't they?
0:09:38 > 0:09:42The smallest room in the house has got the biggest reactions. Hoo-hoo!
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Right. Well, here's a bedroom, or, in this case, an office.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Oh, OK.- It's not too bad. - This must be the small bedroom.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Well, I hope this is the small bedroom.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- It ticks the boxes, but they're not going mad about it.- No, they're not.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- This is actually a really good size, isn't it?- It is a good size.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03It's certainly not too shabby.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07This is, erm, I guess these are all built-in, so...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- I'm not a fan of these. - No, I'd probably take them down.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Or at least change the front of them.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15In your face! They're ripping stuff out, changing stuff.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Because of that noisy road out the back there, I've no idea what it is they're ripping out.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- I hate that.- Woah!- Whatever they're taking, I absolutely hate it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I can't remember what it is, but I hated it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- It might be the wardrobe. - That's what I hated.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29That's a nice-sized bath.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Would fit me in there.- It's got bubbles, it's a Jacuzzi one.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- I like it.- And a shower unit.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38That's actually quite good, having a separate shower to a bath.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Kids' room.- This is Owen's room.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Loads of space for all his toys.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45You can look out the back garden. You're not overlooked too much.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48You've got a shed to keep you quiet in.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- It's not just a shed, what Carl's got out there.- Goodness me! It's a behemoth, look at the size of it!
0:10:53 > 0:10:57He is a motorbiker, and he could have Donington Parkway in that shed if he wanted to.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00What's this? Unless it's the airing cupboard?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Oh, stairs!
0:11:02 > 0:11:07These stairs, these stairs, these are your favourite kind of stairs.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Alternate tread stairs.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Oh, wow! This is fantastic.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- A loft room, a den.- This is great.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16This is where you can palm the kids!
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Ha-ha!- No, I think I would be wanting this room.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Owen's not getting this one. The kids aren't, this is my room. - This is brilliant.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Amanda and Carl, very nice noises we heard throughout that house tour.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35I was up all night thinking about this clever link in to guess the price, so here we go...
0:11:35 > 0:11:42We are in Spondon - how many spondoolics do we think this Spondon hou... Anyway, Carl?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I'm going to guess, and it is a guess...
0:11:44 > 0:11:50- £169,000.- On the knocker. Maximum budget was £185,000,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- so you think Jonnie's giving you some moving room to do a bit of tinkering? - I think so.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00- I'm thinking £174,995. - OK.- Well, I tell you what,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05pleasant surprises all round - this house has been reduced
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- to the sell-it-quick price of £159,950.- Crikey!
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- That's surprising. That is a lot of house for the money. - Quite impressed with that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Well, don't think about it too much, because we have got property two coming up, hot on its heels.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Shall we go?- Let's go. - I think let's go this way.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29In a radical departure from the norm, we're taking them to see the wildcard next.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33This Victorian semi is in the semi-rural Derby district of Borrowash.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36But, more importantly, what will they make of the house?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Amanda and Carl, you may have seen this programme many, many times,
0:12:40 > 0:12:45but had you ever expected the wildcard to turn up second?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- No.- Never.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Look at it, there she blows! Now, Amanda, you were very much
0:12:51 > 0:12:53loving the idea of a building, I would say,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- maybe not that far away from what this looks like.- Yeah.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I quite like it, although it's looking quite small.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- Carl, what do you think?- It's got a shared drive, and I did say that was one of the things I didn't like.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06But only a shared drive so far. It opens up.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09At the front you get this rather cute-looking building,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13but at the back, a whole new world appears, a world of mystery.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- And maybe a world of fairies. - Who knows?
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Possibly, OK, are you ready? In three, two, one - enter the wildcard
0:13:21 > 0:13:23that is actually number two. Go!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Here we go.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Ladies and gentlemen, would you believe that this is the back
0:13:28 > 0:13:31of the property that we've just been stood out the front of?
0:13:31 > 0:13:35And it does look very much like Walton country, I would say.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Three or four miles away, Derby.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Look at the tiling down there. - I like the flooring.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41That's nice. It's always a good start.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I bet that goes all the way up to the stairs.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47We could pull this carpet up and if we're lucky, might have a feature.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48It would be nice if it does.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I don't know what type of tiling it is, I'm not a tilophile.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53I would say Minton tiles.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Do you know that?- Yeah.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- 100%?- Yeah.- All right.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Look at that. A wood-burning stove.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05That's nice, I like that. That would belt out some heat as well.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Look how big the ceilings are.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Tall ceiling.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Ceiling height - massive.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Victorian proportions.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Nice, big tall rooms, but wide.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17I always find Victorian houses quite narrow and dark.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19This one is the reverse - wide and light.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23So this must be the dining area then.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Yeah. They've knocked it through quite well.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Quite a good size. If you were to have this as the dining room,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32like they have, there's plenty of room for dinner parties.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37This is a good-sized kitchen, that's for certain.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38A very big kitchen.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43So you could have this as a dining area and kitchen!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45And you could have a huge living space and toy room.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49I thought this house would be full of surprises - maybe that's the wildcard.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Carl is most impressed with the size of the kitchen.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54You do open that door and think, "Wow, where's this come from?"
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Is that a window at the top?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- There's something going on there, but I don't know.- A sky light.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06- Nice little sky light, so you've got a light well hanging over the stairwell.- Nice.- Nice.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08This is a good-sized bedroom.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Crikey, it is a very good-sized bedroom.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16You could actually have your own en suite in this bedroom here, too.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Fitted wardrobes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Nice.- This is a very good size.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25They are imagining themselves in this property, much more so than they did in yours.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31I often imagine that if I just named my properties the wildcard, maybe I would get on better.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33This is another good-sized room.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- It is.- Even if that was the master bedroom and second bedroom,
0:15:37 > 0:15:42it's like our room, Owen's got his own mansion bedroom!
0:15:42 > 0:15:46A lot of the rooms may be a little bit weaker, in a decorative sense,
0:15:46 > 0:15:51in condition, but every room they like the size of it and are prepared to do a bit of work there.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- Little boy's room or little girl's room.- Ah. The nursery!
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- Quite small and compact, but it's all right for a kiddy's room.- You don't need anything more, do you?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03This would be the third bedroom.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06This must be the bathroom, then, obviously.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- It's got the toilet in it. - You'll be called Sherlock Holmes with deduction like that.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Yeah, a fair-sized bathroom.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18I think it definitely needs coming out and a new one going in.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22But to be fair, the whole house needs freshening up.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24But there's a lot of potential.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30So, Carl and Amanda, welcome to the back of the garden.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34What do we think of these, well, they're not town views, are they?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38It's a field with some horses in, which is nice, in its own right.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Yes.- I think you - tell me if I'm wrong or not -
0:16:40 > 0:16:46emotionally moved into this property more than you did into his one?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Yeah. I think we saw quite a lot of opportunities.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54A house that if you were to go in there, there's a lot of things
0:16:54 > 0:16:56that you'd want to do to make it your own.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57I think we need to guess the price.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01We do. Now, we are, I think, it's 1-0 to Carl.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Amanda, you should go first this time.
0:17:02 > 0:17:09- £169,995.- Okey-cokey. - All right. Carl?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I think it's about £175,000.
0:17:12 > 0:17:19The actual price is £179,950. So it is slightly under your budget - £550.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Shall we think about that en route to my one, which should be the wildcard,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26but it isn't, it's my one at the end of the programme, it's a lot fresher?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27I'm confused. Let's go.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33After the excitement of having the wildcard second,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I'm taking the couple back to a familiar area for my choice.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41Property two is situated on a quiet road, but is only three miles from the city centre.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Best of all is the garden - a fantastic vista
0:17:44 > 0:17:47that must surely have some fairies lurking in the undergrowth.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- We are in Spondon. We've been to Spondon before, haven't we?- We have.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54What do you think about the outside?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57It reminds me of property number one - the same sort of style -
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- which is a good thing. - Amanda, what do you think?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04I like it. I like the location, the fact it's in a cul-de-sac, so it's nice and quiet.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07If you look at the other properties they've all had big extensions.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10There's lots of opportunity for things like that as well, so...
0:18:10 > 0:18:11There is a door.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Enter property two. Go!
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Right, then. - Let's have a look.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20We've not heard a great deal about them so far.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24But this garden of all the gardens, surely there'll be fairies somewhere.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Confident?- Yeah, pretty much. - I'm not.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I don't think there'll be a toilet there.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- I don't think you'll have a toilet under there.- But useful storage.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34That might be where your fairies could live. This is a good size.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Plenty of room for the sofa.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Be nice and warm on a cold day like this - around this fire.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Definitely, definitely.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45But no, plenty of room for the sofa, so that's always good.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Now, this is something they haven't done yet - they have imagined
0:18:48 > 0:18:53their furniture, I believe, on that last statement, moving into this lounge area.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Separate dining room - first time we've seen that in our houses.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Yeah, and I like having a separate dining room as well.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05And it's fairly light, especially with having the nice French doors
0:19:05 > 0:19:07that lead on to the garden.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Conservatory on the back there would be quite nice.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Hello, here we go! And the man is expanding the property out, isn't he?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- Let's have a look at the kitchen. - This is nice.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Nice and modern, which I like. Plenty of cupboard space.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25If I'm being picky, it's a bit on the small side, which is a shame.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29They could, if they wanted to, expand out the side there.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Oh, this is handy! Wow!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34What would you call this?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36This would be my play area!
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- SHE LAUGHS - That's what this is!
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Hang on a minute, Amanda, you're a grown lady, what do you need a play room for?
0:19:42 > 0:19:47I think having the window always helps to bring the lightness upstairs.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50This is better - one flight of stairs, rather than three.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Yeah, a bit better! Let's have a look in here.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Toilet...upstairs!
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Nice to have a separate toilet rather than in the bathroom.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00You just get crazy reactions whenever they go into a toilet.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Because, you'd hope to see one in the house, wouldn't you?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05And they've found it. Man, that's a stress off.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08If this house didn't have a toilet, we would not have bought it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10This is obviously the bathroom.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14I think it would be nice to have the bathroom and the toilet together. Quite a modern touch to it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19It's nice, I'd prefer a shower enclosure, but I'm not going to complain too much.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- "Shower enclosure"!- Loving that! - Whoo-hoo!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Certainly big enough to be a master bedroom.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26This is a really good size.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29You've got fitted wardrobes as well, which is always nice.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Useful storage. - Actually, that's really good.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- What's that out there, look? - It's a nice big window, so it's quite light in here as well.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42You can see Owen playing quite happily in the back garden, on his own, nice and safe.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46At last, they've mentioned what is a wonderful back garden.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Two sheds - two sheds here!
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Yeah, definitely. It's a good-sized back garden.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Those birds, and yourself, and all you people at home will be pleased
0:20:54 > 0:20:57to hear that these trees have tree preservation orders on them.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Really?- They do indeed. - Where did you get that from? - Otherwise known as a TPO.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05So, this is I would say the third bedroom.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07And this is actually not a bad size.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10You've got a proper bed in there, single bed anyway.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Exactly, so you've got Owen's bed...
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Hang about, they've given Owen a bedroom.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Never given Owen a bedroom in any other houses so far.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19This one's the master bedroom.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20- Is it?- It's bigger.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Wow! This is much bigger.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- A lot bigger.- This is much bigger. - But could you fit an en suite in?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Could you? I'm not going to do it, he's not going to do it, but you could.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- Don't know how much it would impact on the room, but you could do it. - I don't think you would.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39The bedroom's big enough to warrant having a toilet and sink and everything in it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Let's go and have a look and see how much it's going to cost us.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- I wonder what that is..? - Hello! Hiya!
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Oh, you want us?- Yes. - Just wondering what that is -
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- where the fairies live or something like that?- You think so?- Possibly!
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Well, it's optimistic, isn't it?
0:21:56 > 0:22:01I tell you what, it isn't where the fairies live. Jonnie knows about this...
0:22:01 > 0:22:03What, where the fairies live?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Not where the fairies live, what's there!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08That there is an old reservoir.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11That's the tower that would look over it. Now, that is disused,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- and there's planning consent for a housing estate there.- OK.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Now, normally they'd need to put a spade in the ground within
0:22:18 > 0:22:21a certain amount of time or the planning permission lapses.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Having said that, it's surrounded by houses, and it's such a big estate
0:22:25 > 0:22:27that it's more than likely going to get permission.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29There you go. OK, it is in Spondon.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31We've guessed the price of one property in Spondon.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34You lost guess the price, Amanda.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38You're playing for pride now. I'm going to give you the opportunity of going last.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Thank you.- OK?- OK.- Now then...
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- I'm going to go £185,000.- Right, OK.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- Right, so maximum budget £185,000... - Well, then, I'll go £182,500.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52JONNIE LAUGHS
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- Right, the actual price of this is... Amanda, you've won.- Whoo!
0:22:56 > 0:23:01Unbelievable! £167,950, which is a very strange price for a property.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03I think that's really good.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07You're at the point where you've got to go and make the biggest decision of your adult lives
0:23:07 > 0:23:09about which one you wish to test drive.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12If you could do that, we will see you later on. So wander off that way.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- If you see any fairies... - We'll let you know.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Yes, do, please. Thank you very much. Right, they're off.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19But whilst they go off and make this decision,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24here is a reminder for you people back home of the three properties -
0:23:24 > 0:23:25with or without fairies.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Without.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Property one was a well-established gem set in the gentrified suburb of Spondon.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36With a generous extension allowing a fourth bedroom and local amenities
0:23:36 > 0:23:39just around the corner, it's on for a great price of £159,950.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Hold on! You're forgetting a man that is a sucker for period details and character.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48The wildcard may have been a project, but it had potential, potential, potential.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54There was also money left in the pot for updates, at £179,950.
0:23:54 > 0:24:00Property two, in Spondon, has a fabulous garden, but is also very neat and tidy on the inside.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03You could add a proper extension or a conservatory
0:24:03 > 0:24:06on a selling price of £167,950.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09But the question is, which one are they going to choose?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17And yes, they've chosen to test drive property two - my choice!
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Well done, and Owen has come along to try the house out for himself.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26In fact, it's a family affair, with Amanda's mum, Helen, offering a different point of view.
0:24:26 > 0:24:32I think it's really nice. The sun's even shining through the blinds now.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34What do you think?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Wow!
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Ha-ha! That's Owen showing his dad who's the boss.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45And don't forget Mum!
0:24:48 > 0:24:54- Come on, haven't we got some fairies to find?- I'll get you!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Hey, no publicity, please.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01There's some fairies in my garden, I'm sure of that.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Carl did say the perfect house would have fairies at the bottom of the garden...
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I don't know where they're hiding.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09I'm ever so disappointed. I am expecting to find one.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Well, what did he say? He said the fairies would be at the bottom of the garden,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16so let's start there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Yes - time for a reality check.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Ed, congratulations.- Thank you very much.- Look at you!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I do think there is the magic about going last in the programme.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30But let's ask you - normally people come on the programme and they choose the wildcard to test drive.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31You chose my one.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Just mainly for Jonnie's benefit, and for the viewers at home, what was so adorable about this one?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38It was fitted out very nice inside.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41You could move into the house straightaway, no problems at all.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Is this the sort of place you could see yourself in long-term?
0:25:44 > 0:25:48I think it's definitely a long-term property, wouldn't you say?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It's something that you could grow into as well.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- It would expand with you.- Yeah.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58You've been looking around the garden as well, for fairies - have we found them yet?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Mightily disappointed. - Really?- No fairies.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02This is all your fault, Carl.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Well, we're getting near to the point, we have all committed
0:26:05 > 0:26:08half an hour of our emotional lives towards this episode.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- It's been a journey.- It really has. We'd love it to go out on a positive.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14OK, shall we cross our fingers? Do you want to ask him?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Can I? I was the loser after all. - Go on, you were.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Carl and Amanda, to buy or not to buy?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Not to buy.- What on earth...?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- That close.- Does that mean not to buy at the moment?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Not to buy at the moment. - I think there's potential.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34If we look into how much extensions and garages will come to cost...
0:26:34 > 0:26:40A single-storey extension or at least a conservatory is well within budget here. So is it a maybe then?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- It's a maybe. - There's a possibility, yes.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45If we could get fairies into the back garden?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Then it's sold.- It's a deal. - Let's get on the look-out.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51It's a bit of a break from the format, but Jonnie and I,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54we both need some time alone to maybe cry in the back garden.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55I'd like to stay a moment longer.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- It's been a pleasure meeting you all. But if you could just go that way... - Good luck.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Don't turn around cos you might see us crying.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Viewers, if you'd like Jonnie and I to maybe help you find the property of your dreams,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09one that could include fairies, don't hesitate, get in contact with us.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11We will try and do that on a daily basis.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Fairies? You're on board with the fairies?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- No, I don't believe in fairies, do you?- Me? Fairies?!
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- No, I don't believe in fairies... - You told me earlier on, though.
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