0:00:02 > 0:00:05As the old saying goes, Jonny, an Englishman's home is his castle.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Yeah. When they finish this place off, it's going to be great, man.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13According to this, this place has played host to "many a regal figure"
0:00:13 > 0:00:18and on To Buy Or Not To Buy we pride ourselves in making our homebuyers kings of their own castle.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21So we've got to find three castles for our buyers?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23That is not going to be easy.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27No, no. An Englishman's home is... It doesn't matter.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Today, we'll be wandering through the rolling countryside
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and visiting tiny villages on the Derbyshire Staffordshire border.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46It's an area with a rich agricultural backdrop and we want
0:00:46 > 0:00:49to find the perfect family home for our green-fingered buyers.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53We'll be finding them the pick of the crop, and show them three properties,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56one of which we hope will flourish into their new family home.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And once we've done that, we'll give them a much sought-after
0:00:59 > 0:01:02opportunity, the chance to try before they buy.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06And wanting the taste of the good life today are Tom and Barbara, of course.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08They met two years ago and love nothing more than
0:01:08 > 0:01:12getting dirt under their fingernails and enjoying a spot of home-grown.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Tom and Barbara currently live in separate villages a few miles apart,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19but they embrace their country lifestyle with Wellies at the ready,
0:01:19 > 0:01:23which is perfect considering the spare time they have together is spent outdoors
0:01:23 > 0:01:27taking in the fresh country air and tending to their ever-budding garden.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32With three children completing the family line-up and a blossoming future ahead,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36it's time to bring both houses together and begin the search for a new family home.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40So, with Amy, Nick and Dan to consider in their plans, and not forgetting dog Lucky,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43what exactly are they looking for? Let's find out.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46So, then, Barbara and Tom, two worlds, two lives
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and two households are coming together for this show, is that right?
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- Yes, that's right.- So tell us what we're after and what's going on.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Basically, we've been going out for over two years now...
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- You've been dating?- Yes.- Nice.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01He's got a house. I've got a house.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Tom's got two children.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I've got one and a dog. We want to bring everything together really.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Cos it's hard work sometimes.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13If I spend time at Tom's house, it's leaving Amy behind and vice versa.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19So when you say you've got home and families, how many people are we talking about moving in all?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Five of us altogether.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Thanks, Tom. Barbara's going, "Ooh, I don't know."
0:02:25 > 0:02:28We were going to try and lose one somewhere along the way.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- So five altogether? - Five altogether, yeah.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Bedrooms then. You've got three kids between you.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Are we going to be sharing any rooms or does everybody want their own room?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Four bedrooms would be ideal, but we would settle for three bedrooms,
0:02:42 > 0:02:48as long as there's somewhere within the house which we can convert into a fourth bedroom.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- OK. So are you quite handy then? When it comes to properties, development work?- Yeah.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- Apart from the major building work, most of the rest of the things. - You've both got skills?- Yeah.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- It's nice to put your own stamp on it.- So you're comfortable to get stuck in?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Yes, definitely. - Right. And where are we looking?
0:03:05 > 0:03:10We're looking sort of within, to stay within this area, within perhaps a ten-mile radius.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Looking at preferably villages.
0:03:13 > 0:03:20So we're looking at Hatton, Hilton, Etwall, Willington, Findern, Rolleston, Stretton possibly.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- So one of these gorgeous villages you've found around the heart of England?- Yes, that's right.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28OK, and what style of property are you looking for?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- What have you got in mind? - Style doesn't matter too much.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35It's more the location of the property's probably the priority.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39So you don't mind what style of property, but you keep focusing on location.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Give me your ideal location. Little village, what else?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Little village, big garden, or preferably good-size garden,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48not overlooked from the back.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Preferably quiet.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Plenty of room. - So you'd like your own privacy?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Yeah, I like the privacy.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Large garden, what's that going to be for? Is it just for the dog?
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Looking possibly in the future, having chickens as well.- Nice. - Fantastic. Brilliant.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08So we've got Tom and Barbara, big gardens,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10doing vegetables, keeping chickens.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Looking for the good life.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Exactly that, isn't it?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16How much will the good life cost?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18What have we got? What's our budget?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23We're looking, the top budget, 250.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Yeah. Preferably less, but... - We do like our holidays.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- We can push 250. - It's always preferably less.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30You've got no chance with us though.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Having spoken to the research team and had a look around, we'll probably have to push you right up
0:04:35 > 0:04:38to the top of your budget to get what you're looking for.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Are you prepared to spend that? - If it's the right property.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45For the right property, yeah, the push is definitely worth it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Great.- Right, OK. Right, OK.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Tom, Barbara, the good life we will find you. Come on, let's go.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Ah, the Good Life, eh? - HE MUMBLES
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Penelope Keith in Wellington boots. What are you doing?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I'm trying to remember the names of all those villages.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03We have to put in some leg work if we're going to find the perfect pad
0:05:03 > 0:05:06for Tom and Barbara on what is quite a tight budget.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09This is a gorgeous part of the world though, see you later.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14I'm going to see what our estate agents think of our budget and hopefully find a decent house.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Here's hoping. Now the rolling hills of the north Staffordshire border are home to the River Dove.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22With one bank in Derbyshire and one in Staffordshire,
0:05:22 > 0:05:27it forms an aquatic boundary with several picturesque villages surrounding either bank.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Many brooks and streams meander through these villages,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and it's easy to see why property in this area is much sought after.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Dominating the sky line in the area is Tutbury Castle.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Recordings of the castle date back to 1071 and it's best known as the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Although how she couldn't escape from that old wreck I don't know.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50I jest. It was destroyed by an Act of Parliament.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Its remaining structures still push above the surrounding villages,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56giving property in this area a highly desirable view.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59No wonder Tom and Barbara want to stay local.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02But let's take a look at some of the charming properties
0:06:02 > 0:06:05that could afford them the good life elsewhere.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Well, first off, feast your eyes on this end of terrace sandstone cottage in Kirkby Thore, Penrith.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13A rustic garden sits alongside a contemporary interior.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It's beautifully presented and on the market for £210,000.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21In Norfolk, there's this period, detached cottage dating back to 1720.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It still boasts many original features. It has two bedrooms,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27a couple of reception rooms and a pleasant country kitchen.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32The walled garden even has the added bonus of a detached, one-bed annexe,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35a pretty picking at offers over £250,000.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37How about this semi-detached property in Grimsby?
0:06:37 > 0:06:42It has a country feel on the outside, but a distinctly '50s influenced flavour on the inside.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Four bedrooms, a stylish feature bathroom and simply a great living space.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50A great opportunity at only £229,950.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Time for us to think about Tom and Barbara and whilst Jonny's taking
0:06:53 > 0:06:57the estate agent route, I'm asking the people in the know, the locals.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I'd like these carrot seeds, please.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Big garden's a must.- Yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Three or four bedrooms, four ideally.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- OK.- It's two families coming together.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08What is fabulous about village life?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Village life, the community.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16A village, semi-rural location, but a budget of £250,000, which I'm slightly concerned about.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18What have we got? Are we going to be able to meet that?
0:07:18 > 0:07:22We have got a selection of details. You are going to struggle, I think,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26up to 250 to be able to get something maybe with character, with a large garden.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I've got teenagers who live in this village.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31They can go to Derby, Birmingham, Burton on Trent.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36They've got town, city life and then they've got the safe and secure...
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Environment they can have here.- Yeah.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43It's a spacious bungalow and you've also got the benefit of being able to convert the loft to make extra room.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Also garages.- Yeah, you could convert those, subject to planning.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Also it's got a lovely garden. - It's got potential.- Definitely.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53A lovely river. A lovely castle, you can't actually see behind
0:07:53 > 0:07:56the trees at the moment, but there's a lovely castle over there.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00And I'll think you'll find a nice, friendly atmosphere
0:08:00 > 0:08:03and somewhere where you'd be glad to call your home.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- They're quite nice character properties, two-bedroomed and a three-bed.- Right.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09You could extend them both, subject to planning again.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11They've also got large gardens.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Local communities, different things going on.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18River, fishing, countryside.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Middle of the country.- Sounds ideal.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Not far to get to the sea. Yeah, brilliant. Super place.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Lovely. Nice to meet you.- You, too. - Thank you.- Bye.- Bye.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- How have you got on? OK?- Yeah. - I've done the best. Property number one. My choice.
0:08:32 > 0:08:39It is perfect. Tom and Barbara wanted four-bedroomed, I've given them five.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44I found a property. She's big, she's beautiful, she was built in the '80s.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Not Madonna, people, property number two. Four-bedroom detached,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- she's a winner.- And the wild card, our joint choice.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Well, they wanted rural living. They're not getting it with the wild card,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57but what they are getting is stunning, stunning views.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Don't tell 'em too much.- OK, that's all you're getting. Let's start with property one.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07So I'm putting my vote on the first of the day, of course, my choice.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12I'm taking Tom and Barbara to the Derbyshire side of the border and the village of Hilton.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Well remembered. Hilton was one of the villages on Tom's list.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Yes, I know and it's an absolute golden carrot of a property,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- but you need to keep one thing in mind, Jonny.- What's that?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Never judge a book by its cover.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Property number one, my choice. Now, then,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- your teenage kids, do they all get on well?- They get on very well.- Fine.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I'm glad, cos they've got to squeeze into this bungalow.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's all I'm going to say about it.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38We've just come the other side of the border into Derbyshire.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41But it is one of your desired villages, Hilton, yeah?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Yup, that's right. - OK. First impressions?
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Er, it's a bungalow. - It's a dormer bungalow.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Dormer bungalow. It looks nice enough.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- It does.- Mm-hm, what are you thinking?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I like the road. I liked walking up the road.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- Yeah, nice, quiet cul de sac. - Yes, yes.- Looks quite nice.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I can see houses at the back.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06It's not as bad as you think. But, of course, reserve these judgments until you've been inside.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- Go and have a look round.- Thank you. - Go on, in you go.- Thank you.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14It's all about kerb appeal, my friend.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Let's make the most of this fine summer's day, shall we?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Yeah, absolutely.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27That's more like it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- This is bigger inside than outside. - It certainly is.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33What have we got here? Utility?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Oh, lovely. That would be really useful.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- I've never had a utility. Always wanted one.- Washing machine. - Yep.- Dishwasher.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43All mod cons. Utility room they've just spotted.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Yep. - Important when you've got teenagers.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Very handy with a dog as well. - Absolutely.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Huge.- That is lovely.- Isn't it just?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I like the work surfaces.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Nice and smooth.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57It looks all brand new virtually.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- It certainly does.- It is brand new.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- I could just see me cooking vegetables on that stove. - Yes, very nice.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Preparing all their home-grown produce in that large kitchen.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08You see, I've already sold this place to them.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Right.- Dining room off the kitchen.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Yep. Get a nice table,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- nice big table. - A big new table in there.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Six chairs, if not eight.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Yep. Plenty of room.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- I like it. Yeah. - Could you please put the brolly up?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Oh, come on. Why? HE PRETENDS TO CRY
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- I don't like it. - OK.- I wanna go home.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- I suppose so. There you go. All right?- Ah!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Lounge.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Yep.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Nice and bright.- Nice and bright.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Not over big in comparison with the kitchen and the dining room, but...
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Do you think that's cos there's not any furniture in here?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Yeah, possibly.- Could we bring any of our furniture in here?
0:11:50 > 0:11:55This is why I provided them with an unfurnished house. Cos they've now got two houses.
0:11:55 > 0:12:01They have to get all the furniture out, choose which pieces to keep and get them in. Blank canvas, my friend.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03This is the conservatory.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I've never seen a conservatory look so much like a room.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- No, it's a sort of half conservatory.- Yes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- It's very nice.- Very nice. - I like that.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15This would have to be our room, with access to the garden.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Definitely.- That would be nice.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I think a conservatory would probably not be the fairest
0:12:20 > 0:12:23description for it, because it's only got one main glazed wall.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Go on, then, estate agent. - I'd refer to this as a sun lounge.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Liking it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Yeah. You're in the sun lounge!
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- This must be...- Bedroom. Bedroom one.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Bedroom.- It's a nice size.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Yeah.- Get a double or a single in here.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Outlook to the front, that's fine.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Yep, this must be one of the original bedrooms.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Yes, looks like it.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50It's a nice, quiet street, isn't it?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- It is. - This is the good life, my friend.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56This is the opposite of the good life.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58This is fine.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- British summertime, we love it.- Oh!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Must be...- Bedroom two.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Bedroom two. I imagine this is going to be the smallest one.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Yes.- I would have thought.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Been used as a study by the looks of it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16That's the last of the bedrooms downstairs. Two bedrooms downstairs.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I haven't finished yet though, my friend.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Right and... Oh, mirrors.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Another bedroom.- Another bedroom.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- That's quirky.- It is.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Small.- You could get a single bed down there.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Possibly an office.- Yeah.- Very pleasant with the sloping roof. - Put your own colour on it.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40The great thing about bungalows when you go up into the roof is all the living accommodation
0:13:40 > 0:13:43is on one floor, so you get a much bigger foot print. When you go
0:13:43 > 0:13:47upstairs, you end up with a bigger house than you'd get if you were...
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Yeah, that's why I brought them here.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Oh, and the bathroom.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- That's nice. Good size again, in't it?- It is.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Very spacious.- Yes, it is. Very.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Bath is very nice. Unusual.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- But I do like that.- Mm.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Yes, I like it.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I like the bathroom, and the skylight in it, it's a quirky shape.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14- There is room there to put in a free-standing shower if it was rearranged a bit.- Yeah. OK.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17This is another bedroom. That's four.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- It's the fourth so far.- It didn't look big enough outside.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22No, it didn't. You were talking about three.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Again, it's not a massive room, but it's certainly adequate size
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- and the view on to the garden is very nice.- Oh, it is, isn't it?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35There may be houses at the back, but it's...
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Yeah, it's very private with the mature gardens.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Yes, that's right and the shrubbery.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45It may seem overlooked from the front, out back here you've got a good degree of privacy.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Yeah, and I agree that at least part of the garden is mature.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50A fifth bedroom.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Five? - That's going to be the master then, isn't it? That's got to be ours.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Yes. I think this would be our room. - Yeah, yeah.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Probably not as big as I'd like for the master bedroom,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04but it is certainly big enough. Yeah, certainly big enough, yeah.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- It is.- Some wardrobes down there on the back wall...
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- That's right.- About here.- Yep.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11And nice big window.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16I should imagine the sun comes up from that direction. Nice and bright in the morning.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- That would be really nice. - Yeah, wake you up.
0:15:18 > 0:15:24- Yep.- Talking about the garden, I'm itching to get out in there, I really am. Can we have a look?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Yeah, course you can look.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29I got the feeling Tom and Barbara were really keen on the downstairs,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32but then the enthusiasm waned a bit as they got upstairs.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- You'll have to go and throw some of your suggestions at them.- Yes, I need to offer them a carrot or two.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I think you were pleasantly surprised.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Very.- Very pleasantly surprised actually, yes.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48It's quite a revelation this place, isn't it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Yes, it's like Doctor Who's TARDIS. It's bigger inside than outside. - Much.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58Being honest, if you've come down here and seen the for-sale sign, from the outside would you have viewed?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- No.- No, not at all, no.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- This is what we do, my friend. - Never judge a book by its cover.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- Your other misgiving was the thought it might be overlooked at the back. - I know, I know.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Yes, but the garden's lovely. It's certainly private enough, easily, yeah.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Gorgeous, mature garden. Plenty of room for your vegetable patch.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Just one other thing to tell you as well.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Ha-ha! I've always got another thing up my sleeve.
0:16:20 > 0:16:27Over here there is planning permission to put a double garage and a summer house behind it,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31so I am talking the poshest chicken coop you've ever thought of in your life.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Which brings us nicely to...
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Guess the price time. So we know your budget is £250,000.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Tom, you go first.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It's five bedroom. It's a very nice kitchen, bathroom,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47so I reckon it's certainly pushing the top end of the budget.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51I will go for 245.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53OK. Barbara?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55255.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- 255?- Yeah.- Ooh!
0:16:58 > 0:17:04Well, I have to say that Tom has edged it by a short nose,
0:17:04 > 0:17:09because it's actually on the market bang on your budget for 249,950.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Right.- So right in the middle of your two guesses there, but 50 quid closer, mate.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15So it's 1-0 to you. What do you think of that?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18About the price I'd expect.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Do you mean, it's a fair reflection of the property?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Yes.- Yes, definitely.- I'm feeling very pleased with myself.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29OK. Well, let's see what you think of my choice, property number two. Let's go.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35For my property proposition, we're heading back over the border
0:17:35 > 0:17:36into Staffordshire.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40We've crossed the River Trent and arrived into the area of Winshill.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Jonny, was Winshill on Tom's list?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Stop it! I may have strayed a bit there, but I'm confident
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I've more than made up for it as far as the good life is concerned.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- And I've been thinking of the kids.- Yeah, whatever.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Right then, Tom and Babs.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58In the property world, he who dares, "Wins" hill.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Yes, I've brought you to Winshill across the river to my property choice number two.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Hang on a second. Tom, can you just list those villages you talked about before?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Hatton, Hilton, Willington, Findern...- Winshill.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Yeah, really?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- I told you. - He didn't mention Winshill, Jonny.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- You're a Winshill fan, aren't you? - I don't mind. I'll have a look.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Right, first impressions of this lovely family home.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It looks very large. It looks nice.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26It does look very large.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28But it is what we call "over the water".
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Oh! Over the water, Jonny!
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- Is that where the troll lives underneath the bridge? - That sort of thing, yes.- Explain.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Er, people who live on the other side of the Trent,
0:18:39 > 0:18:44the Derbyshire side, consider the area round here as over the water.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47There's got to be a bit of compromise with property hunting.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I know the area's not quite what you're after, but so far as
0:18:50 > 0:18:55commutability, access to college, work, etc, this should be much more convenient for you.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59So with that in mind, get yourselves in there, have a look around.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Thank you.- We'll be listening.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10That's nice and roomy.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Right, let's hope this property builds a bridge
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- over Tom's troubled water. - I'm just going with the flow.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Lounge. It's huge, wow.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- That is a big room.- It is, isn't it?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Very big, yeah. Take some filling with furniture.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30- Fireplace is quite nice. - Yes, that's nice. Yes.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Wouldn't want to change that really.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36It's a very, very big room. Plenty of entertainment room.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- It's family sized living accommodation, that is, Si.- Is it?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- That's what it's called. - Thanks very much.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Dining area.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47That's nice.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49A nice-size room.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Plenty of room for all of us there.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Perhaps we'd go for a bigger table to fit all of us comfortably.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Shut it off with these doors. - Yes, yes.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- Who do you reckon's the chef out of the two? - I think they take it in turns.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Yeah? - Yes. I think Tom and Barbara would.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Yeah?- Yeah. So Tom and Barbara will.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10The Good Life.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20- Kitchen and dining room for eating too.- Oh, that's nice.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Not sure about the...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Colour scheme.- Or the doors.- The doors. It's the doors, isn't it?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29I think that is a great kitchen. Family kitchen to sit down
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- and eat in. Lovely range cooker in there. Superb.- Lovely.- Lovely.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Utility room... that would be really useful.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38I like that.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Oh, look at that.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Oh, gosh, that's very useful.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47This property's quite unassuming from the outside, cos it's been heavily extended.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50The dining room is part of one of the two-storey extensions.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53And the utility room forms part of the other extension.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Into...
0:20:55 > 0:20:58A bathroom toilet. A toilet room.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02And a shower.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07That would be useful having what presumably is the second toilet.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- It's good though. - Functional.- Yes, very.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Functional.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15After a busy day in the garden or the gardening plot, into the shower.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19And that's where the garage was converted, which makes a great
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- extra reception room downstairs. - An annexe.- If you like.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Ooh.- Another room.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- What would this be?- This would be...
0:21:27 > 0:21:28Play room. We could turn it into...
0:21:28 > 0:21:32It would have potential for another bedroom if needed.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Depending again on what's upstairs.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The great thing about that extra room is, it's on completely the other side of the house,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41so kids can have their own wing, adults in the other.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45That's a nice view at the top of the stairs, isn't it?
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- That's lovely, that is. - When you get to the top.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Nice window.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58One of the great things about this house is every day you walk up those stairs, you've got that window
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- on the landing that looks out on to the beautiful fields beyond.- It is. The rolling English countryside.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Bedroom one. It's a good size.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08It's not bad.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- It's reasonable.- Very reasonable.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Get a double in here as well, wouldn't you?
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Lot of brown woodwork. I think I need a bit of white paint.- Hm.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Tom-Tom, get your brush out, sunshine, you can change wood to any colour you want.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- He just said, white paint.- Yeah. - You said you wanted something to do, this could be the place.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Second bedroom.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It's a good size.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Very good size, isn't it?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Yeah, make a nice room for Daniel, that would.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Yes, it would, wouldn't it? I was thinking that.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- A bit more room to spread his rubbish.- Yes.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47The difference is your house is a dormer bungalow that's been converted,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51so the upstairs didn't quite complement the downstairs size-wise.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Where this property is as big upstairs as down.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56That's a nice, bright room.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58It's nice.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Again good size, isn't it?- Yes, it's bigger than the last one, is that.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Definitely one of the girls' rooms, don't you think?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- A room for one of the girls.- Yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Oh, definitely. Double window.- Mm.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Both open. A nice through draught.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Perhaps we'll have this room.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- A nice through draught?- That wasn't on the list at all, was it? - I don't think it was on the list.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Oh, that's a nice bathroom.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Oh, it would be nice to have a shower in here.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Not over sure about the corner bath either really, but it's nothing that couldn't be, er...
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- No.- I think there is actually room to put a shower in here.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Plenty of space, I think.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Shower and a bath.- Yeah.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43People want a shower and a bath in a modern bathroom.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Yeah, but the bathroom is a great size. It can always be re-jigged.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49You can have everything you want in there.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52You're determined to make use of their handiwork.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- This will be the master bedroom surely.- Yes.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Oh, an extended master bedroom.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01So, that's your dressing room area.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Surprised somebody hasn't made that into an en suite actually,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- but it's nice as it is. - Possibility for the future.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Yes.- It's a good-size room.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- A very good-size room. - It is.- Windows front and rear open.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18The windows get a nice lovely through draught there.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Great size, dual aspect room, scope for en suite that would add significant value.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Yeah!- Here he goes again.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29There's four bedrooms up here. So that leaves that room downstairs quite free.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33I would probably put the computer downstairs.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Yes, yes, that would be nice.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38So at least we know there's four upstairs and it could be
0:24:38 > 0:24:41a guest room and a computer room downstairs, that last room we saw.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I'm going to go out on a limb.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45This property is versatile.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49It is versatile. It is. It's just the wrong side of the river, mate.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Yes, yes, a nice four bedrooms.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- It is. - Two toilets, so more or less what...
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Good size. Good-size house.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59So let's go outside and...
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- See the boys.- See about the price. - See the garden.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07I don't think this was a patch on my place, and I'm not talking vegetable patch.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13OK, then, Babs, Tom.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I've given you a view to die for.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Four double bedrooms, three reception rooms, two toilets
0:25:19 > 0:25:21and a partridge in a pear tree
0:25:21 > 0:25:23and yet I'm not feeling the love for this house.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25What is going on?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28The house itself in terms of its size and the bedrooms is very good.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33In particular, the upstairs bedrooms were really good. Not quite so keen on the downstairs.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38- OK, explain why.- I don't know. It's just a feeling you get, the layout.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42It just doesn't quite work for me. The views again are spectacular.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- Do you agree with that, Barbara? - Yes, I do.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49You just can't explain, but it's just a feel you've got.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51I've got a preference for the last house we saw so far.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56So the property's not grabbing you. Is the house price going to influence you?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Yeah? Come on, so you've got views to die for.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02What value could you put on those views? OK, we are over the water.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03So "guess the price" time.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Ladies first, Barbara. - I'll go first this time.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Erm...245.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- OK.- I think, 233.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17233. Well, I can say, Tom,
0:26:18 > 0:26:222-0 to you. It's placed on the market offers over £225,000,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24so well beneath your budget.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- But does that have any positive influence on you at all?- Er...
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Be nice to have something the lower the better obviously,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36but it's got to be the right house.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41But look with that much to spare on your budget,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45you could do any cosmetic changes, you wanted to this place.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Yeah, that is true, but...
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Is it the fact that it's over the water?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- Is that what it comes down to, Tom? - It may have a slight inkling on it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57It just needs to have the right feel and I don't altogether get it.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01OK. Well, here's hoping the wild card is back across the river then.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Shall we find out? - Let's.- Come with us.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11And so the wild card brings us to the historic village of Tutbury in Staffordshire.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Now we are on the right side of the water, aren't we?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Yes, we are. Our joint choice is nicely nestled in the shadow of the castle
0:27:17 > 0:27:21and offers plenty of potential for all the family.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25After your weedy effort, let's find out if Tom and Barbara could take root here.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28OK, Tom and Barbara, our joint choice, the wild card today,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32first of all, Tom, you'll be pleased to know we are back over the water.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- That's fine.- Are you feeling more comfortable?
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- Yes, a lot more at home. - Right, now why is it the wild card? First of all you said you wanted
0:27:40 > 0:27:42that kind of rural living feeling.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Well, we've brought you slap bang into urban life.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- Well, not too urban, the village of Tutbury. That's one reason it's the wild card.- Not exactly urban.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54The other reason it could be is this beautiful elevated position
0:27:54 > 0:27:57that we've given to what is a detached, single-storey dwelling.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00So how does it grab you? What are initial impressions, guys?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- I like the view. - It's a bungalow on a hill.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Yes.- I love your enthusiasm, Tom.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Succinctly put, Tom. Now can we have some more descriptive words, please?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- What are you thinking? - You mentioned the view on the hill.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Yes, yes, I noticed that walking up. It's nice.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- And you see it even more from up there, I guess. - The ruins on the hill.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- The ruins on the hill. It's lovely. - It looks quite nice, actually.- Yes.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- It looks quite big.- Tucked away. It's different.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29You're getting there, Tom. That's why it's the wild card. Come on.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Come with us on this journey. Be enthusiastic.- I'm with you.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Good lad! We're on the right side of the water.- This is true. It's true.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40So after the beating you gave mine with your words and your looks,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- it's the least you could do to show a bit of enthusiasm.- OK?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Looking all right from the outside, but what's it like on the inside?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Could we have a look? - Yes. Get in there. Enjoy.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- It's like being up a creek without a paddle.- Absolutely.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56At least the right side of the water up the creek though.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Oh, a bit of maintenance work there.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05Wild card, ding ding ding ding. # Is it amazing? #
0:29:05 > 0:29:10- Conservatory again. Very nice.- It's an extended conservatory, isn't it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14It's unusual, but nice. Extra room on the end there.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17So that's the back door in then through the conservatory.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- Two doors by the looks of it. In there or in there.- It's unusual.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- That's nice.- Way in and out. - Yes, it is.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26That's a great conservatory. Big enough to be used as another reception.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I'm not sure on the plumbing there.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32That's for a washing machine, but in the conservatory?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Oh, no.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Deal with that. - Washing machine plumbing.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Nice table in there would be quite nice.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43It's a bit...
0:29:45 > 0:29:50..faced by that house for a conservatory if you want to...
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- A few shrubs and...- Plants.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55In pots and screen that off a bit.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- True.- Possibly even...- Blinds round.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Possibly even put the fence higher. - Yes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Very bright and light.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04It's a nice room.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Oh, look at that view.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Oh, right. It's where the castle...
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Oh, that's nice.- It's a real... - That's nice. Nice view.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Straight to the church picture window.- Mm.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20That's why we brought you here, Tom and Barbara, the views.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- This will be the lounge, won't it, anyway?- The lounge, yeah.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Fireplace is quite nice.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28It is, isn't it? I like that brick effect.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- Why has no-one looked down at the floor yet?- Not had one comment about it.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35The best feature of this property, as far as I'm concerned,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38apart from the views, is the gorgeous, gorgeous block floor.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Top of the world, looking down.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Takes us into the kitchen.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- Another...- Oh, it's quite nice. Nice and bright.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Exit to the conservatory.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Very roomy. Lots of room.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- We could have a small table there for...- Yes, yeah.- For eating.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02All the rooms are big, but because you are elevated, you don't get
0:31:02 > 0:31:06any problems from the road noise from the high street below.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- Oh! That's quite intelligent.- Yeah.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Oh.- Bedroom number one.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I like the floor. Almost an original floor, isn't it?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Possibly. The windows are huge.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Lots of windows to the property, aren't there?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Thing with the double windows, where do you put your bed,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28your wardrobes? You do lose some of that wall space.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31What, windows take up a lot of wall space? You could get rid of them.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Yeah.- It would be a bit darker, wouldn't it?- I love a good cell, me. - THEY CHUCKLE
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Oh, look. It will be a bedroom. Got an en suite.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Shower room.- En suite shower room.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- That's a big shower.- It is.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47It's very big, isn't it?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Ah, there we go, a double shower in the en suite.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I'm not so sure about the flooring as you.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Oh, no, I quite like the old floors.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58You could almost... Well, you could put almost a wall-to-wall rug...
0:31:58 > 0:32:03A wall-to-wall rug or more commonly referred to as a carpet.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07This is bedroom two.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Yep.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Not over big if it's the second bedroom
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- and the view leaves quite a lot to be desired.- Oh!
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Oh, come on. A rendered wall outside your window, what more do you want?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Bathroom...- The bathroom.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Reasonably sized.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Needs a bit of tarting up, but...
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Yeah. Soon put a new bathroom suite in.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35There you go. Tom's starting to warm to the place.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38He's starting to fit a shower into the bathroom.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Bedroom number three.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- Bedroom three.- Is that the same size as the other room?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45No, I think it's a bit bigger.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Bit bigger. Only just a bit.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50You've got the bed along there or there,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52and I suppose the wardrobe there.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Bed, wardrobe.- Dressing table there.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58That's the last... Is that it? Three bedrooms.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59I think it is, isn't it?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Nice view to the garden.- Yep.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Right. - See if we can find another room.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08We're going to be looking for compromise from them,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11cos we've only given them three bedrooms with the wild card,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14but they did say the girls were prepared to share.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Well, we shall see. TAs often say one thing, but mean the other.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20That would seem to be it, doesn't it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- So...- For the wild card there's bound to be something else they've got under their sleeve.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26I think we ought to find the boys.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Ah! They think we've got something up our sleeves. What have you got up your sleeve?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33A bus ticket out of here, mate, I think.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39OK, you lovely couple, you've had a good look round the inside of our wild card.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44You also noticed this patio area out here, but let's just talk about the garden a bit more.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46We are south facing.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- How good would this be to grow all those lovely vegetables? - Absolutely.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- The rhubarb's already started there. - It has.- So you've got the lovely garden out here too.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57But how was it for you inside? I mean, what did you feel?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Smaller than it looked on the outside. It was quite disappointing.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06The size of the bedrooms isn't over good. They're adequate, but there's only three of them.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- Right. So...- There's no real room to convert or alter any of the bedrooms into a fourth.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12Or so you think, Tom, my friend.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15I have an idea that may inspire you.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- No, I've got an idea. - OK, Tom, you come with me.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19I've got a better idea, Barbara, come with me.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22OK, Tom, my little plan is in here.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Now we've got this double garage.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- You didn't specifically say you needed a double as such.- No.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32So if you could split this garage down the middle, we've already got a divider.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Obviously subject to planning and the necessary building consents,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39you convert this into a fourth bedroom for one of the older teenagers,
0:34:39 > 0:34:43having an elaborate spiral staircase coming down from the patio above.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Yeah, I can see that would be a possibility.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- It's an option. - It is an option, yes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's quite an extensive amount of work I would have thought, but...
0:34:52 > 0:34:56The foundations are here. The building is already in place. A partition would be easy.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59The biggest thing would be getting a staircase down here.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- You could easily put a window in the door.- Oh, yes.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05OK, so we have thought about this and there are options available
0:35:05 > 0:35:07to make the most of the space.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Yes.- To satisfy your demands.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Let's go and see what Simon and Barbara are talking about. Come on.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Barbara, I know what Jonny is saying to Tom.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20He's down in that double garage saying his idea is to convert
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- one of the garages into another bedroom and get that missing bedroom. - Right.- OK?- Yes.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28But I think there's a thinking man's answer to this, a better answer.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31What is the best thing about this property?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34The location, the height and the views.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- The views. So I would go up.- Up. - I've been up in the loft.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40You've got a good pitch on the roof there.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45There's ample room for an extra bedroom and an en suite up there.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50- I like that idea.- It can be tricky sometimes to get planning permission to break a roof line.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- A precedent has to have been set on the street.- Yeah.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57But if you look along, dormer windows have been put in plenty of the roofs, so I don't think it's an issue.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- OK.- No, that's fine.- What do you think?- I like that idea.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- Better than doing it in the garage, isn't it?- I think so. The master bedroom up there.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09Yeah, master bedroom and think of the fantastic, endless views you'd get.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- You'd be way over the roofs. - Yep.- Yeah?- Definitely.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- OK, I've sold that idea to you. Cost a few bob though.- Yes, it would.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- Shall we go and find the others, then, for guess the price?- Yeah.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Any chance of doing some work?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- Who was winning by the way?- Two nil. - Ah-ha, Tom, Tom, Tom!
0:36:27 > 0:36:32- Anyway, you're 2-0 up on "guess the price", aren't you?- I am. - Barbara loved my idea.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- I did. - Tom was pretty keen on mine too.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36You can discuss that between yourselves, though,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39but as we said, it is "guess the price" time.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42So, Barbara, opportunity for you to get a little bit of pride back.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47Budget is £250,000. That's the maximum we're taking it to. So what do you think?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49247.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51OK. Tom?
0:36:51 > 0:36:56It's a bit of a unique property, so quite difficult, but I think 220.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- 220? You've gone right low there, haven't ya?- Yup.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Barbara, you've salvaged that pride. You've salvaged it very well indeed,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06cos this again is right at the top end of your budget.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09It's on the market for 249,950.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Yeah, you were close.- I was.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14You don't care about the price, do you? You've got some pride back there.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Yep. - But what's your reaction to that?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Er, for the fact that we would probably need to do some work
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- to convert it, it's probably a bit too much.- Mm.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Well, it's a very unusual property, very nice in some ways.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- And those views are spectacular, aren't they? - The views are unbelievable.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- Well, it's time to think about which property you want to test drive, or...- Try before you buy.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39But before you do that, go away and have a little think about it.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- So off you go.- And, Barbara, tell him my idea was better than Jonny's.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47And while they do that, here's a quick reminder for you at home.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Will it be property one that triumphs through to the test drive?
0:37:50 > 0:37:54A five-bedroom, converted bungalow in the village of Hilton.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59I can just see them cooking their home-grown veg in that kitchen while the kids kick back in the sun lounge.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02A beauty at 249,950.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Or maybe the open aspect views of my choice, property two, will win them over?
0:38:06 > 0:38:11OK, being in Winshill it may be the wrong side of the water for Tommy boy,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15but the space inside more than makes up for it. With four bedrooms and the annexe area,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18this property is a perfect family home at offers over 225.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Or maybe even choose our joint wild card,
0:38:21 > 0:38:23a single-storey dwelling high on a hill in Tutbury.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27OK, it might only have three bedrooms at present,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29but all it takes is a bit of imagination.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32With those views of the castle, it's as pretty as a picture
0:38:32 > 0:38:33at 249,950.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35What do you think? Let's see.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Tom and Barbara, you were very, very wise.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46You've decided to test drive my property, property number one.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- And you've brought your gorgeous daughters, Nicky and Amy, with you. How are you, girls?- Fine, thanks.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54And a lovely dog Lucky as well. Hello, Lucky.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55Why this place?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57It really did tick all the boxes and more.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Ha ha ha! Are you listening, mate?
0:38:59 > 0:39:04- I thought my house was pretty good. What was the issue?- It was. - Oh, it was the water thing.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Don't start that again. Don't start that again, Tom.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Now, our eagle-eyed peruser of properties has given this place the once over.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- This is just a good, solid house. - Good.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- Couple of little things he picked up on. See that black line there?- Yeah.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21That's Bitumastic damp coursing, which he thinks might be starting to perish,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24so you might need a new damp course put in at some point.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27That can be easily remedied. We also spoke about the garage,
0:39:27 > 0:39:31and the planning's in place to replace that and put a large unit in instead.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36The roof's asbestos, so ensure you use a specialist to make sure they dispose of it correctly.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39And this is not a legally binding survey. We would recommend anyone
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- who's going to buy a house to get a full survey done.- We will.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- All right?- Mm-hm.- But it's a lovely place.- It is.- What do you think, girls?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Yeah, it's nice. - Yeah, looking good, innit?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51And Lucky is licking his lips. Let those people in.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Yeah, go on, in you go.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Jealous?- No, but I love that dog.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- You are jealous, aren't you? - Genuinely love the dog.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06So with daughters Amy and Nicky in tow,
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Tom and Barbara are wasting no time making themselves feel at home.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Tom's straight outside to find out what Lucky makes of the garden.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22Judging by the look on Lucky's face, I think it gets the seal of approval.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Oh, and Babs is straight into the kitchen with her vegetables.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29You know, Jonny, home-grown veg always tastes the best.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36And the girls are quick to have a nosy round the house themselves.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Heading upstairs, time to check out the bedrooms.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It could be, like, a cinema room, I don't know.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- If you had like a big TV there and perhaps a sofa.- Plasma screen.- Yeah.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I am loving your thinking, girls. A cinema room, get in.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59But I knew it, Tom and Barbara just can't stay out of the garden
0:40:59 > 0:41:02and I reckon they are setting out plans for a chicken coop.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Do you know what, Jonny? I have a good feeling about this one.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10I think I agree. Best go and ask them for ourselves.
0:41:10 > 0:41:16OK, Barbara and Tom, you've had a chance to spend some time in Simon's wonderful house. How was it for you?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- Did you enjoy yourselves? - Yes, very much so.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20I felt very much at home there.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- I really did.- And Tom?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Very homely house. It's got a good feel about it.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Right side of the water? - Right side of the water.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30That's the main thing, Jonny. It's all about location.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34So that brings us to the ultimate question then, to buy or not to buy?
0:41:34 > 0:41:39I think at the moment, although it is more or less what we are looking for,
0:41:39 > 0:41:45I think we need to perhaps go out and look at a few more properties before making a final decision.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I think at the moment it's a not to buy.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49I think we're going to end up coming back here.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Do you think?- I do. We just owe it to ourselves really.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56This is one of three first properties that we've looked at,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59so I think we owe it to ourselves to have a look around.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01That's fair enough. You've got to have a look around.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Yes.- You need something to compare it to.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05- Yes.- But it's a contender?- Yes.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09I have bought you a present to get yourself started here. No, I'm keeping them now.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13But we hope we've sown the seeds of the kind of property you want.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Definitely.- Yes, you have. - But also having looked around,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- maybe ruled out the properties you don't want to be looking for too. - Certainly.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25I think there's a good chance, after we've looked round, we will be back to have another look.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Do you hear that? Do you hear that? - Well done.- Well, all right.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32I take some solace in that. I'm going to get out of the rain. It's been on and off all day.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Let's go. It's been great fun. See you.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- OK, thank you. Bye.- Thank you.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41OK, we didn't find Tom and Barbara their perfect house, but this is a bit harsh, isn't it?
0:42:41 > 0:42:46This punishment far exceeds the crime, but we can redeem ourselves
0:42:46 > 0:42:49by helping you find your dream home, so get in touch.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Yeah, do. All right, you can let us out now!
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