0:00:02 > 0:00:04A quiz as to where today's To Buy Or Not To Buy is from.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- It's built on seven hills.- It has an airport named after Robin Hood.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- Ooh, what's it called? - Robin Hood Airport.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Ah. Now it's the only city in England whose boundaries fall within a national park.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18And it has the oldest football team playing Association Rules.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Ladies and gentlemen, today's show comes from one place, and that...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- ..is Sheffield.- Welcome to the show.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36So, you're telling me, then,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Robin Hood Airport is nowhere near Nottingham?
0:00:38 > 0:00:43- Technically, it's not even near Sheffield. It's more Doncaster way. - Slightly misleading!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45It is a bit, but all the national park stuff is true.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50Over half the population of Sheffield live within 15 minutes of lovely green countryside.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Really? What a great place to bring up kids, then.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58- Well, that's what today's buyers, Andrew and Michelle Faulks, think. - Is it?- Yes.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Indeed, Rani, it is.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Andrew and Michelle are youth workers, though Michelle is
0:01:02 > 0:01:05currently taking time out to look after their son Jacob.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Ed, I've also got Paul and Cath Faulks down here as buyers.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Who are they? - They're Andrew's parents. - So, who's buying the house then?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- They both are. - What? All four of them?- Yep.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21- They're all gonna live together?- Correct. - In one house?- I believe so.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Well, whose idea is that then? - On that, I've absolutely no idea.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Good job we're about to catch up with the younger contingent.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Well, hopefully they'll be able to shed some light on the situation.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Andrew and Michelle, we're going for the Continental style of living, moving in with the parents.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39How has this whole idea come about? Because it's quite popular
0:01:39 > 0:01:42in other countries, and it's quite a lovely idea.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45How have you ended up doing this?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47I think I was watching The One Show over the summer
0:01:47 > 0:01:50and I saw a feature about a family that had all moved in together.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- So there was four generations - a great-grandma, grandparents, the parents, and a daughter.- OK.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- And they all lived together and it just seemed to work really well. - All right.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And you persuaded your folks - they didn't want to live with you guys...
0:02:02 > 0:02:06There was no persuasion necessary - I told Michelle, she was up for it,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- I mentioned it to my parents, they were up for it.- Really?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- It works out really well. - That's amazing, cos there's quite a huge leap,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15isn't it, to kind of do that, and also quite radical, dare I say.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- They're bottling it now.- Really?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Like, "Maybe we could move next door...
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- "Maybe a little granny flat or something."- Yeah...
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- So there's gonna be your folks - Mum and Dad, you guys and a little one as well.- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30So what exactly are you looking for? What do you all need?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I think we need a minimum of five bedrooms to make it work,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- sort of a bedroom each, one for Jacob, and then possibly another kid at some point.- All right, nice.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42And then, you know, a spare bedroom.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Andrew's mum has got a few mobility issues
0:02:46 > 0:02:50so we can't have lots of steps up to the house or down to the garden.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Are you singing from the same hymn sheet when it comes to style of property?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- I think we're certainly quite open to just about anything, really. - Right.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- Um...- I think they're just coming along for the ride, a little bit.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05SHE LAUGHS
0:03:05 > 0:03:10I want to meet THEM, now! So, realistically, if you find it, you can sell any property to them.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- If you love it, they'll go along with it.- I think so.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Yeah. I think we definitely need two living spaces to make it work
0:03:18 > 0:03:23because we don't want to sit down every night with our parents.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Does one like Coronation Street, one like EastEnders?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28My mum is addicted to Coronation Street...
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Right.- ..and EastEnders.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Will you always eat together, do you want your own sides of the kitchen?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I think a communal...kitchen, sort of diner would be fine.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- I don't think we would always eat together but I'd hope that we'd eat together most of the time.- Mm-hm.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47But we all sort of work random times and stuff so, I guess...
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What did they do on The One Show, did they eat together?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54It looked like they did, and that was part of the appeal, being able to eat together.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59That would mean my mum could cook, obviously, for all of us, which is her role, really...(!)
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I don't think they're getting anything out of this deal at all!
0:04:02 > 0:04:05They've got a great deal. They get to cook, baby-sit...
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- So how's this going to be funded, is it going to be half and half?- No.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- No.- No.- No. Come on then, Michelle, explain it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:18OK. I think our house is probably worth about £100,000 and their house is worth about 160.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23- OK.- So they'll be funding more of it, but that's fine by us.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Are you in a good position to go, or are you...? Is this just an initial foray?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Good question. It's a bit of both.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35It's an initial foray but we believe that our house would sell.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39A house literally three doors from ours has sold recently.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Houses do seem to be moving in our area so we hope that could sell.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47With my parents' house as well, it's in quite a...in-demand area.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I know the property market's struggling but I think both houses could sell.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- OK.- Right then, we've kind of got an idea of what your properties are worth,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59but how much are you willing to put into your new big communal family home?
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Well, we figure that actually the houses together come to 260,000, and we think with quarter of a million,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07we'd like to think you could get something substantial,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11even recognising that property values have been going up for a long time,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- even though they're coming back down.- Yeah.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Between 240 and 280, with 280 being...
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- Absolute.- Yeah, and we don't need to put a toilet in downstairs or anything like that.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26OK. Well, maybe call Paul and Cath, and get them to make up the spare bedroom,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29because we are feeling quite lucky today. OK? We'll see you later.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- See you in a bit.- See you later.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Well, I've heard of parents buying properties for their children.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I've heard of parents acting as guarantors on their children's mortgages.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Mm-hm. I've also heard of parents selling their property for half the market value to their kids.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Yeah, I've heard that. But I've never, never ever heard of parents going halvsies
0:05:47 > 0:05:51with their kids with the intention of moving in with them! Never heard of that.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Especially in Sheffield. - Especially in Sheffield.- Pfft.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Actually, Ed, it seems that we might be a bit out of touch, because in the north of England, 3G families -
0:05:59 > 0:06:05that's short for three generations in the same house - actually occur in 8% of all households.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- That's the highest percentage in the UK.- And I thought 3G was just a fancy phone!
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- Anything else that these Sheffield-ers excel at?- Well, over 7% of the working population here
0:06:15 > 0:06:19is apparently employed in creative industries, well above the national average of 4%.
0:06:19 > 0:06:25- Now you mention it, Rani, Sheffield is renowned for its bands. - Really? Like who?
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Well, there's the Human League, Heaven 17, ABC, the Thompson Twins, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, I could go on.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Any heavy metal?- Well, the steel industry is now less noticeable
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- as it's become highly automated and employs far fewer staff than in the past.- Very funny, Ed.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Anyway, folks, Sheffield's not the only place in the country
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- where heavy metal has had a big impact on the local area.- Quite true.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Sadly closed in 1992, the Ravenscraig Steelworks in Scotland
0:06:50 > 0:06:52once employed around 5,000 people.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Now redeveloped, a five-bed property like this in nearby Motherwell
0:06:56 > 0:06:59would set you back £249,500.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05Well, there's been a steelworks in Port Talbot, South Wales, since 1901.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It's still going strong and, should you be looking for a property there,
0:07:08 > 0:07:13a five-bed house like this one is on the market for 280 grand.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17The Corby Steelworks in Northamptonshire closed in the early '80s, but again,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20the area has since undergone extensive regeneration
0:07:20 > 0:07:23and you can now pick up a lovely five-bed detached such as this
0:07:23 > 0:07:25for £259,950.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29But what will your hard-earned brass buy you back in Sheffield?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Hi there, my name's Ed. Pleased to meet you.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33We're talking about 3G families.
0:07:33 > 0:07:40It's all this new modern thing, like, when people live with their kids and their grandkids.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Oh, oh, yeah, I know what you mean. Yeah.- Do you like that idea?
0:07:45 > 0:07:46No, not really.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Are there certain parts of Sheffield that have the bigger five-bed property
0:07:50 > 0:07:52that's got the space you might need?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Yes, there are, but they tend to be the pricey areas.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Would you consider buying a house with your folks?- Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Yeah, you would do it? Why would you do it?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Because I live with my Gran. My Gran basically raised me.- Aaah!
0:08:04 > 0:08:08The things I learned from my Gran, I couldn't have learned from my parents.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09That's a lovely way of putting it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12If they see something they like, even if it's a bit above their budget,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15they could probably get an offer accepted that's lower.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- 3D family?- 3G!- Oh! No...
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Are you hiding?- No.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22THEY LAUGH
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Are you the best estate agent in Sheffield?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Without a doubt, number one estate agent.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31If he said to you, "Nan, I'd like to move in with you," and his parents said that as well,
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- how would you feel, all buying a house together?- All right, because he does live with me.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Oh, does he?- Yeah.- And what's it like living with your Nan?
0:08:39 > 0:08:46- It's great.- Is it? Why's it so good? - Because I like living with her cos she's got some fish.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Ed, Sheffield is all about the 3G family.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Is it really? Have you met any 3G-ers?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Potential 3G families... - I like it.- ..for the future. - What have you found?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57This great property, property number one, loads of character,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Cath and Paul will like it, plus Andrew and Michelle - something for them as well.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Oh, good, good. What I found, talking to the estate agent,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07is trying to get properties without steps, and a lot of steps,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- can be very tricky because Sheffield - very hilly.- I got steps.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Yeah, I've got steps as well, this is the excuse I'm using.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Look at this cracker - this is the biggest house their money can buy in Sheffield, in a lovely area.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It is gigantic, I cannot emphasise that enough.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24I've gone space. And I think it's got character, and I think it's got a nice back garden.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- So that's what I'm banking for. What about the wild card?- Wild card, OK...
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- Joint choice here, this is beautiful. - We're not going to show it you because it's almost too beautiful.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36It's very contemporary and Cath and Paul are gonna love it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40OK, those are the properties. Imagine them as famed bands from Sheffield -
0:09:40 > 0:09:45which one will be the Human League, which one will be Pulp, and which one will be Def Leppard?
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- Now, Rani, what's commonly regarded as one of the most stressful things you can do in life?- Hmm...
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Well, as we're on a property show, Ed,
0:09:55 > 0:10:00I feel duty-bound to say that moving house is pretty high up on the list.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- So would you let a TV crew in whilst you were undergoing such an ordeal?- Good point, Ed.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Well, I've had a quiet word with the vendors and they, very much like their excellent property,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12seem remarkably well-composed.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18OK, then, Michelle and Andrew, welcome to property number one.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21This is my choice and I'm bringing you to Nether Edge.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Now, your property, it's pretty busy in here today, I've got to tell you,
0:10:24 > 0:10:31- because the family are actually moving back to New Zealand so they want to sell this pretty quickly.- Ah.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33That would put you in a fantastic position.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Since the house has been on the market, it has come down, but - I can't give any more away!
0:10:38 > 0:10:39SHOUTING
0:10:39 > 0:10:43They're having a great old time in there. 'Tis a happy area, isn't it?!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45What do you think, Andrew?
0:10:45 > 0:10:49First impression's good, although I've noticed the steps.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52We're not talking about Claire and H hanging out by the door!
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Well, you don't know the price of the property, this is something that might be within your budget,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01if you loved it, a little ramp in there for your mum, if that's what she needed.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Yeah.- Good idea, good save.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08OK, what do you think, lovely lady?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Yeah, I like it. I like having the school close by.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I really like the windows, nice big windows.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- Yeah, I think overall it looks nice. - Tell you what, in terms of judging a book by its cover, very good!
0:11:20 > 0:11:24What I want you do is go in there and enjoy this place, and if you like it,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28we are prepared to call Cath and Paul up and end the show right there.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- OK, in three-two-one, beat that house!- Right.- OK.- Go.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- More stained glass. - Yeah, that's really nice.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- And more stained glass. - Oh, yeah.- Plenty of stained glass. - They went to town on that.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- BOTH: And MORE stained glass... - And there's more in the kitchen!
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Lots of room.- Yeah.
0:11:51 > 0:11:57Be nice to have a hall... And nice features, the arch with this decoration at the bottom.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02All I can hear is the boxes being packed. Sounds like an elves' workshop at Christmas time.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Again nice features, I like the ceiling rose with the colour.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Yeah, they've kept traditional parts in, haven't they?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- And you like the windows. - Yeah.- Nice big bay windows.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Let's have a look at the fireplace.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20The fireplace is very nice.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27We've obviously got two separate rooms, there's doors through to the next room.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Through to the EastEnders room.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34OK, so, this is the other room, it's a little bit smaller, isn't it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Nice features again, the fireplace and ceiling rose.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- It's more than big enough to fit our furniture in here and your mum and dad's in there, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45So this is the kitchen.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51It's a good size kitchen.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Yeah, it's maybe smaller than I thought it would be.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59There wouldn't be room for us to have...like, dining in this room.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Now there is one little problem, they kind of want a kitchen-diner.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I'm not giving them that here but you have got two separate spaces.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12OK, so like a utility room, but again, not a dining space.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Yes, I know I haven't given you a dining space but I have given you two living rooms.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19And you could fold a table away, or do what most people do, is eat off their laps.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Wow, there's lots of room.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Now they've spotted there's a cellar, great storage space there.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32We had to go in the cellar earlier, and what a cellar it is.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Doesn't even smell of damp, and a lot of cellars do.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- This is a useful space.- It is. - Could be our dining room, have the dining room down here!
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Cook in the kitchen and have a dumb waiter that comes down the wall!
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Shall we go back upstairs then? - Yeah.- OK.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49OK. Well, these stairs aren't as steep as ours at home, which is what Mum struggles with,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- but I think she'd be OK with these. - Yeah, I reckon.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Now that's a good sign. - Excellent news!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Stairs aren't too steep, they can make their way up there.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- The bathroom.- Oh, OK.- Look at that. - Wow, look at that bath!
0:14:00 > 0:14:03The removers haven't taken the bath away so they have
0:14:03 > 0:14:07been able to spot the bathroom. It is, I believe, original to this house, that bath.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08That's fantastic.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14- It's quite a big step up to the shower.- I suppose so, yeah.- Mmm.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- It's a big house for one toilet, Rani.- Well, they haven't got one, they've got two!
0:14:19 > 0:14:26- Separate toilet.- OK. - Excellent. Not much more to say on the toilet, really.- No.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Step here.
0:14:29 > 0:14:37- So bedroom...one.- Yeah. - It's a nice size, isn't it? - It is, it's really nice.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41We could easily fit our bed or your mum and dad's bed in here, no problem.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Yeah, nice traditional fireplace again.- There's loads, isn't there?
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Every room has a feature with which to work with, and in most rooms it's a fireplace.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52You've got another staircase.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- Ah, here we go.- Ah, OK.- This is the master bedroom. Nice feature wall.- Yeah, this is great.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Again, I love the window.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Nice fireplace again. It's a bit of a theme in the house.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09You know what, I'm a bit weird in the sense that I would stand here
0:15:09 > 0:15:11and just look out the window, I like doing that.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Why does Andrew say he likes to stand at windows looking out of them?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Maybe he's a bit nosy.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Oh, OK. So I guess a study, maybe?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Yeah, it's a small room but small rooms have their uses.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's obviously their office and we need an office space.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30This doesn't have to be their office, the office could be upstairs.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Again quite a useful hall space, to say we're on the second floor. - Yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- More space than on our ground floor! - Yeah. The halls are huge.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39They've got another level upstairs.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41This would be their level, I'm thinking.
0:15:41 > 0:15:47- Hey.- Ooh.- This is a good size room, isn't it?- It is,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- it's quite...quirky. It's a bit different, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- I guess you'd have this as a bedroom, wouldn't you?- Could do.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- It feels like a playroom, probably just cos it's empty.- Yeah...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You could imagine kids playing in here on computers.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- It's got a feature wall so it's... - You could have a bed here or bed there.- Yeah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08All the floors are really like... It's so much more interesting having wooden floors than carpets.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10So much easier to clean.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13My ex-girlfriend, she always said, "Have you cleaned the house today?"
0:16:13 > 0:16:18and what I would do was spray a bit of polish on the wooden floor just where she walked in.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20So she went, "Whoa, this is... Wow! You've cleaned here."
0:16:20 > 0:16:26- OK, so.- Nice beams.- Yeah.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29So... Set up as the nursery.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Again a really useful size, isn't it, actually for either a child's room or a playroom?
0:16:34 > 0:16:40Yeah. I guess this couldn't be a bedroom for me and you or your mum and dad...
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- I've got a plan for all those upstairs rooms to solve it. - All right then.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- The room with the cot in it - that stays a baby's room. - Oh! Good idea(!)
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- The room without the cot in it, that's their room.- Nice.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And the room with all the junk in, that's too small for a bed - the study.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55OK, so shall we have a look what's in here?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Yep... Whoa!- Bit of a storeroom!
0:16:58 > 0:17:03What I was thinking was, the spare room, the little room, have your wardrobe in there.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Like a walk-in wardrobe.- Yeah.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- It's a useful space though.- Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13- OK.- OK, well shall we go and find Ed and Rani and tell them what we think?- Yeah, definitely.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Here they come!- Hello!
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Welcome to your potential garden, enough space for a climbing frame, as you can see.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Yes.- Not a bad size, so what do you think of the place?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Yeah, overall I liked it, really nice features.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- I love the fireplaces... - Good.- ..and the floorboards.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36But was there something you didn't like? I got the impression you were going to say something then.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Yeah, we're a bit worried about where we'd put a dining table
0:17:39 > 0:17:42if we had both of those reception rooms as living space.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48Rani claimed that you just made it all up about the dining and you just ate off your laps while watching TV.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53I didn't say that, but we said maybe in the back living room you could have a fold-away table...
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Right, OK.- If you wanted to do something like that. - We do eat round the table...
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- They do eat round the table, Rani. - He's the one who said it! Forget it. I'm not even going there.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- I can't believe it.- You believe me, I know.- OK. It is a lovely property.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09There's not gonna be much left of it if these people are still packing stuff up!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11The price - it's guess the price.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Rani hinted that the price has come down, a lot of prices have.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18The question is, has it come down enough to hit your maximum budget of £280,000?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- You probably don't want it to be £280,000, do you?- No, not really.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- OK, who'd like to go first? - Ladies first.- Michelle?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- 265...- Ooh... Sounds like a bad guess.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I was thinking it's not at the top end of our budget,
0:18:35 > 0:18:41but it's nearer the bottom end of the budget, and our budget is 250 to 280, so I was going to say 260.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Right, OK.- So 260, 265 - so not too far apart.- No.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48OK, guys, the actual price of this property is...
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- 249,950!- Oh, wow!
0:18:51 > 0:18:56There you go, and also with that... Negotiation! Let's be honest, they're moving out,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- no-one is moving in at the moment... deal to be done.- OK!
0:19:00 > 0:19:04I've got a plan. Property two's just down the road, but if we go in there, stand still,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- get wrapped up by the removals, we might get taken to it. Shall we try?- Absolutely.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Right, in my property details it says,
0:19:14 > 0:19:20"Highly worthy of internal inspection in order to appreciate the size of accommodation on offer."
0:19:20 > 0:19:26- Good job we're here then.- Yes, whilst many agents will wax lyrical about places being deceptively spacious,
0:19:26 > 0:19:31they don't even bother here. It's massive, or in estate-agent-speak, is that deceptively un-small?
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- Well, the proof is always in the pudding. Shall we internally investigate?- Yes, let's.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Andrew and Michelle, Michelle and Andrew, we are in Meersbrook,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- which is near Woodseats, which I think is on your hit list.- Yes.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48This is the beauty that the mystery property-hunting-team and I have gone for.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Built in 1907, this was the house of the coal mine manager,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58so really probably the most important person in 1907 lived here.
0:19:58 > 0:20:05It was... It was two flats and then it was converted in 1987, I believe, back to one big chunk of a house.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I want to know your first impressions. You did well with your first impressions before.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- Second property, I'm going to go with you first, Michelle. - I'd say, "wow".- Wow!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Yeah? That's good.- Absolutely wow.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- You like it.- Yeah.- Can you expand on the wow?- It's huge.- It is huge. - I can't believe how big it is.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I tell you what, it's because you can't afford it. No, it's not.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Yeah, fantastic. Great first impressions.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- I like it.- Andrew? - Yeah, it's big, it's very big.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- Sort of...not intimidating, but imposing, is the right word.- Yes, that's what the coal manager wanted!
0:20:34 > 0:20:39- Any problems you can foresee on the outside?- I can't really see.- It looks like there might be steps again.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42We could do Rani's solution, hire a local builder and build a ramp.
0:20:42 > 0:20:50Or, if you go up there, up the hill, next door they have a flat access, a stairless access.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53If you're friends with your neighbours, it's a big enough path,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56you could say, "Hang on a minute, couldn't we just..."
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and they'll say, "Brilliant idea, course you can."
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Obviously I haven't squared it with the neighbours. I don't think it'll be a problem.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04There it is, it's a beauty.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Will you be the next coal miner owner of this house?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- There's only one way to find out - get in there.- OK.- OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:28- There's a big hall!- Yeah.- I quite like the stone here, actually. It's quite nice.- Yeah, it is.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- Lots of space again. - Yeah, it's a nice sort of entrance, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34Sort of welcomes you to the house.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39This is good. Ah, a dining table over there in the bay.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- That's interesting, isn't it? - That could work well.- Yeah.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47Still, it's a big enough space to have it as a lounge and relaxing area in the evening but also to eat.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Yeah.- You wouldn't need to fold the table away or anything.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Nice high ceilings, it's nice.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- And the roses again, two roses this time.- Yeah, nice, aren't they?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Architecturally, this house has got the things that I think they like.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Like what?- Well, here we go, Andrew's just mentioned it there,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06two ceiling roses I think implying that yours only had one,
0:22:06 > 0:22:11which is, in the ceiling rose department, one... Two-one to me.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Kitchen.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Aah, OK!- OK!
0:22:17 > 0:22:18We both walked into the kitchen -
0:22:18 > 0:22:22having been in before Rani - walked in and went, "This is a bit rubbish, this kitchen,"
0:22:22 > 0:22:26and she walked round the corner and went, "Aah!" Which is exactly what they said.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- So I thought initially, small but... - This is unexpected.- Yeah.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34So you've got the kitchen, which is a dedicated kitchen, but then we've got a dining room in here,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- so forget what I said about the dining room in the other room.- Mmm. - It's not particularly necessary.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- I thought it was light and airy. I wonder if they'll spot that.- Really?! Do you think they'll say that?
0:22:44 > 0:22:50- This is a nice space.- Yeah. - And again quite light and airy. - Nice views out onto the garden.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Yeah, looks like there's a little sort of area to go out there.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- Yeah, I like it.- It's good, and this one's got the dining space.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Now...- Oh, this is brilliant.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05This is the extension they're in. This is above the garage, geography fans.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- So this is, I suppose, the second lounge really.- Yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- Which is what it looks like they use it for, with the TV and the stereo system.- Really nice lighting.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Nice windows looking out over the garden.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- Look at the windows there. - Interesting.- I don't know what kind of windows they'd be classified as.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- So two lounges and the dining room. - Yeah.- So far so good. Shall we go and see the rest?- Absolutely.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- Ah, downstairs bathroom and utility room.- OK. Oh, wow.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Excellent, this is what we need. We've got a shower down here and a toilet in the corner
0:23:39 > 0:23:43and space for washing machine, dishwashers and dryers and stuff.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- It's all really quite modern. - It's nicely done, it's all quite new.- Yeah.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Ah cellar.- OK.- Excellent. Shall we go down and have a look? - Yeah, definitely.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Wow...another good size cellar.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06In fact the window looks like it's quite new, like they've been thinking about
0:24:06 > 0:24:08doing something to it, using it as a room.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Maybe we could just continue that work really.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Andrew in the cellar is a man who's come alive.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Oh, my goodness.- It is huge.- It goes on, we've got another huge room...
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Oh, my word.- Through here.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Just loads of storage.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27And it goes on and on, and we're through to the garage.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- Oh, OK.- So we're now below that second lounge.- Yeah. - This is a good size garage.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35This is a double garage so plenty of room for a couple of cars in here.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Do you think there'll be people that didn't see The One Show episode that inspired them,
0:24:40 > 0:24:45but have watched this episode, that then will be inspired to move in with their parents?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47They feel like quite big stairs actually,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51but they're not particularly steep so Mum should be OK.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01- Lots of rooms up here.- OK, this is quite big, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05And on this floor, I think we have got three double bedrooms
0:25:05 > 0:25:09so they could all live on the same floor if they wish.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- This could be our room. We could be in here.- Yeah, have our bed...
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Or my parents could be. - Yeah... It is a double.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19There's plenty of space. This looks a bit more like the master room.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Now, they've found the master bedroom.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Each bedroom they've suggested could be theirs,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26now they know this is the master bedroom will they try and steal it?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Yeah, quite a bit more space in here.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34- Yep.- It's a nicely decorated room. - I can see your mum and dad in here.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Mmm, nice built-in wardrobes. - Yeah, again there's plenty of space.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Family bathroom. - Got a bathroom in here, yeah,
0:25:42 > 0:25:47- it's a good size, isn't it?- Yeah, and with the one downstairs as well.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52- They've not got a shower unit, they've got the shower on the taps. - Yeah...- That's a bit of a shame.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- It'd be nice to have a shower here. - We can fit one there.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- Upstairs is a little bit smaller. - Right.- But it would work well as a nice playroom.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01OK, this is interesting.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- OK, so another bedroom, study? - An office?- Yeah.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09It'd be a small bedroom, wouldn't it? I mean, it could work as a nursery
0:26:09 > 0:26:11but it seems to work quite well as an office
0:26:11 > 0:26:15and it looks like there's a bit of a study area out here as well.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21- Yeah, so bedroom number five. - Nice door. We should keep that if we come here!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Wow, this is bigger than I thought.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- It's got a nice little shape to the room, it feels like a teenage room. - It is.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Quite quirky with the bed hidden under there.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Yeah, and look at that space under there, that's great.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- Excellent room.- It'd be a great child's room.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Wow, great views.- Fantastic views out the window.- Yeah.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Excellent. We need to find Ed and Rani, don't we?- Yeah.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- And tell them what we think. - OK.- Shall we go?
0:26:48 > 0:26:53Michelle and Andrew, I don't want to talk out of school but I think you liked that a lot. A lot.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56We were listening in, we heard everything. You like it a lot.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Yes, definitely.- Is it big enough?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02That's my only concern, I just don't think it's big enough(!)
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- I think it's probably just about(!) - Yeah, just about(!)
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Definitely, it's fantastic. Just loads of space
0:27:08 > 0:27:13and enough places for us to hide away from each other but all be together as a family, so yeah.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Now, you've got that gigantic underneath cellar area.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22Your next-door neighbours have converted their cellar into a fully-functioning flat.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24You would have, effectively, four floors of living
0:27:24 > 0:27:29and you've got that whopping great big garage beast as well, so that is something you could do.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- So you can't, in theory, ever outgrow this house.- No.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35That's gonna cost some money, so it's time to guess the price.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Andrew, you were closest last time. - Mmm.- But you did go first.- I did.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- Michelle, would you like to go first again?- No, I'll pass that privilege over.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Argh.- Is that all right with you, Andrew?- That's fine.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It's got to be worth more,
0:27:47 > 0:27:52but maybe the area will impact it, so I'm going to say 255,999.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55The working of Andrew's brain!
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Well, OK.- You, Michelle.
0:27:58 > 0:28:04I'm gonna go higher, so I'm gonna go...279,950.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- The closest is you, Michelle.- Yes-s. - Yay!- The actual price is £275,000.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- It's lovely, it's probably the biggest property we may see today. - OK.- Or is it?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Ooh, we've got the wild card of course.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- OK.- Do you want to see the wild card?- Absolutely.- Yeah.- Shall we go?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Let's go. Come on, then.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Well, wild cards are sometimes windmills, sometimes castles, but today's...
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- ..Is simply a new build!- Yes.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32It's got all the bits and pieces Andrew and Michelle are after
0:28:32 > 0:28:37but essentially we're looking at another five-bed house built much more recently than the last two.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- Ooh, Ed, you do know how to sell them.- Don't I just?
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Well, here we go, guys, this is the wild card, the third property.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55This is the joint choice. We're in Bradway. Do you know this area at all?
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- Not really, actually, know of the area but don't know it at all.- OK.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03We thought we'd bring you out here, a little bit more countryside-y.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- Take a look at those views. - Fantastic, great.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Do you fancy living in the country?- I do.- Yeah, maybe.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13OK. This is the beast we're playing with today, today's wild card.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17It is of a period, the '50s and '60s, and also,
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- another reason why it's a wild card, no stained glass windows.- Ahh! Ohh!
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- So really I know that's a bit of a negative point(!)- Yeah.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28But we can introduce the stained glass window if everything's going well.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- So maybe imagine there's a stained glass window.- Yep.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37It's your third go. You've done great at describing the book by the cover, or, the house by its face.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42I'm gonna go with you, Andrew. There's the property, what do you think?
0:29:42 > 0:29:47- It's plain, isn't it?- Mmm. - Ooh.- I'm sorry, it sounds mean.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50There's nothing particularly wrong with it but it's not quite as...
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- appealing from the outside as the other properties.- OK.- OK.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- But I'll give it a chance internally.- Oh, nice, nice. OK.- Michelle?
0:29:57 > 0:30:03- Yeah, it's just a house, isn't it? It's just sort of neat and tidy. - Just a house?!
0:30:03 > 0:30:07You've got worse at this! I thought by now you'd be brilliant. This is awful.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11You've not even mentioned there's hardly any steps. This is the best one to get into.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- It is.- Got a cat flap, do you have a cat?- We do.- We do have a cat. - There you go, that could be handy.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I'm thinking stained-glass cat flap actually(!)
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Ohh!- Now... Now we're rocking and at that point let's talk no more.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Go into that plain-faced house and give it a kiss.- OK.- OK.
0:30:28 > 0:30:34- Plain!- Well, I think it's lovely. It's like the girl in Neighbours, Jane, when she took her glasses off.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35HE WOLF-WHISTLES
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Shall we go?
0:30:43 > 0:30:49- OK, so it's very different to the others.- Still, nice hallway.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- Now this is a garden, and look, built-in climbing frame.- I like it.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- I can't get up. Here we go, oh. - I can hear my knees creaking.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Let's go into the lounge.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03Nice bay window, a slightly different layout.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- That's different.- This is the most modern of all houses.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10- I would say probably the most contemp-ury inside, possibly? - "Contemp-ury"?!
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- I wasn't expecting the door over there.- No, that's odd, isn't it?
0:31:15 > 0:31:20- No, that's nice. No ceiling roses.- No, but it's... - Much cleaner, I think. Crisper.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23It is crisp. You go in, the colours, the lightness.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Good on them.- Crisp.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31Ah, a downstairs...toilet.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34For Jacob. Downstairs toilet, hard to...time it with kids.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Yes, so good for all the family, really.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- It's good for Mum, good for all of us.- Yeah.- This is really nice, actually.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- Nice shelf there and the tiles, it's nicely done.- Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Very clean and crisp, and... Actually, I really like that.
0:31:47 > 0:31:55- Ahh. Kitchen and...dining area. - What a great kitchen, though. - Yeah, very nice. Look at that.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Really modern, lots of space, lots of units, and it's also a kitchen-diner.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- For the 3G family to eat together. - It really is, cos in your property, if we think back all that way,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08they would've had to have a trestle table, folded up and then stuck in the corner
0:32:08 > 0:32:12like an ironing board they bring out to eat round. My one, it was all catered for.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Fantastic, another utility room.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- Oh, yeah.- Lots of room for your washer, your dryer, your dishwasher...
0:32:19 > 0:32:20Lots of cupboard space.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26Let's have a look...and a garage! Well, a half-garage.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Yes, it is only half a garage, because they've used the other half to make the utility room.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33It's a good space actually. I mean it's full at the moment,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36you wouldn't get a car in, but certainly a useable space.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- Place for the coats.- Yep. - Got nowhere to put our coats at the moment.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47OK, so this would be... This appears to be the separate lounge...
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- Yes.- the other lounge. It's a bit small.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- They still have the separation there.- Yeah.- So really the lounge isn't a problem.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- Very small, isn't it?- It is, but it's probably the same sort of size
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- as our lounge at the moment. - Do you think?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Well, it's close.- Yeah, I think it's quite a bit smaller.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- My concern, Rani, with the wild card...- What's your concern?
0:33:06 > 0:33:09My concern with the wild card is this. Is it big enough?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- It could be our lounge.- Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15There's a TV point here so it could work.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Yeah, I suppose it could.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- Well, shall we go and have a look upstairs?- Yeah.- OK.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Easy stairs.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Yeah. It's got a handrail all the way up, which is good for Mum.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29So we go this way over the garage,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- the extension... This is brilliant.- Yeah. - This is a really good size room,
0:33:33 > 0:33:38- isn't it?- Yeah, and it's all... good nick.- It's nicely decorated.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43- It is, yeah.- Actually, this works for a young man by the looks of things.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Normally young men give that away by a Chelsea or Liverpool poster on the wall...
0:33:47 > 0:33:50This has got like a spacey kind of... Hasn't it? A blue duvet cover.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- That gives it away as well, doesn't it? A blue duvet.- Yeah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Well, it could be our bedroom, it's more than big enough.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Could. Got built-in wardrobe. Yeah there's plenty of space here, you'd get a double bed in.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Nice carpets as well. - It's a good room.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09We go through this stair gate here, we know what we're doing there. Hey!
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- Ah, this is lovely.- This is like a little nursery but it's got its own little sink.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16They mentioned the views might be good.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- They are fantastic. - Not bad, are they?
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- OK.- That's a strong point for me, I've got to say, being able to look out at that.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Right, let's have a look.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Lovely bathroom.- Very nice.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- What's your favourite part of the bathroom?- I like the shower,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- I love the massive showerhead. - Oh, yes!- I love all the tiles.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- This is the nicest bathroom we've seen, I think.- Yes, I think so.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- I'd say it's fairly new.- Yeah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43But I'm no expert.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48The whole house looks like it's been done up inside to a high standard.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- I'd like to see the other bedrooms. - Let's go and have a look.- OK.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55This is the other reason why we picked the property, and they're picking up on it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Doesn't require any money to be spent on this, move in straightaway.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Well, I was gonna say this is the master bedroom but maybe it's not.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07- It's a similar size to the bedroom over the garage, isn't it, I think. - Yeah.- It's a double size.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13They're all decorated enough for us to move in straight away and the carpets are great.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16New fitted carpets and they've picked up on those.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Very clean, good little tip that - selling a house? Make sure your carpets are clean.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Yeah, this is all right, isn't it? - Mmm.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- And you get the same great views again.- Yeah, absolutely. - Which is brilliant.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- Box room.- Yeah, which isn't... bad for a box room, is it?
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- They've set it up as a study and that's fine, isn't it? - We need a study, don't we?
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Good to have a front office,
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- you get to see some good views whilst you're typing away on the computer.- Inspiring.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- That's useful storage space. You could put shelves or a cupboard in there.- Yeah.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- Or just keep it like that. That's helpful as well.- Yeah, it would look good with shelves.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I quite like the glass in the door actually. Again, you could stain that...!
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Well, we need to get the stained glass in somewhere!
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Yeah.- I feel like we're whizzing through this house quite quickly.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04This must be the master bedroom, nice bay window.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Still get some good views over there.- Yeah, you can still see the hills out of this room,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12which is really good, isn't it?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15People would associate Sheffield as an industrial town.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Oh, no, my friends, Sheffield is a beautiful town.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- Wow, look at the view. - Wow, that is pretty amazing.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26This decking is unbelievable.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Jacob would love it, wouldn't he. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30It's really safe, it's all enclosed, isn't it.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- Well, shall we go down and see them? - Absolutely.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Did you hear that? They're gonna come and find us.- We're on a hat trick.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39We have not had to go and meet them once, they keep coming to us.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It's the greatest day of my life.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49Right, right, three completely different properties. We think you quite like it.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52You started positive, that's for sure, but you whizzed through it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- We did.- Did we? I thought we did.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- I've got to be honest, I really liked it.- Oooh.- OK, Michelle? - He's honest!
0:36:59 > 0:37:05I did, I really liked it. I was slightly worried about the size of the second living space.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- OK.- But maybe something that I could live with.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12At the front of the property there is the extension, there's a flat roof.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I don't know if it bothers you, but flat roofs
0:37:15 > 0:37:18do require a bit more upkeep than your normal pitched roof,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21ten to fifteen years, you've go to replace the felt on that.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- But you could... For how much, was it, did we work out?- 7.5 grand.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29..7.5 grand, give yourself a pitch, in which case you would get better insulation,
0:37:29 > 0:37:34and if Al Gore's watching he'd be over the moon about that. And also storage up there as well.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Always helpful. - It's a win-win situation.- Yeah.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40What isn't a win-win situation... See what I did there?
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- ..is guess the price because we're neck and neck at the moment. - I'm gonna say 275.
0:37:44 > 0:37:51- 275. Andrew, what are you thinking? - I think we're in a nice area, the house is done to a high standard.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55It's not quite as big as the others but I'm going to go 279.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00This beautiful property, this great garden is on the market at...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- 2...85.- Oooh.
0:38:05 > 0:38:13- It is over your budget by five grand, so on that one, Andrew, you were the closest.- Get in.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- Yeah.- That's a victory, and they can't take that away from you.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19You have now seen all three properties, you've got to go away and make...
0:38:19 > 0:38:24the biggest decision of your adult lives about which one you wish to test drive.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27It's a lonely journey but a happy one at the end, hopefully.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- We'll see you later.- All right. - Good luck.- See you in a while.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- OK, whilst they do that...- ..here is a quick recap for you at home.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36By the time they have made their choice, property number one
0:38:36 > 0:38:41may be entirely encased in brown paper and halfway round the world to New Zealand,
0:38:41 > 0:38:46either which way it won't hang around for long so get your offers in quick, 249,950.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Well, all the brown paper in the world would struggle to cover the 3G monster that was my offering.
0:38:51 > 0:38:58Still under budget though, this gloriously gargantuan dwelling is fantastic value at £275,000.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Now, I wasn't sure that property three would be sufficiently different
0:39:02 > 0:39:05to challenge our most avid wild card fans
0:39:05 > 0:39:10but it seems that its pristine interior and wonderful location, location, location
0:39:10 > 0:39:15have once again wielded their wild card power. 285, on the nose.
0:39:18 > 0:39:25Andrew, Michelle and Jacob, here we are at your chosen test drive property, which is the wild card!
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Now, no-one would have gone for that, I didn't think you were going for that.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- I thought my one was in the bag. Why did you pick this one? - I think I went with my heart,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36and my heart, yeah, my heart's here, I think.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- You've got a wild card heart, I like it.- Yeah.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43- Is your heart here, Michelle, for today?- Partly. For today, yes, absolutely.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- But realistically it's my one, you like the most.- It's my one!
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Good, I like it. OK, now, we have had the mystery To Buy Or Not To Buy surveyor come here
0:39:51 > 0:39:55to the wild card, give it a thorough once-over. There's two things he mentioned.
0:39:55 > 0:40:02At the back, the exhaust pipe from your boiler, it's up high, it's next to the rear bedroom window.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05On a windy day, if one of the side bedroom windows was open,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08you might get some back draught of that going into the room.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Shut that window and use the other one.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Now the other one actually concerns Jacob a little bit,
0:40:13 > 0:40:16cos a few of the doors in there have got glass in them.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19The ones leading into the front living room and the kitchen are fine,
0:40:19 > 0:40:22they've got the kite mark, they're safety glass.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- However, the one between the two living rooms hasn't got safety glass on it.- Right.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30They've actually put a coating of vinyl on it to help it along,
0:40:30 > 0:40:32but it'd really be worth just changing that.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Realistically, it's a lovely property. You thought it was a belter, so, good news.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41- The thing is it's not just you lot, is it?- No.- No.- Where's Mum and Dad, where's Cath and Paul?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43They're at their house.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Do you think you need to get them to test drive this baby?- I think I probably do, yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51All right. Well, fingers crossed they like it. Let's make the deal happen! We'll see you later.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Well, at the start of proceedings,
0:40:56 > 0:41:01Andrew clearly stated that if we found a place, he'd be able to sell it to his parents. Let's see.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05There's your living room round the corner over there.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Great views over the hills.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Mmm, short but sweet, Andrew, not bad. Now let's see how he divvies up those bedrooms.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Our room. This is where we're gonna stay, OK!
0:41:15 > 0:41:17So this is the extension bit.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21This is over the garage. So I think this is your bedroom.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26I'm not sure Jacob's won over, maybe some time in our playroom downstairs will help.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32Certainly seems happier in there and it gives Gran and Granddad a chance for a quiet five minutes next door.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Hmm, how do you think it's all gone, Ed?
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Quite hard to tell, Rani, but I know one person who's definitely having fun.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Yeah, it's a shame it won't be Jacob making the decisions.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45OK, guys, we're missing one. Where's Jacob gone?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- He's inside playing with Nana and Gramps.- Ah, with Nana and Gramps.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Now, how do they find the house? - The key question.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57I think they really liked it but I think they both feel that it's just a bit too small for two families.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I think they were excited when they saw it and they appreciate the quality,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- but just think the space is on the short side.- Yeah.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08And actually being in there with them, with Jacob, how did you feel about it?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Yeah, I think it's great and it's brilliant for Jacob
0:42:11 > 0:42:15having his grandparents around, and just having a big family is fantastic.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20- Let's get to the big question, and I want to ask a supplementary question.- Oooh!
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- All right.- OK.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25To Buy Or Not To Buy this house? That is the question, Andrew and Michelle.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- No.- Ah. Supplementary question, as I thought that might be the answer.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34To Buy Or Not To Buy my house, number two, Andrew and Michelle?
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Maybe.- Yes!- Whoa! That is good.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40So will you be willing to go back and have another look, maybe take the folks?
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- Absolutely.- I like it, and very cleverly played the show today,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48by looking at this one, thinking he liked it, just sussing it out, checking it out.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Didn't work, using the back-up. I like it.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Well, good luck with property two then, guys.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57But for the last time, I think you've got to take in the views from the wild card
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- and whilst they do that, Ed?- Mm-hm? - Let's get out of here.
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