0:00:02 > 0:00:04Cease all activity for the next 45 minutes.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08It's time to say bonjour brick fans and welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13- Today, we're house hunting... - And ghost hunting in the county of Oxfordshire.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Winston Churchill, Richard the Lionheart and Tim Henman
0:00:26 > 0:00:27were all born in Oxfordshire.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Yes, this county is definitely steeped in history,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34and today's house hunters, they're not only looking for
0:00:34 > 0:00:38the perfect pad, they're also looking for a house that has its own unique history.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41They want somewhere...that's haunted. HE GASPS
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Stephen Hawking was also born in Oxfordshire,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46so let's hope today's show... starts with a big bang!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Sorry about him.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Now, today's house hunters Martin and Sharon Richardson
0:00:52 > 0:00:55are on a mission to find a perfect home after selling their last house
0:00:55 > 0:00:58and moving into rented accommodation two years ago.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01They own and run a training and development company,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05but if that isn't time-consuming enough, they also work as hypnotherapists.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I wonder if they hypnotically cure you, Ed,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10of your obsession with the wildcard.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- No chance.- Hmm, right.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15The Oxfordshire countryside is where we've headed,
0:01:15 > 0:01:20and I've a sneaky feeling that today's wish list may have something on it that I, for one,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23have never seen on a property spec.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Martin and Sharon, I believe you have one of the silliest requirements
0:01:27 > 0:01:29we've ever had on this programme,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- and the silliest requirement - do you know what it is?- No!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Do you want to guess what we think is the oddest thing?
0:01:35 > 0:01:41- A room to do alternative therapy in, hypnotherapy.- No, no, we can buy that.- That was fine.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47- The idea about wanting to move into a house that already has a ghost in it.- Ah!- Ah!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Now, that's just weird, isn't it?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- If a ghost was there, we'd be quite happy to take it on. - It adds character.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Hmm, it adds interest.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56So you've lived with ghosts before, have you?
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Yes, we've grown up with them, so we seem to attract them.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Are these good ghosts or bad ghosts? Does it matter?
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Um, they're good ones that can behave badly.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12We love houses with character, and quite often you find character houses
0:02:12 > 0:02:16have some sort of something in them, and I just wanted to register,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18it makes no difference to us.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Tell us about this alternative therapy, then.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22We're both hypnotherapists.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25We work in, I suppose, different areas of hypnotherapy.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Sharon is also is involved in something called EFT.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I've no idea what that means.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Is it like the Electronic Financial Times?- No, it's a...
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Well, it could be!
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Shared database or...?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40It's emotional freedom techniques.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43It's basically acupuncture without needles.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- So do you just poke people?- Tap them.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Just tap them?- "Poke"!
0:02:47 > 0:02:48- Tap them, yes.- Tap them.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It's fantastic. It works a dream for things like headaches.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Focusing on the emotional, the feeling, while you're tapping at
0:02:55 > 0:02:57various points, for some reason, it just -
0:02:57 > 0:02:59nobody really understands how it works, it just does.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00- It just works.- Yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Let's break it down. What are the fundamentals? The rooms, bathrooms,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06toilets, parking space, garden - what do we need?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- OK, four bedrooms, has to be detached.- OK.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12The garden has to be private, so not overlooked,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and as large as possible, because we've got two dogs
0:03:15 > 0:03:19and we'd like to let them out in the garden to run amok.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24We need parking at the front because we've got two daughters with cars,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28we've got two cars, and because we are both hypnotherapists,
0:03:28 > 0:03:33then we need a separate room to use as a hypnotherapy therapy room,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35ideally with a toilet nearby,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39although that room could double up with the study if necessary.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44I am going to sip my coffee just to boost me up for the sum of money
0:03:44 > 0:03:47that could make our day good or bad. Are we ready?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49How much money have you got to spend?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- 450. - You hesitated.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I think that's kind of - it's not ludicrous, is it?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- It's not moon-on-a-stick territory. - Far from it.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01That's perfect.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We're going to head out there, fingers crossed,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07cast an incantation, you're not wizards, are you?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- No, no!- You think we need an exorcist.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13This is going to be a theme that's going to run...
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Do we have an exorcism?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- I'll exorcise you! - No, I don't want to EXERCISE!
0:04:18 > 0:04:24Let's just go, cos I think we've exposed our lack of knowledge of your world. We'll see you later.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Right, Ed, we have had a chat. - Oh, yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31Look into my eyes. Tell me, what do Martin and Sharon want?
0:04:31 > 0:04:37A house with a ghost in it, a therapy room, a cuddly toy...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Rrr-rr! Rrr-rr!
0:04:39 > 0:04:42You've turned me into a dog! Rrr-rr!
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I'm going to talk to... Rrr-rr! Rrr-rr! Rrr-rr!
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I think I'm going to talk to the people of Oxfordshire.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I'm sure they'll be more sensible than Ed!
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Today, we seem to be caught in a triangle between Banbury, Bicester and Aylesbury.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00We're mainly on a mission in the county of Oxfordshire,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02regarded as one of Britain's finest counties,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06and is no doubt why its tourist industry is booming.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08The Oxfordshire countryside is stunning,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10and if you need even more rural idyll,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13then the Cotswolds are only a stone's throw away,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17with a charming blend of bustling market towns, picturesque villages
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and breathtaking natural scenery.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25But right here in the present day, let's see what £450,000 would get you around the rest of the UK.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29In Bath, there's this four-bedroomed Edwardian terrace
0:05:29 > 0:05:32in superb condition and located in an equally superb position.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37It has many of its original features still oozing their former glory.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41This house comes with a cellar, so if anyone else is on a mission to find a home with a ghost,
0:05:41 > 0:05:45there's nothing spookier than a secret room underground.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48In Ammanford near Leeds, this double-fronted period home
0:05:48 > 0:05:51dates back to the early 1800s.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56With five bedrooms, a stunning Victorian period-style bathroom and imposing brick fireplace,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00there's plenty of charm and character to feast your eyes upon here.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It could be yours for 475 grand.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07And now here's an opportunity for people in search of the spirits -
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and I don't mean the kind you'll find in an off-licence.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12It's this converted chapel in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17It dates back to the mid-1800s and has glorious views over open countryside.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Four bedrooms and a lounge make the most of this building's past life.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24If you're singing from the same hymn sheet as this place,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26perhaps you'd like to buy it for 450 grand.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30But our first offer's Banbury, the most northerly part of our search,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and every woman needs a fancy mode of transport,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and mine is more than a little imaginative.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Right, let's find this fine lady on a white horse.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Hello. How are you?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- My name's Ian, pleased to meet you. - Hi, I'm Simon.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Ooh-ooh-ooh! Will he get scared if I cloppety past him?
0:06:48 > 0:06:49INAUDIBLE REPLY
0:06:49 > 0:06:52RANI LAUGHS
0:06:52 > 0:06:54The first one is Thimble Cottage.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I love the name, I love the place.
0:06:56 > 0:07:03It actually IS a chocolate-box cottage, formerly used as the front cover of a box of chocolates.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06There'll be some people at home - this might make them hungry.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08What do you think of that?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I couldn't use your bike, could I? It would be a lot easier.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Wicked. Give me a backie!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I'm fed up of riding this white horse. It's shattering!
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- There's a woman knocking on the window.- That's my daughter and that's my mother!
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Thank you. Thanks a lot(!)
0:07:24 > 0:07:26OK. Bye, Mum!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28THEY LAUGH
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I'll stomp me foot. Go!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34# Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
0:07:34 > 0:07:36# To see a white lady on a white horse
0:07:36 > 0:07:38# All the king's horses and all the... #
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- No...- No, that's Humpty Dumpty! - I'm sorry!
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Simon, a little bird told me that you have a catchphrase in the estate agent world.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I do, I have several catchphrases.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Can you give us a couple?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56The first one is, um...
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The first one is, "Everything I touch turns to SOLD."
0:08:00 > 0:08:01IAN SNORTS
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
0:08:03 > 0:08:06To see a fine lady upon a white horse
0:08:06 > 0:08:08With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
0:08:08 > 0:08:10She shall have music wherever she goes.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11High five that!
0:08:11 > 0:08:16I have another one, which is related to my name, because I'm Simon Round,
0:08:16 > 0:08:21and it's just basically, "Choose Anchors because you're better all ROUND,"
0:08:21 > 0:08:23or, "Better value all ROUND."
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- The first one's much better. - Yeah. I won't tell you the others, cos they're even worse.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- They're all based around the word "round"?- Yeah!
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Ed, I've been riding a cock horse all round Banbury.- I beg your pardon?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36That's what I've been doing.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Are we allowed to say that on TV?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- That's what I've been doing.- Really?
0:08:40 > 0:08:44I wasn't quite the fine lady on the white horse, so I was on the cock horse.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49- That's the other way to do it! Anyway, property number one. - What a cracker, isn't it?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52"Ooh-ooh-ooh!" is what I'm going to tell you.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- What?!- Ooh-ooh-ooh!- Oh, no! Has it? How many?
0:08:55 > 0:09:00I can't tell you. It may have. And also, there is a great surprise round the back.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- I'm giving them character, I'm giving them what they want.- It's a cracker. OK, Amityville, house on the hill.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Have a look. That is scary in house form.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Yet also lovely, at the same time.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Neither Rani nor I wanted to ride this house alone,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17so we've made it the joint choice and it's going second.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21For the wildcard, I've taken us out of Oxfordshire and into Buckinghamshire.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Also, the wildcard is an absolute treat for me today because it is my choice,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30solely my choice. I love the wildcard, so I'm not going to let you down.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34It is Grade II listed, and it is in the village of Great Horwood.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40If you know your north Bucks county villages, this is one of the six star villages of that area.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43It's a belter, and I'm not going to show you any more.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Let's start with property number one - MY choice.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49BOTH: Woo-oo-oo-ooh!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Well, welcome to stop one.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00A former Post Office, this place is the epitome of quaint and characterful.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03There's two surprises here - one is a secret garden,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07and the other one is a little more discreet. Well, I hope it is, anyway.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11OK, Sharon and Martin, this is number one.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12This is my choice.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16I've brought you to Milcombe in Oxfordshire. This is the property.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Have a look at it. It used to be a former Post Office. Tell me what you think about it.
0:10:20 > 0:10:26- It's lovely. It's very quintessentially English. Nice. - Oh, I like it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Haunted by, I believe, the spirit of Postman Pat.- Really?
0:10:30 > 0:10:36- I don't think that is true!- You can hear his black-and-white cat running through the rafters at night-time!
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Now, Martin, you would like to learn a little bit more?- Yes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I have the key for you.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45This isn't the key to the cottage, this is the key to the post box,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and in there, there's a letter for you.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- So, please, get the letter and bring it back to us.- I'm excited!
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- It hasn't been opened for a while, that.- I tell you, that's bringing back the memories for me.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59It turns so well.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Who is it addressed to?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03It's to Mr and Mrs Richardson.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Which is yourselves.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06OK, you can open that up.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Exciting.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Whoo-hoo!- It's not even got a stamp on it.- It's franked.- Oh, good.
0:11:11 > 0:11:18"Milcombe appears in the Domesday Book of 18...of 1085.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21"Milcombe is a thriving community of approximately 500 people.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26"A local landmark is the beautiful dovecote at the entrance to the village
0:11:26 > 0:11:28"which was renovated ten years ago.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34"This house was the old village post office and was in service until January 2007."
0:11:34 > 0:11:37"The house is built with the local Hornton stone.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- "It still has an original wash-house at the back of the property."- Oh, wow!
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- For my use, then! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Sorted!- "And finally, the property is alleged
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- "to have a ghostly presence." - Ooh!- Postman Pat and his black and white cat.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- I've done the research!- Are you intrigued by this?- Yes.- Yes, indeed.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59I want you to go in there and enjoy it. Have fun, and think potential.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- And think everything else! OK? The door is there. - Right.- Get in there.- Off you go.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Why didn't you tell me about the old post office thing?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- I thought it'd be a surprise! - Well, it was a surprise! - It was, wasn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- Looks like there's more mail. - This is ridiculous. I thought this post office was closed down.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24It's ghostly. "Ed and Rani, To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- "Headphones on and listen." - I've already got mine on, that's brilliant.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- This stone floor is gorgeous. - Isn't it? I really like that. - Real beams.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- The dogs wouldn't slide on it. - No.- I'm not surprised he loves that floor,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- it's distinctive riven Chinese slate floor.- That's some knowledge.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- This is...- The drawing room. - Look at that, isn't that gorgeous?
0:12:45 > 0:12:51- And...- And real beams. No, these are...- Solid walls. Solid, thick brick walls.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- And this, I presume, is the old post office part. - Which they've got as a dining room.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Oh, this is lovely, isn't it? - But not for tall people.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04No. Yeah, gosh! Look, I'm just underneath this one!
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's got such... Lots of lovely little bits.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- It is full of character. - Mm.- It is definitely full of character. I love this.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I like Martin. I can imagine Martin as, like, a really good wizard.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- He's not a wizard, he's a hypnotherapist.- He's a wizard!
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Ooh! A tiny kitchen.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Again, a nice, lovely floor. - I like the floor.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- This is very small. - Yeah, it's very small.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Is this going to be big enough for you?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33No, not really.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39- We can find them a bigger kitchen in that house, there's plenty of rooms. - Have you got a solution?- I have.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Ooh! Oh, this is cute.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Ah! So this is... - This is the sitting room.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Or is it a drawing room?
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- These beams, these are real. - These are real beams.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- And again, the floor is gorgeous. Look at that fireplace.- Wow!
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- This is a beautiful room. - Oh, look, it's very unusual.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04- Behind that fireplace, there's an old bread oven.- Is there really?- Uh-huh.- Look at that!
0:14:04 > 0:14:10- I love that.- This room has a very, very warm, homely feel to it.- Yeah, it does.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- Back in the day, they had to bake bread every morning.- Postmen have to eat, haven't they?- Yeah.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- People would post their letters, they'd smell the fresh bread.- Oh! "Yes, I will have some bread."
0:14:20 > 0:14:24"You can't, we're a post office." "But I want some bread." "No."
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- I love this room.- Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32- It doesn't feel nasty at all. - No. There's nothing here. - Nothing nasty.- There's nothing here.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34So Sharon's not sensing a ghost.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36No, but she's sensing a tiny kitchen.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Yeah. I know.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40This is very airy up here, isn't it? Very open.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- Er...- This is unexpected. - It is, actually, much more open than you'd expect.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Oh, and a good-sized bathroom.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Right... One bedroom.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Oh, isn't it sweet?
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- Sweet(!)- It is! It is really sweet.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- I think it's just really cute, that's just the word I...! - So whose bedroom would this be?
0:15:04 > 0:15:10- I don't know. It's a double room. - The spirits have not made themselves available to Martin or Sharon here,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- unless they're not letting on. - Well, possibly not. Well, you see,
0:15:14 > 0:15:20the spirits wouldn't know, or would they know, that Martin likes spirits, cos they might try to keep themselves
0:15:20 > 0:15:25under wraps so they buy the place, and then jump out at them on their first day.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29This is a very big landing, compared to what you'd expect.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Yes. - Right... Let's, uh, go in here...
0:15:33 > 0:15:39- Oh, it's a diddy room. - So you'd use this as a study, possibly as a therapy room.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- OK!- Oh, a therapy room upstairs, that's interesting.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44D'you know why they've had to go upstairs?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Cos you've not given them a downstairs toilet!
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Another double bedroom, and a pussy cat!
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Oh! Another sweet little room.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- They like it.- Yep, there's two double bedrooms at the end.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01That used to be one big, massive room, so they could make it back into a big, huge room,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05but they've got two kids, they need four rooms, that's why I brought them here.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Oh, this is a mirror-image of the last one.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Oh, so you get a...- This is an unusual sort of room, isn't it?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Probably wouldn't get a double bed in this one,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- it's a little bit narrower. - No, you'd get a single in here.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21A nice view of the garden here.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I can see them sitting outside, sunning themselves.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Shall we go and join them? - Yeah, good idea.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32- I hope they don't come out, I'm nice and relaxed. - Shall we go horizontal?- Go on, then.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Come on, guys!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I hear footsteps. Get up, you. Get up, get up!
0:16:38 > 0:16:44Sharon, Martin, that was property number one. Welcome to your outside space.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Do you like outside space?- We love outside space, for the dogs.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Now, remember in your little letter it said there was a wash-room?
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- Ta-dah!- It is in there. But we were thinking,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00you could probably buy Sharon a washing machine and put it in your kitchen,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and make this into your therapy room.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Nice and quiet, all tranquil out here.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- Hm.- Interesting idea, yes. - There's quite a bit of space in there, actually.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- OK.- Yeah?- Oh, he's weighing it up. Martin's weighing it up.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- He's thinking about it. - The thing I'm thinking is, toilet.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21Upstairs you mentioned it, didn't you? Obviously you're thinking about the whole toilet facility.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27I wonder how much it would cost to build such a facility out here, how far from your pipework you'd be.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- It might not be as big a thing as you'd think. - But I like the separate...
0:17:32 > 0:17:35But, thinking about your dogs, maybe you need a little bit more space.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Follow us.- Oh, yes.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- Oh, this is lovely. - This is gorgeous. - I'm giving you a little bit more.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- You like this?- It's lovely, this path.- Oh, I like that as well.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- This is stunning.- OK, keep going, because it doesn't end here.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55- Conker tree.- As you can see, very enclosed, but it still gets the sun in nicely.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- Yeah.- Have you got a nice feel to this one, Martin?- I love this garden.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Oh, gosh, look at this.- Hello! It's only a second part of the garden.- I just figured,
0:18:03 > 0:18:07you know, a secret garden would need another little secretive bit.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10SHARON LAUGHS Martin looks very pleased.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- This is stunning.- It is, it's gorgeous. Oh, a butterfly. - D'you know what? Keep going,
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- because there is even more.- Crikey! - In terms of the house, there was one thing that let you down.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- You thought the kitchen side was a bit small. - Kitchen was a bit small. Yeah.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29There was a potential solution offered up, the idea of taking that kitchen out
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and then, where the old post office part of the house is,
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- you could turn that into a kitchen-diner aspect.- Right. Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42You could make that into an office space, so you'd still have an office separate from, your therapy room
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- which would be at the back.- Oh! - That's another idea there for you.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49There you go, even more of a garden!
0:18:49 > 0:18:53The other thing I didn't hear you talk about in the house - well, you didn't sense it -
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- a ghost.- There isn't one. - There isn't one?- Sorry to disappoint you.- Oh, Martin!
0:18:58 > 0:19:02You're easy-breezy about ghosts, if there was one, you'd be all right.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04The house is very clean indeed.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- No ghost? - No.- It's got a beautiful feel to it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:14OK, now, I tell you what, we've only just shown you these phenomenal extra gardens that you've got,
0:19:14 > 0:19:19who wants to go first? You've got a maximum budget today of £450,000.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- I think Sharon should go first. - Thank you, Martin(!) Coward! Coward!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Ladies first. - She's right, you are a coward!
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Oh, I don't know. Four...
0:19:28 > 0:19:31449, 950.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Really, right at the top? - Yeah. Yeah.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- I think it's going to be, cos I think the grounds are...- OK.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- I would go 4...6.- £460,000.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44OK. All right.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50They're both very good guesses, of course, you know, for a property like this with four bedrooms,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53an old post office, no ghost, private gardens...
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Sharon...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58you may have gone first, you were the closest.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- Hurrah!- This property is actually on the market at...
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- 399,950.- Wow.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Well, that's a surprise.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- Stunned silence.- Yeah.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- OK, well, this is only property one. Property two is down the road. Shall we go?- Yes, indeed.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17He doesn't want to leave this garden!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Enormous, gigantic, colossal.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27I don't think any of these words underestimate the size of this property project.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31But Martin and Sharon seem up-for-it kind of folk, and it's just as well.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Well, one thing I don't think they'd want to change is the superb location.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Our joint choice lies right in the heart of the beautiful village of Middle Barton.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Take a deep breath - this could either sink or swim.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Martin and Sharon, we'll find out very quickly at the joint choice
0:20:45 > 0:20:48whether this gamble will pay off.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Do you like the location? We're in Middle Barton, a very sought-after village.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Love the location.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59That is brilliant news, because if you didn't like that, what lies ahead would really cause concern
0:20:59 > 0:21:03because as houses go, it looks great from the outside -
0:21:03 > 0:21:07on the inside, it's not so great.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09You guys wanted a bit of a project maybe.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- You would be interested in that. - If it's internal work, no problem.
0:21:14 > 0:21:20It is. It does have bedrooms laid out - I would say, forget where everything is,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23and think about where you would place everything.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28As soon as you walk through the door, you'll know what we're saying. From the outside,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31could you imagine yourself here doing all you want to do?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Yes. Once the work's done.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Are you ready?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Do we need to be? - Yes. You really do.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- Then I am.- OK.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- In three, two, one... Good luck. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I tell you what, we were scared going in there,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- and I'm scared now about what they think about it.- You know what?- What?
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- They're going to not love it. - They aren't going to love it, are they?
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Wow.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It's a bit different to the last one.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Are you sure they're not going to like this?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Not without a bit of hypnotism. - Good idea.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Look into my eyes, not around my eyes, look into my eyes. Martin, you love this property.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Oh, wow.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Will need to be completely refitted.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Yeah. It's a different colour. I've never seen that colour.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25You rip all of it out and start again.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Thumbs up to Martin. I told him what to think, he's taken me up on my word,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and he's ripping it out and starting again. There's a song in that.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Utility, I suspect.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Definitely need...I mean, it's nice to have a utility room.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44A downstairs bedroom. That's pretty peculiar. We've got three floors,
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- yet we've got a downstairs bedroom. - Ah, but a hypno room.- Yes.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51So this could be the therapy room,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54with the toilet right next door.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58What's the deal with hypnotherapy and a desire to go the toilet?
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- This could be quite a nice little hypno room.- A very nice hypno room.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04It's away from everything else.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08I think it's like having a good sleep. When you wake up in the morning, first thing you want to do -
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- have a wee. So, hypnotherapy session, deep sleep, first thing you want to do when you come out...- Bang.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- This is a surprise.- It is!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18It's a good size. Not bad.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Yes, this has recently been done.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26To be honest, you've got a great view - a view of the former ford, it's ceased to be a ford,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28the river's got a little high.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- So this would be...- A lounge.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Or would you make this a dining room? Bearing in mind it's near the kitchen.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37But then you haven't got a lounge.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- We haven't seen upstairs.- No.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44The thing they're probably thinking, if this is their business area, how do they divide it up?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48But I think it'd be better off a kitchen between business and home than a lounge.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Oh, what's this in here?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58I assume this is supposed to be a bedroom of some sort.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03I don't know what this is! Look at the height of the ceiling.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Small, isn't it?
0:24:04 > 0:24:09- The benefit is, lower ceiling - more floors!- Yes!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11There's something else through there.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Let's have a look.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- It's a...- Is this a bathroom?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Right.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Now that...
0:24:22 > 0:24:28Right, that's a partition wall, so that's what you do. Knock this through and make it one room.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Erm, hang on, Martin, there's a door here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Oh, it's a cupboard.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- So it's a storage space. - No it's not, it's got a staircase.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Staircase?! - It's a ladder sort of stair.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- OK...- Right.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Oh, goodness. This is up into the roof.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Ah. This is interesting.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- So here we have a loft room.- Yeah.
0:24:55 > 0:25:02In my house, he kept saying, "I love this, I love this wall", hasn't said that yet.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07- No, and what he should be saying, the only place he can go, is "I love what this could be."- Yeah.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Into the next room...
0:25:10 > 0:25:12..and we have the bedroom.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14FLOORBOARDS CREAK
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Floorboarded.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Now, this room feels quite nice.- Yeah...
0:25:20 > 0:25:25See the...the ceilings. They've been recently plasterboarded.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Yes, they have, haven't they?
0:25:28 > 0:25:34So this must have been two cottages, and that was the dividing wall between the two.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Yeah.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Right.- OK!- Moving on.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Yes?- Yes! - What're we going to find next?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Up the stairs?
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Gosh. Wouldn't want to come up here with size 14 shoes, would you?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- But this room is lovely. It's gorgeous.- Yep.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Got lovely light coming in.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Good rendering on the walls.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02- Yeah.- Fantastic views.
0:26:04 > 0:26:10They have done it. They've done what we wanted them to do it. They've appreciated the outside and inside,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12and the perspective on that would be amazing.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I dunno, what would you use it for?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17This would be the third bedroom, you think?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Apart from that tiny one. If we make that a bedroom, which we won't.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Where on Earth do they start?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- I'm thinking...with guess the price. - Brilliant.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Ah, you've returned in one piece!
0:26:32 > 0:26:33How was it in there?
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- Interesting. It was different. - Did we build it up too much?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- No, not really. - You built it up quite accurately.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- OK.- And talking of building...
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- Well, you would... - So what would you do?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I think what I would be inclined to do
0:26:46 > 0:26:49would be to do what happened to a house next door to ours recently.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52They knocked it down, and they built another one.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- It was cheaper than refurbishing the existing one.- OK.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- That would be tempting. - The plot is amazing, and the size of the land you've got.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03We've got a plum tree there...you've got everything here, it's beautiful,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06the vision is beautiful, the village is lovely,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09so it's something that, if the price was right, maybe...
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Yes. We would have to investigate the costs to rebuild.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And it shouldn't be too difficult to get planning permission here,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18as long as you stuck with the local stone.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Which I'd want to. In fact, I'd reuse that stone.- OK.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And you have also got a double garage,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26so if you wanted to go with the hypnotherapy outside -
0:27:26 > 0:27:27I know you had some ideas there,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31but if pull it down, and wanted to keep it separate, something to think about.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Here we are.- Woo-hoo! - You're nervous.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38What is it? That's what you're going to tell us now!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Is it my turn to go first?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Remember, you're one down.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46No problem. I'll win on this one.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Bear in mind the amount of work required and the area it's in, I'll go for...
0:27:51 > 0:27:56327,000.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58327,000.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Well, I'll go slightly lower, actually.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I think I'll go 315.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07315. Are they close, Ed?
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Well, OK. You're maximum budget was £450,000.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17- He's looking nervous! - He's not going to say it's 450,000?!
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Erm... You're closest, Martin.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25The actual price of this house is £445,000.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Now...- No way!- Yes!
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Well, the estate agent did say that the price is negotiable.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35And they strongly erred on the price is negotiable.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I think your guessing in terms of what you want to do and spend, is accurate.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Yes.- For what you would want to buy this for.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It's the kind of area you're paying for.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48It's such a fantastic location and I honestly think I spoiled you as well
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- with the first house.- Absolutely. - It was cheaper than expected
0:28:51 > 0:28:53and I gave you everything you wanted, I think.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56And as a joint choice, we haven't done too well,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- but you're contemplating it. - We've given you an option.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02At the right price too. We've not seen the wild card yet
0:29:02 > 0:29:05and statistically that is everyone's favourite part of the show.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08And I think the wild card is this way.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- So if you come with us.- Let's go!
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Well, it's very exciting. I'm going solo today on the wild card.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20And clearly all the hypnotherapy in the world can't cure me
0:29:20 > 0:29:23of my obsession with this part of the show.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26A Grade II listed cottage, renovated to an unbelievable standard.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Well - it is believable - just wait a couple of minutes and you'll see.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Martin and Sharon, it's quite a special moment for me
0:29:34 > 0:29:38cos I've never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40had the chance to deliver the wild card.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43I am nervous,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47I'm expectant, I'm hopeful. This is the favourite part for everyone,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and it rests on my shoulders. Here it is.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Have a look at it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Now, being a wild card, there's often a compromise.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I know you said you didn't want a main road - it's not that main...
0:29:58 > 0:30:01And I promise you, once you're in there, you can't hear it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04And don't count the number of bedrooms.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10But! But, two words, sofa bed, if you do need four beds.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13The thing is, when you get to the back of the house and you see
0:30:13 > 0:30:17what's there, you will understand why you're here.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18- Fingers crossed.- OK.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21So what do you think? I'm going to go with you, Sharon.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24It looks very quaint, actually. Very cottagey.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29- Martin, your first impressions? - Likewise, I love the shrubbery.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Erm, can't see most of the house so looking forward to getting inside and having a good look.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Yes, go in there and enjoy. I do think you'll like this a lot.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40I'm hoping. Fingers crossed. 3, 2, 1, get in!
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- OK!- OK.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I'm nervous! I've never, ever, ever, ever...
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- Sorry!- Back in the room!- I do rate my chance with the wild card.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55OK, one hallway. It's nice, I like the floor.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59You kept this quiet, didn't you?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Well, you don't want to blow all your tricks in one go, do ya!
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Little private garden! - It's absolutely lovely.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Look at these beams. - Oh, I love this!
0:31:07 > 0:31:10And that door - look at that lovely door.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- Aww, this is lovely. - Oh, look, this is gorgeous.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15I know!
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Oh, we've had the G-word flung at us! I say us, ME!
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Gorgeous from Sharon! - I didn't get one of those.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I don't think we've had one up until now, really.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- That's lovely.- I wonder how old this house is.- Hmm.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Log-burning stove.- Yep.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- It's really nice.- Great fireplace. Right. Check out the floor.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Oh, wonderful!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- You have different floors in most rooms.- You do.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43And you've got really lovely old tiles.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47And I've heard the older tiles are easier to clean than newer tiles.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48- Really?- Yes.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Fireplace.- Is it sealed? - It can be unsealed.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- This is lovely.- Isn't it lovely? And the colours are just right.- Yeah.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01The colours on the walls, they suit the house perfectly.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Ooh, I love this!- Oh, dear!
0:32:04 > 0:32:09- Oh, dear! Yes, this is...- Lovely.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11I think we've had the L-word and the G-word.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- This is lovely.- I know, I know.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Can you hear that?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18SILENCE
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- No, I can't either! Can't hear the road.- No. Not at all.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- The road is in the distance.- Gone.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Right, what have we got here then? So we've done the kitchen.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- Wow!- What have we got here?
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- Oh, this is lovely!- At a guess... - This would be...!
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- What would it be?!- What do you think? - Oh...- At home, what do you think?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Yes, it would be. Of course, it's a therapy room.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- This is awesome.- This is lovely. - Absolutely beautiful.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52We could use this as an office, we could use this as a hypno room.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- Shall we wander upstairs? - Yes, why not?- OK, after you.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Oh, wow! This is...
0:33:03 > 0:33:04Master bedroom.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05Oh!
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Do you like?- Yeah, I do!
0:33:10 > 0:33:14See the width of these floorboards? These are the old floorboards.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- Look at these. The beams, they're gorgeous!- Yes!
0:33:21 > 0:33:23En suite.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Oh, fab.- Shower, toilet.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Oh, a nice big shower. It's lovely. Yep, that's just what we need.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- Think this is the first en suite we've given them?- It certainly is.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- And it's a very nice en suite. - A treat.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- They've got an office space on the landing.- I missed it when I came up.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42I didn't notice it either.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44That's quite nice, actually.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- In fact, it's ideal.- Yeah.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Liking the office. Liking the office.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Cos I was worried about three bedrooms.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56But if they buy that bit at the top of the stairs as the office area,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58maybe they don't need four bedrooms.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Wasn't one of the rooms going to be an office space?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03They needed a separate office from their therapy.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05You've given them a great therapy room.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10Perhaps they use this as a dressing room, there's wardrobes in here.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12So would you get a bed in here if you wanted one?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14You might get a single.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- So this could conceivably be a bedroom?- Yes.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Oh, isn't this cute!
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Cute(!)- I think it's lovely. Look at... Oh!
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- I love the beams in the wall. - And the way the floor slopes.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33You can feeling it sloping down. This is lovely.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36The wild card is delivering today. It's really exciting!
0:34:36 > 0:34:39It's like a cupboard. Oh, it's not a cupboard.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41It's definitely not a cupboard!
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Wow!- We have a lovely bathroom. - This is beautiful.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49Look, the lovely old roll top bath. It's not got a proper shower, but...
0:34:49 > 0:34:51But we've got a shower in the en suite.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Right, I was going to point that out about the shower.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Don't worry, Martin's done it for me. Sweet! Not a problem!
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- I can't find anything wrong with this place apart from number of bedrooms?- Yep.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05There's a problem, Ed. Any solutions?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09I said it at the top and I will again. Two words, sofa bed.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Hello.- Hi.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17So, go on. Did my magical room at the back tick all your boxes?
0:35:17 > 0:35:18- Yes.- Mmm.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22And the property. OK, we were short a bedroom and we have the road.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Talk us through your feelings, you've been round it.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Have you fallen in love with it enough to maybe think about compromises?
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- Yes, we've been talking of compromises.- Really? Good! - What kind of compromises?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36The one thing that puts me off is the road and lack of car parking,
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- but you then look at the parking on the other side of the road. - Uh-huh.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Lack of bedrooms, but then, the large room
0:35:44 > 0:35:47could be used for an emergency bedroom as well...
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Sofa bed!- Yes, good idea, that! - Well, you know!
0:35:50 > 0:35:53So, yes, we're thinking compromises.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I like it. So that's a sense of liking the property quite a bit.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- We do love this property.- Beautiful. - You LOVE this property!
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- It's been very well done. - And the back garden, what do you think of that?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07It's lovely. Lots of lovely nooks and crannies,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- places to go and disappear. - And it's private.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13OK, what about guess the price?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- So far, it's one all, isn't it? - Sharon's turn to go first.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21- Ohh!- Hang on, your budget is 450. - Yes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- So how much do you think this baby is worth?- I think this is more.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30I think £469,950.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Martin? What are you thinking? - I think the price SHOULD be there,
0:36:34 > 0:36:38but I think, because of the current market,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42and because I want to beat Sharon,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44I'm going to go less than that,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47but very close to it.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I'll go bang on £450,000.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53OK. Well, who's won?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56You tell us! You know the answer.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Here we go, is there any way you can try and divine it from my mind?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- I've won.- No, you haven't!
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Sharon has won!
0:37:03 > 0:37:07The actual price is £475,000, so you're closest to that, Sharon.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- My first thought. - Take it as a victory.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Now, you have to wander off and make the most important decision of your adult lives
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- about which one you wish to test drive.- It's a hard decision, Martin.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- It is tricky.- It is, it is. - We'll see you later. Good luck.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Sharon looks really worried there.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- It's a big decision. - It IS, and whilst they decide,
0:37:27 > 0:37:29here's a reminder for you at home.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31The first offering today was my suggestion.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34In the village of Milcombe, this house has four bedrooms,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36three reception rooms, a secret garden,
0:37:36 > 0:37:40as well as a washhouse screaming, "Hypno, hypno, hypno!"
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Let's just hope Martin and Sharon are raving about it as much as I am.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47It's well under budget...
0:37:47 > 0:37:49House two, our joint choice, was a gamble,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53the responsibility for which rested on our collective shoulders.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56These two former workers' cottages stand on a perfect plot,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59but will the mission that lies beyond the grounds
0:37:59 > 0:38:02prove just a bit too much for Sharon and Martin?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04On the market for...
0:38:04 > 0:38:08And yet I love the responsibility of being head of the wildcard today,
0:38:08 > 0:38:12a Grade II listed cottage in the village of Great Horwood,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15with three bedrooms, two reception rooms, and no hypnosis required!
0:38:15 > 0:38:19I reckon they seem to love this place regardless,
0:38:19 > 0:38:23and so do I, on the market for...
0:38:27 > 0:38:30And the massive pressure of flying solo on the wildcard
0:38:30 > 0:38:34has apparently paid off. They clearly can't get enough of the place.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37OK, if you follow me into the bedroom
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- for nothing THAT exciting! - LAUGHTER
0:38:41 > 0:38:45It's just the information that we're going to reveal to you now
0:38:45 > 0:38:50what our mystery To Buy Or Not To Buy surveyor has discovered about this here beautiful wildcard.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Don't be concerned, it's nothing to be worried about.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58It's not legally binning, but it's a good heads-up as to what you're getting,
0:38:58 > 0:39:02and maybe what you're walking into if you were to buy this property.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- What have you got?- When you were walking round the property,
0:39:05 > 0:39:09I heard you commenting on the beams, saying how beautiful they were,
0:39:09 > 0:39:13what great character they had in them. Well, our surveyor
0:39:13 > 0:39:16has told us that every one of the beams in this house
0:39:16 > 0:39:20at some point has had woodworm and weevil, but the good news is
0:39:20 > 0:39:25it's not active at the moment and it shouldn't be, unless you got damp again,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27meaning there's no damp. That's a good sign.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- OK.- As this is a very old house,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32it is made of all natural stuff,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35and therefore it needs to be able to breathe,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37which I think is a ridiculous concept, but apparently
0:39:37 > 0:39:42it is fundamental with these old properties. So if you see here,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46you can just about notice that there are gaps in the house.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50You might think, "Hang on a minute, I don't want that, that's rubbish."
0:39:50 > 0:39:53But the house needs gaps in order for ventilation, to keep ventilated,
0:39:53 > 0:39:57keep breathing, keep doing whatever it needs to do to keep alive.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01So that's all the information. Otherwise, it's been done phenomenally well.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04We're now going to leave you in the bedroom
0:40:04 > 0:40:09- to begin the test drive! - Do whatever you want to do!
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- See you later. - Try anything out you want.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14Where do we start?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Well, this house was made for relaxing,
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- and Martin and Sharon are making the most of it in the lounge. - And for one time only,
0:40:24 > 0:40:29our mystery property-hunting team are no longer a mystery. That's Pam.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Martin's working his hypnotic magic on her.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36See the relaxation starting
0:40:36 > 0:40:39and then just spreading it down...
0:40:39 > 0:40:44And it looks like Sharon is preparing the liquid refreshments.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48You need to go deeper relaxed.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57So, Martin and Sharon, you have test-driven this property.
0:40:57 > 0:41:04- I'm over the moon, still. Are YOU still over the moon about it? - We like it.- Yes, it's very nice.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08How did it feel in senses of... There was a little whiff of hypno going on in there.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Does it feel like a place that is conducive for that?
0:41:12 > 0:41:19- Indeed. The hypnosis we did in the summer room is very, very good. It's the place to do it.- I like it.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- He's named the back room the summer room!- Ohh!
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Yes, that's where he'll be hanging out in the summer! Not in the garden.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29There was a question earlier about the idea of living with ghosts,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32something that were you more than... Didn't bother you at all.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Do we have any sense of the spiritual world in there?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- I didn't sense anything.- I didn't.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Well, I suppose it's neither good nor bad, really.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44But did it feel like a warm, friendly home? Invited you in?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Yes, it is a very warm and friendly home.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- Traffic noise. That was another concern.- Still is a concern for me.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56- And what about the bedroom situation?- That we can accommodate.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- That's a very good thing.- Because we have two large-sized bedrooms
0:42:00 > 0:42:02and, in the "summer room",
0:42:02 > 0:42:07we could put a sofa bed, which I thought was an excellent suggestion of mine
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- right at the beginning!- Yeah,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13I remember you pointing out a sofa bed would be a good idea. Very good!
0:42:13 > 0:42:16I think we're stumbling towards the inevitable, aren't we?
0:42:16 > 0:42:17Yes, this is the big question now.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- Yes.- I don't know who is going to be answering it.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Hmm...- The question is -
0:42:23 > 0:42:26to buy or not to buy?
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- Mmm.- To make an immediate decision, no.- Right.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- But it is something that we will actively consider.- Yes.- OK.- Yes.
0:42:33 > 0:42:40- Give us... Can we have a percentage in terms of...or anything to give us a...- Boxes ticked?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- All the boxes ticked?- Yeah. - All the boxes ticked.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- Vast majority bar about one or two. - It has to be 80%.- Yeah.- OK.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52We're happy with this. At the end of the day,
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- have you had a nice time? - We've had a fantastic time. - Great time.- Excellent.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- We'll see you soon. Thanks very much, then.- Take care. - Thanks very much.
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