0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we are in Huddersfield in colourful West Yorkshire.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06We certainly are -
0:00:06 > 0:00:10looking for a characterful property for a lovely couple,
0:00:10 > 0:00:12nestled within the bosom of the Pennines.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25The north of England and tropical summer time,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27yet Jonny and I find ourselves in the estate
0:00:27 > 0:00:30where today's owners live, the houses are lovely.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33It's exactly where they want to be, but the question is -
0:00:33 > 0:00:34why do they want to move?
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Well, we'll have to ask them - them being Emma and Alan.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44They've lived in this four-bedroom house since it was built
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- two years ago.- They've got two daughters, Rebecca and Emily,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52and there's also two cats, a kitten and Amber the dog to consider.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55OK, so Alan, Emma, here we are in your lovely kitchen/diner.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57The question normally is, "Why move?"
0:00:57 > 0:01:00but it's more accurate for me to ask, "Why don't you want to stay?"
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- Crafty.- See what I've done.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I'll let you answer that one.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Right, we've been here two years now,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10and although we do like the house we just find it characterless.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14That's quite harsh to say about a house. Devoid of soul.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17That's it. We've tried putting in some colour,
0:01:17 > 0:01:22but there's nothing to it, we don't feel particularly settled.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It doesn't feel very homely.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26What were you thinking when you moved into it?!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30It's the most amount of money you'll ever spend in your life
0:01:30 > 0:01:34and you've bought something you call "characterless" within two years?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I think the idea of having a new house appeals to everybody
0:01:37 > 0:01:40when everything's fresh and new.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Emma, is it fair to say you've not settled here
0:01:43 > 0:01:47because Alan is constantly starting jobs and never finishing them,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49so it's never quite felt like home?
0:01:49 > 0:01:54You could say that, definitely. He's done a very good job on the garden.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56The decking. Rustic decking.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01That's it, very good. But we keep thinking of ideas -
0:02:01 > 0:02:04replace the carpets, the laminate. Nothing ever gets done.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09And DIY is an issue, and you want to move to an old house with character,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11surely you'll have to do more DIY.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14That pleases me.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- Alan's convinced he can do it.- OK.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18What style of property do you want?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20What kind of age of house are we after for you?
0:02:20 > 0:02:25We're looking for a character period sort of cottage.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30Something you could walk up to and say,
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- "That looks quite quaint or nookie." - Nookie?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- Not nookie as in nookie, but... - LAUGHTER
0:02:39 > 0:02:41..cute!
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Like a traditional village style cottage? A little school, I guess.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Definitely.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Schools are very important.- Rebecca is due to start school in January.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54We just think the whole village location where everyone knows
0:02:54 > 0:02:56everyone is where we want to be.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59We've got nice neighbours but it doesn't feel like a community.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It's a new estate this, isn't it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- It takes time.- You're almost getting out just as it's starting.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Possibly.- Maybe I want the day off, if I convince you to
0:03:09 > 0:03:11stay here, that's job done. You've got a lot of space.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Normally with these things you get more for your money.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17With your character world, you're probably going to get less,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19have more, you know...
0:03:19 > 0:03:22You will be moving to a smaller house. Does that bother you?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It doesn't.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29At the moment, we're rattling around a bit anyway.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34We acknowledge we're going to have to downsize. We got our heads round it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36What we're looking for is more the location.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39What sort of rooms are you expecting within a property?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41What do you want? Sell me the dream.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44We just need that extra space, downstairs.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47At the moment we've only got one reception room, so perhaps two would
0:03:47 > 0:03:50be nice, or a larger kitchen/diner.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Living space is more important than bedrooms?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- That's right. - You talk about downsizing,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57but you want a larger downstairs than you've currently got.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- That's not downsizing. You want a big-bottomed, smaller house.- Yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- You want a J-Lo house.- Like that.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So kind of like a pyramid, but smaller.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Are you sure you're convinced about this smaller house?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12How much is it going to cost?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15We could push to 180,000.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19But ideally we would like to come in a little bit lower.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Stamp duty at £175,000.- That's it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23But I think there's a lot of flexibility in the market
0:04:23 > 0:04:27at the moment so if we look at 180, we might bring that down.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31So, hopefully, we spend a bit less and Alan then with
0:04:31 > 0:04:36his wonderful, majestical DIY skills will make the house worth more.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38You're more committed than Emma makes out.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41That's pretty much everything we need to know.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Let's look for the dream. - I'm excited. See you later.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Right, Huddersfield. During the Industrial Revolution,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51it was at the centre of the textile industry.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55The Huddersfield Broad Canal provided a lifeline for the mills,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57bringing in coal and shipping out textiles.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Today, it's mainly used for leisure purposes.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01The riches of an industrial past
0:05:01 > 0:05:04have left a legacy of Victorian buildings.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07The railway station's just one example of an amazing
0:05:07 > 0:05:111,660 listed buildings, the third largest in the country.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Now some of these have recently been given a new lease of life.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17The old Titanic textile mill
0:05:17 > 0:05:20forms part of a swanky multi-purpose apartment block
0:05:20 > 0:05:22along with its very own eco-spa
0:05:22 > 0:05:26which I, naturally, feel duty-bound to check out.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Well, I'll catch up with a local property developer then.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Everyone knew the market was getting difficult, but it's not a bad time
0:05:33 > 0:05:37to get into it because people are getting keener to sell,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40prices are coming down, which they had to do anyway.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43This is, I guess, the north-west version of what happens
0:05:43 > 0:05:44down in the Docklands,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47where they've done a whole lot of regeneration.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Do you see that in other towns
0:05:49 > 0:05:52throughout the West Yorkshire area as well?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Yeah, it is starting to get that way.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55If you look at five years,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58property developers have been from any walk of life,
0:05:58 > 0:05:59buy a house, turn it round,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02no matter what you do to it you've turned around a profit
0:06:02 > 0:06:04because the market's risen.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Now it's dropping, you've got to make a better job of it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Very nice indeed, beautiful example of a factory conversion -
0:06:11 > 0:06:13chic, stylish, very contemporary.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I can see myself here.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18With enough money, you can buy good properties,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21renovate them to a good standard and sell them.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24The selling part has just become far more difficult
0:06:24 > 0:06:27because mortgages have become far harder to come by.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30This is research. Now go on, go.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Great legs! After a bit of R&R
0:06:37 > 0:06:40it's time to hit the road, find some houses,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43and start the viewings, beginning with my offering,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45a late 1920's house, three bedrooms,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48a spacious downstairs, and a great garden for the animals.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I think it ticks all the boxes, but will they agree?
0:06:52 > 0:06:56OK, well, you sold me the dream property you had in mind
0:06:56 > 0:06:57before we got here,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I took those words, I've turned it into this.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03What do you think? First impressions? Your lovely cottage.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Yeah, it looks very nice on the outside.- It does.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07I like the area,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11a nice cul-de-sac, I saw the park at the end, perfect for the dog.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15You're locals, this is one of the villages we spoke of, isn't it?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- It is.- The school is good round here as well?- Yes, it is.- Perfect.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22So this looks smaller, let's say, than your current house,
0:07:22 > 0:07:27so this will be...you're walking into the downsizing idea slightly,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29to hopefully get the character that
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Jonny will have undoubtedly given you inside it.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I'm going to throw out an estate agent term for you -
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- "deceptively spacious".- Right, OK.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Is that good?- From outside, it looks smaller than what we have got,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42from the outside.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- Get in there and prove yourselves wrong! Go on. Have fun.- Thank you.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Despite your negativity
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- and the bad weather, I've got a good feeling about this.- Really?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04This is nice, I like this.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06It's very bright.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- The fireplace is nice.- Pretty.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I wonder if we could turn that into a real fireplace, you know like...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It's got the chimney breast.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21I expect so, yeah. I don't think it'd take that much, really.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25It's probably gas. It would give a really homely feel, then,
0:08:25 > 0:08:26- wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29It isn't the character I would have imagined they wanted.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30There is character,
0:08:30 > 0:08:34more than they've got, but is there enough to necessitate the move?
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- Wow!- This is lovely. - This is what I'm talking about.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Most definitely.
0:08:42 > 0:08:48- The floor, that wouldn't need changing. A feature fireplace.- Yeah.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52This is just an ideal size, this.
0:08:52 > 0:08:59- What have we got here? Wow! A nice storage space. Lovely.- Yeah.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01There we go, our first wow.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Nice and bright, though, isn't it?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05A separate room, a study there, as well.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08That's right. It's perfect.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- You don't need the extra bedroom, then.- No.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14They're excited because this is what they wanted -
0:09:14 > 0:09:15more downstairs space,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18not so fussed about the upstairs space. And you've delivered.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24- This kitchen isn't far off what we've got now, size-wise.- Yeah.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25It's double size, isn't it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's not very different to what we've got now.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Well, it's actually bigger because the downstairs
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- is pretty much what we were looking for because it is bigger.- It is.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39You've got a large dining area, whereas ours is attached
0:09:39 > 0:09:42at the moment, so it looks like you've got a large kitchen,
0:09:42 > 0:09:43but this is separate.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46So downstairs nailed. That went pretty well.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Yeah, I think downstairs is the most important thing,
0:09:49 > 0:09:50and the area, realistically.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54So you've kind of got them on the run now. If this goes well,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- you're hot. He's on fire.- Ow!
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Right, I'm assuming this is the master bedroom. It's a nice size.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Look at the depth of those wardrobes.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10It's deceptive, it's actually bigger than it looks.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Deceptive. It was deceptive.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Really, you're like Derren Brown, aren't you?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17You're sowing words in their heads
0:10:17 > 0:10:20and then when they say them, you're reaping a reward.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23This window's huge, isn't it?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Lets in plenty of light.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29I'd be tempted to bring a mirror there.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33That would make the room look even bigger.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38These are lovely. I wonder if they'd come in the sale.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41The vendor selling the place has been here four years
0:10:41 > 0:10:43and spent a lot of money giving it a lift.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It was as dark inside as it is outside when he first got here.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It's great - light, fresh, contemporary feel to the place.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Right, this must be the bathroom.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Wow.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56That's bright.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Very bright.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01It's clean, though. Nice cupboards underneath.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- That's something we lack in our bathroom.- That's right, yeah.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09It's got a shower, bath, looks a bit skinny on the bath.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Do you think you've not given Alan enough work to do in this house?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Alan likes the idea of flexing the old DIY muscles.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- There's not much to do. - You're right.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- You could actually fit a larger bath there.- I would.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Or even a corner, you could probably fit a corner bath in.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27A wicked bathroom, lovely and light, and Alan, with his DIY head,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30is thinking corner bath, shower cubicle, make the most of the space.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31It is a pretty big room.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37- This is quite something. - It's unusual.- Very different.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- It's very different. - Is this the extension, then?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- I'm not sure.- I'm not sure either. - I'm not sure.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51- It is different.- I actually quite like it. It looks, er...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Like a feature. - Yeah, I actually quite like it.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Better than your average doorway. - That's right.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01This is what makes British people British, things like that.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04We look at a doorway and say, "No, we could jazz that up a little bit."
0:12:04 > 0:12:05The owner currently has,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08and makes it look lovely, kind of like a cave almost.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Alan's seen it, loves it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12That's deceptive.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- I thought that was going to be smaller than what it was.- Yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20You could do a double, but we wouldn't need a double.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Bit of a paint job.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24She's only small, so it would be ideal.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28The bedroom seems all right. As they pointed out, the child's small,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31she will grow eventually, but it's an adequate single bedroom.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- When she does grow, totter upstairs to bedroom number three.- I like it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38It's a little bit awkward, actually,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41because it's got no railing from there.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- You can't grip on to anything.- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- This is really pretty.- It is.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48That's really unexpected.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- I think there'd be a fight for this bedroom.- Definitely.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53There would be a fight.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56This is so quaint and these little bits in here that
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Rebecca could put all her books up...
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Oh, there's a cat as well.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05The only problem I can see is we are not adopting another cat!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07No way!
0:13:07 > 0:13:10OK, Alan, look, The wardrobes are staying, we know that,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12but the cat definitely isn't. Let's go.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I feel pretty good about this.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I thought that was a pretty good tour.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21How did it feel for you?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Really liked the house.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25From the outside, I was thinking
0:13:25 > 0:13:28this isn't going to be you at all, but you've proved me wrong.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31You were right, Jonny. You said it was deceptively spacious.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33The downstairs space is perfect.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36You're not going to spend two years, if you do live in this,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39and then say, "I hate it," because it's all of that? This is good?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- It's along the right lines?- Yes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The garden is pet-friendly and child-friendly.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46And Alan, as you can see out there,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50there's enough space to fashion another rustic decking area
0:13:50 > 0:13:51out there. You had one go.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- It was brilliant.- Jonny has delivered you this glorious place.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58The question is, does it cost more than you've got?
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Now, we are playing with a maximum budget today of £180,000.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06We are hoping he hasn't done that because that would be awful.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- We don't want him to have spent more than that.- That's it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Emma, what do you think?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13I think because of the location,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16the nice views, the extension they've done,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20the space you've got downstairs, I would say about 175,000.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- OK.- And I would have probably gone a little bit lower.- Go on.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32- Perhaps, maybe, 17... no, sorry, 168.- OK.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36I have taken you to the top of the budget here.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- It's on for 179,950.- Right, OK.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- What do we think about that price? - I think that's not too bad.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45With the stamp duty, everything coming down, I think we'll be able
0:14:45 > 0:14:47to push for 175,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- which is what I think it's worth. - OK, we have property two,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53as I have exposed, I thought you'd hate this.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55You love it. I'm not holding out much hope for that.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Fingers crossed, I'm lying.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Of course I'm not not telling the truth!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I think they'll love it -
0:15:04 > 0:15:07in the rural area of Longwood, an old textile village.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09They wanted character.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I've found a three-storey mill-worker's cottage
0:15:11 > 0:15:13with great views across the valley.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17And to coin Alan's expression, I think it's got bags of nookie.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Here we are in lovely rainy, rainy, rainy Longwood.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24This is the kind of area I'd imagine Compo could have come past
0:15:24 > 0:15:26in a wheeled bath, causing all manner of trauma.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Now, outside Jonny's one,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31I had reservations, cos I didn't think it had enough character,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34If you're moving out of your house, you need to move into
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- something quite spectacular, in order to make it worth it.- Yes.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I'm partially still plumping on the "stay in your own house",
0:15:41 > 0:15:44but actually this beast behind you is a cracker.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46OK, I want to know what you think.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- First impression, nice quiet road, great.- Good.- Looks like it could
0:15:49 > 0:15:51be a little bit dark, though.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I'm going to reserve judgment... - Right.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- ..until we're inside.- OK, you're refusing to judge this book
0:15:57 > 0:16:01by its cover. Get in the mill-worker's cottage,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03think 1877 and have fun in that period.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Think dry, have fun.- In three, two, one, and pity us,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- cos we're going to be out here. See you later.- OK.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Oh, dear!- Ladies and gents,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18if you're wondering why we're in the back of an estate car,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20it's cos it's throwing it down out there.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Go through. Oh, this is nice.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25I love this.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Look at the, er...the ceiling features, again,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- it's a high ceiling.- It is, yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34They're having fun in there.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Three levels, they enter
0:16:35 > 0:16:38the middle level here, which is quite interesting, isn't it?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Actually, I think that this living room's slightly smaller
0:16:41 > 0:16:43than what we've got at the moment.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Negative number one, the lounge is smaller than their own lounge,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- and smaller than the one that I showed them.- They're downsizing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- It's nice.- It's quite narrow.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- Yeah, I don't think that helps, that seems a bit...- No.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58..large. Is that a front door?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- What's that?- Let's have a look.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Is it unlocked?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Oh. Patio.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Oh, wow.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Let's have a quick look.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- It's a cracking view.- That's lovely.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Now, views-wise, Jonny, see if you
0:17:17 > 0:17:20can take us yourself out of the competitive area that you're in.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Yeah.- That view's nice, isn't it?- Superb.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28OK, so this is...a toilet.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Oh, there's a shower in here as well.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34That's a nice shower.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39Very clean. But I wonder if that's the only shower in the house.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41The middle floor comprises of what?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Lounge, balcony, shower room...
0:17:43 > 0:17:44And two sets of stairs,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46stairs to take you up or to take it down.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- Ascending and descending. - Which way will they go?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54OK, so this must be the top floor,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- cos we've come in in the middle. - In the middle, yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59OK, so this...
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I'm not sure which room
0:18:01 > 0:18:03this would be, whether this would be the master or...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06It's a nice size double room, but if it's the master,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I think it would be a little bit small.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I think it's a bit cluttered!
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- What have we got here?- Ah, so that wasn't the master bedroom!
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- This is the master.- This is the master, this is slightly bigger.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Still not...- Still not massive.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25But again, it's quite chunky furniture,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27which does take up a lot of room.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29It does, yeah, yeah.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Very light.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I like the views you've got out the window.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Do you think it would be too small for us?- Yeah, er...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- We're used to larger.- We're used to having quite a large bedroom,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45but what we've got to remember is that we did...we were saying
0:18:45 > 0:18:49that we weren't too much bothered about upstairs.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Yeah, but it's now reality kicking in, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Yes, they're sensing the rooms are little bit smaller,
0:18:55 > 0:18:56but I did warn them at the start -
0:18:56 > 0:18:59they would need to think about downsizing.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Ah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Right, so it wasn't the only shower.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- That's quite a small bath.- It is.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Well, we haven't seen a kitchen yet so...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13This is the basement we're going into.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Not sure about this for Rebecca.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It feels like I'm going into a dungeon.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Let's have a look.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25What's in here? Oh, wow, this is nice. This is actually quite...
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- This is unexpected. - This is quite nookie!- Yeah, it is.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30If you've just tuned in
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and wondered why Alan's described the basement as "nookie",
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- it is apparently a phrase that is... - It's a colloquialism.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39..used around these parts
0:19:39 > 0:19:42to describe quaint, quirky, cute, lovely.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- There is nookie in the basement.- Yep.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46That's lovely. That's really nice,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49cos you've got somewhere separate for entertaining,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51which is, I think, very important.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Again, the furniture feels a bit...
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- A bit tight, cos the furniture is quite big.- It is.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57And the rooms are quite small.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01The current dining room could be turned into -
0:20:01 > 0:20:03just an idea I've got - third bedroom. Catch.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Ah, it's hot. Do I want my bedroom next to the kitchen and dining room?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Yeah, I'm hungry in the night, midnight snack, where to go?
0:20:10 > 0:20:11It's only there.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Oh!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- What...?- Now that's what I'm talking about!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Where's the kitchen, then?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- I was expecting this to be the kitchen.- Yeah.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24This is a really nice surprise, lovely surprise.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Do you think they're in the middle of the game?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Oh, there's even a darts board.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- This...- You can have your own room for entertaining now,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34you wouldn't even need that dining room.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38You didn't even put this on your want list. Ed's done extremely well here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40How did he know you were into pool and darts?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43This must be like a conservatory through here.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Let's have a look through.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Ah.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- This is the kitchen.- The kitchen.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52That's very, very unusual.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It is, actually, isn't it?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58I'm quite lost for words now, that's really surprised me.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Never seen anything like it before. - No, I'd never have expected it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Another door into the garden.- Yes, you can go down
0:21:05 > 0:21:06the centre of the garden there.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- That's really unusual, that's really surprised me.- Yeah!
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Boo!
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Right, I believe...- Left you alone for a few minutes and you...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21You made yourself quite at home here.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23We have, yes, very much so.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Right, have I given you too much character?
0:21:26 > 0:21:27That's the question,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- cos this has got it coming at you from all angles.- It has.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I love the character of the property.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Very unusual.- Mm-hm.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The layout, it's...it's not what we were kind of imagining,
0:21:38 > 0:21:39but the character, yeah,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43definitely hit the nail on the head of the character, most definitely.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Alan, what you think?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I'm not convinced about the size of the rooms.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48You're downsizing, aren't you?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51But I think it's more the furniture,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54there's some real large bits of furniture,
0:21:54 > 0:21:59and I don't think some of the rooms require that much furniture,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03and I think if you stripped all that back, you'd have larger rooms.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06If you did like the furniture and the house, all the furniture
0:22:06 > 0:22:10and everything in here, including...and...
0:22:10 > 0:22:14is up for sale, all up for negotiation in with the property.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17What do you reckon Ed's property is worth?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I'm going to hazard a guess at 170.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23So £2,000 more than you thought mine was worth.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26He likes it £2,000 more, OK. Emma?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I think this is top of the budget.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30It's really characterful.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I think it's in a nice location, excellent schools,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36so I would put this at the top of the budget at 180,000.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Ed Hall, like a scratchcard, reveal the price.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Erm... Oh, I didn't write it there.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46The actual price of this is £175,000,
0:22:46 > 0:22:51which makes this a tie for guess the price.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Pool table included. - Everything.- Apple tree.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55- Everything.- Shall we go?- Cat?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59You don't need any more, Emma, I thought you wanted a horse!
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Yeah, I don't think that would fit in the garden, though.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08Right, the wild cards - yes, we did say plural - are in Almondbury.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Just a few miles out of Huddersfield town centre,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13the area is an unspoilt gem and on the up.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15We agree the location will suit, but disagree what
0:23:15 > 0:23:18actual houses to show them.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Mine is perfect for Emma, it's lush. - But, Jonny...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I've plenty for Emma - chickens, fields, horses,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28and loads of scope for Alan's DIY skills to run amok at my wildcard.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31OK, well, in that case, let's show them both, one for him
0:23:31 > 0:23:34and one for her, you first.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Can you believe it? Look at the weather.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38What has happened here today?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It looked like it was going to be the bleakest ever
0:23:41 > 0:23:43To Buy Or Not To Buy on record,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47obviously only weather-wise. OK, tout le monde aime le wildcard
0:23:47 > 0:23:49if this show was being broadcast in French.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Do you love THIS wildcard?
0:23:51 > 0:23:55It is requiring...some work, Alan.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- OK.- Entirely.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Excellent.- Everything.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- Brilliant.- So we'll find out who the liar is here.- I'm happy with that.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Really? I bet Emma's thinking,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08"He'll never do this, we'll be living in hell if we live here."
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Emma, up there I've got you something -
0:24:10 > 0:24:12not actually bought you a horse,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16but there is a horse there you could look at, pretend it's your own,
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- or maybe, maybe, just maybe get a horse and have it here...- Yeah.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23..which is bad news for you, Alan -
0:24:23 > 0:24:25you've got to do the house and buy a horse.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It's a nice compromise, he does the house, I look after the horse.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Lovely. In a rather radical twist on the show, Alan,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35and I don't know why, because I've not got any DIY skills,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I'm going to go in there with you,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40and then Jonny is going to be with Emma outside,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43and we can just find out where the honesty is in the whole DIY story.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Yeah.- I've seen this place,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- I'm convinced that you're not going to enjoy this at all.- OK.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51So you stay here with me.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55We'll listen to these two fellows talk shop DIY style in there
0:24:55 > 0:24:57and will put the headphones on.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- Wish us luck.- You'll need it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- See you later. - Right. Cup of tea?- Yeah.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Right then, Alan.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08What do you think?
0:25:08 > 0:25:09You weren't kidding!
0:25:09 > 0:25:14If I give you this, then we know what we're working with.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Obviously what you'd have to do here is everything.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20From scratch.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Yes. Have you ever done the kitchen before?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I have put a kitchen in before.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Let's come round here and work out where you would want your kitchen.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30I think this would be easier
0:25:30 > 0:25:34because I took a kitchen out to put a different kitchen in.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37You've got kind of a blank canvas really, haven't you?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41In his head, he wants a complete blank canvas, start from scratch.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I think practically he's thinking, "Oh, my God, what am I taking on?"
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Yes, I agree.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49They always say they like a sink by a window.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It would be a good way of getting Emma to do the washing up
0:25:52 > 0:25:54because you pop that there,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57she can look at the horse, Daphne, whatever the horse is called,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01she's laughing and you get your washing done, everyone's happy.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02Yes.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04The situation with this property is,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07it's on the market at the moment and it is in the process
0:26:07 > 0:26:11of being developed, clearly at the beginning of being developed.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12There are two options.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16You can buy it and the developer will do it to your specification
0:26:16 > 0:26:20or sold as seen and Alan can indulge his DIY fantasies.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I guess I suppose it would depend on the price, wouldn't it?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25It is all the price dictating.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Is it daunting you?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- It's quite exciting actually. - Look at that!
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Ladies and gentlemen, an excited Alan. Where shall we go next?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35This is your house. Where do you want to go?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Might as well stay downstairs.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42This is, I'm guessing, going to be your lounge-cum-family area.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Here we are. This is the old part.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49There is an extension that side. This is the old part.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54- Go on, let your creativity run wild. - It really opens up, doesn't it?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Everything needs to be stripped back even further than is already it is
0:26:58 > 0:27:00so we can start afresh with decorations.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03There's actually so much you can do with it in here.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Is it big enough? That is my one concern
0:27:05 > 0:27:09cos I've gone slightly over-excited on the idea of doing stuff up.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- Do you think it is big enough? - I think it is.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14It looks bigger because it is bare.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17There are no kiddies or animals running around.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Blank sheet. Plenty you can do with it. Start with scratch.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23How do you think Em's going to be thinking?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I think she's going to be terrified!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27No, I am extremely worried.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Alan seems to have fallen in love with it
0:27:30 > 0:27:32and certainly thinks he can take it on.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Let me take you into the bathroom.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37As you can see, not much needs to be done here.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41You can pretty much turn the tap on and have a...hole in the floor.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44THEY LAUGH
0:27:44 > 0:27:47OK, the hard thing when you are doing places up is your pipe work.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Here, it is all there.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51It is kind of choosing your suite and stuff.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54I think this would be the most exciting room for Emma.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57She's always wanted to choose the type of bathroom
0:27:57 > 0:28:01that SHE wants, really - corner bath, large shower.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Because there is nothing in here,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07she can just go wild and choose whatever she wants.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Is that true?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11It that pretty much a rock and roll Saturday night for you,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- choosing your own bathroom suite? - And my own colour schemes as well!
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- Does it really do it for you?- Yeah.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22"Oh, God, I could have a pedestal sink! No, I'll have a cabinet one."
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- That's what he thinks. - I look forward to being married(!)
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Let's get in this beast, shall we?
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Right, Alan.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32One of your bedrooms. Right?
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Haven't seen the others yet. - That's the thing with this.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38You're guessing how many bedrooms. How many do you think?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Two or three I would've thought.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43It's only two bedrooms which is the weakness.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45This whole thing sounds like a risk.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Yeah. Could be dangerous.
0:28:47 > 0:28:53OK. This could be two rooms. It could be bedroom number two.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Number one I would say. Or a bathroom,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00as they have got the bath in here which presumably was ripped out.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02This is actually a good size.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Good size, I do like this one.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Sell this to Emma, just by words. Describe the room to Emma
0:29:08 > 0:29:10so she can get an appreciation of this.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14The brand new bed you've got would fit lovely in the centre.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16It's a blank canvas, you can do whatever you want,
0:29:16 > 0:29:20whatever decorations. You've a perfect view out of the window,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24you can wake up every morning and practically smell the fresh air.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27She could look at the horse.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- You can look at the horse. Go for it, girl.- I like it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32There are the highlights.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35He'll be moving to this house, I'll be moving to the other house.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42We have experienced the house. You've had a look round it as well.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Are you as excited as Alan is?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Has Alan managed to bully you into excitement
0:29:46 > 0:29:47or is it natural excitement?
0:29:47 > 0:29:51I love the cottage. It looks like a cottage from the outside.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54It's got some great fantastic beams and character on the inside
0:29:54 > 0:29:57but it is pretty much starting from scratch
0:29:57 > 0:29:59and it worries me, having a youngish family.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00He's not worried!
0:30:00 > 0:30:03I know, I know, but the actual location,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05only a couple of miles from the town centre,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07you certainly wouldn't feel it
0:30:07 > 0:30:12or hear it and it has a rural feel to it. The location, I love.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15The deal with this, we are playing for the prize
0:30:15 > 0:30:18because a developer has this at the moment.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24He has got a completed development price for this property.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28You've got to imagine all the things that Alan said he would do
0:30:28 > 0:30:32having already been done and then value the property at that price.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- This is really estate agent hats on. - Right, I see.- Right.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- Do you want to kick-off? - That's it, the pressure on me.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I think if he does it to a high specification,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45it will look really nice
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- and I think it will be worth about 174,000.- OK.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55I think it would be at the top end of our budget. 180.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57You've gone right at the top there.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03OK, well, somebody is out by £1,000.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- It's me.- It is you.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Emma, congratulations, it is £175,000, all singing, all dancing.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14Which leads you to believe, we mentioned the money
0:31:14 > 0:31:16he might have to spend on this to get it up to scratch.
0:31:16 > 0:31:22You have a rough idea if you do want to do a doer-upper project,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25kind of how much money you should be buying a house for.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Normally now we'd send you off
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- to make the biggest decision of your adult lives.- Not today!- Not today!
0:31:31 > 0:31:33We're mixing this whole thing around.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35You're going to see the final wild card, my choice,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38all about you, kind of about you as well.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44OK, my wild card is also in the village of Almondbury.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48School's important to them so I've only gone and found them
0:31:48 > 0:31:50a converted one with more character than you can shake a cane at.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Let's see how it passes the test.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57OK, so, we've experienced...not an abomination that was Ed's wild card.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- It's gone down phenomenally well! - Certainly a project, let's be fair.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05I think it's fair to say this is the opposite. This place is stunning.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09This is a place, from a wild card point of view, you're going to love.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11What are your first impressions?
0:32:11 > 0:32:12From the outside, love it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16It's great, it ticks all the boxes, different kind of...
0:32:16 > 0:32:19It's not a predominantly character cottage
0:32:19 > 0:32:22and still looks like it has the period features in there.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Alan, what do you reckon?- Certainly looks like it has the character.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Doesn't look like there's much needs doing to it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I can go in with a sledgehammer and smash it around a bit.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32The owner is going to be livid.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36That would be vandalism but I am prepared to do that for you.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38You must be thrilled that there's not too much
0:32:38 > 0:32:42for Alan to get his hands into! It is a converted school.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43Turn of the century property,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46one of ten in this development and they're all gorgeous.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47I won't say too much
0:32:47 > 0:32:51but when you get upstairs, look out for that arched beam. It is superb.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52You're going to love it so much,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55you're both going to go in and we're going to stay here.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Have a great time. We'll see you in a bit.- Enjoy.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Wow.- That's nice.
0:33:03 > 0:33:04What's in here?
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Let's have a look. Downstairs toilet.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08The wallpaper is quite lively.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Awesome, isn't it?
0:33:11 > 0:33:12I like this.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Huge windows.- Very bright.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20I'm speechless,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23it's completely the opposite to what we have been seeing before.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26But it seems to work. It's a nice size...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I love the light you get from the windows.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Rebecca's going to love that window seat.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32She will, won't she!
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Thing is, because it's a converted school you have lovely big windows,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39lashings of light and because of the shape of them,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41you get the main square downstairs
0:33:41 > 0:33:43and the beautiful arch in the bedrooms, wait and see.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Wow.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48This is great. Proper separate dining area.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Great size. That's a huge table.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Emma and Alan, they are entertainers,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56they are dinner party type people.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58It is a perfect dinner party-sized dining room
0:33:58 > 0:34:00This is a lovely size.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Not sure about the tiles. It seems to work actually.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09The flooring as well is perfect. There's nothing to do in this house.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- There's nothing to do at all.- No DIY!
0:34:11 > 0:34:16Emma's driving us along. Alan is now saying, "What can I do?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18"I want to get my tools out.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- "I want to drill something."- He has left his heart at your property.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24He kind of has.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27So, first bedroom.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33This is a good size office.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Also, they have done it with a pull-out bed.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40This is like a guest room.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- I like the quirkiness. - This must be the arch beam.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Yes, that's the arch beam I was talking about,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50or a king post truss, as it's officially known.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Ooh, this is... Windows...
0:34:56 > 0:35:02- I'm distracted by the wallpaper. 1930's.- It's right in-your-face.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Yeah, it is.- That's quite bulky.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08It's all built-in wardrobes.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12You've still got enough room to walk around. Oh, my God!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Look at this!- How did you find that?
0:35:15 > 0:35:16I thought it was just a wardrobe.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Oh, you step down into it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22En suite. Look at that.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24That's gorgeous.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26That's a lovely surprise.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28At home, were you aware that both wild cards
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- were going to be as exciting? - You had no idea, did you?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I think this could be the master.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- Is it?- Yeah.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Look at this.- It's got another beam.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39This is gorgeous.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42And I actually like the colour as well.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Yeah, I prefer this.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47There's little nookie bits and real sort of quirkiness there.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50This is really unusual.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- I love it.- This has got to be my favourite room so far.- Love it.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57There's plenty of room for storage.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Alan could build all this stuff back in my wild card.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Oh, wow! This bathroom's gorgeous.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Love it.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Look at the size of it!
0:36:07 > 0:36:09I've never had a bathroom like it.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- It's huge.- It's very big, yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15And you've got a separate shower.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Apart from changing the decorating in a few rooms...- That's it.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20..there's nothing that you have to do here.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24No. You could move straight into it and it would just be done.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29I just worry about the price. I think this could be...
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Quite...- Yeah, over budget.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Don't think you can afford it? Let's find out.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37How was this tour?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Gorgeous. Loved it. Love it, love it.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- You liked it from the word go. - Yeah, I did, yeah.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45The question is, does grumpy old DIY man like it?
0:36:45 > 0:36:49To be perfectly honest with you, it is the other extreme.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54There's nothing to do apart from, you know, your personal choices.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57It's a really nice property. It's got the character throughout.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00You were right about the beam that goes through in every room.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Upstairs is just gorgeous. Really spacious as well.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- Where are we at? It's 2-1 to you, isn't it?- Yes.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11So we could have the tie on this, Alan, fingers crossed.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16Let's play "guess the price" for the fourth and final time.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Do you want to go first or second, Alan?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21I'll stick with the format.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22You can go.
0:37:22 > 0:37:29I think this is over budget, so I would say it's 185.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32The maximum budget was 180. Alan, what do you think?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36I'm going to go with probably... Like one of the other properties,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39I think this is at the top end of our budget,
0:37:39 > 0:37:44possibly a little bit over, maybe. 180, 182.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48OK, I'm going to lean across and give you some knuckles. Come on.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51At long last, you're paying a victorious price.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55This property's on the market, offers in the region of £180,000.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57So you're right, it is bang on top of the budget.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Initially, your reaction to that price?
0:38:00 > 0:38:03It's probably about what it's worth. It's a really good finish.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Lovely space, lovely location.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08You could move in. You wouldn't have to do anything.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12So I think the price is about right. I certainly think it's worth it.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13You have now seen
0:38:13 > 0:38:16all four properties today, which is quite a treat,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20which makes it even harder about which one you wish to test-drive.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23While the guys do that, here's a recap of the properties.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26My first offer in house one in Brighouse
0:38:26 > 0:38:30had that great open-plan living space and three bedrooms.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Its price, 179,950.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Property two was a cottage in the village of Longwood.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39It's got more character than your face, Jonny Boy,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42and available for 175 grand.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45And just when I thought I couldn't do any better, I did.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49A detached cottage in Almondbury. It needs a bit of work.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51All right, a lot of work. But finished,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53it would cost 175 grand.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Yes, but you could learn a good lesson for me, Mr Ed,
0:38:56 > 0:38:58in my historical school conversion.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Features in abundance. On for offerings
0:39:01 > 0:39:04in the region of £180,000.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Alan and Emma and the good viewers at home,
0:39:11 > 0:39:13what one do you think they've chosen?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15You've only gone and chosen it, haven't you?
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Yes, we have.- Alan's dream and your potential nightmare.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21How has this happened? How have you come to this conclusion?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Yeah, how has this happened?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25We love the location more than anything.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29The location is perfect and it really does look like a cottage.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33So what I'm trying to do is just ignore the inside at the moment...
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- That's Alan's. - ..and just go from there.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- Are you excited, Alan? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Can't wait to get in there and get the feel for the place.- I like it.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Before you go in,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46we've had our To Buy Or Not To Buy surveyor give it a once-over.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48It's not legally-binding,
0:39:48 > 0:39:50and if you went ahead with this purchase,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53we recommend you get a full structural survey
0:39:53 > 0:39:56to ensure there's no problems for the future.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58He's come up with a few things. The place is in good order.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02It's undergoing refurbishment so there are things to do.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Two things to mention - there are two boilers.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07One's sorting out the heating and one's sorting out the water.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Not efficient. If you were going to buy this place, get one.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12It's much more economical.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15The other one is, if look at the side road,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18that is currently higher than the floor level inside the house,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20so damp may be a problem.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22So get someone round to check
0:40:22 > 0:40:25if it has had all the correct damp-proofing injections, etc,
0:40:25 > 0:40:26but it might not be a problem.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30It's just something that is worth looking at. And there it is.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31It is your dream, or is it?
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Get in there and find out whether Alan can actually do this.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38In three, two, one, test-drive the living daylights out of that house.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Thank you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Well, it seems that Alan might
0:40:44 > 0:40:46actually get to realise his DIY dream,
0:40:46 > 0:40:50and he's bringing along daughter Rebecca and family friend Mel
0:40:50 > 0:40:52to see if they'll live the dream too.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Maybe they will, Ed, maybe they will.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I think he's pinning his hopes a bit too much
0:40:56 > 0:40:58on those horses winning them over.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Now, whose wild card did they choose, Jonny? I think it was mine.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Didn't get that wrong, did I?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06So let's find out if we can close the deal.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08So, you have test-driven the property.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10We have seen the family turn up.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13How did it go? Is it too much?
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Have you got more...scent of developing in your nostrils
0:41:18 > 0:41:20or are you thinking about running away?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I'm certainly not thinking about running away.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24Still excited about the fact.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I think, being here for a while,
0:41:26 > 0:41:31it's just given us more ideas, really, hasn't it?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Yeah, it has. I do certainly love the house.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I'm worried about the amount of work.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38The developer's looking at refurbishing it himself
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- or there could be a compromise there.- He wants to do it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46I don't know if it's worth thinking about getting certain bits...
0:41:46 > 0:41:47- Half-and-half?- Yes.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51So let's have the big question. Jonny, do you want to do it?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- To buy or not to buy? - Come on, come on!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I think we're going to see if our house sells,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59and if it does, we would consider putting an offer in.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Is this spurring you on to push your house, try and do all you can to try
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- and sell it?- Most definitely.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07At the start of the show,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10I was thinking you should still stay in your own house,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13but you've seen the character properties and what's around.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Has that made you decide even more?- Yes.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19It's made us realise that we definitely do want to move,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22that our house really is characterless.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24It's a soulless, modern-build property.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- LAUGHTER - I liked it.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29We're going to head out now and we're going to come back
0:42:29 > 0:42:30maybe in six months' time.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33And if there is a deal and you've bought this
0:42:33 > 0:42:36and there's jobs that still need doing, Alan, you're in trouble.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- There will be.- You promised us you were good at DIY.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41We need this proved, all right?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- We'll see you later. Thanks very much.- Bye now.
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