0:00:02 > 0:00:06Do you know, Rani, this program, not unlike yourself, has reached a certain age whereby
0:00:06 > 0:00:11if it were a celebrity, not unlike yourself, it would be a perfect time to pen an autobiography.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Hmm, let me see.
0:00:13 > 0:00:19A televisual classic, born in 2003 to the BBC.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Accompanying buyers the length and breadth of the UK.
0:00:24 > 0:00:30This show peruses all kinds of properties from oast houses to...houseboats,
0:00:30 > 0:00:34tumbledown barns to city centre apartments.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Indeed, it flows from the quill, but enough!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Time now to open the current chapter.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56If it's an autobiography, we're going to need all the deep, dark secrets and the scandal.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Well, I know there are plenty of those.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Whoa, Simon! Save it for the book!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04OK, but there was that one episode in Cornwall...
0:01:04 > 0:01:05- Simon!- Sorry, sorry.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07It really is hard to keep it all in.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I will tell you this much though, as always on To Buy,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14we'll be finding three properties for our buyers...
0:01:14 > 0:01:18And giving them the unique chance to try before they buy.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21And today's couple are Jason and Penny Garrett.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Originally from Coventry, they moved over to Lincolnshire for work,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27but are now heading back to north Coventry to be near family.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Penny loves autobiographies.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32She's read everyone from Fern Britton to Will Young.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37A fairly easy-to-accommodate hobby, you'll agree, unlike Jason's little leisure pursuit.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Yes, he goes off road trailing and wants to build a brand new Land Rover
0:01:41 > 0:01:43big enough to take the whole family.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Namely Penny and sons Lewis and David, who would like lots of space in their new home, too.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51The Garretts are hoping to find a bungalow to make things a little easier for Penny,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55who has cerebral palsy, but one-level living's not at the top of the list.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Go on then, Jason, tell us, what's your number one priority?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I want a big garage, just like everybody else does, but hard to find these days.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05What do you want a big garage for? Why does everyone want a big garage?
0:02:05 > 0:02:10I do motorsports, so I need a place to work on my toys. Aah!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12What kind of toys are we talking about here?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Land Rovers mainly. I do a lot of work with them.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Right.- All right, then.- OK, then.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Penny, is your number one priority the same? I'm guessing not!- No, no.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- What's your number one priority? - I need to be by a primary school.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- OK.- OK, near the primary school.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- So, that's for your oldest boy, is it?- Yes, yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- And how far are we looking?- Yeah, how close to the primary school?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Not too far away, really. - No more than about a mile away.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38OK.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I need a wheelchair.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44OK, so you're taking the kids while you're in your wheelchair,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47so we can work out those distances, just not far.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- But far enough to get a bit of fresh air.- Yeah.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51OK, so, maximum a mile, that's what we're thinking.
0:02:51 > 0:02:58OK, then. Now, also, what is your housing situation like at the moment? Tell us what's going on.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Our house is currently on the market in Lincolnshire,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and I've already taken a new job up here,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07so we need to get that place sold and get somewhere up here as soon as possible -
0:03:07 > 0:03:09we're living with the in-laws in a very crowded house.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- Which of course you absolutely love! You love being there with them! - We get on like a house on fire!
0:03:14 > 0:03:18OK, so we know why we're moving, we know kind of some of the priorities.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Let's focus on the houses themselves.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27Penny, preference, modern or old? Where are we going there?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Quite a modern place.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Modern is your priority on the house.- Yeah.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- OK, fair enough. - And do you feel the same on that?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Yeah, I feel the same. I like open-plan living and bigger rooms.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I don't like old fancy moulding and things.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It's too much... They're like clutter and things like that.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- OK.- And, Penny, you mentioned there you are taking the kids to school
0:03:47 > 0:03:51with your wheelchair, so are we hoping to find a place on one level?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Hopefully. - Yeah, hopefully.- Right.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- Is that essential, though? - No. We've lived in a house for the past eight years...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00She's lived in a house all her life and never had a bungalow,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04but that would be lovely, but they're really hard to come by, and tend to be quite dated, so...
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Talking of which, are you prepared to do a little bit of work,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12if the place needed updating? Are you happy to do that?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Yeah.- Definitely, not a problem. I'll take anything on, so...- Yeah?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Yeah.- So, as well as your toys... - That's what he says!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21He'll be out in the garage, won't he?
0:04:21 > 0:04:26- Penny, will he come out of the garage to do some work round the house? - Hopefully!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Yeah, fingers crossed, eh?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30OK, let's get down to brass tacks, shall we?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Yeah, now, your property is on the market at the moment, isn't it, in Lincolnshire?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- How long's it been on the market? - Seven weeks.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Have you had any interest at the moment?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43It's had a few people passing by and a few leaflets picked up and one or two viewings,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45but not too good at the minute.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Not too good, but, hopefully, fingers crossed.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Fingers crossed, sooner rather than later.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53OK, so we've got to ask you the horrible question, then.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- How much are you willing to spend on this new property?- 300,000.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- 300? You say that confidently!- No!
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- Penny, do you agree?- Yeah.- Yeah? - That is the max. - That's the max. OK, fair enough.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08But you said that more confidently than Jason, I have to say! Right, then.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10So, we've got 300 grand to play with.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Shall we go and play with it?- Yeah, let's play with it.- See you later!
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Now, Coventry is notable for being further inland from the coast than any other city in Britain,
0:05:19 > 0:05:24so if you're a sea lover, hearties, hah-hah, then maybe not the place for you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29For land-lovers however, this city is bursting with a fascinating history.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32As many of you may know, some 900 years ago,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36an occurrence racy even by today's standard is said to have taken place here.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39A certain Lady Godiva, veiled only by her long hair,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44rode naked through the streets in protest of her husband introducing an oppressive tax on local people.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Incidentally, the protest worked and the tax was abolished.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Radical! Now, did you know, Simon, that the very first five-pound note
0:05:52 > 0:05:58- to appear in a worker's wage was paid in Coventry during the 1950s? - Astounding, Rani!
0:05:58 > 0:06:02More significantly, however, Coventry is the birthplace of Britain's motor industry.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08The very first factory was founded here by Daimler in a disused cotton mill in 1896.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09The rest, they say, is history.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Indeed! Right, if that doesn't tempt you inland to Coventry,
0:06:13 > 0:06:18then closer to the coast you could pick up one of these beauties for today's 300 grand budget.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23In sunny Weston-super-Mare on the west coast, you could buy this three-bed detached bungalow.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28It has views over fields, but more importantly, parking space for 10 cars outside.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Yes, that's 10 cars, Jason! All for 299,950.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36I wonder if Penny has ever considered Weston-super-Mare?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Never mind Weston, what about Whitby on the north-east coast?
0:06:40 > 0:06:46There you can get this gorgeous Grade II-listed home which has been completely redecorated throughout.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48No painting required here.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Jason would love it,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53and there's money left over at the great price of 285.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56And if that doesn't float your boat either,
0:06:56 > 0:07:01you could head to the south coast for this charming two-bedroom bungalow in Ilfracombe, Devon.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05It's very modern with a mezzanine level and underfloor heating, and overlooks the local park gardens.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Beautiful!
0:07:07 > 0:07:11No surprise then that it's at the top of the budget at 299,995.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20But racing back from the coast, it's straight to the estate agents for me for some hard work,
0:07:20 > 0:07:24while Rani is... entertaining the locals.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27We've got a lovely couple relocating from Lincolnshire.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- We are thinking schools. North Coventry, a good area?- Definitely.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34What's the appeal, because I've got a family who want to move here?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38The school, the shops, the buses.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- You can get everywhere. - I like the way you said that!
0:07:40 > 0:07:44If you were going to think of areas in which to move to,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48name some off the cuff that you think, ooh, that would be a nice place to live.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54Over this side of the city it's really Coundon, Allesley, going over into Keresley, then into Ash Green.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I've just come in to get my hair done quickly, all right?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Yeah.- No, I want to have a quick word with you.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Can I interrupt?- Course. - Shall I take a seat?- Yeah.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04We've got a budget of £300,000.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- OK.- We are looking for a place on one level, so we're focusing on bungalows.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11It's not essential, but kind of a priority.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Gossip! You must know all the local gossip! THEY LAUGH
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- What do they need to know?- No, no, you don't pay enough to tell you.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19How about if I had a trim? THEY LAUGH
0:08:19 > 0:08:22What is it about bungalows that kind of...
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Why do they hold their value so well?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Because they can appeal to a lot more of the market.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30We've got the older generation that would like a bungalow.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33We've got the lazy generation who like a bungalow!
0:08:33 > 0:08:37And also we've got people with disabilities.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40They actually find it much easier to have a bungalow.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Tell me one other great thing about this place.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I've got to sell it to them.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Nice pub! - THEY LAUGH
0:08:48 > 0:08:50They all look like interesting properties.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Shall we pop in and get them? - We will, thank you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55So, great people, a great place to go out and great schools.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- High five! I'm moving here myself!- Cheers!
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Top work! Thanks. Have a lovely day! - Cheers, love.- How friendly was she?
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- Rani, there's something different about you.- Yeah?- Have you had your hair done?- Yeah, you like?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I thought I'd use the local hairdresser's, just to get a feel for the area.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- All in the name of property research! - Never mind that!
0:09:12 > 0:09:15How did you get on with your property hunting when you got round to it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well, I've got to say, I am very pleased.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23I'm giving them space and also, Simon, it's all on one level.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24I think they'll like this.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- It's a bungalow, you mean.- Yeah, that's what they would like
0:09:27 > 0:09:30and were worried they wouldn't get, and I found it.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32OK, so you're happy? I'll ask you a question.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34When is a bungalow not a bungalow?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I don't know, when is a bungalow not a bungalow?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- When it's a double bungalow! - Hey! It's not really a gag, is it?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43No, it's not, it's a fact. This is a gorgeous property, number two.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45And, by the way, yours doesn't look like it's got a garage.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Well, I've given Jason TWO garages with this one.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51It's in a lovely quiet location.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Really, really high quality finish.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58I'm very pleased with myself. There it is. It is beautiful. Feast your eyes on property two.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01OK, then. Well, the joint choice, the wild card.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03OK, a bit further afield.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07They'll have to travel to this, but there are good schools nearby.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Yeah, but that is half the reason it's the wild card, because it's a bit further afield.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13However, there is another reason.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15How can I put this?
0:10:15 > 0:10:21- If we look at the details, let's say the decoration could need a little bit of TLC.- A little?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Yes, it has a chequered history as far as decor is concerned.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27That's all we're going to tell you about the wild card,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30but let's start the tours with Rani's choice, property one.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37As with all good stories, we start this one at the beginning,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39and what an opening this bungalow is!
0:10:39 > 0:10:42There's even white stone lions guarding the entrance of this 1950s home.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Gazing at my choice fills me with pride as I picture the young Garrett family living here.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Jason in the kitchen, whilst Penny relaxes in the lounge with her latest read.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55OK then, Penny and Jason, welcome to property number one.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57This is the house that I am championing today.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Now, your other property is in Lincolnshire, isn't it?- Yes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02So, do you know Ash Green at all?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Yeah, I used to go to school in Ash Green.- Ah!
0:11:05 > 0:11:06- So did I.- And so did Penny.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Her school is quite local to here, as well.- Do we like this area?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Love this area.- You love this area!
0:11:12 > 0:11:14That's a relief. Well, Penny, great news for you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18You said a mile away from the school, this is only...
0:11:18 > 0:11:220.3 of a mile, which we've worked out is about six minutes' walk.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- How does that grab you?- Brilliant. - Excellent.- Yeah?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- You thought a bungalow could be nice. - Yes, definitely.- Yeah.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I'm giving you a bungalow and four bedrooms.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Is that enough?- That's excellent.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- OK.- I'm feeling very proud of myself.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39It's all going very well but, come on, be honest now, first impressions of the house?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- Nice.- Nice, very nice. - Yes.- Yeah. Great potential.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Are you happy, Penny? - Yeah, I love it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48OK, it's started very well indeed.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Yeah!- That's the area, that's the outside, but will you love the inside as much?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Hope so.- There's only one way to find out, isn't there?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Get in there! Enjoy!- Let's go!
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Oh, Simon!- You're feeling full of yourself, aren't you?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03I am. Just wait until they find out it hasn't got a garage!
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Oh, wow! Look at this.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Oh, you're right, there isn't.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- What's wrong?- A garage. Anyway, never mind, sorry.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Oh, lovely.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18It's very nice.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Good start.- Yeah, good start. Very nice.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Oh, the bedroom's at the front.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Nice. A good-sized double.- Yeah.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- The view's not too brilliant over the road.- It's quiet.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- You can't hear the traffic. - No, it is quite good.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37OK, Jason is right, it's not the best view, but I also agree with Penny.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40We are set back off the road, so you don't hear that traffic.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41No, we don't hear the traffic.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Wow! A downstairs toilet.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49The thing is, though, it's going to be a downstairs toilet, isn't it? It's a bungalow!
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Oh...- What's through here?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Oh, it's back out into the hallway.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57A Jack and Jill downstairs toilet.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59And a Jack and Jill toilet means?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Two accesses.- Exactly.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- You need to make sure you lock the toilet though!- Yes!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Walk in from the other room!
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- This is another double.- Yeah, another double. That would be great.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14We'll have the kids fighting over which room they have at the minute.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20- All their games would fit in.- Yeah, you'd have loads of space. This room is quite small at the minute.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Ah, they haven't seen the rest of the rooms though, yet.- No.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Plenty more out the back.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Oh, wow! Massive kitchen!
0:13:26 > 0:13:31- Nice. Just what we like, modern. - And you can get a table in.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- The dining room and the kitchen together.- It keeps it open.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39It flows into one. Nice and modern.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- Yeah.- That's what I like. - Yeah, I love it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Now, it is a good sized kitchen.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48The ubiquitous kitchen-diner.
0:13:48 > 0:13:5121st-century living as provided by Rani.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Nice worktops.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54And good cupboards.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Yeah, nice handles. Easy for you to open, they are.- Yeah.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01See, good positioning on those cupboards, as well.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Don't you to try and tell me that isn't just coincidence.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09Well, nothing's coincidence in this game. You've got to think of most everything.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Oh, this is lovely.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Living room space. Just about get the settee in here, won't we?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Yeah.- But will the telly fit?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Yeah.- Will it fit? Are you sure?
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- I'm not shrinking the telly! - Is that a fire there?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Yeah, it is, tucked away behind the settee.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Odd layout in there. - It is an odd layout,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34but there are potentially four bedrooms here. Do they need four?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Where are we going now? Straight on?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Straight on. Oh, isn't it nice?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Another large double bedroom.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Isn't it lovely? - This is nice. Again, neutral colour.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Less decorating to do!- Yeah.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Nice big windows. - Yeah, nice big windows.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Plenty of light coming in.- Yeah.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Excellent.- Lovely.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58He's scrimping out of the decorating already!
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- I thought he wanted to do some work! - No, he wants to work on his cars!
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Ah, I think we've got a bathroom.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I like the tiles.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- I love the tiles. - There's a shower in there.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- There's a shower in the corner as well?- That's nice.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It's like a walk in wet-room.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Excellent.- That would be good for me.- That would be much easier. No doors to mess about with.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- And the kids.- Yeah. Oh, God, there'd be water all over the floor!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- At least it will be easy to clean up!- A nice bath there.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Yeah, a nice big bath. I like big baths.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Oh, he likes a big bath. He can play with all his toys in there!
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- I think it's to get cleaned up when he's been making a mess with the cars.- Probably.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Watch your head!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Oh, that's a bit low.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Another bedroom.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Oh, yeah. Wow! This would be the room for David.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Nice and quiet, out of the way from us being noisy.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Or then Lewis, he's noisier than David, isn't he?- Or a computer room.
0:15:51 > 0:15:57- Yeah, or that. Yeah, it could be a nice little office.- What room is this?- It's the fourth.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- I think the third or fourth, I've lost count! There's too many rooms!- It's nice.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- It is. Again, neutral colours. I like that.- Yeah. - It saves decorating.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09They could just move into this place and then slowly put their own touches on to it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Slowly build a garage, perhaps!
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- Yeah.- I've had enough of decorating for now. It'd be great. Bung the furniture straight in.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Well, that went well. Just a few issues, wasn't there?- A couple.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23First of all, where does the TV go? I think I can sort that.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26And how big's the garage going to be? I can sort that.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Now, Penny, the first property went well. Do you like this place?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Yeah, love it.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40But would you agree, if there was one room in the house which kind of doesn't make sense,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- it would be this one? - Yeah.- It's odd, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- You've got the fireplace covered up over there.- Yeah.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The television is in front of the window.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- Yeah.- Do you know why I think this space doesn't work?- That door.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58This door because, look, you've got a door here which is kind of for nothing.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04We've got the door through into this lounge, So, you've lost a whole wall in here and the wall in the kitchen.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- Yeah.- So, is Jason a practical kind of chap?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Could he get rid of this door and put a wall here instead?- Yeah.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- If you did that, then you'd end up with two very usable rooms.- Yeah, yeah.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20You can bring your couch in, have a nice area back here and open up that space.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Yeah, yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24- Do you agree?- Yeah.- Good.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- I heard you talking in there.- Yeah.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- You've noticed there is no garage, which you really want.- No garage.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- I desperately need a garage. - OK, now, have a look around you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- A lot of space.- A lot of space here. This is a big old garden.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- You could put a garage in here. - Could do. Would Penny let me, that's the question?
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- Of course Penny she will.- Do I give her a choice?- Well, you're going to have to give her a choice.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Now, the big question is, do you know anything about garages and building garages?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Yeah, I could do that. - You can?- Yeah.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- What about the cost of it? - The cost is a factor.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01Obviously, it depends on the price of the house as to what I'm allowed to put towards a garage.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06OK. Well, a brick garage would cost you about 15 grand, and that's with damp course.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Do you need that? - Definitely.- You do.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12So, you'll need the more expensive garage. You could go for a wooden one,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- sorry to say, that will cost about five grand.- I might burn that down!
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Right!- We'll be playing with fire, then, in the garage?- Yeah.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23You need planning permission for this, and you can't take up -
0:18:23 > 0:18:27and this will please you, Penny - more than 50% of the space out here.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Well, I'll have a garage that fills 50% of this. That's fine!
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I thought you'd would go a bit less for Penny's sake!
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- He's getting a quarter of the garden!- Are you happy with that? - Yeah.- So, you're spending money.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- Yeah.- Have you left the money to spend with the budget? It's guess the price time.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44It is guess the price time.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Who's going to go first? Remind us of our budget.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Our budget is?- 300,000. - Thank you, yes.- The maximum.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52The maximum, absolutely the tops.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- Yeah, all right then, who's going to go first?- You go first? Go on, then.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00296,950.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06- OK, 296,95...?- 950.- 950. 296,950, OK.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09So, you go right to the top end. You obviously think it's worth it.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Yeah.- Yeah, I think probably a little bit higher than that.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Probably around 298.- So, both near the top end of your budget.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Well, I'm pleased to tell you this, Jason, you're actually the closest.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24It's actually 297,950.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Now, I do need to tell you this.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32The property has been on the market now for a year, so you are in a very good position for bartering.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37- Knock them down a bit.- You need to save a bit of money if you want an expensive garage in the back.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- So, what does this mean to you, guys? Does that sound good? - It sounds very good, yeah.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Well within budget. - Well within budget.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- A very good start, I think. - Yeah.- Yeah?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50But can I do even better with my choice, property two?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Folks, it's this way. Let's go!
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Take the Yellow Brick Road!
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Click your heels and follow me. The second chapter of life tends to be when one
0:20:01 > 0:20:06settles down and takes life seriously, and I am very serious about house two.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11A home perfectly honed to meet all of Penny and Jason's wishes, including a double garage, Rani!
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Get ready for exclamations of delight!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Right, for my choice, property two, I've brought you
0:20:17 > 0:20:22- to the lovely village of Coundon. Another desirable area, I believe. - Yeah.- Yes, it is.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Primary schools are just under half a mile away, or just over a mile away.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30They are littered around here. Enough of the area, there it is!
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- The garage is lovely!- Isn't it just fabulous? Marvellous!- No!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Double-fronted as well!- It is, yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40It also comes with the property, which is a bonus!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- What do you think about that, Penny? - Lovely.- It is lovely, isn't it?- Yes.
0:20:43 > 0:20:49- A nice size from the outside. - As you can see, there's an upstairs with this one as well.- Yeah.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Does that appeal to you, guys? - Yes, it's a bit of a mix and match.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Ah, OK! So, what do you think about this area?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- We are at the end of a cul-de-sac, lovely and quiet.- It seems nice.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Yeah. Starting well?- Yeah.
0:21:01 > 0:21:07- Yeah.- I bet you're dying to get in, aren't you?- Yeah.- Go on then, get in there.- Let's go!
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- I think they seem quite impressed with it.- It's going swimmingly today.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Oh, wow!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Hey, daydreamer! Pay attention!
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I'm just admiring that marvellous garage which is already here at this property.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Yeah, but what do they think about the inside?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31All right.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Nice.- Mm. Nice.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Nice flooring.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Beautiful flooring.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Your flooring has a seal of approval from myself.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Thank you very much, Miss Price.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Oh, open fireplace, lovely!- Yeah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- And the TV will fit.- Yeah, the TV will definitely fit, and the settee.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Excellent. I'm not too sure about these columns and that, though.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Well, that's just decor.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Well, it's a bit more than decor.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- It is of a certain taste, isn't it? - This has got good size. A good-sized living room.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07A very good-sized living room with just those Neoclassical touches.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09This is nice.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Yeah, big room. - Yeah, it's a nice double size.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- No decorating. - Yeah, I wouldn't have to decorate.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Bonus!
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- A nice view out the back garden. - Yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22It's nice.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- It is nice, though.- Dark.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30It's a bit dark, yeah, but it is a bit gloomy outside as it is,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33so it'll probably brighten up in the summertime.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37The dark casement on the windows makes it feel a little bit darker.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40What is round here?
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Oh, a bathroom.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Oh, and a shower!- And a shower.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- I like corner baths. - A corner bath, a jet bath.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- That'd be nice.- Yeah.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Yeah, it's lovely.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54A corner bath is fantastic.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Yes, I agree with you, Penny, everyone should have a corner bath.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01When it gets romantic, no-one has the taps in the back of their back!
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Through here.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Another downstairs bedroom.
0:23:06 > 0:23:12- Yeah. It's very big - Yeah, we could shove loads in here.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- What's that?- It's a turtle.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Oh!- It's a good job Lewis isn't with us, he'd want to take that home! - Yeah.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- Good size.- Yeah, this would be a good size for Lewis.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- He could have his friends stay over in here.- Yeah.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- I'm starting to worry.- Why are you worrying?- We've run out of bedrooms downstairs.- Oh!
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Let's have a look at the kitchen.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- That's nice.- Isn't it lovely?
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- I love this kitchen. - It's a great kitchen.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Beautiful, beautiful solid oak units
0:23:42 > 0:23:46and a really high-quality finish throughout. Solid granite worktop.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I'm not too keen on the worktops.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Very good sink.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Yeah, that's nice. Old style.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58- It's not modern, though.- Yeah. - I'm not too keen on the kitchen.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- Yeah.- It's quite old.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03But it can be changed.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- It's pretty old. - Yeah. But it can be changed.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12You see, it's an old look and it's not what they like, but, like he said, it can be changed.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15You can't rip that out! I won't let them buy it!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17It's a solid oak kitchen!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20You're not the one cooking in it every day.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Isn't it nice?- That's nice.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- A servicery/dining room. - Yeah.- It would be good for...
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Breakfast would be nice in the mornings. Plenty of sunlight.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36- Yes. Really nice, yeah.- I like this.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- I do, too.- It does add a bit of extra light to the kitchen.- Yeah.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- It would be really dark without that.- Yeah.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45I thought that. I love the dining area.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49I think it's quite different from the rest of the house, really lets all the light in.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53It does, and it gives you that extra space in the kitchen, as well.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Right, we'll go upstairs now.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58This is nice, though.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Yeah, this is nice.- Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Wouldn't have to decorate again. We've got a nice view out over the trees over there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- It's a lovely view. - Yeah. Don't have to decorate again!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14We keep finding places that don't need much decorating.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Jason is now warming to this place because he just realised, once more, he won't have to decorate.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Up here?- An upstairs shower room.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- That's nice.- That's nice.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Really nice.- Yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28It's low.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Yeah, it is low, but it's only going to be used...
0:25:31 > 0:25:34It's not going to be all the time, you've got the main one downstairs.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- Yeah. I like it. - Just throw the kids in there.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- Yeah.- Blast them down with a hose pipe!- Oh, yeah!
0:25:42 > 0:25:48I'm not sure they need the shower. I think Jason just wants to hose pipe the kids! He's just said!
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Here...
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- This must be the master bedroom. - Yeah.- This is a good size.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59You wouldn't be able to get much storage here though, you'd have to put everything quite low down.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Which bedroom would you have, then?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- I'm not sure.- Would you have one downstairs?- Yeah.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- It's probably slightly larger, the one downstairs.- Let the kids up.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Yeah, it would be nice and quiet, then. Keep them out of the way.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13They've had a good look around.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18I'm going to get in there quickly before Jason rips out that solid oak kitchen!
0:26:20 > 0:26:26Jason, I noted when you went round this house that you said it didn't need decorating.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- Well, it needs a bit.- But, all in all, I think you'd agree it's very high quality finish in here.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Yeah, it's liveable.- Yeah.- Liveable.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38And then I noticed as well you didn't like this kitchen.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- No.- Come on, fella!
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- It's too dark.- Look at this kitchen. This is not an oak finish!
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- This is solid oak. - Yeah. Well made.- This is really high-quality finished kitchen.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54- Granite composite on top which is really well done. No?- No.- You're not convinced.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- You're not winning me with that. - This is thousands of pounds worth of kitchen.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- It's wasted.- So, you would...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- You would definitely... - I'd take this out.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06It's too dark and it's just not us.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- So, you really know what you want. - Yes, definitely. Definitely. - A modern, clean...
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- A modern, clean look, yeah. - Extraordinary!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16I would live with this, cos it's such high quality.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- You could live with it, but I wouldn't want it!- Fair enough. It's your money we're spending!
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- I'm not going to persuade you, am I? - No, definitely not.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27But the rest of the house, you know, you had a few issues with the tiles, maybe?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Yeah, a few bits, but it could be done over time.- Yeah.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- It's definitely liveable.- OK, you've got money to burn, obviously.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Shall we go and try and burn a bit more with guess the price? - You can try.- Let's find the girls.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Jason and I have had a chat about the kitchen, Penny,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and even though it is a fabulous high-quality kitchen,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- it would go if you got this place. Would you agree?- Yeah.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Good, I'm glad you're in accordance.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55But it does demonstrate the kind of the quality of the finish of this place.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I think you'll agree that you could simply just move in.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03- You could.- You've got a double garage, so you can get straight on with knocking your cars about.- Yeah.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09- You've got that lovely back garden there, as well.- Yeah. - A lovely, quiet cul-de-sac.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Which brings us to... - Is the price right, yeah?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Now, it's time for guess the price.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Last time you were closest.- Yeah. - Well done, you.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21So, Penny, you can come back fighting now.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Your maximum budget was 300 grand.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31- All right then, what do you think this place is worth?- I would say 300.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- You're going to go 300 for this one. - Yeah.- I think it's over.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39- Oh!- I think it's over. I'm going to go for...310.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- 310.- 310.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Well, Penny, you did very well. You were very close.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- Unfortunately, he was closer again.- Aw!
0:28:47 > 0:28:50It's too little, because you're right, you've caught me out.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55It's actually on the market for £315,000, but - whoa, whoa, whoa -
0:28:55 > 0:28:58we all know it's a buyer's market.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Yep. - Yeah, so a bit of give and take.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- A bit of haggling.- A bit of haggling, I think you might even get this place for bang on your budget.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07OK, that's if you went for it.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- Yeah.- So, that's this property.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12So, now you know that price, what's your reaction?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15It's something we'd have to think about on this property, wouldn't it?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- Yeah.- Because it's right on the top of the budget, especially if you want a new kitchen.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- Yeah, yeah.- I like the way you passed that over to Penny.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25You were the one who said you really didn't like it!
0:29:25 > 0:29:30Penny, if you want a new kitchen, a new bathroom, we don't have the funds!
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- But, guys, there is the wild card.- Oh, yes!
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- Do you want to see it?- Definitely. - All right, then.- Then come with us - that way!- Let's go!
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Well, everyone goes through a wild phase in life
0:29:44 > 0:29:48and for the final chapter in today's story, that time has now come.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53Excluding the Battenberg paving, this bungalow may at face value look somewhat ordinary.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56However, we strayed away from Coventry and into Nuneaton
0:29:56 > 0:29:59to explore a little bungalow with a big hidden secret.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Right then, guys, this is property number three. This is the wild card.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Now, the reason it's a wild card, it's a bit further than you asked for.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Do you know this area? Whitestone.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- No.- Well, Penny, it's about 15 minutes away from your folks,
0:30:14 > 0:30:20so not too far, but close enough to go and visit them every day and they can pop over and see you guys.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24It is a really nice area. Now, we've also looked into schools for you.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30About 0.6 of a mile away from really good schools and it is a sought after area.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- Great.- A nice little cul-de-sac. - Nice and quiet.- Nice and quiet.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- Yeah.- So, you two can be the loud ones in the area if you like!
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- I think we will be!- First impressions of the house? Be honest.
0:30:40 > 0:30:46- It looks OK. The garage is not particularly big.- Never mind the garage for once. Look at the house.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52- Penny, what do you think? - It's a bungalow.- You wanted it on one level, you get on one level.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55We've also thought of your kids with this place.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I'm not going to tell you why. Get inside and enjoy it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03Bear in mind, this is a sought after area, so can you afford it on your budget?
0:31:03 > 0:31:08- Well, you might need a bit of imagination with this place when you are in there.- OK.- All right?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- Yeah.- But I know you've got imagination. Get in and enjoy! - Let's go!
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- Fingers crossed.- For what?- Because have they got the imagination?
0:31:19 > 0:31:24Right, Rani, this place is a shadow of its former self, but can they see a bright future for it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26No, not a nice porch. I don't like this woodwork.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- No.- I don't like this door.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- Good positive start, eh? - I don't like the wallpaper,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35or the carpet. Rip the lot out.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Rip out the carpet. Tear down the wallpaper.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43That's the point about this place, it's the proverbial blank canvas.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45This must be the front room.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- It's little.- Yeah, this is small.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51It is small.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Lovely wallpaper on the ceiling! - The carpet would need to go.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Do you think Jason is being slightly sarcastic there?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- "I love the wallpaper on the ceiling!"- A hint of irony, I think!
0:32:02 > 0:32:06I think it would all go. Everything.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Now, that first room, I think that's a bedroom.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Mm-hm. Well, because it's got a bureau in there, you kind of go,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15"Could be a little living room," but they've got to wait and see.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17This must be a bedroom.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- You could knock this through into that front room and make it bigger. - Yeah.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- That would be better.- Yes.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26The curtains would have to do stay, I think.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- Yeah!- They're great!
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Oh, the curtains are staying, then!
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- I don't think so.- No.- No.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36This must be the main bedroom.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40This is quite small, as well.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43You could stick another place on the side if there's enough room.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Yeah.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- We could always go up.- Yeah. - Oh!- They want to go up?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- I think so.- They want another floor? - We're turning it into a dorma bungalow already.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56This is quite bright.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Nice! Oh! Not nice! What is that?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01That would have to go!
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- That would come straight out of here.- And the fire!
0:33:05 > 0:33:08What have they spotted that they don't like?
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- I think they've spotted the focal point!- Ah, the chimney breast!- Yes.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- It would be nice with a conservatory on the back, wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Plenty of light coming in here.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24- The tree is nice.- Yeah, it's lovely. That'd have to stay. I wouldn't let loose with my chainsaw on that!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- Look how big the garden is! - It's huge.
0:33:27 > 0:33:34- They're starting to understand why we brought them here.- You could have a lovely big garage out there.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Yeah, I'd take that small garage down and put a bigger one there.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Probably have all over to the path. Full size. Yeah? A triple garage.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44No!
0:33:44 > 0:33:46There goes half the garden!
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Shall we see if we can find the bathroom?
0:33:50 > 0:33:56- Yeah.- This is definitely quite compact and dated.- Yeah.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- I think we'd have to probably extend this and rip it all out.- Yeah.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04The tiles are definitely not to our taste.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Everything would have to go.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Yeah, definitely.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- We had those tiles in our bathroom when I was little!- Really? - So, I can date them exactly.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I would have been six, so that was 19...
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- 20?- Stop it!
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- Here's the kitchen. - Let's go through.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Again, this is quite small and dated.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Artex ceilings.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- We don't like that.- No. - Much too small for me.- Yeah.
0:34:34 > 0:34:41- We wouldn't get the fridge freezer in!- No. We would take that lot out.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- You'd have to rip everything out, I think.- Yeah.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Extend further back.- Yeah.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50I might lose space for the garage, then!
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- Oh!- OK, Rani, it seems like the bathroom is too small.- Yeah.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55- Kitchen?- It's too small.- Living room?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- Too small.- Bedroom one, two, three?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- Too small.- Budget?- Ah!
0:35:03 > 0:35:04Hello!
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Do come and join us.- Hi, guys.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- I said we had the kids in mind when we looked at this place.- Yeah.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13- The garden is fantastic.- Lovely. - Yeah?- It's huge. Fabulous.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18A lot of space out here, but before we get on to the garden, what did you think about the inside?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Penny, we were thinking about you, obviously.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Perfect carpets and curtains, you know?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25What did you think of the place?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- A lot of potential. - A lot of potential.
0:35:28 > 0:35:34A lot of potential. It would need absolutely gutting, though, and everything doing from scratch.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Yep. I also got the feeling you found a lot of the rooms a little bit small.
0:35:38 > 0:35:45Yeah, definitely. I think we'd have to extend either upwards or outwards in some direction to, eh...
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- You say that with gusto, as though you'd do both.- Quite possibly.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- So that's something you'd be willing to take on?- Definitely.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55You've definitely got the space out here if you wanted to go outwards.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Yeah.- It's not just about the space, it's about the location with this place.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03This is a very, very sought after area, the end of a quiet cul-de-sac,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- so that was the potential we saw. You can see that, can't you?- Yeah.
0:36:07 > 0:36:14It's a beautiful area. So, then, we're talking a lot of extending - upwards, outwards, everything.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- Would you still need a bigger garage? - Definitely.- Of course he would!
0:36:18 > 0:36:23There isn't a garage big enough in the world for him! Where does that put us with the price?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Now, come on, Penny! It's two-nil to Jason at the moment.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Let's salvage some pride here. Your budget is £300,000 maximum.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33How much do you think this place is?
0:36:33 > 0:36:39I think it would be about 255.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- 255, OK.- Jason?
0:36:41 > 0:36:46I think higher than that because of the area it's in, so I'm going to say around 265.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49265 from Jason. 255.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55All right, well, the actual price of this property, and I'm pleased to tell you, Penny, you're the closest!
0:36:55 > 0:36:58It's 249,950. Well, done, you!
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- What do you think of that? - It's good. That is very good.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04We should easily be able to get the work done within budget.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07You would, wouldn't you? This place does have -
0:37:07 > 0:37:10you hit the nail on the head, Penny - potential.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14We've now shown you three very different properties indeed.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19It's now time to decide which one you'd like to spend a bit more time in for the test drive.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22So, why don't you go away and have a little think about that.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- We'll do that. - OK, we'll see you in a moment!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28We'll see you soon, and whilst they do that, here's a quick reminder for you at home.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34- Now, cast your minds right back. In the beginning there was a beautiful bungalow that had everything.- Huh!
0:37:34 > 0:37:38OK, Simon, apart from the garage, but we sorted that.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39It did have everything else
0:37:39 > 0:37:43and was even a smidgen under budget at 297,950.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48On the garage front, I delivered with house two and everything was there, too.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52I even threw a set of stairs into the mix which were gratefully received.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54I still, however, haven't forgiven
0:37:54 > 0:37:59Jason for dismissing my gorgeous kitchen. Just over budget at 315.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02And our closing chapter house-wise was our joint choice wild card.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07The potential was endless with this one, along with the patterns on the carpets!
0:38:07 > 0:38:11True, Jason's garage dreams were growing to ridiculous proportions,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14but all possible for the price of 249,950.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22Penny and Jason, it's lovely to see you outside property one again.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Huh!- Do not sulk, you!- Sore loser. - He is a bit, isn't he?
0:38:25 > 0:38:29But, of course, we are a team. So, what attracted you to this property?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Ah, it ticked all the right boxes, really.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- The location near the schools.- Yeah.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Fantastic for you, you've got the school nearby.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Yeah. Everything all on one level. Easy access for Penny.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47And a nice big garden with enough space to put up that required garage, if you desire.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Not too big!- Yeah! Not too big, quite right, Penny!
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- You keep a lid on the size of this garage.- Fight for your space!
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Now, our eagle-eyed surveyor, the mystery surveyor,
0:38:56 > 0:39:00has given this place the once over and he's come up with a few points for you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02It's not a legally binding survey, obviously,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05and if you do proceed with this property or any other property,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08make sure your solicitor does all the full surveys and the searches.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Yeah.- What he's come up with is, first of all, Rani.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Well, there are two chimneys up there.
0:39:13 > 0:39:20They seem to be disused, but he suggested they need to be capped off properly and to get them vented.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24It isn't a big job at the moment, it'd cost around £200 to £300,
0:39:24 > 0:39:27but if you don't do it now you could suffer with damp in the future.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32- So, you need to get on to that one. - Definitely.- A stitch in time, I guess is the phrase.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37- You'll also have problems with access here. We've got steps up here for the wheelchair.- Yeah.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40But the good news is, we have plenty of space out here.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46The required gradient is one in 15 and you will easily get it in here without interfering with the access.
0:39:46 > 0:39:52- Yeah.- OK. There may also be grants available if you speak to Social Services.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Yeah.- So it mightn't cost you a penny, which is a good thing.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Definitely.- But, all in all, a lovely, lovely solid house.- It is.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01And we're both very pleased that you chose this one!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Nothing to really put you off.- Yeah.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Still willing to test drive it? - Definitely.- Yeah.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- Get in there and enjoy. - Enjoy it.- In you go.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- All good with us.- It certainly was. Well, good with you, I suppose!
0:40:19 > 0:40:24And it looks like the Garrett family are quite literally test driving the house.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Even their toy car is huge! You'll need a garage just for that!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Like father, like son, eh? I bet Jason really wants a go.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Me, too! Me, me, me, me!
0:40:33 > 0:40:34We could have ram raids!
0:40:36 > 0:40:40It looks like there's plenty of space for everyone in the garden.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41My go now?
0:40:43 > 0:40:49Most importantly, the school is just a short stroll down the road and Penny looks happy with that.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58The test drive is about the inside of the property, too, and Penny's dad and Jason's mum are doing that.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04- Through there is the main bedroom. Do you want to play with your toys, David?- David?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08So, let's hope that dad Steve likes it as much as we do.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11I think it's fine for them. Just the right-sized property, really.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I know Jason will build a garage outside there
0:41:14 > 0:41:19and he likes to go up in the attic, but it'd be ideal for them.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Just right for the schools for Penny as well. So, lovely!
0:41:22 > 0:41:26And there's a toilet downstairs!
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Perfect!
0:41:28 > 0:41:33Right, you lovely pair, you've now spent a bit more time in property one, Rani's choice.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- How did it feel?- Nice.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Plenty of space for the kids to run around, especially in the garden.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46- So, it's got the family's seal of approval.- Yeah.- Has it got your seal of approval?- Yeah, definitely.- Yeah.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Yeah?- You enjoyed the space, the open plan living?- Yeah.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- I loved the kitchen. - You've checked the local school?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- Yeah.- It's nice. Nice and local for us. Not too far for Penny, so...
0:41:55 > 0:41:58You said great garden for the kids to run around in.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04- Were you thinking, "You won't be running around in that bit, that'll be my garage!"- Yeah, definitely!
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- Were you thinking that?- I've already paced it out, measured up.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13- You have as well, haven't you?- Yeah. - You sound very confident about this place, which is fantastic.
0:42:13 > 0:42:19- Now, it was within your budget. - Yeah.- So, the big question is, To Buy Or Not To Buy?
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- I think we are, subject to finances, we're going to buy.- Really?- Yeah.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- That is fantastic news!- Yeah. - I think we've done a good job here!
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Yes, I think we have. I'll join in and bask in your glory!
0:42:31 > 0:42:37Brilliant news. We didn't know if it'd be easy to find a bungalow, and we've come up trumps.
0:42:37 > 0:42:38You definitely have.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44Well, fingers crossed you get your property sold, you get the finances and this could be your new home!
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- Great.- Cheers, both, it's been an absolute pleasure.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- Shall we get out of here?- Yeah. - See you! Bye-bye!
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