0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the greatest property programme this side of the Big Apple.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08We're not in New York but we are somewhere just as glamorous.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Yes, today we're in Evesham trying to find a couple not just three houses but an orchard.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Today, ladies and gents, is all about the apples and pears.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Ah, it's all about the stairs, so we're not looking for a bungalow.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34No numbnut, it's all about fruit, my old fruit.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Today's couple, or should that be "pear",
0:00:36 > 0:00:39are looking for a place with the potential to bear the fruits of nature.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Once we've shown the lovely couple the fruits of our property hunt
0:00:43 > 0:00:47they will get a unique chance that not many people get the fortune to get.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Yes, that's right, the chance to try before they buy.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I'm not trying that.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- Charming.- Today's buyers are Stephanie and Mark Carrington.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Now at the moment they live in Boston.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Crikey, that's a long way to come.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05All the way from Massachusetts in the US of A?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07No. Boston, Lincolnshire.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08All right, all right, calm down.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13Stephanie is a vicar and Mark is a consultant for a drug company.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17And today it's all about an orchard. Shall we find out more?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27So, Stephanie and Mark, you apple-loving pair, whose idea was it for this orchard?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29It was Mark's, really.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I'm passing it all over to Mark.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- It is.- Well, ever since I've been about 11 years old, I think,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I've really wanted to have an orchard.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43My father used to grow vegetables, Mum used to have flowers,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45so someone needed to grow the fruit.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- He's just laughing at you here. - I know.- I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Well, he thinks I'm sad.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52No, I don't think you're sad at all.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56I just think it's surreal that when you were 11, as I was building my model aeroplane,
0:01:56 > 0:02:01you were wistfully looking out of the window thinking one day my own orchard will happen.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- It's fantastic. - You had a dream, didn't you?
0:02:03 > 0:02:08I did, yeah absolutely, and over the years it's something that I really wanted to do
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and now we're in the opportunity hopefully to do that.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16So when you say an orchard, what are we looking to do with this orchard?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Um, it's not just apples, it's all fruit, really.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I think the thing is in Britain now
0:02:23 > 0:02:28we've got such a fantastic climate for growing fruit
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and we just seem to over the last few decades have completely lost so many orchards.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Kent used to be just full of them,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36now it's just full of roads and railway lines,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40so my job I hope is to bring fruit back to Britain.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- OK.- That's fair enough. That is a very good goal.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Stephanie, how did you get dragged into this?
0:02:47 > 0:02:52I think if something's been a passion that long you should support it, really.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54It's clearly what he's meant to do with his life,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- and I love gardening myself. It's not a problem.- That's fabulous.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It is. Stephanie, what else would you like from this property?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Obviously Mark will have his orchard in the back,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06will you be involved in that business side?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I don't see why not. One thing we want is to have a tearoom and a rose garden
0:03:09 > 0:03:13where people can have their wedding receptions, that sort of thing,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15so I'd be involved in that side of things.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I'm getting the feeling, OK, we definitely want an orchard
0:03:18 > 0:03:23because Mark's wanted one since he was 11 so that's all there is to it, we're getting an orchard,
0:03:23 > 0:03:28but you're looking to run a business, but you have a lot of different ideas.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Yeah we're quite creative and, you know, it's all up for grabs at the minute.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37So if you want a tearoom, a rose garden and an orchard
0:03:37 > 0:03:39how much land are we actually looking for?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Well, that's quite problematic.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47I think that I would probably need at the very minimum about an acre and a half.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49What will you do with these apples?
0:03:49 > 0:03:55- Well, hopefully sell them in a shop attached to the property. - Next to the tearoom.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Next to the tearoom, yeah. So that would be good.
0:03:58 > 0:04:05Also make apple juice, hopefully get some cider from the cider makers around the local area as well.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- I'm interested now. - Sell that in there as well.- Exactly.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I knew I'd get there. So that would be good.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Also make jams as well, all different things.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Apple pie for the tearoom. - Apple pies, absolutely.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18All different apple recipes, yup.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20But we can't just do this in the open.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Aha, you know where I'm going here.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25So we'd either have to have some outbuildings
0:04:25 > 0:04:29or at least permission to build some outbuildings in the future.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32That's obviously quite important as well.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- We can't do it my front room.- You're quite driven by this, aren't you? - Absolutely.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39OK, so you've driven us to Evesham, why Evesham?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It's very fertile land, it's a lovely spot,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44just the right conditions for growing that fruit.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47What about the actual house you want to live in?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Is this Stephanie's department or is this yours, Mark?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Stephanie's got to have a say in something!
0:04:52 > 0:04:54You can't just live out in your rose garden.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- No, um, it needs to be detached. - Right.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It needs to have at least three bedrooms.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Not keen on downstairs bathrooms
0:05:03 > 0:05:06so if it's got a bathroom it would quite nice if it was upstairs.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09We'll try and definitely give you a bathroom,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- not IF it's got a bathroom. We'll do our best.- Very good of you!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Anything else from the property? - A garage.- Garage would be nice.- Yes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And how about period properties, are you fussed?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Is this more about the land or is there a certain type of property?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I would prefer an older property but we wouldn't rule out a new build.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32- OK.- Or even building the thing ourselves if we had to and just going for the land.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35OK. What's our budget?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Stephanie?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Can you put a price on this dream, Stephanie?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Come on, if you're the accountant this is definitely your department.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Actually he's more money oriented!
0:05:46 > 0:05:52Ah yeah, I think the very maximum to buy the land and the house,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55at the moment, would be 525.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57OK, that's a fairly decent budget.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03And I think that would be quite difficult to get, even in the current climate it will be quite...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Oh, fill us with hope(!)- Are you throwing down the gauntlet, sir?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I am because I know if two people can find somewhere...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- You two can. - Now he's sweet talking us.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15He's done a good job. Let's go. Come on.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17All right, guys. Take care.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20What a smooth talker. Now, Evesham.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon
0:06:25 > 0:06:30it was originally built within a loop of the River Avon which flows through the Vale of Evesham.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33The area is indeed known for fruit growing and market gardening
0:06:33 > 0:06:38and this also means it is one of the country's best known producers of fruit and vegetables.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43A quirk of local language gives rise to the debate as the pronunciation of the town's name itself.
0:06:43 > 0:06:50EVE-sham is the more common phonetic pronunciation but the pronunciation EVE-ER-sham is not in common.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52How very interesting. But enough about the town,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56here are some apple facts I'm sure you've all been waiting for.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Oh, these better be good Simon.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- They are. Around 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world.- Good.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Europeans eat about 21 kilos of apples each annually.- Not so good.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Apples are a member of the rose family.- So so.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- 25% of an apple's volume is air, that's why they float. - Oh, I like that one.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20And it sounds like you've had a tipple yourself, mate.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Right lover, what can 525 grand buy you around the rest of the country,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27apart from around about two million apples, that is?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30If you want to live 12 miles from Plymouth, own a coach
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and need somewhere to house it why not try this coach house
0:07:33 > 0:07:3612 miles from Plymouth? This stunning place will set you back 520 grand.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39However, if Derby is your dream location and you're at a loose end
0:07:39 > 0:07:42with what to do with just over half a million quid
0:07:42 > 0:07:45why not invest in this place? This five bedroom beast costs
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- just over the half million at 525 grand.- Bargain.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52But if you're only after two bedrooms for around that price
0:07:52 > 0:07:58and you want to live next to a river, have a state of the art gym, a 24 hour concierge
0:07:58 > 0:08:02and a riverside pool then call me, I've found one, all for half a mill.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06But today we're in Evesham pestering the estate agents and locals.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Right then, on this tray I've got apple juice here from local areas
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and I've got apple juice here from foreign seas,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16so let's find out what the people of Evesham really prefer.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- Aha. Robert, thanks ever so much for seeing me.- Nice to meet you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Do people want local apple juice or foreign apple juice?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28We all drink cider, we do, so yeah apples are good.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31All right. You drink this juice, tell me what you think of it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- OK.- They're both apple. Look at that.- That's sweet.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38What we're looking for is land with the potential for an orchard.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- This one.- You prefer that one?- Yeah.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Actually, that's the apple juice from abroad.- Is it?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Yeah. This one's from Worcestershire.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- There's that one which is in your budget.- OK.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53And we've got an acre, nearly an acre and a half.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54It's called The Orchard, mate.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- I was going to say. And look, we have trees, orchard, apple trees already on there.- Fantastic.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Thank you.- All right, no worries.
0:09:01 > 0:09:07- OK.- Sorry, that's 20 pence.- Go on. - Go on, get out of here.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Yeah people do want a bit of land.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14- Possibly, I'm not sure we've had anyone who specifically wants to plant an orchard.- Yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16But people will buy land and plant trees.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Historically we're in the right area for orchards, aren't we?
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Absolutely. Worcestershire countryside, Hereford with cider making not too far away.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Correct, right yes.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Would you like to try one as well? - I'll try one.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Here you go, you try that one.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Oh, that's the sweetest.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- That's definitely sweet. - That one, yeah.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37OK, now try that one. Tell me which you prefer and which one you think's local.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- You've been a great help. - Nice to meet you.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43All right, I'm going to tell you. The cloudy one is your local one.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- That's what we said. - Oh, you didn't say anything.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47We said that!
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Right, try these. We've got two different juices.- OK.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56One's local and one's from abroad, but which is which?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- All right, had that one. - I can hold that for you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Oh, thanks. OK, here we go.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Mmm, no competition, that's the local one.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09It certainly is. So it is worth Mark planting trees.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13It is worth it. Although I would have left it in a barrel for about a year or so.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Oh, what would you know, you're not the expert.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Anyway, never mind that, giving free drinks out. How have you got on?
0:10:19 > 0:10:20I'm so proud of this property.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22This is what they want. It's beautiful.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27It has land, it has everything they require for their new business.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29You seem very cocky. A nice bit of land with that.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34For my choice, property two, well frankly I've given them most of Worcestershire with this.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Now then, the wild card. Now our joint choice today,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39how wild does a wild card have to be?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- How about if we told you this place doesn't exist yet?- It does a bit.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Some of it does.- Some of it does.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Some of it doesn't. That's the wild card anyway.- Let's get going. Let's start with number one.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56So stop one today is my choice and this is almost perfect
0:10:56 > 0:11:00for Mark and Stephanie, it's even got orchard in the name.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01I surprise myself sometimes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Only almost perfect?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07I'll ignore that. This is a real house of two halves.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10There's one half, oh, and there's the other.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Mark, Stephanie, we're in Wyre Piddle for property number one, this is my choice.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I had a good listen to what you said and thought, "That's not enough."
0:11:18 > 0:11:21You wanted 1.5 acres, I thought I'll give you over three.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24You wanted three bedrooms, I thought I'll give you four
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and you said you didn't want a downstairs bathroom,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I thought I'll give you one anyway, we'll discuss it later.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Yes, we will discuss it later. First impressions?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- It's a really nice property. - Yeah it looks great, yeah.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- And the land? - The land is superb I must say.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- I think it's south facing there, isn't it?- It certainly is.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And you've got some trees there already and some land
0:11:45 > 0:11:48that hasn't got much on so it's absolutely perfect.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Well, Mark, you told us you have a dream.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I'll say this much about Rani's property, this will test your imagination
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- to see whether you can realise that dream.- Right.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- OK.- All right.- OK.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Yes, yes, don't look at me sideways like that, Stephanie.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Don't look at me, look inside.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Go on, in you go, enjoy.- OK.- Thanks.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Oh, you know I can see Mark's 11-year-old dream coming true,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13this is what he was thinking about.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- You think so, do you?- Yeah.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I think it may turn into a nightmare.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Oh, it's a fantastic size kitchen.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22OK Rani, pick your own.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26I'll go low. Let's see if they appreciate the fruits of my labour.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27I like it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- It's great.- Nice neutral colours.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Yes.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Lots of work surfaces.- We could live here straight away, couldn't we?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Yes.- If you wanted to change anything you could do that later.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42So Rani, is this the commercial kitchen or the private kitchen?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Well, I was thinking this could possibly be the commercial kitchen
0:12:46 > 0:12:49but that's a chat I'll be having with Stephanie and Mark, I think.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I see. So you won't share that with me?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- I want them to have time to absorb and come up with their own ideas first.- Oh.
0:12:56 > 0:13:03Oh, it looks like you've got your downstairs bathroom that Rani's...
0:13:03 > 0:13:06It's not so much of a problem because it's not going
0:13:06 > 0:13:09through the living room which is what I usually don't like.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- That's true. - It's just off the kitchen.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Provided you weren't entertaining that wouldn't be a problem.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14Stephanie?
0:13:14 > 0:13:19You walk through your kitchen to go to the bathroom, you don't see that as a problem?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- I love Stephanie.- I'm sure you do.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- It's a nice size.- Isn't it quiet?
0:13:25 > 0:13:30Considering it's on a main road that is a really quiet room.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- It's going to get quieter. The council are planning a bypass. - Oh, are they?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- Yeah.- And is that going through these fields?!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39This is a strategic gap so they can't build anything on here.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Oh, OK.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Gosh that is weird.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- We're through... So we've got three front doors effectively.- Right.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- That's a bit strange.- OK.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53So, central heated as well.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Oh, that's the stairs, it's upstairs.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00So the house must have been turned round at some point.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03The shape is awkward when you first get in there
0:14:03 > 0:14:06because you've got to try and plan is that my living room?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10but they have to remember it's not just going to be a home, this is a business as well.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- And we did say it would test their imagination.- Yeah.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14A reasonable size.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18So would this be the chimney breast, the old chimney breast?
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Yes, I think so. It looks like it's had an extension put on the back there.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25It's hard getting your head round the shape.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27It's obviously got a history.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Yeah, it's not too weird though. It's good.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33The first bedroom is part of the extension, isn't it?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- That's not part of the original kind of two up, two down?- No.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38OK, I'm getting my head round it now.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42So it's about the same size as the one downstairs.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I wonder if there's a nice fireplace behind that.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Yeah because that's probably original wood, isn't it?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51They've just painted over the top, bit of magnolia.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Oh, a touch of magnolia.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Getting inventive with the colours there.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59I would have thought he would have gone for plum.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Oh.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Fancy one?
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- OK.- Electrics are quite old by the look of it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- This is a bit of a giveaway here. - Yes, it is.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16And the door handles and things but it's an old house, isn't it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Rani, does it need rewiring?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It's only the front part of the house,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24so it would be worth getting it checked out.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28The new part is only 15 years old so that will be fine.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- So half a house may need rewiring. - OK, fair enough.- It's not too bad.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35OK so this is the new bit of the house, the extension.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Yes, yes.- OK.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40So we've got actually a third entrance hall if you think about it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44There's the front one, that little conservatory, then this.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45This is a lovely size room.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- It's great, isn't it. - It's really light.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Yeah.- You could paint in here.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- How about that. - Oh, he's in to painting.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I didn't know Mark was into painting.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Oh, my word. Gosh, another set of stairs.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Oh, right.- They didn't ask for two sets of stairs!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Well done, Rani.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Right so let's go through... Another bathroom.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10So the downstairs bathroom was a bit of a ruse.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Yeah, that's right.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15It's a really, really nice view, lovely bit of ground there.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It's just the perfect aspect, it's kind of southeast facing.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- He's had this dream since he was 11 years old.- I know, I know, I know.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27He's come in here and he knows straight away.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Have you given him a dream though?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I'm making his dream come true.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Oh, Mark I don't believe it, apples on the wallpaper and in the curtains.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42Oh, no there's somebody more mad than I am.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44You said it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48It's very good and of course I can keep an eye on my apples and pears.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53And plums and cherries. I think it's a very good property, very good property indeed.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Well, Rani, I have to say Mark and Stephanie seem a bit confused about this place.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03But not for long, Simon, I have a few ideas.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Now you've had a look around, what do you think?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10It's a fantastic property. It's got lots of potential.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Potential. Now that's what I've been thinking about.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Now you talked earlier about a tea room so we are in
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- the middle of the house, it is kind of a house of two parts...- Yes, yeah.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26So those two rooms, the old part of the house, could be your tea room and this fantastic kitchen
0:17:26 > 0:17:30is where you could bake all your fresh scones and your apple pies.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Now you also mentioned you didn't really want a downstairs bathroom so what I was thinking was
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- the downstairs bathroom just through there and the utility room could become...- The loos.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42No. No. Your kitchen.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46And that, we could seal that off, could all be your part of the house, all your living area.
0:17:46 > 0:17:52Open up the upstairs so you can still go through to the extra bedroom as well which is also office space.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- That's right, yeah. - You do need loos.- Yeah.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Outside you have got a fantastic garage, you've also got a load of car parking space.
0:17:59 > 0:18:05You could have two loos in there next to a farm shop because there's enough space.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10An alternative would be to turn the whole of this downstairs into the business,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12convert the room above here into the kitchen
0:18:12 > 0:18:15and make upstairs a flat and the downstairs the business.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19With two ideas I'm sure we'll find somewhere in the middle.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21What do you think about that?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Mark doesn't care. He's got the orchard!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I'm happy with the orchard. It's perfect.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Let's go and guess the price.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29OK.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Well, now I know you think I've just been standing out here idle in the orchard.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38That's not true. I've been sampling the fruits.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Very nice indeed, very nice. And there's a reason for that.
0:18:42 > 0:18:48Not only has Rani provided you with this land but also you've got the south east aspect.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- Perfect.- We're on the rise so we're just above the frost.- Good.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Even better though is this has a proper drainage system built in this orchard.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Brilliant.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02So it really is ready to go to make that dream come true.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06You see I have given you more than you could ever have wanted.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Yeah.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10At what price, that's the question.
0:19:10 > 0:19:17It's guess the price time. Now then, your budget is 525 at the tops.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Yeah.- Very top, yeah. - So where do we think this falls? Who's going to go first?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Stephanie, I think. - The accountant!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Always get a nice marker.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Take your time, I've got to finish my plum.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30OK, I think 425,000.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32425.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36You could probably get it for less given it needs so much doing to it.
0:19:36 > 0:19:44- Look at Mark's face.- You think I'm being optimistic, don't you?
0:19:44 > 0:19:45I think so.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- I would say it's more.- OK.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Higher. Probably about 450.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57450. 425.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01All right then I'm going to tell you Mark, you are actually the closest.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Oh, that is amazing.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06And it's a little bit more than that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Yes?- It's actually 475,000.- Right.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- So it's still 50 grand below your budget.- Yeah.- Top end of it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16But look how much I am giving you.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- It is a lot. - It's fantastic, it really is.
0:20:18 > 0:20:24- Superb.- Well, look, you may have thought this was a plum property, come and see mine, it's a peach.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Sorry about that folks.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Now my choice. This place is as quirky as Quentin Crisp and has
0:20:32 > 0:20:36masses of potential and three times more land than yours, Rani.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Is that a railway track next door? - All part of the charm, Rani.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Well, we certainly need charm on this show from somewhere because it's not coming from you.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Right folks, Rani often tells me that I'm from the wrong side of the tracks but I think for my choice,
0:20:50 > 0:20:56property two, I brought you across your own level crossing to the right side of the tracks.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59This property, what can I tell you about it?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02You wanted three bedrooms. Yeah? I've given you four.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- You wanted an upstairs bathroom. - Mmm hmm.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Well, in this property I've provided that.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- Great. - How many acres was it you wanted?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- A minimum one and a half. - And what did you give them, Rani?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Just over three.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17You gave them just over three didn't you. Well, try ten acres for size.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- My word.- I know it's a great location as well for a tea room.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- Perfect, people just passing by. - Stop it!
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Now I know where you're going, stop it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31You did say that the tea room was only kind of one business possibility.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Yes.- That's fair to say, isn't it? - It is yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36OK, well just look at the potential around here.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41But before we talk about the land and the outbuildings, what about the property itself?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Very rustic.- It is rustic, yes.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47But it's in a fantastic location, I mean look at the view at the back down there.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- And the railroad is lovely.- Gorgeous. - Well, no, it's the Bredon Hills.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54You see, see, see, you didn't even know what they were called did you?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56No, I didn't.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- Stephanie did.- No it's fine.- It is.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Do you like the look of this place?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It needs a little bit of work, would be fair to say.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- OK.- Yes, but that's fine. - Let's have a look.- Go on in.- OK. - OK, thank you.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11What's wrong with you, trying to railroad them into buying this place?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Yeah, think of a better line.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Gosh, it's a lovely view. - Nice.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- Yeah, it's beautiful.- Goodness me.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Now I know they're not sure about this place
0:22:24 > 0:22:27but I cherry-picked through the properties and this is it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30And through into the kitchen. Quite small.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It is quite small but...
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- It's got everything you need.- Yes.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Maybe there's more storage somewhere else. - Yes, what's in here.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Oh, trifle for tonight.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- OK, let's go through. - Yes, let's go through here.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49OK, so it looks like there's a pantry through here,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51which there is.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Oh, I love a pantry.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55That's what I call tradition, a traditional pantry.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57This is a lovely room.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Wow.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I don't think I've ever seen one of those.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05No. It looks like a half Dalek.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07It does!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Yes.- Yes, well as long as it doesn't exterminate.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Ah, they're talking about your fireplace.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Because what you have there folks is not some twee, twiddly little
0:23:17 > 0:23:22fancy fireplace, that is a proper working stove which radiates heat from the iron.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24That's a lovely view out there.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27You can see where you work.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Isn't that marvellous?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33You know you said at my property, you said use your imagination?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35I think this is where they really need to use their imagination.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38This is a really lovely furbished, gorgeous property.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41My property was nearly all ready set up for them.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43So what have we got in here?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Oh, a little downstairs loo.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- That looks like it's been done recently as well.- It does.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51It's a very deceptive sort of house.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57- From the other side it doesn't ring bells immediately but inside it's quite nice.- It's very good.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Yeah. Lovely.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01You see, it's like me, this house.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- On the outside... - What, neutral, bland?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- No.- Needs TLC.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09On the outside yes, it needs a bit of TLC but inside is lovely and warm.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Yes, outside it's, um, looks like it, um...
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Looks like it needs TLC but inside it's obviously had it.- Yeah.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- It's lovely.- You see? Rustic on the outside, gorgeous on the inside.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Like me.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Aren't you the other way round?- No. - You are.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- Ah, thanks. - Yeah, gorgeous on the outside.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Rotten on the inside!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I know her.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45OK, small bedroom.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Nice size, though, isn't it?
0:24:47 > 0:24:52You can easily get this single bed in here. Nice lot of books.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Given the amount of books we've got, that's a plus - we can get a lot of shelving in.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- OK.- So, through into a double bedroom.
0:25:01 > 0:25:07- It's a nice size, actually. It's got a lovely view, look at that, onto the fields.- It is a fantastic view.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11You are the king and queen of all you survey with this property.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14So, another good... Oh, a very good-sized room again.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Hey, I tell you what, that Simon, he's good at getting decent-sized bedrooms, isn't he?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21We could get a really good-sized bed in there.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Very deceptive.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28They are, you know, sounding like they think it's got a little bit of potential to live in it.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Little bit of potential? You could move in tomorrow! This place is lovely.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Yeah, you think it's lovely, but obviously they're looking for their ideal place.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Oh, tell you what, it's your favourite colour.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Ooh, '70s avocado. Lovely!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Avocado bath suite! All fitting in!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Fruit, veg - I like what you've done.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Yeah, you see, I like to provide!
0:25:49 > 0:25:53And another small bedroom, which is, er...
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- Used as an office. - Used as an office.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00It's really quiet, it's peaceful. In spite of the fact that we're right next door to the railway line,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- we haven't heard a train since we've been in this house.- No.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06That's probably because one hasn't passed!
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I'd love a train to go past now, really loud, shake it!
0:26:09 > 0:26:12I used to live next to a train line, and you get used to them.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18You know, from the outside, I thought, "That Simon O'Brien, he's having a laugh."
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- I know.- Which he does, quite often.- I know.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I thought it was a wreck, and coming in here, it's really quite cosy, isn't it?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27It's lovely.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Mark, take that. You'll need that to feel at home here.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Lord of the manor, you would be.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38- Now, obviously, the tearoom idea is out, because we're a bit more remote here.- Yes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39But, you know, ten acres of land.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45Let your imagination go. You said you had different business ideas. Talk me through it.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I think the bit on the side here, which is probably about
0:26:48 > 0:26:53an acre and a half, that would be superb for a nice orchard.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Some of it is already rented out, got an income.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57So, that's one possibility, isn't it?
0:26:57 > 0:27:02- Exactly, yeah.- We've got stables, barns, more outhouses than you know what to do with.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- You know?- Exactly, and we could...
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Useful spaces.- Definitely.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- For cider-making, perhaps. - You see!- Could be very popular.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- The potential is fantastic here.- Absolutely.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14But you would definitely need a good lawnmower.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18We certainly will do, possibly even two!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21They don't come cheap. Shall we go and do guess the price?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- I think that's a great idea. - Come along, old chap.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30You weren't taken with this place from the other side, but look at this garden.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- I know, it's gorgeous. - And the inside,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35it needs a bit of modernising, but a gorgeous family home.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Absolutely. It's a real surprise, that house, a real surprise.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Mark, we've been looking at the business opportunities here.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44But, of course, that all costs money.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45It certainly does.
0:27:45 > 0:27:52Now, you've told us the top end of your budget is 525, so it's time to guess the price on this property.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Mark, you were the closest last time.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Do you want to go first this time, Stephanie?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- No, no, it's his turn! - No?- Oh, I see!
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- OK.- Make it equal.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Yes, well, I think that will happen!
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Ten acres.- Ten acres. Yes.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Very, very difficult to price this one, but I would say
0:28:10 > 0:28:14450,000 again.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- 450? That was his winning number last time.- I see what he's doing.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Go on then, Stephanie.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24It's deceptive. I really don't know. He might be right, but I'll say 480.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25You're going to go 480.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26That's good.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Excuse me, there's a train going past! You get used to them, honestly you do!
0:28:30 > 0:28:32I didn't even hear it!
0:28:33 > 0:28:38- It is on the market for 500,000, so it's one all.- Well done.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Half a million pounds exactly.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Right.- What does that make you think?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Gulp!
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- It's ten acres of land! - It is ten acres, there's loads of
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- potential here, but of course we have got one more property for you.- Yeah.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- It is the wild card. Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Let's go.- OK.- OK.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Ah, the wild card, the wild card. Everybody loves the wild card.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I've heard on the grapevine that George Michael loves it.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13Well, I never! Now, this place is wild, wild, wild. In fact, one of the wildest we've ever shown.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18But that's what it's designed for, to take our lovely twosome out of their comfort zone.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22The wild card, the wild card, Stephanie and Mark. Will you love the wild card?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25We've brought you to the edge of Abberley, here in Worcestershire.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- Great location. I want you to have a look round at your views. Take a look in.- Fantastic.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34We're giving you here 1.6 acres of land.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Excellent.- Look next to you there.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38A little apple tree.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- Make you feel at home already. - It does.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I can see what you're doing!
0:29:42 > 0:29:43Winding us up!
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Exactly! There's the property.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Yes.- It's a property.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50What's your first thoughts?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Vegetation out of the chimney stack.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Interesting!- Yes, the roof garden does come with the property, yes.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Really nice. I think it's great.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- It's quite sweet. - You like that?- Yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Are you handy? - Oh, yes.- Yep, very handy.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- We've already renovated a property together before.- Pretty handy!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08That's good, it doesn't scare you?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- No.- No.- That's very good.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11- That is a good thing. - It scares us a bit!
0:30:11 > 0:30:16And we really want you to use your imagination now when you go inside and have a look round.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Go on. Enjoy. In you go. - OK.- We will. Thank you.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- That went better than I thought.- It did.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Well, they haven't seen inside yet, have they?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Wow.- Oh, it's not been lived in for a long time, you can smell it.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Well, not by human beings!
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Yes, well, it's definitely a wild card, isn't it?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It's wild in here, Simon and Rani!
0:30:47 > 0:30:50It is a bit wild.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Good at plastering? We've done it before.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- We've done it before.- Yeah. I think this is a new challenge.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58We'd have to see where the damp's coming from.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01It's all down that... Well, it's everywhere, actually.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03The ceiling hasn't bowed.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05They're not being really negative.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08It's, "There's a bit of damp, we've done it before."
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- They're completely unfazed by it.- Yeah.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13OK. One, two, three rooms at the top.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Which one shall we do first?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Let's have a look in this one.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Right.- Yeah the ceiling's really gone here, hasn't it?
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- It's come away.- Needs redoing.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Over there by the window as well.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30What a sad little house, isn't it?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- Oh, don't be sad. It's a nice house, isn't it?- It is a nice house.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Just needs someone to give it a big hug. You, Stephanie.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Well, a bit more than a big hug, actually.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45- OK.- But have a look through here, it's a lovely view, isn't it?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Guess that's where the orchard would go.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53- Yes, that's fantastic.- It's beautiful, nice lots of protection. It's not dark, get lots of sun.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Funnily enough, someone's redone the windows. - Yeah, yeah at some stage.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Quite recently, those windows have been redone.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Yeah, brand-new windows, double-glazed, ready to go.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Actually, it doesn't look too bad. Of the three, it's the best.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10What's the ceiling like?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Yes, ceiling's a bit cracked.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14What's this in the corner?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17OK, airing cupboard.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Hey, look at that wallpaper in there!
0:32:20 > 0:32:25Oh, that's tremendous! What we need is a multi-millionaire to come along.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26It might not take that much.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30OK, the roof probably needs doing, and the plastering, but...
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Looks like I might have a new job!
0:32:33 > 0:32:37You see, they've done it before, they're not scared to do up a property.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38They're very practical people.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42You can tell that, they're looking past
0:32:42 > 0:32:46those minor faults, like the fact that it's covered in damp and falling to bits.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Right, there's a door here.- Right.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Oh, it's a cellar!
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- Oh, wow.- Funnily enough, the cellar doesn't smell any more damp
0:32:54 > 0:32:56than the rest of the house - a good sign.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- Stephanie hasn't mentioned it, and she's got a nose for it. - She certainly has.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Serious damp here.- Yes.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Well, they often are, aren't they?
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Nice and cool, though.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- You'd have to be a serious wine buff, wouldn't you? - Hey, look at this.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Come and look.- Oh!
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- That's fantastic.- It is, isn't it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Somebody's been making cider.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Well, it's definitely a wild card, isn't it?- It is, yeah.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28They've got a sense of humour, those two, haven't they?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30They definitely have!
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- Yes, we do have a sense of humour, don't we?- We do.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- Well, I do.- Well, yeah, kind of.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36It's different to mine!
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- Well, that was an experience! - It was.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Right, let's go through into here.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- OK.- These lovely terracotta tiles.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49It's got damp on the walls coming up as well.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Yeah, it's damp everywhere. - Oh, damp, damp, damp!
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Come on, look on the bright side.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56There's lovely terracotta tiles!
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- They're damp as well.- Oh.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- Right.- Ah, it's the downstairs bathroom.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Just what you wanted.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Just what I wanted.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Let's have a look and see what we've got here.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Oh. Steps down.- Uh-huh.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- It's the kitchen.- Watch the head.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Wow, that's a pretty rustic kitchen.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20It's a very basic kitchen, that's for sure.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23So Rani, do you think that kitchen needs modernising?
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Let me think about it.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Great cupboards, great unit...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Yeah, completely!
0:34:29 > 0:34:31It's nice and bright anyway.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- This little sort of utility sun room.- Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- Lovely views.- And, er...- Plans.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Plans. Somebody has plans.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Hang on, they've spotted the plans.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45You know what? I think we should go and talk them through it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46I think we should. Come on.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- Here we are.- Here we are, Stephanie and Mark.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Just wipe the cobwebs off you there!
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Before you went in, you were optimistic, but Stephanie, I did think you sounded a little bit sad
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- whilst walking around. What did you think of the place? - Well, it is a sad house.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08Somebody has absolutely loved it, and then they've grown old in it, and it needs a lot of work.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10It's been somebody's home, they've loved it,
0:35:10 > 0:35:15and it's just got too much for them over the years, and it's really sad, walking round.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17But you weren't fazed, though, I've got to admit.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- Stephanie, you were like, "Yeah, a bit of damp there, that needs replastering."- Yeah.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- Is this something you'd be keen to do, maybe renovate a property? - It's doable, yeah.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30There's another option as well. Your keen eyes did notice these plans.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Now, they give you permission to substantially extend this house.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Lot more living space on the ground floor, plus a conservatory.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40You'd be happy to learn, the bathroom would move upstairs!
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Good!- And as well as that, you'd create an extra bedroom,
0:35:43 > 0:35:48and two of the bedrooms would become en suite, so it would become a very desirable detached property.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53Either of those options would cost a pretty penny, we guess.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- Yeah.- First of all, let's discuss one figure. Guess-the-price time.
0:35:57 > 0:36:04- All right.- Now, you're one all at the moment. Your budget is 525, but how much is this baby worth?
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Who wants to go first?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Stephanie.- I'll go!
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- He's such a gent!- He is!
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Well really, what you're buying is the land, and the house needs a lot
0:36:17 > 0:36:19doing to it, and it needs to reflect that.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Originally you wanted some great land, and that's what we've given you.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24You have.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I think it needs
0:36:26 > 0:36:33- at least 100,000 spending on it. so I wouldn't expect to spend huge amounts to buy it, so 220.- OK.
0:36:33 > 0:36:39- 220,000.- Gosh, it's such a difficult one to put a figure on, to be honest.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I'm hopeless at this.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- It's hard, isn't it?- 250,000?
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- 250,000?- Yes.
0:36:46 > 0:36:53I'd like to tell you you were very close, but unfortunately, Stephanie, you're actually 200 grand out.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56This place is worth £420,000.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- No, somebody's asking that!- Yes, that's what it's on the market for!
0:37:00 > 0:37:02And you discuss those figures.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07100 grand, I don't think you're far off there. 80, possibly, to completely refurbish this place.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12The extensions, an estimate around kind of £180,000 there.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- So there is a lot to spend on this place.- It is.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- But what you're buying, look at these views. - I know, they're fantastic.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22To get planning permission in this area is nigh on impossible.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23We are deep in a green belt here.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28So much so that we think, if you look at the plans, a trade-off to extend
0:37:28 > 0:37:31would be that the outbuildings would have to be demolished.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34That's how tight we think it is to get planning permission.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37So, we're talking big figures there, right?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39So that's a lot to think about about this place.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43We've also shown you, of course, two other gorgeous properties,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46which had their own ponderances, didn't they?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Yes, they did. - You've got a lot to think about.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50So now then, take yourselves away.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Decide which one you would like to test drive.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- OK.- OK. Serious decision.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- See you in a moment.- Good luck.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01And whilst they do that, here's a quick reminder for you at home.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Well, house one was my choice, and if it was a fruit,
0:38:05 > 0:38:08it would be a grapefruit - cut down the middle into two segments.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10And a glace cherry on top?!
0:38:10 > 0:38:15No, that would be ridiculous. But the price isn't. 475 grand.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21Oh, I get this idea. Well, if my choice, property two, was a fruit, then I think it would be a...kiwi.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- What, small and furry?- No.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27It doesn't look great from the outside, but once you get inside it's sensational,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29and the price, £500,000.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Well, if the wild card was a fruit, it could only be one thing.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35What, a pear, because it's gone a bit pear-shaped?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37I was thinking more of a mouldy peach.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Oh, because once a thing of beauty
0:38:40 > 0:38:43in terms of taste and aesthetics, but someone has let it go a bit.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Yes, exactly. On for 420 grand.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52So, here we are at the wild card, ready to test drive it, and I've got to say,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54pretty surprised.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57I didn't think you were going to go for this one at all.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00What swung it round for you guys?
0:39:00 > 0:39:05Well, to be honest with you, the first property you showed us, Rani, the orchard was beautiful, it was
0:39:05 > 0:39:09absolutely perfect in every way, but the house, we weren't quite so impressed with, were we?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- It's a very odd house. - Very strange.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- A bit quirky.- Fair enough.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- OK.- The second one really did make us think.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22We were thinking outside the box with that one, Simon, it was a really good choice. Lots of land.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27- I'm not sure if it's very suitable for an orchard, to be honest, it's very open.- Right.- OK.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30But the house, we liked that much better than the first one.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32This one, we think it's overpriced.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36OK, that's a fair comment.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40But it does have a lot of potential, so we'd like to explore it more.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- Fair enough. - Talking about exploring it,
0:39:42 > 0:39:47our furious ferret of a property surveyor has given this place the once over.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49And he's come up with a bit of advice for you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Now, the first thing is positive news.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55He's looked at the outside. Structurally there doesn't appear
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- to be any major problems, so that is fantastic.- That is what we suspected.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Also, as far as the refurbishment goes, you know, there's not that much needs doing.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06All he said was, you'd have to take the roof off,
0:40:06 > 0:40:09do that again completely, strip all the plasterwork
0:40:09 > 0:40:11and do that again, lift every floor...
0:40:11 > 0:40:13OK, OK!
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Completely damp course everything, et cetera et cetera. In other words...
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- A lot.- We all know, it needs gutting and starting again.- Yeah.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24But the upside of that is, you can give all the insulation and everything
0:40:24 > 0:40:29a much higher specification than it's got at the moment and make this place your own.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33It's not a legally-binding survey, and you know as well as anyone that if you were
0:40:33 > 0:40:37going to purchase this property, you've got to get a full survey done.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Oh, we wouldn't even think about proceeding without.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41You are very wise, you are very wise.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44But all in all, a lovely, lovely old place.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- OK, enough chat. Are you ready to test drive?- We are.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Mark, have you still got your torch handy?- I have.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51All right then, off you go - watch out for cobwebs!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Enjoy.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Shall we get stuck in as well?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- Yeah, we better had.- Yeah, come on.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03They're not wasting any time at all in looking at the plans.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06It's a really exciting property, this one. So much you could do with it.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10So on the plans, this becomes part of the kitchen,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12so you could make a really nice kitchen diner in here.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Shame to knock all those outbuildings down, but they can keep them.
0:41:17 > 0:41:23And it looks like Mark's going to plant his trees already. Jumping the gun a bit, isn't he?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27You gooseberry fool, he's testing the soil to see if it's compatible with growing apples.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31You almost sound like you know what you're talking about! First time for everything!
0:41:31 > 0:41:37The tearooms aren't built yet, so they're having an al-fresco cream tea. They've got all the gear.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42Looks like they don't want to spend time in the house, spend the test drive out of it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47- Out of it? Must be the cider. - Oh, don't be silly, Simon. - I never fer-ment it!
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Mark and Stephanie, you've now spent a bit more time in the orchard.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- How did it feel?- Well, it's a very pleasant place to be.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Yeah. We did some soil testing, so it's ideal for fruit growing.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03- Just slightly acidic soil, so that's really good.- So that's positive.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Very positive, yes.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Is the ground suitable in other ways?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10It is, it's quite wet.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Is it?- Almost as wet as some of the rooms inside!
0:42:14 > 0:42:17OK, all right, all right, don't labour the point!
0:42:17 > 0:42:21All right, we have a very big question for you now.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26To buy or not to buy? What is your answer?
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Stephanie looks to Mark, Mark looks to Stephanie!
0:42:30 > 0:42:32The tension builds!
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Well, I think we need to look a bit more into it.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38The plans for the new house look quite good.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41As I said before, I think they're asking a bit too much for it.
0:42:41 > 0:42:48My estimate was well below what it should be, perhaps, but we're certainly not going to run away.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53- OK.- And we're going to have a serious delve into what we could do here.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56But we can't pin you down
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- any more than that?- All we're going to say is, we're not scarpering.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- OK, fair enough. Well, we are! - We certainly are!
0:43:03 > 0:43:07But if you ever do open a tearoom, maybe we can have a free cuppa and a scone!
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- Any time.- Oh, that would be fantastic. And some of that pressed apple juice of yours!
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- Put it in a barrel, leave it to ferment, I'll be back!- OK!
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Thank you very much indeed.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- You take care. Bye bye.- Bye.
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