Brown-Lamont Trash to Cash

You ever looked round your home, decided it needs a clear out,

but you're not sure where to start?

Don't worry, you're not alone.

Thousands of houses up and down the country have unused

and unwanted items.

But, fortunately, help is at hand.

Indeed it is, with a little know-how,

a lot of hard work, we'll help you turn your trash into cash.

Today, we're in Chelmsford in Essex to help somebody clear

out his mountains of clutter.

Now, this may look an unassuming, lovely bungalow,

but inside is a secret world of junk and jumble.

We've already looked round, now it's time for you to have a look.

There's no mistaking a hoarder here.

As soon as we go through the front door, we're confronted by clutter.

The living room is littered with little bits that just clutter

the place up and need to go.

Across the hall and into the office,

and it's a study in how much junk you can fit into one small room.

In the master bedroom, there's no hiding the mess.

And no seeing the floor. Although, at least you can see the bed.

There's nowhere in this house that's escaped

our clutter-collector's attention.

Moving into the kitchen, it's a haven of junk and jumble.

Step outside and there's more of the same.

Unwanted items leaning against the house.

And the finale of this trash tour, a shed full to bursting.

You see, I wasn't joking, was I?

But today's clutter-clearer has decided that enough is enough.

The person responsible for this hefty collection of junk

and jumble is Simon Brown-Lamont.

Simon is a psychologist who's lived in this house for ten years.

And could clearly do with putting his mind to

the pressing matter of his out-of-control clutter problem.

This is the first real house I've ever had.

So, unfortunately, I went a bit overkill with storing it

and stocking it up with furniture and such like.

Now it's got a bit overcrowded. Need to pare it down a wee bit.

A wee bit? Now there's an understatement.

Our mission to reclaim Simon's home

is only half the story today, though.

Cos he's hoping that we'll be able to make some money

from all of his junk.

Looking for about £350 to put towards

a really exotic holiday for me.

To me, a perfect holiday would be travelling by open-top car

along the Pacific coastal highway in the middle of the summer.

Fantastic. That would be great.

That sounds like an amazing trip,

so let's hope we can help Simon achieve it.

This is no job for the faint-hearted, though.

Firstly, we've to clear those piles of clutter that have taken over

so much of Simon's house.

And then we need to raise some money by selling off everything

he's getting rid of, to put towards that trip of a lifetime.

Luckily, for Simon, girlfriend Trudy's here to help

and she's adamant it's time to act.

As long as I've known Simon, he's needed decluttering.

He's got so much stuff

and I'm here today to make sure that he gets rid of at least 70% of it.

Trudy, that's music to our ears.

Before we all set to work, though,

Simon and Trudy have to agree to the Trash To Cash deal.

OK, so here's the deal.

Now, Simon and Trudy, I know you want to raise £350 here, today.

And, of course, me and Mark will help you all we can.

But in exchange for our expertise and our advice and that,

of course, of the Trash To Cash team.

I'd like to raise exactly the same amount of money again

for a good cause of your choosing, OK?

-Do you agree to that?

-Sounds good.

-Yup, absolutely.

If we're going to this properly,

one thing I need you to agree on is that all the items that you decide

to declutter, everything has to go, nothing goes back in the house.

-So, at the end of the day...

-Yey.

-..it's donated to charity.

-Do you agree?

-Yes, yup.

-Excellent.

Now, what I want to do to add a bit of spice

and excitement to the day is split us into two teams.

So, me and Paul against you two. No, only joking.

Right, Paul, you get the beautiful, young lady.

Simon, that means I'm stuck with you. Oh, well.

-Come on, then, let's get started.

-Wey!

Oh, well indeed, Mark.

Cos I've got a feeling you'll be on the losing side today

as we try to raise £700.

We'll be selling to private dealers and local shops,

but most of what's got to go will be sold at the grand house sale.

We also have the services of handyman Danny Wood,

who can repair, refurbish or revitalise

all manner of things that we think can be sold on.

But now it's time to stop the talk and start the action.

-Ah, there you are, a bit warmer in here.

-Ah, it is.

Now that I feel sorry for Simon, ending up with Mark.

-We're on the winning team.

-I know, I'm glad I got you.

Ha-ha, good stuff.

But I wanted to see what this room here is, actually.

Now, what does Simon use this for?

It seems to be a multi-use store room, or something.

For work, playing pontoon and games on his computer.

-So, pretending he's busy.

-Pretending he's busy.

-OK, fair enough.

Yeah, but mainly his office.

I wanted to ask you, actually, why has Simon got all these cameras?

Where have these all come from?

Cos he's like a kid in a sweety shop.

He gets on that little, square thing and he thinks,

"Oh, haven't had that. That's a new one".

-Then he orders them.

-A lot of online shopping.

-He does.

-OK.

Well, what you tend to find with cameras like this, it's fantastic,

top-quality, but technology moves on so fast, doesn't it?

But it's actually been rather a long time.

The camera, as we know it now, was invented in the 19th century,

for proper film cameras.

But they do think now that a long of the original paintings

were done using a camera obscura, which is a type of early camera.

So, it's amazing how long it's been around, really.

-But do you think some of these can go?

-Oh, yes, definitely.

I think the digital ones are a lot more environmentally friendly.

Cos they don't need the film processing and so on.

But I do know there's at least ten, if not 12, of these cameras.

I think you could be looking at a couple of hundred pounds.

-So everything adds up, doesn't it?

-It does.

Tell me, I mean, he obviously uses this slightly as a library.

It's got lots and lots of books. Has he read all these?

He's read the books, but he doesn't really need them any more

because if wants anything, he's got an iReader.

-OK.

-So that holds 600 books.

-Wow.

So, he can't turn the pages very easily any more

and I'm certainly not going to sit there and do it for him.

I think with this top shelf, here.

I think we're looking at about £20, that sort of price, all right.

So, things do add up and it would help to declutter this room.

Cos, let's face it, what does he actually use this room for?

-Well, the computer, mainly.

-So it's just all around this area, here.

-Yeah. So these books and things, he hasn't touched for a long time?

-No.

Right, OK. Well, he's a very lucky man, do you know that?

Why?

Cos onsite here, today,

we have a fabulous makeover team that are dying to get in here.

And I think they could transform this into something

that's more usable, more functional.

-So he knows where everything is.

-When's the skip coming?

-Ha-ha-ha.

Promise they'll be no skips, we'll try and rescue as much as we can, all right?

Absolutely, Paul. We don't do skips.

And, out in the shed,

Simon and I are taking a look at some real money-making opportunities.

Well, Simon, let me have a pew here for a moment.

This wheelchair, it doesn't look very loved and very used.

But it looks like a racing bike.

It looks like a super-duper one.

What's the story on this?

Yes, it's a very lightweight frame, lightweight wheels on it.

-Easy to move around on a hard court.

-So, what was its purpose then?

For basketball, things like that.

And I used it to exercise with the trike attachment to it.

So I used to go across country quite fast on it.

-It looks very funky.

-It is, it's a really nice, little machine.

I got to be honest, Simon, it looks fairly unused.

It fairly is, yes, I'm not very funky myself.

Why, you know, why you getting rid of it? You don't really do it, no?

No, it, sort of, doesn't suit me any more, really,

since my condition deteriorated.

And that's why you want to get shot of it, yeah?

Yeah, basically I can't use it

and someone should be able to get some use out of it.

Our team have had a look into it and we've actually got a buyer

interested in this and this thing as well.

Now, you have to explain this, cos, to me,

this looks like a cannibalised BMX.

-What is it?

-Very close.

It converts a wheelchair into a trike.

So you're able to hand-pedal it, as it were.

Use the hand pedal to go across all sorts of terrain.

Up hills, down dales.

Gives you good exercise and a great deal of mobility.

Also, comes with batteries, so it gets up

and down hills without giving all the effort.

Wow. It looks like a mad unicycle. What a smashing bit of kit.

-It is lovely.

-Really well engineered.

Again, it's got all the gears down the bottom.

But this doesn't look like it's been used for a while

and it's in good nick.

-No, again, yeah.

-OK, I got the point.

-It got some use.

Right, so our team have got a buyer for this and this lined up.

-Fantastic.

-And we've done a lot of research

and it turns out that their value is somewhere between £150 and £200.

Great.

So this is where we're going to have to get you to push the price on.

-Yeah.

-Give me them puppy dog eyes.

While we wait for the buyer to come,

I'm going to have a look round and see what else I can find.

Great.

I reckon we've matched or even bettered your 220 quid

from the study, Paul.

As well as the wheelchair and cycle attachments,

I've also spotted some unwanted garden tools and a box carwash kit.

They'll do nicely for the house sale.

Well, congratulations, Mark.

But, actually, there's still stuff in the study.

And if this room is going to be transformed,

then even more needs to go.

So, Trudy and I have carried on looking and have got a few

more items to add to our growing collection of bankable clutter.

There's one item here that I wanted to talk to you about.

This old stool, who uses this?

Well, he makes me sit on that if I'm in here,

cos he's obviously got his nice, comfy wheelchair.

Gosh, I bet you don't hang around too long, then.

That's very uncomfortable, isn't it?

So, what we could do is to give that to Danny, our fabulous handyman,

and I think he could, sort of, restore that a little bit.

Smarten it up, make it a little more comfortable, all right?

-And I think that must be a tenner for our house sale.

-Yeah.

That sound all right to you? All right.

And one last thing I wanted to talk to you about. This here.

OK, well, this one looks like it might have been handed down to him.

You're probably looking at 1950s, 1960s.

It's a good quality, nine carat gold, gents Omega watch.

Very, very popular.

So I think we could find somebody, a specialist buyer

or somebody's who's interested in watches, for this.

Well, I think this is very, very sellable.

People are always looking for these designer names,

things like Omega, Rolex, are one of those names you look for.

The quality of the movement is all important.

This, actually, is a nine carat gold case, which is great.

But the value does tend to be how accurate the movements are.

Sometimes you get them that are waterproof, shockproof,

seamasters, cosmonauts watches, all that sort of stuff.

But I think at least, sort of, £50-£70.

-I mean, does that sound all right to you?

-Yeah.

OK, so we've got maybe a couple of hundred quid in cameras.

We've got 10 or 20 quid in books, 50/60 quid in a watch, at least.

We've got a chair that Danny's going to make wonderful.

And we've got to send the makeover team in.

-So time for a sit down, I think.

-I think so.

Sit down(!)

There's no time for that

if you're going to turn all that lot into some serious cash.

Don't worry about us, we're well on the way to victory.

Anyone could talk a good game, Paul. But the proof is in the selling.

And talking of selling, potential buyers have come to the house

to take a look at the wheelchair and attachments from the shed.

Simon, I've brought two very glamorous,

young ladies to look at the items.

Ladies, this is Simon, he's going to tell you all about them.

Right, let me tell you about these little pieces of equipment I've got

and why I've got them.

First off is a rollator, really ideal, obviously for somebody,

probably someone a little bit infirm on their feet.

Unfortunately, I'm a bit too infirm on my feet for this.

It's a great, little piece of kit, really.

Obviously, more important to me, is the lightweight wheelchair.

Primarily designed for hard court sports,

such as volleyball and basketball.

But a very good, sort of, all-round piece of kit.

Very easy to put into a car.

The chair folds down, the wheels take off, folds up, it's lovely.

Attached to this, I had the hand cycle.

Another, I consider a fabulous piece of kit.

By attaching this to the front of that chair, it turns

into a three-wheel trike, which you can hand-cycle around town.

So, not using the wheels at all.

You get plenty of exercise, really builds the upper body strength.

Great start, Simon. I think your sales pitch is working a treat.

And I can sense that these two ladies may make a good offer.

I wonder if it will be as high as the £150-£200 we're hoping for.

How are you and Trudy getting on, Paul?

We've jumped into the Trash To Cash van

and are heading to a dealer's shop to try and sell the gold watch.

While we're en route, I thought I'd take the opportunity

to try and find out a bit more about Simon's hoarding habit.

So, how has he actually accumulated all this stuff?

Cos he's a lot of stuff, hasn't he?

Mainly, I think, being that they've got that weird thing

called the internet, which he can go and play on at any time.

Right.

And he, sort of, like browses through and thinks,

"Oh, yeah, that sounds like a good idea."

And, "Oh, I haven't got one of those." And, "Oh, that's new."

What's nice is the house is starting to take shape now,

it's starting to become less cluttered.

I mean, how do you think Simon's going to feel about that?

I think he's going to feel really good.

And the best thing about it, for me, would be

having a house where I can actually manage to walk round

without having to, like, struggle and climb over his wheelchair.

Do you know what? It's amazing how much of a difference you can make,

just be decluttering things you don't want any more.

You've got your life back again, haven't you?

Before we start selling, though, I've got some advice

to help Trudy hopefully get the £50-£70 we're looking for.

-So, you're OK, quite confident?

-Yeah.

All right, well the money side is down to you.

I'll help you all I can.

But my top tip, actually, is try and be as friendly as possible,

try and understand why the gentleman wants to buy this watch

and what he's going to do with it.

Get yourself on a level playing field and I think you'll be fine.

-Okey-doke.

-All right.

BELL RINGS

-Wow. Look at this.

-What a gorgeous shop.

-That's fantastic. Hello.

-Good afternoon.

-Hi, is it Chris?

-It is Chris.

Hi, Chris, I'm Paul, very pleased to meet you. And this is Trudy.

Hi, Chris, nice to meet you.

-We did mention on the phone that we had a watch to show you.

-Yup.

Would you like to show the gentleman?

-This is amazing, isn't it?

-Right, gosh, thank you.

-There we go.

It's a beautiful shop.

In quite nice condition.

It's no problem at all

and we'd certainly be happy to make you an offer.

-OK.

-Oh, fantastic.

'Well, so far, Trudy's doing a good job.

'But how will she fair with the haggle?'

What sort of offer would you make?

-Well, I would have thought, in today's market, say £50.

-£50.

Any chance of a little bit more, it's for a friend of mine.

-Well, we could certainly go to £55.

-OK, that sounds fair.

-That's OK, is it?

-Yup.

-Thank you very much, indeed.

That's a great start for our team.

An old watch, that's been lying around, not used

and not wanted, turned into £55.

Yeah, Chris gave us £55 and I think, in the market, the way

it is at the moment, we weren't really going to get anything more.

So, yeah, I'm happy with that and I hope Simon is.

The pressure is now on Simon to seal the deal on the wheelchairs.

The company that I come from have decided that we'd like

to donate on the equipment that we buy from you, if that's possible.

What were you looking to achieve financially from the sale?

Well, obviously I need, sort of, your guidance on this.

I mean, you know, the easiest answer is as much as I can get,

but I'm easy to be guided.

Now I know it's going to hopefully give some value to somebody,

it'd be fantastic.

Now, I was thinking about £250?

Yeah, I think that absolutely, really does please me.

Yeah, it'd be great if it could go to something like that.

-Fantastic.

-That'd be fantastic.

Yeah, well, normally I would encourage Simon to haggle,

but because we're all working for the same aim and it's a generous

offer, I'm going to encourage you to accept the offer and shake hands.

-What do you say?

-Oh, yes, please.

-All right, we've got a deal.

That's a great result. Bagging 50 quid more than we were hoping for.

Between us, we've banked over £300 already.

Putting us well on the way to our £700 target.

But today isn't just about making money.

It's also about clearing Simon's home

of all the unwanted junk and jumble.

And while we've been selling,

the Trash To Cash clutter busters have been hard at work.

Clearing, tidying and transforming the house.

The shed was bulging with so much stuff you couldn't get in it,

but, already, lots of it has gone and the floor is now visible again.

The transformation of the study is also well underway.

We'll see what Simon makes of it once our team has finished sprucing it up.

First, though, it's time for a little chat.

Simon, how does it feel now your house is starting to empty out a bit?

It's great. It's a feeling of relief.

Do you think this is going to impact you in a really good way?

Yeah, I think it is.

I've just got used to the clutter and it stifles me.

It'd be nice, to just have a clean slate, start again, really.

I can't complain about not being able to get about places

when I can't get about my own house.

Exactly. I'm hoping you'll be doing pirouettes and 360s in the hallway.

Well, I think it's going to be helping me with my dance career.

Now, what's the charity you've chosen and why that charity in particular?

Well, the charity I've chosen is Help For Heroes.

It's a charity I feel absolutely passionate about.

I don't think our soldiers choose to go out to warzones

and, political issues aside, they just do their job.

I think we owe them a responsibility,

whether you agree or don't agree with the war, the situation,

they've done their job, they've served, we should look after them.

So, you're aiming to raise £350 for yourself

and the same again for the charity.

What are you going to do with your money that you raise?

Well, I'm, I want to put it towards a real, sort of, holiday that

I've always wanted to do, which is travel the Pacific coastal highway.

From Seattle in Washington, down to San Francisco in California.

Some of it I always wanted to do on a Harley, in my biking days.

But, obviously, I'm a lot older and I do like my comfort a lot more now.

So, yeah, I just want to get an open-top car and rumble on down.

Well, let's just hope that we can raise at least £350

to make your dream come true.

Thank you very much.

Well, it's fantastic to hear that Simon wants to donate to a charity

that supports British soldiers, wounded in current conflicts.

But if we're going to reach our £700 target, we'd better get cracking.

I've taken Trudy outside to talk tables.

Now, Trudy, I wanted to ask you about this garden table, here.

Now, I've got exactly the same one at home but it has six chairs.

What happened to the chairs, do you know?

No, Simon bought it on the net

-just cos he had friends round for a party last year.

-All right.

So it had no chairs with it, it was just the table.

-So he bought it purely for a one-off occasion?

-Yup.

-And he hasn't used it since?

-No.

-No, just the table, right.

Well, this is a great, solid wood table.

I mean, it will last forever if you look after it.

But it does need to be stored for the winter.

Somewhere like the shed would be ideal.

-It would've been if the shed had been clear.

-Yeah.

You couldn't get it in there so that it's rotting away.

But, you know, we spend an absolute fortune on our gardens.

Something like £3 billion a year, here in the UK, on gardens.

And, also, something like, over the course of your lifetime,

you spend £20,000 on your garden. It's a lot of money.

-I live in a flat.

-Oh, right.

That 20 grand must be sitting in the bank somewhere.

It must be somewhere else, I think.

It's obviously not in my bank, though.

-So, are you sure that Simon wants to get rid of it?

-Yes, definitely.

All right.

So, something that he bought for a one-off really,

wants to be put into new hands.

Someone that can use it.

-And if I said, sort of, £30 at the house sale.

-Yeah.

That sound all right to you?

Yeah, let someone else enjoy it for this summer.

Now I know that Mark and Simon have already been in the shed,

so there'll be nothing left in there.

-So let's keep looking inside.

-OK.

That's right, Paul.

Don't even bother with the shed, cos the A-team have already

pulled out all the money-making items in there.

But don't forget, we're not here just to make money.

Simon also called us in to create much needed space

by getting rid of his mountains of unwanted clutter.

Our team have been hard at work and it's time to find out

if the study gets his seal of approval.

Now, earlier on, Simon, Trudy and Paul decided this room needed

-a good declutter and a tidy up, bit of a makeover.

-Right.

So our team have been in here and done the business.

-Do you want to have a look?

-Yeah, too right.

-Are you ready?

-OK.

-Let's go.

-Come in, mate.

Wow. Ha-ha-ha. That's really different.

-How was it before, then?

-Where's my stuff?

-My stuff!

SIMON LAUGHS

-You can move around quite freely, now.

-That's fabulous, isn't it?

-I can actually see it.

-What do you think of the motorbike prints?

Oh, that's phenomenal. That's really, really good.

-That's fantastic.

-And this cupboard's been reduced.

So you can actually reach all your stuff, there.

It makes such a difference. It seems...

Actually, there seems to be some room in my study.

-Which I have seen for donkey's years.

-Are you happy?

-I am, very.

Yeah, it's absolutely great.

That's what we like, a satisfied customer.

The room looks brilliant.

There's space for Simon to move around and the personalised

artwork, highlighting his love of motorbikes, is a stylish final touch.

Well, with that makeover successfully done,

I think it's about time we found out how much money we've made so far.

There's no arguing that I've made a cracking start today.

Simon and I have sold the wheelchair

and attachments for the fantastic sum of £250.

Cha-ching.

Well, Trudy and I have managed to get £55

for the gold watch from the study.

A good result, but I'll admit, we've got a bit of catching up to do.

We may have a healthy lead,

but Simon and I aren't hanging around and have moved on to the kitchen.

Well, Simon, I think we are well ahead of the game,

especially getting rid of the wheelchair and that.

We are steaming ahead. So, no worries there.

Let's start looking around here.

What is going on with this?

These should be in your living room, shouldn't they?

-Well, I would if I had some space, yeah.

-Right.

Well, they may come back into fashion one day,

but I'm not going to hold my breath on that.

Are you really using them?

Well, they're really surplus to requirements.

They're just holding even more clutter.

I think, what we could do with these, is we could get shot of them.

To be honest, as they are, they're not worth a lot of money.

But we have the magical hands of Danny, the DIY man,

who can turn these into items of wonder.

And, rather than being worth a pound or two,

they can actually be worth, perhaps, I don't know, 20-30 quid.

-Let's see what he does, yeah?

-Fantastic.

The thing about timber is, every year, there's nearly one

and a half million tonnes of wood waste created by industry in the UK.

So, this could just add to that equation.

You know, the landfills are just filling up with timber.

Whereas, you can just recycle it and turn it into money.

-Absolutely.

-Now, I've noticed over here.

-You have got a cabinet full of rhinos.

-Yes.

-Please explain why.

Well, I was once likened to a rhino because I'm big, I'm calm and

I just chew grass, but if I focus on something, I tend to charge at it.

I don't see the resemblance, but your jumper's a very similar colour.

-Yeah, ha-ha.

-That's quite nice,

but you're quite happy to get shot of them?

Yes, absolutely.

Well, they're all quite nice. You've got some timber ones in there.

Some of them little, sort of, chalky ones here.

We've got to be looking at, sort of, 20-25 quid, the lot.

There's just money everywhere, waiting to happen.

-Are you happy to get rid of those?

-Absolutely, yeah.

I'm going to get the team to clear those cabinets out

and take them to Danny.

While we've been busy sorting through all the clutter,

handyman, Danny, has been working hard on some of our items.

He's got the stool from the study.

And if you have something similar, in need of a re-style,

here's how to do it.

Start by cutting some foam to the correct size, using a sharp blade.

Then place the foam onto the seat and fit the new fabric over it.

Lastly, attach the fabric using a staple gun,

pulling it tightly and pleating the corners.

Now we have a refurbished stool that's ready for a new owner.

It looks good, Paul, but I'm hoping that Danny can do

an even better job of refurbishing the units from the kitchen.

Firstly, sand down the old paintwork, leaving a smooth surface.

Then, apply an undercoat and allow to dry.

Once dry, paint with the colour of your choice.

And, voila, what a once unfashionable, black unit has

been transformed into minimalistic items, perfect to be rehomed.

We'll have to wait until the house sale, though,

to see who will come out on top and be the master of the auction.

It's been a long day as we've tried to make £700 by ridding

Simon's home of all its unwanted junk and jumble.

Although the sun has gone down outside, inside, there's still

time to add a few more items to our stall to guarantee victory.

Now, Trudy, let's pop in here a second.

Now, while Simon and Mark aren't here,

I've got some bad news.

-What's that?

-Well, they're actually in the lead.

But don't forget, we have all that lovely stuff

to sell at the house sale.

-So, you still up for that?

-I am.

-Positive thinking.

But tell me, what is this thing here?

Simon's mum bought him it, it's a reflexology thing for the feet.

-And, no, he's never used it.

-Right, OK.

Well, that's the sort of thing, it's a gimmick, it's quite modern,

it looks amazing, doesn't it?

I think that's perfect for the house sale.

I mean, it's amazing how much we spend on items we never use

or we use maybe once or twice.

-All right.

-Like Simon.

-It looks like it's all working.

-Is he quite a shopaholic then?

-Well, his mum bought it for him.

-But he's never used it.

-But he's never used it.

-OK, well, if I said, sort of, £15-20 would that make any sense?

-Yeah.

All right. That definitely can go.

Now, He's quite partial to the odd cigar, isn't he? I noticed.

He used to smoke quite heavily. But he doesn't any more.

It's the sort of thing that's

perfect for cigars and keeps everything nice and airtight.

This is quite modern, but it's made from rosewood,

which tells me it's possibly from India.

And it has this beautiful, satin wood inlay,

which gives it a bit of stringing around the edge.

But what I love about it is the mark on the top.

Just look a the detail, there.

All this has been carved out, then replaced.

Beautifully done and a lovely finish.

I mean, I think, I know Simon wants to get rid of this,

and if I said £20, maybe £25 for that?

-Yeah, that sounds good.

-And that adds up.

I think that's a lovely, lovely box, indeed.

Now, we also have another camera accessory here, a tripod.

These can be very expensive, you know, these tripods.

Does he have the camera to go with it, do you know?

If he has, it's probably up for sale, anyway.

OK, that's going to go up.

We might get rid of that with the other camera stuff.

-If not, it's five or ten quid.

-Yeah.

-So it's adding up nicely.

Well, there's one thing I wanted to discuss. It's this.

-A bit of '70s memorabilia.

-I must admit, I've never seen it before.

It must have had so much junk on it that it just got hidden.

Do you know, it's amazing when you start to declutter,

you can come across items you haven't used for a long time.

You see it with a whole, new, fresh pair of eyes.

I think that's fantastic, it's modern,

it's a bit of '70s retro, it's wonderful.

But leather is very collectable in its own right.

I mean, it goes back to about 5,000 years.

And there have been known to be examples from about 1300 B.C.

It's a real last if you can look after it.

But as a bit of retro, nice example.

I mean, if I said, sort of, £10 or £15,

-does that sound all right to you?

-Yeah, sounds good to me.

-All right.

-So that's £55 without even trying, all right.

-Yeah.

What have we got to worry about? Simon and Mark, look out.

Look out?! I'm not worried.

When I was a young boy, I learnt that this called a COD,

which is an abbreviation of chest-of-drawers.

That's what the antique dealers call it.

Now, you two, are you still talking away here, are you?

Talking about antiques, Paul. Might confuse you, that subject.

We've been busy and we've managed

to look at lots of interesting items for our house sale.

Excellent. How much money have you made? More to the point.

A few pounds, a few pounds.

-Oh, a few pounds, we made hundreds, so on you trot.

-OK.

Winning team, aren't we, eh, Simon?

Right, chest-of-drawers, made of pine.

Nice and solid, unusual configuration. This is how

I know it's not old, don't even need to look in the drawers.

-It's got two drawers over the top and then seven below it.

-Oh, yeah.

Now, in Victorian times and into the Edwardian period,

you'd have two drawers, followed by either three, sometimes four.

Maximum I've ever seen is five. But seven, didn't really happen.

So, this is a modern piece of furniture.

30 years old, perhaps, something like that. But it's solid.

It's made of pine and it's a good lump.

So, still saleable, still serviceable.

It will be here when you and I are dead and gone.

At the house sale, we'll get a specialist buyer down here

and that is a £50 note waiting to happen.

-That's great, lovely.

-Yeah.

In the corner, there's a pine-looking blanket box there.

If that's going, that's got to be 10-20 quid.

So, what I'm seeing, is another room full of cash.

Now, as I can see, you can't move round here too easily, can you?

-Not really, no.

-If you weren't in a wheelchair,

you couldn't move round here too easily. I'm stuck here.

-I think this room is ripe for a makeover.

-Oh, yeah.

We need to get some room.

We need to get some of this stuff out of here and give it

a real, new lease of life.

-What do you say?

-Absolutely, great.

-OK.

-Fantastic.

Well, do an eight-point turn and let's get out of here.

Well, I think our massive clearout mission today has come to an end.

We've been ruthless as we've gone through the house,

ridding it of junk and jumble.

The study has been transformed from a den of mess into a tidy

and functional work-space.

The kitchen has become a clutter-free zone. As has the shed.

And the living room now feels like a place to relax.

And we're not stopping there.

Cos while we're selling at the grand house sale, the Trash team

will be busy transforming Simon's cluttered bedroom.

But after a long day rooting through the junk and jumble,

it's time for us all to catch up and find out how well each team has done.

Well, it's been a very long day, guys.

And it's still the same day, just.

So, what I want to know, have you enjoyed yourselves?

-Yeah, it's been a great day.

-Yeah, pretty good.

Paul, what's your best item so far?

Funnily enough, the item we've sold.

We sold a lovely Omega watch, £55.

-55 quid, not bad. We didn't do quite that well, did we?

-Nah.

-What did we get, Simon?

-250.

-Yes!

More importantly,

do you reckon you can sell all your items at the house sale?

We can give it a try.

I think we've got some great sellable bits and pieces.

-Are we confident, Simon?

-Absolutely, always.

-Yeah, definitely right.

After our big clearout, Simon, Trudy and the team have been

inviting friends, family, neighbours and locals to the house sale.

We've got a vast array of stuff to sell.

But with a target of £700 to make,

just from selling Simon's clutter, it's going to be no easy feat.

So far, we've already made £305 between us,

which is a cracking effort.

But all that matters now is selling as much stuff

on our stalls as possible.

For as much money as we can.

It's been nearly two weeks since we was here at Simon's house

and cleared out all his unwanted items and clutter.

But that's only the first part of the challenge. Here's the next bit.

That's turning that trash into cash.

But thanks to a lot of hard work,

we've got a fantastic turn-out for our sale here today.

I think it's about time we declared this house sale...

ALL: Open!

The bargain hunters aren't slow to get stuck in and start browsing.

Let's just hope most of them spend their money with Trudy and me.

It's good see we've already got interest in the cigar box.

Yeah, I'm interested in the box.

Well, you've found one of our nicest items, there, sir.

Are you a cigar smoker, do you like cigars?

I'm not a cigar smoker, it's just the box, really.

Do you know what, the box is beautiful.

It's rosewood. There's mother of pearl.

And, do you know what,

I have a feeling this guy's name is Steve, which means...

-There we are.

-S. And look at that.

-We are hoping for £20 for this one.

-£20.

How does that sound?

What about if we throw in the puzzles as well?

-These ones here?

-Yeah.

That's how to make Mark Franks in one easy move. There we are.

-How about 25 quid, the lot, sir?

-25, OK.

-Is that all right with you?

-No way, 23.

-23.

-23.

As it's got your name, got an S on the box.

I think it was meant to be for you.

Thank you very much. There you are.

£23, that's a cracking sale to start.

You better begin worrying, Mark.

Worried?! Not at all. Watch and learn, my friend. Watch and learn.

My friend is interested in it for her hallway,

to put things in and she's asked me to come along.

-How rich is your friend?

-Well, not very rich.

-Cos you look very wealthy.

-Oh, right.

-You do.

What would you like to offer?

-15?

-£50, that sounds wonderful.

-15.

-Do you hear that? 50.

-That's absolutely super.

-50, we've got a deal. Let's shake on that. 50 quid, brilliant. Pay up.

-15.

15. It's the way you Essex girls talk, isn't it?

Is that the best you can do? 15?

-20?

-21 and we've got a deal.

-That extra pound will make all the difference.

-There, there we go.

-Thank you.

-Look at the diamonds in that ring.

-Lovely, thank you very much.

-Thank you.

That's the blanket box that was cluttering up the bedroom, gone.

And hard cash in its place.

And I've got a plan for making even more from it.

-£21.50 and I'll throw in a rhino, how's that sound?

-Yes, sure.

She's bought a rhino.

Another 50 pence isn't to be sniffed at,

especially when Paul is selling hard.

But I find having a little bit of fun with the customers is what helps.

-Very nice.

-Very nice too, yeah.

-Do you come here often?

I can't remember.

-Do I look nice?

-No? I do, don't I?.

How much would you like to pay for these items?

Close your eyes, I've got a surprise. Close your eyes. Close your eyes.

Keep them closed. Keep them closed.

-It looks good.

-How much would you like to pay?

Umm...

-£5?

-£5, I think that's fair enough, yeah.

-Are you happy with that, Simon?

-I'm very happy with that.

There we are, we got a deal. Thank you very much. Thank you.

-Thank you to you.

-Wear it home, you look great.

It's a shame you sold that hat, Mark.

I thought it looked rather fetching on you.

This is no time to talk headgear.

If we're going to reach our target of £700, we need to keep on selling.

It's a good job, though,

that today's crowd seem to think there's loads of bargains to be had.

It's amazing,

I don't know how he's accumulated all the goods that he has.

He must be a shopaholic. No, there's some wonderful stuff here.

If people can't find a bargain here, they won't find one anywhere.

Well, actually, I think it's particularly on my stall

where the bargains can be found, starting with some of the books.

How much for the book, please?

-Are you thinking of going on holiday, then?

-Yes.

-The Lake District, that's my neck of the woods.

-Really?

I'm not far from there, I know exactly where this is.

-Yup, it's Hawkshead, have you ever been up there?

-No, no.

Do you know what, it's well worth a visit, actually.

These books are amazing, all full of photographs.

So, that's four quid for that one.

The Millionaire's Book Of Quotations.

-Very good.

-How about a fiver for those two?

-That's fine, thanks very much indeed, cheers.

-Thank you, sir.

A fiver for just two books.

With the amount of books on our stall,

if we keep those prices up, victory could be ours.

That's a lot of books to shift and perhaps it wasn't such

a good idea to sell The Millionaire's Guide before you've read it.

It may just have given you a few tips on how to win today.

Possibly so, but we haven't got time to read,

there's buyers just waiting to part with their money.

-Yes, who's first?

-The swingball set.

Look, ladies, you might have got this. Is that for the back garden?

-Yes.

-All right, well, that's hours and hours of fun.

It doesn't need a battery. It's one of those self-sufficient items.

-If I said a tenner for that, how does that sound?

-OK, then.

-Is that all right with you?

-Yeah, a tenner's fine.

-There we go, if you take the lady's money.

-There we go.

Well, Paul, respect where it's due. You've made some good sales.

But we're not hanging around either.

Simon and I have left our stall for a minute to see

if we can sell the chest-of-drawers from the bedroom.

One of Simon's neighbours, Bev, has expressed an interest in it

and has come over to the house to have a proper look.

-Right, you know Simon, don't you?

-Certainly do.

Right, now this is the chest-of-drawers

or as we call it, Simon?

-A COD.

-A what? What's that mean?

-Chest-of-drawers.

Right, do you want to go have a look at it?

It's big.

Yup, as you can, a seven-drawer chest-of-drawers.

Obviously, it may seem quite modern.

-No, it's good.

-Yeah, I'm looking for about 30 quid for it, Bev.

-Umm, 25?

I'd rather have 30.

I'm not very good at haggling and I think it's well worth 30, isn't it?

-In that case, Bev, we could go to 40.

-Um, possibly not.

-35?

-Oooh.

-No, I'll stick you at 30.

-35, on my knee. Begging, begging.

Please, I beg you.

-How could I say no?

-Yes.

-Ha-ha-ha.

Oh dear, has no one ever told you that it's rude to beg, Mark.

I suppose it did get you another fiver, though,

so I bet Simon's pleased.

Yeah, I was really impressed with that.

I mean, quite happy, asked my price, 30 quid, settle for my price

and then Mark stepped in, gave it the old flannel

and that was it, she was another fiver down.

Fantastic. If I'd have done it, I'd have lost the fiver.

Stick with me, Simon, and I'll get you earning extra fivers

and tenners in no time.

And we'll need to get those extra pounds because Paul

and Trudy are working hard, selling as much as possible.

-Ah, perfect.

-Absolutely meant to be. That'll last forever.

I mean, that leather, just give it a good scrub

and it will last you for ages, that.

-So, how much?

-Well, we were hoping for a tenner,

but I do know that you've bought something already.

-Yes.

-So we are doing discounts.

-So how about 12 for cash?

-THEY ALL LAUGH

That's an excellent deal.

There's a few bits missing on the top, as well.

-Yeah, and that's not right.

-That would knock our price down.

-How much?

-Eight?

-£8, that sounds, it's music to my ears.

That's a great result, getting £8 for the footstool from the living room.

The house sale is in full swing

and things are flying off both the stalls.

And money is flying into both of our tins.

-Make me an offer I can't refuse.

-A tenner.

No, I can refuse that, easily. Yeah, watch.

No. That's how easy was that was.

-Yeah, I think £3 is fair.

-OK, £3 is fine by me.

Right, if you don't have a body like Peter Andre by next week,

you can bring it back.

An offer of, say, 15 quid?

You can make it, you look like a wealthy man,

you can do better than that.

-I've gone in at my best price.

-You've gone in at your best price!

-I bet you haven't.

-How much do you bet?

-I bet you a tenner.

-Never gamble. 16?

-Oh, you're a hard man. All right, then, 16.

-See I told you, that's a tenner you owe me.

-Right, 16 quid, please.

See, never settle for the first price.

Keep pushing and you'll probably get offered a bit more.

Even if it's only a pound.

I reckon, with deal's like that, that the buyers here today

have to rate our selling as better than Paul and Trudy's.

Out of Simon and Trudy, Simon was probably the best haggler.

I would say that both of them were very good.

Both of them were very good indeed.

Out of the two, I think Simon was the best because he said £2

and I ended up going to three then five. So I don't know how that happened.

We're not letting that get us down.

And I've stepped indoors to deal with a couple of buyers,

interested in two of the video cameras from the study.

OK, now it's the turn to sell these cameras,

-remember the cameras that we had?

-Yup.

I thought we'd come away from the stall,

give us a chance to have a closer look at them.

And I have two gentlemen,

hopefully interested in buying both these cameras.

So a little tip here for you. You remember when we sold the watch?

-Yes, I do.

-Try and make a nice conversation with someone.

We've got a fellow enthusiast here, with cameras.

Try and get on a level,

get chatting about what they're going to with them.

Sell the idea of owning the camera to them.

-And hopefully we'll get these away.

-OK.

-All right.

-We're looking probably £30-40 a camera.

-Right.

-If you look after those for a second.

-I will do.

-I'll go and get them.

-Right, OK, here we are, Trudy. Now, then.

-Hello, Trudy.

-All right?

-Hello.

-OK, now, remind me again which one was which?

You both wanted cameras but which one? Yours was the Cannon, was it?

-Yes, the Cannon one.

-And yours, the Panasonic.

-Panasonic.

-Right.

So, have a good look at them.

-And are you keen, sort of, amateur photographers, you two?

-Try to be.

Try to be. Right, OK. You know more about these, Trudy?

I think they're absolutely brilliant.

I mean, they're so compact, they'd even fit in my handbag.

And so easy to use, which is what I always go for, I think.

Totally idiot-proof. TRUDY AND PAUL LAUGH

-But, no, they're really good. We were thinking about £50 for this one.

-40?

-45?

-Done.

-Sound all right to you? OK.

-And this one, say...

45?

-40?

-Yeah.

-Lovely. Thank you.

-Brilliant.

-That sounds lovely, well done, boys.

-Thank you.

-So you both happy?

-Very.

-Very happy, yeah.

-Excellent.

£85 for the two cameras is brilliant.

The money is really rolling in now.

It might well be,

but I think you're still going to be on the losing side today, Paul.

Don't be so sure.

With a load of potential customers still browsing the stalls and

a target of £700 to reach, there's still plenty of deals to be done.

I can see you've found Ronnie Corbett's hoover.

-Ten, keep them coming. Lovely.

-Right, anybody else now?

-My lovely assistant will help you with the change.

-The glamorous one.

Yes, the glamorous assistant.

-You into martial arts?

-Yeah, it's good.

I'm going to get behind you, Simon.

State-of-the art ones here, what have we got?

Oh, there's here just for you. Men Of War. Eh?

Terror And Conflict, there we go. Intergalactical Space Wars.

-Two of those, please.

-That's four quid. Thank you very much.

-You don't want to make it three for a fiver?

-Oooh.

Another one there, how about that one? Three for a fiver.

-Oh, what a hard salesman. Hey?

-Great job, thank you very much.

-Another satisfied customer and more money in the tin.

-Nice work, Paul.

But Simon and I aren't letting up in our selling either.

That's the nicest ball in Essex. We was hoping for £25 for that.

-A bit lower, maybe.

-We might have to haggle, mightn't we?

-A little bit, yeah.

-What's it worth to you?

-Three quid?

Did he say three quid? I thought he said a fiver.

-I thought he said a fiver.

-Did you?

Did anyone think he said three quid or was it a fiver?

-Fiver.

-All right, fair enough. It is a good cause. Top man.

I didn't have the power of the army behind me.

PAUL: Using military force, is that allowed?

There's nothing in the rules to say we can't, Paul.

And if it helps us win today, even better.

We're not just interested in the money, though.

We've also been helping Simon get his house back

after ten years of clutter-collecting.

Reclaiming rooms that were disappearing beneath the junk

and the jumble.

Simon's bedroom had become

so cluttered it was almost impossible to move in.

But that's all changing.

The Trash To Cash team is hard at work, clearing, tidying

and re-ordering it.

I can't wait to see Simon's face when he sees the room once it's finished.

The crowd still look like they've got money to spend.

So I think it's time we raised the stakes even further

and see who will rule the option of our handyman items.

OK, can we have everyone's attention, please.

Calm down a minute. We've come to an exciting part of the day.

-Can I have a woo?

-ALL: Woo!

Right, it's now time to auction off our handyman items.

Now, I know Mark has a lovely bedside cabinet,

sort of cupboard, over there.

But we have this fantastic stool, here.

Now, believe it or not, ten days ago,

or just over ten days now, this was a complete wreck.

It was an ordinary stool, you wouldn't have given it house room.

But our fabulous handyman, Danny,

has turned it into something quite special.

-It has now a foam bottom.

-I reckon a nice beach chair.

That's nice, great for somebody who maybe

wants something for the garden or for a computer.

And what I'm going to do is auction it off to the highest bidder.

There's no reserve price.

This is going to be sold here today. OK.

£2, there must be somebody for two quid. £2 at the back, I have there.

Do I see four anywhere?

-That lady there, that's £4, were you scratching your head?

-Ha-ha-ha.

That'll do as a bid, I'll take that £4. Want to make it a fiver, mate?

Five with the gentleman there. Thank you very much. Do I see £6 anywhere?

£6, come on, there must be somebody. It's lovely.

It took ages to do this. £6 there, thank you very much.

Member of the force in there, £6. Do I see £8, sir?

-£6?

-Eight.

-£8, we have, thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Can we make it double figures? Who wants to make it a round tenner?

Come on, there must be somebody.

A round tenner to that gentleman, there.

Anybody else want to come in? We have £10 here.

I want a massive round of applause, please. After this.

-Well done!

-Thank you very much.

-He did well.

-He did all right. I'm just a little bit concerned now.

-Bit nervous, are you?

-Little bit nervous.

-Aah, see.

Was that praise there, Mark?

The pressure's now on to get a good price for the units.

I've got these two lovely cabinets which Danny restored.

Who's got £1? Straight away, pound there. Two? £2?

Somebody put there hand up over there, two, three, three, four.

Anyone got five? Soldier, must be a £5 soldier here, somewhere.

-Five, thank you, sir. Six, sir? Six?

-Six.

-Six. Seven? Eight anywhere?

Eight, sir, please. Stand by your beds, £8.

I've got to beat Paul, eight. Nine? Nine? Ten? Ten. 11? 11.

11? 11! There's a good man. Ha-ha-ha-ha. Any more for any more?

Can we see 12?

-Going once at 11, can we see 12? Pretty please, come on, guys.

-Go on.

Go on! 11.50, who's got 11.50? Last chance, 11.50.

£12 there! Wonderful.

£12. Any more for any more?

-Going once, going twice, Paul, Simon, are you happy?

-Happy.

-Happy, sold!

Gone to the gentleman there.

All we've got to do is get some money. Well done, guys.

Take that, Paul. Ha-ha.

There we go, victory is mine.

Smugness doesn't suit you, Mark.

It's now getting towards the end of the sale and everything must go.

Any stuff left at the end will go to a charity shop.

So, as we lower our prices, there's even more chance to bag a bargain.

He looks rich. Is your dad rich? Is your dad rich? Yes or no?

Is he generous? I bet he's got a few bob, hasn't he?

Is he a really good dad?

Yeah? I bet he's going to give you loads of money to buy that, isn't he?

-Two quid.

-Is that it?

-I'll give you two quid.

You can do better than two quid, surely?

One note, any note, any note will do.

A bluey, bluey, is that a fair price?

-I think so.

-Do you want change. Say no.

-No.

-Good, that'll do.

Yeah, no, no, yeah.

All right, there we are, lovely. Thank you very much indeed.

You're a gentleman.

Another fiver in the tin

and I'm afraid you're going to finish second best today, Paul.

The house sale is not over yet, though.

There's still time to make what could be the winning sale.

Anybody else now? Come on, final deals of the day.

-Spend some money, come on then.

-What size are you?

These are great for you, look, here we are.

Look at, what size are you?

Lovely, top man.

-£5 for the boots, is that an offer?

-Is that each boot, Paul?

-How much money you got on you?

-I'll give you a fiver.

-How much money you got on you?

-More than that, I have.

-But I'll give you a fiver.

-Please.

-Fiver.

How about a nice travel bag? For your travels.

-Happy?

-Yes, very happy.

-Yes, that's fair enough.

All right, OK, you've got a couple of books.

-All right, that's a nice leather jacket, eh?

-Hm-mm.

-How much money you got?

-How much my mum wants to give me.

How much money do you want to give him, Mum? Don't point that at me.

How much money you got?

Only 50p on me, but Mum doesn't love me enough to give me anything else.

-Oh, no, your mum doesn't love you enough.

-No.

-Are you unloved?

-Yeah.

Oh, dear. She looks like such a great mum as well.

She does, it's just an act.

-She is a lovely mum, isn't she?

-Depends.

-How much do you love your mum?

-A lot.

-A lot.

-Enough to get another quid off her?

-Enough to get another quid off you?

Take it all back and I will.

-You're a brilliant mum and I love you a lot.

-Yey!

-I'll go with that.

We'll have another quid off Mum. Come on, then.

Just throw it all in there, I'll have the lot. Go on. And your 50p.

Sling it all in. Every penny counts.

The money's been rolling in and bargains have been had by all.

We bought an excellent accessory kit for the Wii,

which the kids are going to love. That's brilliant.

And we bought some PC games and Lauren bought a little rhinoceros.

Today, my granddaughter and I bought these hats.

I should probably become the town crier. Yey-yey-hey-yey-hey-yey.

I got a really good deal on my HD camera.

So I'm very pleased with it.

There's still stuff to go, though.

We're having a final sale now.

Anyone that hasn't bought anything, things are very, very cheap.

-Videos 50p.

-Come on, guys. Last chance to spend some money with us.

Don't think of yourself, think of people for presents, you know. 50p a book.

Who hasn't spent some money with me?

Have you spent any money with me yet? Are you sure?

I should cocoa, she says.

There must be something here we can interest you in.

Lovely, thank you, darling.

Thank you very much. You've been very generous today.

That's a great camera tripod. Thank you very much for that.

-Guess how much that is.

-£2.

-Spot on.

-I think it's over, mate, don't you?

-Absolutely.

-A-tten-tion!

Dismissed, the sale is over.

Well, that's it.

I think we've had a pretty successful day,

but now there's nothing more we can do.

The items left over will be going to a charity shop because,

don't forget, it cannot become clutter again.

Before we get to the all important results,

there's the little matter of the makeover to reveal.

Now, Simon, do you remember on the day of the clearout, we went in your

room, couldn't actually get in there, couldn't move, you remember?

Yeah, it was very cluttered.

Now, just remind me what it was like in there?

Well, it was really set out, basically wrong for me.

I couldn't get my wheelchair down the side or the end of the bed

and it was just cluttered and uncomfortable, really.

So, Simon's bedroom desperately needed making over,

but what will he make of the results?

Oh, wow. Is this the same bedroom? It's so much lighter.

Oh, good grief, that's amazing.

You can actually get round.

I can, look. All the way to the end of the bed.

Brilliant, a clean wardrobe and everything. Fantastic.

Wow.

That's really cool.

And the clock. That clock is great.

-Are you a happy bunny?

-Yes, I'm a very happy bunny.

Very happy bunny indeed.

-Yeah, that was really worth waiting for. Ha-ha-ha.

-Good stuff.

-Great.

-Right, shall we go and tell them we've won?

-Absolutely.

-I mean, go and check the figures.

-We have won.

-I'm sure.

-They couldn't have beaten us.

-No, not a chance.

Thank you very much, yeah, lovely.

Simon clearly loves his new-look bedroom. And what a transformation.

He now has space to manoeuvre around and the theme

of personalised, motorbike artwork is carried on from the study.

Simon now has a bedroom that's perfect for relaxing.

We've also been busy around the entire house.

The Trash To Cash team has removed unwanted clutter, tidied

and cleaned throughout.

Creating a junk-free home for Simon to finally enjoy.

But now, it's the moment of truth. Have we made our £700 target?

And, importantly, which team has grabbed the glory

and turned the most trash into cash?

OK, the day's now finished. It's been mad.

Lots of deals have been happening over your stall,

-we've had lots on our stall as well.

-We have.

Right, well, now it's time to find out exactly how much we've made.

Before we do, Trudy, did Paul behave himself today?

-Paul was an impeccable gentleman as always.

-Makes a nice change.

-Simon, what a lovely bunch of people you had round today.

-They were great.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Yes, I did, had a lovely time, thanks.

-Good fun.

On the count of three, I think we should open the boxes.

One, Two, three.

-Oh.

-Wahey!

-Well done.

Well, do you know what, you've smashed through you £700 target.

You've actually made £845.65.

-Now, remind me what your charity was again?

-Help For Heroes.

-Well, they get £422.83. And you two get £422.82.

-Absolutely brilliant.

A few weeks later and Simon is really feeling

the benefits of his newly decluttered home.

There's a lot more, sort of, breathing space in the house now.

Rooms actually feel more comfortable to be in.

And it's spurred me on to get fitted wardrobes made,

which I can now get into.

And it's great, it's a feeling of space.

There's no part of my bedroom that's out of bounds for me any more.

I can reach everything. It looks better.

It looks friendlier, it looks warmer.

And although he's still saving for the trip to the American

west coast, Simon has already managed a holiday in Orlando

and a dream driving experience.

Doing the programme has enabled me to, not only go to Orlando,

which was fantastic and I'd already had that booked, but enabled me

to get a big V8 car for ten days and I had a fabulous time.

That was really, really a special time for me.

Well, let's hope Simon also achieves his west coast dream trip soon.

But, for now, he's chuffed at the money raised for his chosen charity.

It was lovely to be able to raise some money for Help For Heroes.

It's a charity that is very close to my heart.

And I've always wanted to do something for them.

Which I could do.

So doing this gave me an opportunity to give something back

to the people I really, sort of, respect.

You know, I've really enjoyed myself in Chelmsford

and it's been a great day, hasn't it?

Yeah, you didn't come last, you came second.

But we raised a lot of money. A good bloke and a very good cause as well.

If you want to see how we do next time, join us on Trash To Cash.

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