0:00:02 > 0:00:04Finding the right home can take months or even years.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08And even then you might not get everything you're looking for.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10My mission is to prove
0:00:10 > 0:00:13that getting hold of a renovation project can be the perfect way
0:00:13 > 0:00:15of obtaining your dream home.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19So I'm on the hunt for run-down wrecks with the potential to become a des res.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22But renovations
0:00:22 > 0:00:26can easily turn into nightmares, so fear not, DIY-phobes.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30I'm going to find a ready-to-move-into pad that doesn't need a day's work on it.
0:00:30 > 0:00:36So my mission is to find our buyers finished homes that are ready to move into.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39So will today's buyers opt for one of my renovation projects?
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Or will they play it safe and go for one of my readies?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Today, we're house hunting in the picturesque area
0:00:54 > 0:01:00of Perth and Kinross in Scotland, around 40 miles north of Edinburgh.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06In this area, an average house costs around £166,000,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09which is 26% below the national average, so I'm hoping
0:01:09 > 0:01:13our house-hunters today will get a lot for their money.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Retired coach driver David and wife Joan are two house-hunters in a hurry.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21They've recently sold their old house in Derbyshire, so at the moment
0:01:21 > 0:01:25they and their ten-year old Westie, Shona, are living in their mobile home,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29far from ideal when you should be enjoying
0:01:29 > 0:01:30a nice, comfortable retirement.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The plan is to relocate to Joan's and David's native Scotland
0:01:33 > 0:01:36to enjoy the fresh air and open spaces.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41But before we can find them their dream retirement home, we need to find out
0:01:41 > 0:01:45exactly what they're looking for and who's up for taking on a wreck...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and who wants a ready.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48'Hi, my name is David.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50'Hi, my name is Joan.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:53We've had the motor home for four years
0:01:53 > 0:01:59and so we decided when we wanted to look for a home in Scotland, the best thing would be to live
0:01:59 > 0:02:05in the motor home, be able to go to areas that we might like to live in, and because we're in the motor home,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08we had actually a chance to see what the place was like.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11This is good for you cos it means they can live in the mobile home
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- while they're doing up a renovation. - Yeah, yeah!
0:02:14 > 0:02:19The budget that we've set aside is approximately £220,000.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21I would want a ready property because it makes life easy.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27I'd sooner take a little longer and get exactly what we want.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29OK, if it's a lot more work, so be it.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Three bedrooms, sort of, is just about the right number.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37A bungalow because we think as we're getting older,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39it would be a better proposition.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43I like a decent sized kitchen, I don't like a tiny kitchen.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I would like a double garage if we could get one.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I like a large living room..
0:02:47 > 0:02:49And we would like a view as well.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53They're used to living in a very confined space.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Everything we show them is going to be palatial by comparison.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I've got an assortment of tractors, actually.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I've been heavily into tractors since about 1978
0:03:02 > 0:03:05so that's my hobbies and of course, this is
0:03:05 > 0:03:12a problem when I start looking for a house. Where am I going to have the space to put these?
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- Some people have stamps. Some people have...tractors.- Tractors.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Are you getting the impression that the house is almost secondary here?- For sure.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23They want all that space for the tractors, the nice garden, the views,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27and they've got to park their mobile home. That does seem the priority.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29But if you listen to Joan, the more she talks,
0:03:29 > 0:03:34the more she starts talking about big living room, big kitchen...
0:03:34 > 0:03:36This is going to be property that's in high demand.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- It's going to be "ouch".- It's going to be compromise, isn't it?- It is!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I'm sure we can sort something out.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Good luck.- Yeah, thank you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48David and Joan have a wish list on a tight budget.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55They're looking for a three-bedroomed bungalow with a scenic view.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Joan wants good-sized rooms and a garden to potter around in
0:03:58 > 0:04:04whilst David wants plenty of outside space to park his tractor collection and their mobile home.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09That's a lot of property for just £220,000.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18For my first ready, I've brought us to the village of Scone,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21just two and a half miles outside Perth.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25With a nearby church, Post Office and a selection of shops,
0:04:25 > 0:04:30this location offers a great blend of town and country.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33This pretty, three-double-bedroomed bungalow
0:04:33 > 0:04:38is on the market for offers in excess of £232,000.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41It's a little over budget but it should be right up Joan's street
0:04:41 > 0:04:45as it's ready to move into. Plus it's got a garage and a shed,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47which should keep David happy.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51All sounds very impressive, Jane, but is there room for the mobile home?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Well, Jonnie, I think we're about to find out.- Here they are.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I think this is them.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Wow, that's a big beast.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02That's good. No wonder they're not worried about having a house.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04That IS a house!
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I'll have a 99, please!
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Hi, guys.- Hello, how are you?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I'm very good, thank you.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Did I pass the first test of getting the mobile home on the driveway?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20You have managed the first test, yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- We're in. That's the main thing! - What are your first impressions?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- It looks nice, actually. - Mmm.- You sound surprised.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33Well, I didn't know what I was going to see. It does, it looks nice.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37'So far, so good. The mobile home looks right at home.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39'I'm not sure David and Joan will be, though.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43'That main road doesn't scream peaceful retirement property to me.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48'Well, if they like the rest of the house, the road might not be an issue.'
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I wanted to bring you in here first
0:05:50 > 0:05:54to a lovely warm kitchen.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Come on round.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00I wanted to gauge your first reactions really from this.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- I'd have liked it a bit bigger.- Oh.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Not a good start then, eh?!
0:06:06 > 0:06:11You've got a little seating area there and there's a dining room straight across the way,
0:06:11 > 0:06:16and just behind this door, a large utility room, which you'll see on the way out to the garden.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Does that not help?- Mmm.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- Jane, come on.- I'm clutching at straws here, Jonnie! Help!
0:06:25 > 0:06:29What are you thinking? This is a great opportunity
0:06:29 > 0:06:33for Jane and myself to find out what works and what doesn't.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37You're not saying a lot but your face is speaking volumes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38It's not working for you.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Is it too small?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Well, yae and nae.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45That's good. That's a good answer.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51'Mmm, looks like Joan's going to be a tricky woman to please.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57'At least I've given her the big, bright living room she was after, plus three good-sized bedrooms
0:06:57 > 0:07:01'and remember, for these guys, the outside space is just as important.'
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- Well, Joan, I feel that I've failed you miserably with the kitchen. - No, you haven't.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10So I'm hoping that I can impress you a little bit more.. Come on up here.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13..in the garden, cos you do like a nice garden, don't you?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Yes, I do. I like footering about in the garden.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19This is a nice garden, something that you can keep on top of.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Lovely lawned area, which is currently being used as a playground.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I'm sure there's going to be a few tractors there.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29And of course, there's vegetable patches for you, David, and a little shed.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31So quite a nice space out here.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33No, it's a good-sized garden.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I like this garden. I can just...
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I can see me using this garden to its fullest.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42David, what would you want to do here? I'm thinking...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45The shed is going to move so I've then got access
0:07:45 > 0:07:48and I can bring my tractors into the garden here.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I won't have this bit of grass to cut.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54So it will be a play area cos it's where all your tractors will be!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Definitely! Because there's tons of room to get into here.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It's made up for the kitchen for me, anyway!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Oh, I'm glad! What about you, Joan?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- He can do that if he wants, I'm not too bothered.- I've got a question.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10You're not getting a massive kitchen and he's taking over your garden with tractors.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12What's it like living with these tractors?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16As long as I get the shed as my workshop, I'll settle for that.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21'At least they're now talking like this house might be a possible.'
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I like the garden, I like the access and there's plenty of room,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29so it ticks the boxes that we wanted from that side.
0:08:29 > 0:08:36I think possibly with the kitchen, I wouldn't mind trying to extend the kitchen out to make a square.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39The kitchen I could... come to terms with.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42And I don't like the mirrors on the built-in wardrobes
0:08:42 > 0:08:44so they would have to go.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I get the sense that Joan's not really sold on this place.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49'I think we're going to have to keep looking.'
0:08:49 > 0:08:51She's a tough cookie, that's for sure.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53She knows what she doesn't want.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56OK, it's all about the kitchen and living spaces.
0:08:56 > 0:09:02My concern, though, is I think they want quite a lot for a fairly limited budget.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05For a detached bungalow with land,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10there may be some compromises, and Joan doesn't sound like someone who's willing to make those yet.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Jane's first ready just wasn't roomy enough,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17so to give Joan and David the inside and outside space they're after,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I'm going to gamble with my first wreck.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25We've come just six miles down the road near the village of Kinfauns.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29The house is a two-bedroomed former lodge with its own paddock,
0:09:29 > 0:09:34on the market for offers over £175,000,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38leaving 45,000 of their 220K budget for renovations.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42This house has everything they want - spacious rooms, views,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46plus over an acre of land. But there is a compromise.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's next to a busy road.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51I think you mean motorway, Jonnie.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Well, at least it's handy for heading off in the motor home!
0:09:55 > 0:09:59The road would bother David more than it would bother me.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- I've no neighbours. - No neighbours. You want neighbours?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Aye, to a certain extent.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Well, you've got a farm up there, that little track there,
0:10:07 > 0:10:12and just over the other side of that road you've got Kinfauns, a small village.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16So it's a case of getting the flags out and signal, "I'm still alive."
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Oh, you'd get a zip wire wouldn't you? This is... Look..
0:10:19 > 0:10:25you said you wanted land, bungalow and views.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Are we prepared to look inside?
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- Yes.- Yes, we'd like to look inside, yes.- OK. Let's look inside.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37'So whilst the road's not a complete deal breaker, it looks like I'm going to have to wow them with the house.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41'I'm not sure the dated decor is going to do that, Jonnie.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43'Yes, but David IS prepared to take on a bit of work
0:10:43 > 0:10:46'and I think the changes here are more cosmetic than structural.'
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Now, the last property, Jane's property, was all about the space.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54So, living-room wise, what do we think of this?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Good size.- Good size.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Because I'm going to ask you to potentially juggle rooms around.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Cos also at the back of my mind, I'm thinking about views.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- So follow me through here.- Ooh.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Now, this at the moment is one of your bedrooms.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12What would you prefer to do, wake up to views or maybe compromise
0:11:12 > 0:11:15on size and have this as a living room? Cos it's got the dual aspect.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- It's brighter than that other place. - Yes. Yeah, yeah.- Definitely.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22One thing you could have here is, if you had this as your living room
0:11:22 > 0:11:25then maybe you could have a conservatory coming off this window.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Turn this window into a door and have a nice big
0:11:28 > 0:11:31very light living room away from the road and into the views.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Yes, it would make a big difference to this room, both size and light.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38You seem to be a bit brighter now, Joan. Just on the subject
0:11:38 > 0:11:41of this house, you seem to have come round a little bit, have you?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- You can always make a difference. - Yeah.- No matter where you go.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Are you happy to move into a house and do a bit of work?
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Doesn't bother me if we can live in the van while it's done and be out of the road of the dust and dirt.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- And what's he like, is he handy?- No.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- OTHERS LAUGH You do get it! You do get it in the neck.- I can't win.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Is she always like this?- Yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Let's go and find another room, perhaps you can have opposite ends of the house!
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- Let's go and find you a room at the bottom.- You could be working well on that one!
0:12:09 > 0:12:13'So that's one up for me. Joan's warming to the idea of a renovation.'
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Okey-doke. Now then, another bedroom.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Built-in wardrobes.- Yay.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- You know I talked about making a conservatory at the top end?- Yes.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27You could do that or you might want to put a conservatory or even an extension down the bottom end
0:12:27 > 0:12:31because all that paddock there
0:12:31 > 0:12:32is included with this house.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Ah!- So I didn't want you to have somewhere to...- All of that?
0:12:36 > 0:12:41All of that. I didn't want you to have somewhere to store your tractors but somewhere to USE your tractors!
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- Right down to the very end?- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46So, Joan, what I'm thinking of is, he's outside playing on his tractors,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50you're inside in the conservatory, going, "Yeah, silly man."
0:12:50 > 0:12:52They're both happy.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Yep, yeah.- Build him a granny house in the garden...
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- ..with his tractors.- And you've got a good view from here as well.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07Now, look, this place is on the market for offers over £175,000.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13Now, you know what Scotland's like, it could go substantially above or it could settle around £175,000 itself.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17'In Scotland properties are usually marketed on an offers-over basis.'
0:13:17 > 0:13:23When house prices were booming the final selling price was often around 20% higher, but in today's market
0:13:23 > 0:13:29an offer around or sometimes even under the advertised price can be enough to secure the property.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35I've arranged for a couple of quotes to get the renovations done, and around £25,000 should do the job,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39including new kitchen, bathroom and a conservatory,
0:13:39 > 0:13:44meaning they could come in 20,000 under their £220,000 budget.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47It's getting more interesting as the day is going on.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53So I don't know which one of you is going to have the smile on their face at the end of the day.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54Probably Jane, it normally is her!
0:13:54 > 0:13:59I don't know. Judging by this reaction, it's much better than my first property today.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Well, at least Joan's smiling and not wincing.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Ah, but I can do both!
0:14:04 > 0:14:09'Joan's a hard lady to please but I think the advantage of a wreck
0:14:09 > 0:14:15'is that you can often get more of the must-haves on your wish list with the occasional compromise.'
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Well, we started off very low with that road noise, but I've
0:14:17 > 0:14:20ended up on a massive high, they seem to really like this place.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25I was impressed by her reaction. I don't think you need to hold back on your renovation this afternoon.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29I thought I'd have to convince Joan to look at anything with any work on, but, no,
0:14:29 > 0:14:34I think this, as it's a possibility, I'll go crazy this afternoon and show them an absolute wreck.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I would. And I think I need to focus on the land cos their faces lit up
0:14:38 > 0:14:43when they saw that land, so if I can get them a ready on a nice plot, I think they're mine.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45'Oh, that's fighting talk, Jane.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49'So far I reckon I'm winning unless David and Joan have had second thoughts already.'
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I don't think it's us, do you?
0:14:52 > 0:14:57No, I don't see myself living here and I would feel very isolated when you were away.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Just here by myself.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Yeah.- And I would be worried about the dog all the time as well.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Well, that's put a spanner in the works. I thought I'd won them round.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10So we're two houses down and Joan's not really liked either of them.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15'At least I've learned, though, that a doer-upper isn't completely out of the question.'
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I reckon Joan's the one I need to please but what I'm happy with
0:15:18 > 0:15:21is the fact that they both seem open-minded to doing some renovation
0:15:21 > 0:15:27so I'm going to push the envelope even further now and show them a complete wreck.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Good luck with that, Jonnie, but my next ready is just about perfect.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37And let's face it, when you're well into your retirement, why go mucking around with a renovation?
0:15:37 > 0:15:42I've brought David and Joan to the village of Errol, ten miles east of Perth.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Joan should feel happier having a few neighbours around
0:15:46 > 0:15:49but there are still some great countryside views.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52The property is a three-bedroomed detached bungalow,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56on the market with a guide price of £230,000.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It might not be the prettiest on the outside, but with these guys
0:15:59 > 0:16:02it's more about ticking off everything on their wish list.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06For vintage-tractor nut David there's a double garage, a workshop and a large driveway
0:16:06 > 0:16:11whilst Joan's going to love the conservatory and well-kept garden.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And, as an added bonus, they get about an acre of land.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17So you give them everything they want but it's out of their price range.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22'Ah, well, a little birdie's told me that for the right property, they'd be prepared to stretch the budget.'
0:16:22 > 0:16:25What I want you to do is have a look out there.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27That's a great view, isn't it?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Lovely.- I saw your eyes light up in the last property
0:16:30 > 0:16:33when Jonnie showed you the field behind.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Now, what I'm going to tell you is you're getting just under an acre of land with this property.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41How's that working for you?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Yes, you're working well. You're working well, yes.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Joan?- Yeah. - Don't go quiet on me now, girl.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51He'll get all his wee tractors sitting along there.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Yeah, and you can do all your veg, you've got a little vegetable patch there as well.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Mm.- And of course the tractors could be kept completely separately.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02The only thing I'm a bit concerned about is the outside bathroom.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Well, I thought that was a nice touch, actually!
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I got that especially for you, Joan, it's your outdoor Jacuzzi.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10My swimming pool!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Wash my wellies!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17So far, so good. I was worried that David and Joan might be put off
0:17:17 > 0:17:20by the exterior but I'm confident the interior will suit them to a T.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26A larger square kitchen, which is what you asked me for earlier.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Yes, I like it.- You can leave this table in here or, of course,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32you could just come and sit out here
0:17:32 > 0:17:39in the dining room, which leads on to the living room. Come on through.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Ah, that's nice! - How's this space working for you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Lovely. You have ticked the boxes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Yeah! They're nice dimensions in here, aren't they?- Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I used to have an L-shaped living room before and I always liked it
0:17:52 > 0:17:57because when you had a party you were all at that end and this was your wee dance area.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Ah!- It works well for that sort of thing.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Well, if you'd told me you wanted a discotheque...
0:18:02 > 0:18:06maybe I could have provided that from the get go.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- I like an L shape.- Yeah.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I need to let you know the price.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It is on for offers in excess of 230.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Mm-hm.- They have already had an offer on it at 232,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18so that gives you an indication
0:18:18 > 0:18:21of what the vendors are expecting to get. But that fell through due to a chain.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Price seems about right from what we've seen so far,
0:18:26 > 0:18:32and certainly it's a nice property. I think we could be inclined to put an offer in on this one.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Really?!- Mm-hm.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Really!
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Really!- That's amazing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Shall I ring Jonnie now and tell him not to bother with his wreck? Can I do that?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45'Looks like it could be game, set and match.'
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- It's a nice house, this one. - Yes, very nice.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- I rather like this house. - Yes, I know you do.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Ticking the boxes, as they say.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56'Ticking all the boxes. That's what I like to hear.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00'Time to pass on the good news to you-know-who.'
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Well, I'm just a bit worried that it might be a wasted journey
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- sending them to you, to be fair.- Oh, really?!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10They absolutely love this place.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14I struggled with Joan at the first property. Safe to say she hated it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18But this one, I don't think I'm going to peel her away from.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Well, look, it all sounds fantastic, well done.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Just for the sake of exercise be a good girl and put them in a car for me, will you?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27And then I'll come and polish your halo later on.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- All right, I'll send them over if I can. Bye.- All right.- Bye.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34He's got his work cut out, for sure!
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Jane, it ain't over till the fat lady sings, and I've got nothing to lose.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42For my final wreck I've decided to offer David and Joan
0:19:42 > 0:19:47something completely different from everything else we've shown them so far.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52We've headed north to the hills around Amulree but we're still only 23 miles from Perth.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55They wanted views - and, boy, do them have them!
0:19:55 > 0:19:59'And David's tractors would be in their element up here.'
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Do you notice we've turned off the main road now?
0:20:02 > 0:20:07What are you thinking, Joan? Your face has gone from smiling to stone!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I'm thinking, "Where are we going?"
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- I quite like this up here, Jonnie. - Do ya?- Yeah.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- You like this?- Yeah, this looks a nice spot up here.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18One thing, anyway, we will have up here is plenty of views.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I don't know whether there's going to me much noise with traffic!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I don't think there'll be any noise of anything to be honest with you.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27'Well, at least David's keeping an open mind.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29'Joan's the one you've got to convince though, Jonnie.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31'Yes, I'm aware of that!
0:20:31 > 0:20:34'The property is a completely uninhabitable wreck.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38'It's a two-bedroomed derelict cottage on a stunning one-acre site
0:20:38 > 0:20:42'on the market for £160,000.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45'Showing David and Joan this place is a real gamble
0:20:45 > 0:20:49'so I can't wait to see what they make of it.'
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Right, then.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Out we come.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Obviously I'm getting a bit nervous now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Joan... Look at this! ALL LAUGH
0:20:59 > 0:21:01You all right, love?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03What's the matter?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Are you all right? Come on, come and have a look.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13If you're laughing, you're not going to hit me. I like it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Are you for serious?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17I'm... I am serious...
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Are you really for serious?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Yeah, let's go onto the plot of land and I'll show you a bit more.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Are you happy to do that? Are you going to be all right in those shoes?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29No, I'm not happy, but let's go.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32'Jonnie, you've reduced Joan to tears!
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- 'That's some going, even for you. - It's not the reaction I was hoping for, but you never know
0:21:36 > 0:21:40'with these two, it wouldn't be the first time they've changed their mind.' Now, then...
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I know you liked the land with the first renovation that I showed you.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Yes.- Steady as you go, Joan.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52So, you sit in a really nice square plot.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- All the way up that stone wall, that's the far boundary of it.- Right.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Oh, and I've still got my Jacuzzi!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02OTHERS LAUGH
0:22:02 > 0:22:05What a view from that bath! You wouldn't want to build a wall around it!
0:22:05 > 0:22:10You can see for miles. And there's also a caravan to live in while the house was being done up!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12On a serious note...!
0:22:12 > 0:22:16On a serious note, you did say you wanted views, look at that.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Look, I mean, there's some of the finest views I've shown anybody.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23The view itself is lovely, if you're a bird!
0:22:27 > 0:22:31'Jonnie, I sense you're fighting a losing battle with this one.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36'Jane, you're probably right but you never know the development potential might interest them.'
0:22:36 > 0:22:40There's planning consent to build a four-bedroomed house on this plot.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46Our view was the fact that whilst you don't want a four-bedroomed house, it might be too expensive to build,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50we've had some quotes and one quote was to extend and refurbish this
0:22:50 > 0:22:54into a two-bedroomed bungalow, the costs were coming in around 75 grand.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57It's on the market for offers around £160,000.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- £160,000?!- No way.- Goodness me!
0:23:00 > 0:23:04'This place might not be for David and Joan, but add the 75 grand cost
0:23:04 > 0:23:08'of redeveloping the house, the 160 grand asking price,
0:23:08 > 0:23:14'and someone's going to get a bespoke home in a stunning location for £235,000.'
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Potential for someone but not for us.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21No, the wee birdies can have it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:28'Well, it was worth a try. I've got a funny feeling, though, Jane's going to say, "I told you so." '
0:23:28 > 0:23:29Where are we?! ..Ooh!
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Tell you where we are - we're nowhere near where they want to live.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- Did you actually get Joan out the car?- Kind of.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39In a fit of hysterics, to be honest with you.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40She wanted neighbours.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Sheep, cows?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Look at that, look at this beautiful countryside.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48You cannot argue with that view, that's pretty good.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51But you might argue with that, now, having seen it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Yeah.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59- Well, you know let's go and see them and if you're with me they might not hit me.- You reckon?- Yeah.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03So, our search for David and Joan's ideal retirement home
0:24:03 > 0:24:05has been a roller-coaster ride.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09We started this morning with Jane's three bed bungalow near Perth
0:24:09 > 0:24:13which is ready to move into, but Joan hated the small kitchen.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Then Jonnie gave them this rundown gatehouse. It's ripe for renovation
0:24:18 > 0:24:22but the noisy location didn't float their boat either.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Jane's next property was another bungalow, near the village of Errol.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Even though it was ten grand over budget,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31they loved the spacious feel inside and out.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33And finally Jonnie brought them right out
0:24:33 > 0:24:38into the country but this derelict cottage left them stone cold.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I get the feeling this was a one-horse race but David and Joan
0:24:42 > 0:24:46have surprised us a couple of times today, so it's time to find out.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51So, do you want to have a look at anything else again that you've seen today?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I would like to have another look at the third house.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58I liked the L-shaped living room, I liked the kitchen,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02bedrooms are a good size. The only thing that's needing done
0:25:02 > 0:25:05to it is to take the bathroom and make it into an en-suite.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Sounds very positive. - You should have seen her face, I couldn't believe it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- Really?- It lit up, it was amazing. - Oh, wow.- David, you liked it, too.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Everything was there that we were looking for, the land round about it,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21we were even saying to ourselves what potential that might actually have.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Sounds like we might have cause to celebrate. We have a favourite house and a second viewing in the offing.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- Yeah.- So yeah, please, keep in touch and let us know what you want to do.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I mean, that's Jane's domain, not mine, but I suppose I should try and get you off this, er...
0:25:34 > 0:25:37this land now, shouldn't I? Is it fireman's-lift time?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40If you don't, I'll need a potty!
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Come on, Joan. Come with me, come on!
0:25:44 > 0:25:49'Well, we'd better get out of here and give Joan time to think on their next move.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53'Next day I've arranged for them to go back and take a second look at the Errol bungalow.'
0:25:53 > 0:25:56It's great how it looks different when you come on the second day.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- Certain things look different, you know?- I like the size of it.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Yeah.- And the shape of it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Look at the sun coming in there, that's making a difference.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- Yeah, it's grand.- It is.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I do like the view going over there.
0:26:09 > 0:26:15- You can see for miles, can't you? - Aye. I like the big window where you've plenty light coming in.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17'The good news is David and Joan still like the house.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21'The question is, though, have they fallen in love with it?'
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- Hi, Jane.- Hello David, how are you? - Very well, thank you. We feel
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- that we'd like to put an offer in on the property. - Oh, that's brilliant news David!
0:26:30 > 0:26:35'David and Joan have asked me to put in an offer of £228,000.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40'They've gone six grand over budget but it's still two grand under the asking price.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43'But the good news is the vendor has accepted their offer
0:26:43 > 0:26:49'and they're looking forward to pulling up in the motor home in a few weeks and moving in.'
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I'm delighted. They had a huge amount of things on their wish list.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- I thought it would be a struggle, but we seemed to give them everything they wanted.- Pretty much.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- That's what it's all about at the end of the day. Join us next time... - on Wreck Or Ready?
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