0:00:02 > 0:00:03I want to live here.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Up and down the country, super-rich teens and twenty-somethings
0:00:06 > 0:00:09are snapping up the hottest properties money can buy.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11This is where the mistress would be.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14You can hide your lover here when your husband gets home.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17How To Be A Property Millionaire - I do like to read that.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Unless you've got a trust fund, or being bankrolled by Mum and Dad...
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Some people work all their life to be a millionaire - I adopted it.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31..the average first-time buyer now reaches a whopping 38 years old.
0:00:31 > 0:00:3438? Bloody hell!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Are you joking?
0:00:36 > 0:00:40As Britain's youth are in danger of becoming a generation
0:00:40 > 0:00:42who can't afford their own homes. THEY SCREAM
0:00:42 > 0:00:46This series follows some of the UK's most affluent young people.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I don't care about money.
0:00:48 > 0:00:5180 bottles of Dom Perignon, couple bottles of Cristal -
0:00:51 > 0:00:52a standard weekend.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I'll make 100 times as much in ten years.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58As they hunt for their perfect pads...
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Yeah, this is a bit amazing.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- Oh, I love this.- Oh, my God.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04And there's a walk-in wardrobe!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07..and go on a serious spending spree.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10That's the sort of theme I want to be going for. £700 is a good bargain.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12It's going to be extortionate.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14This one is 420,000.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16799,950.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18On the market for about 2.25 million.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21There is no doubt in my mind, I've become obsessed with property.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- Have we got it?- Yeah.- Oh, thank God.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27In tonight's show,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29two glamorous best friends
0:01:29 > 0:01:33on the verge of moving in to an exclusive £800,000 pad.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36So, next year, we'll be in the penthouse.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40A 23 and 24-year-old couple buy their very first home
0:01:40 > 0:01:42for nearly half a million,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45after only seeing it once.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49It is the moment I'll see it for the second time. When we've actually bought it.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And an ambitious 21 year old starts her property portfolio
0:01:52 > 0:01:55with nearly 500,000 to play with.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58The whole street seems a bit, erm...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00How can I put it? Like, a bit chavvy.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Meet best friends 25-year-old Kim, and 27-year-old Sally.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Ewww!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Hi, I'm Sally.- I'm Kim.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Together, we're buying a house for about £800,000.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Well, we had to put 20 per cent of the value of the property down.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26We'll let you do the calculations yourself
0:02:26 > 0:02:29cos now you know how much the property's worth.
0:02:29 > 0:02:3120 per cent of £800,000
0:02:31 > 0:02:34is a whopping 160 grand.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36And that's cash.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Yeah, it brings out my whole, you know...
0:02:39 > 0:02:43The average deposit needed to buy in London is £30,000.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46These girls already have five times that.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49That is so cool. It's like...
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Sally and Kim are on the verge of completing
0:02:51 > 0:02:53on a two-bed riverside apartment
0:02:53 > 0:02:56in Battersea, South London,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59that comes complete with cocktail bar, spa and private helipad.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The flat's gorgeous cos it's just got the wow factor. It's amazing.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07The fabulous new flat may soon be theirs, but it doesn't come for free.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Hello. Sally speaking.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19My phone doesn't ever stop ringing. I own a private aviation company,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23and I work, on a normal day, about 10 to 12 hours,
0:03:23 > 0:03:24and I work six days a week.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Scoop your hair up for me.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29And Kim's not just a pretty face.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32She's a professional model working for clients including
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Nicole Farhi, Ben de Lisi and Harrods.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40My job consists of castings work, whenever I get booked.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- See you soon.- Take care.- Bye.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Modelling may be super glamorous, but it's not the most reliable career.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47I'm big on security,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50and I think putting my money into property - it's safe.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54And it would make sense in terms of if you want a bigger property.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Well, that's what we're saying. We can either buy somewhere that's great, individually,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01or we can get somewhere super-fantastic together,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- live with each other and have a blast.- Yeah.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Awww, love you.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Love you!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Meet twenty-somethings Matt and Louise.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Hi, we're Matt and Louise and we've got 350,000 to spend.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20They're young and in love.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22We met at a party.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26She was dressed up as a... I'm going to say belly dancer, be polite.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30She basically had a bra and knickers on.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I asked politely if he would like to be my boyfriend
0:04:33 > 0:04:34and he laughed at me.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39No, it's... No, we work well. It's a good team.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40You like it or not?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41They're so in love,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44they've taken the huge leap of buying a flat together.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Well, the house is 345,000.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48280...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Yeah, the rest of it, we've saved about 30 between us.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Yeah, my mum's given us a big chunk of it.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I quite like these old things.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58People say, "Why not wait till you're older?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01"You don't need the responsibility." I'm ready to do that now.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03After eight months of searching,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Matt and Louise have finally exchanged on a two-bedroom flat
0:05:07 > 0:05:10in trendy Camden, North London.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I got my belly button pierced in there when I was 13.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16At a massive 345 grand,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19their very first property is worth double
0:05:19 > 0:05:22what the average first-time buyer will spend.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It's quite an expensive place,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28but it's the sort of money you've got to pay unfortunately
0:05:28 > 0:05:29to live where I live.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32But it's not just the two of them they have to consider.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35They also have a six-month-old called Rufus.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Rufus! Come on, come on. Come on. Come on!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41We do love him a lot.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43He's just like, erm, my little baby.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45They love their pooch so much
0:05:45 > 0:05:49they're tailoring their entire house hunt around him.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52That's one of the main reasons for us buying a place.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Somewhere he can have his own garden.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59A place where all three of us can live and have our home together.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03They may be in touching distance of their new home,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05but they're taking a massive gamble.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- She's only been in it once. - Only see it once so...- Seen it once.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Yeah, but I've looked at the pictures online several times.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Maybe didn't think about it for as long as I should have.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18No, the regret's coming out.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Meet Amelia.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24My name's Amelia and I'm 21 years old.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Currently looking to buy my first property.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Amelia's father owns luxury hotels in London,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and is helping her with the deposit for her first place.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35So, I'm going to be putting down 20,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39and my dad's going to be putting down 30 as a first house present.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44So, with Daddy's help, Amelia has £50,000
0:06:44 > 0:06:46and a budget of nearly half a million.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Hi, Papa. You OK? Are you coming in later today?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I aim to be like my dad in the sense that
0:06:53 > 0:06:57he was very successful from a very young age. He owned loads of hotels.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I just want to be successful and, yeah, money comes with success. I hope.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05This is her property, it's her deal. Having said that,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08if she listened to it,
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Daddy's advice, obviously,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11she would be more successful.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14But Amelia is a woman who knows her own mind.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I'm somebody who's very ambitious.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I don't want to be, you know, 25,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and not having exactly what I wanted to do.
0:07:21 > 0:07:27Essential to her master plan is to buy properties she can then rent out.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30I'd like to buy an investment property as a base for an income.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33It's something I really wish to have now,
0:07:33 > 0:07:34while I'm young.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38And this young lady has a clear vision of what she wants.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I'm not looking for any ex-council local authority properties.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Kitchen is very important to me.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Small bedrooms are not appealing at all.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But with such high standards,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Amelia's house hunt might prove to be testing.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I know what I do like and what I don't like.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55I definitely want it to be perfect.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I'm not going to compromise.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04In the UK, the average first-time buyer
0:08:04 > 0:08:07now has to save almost half their wage for five years,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09to get on the property ladder.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15But at 21, Amelia already has a 50 grand deposit.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Looking to buy a property? - Yes.- Brilliant.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20So, with a budget of nearly half a million to play with,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22finding an investment property should be easy.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I don't like basements - there's no reception for my phone.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- I don't want one in a building block.- No.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29I'm not keen on the outside.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Yeah.- It looks very cheap.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- This one over here doesn't look cheap. - No, that one doesn't look cheap.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- And also, I mean, to be honest, it's in a multi-million pound road.- OK.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Today, Amelia's house hunt starts
0:08:41 > 0:08:44with a two-bedroom flat in Clapham, South London,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47on the market for 425 grand.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Obviously, you've got built-in fridge and freezer over here, as well.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53It's not great, to be honest.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Bathroom.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55- Yeah.- What do you think of it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I like it, but I'm just not motivated.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I know this sounds weird but I feel unmotivated to see the rest,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04only because I didn't like the front.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I didn't... I feel like it's like a council block.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- I mean, it's a Victorian building. - I know, but the whole street seems a bit, erm...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15How can I put it? Like, a bit chavvy, kind of.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- OK.- Like, it doesn't look upmarket.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- It's all about compromise. - I know, I'm really fussy.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I don't know. I'm not sure.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25In Amelia's search for a flawless flat,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28compromise isn't something she's willing to do.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30It has to be what I want.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I'm not spending that much money on something and paying the mortgage for something I don't love.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I don't think I want to settle for anything less.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Entrepreneur Sally can work up to 60 hours a week.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48How many meetings are you organising for Monday?
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Which is problematic when she's due to complete on her new 800 grand home.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Yes, it's very stressful.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00It's just work, work, work,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Kim trying to get everything in one...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Everything done, estate agents, just...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I don't know why they take so long.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Papers we need to sign and just... a-a-a-a-h.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Her flatmate, professional model Kim,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16is also on her way to work.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20She may be close to sharing an 800 grand apartment with Sally,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22but she still has to pay for it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Catalogues can pay two grand a day.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27TV commercial can pay £100,000,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29you know, so...
0:10:30 > 0:10:32..those are the ones we want.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Today's casting is for a top swimwear designer
0:10:36 > 0:10:39whose bikinis are worn by celebrities including Kate Moss,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42J.Lo and Paris Hilton.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- How old are you?- I'm 25.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47God, thank your mother.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52OK, why don't we give her, erm...
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Yeah, let me just see what else we have over here.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59She's more tiny triangle, right?
0:10:59 > 0:11:00There you go.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05I am looking for swimwear models at the moment.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07But I choose a new girl every year.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Erm, no I haven't worked with her before, but she looks great.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Perfect.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17At the end of the day you're... It gets you out of reality a bit
0:11:17 > 0:11:20because you earn so much money, but then your career is so short.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- The print on this is beautiful. - Oh, thank you. That looks great.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28I'm a firm believer in property. I bought my first apartment at 20.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32I didn't want anything - it all went into my first property, because that's where...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35If you can wait out the bad times, you'll make money.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- You won't lose your money. It's there.- Exactly.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- And you know you won't spend it, then.- Exactly!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43You won't blow it on your Louboutin shoes,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and you won't blow it on clothes,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47because you're tempted, and vacations.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Let the guys pick up that bill for you.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I think the casting went well. The show's coming up soon.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Erm, I think it will be a great show to do.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59She actually spoke a lot about what I believe in, you know,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03and investing in property, and that's where my security is, you know,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06with my job being uncertain, is to gain security
0:12:06 > 0:12:09which is my property and that's where I want to put my money in.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12So, hearing her say that, totally agree with her.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Matt and Louise may have exchanged on their two-bedroom love nest...
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Oh, look at that table!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26..but with less than a week till they get the keys and move in,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28they still have to feather it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- We could have that in, erm... - It's too big.- Too big? OK.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It's going really well. We're looking forward to it, now.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40It's getting nearer to the time when it might actually happen, so I'm getting excited about it now.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44We haven't got anything to go inside, that's the problem. A week to go.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Joining them at a vintage reclamation yard is Matt's mum, Sarah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50What about that?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- No.- One of the vital things we're looking for -
0:12:56 > 0:12:59an enormous French flag.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00I quite like old stuff.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04A lot of people say my style's a bit granny-ish, but that's fine.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Erm, yeah, I really like antique furniture.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I find it really interesting, I always have.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Look at this. Oh, that is so beautiful.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Yeah, it's nice.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Shall we get numbers? What number is our house?
0:13:21 > 0:13:22I don't know.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Difficulty is - we've only see it a few...
0:13:24 > 0:13:25You've only seen it once,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28so it's difficult to, sort of, know what...
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Even painting - we've still got to paint the room.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35A place can look completely different after you've painted and put, you know,
0:13:35 > 0:13:36a different light in, can't it?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- I mean, you're just getting ideas, now.- No, yeah, yeah, I know.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Buying furniture for a house Lou's only seen once, is tricky.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I haven't actually seen the flat.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Erm, what sort of size is it?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Well, we're not really sure.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57I think each room's about 13, 14 by 12?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Yeah.- Sound right? Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- 13 by 12?- Yeah.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- It's not big. - Slightly bigger than this table.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I don't think it's 13 by 12, darling.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- That's a rabbit hutch. - A rabbit hutch?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17No, I'm sure it'll be lovely. 13 by 12?
0:14:18 > 0:14:23345 grand doesn't buy you much in cool Camden.
0:14:26 > 0:14:3121-year-old Amelia's hunt for an investment property is moving fast.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36In the space of a week, she's miraculously found somewhere that matches her high standards -
0:14:36 > 0:14:39a two bed in Battersea, South London,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43she likes so much that she's already put an offer of 445 grand on it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46They declined it, unfortunately.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Erm, I did put an offer of 15 less,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53but it's also a leasehold which I definitely didn't want before.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57The vendor is actually the owner of the freehold,
0:14:57 > 0:15:03so I can possibly ask him if he could either extend the lease,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06or make it a share of a freehold,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09which I'd be much happier to purchase and then I'd raise my offer.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Having finally found somewhere up to her standards,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15she's not about to let it slip through her fingers.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19OK. So, I'm willing to up my offer by 7,000. So, up to...
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- OK, so you were at 445.- Yeah.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- So, 7,000 is 452.- Yeah.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31And, also, I'd like that to come with a longer lease.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I really am not happy with 123 years. I'd really like a lot longer than that.
0:15:35 > 0:15:41Normally people sell their freeholds and they're quite valuable.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45So, I doubt he'll be open to doing that, but I'll have a go.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Having made her new offer, the estate agent has promised to contact the vendor,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and call Amelia with the response.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55All she can do now is wait.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59I really wish that I could just call him myself and say, "Listen, matey,
0:15:59 > 0:16:05"I've put in an offer. I really, really like your property, but..."
0:16:05 > 0:16:07And I'm willing to make a deal with him or whatever.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11But, obviously, it has to go through the estate agent, which is really annoying.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13PHONE RINGS
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Surprise. Hello?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Hello, how are you?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I'm fine, thank you.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Yeah, OK.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28OK, thank you so much. Bye.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Ohhh!
0:16:31 > 0:16:33He declined my offer again.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35It is annoying, though.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Oh! I'm so depressed.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Erm, yeah, no, it'll all be fine, it'll get sorted.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47If this doesn't happen, it's not meant to be. I'll find something else.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50But Amelia may struggle to find somewhere
0:16:50 > 0:16:53if she doesn't lower her expectations.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00How far are you? Will you be here in a sec?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Sally and Kim are due to move in to their new luxury apartment
0:17:03 > 0:17:05in less than a week.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08But busy work diaries mean they're running out of time
0:17:08 > 0:17:10to furnish their new home.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13It's time to squeeze in a shopping trip.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Here she is.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I will just give you the... My credit card details.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- How did your casting go today? - Oh, fine.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26My little munchkin, you've got to pay the mortgage. Chop chop.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Got to pay the bills.- Working girl. - What have you found?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- I love the chair, it's so cool. - I knew it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's so Austin Powers of you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I can actually sleep in this.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40See, I was thinking this could be the sofa and your bed.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- I'm very excited, you know? - Yeah, me too.- This is happening.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I love these. They're so colourful.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49You see, I love that. I love that, that's really lovely.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- I really like that. - That is so fresh, no?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- I really like this.- It's very cool.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- This can be a good bedroom... - It's three grand.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Which I think, for a sofa, is quite reasonable.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04OK, yeah, it's not Ikea £90 but...
0:18:06 > 0:18:09But we don't want Ikea £90, that's what we're saying.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Come now, chop chop.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I don't have time, I've got to go back to work.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Morning.- Hi, there.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Disappointed after losing her dream flat,
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Amelia has thrown herself back into the search for an investment property.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34First up is this two bed in Battersea.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- Do you want to start through here? - Yeah, I'll start with the bedroom. - This is the bedroom.- OK.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- So, plenty of built-in storage. - Yeah.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Which often they don't have in these flats - I'm sure you've seen plenty.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Has a really funny smell in this house.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Erm, yeah.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- Erm, OK.- OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Yeah, so how much is this going for?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It's on the market for 399,950.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- 399, OK.- Yeah. - And this is the living room.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- They've converted this?- Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05In winter it's going to be freezing in here.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- They've put under-floor heating in here, as well.- Oh, have they?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10So, it should be OK.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12It's nice. I do like it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I can't really imagine myself living here, only because it's too...
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Too much light coming in.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20OK, that's fine.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- Do you want to look at the garden or have you seen enough? - I've seen enough.- OK, perfect.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I'll, erm, lock that up.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Amelia's high expectations have written off yet another property.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Didn't like the fact that the conversion of the garden
0:19:36 > 0:19:38turned into a living room.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40It didn't seem very homely to me.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43That's why I don't think... I didn't really...
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Couldn't really be bothered to see any more.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49So, I think I'll take a pass on this one.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55After eight months of searching for a new home,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59the wait for Matt and Louise is almost over.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Today, we are completing.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05We're about to go and pick up the keys and, erm, moving in.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I can't wait to, sort of, get in there now and just, erm, live for a while.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Being, sort of, at my mum's house, living out of a suitcase.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I just can't wait to, sort of, get back to normal life.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Well, you... She's only seen it once so she might hate it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Oh, God, yeah... - Probably straight back out again.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26This is the moment I see it for the second time - when we've actually bought it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Shall we go and get the keys, then?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31At just 23 and 24,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34this young couple have bought their very first home
0:20:34 > 0:20:38in one of the most expensive boroughs in London.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Hello. Nice to meet you. I'm Louise. - Oh.- I'm the other half. Hiya.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46You are now the proud owners of Rochester.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- There you go.- Thank you. - Enjoy, enjoy.- Oh, thanks very much.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- These are our house keys. - Come on, then.- OK, I'm going.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58On the other side of town, spirits are also high.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- When are we going to exchange the keys?- Next week, right?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- So we get the keys... - Which day?- I can do any day.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07So excited!
0:21:07 > 0:21:11I feel like... It's, like, all, you know, second stage of our lives,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13like, starting, you know?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16It was really funny last week when we were talking about, like,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19"Babes, next year, we'll be in the penthouse."
0:21:20 > 0:21:24We're, like, working our way to the top.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- It's so funny. - Oh, where's our drinks? - Where's my drink? I'm so thirsty.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Here we are.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Oh, no. Oh, yeah, it is this one.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It's the moment of truth for first-time buyer Lou.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46Well, that blue gate there is my front door. I think it's that one.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47I hope it's that one.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52She and boyfriend Matt bought their 345 grand basement flat after just one viewing.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56But that was two months ago,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58and Lou hasn't seen it since.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Yeah, this is it. That's my house.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05So, that's my bedroom window, there.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07And it looks like there's blinds, which is good
0:22:07 > 0:22:09cos I didn't think of that.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Right, you ready? - Is this the right one?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It is, I think... Here we go.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Nice wall. Oh, my God, this is our house. Wow!
0:22:22 > 0:22:24So, this is home.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- I love it. Yeah, I really like it.- Good.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Oh, Matt, we've got a map for a shower curtain. I've always wanted one of these.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Oh, I really like it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- BEEPING - Do you like it?- Oh, it's fantastic.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44This is part of the reason we moved in here,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47so Rufus can have his little garden.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51So this is, erm, the garden.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It's lovely.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Cheers.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Cheers to our new house. - To our new house.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Amelia is still putting estate agents through their paces on the streets of London.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18She knows exactly what she wants to buy and isn't willing to compromise.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- Hi.- Hi, there.- I'm Amelia. - Hi, I'm Christopher.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27She's invited her friend Sadie to help view a two bed in Fulham, South London,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31where the average price of a house is a cool one million.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36I'm not too keen on the sofas, they're a bit tacky.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41When you come in the only thing which I really didn't like, erm, if we look at other properties.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44You know as you enter? I don't like when it looks like a flat with stairs.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I like it to have its own door.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50I don't like having to, you know, mingle with people who I don't really care about.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55It needs a bit of work. It obviously needs new everything, really.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57OK, up on your left is the master bedroom.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Oh, yeah, this is quite a good size. Oh, she's got the same Uggs as me!
0:24:01 > 0:24:04These are the original wooden floors that they've painted white,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- which I think is rather nice, so... - Yeah.- A nice look.- Yeah, it is.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11To be honest, I don't really like this room as much as the other room.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- I really don't like that.- No.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18That looks really tacky. But, no, this room needs work, definitely.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Ah, look. They even have fake grass.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- It's lovely.- Wow.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26For summer, sunbathing, imagine the tan up here.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This is lovely. Oh, my God, the seats are soaking!
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- How good is this space, though? - Erm, yeah. It's lovely.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35It's really nice.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Could it be that picky Amelia's just found her first investment?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- I'm not in love with it.- No.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45It's the fact that it's much more appealing if it's one person's on one level,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49one person's on the other level, then there's the kitchen downstairs.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Totally agree.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Couldn't make much money - I think it's a no.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56As Amelia continues her search for perfection,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Sally and Kim have found theirs.
0:24:59 > 0:25:05Today, they get the keys to their luxurious £800,000 apartment in Battersea, South London.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11I'm Sally. The estate agent was supposed to drop off some key for us.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Perfect. Thank you so much.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- My God, welcome.- Home sweet home.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Welcome to our humble abode.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Look at this view.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27How amazing is this?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Can it get any better than this?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Look at my bedroom. Awesome!
0:25:33 > 0:25:37It can not get any better than this. Oh, it's so peaceful.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I'm almost speechless. I don't know what to say,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42it's a bit crazy that it's finally here and...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Wooh!- Woo-hoo!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Well, here we go, finally.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- We've done it. - This goes to a whole new adventure.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Just me and you, together.- Cheers.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04To a very good year, and summer.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13- Hello.- Hello.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19After four months of searching, and despite having a budget of nearly half a million to play with,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Amelia still hasn't found the perfect investment property.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26I thought it was going to be a lot easier than it was.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I thought, "There's loads of amazing properties out there,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31"I'm bound to find one I love."
0:26:31 > 0:26:35So, erm... But I need to really find something I absolutely adore
0:26:35 > 0:26:36and I am a perfectionist,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41and when I want something, I really, really focus until I get it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44So, I think that this property will take its time
0:26:44 > 0:26:45until I find something perfect
0:26:45 > 0:26:48but I will find something perfect in the end
0:26:48 > 0:26:50and then, hopefully, it'll be a success.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Across London, for two young people, the search is over.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00It is very young to be buying a house together.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04It's just something that we're both ready to do, something that we both want to do.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09This sort of commitment, it's our, sort of, future.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11We care about each other,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14and we're happy to be living with each other so,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16that's all that really needs to be said.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It's just that it'll be our place for the two of us.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22You know, we'll have a place that we can call our home together
0:27:22 > 0:27:26and we can decorate it together. It'll be our place together.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28We're really looking forward to it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32While most people in their early 20s couldn't dream of buying a new home,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35this lucky couple have.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40I sort of feel for people who are trying to do this on their own at the moment because it's...
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- You know, nobody's making it easy for people so...- No.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I feel really, really fortunate,
0:27:46 > 0:27:51really lucky to be able to buy a place cos it's really exciting.
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