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In the UK our home is our Castle oh miss where the heart is and that’s where we come in heart is with this one wow the world those are words we like yes we’re back with a sparkling new series
If you want a house ring Phil and Kirsty this isn’t a flat white I’ll flatten you up trying to find home sweet home for House Hunters all expecting property Wizardry with my laser vision great house Hunter great house I’ve forgot about it this flat is a miracle but even a miracle isn’t
Always enough you’re gonna kill me I probably need persuading yikes I understand this isn’t going well so it’s up to us to sprinkle our magic and find them the perfect pad because after all there’s no place like home smashed out of the park he has I like it come on we
Better get to work then the nation needs their homes thank you this week we’re in glorious Cambridgeshire where years of house hunting may be starting to take their toll on everyone what have you done with your thumb I think I’m more traditional there’s no fault it seems to be
Affecting our senses don’t what you think that I’m losing my touch and our tolerance it is your job to advise quite something isn’t it I’m not convinced I don’t know what the point of this is too big and it’s potentially too cold it’s double glazed but hopefully it hasn’t damaged
Our judgment wow it is very cool buy now buy anything doesn’t matter just buy it This week we’re house hunting in and around Cambridgeshire taking an educated approach to a high-flying market I’m mentoring a couple who keep missing the mark and I’m tutoring a pair of first-time buyers [Music] a wash with history and Architectural Splendor Cambridge is a university
Town with a high-flying reputation but don’t be fooled by the picturesque backdrops and the Beautiful facades it’s Don eat Don out there house prices here have risen more than any other British town or city over the last seven years and average house prices are now 13 times the city’s
Average salary and there’s no sign of letter with a growing Army of commuters wading into the market gleeful at the 50-minute direct train linked to the capital this property scrum is now spilling out into the Charming towns and Villages of wider Cambridgeshire when it comes to house buying this
Place is no punter’s Paradise our first set of house hunters are two busy doctors impatient to start their life together but there’s a problem they live nearly three hours apart while Michelle works at Adam Brooks Hospital in Cambridge and studies for a PhD Phillip spends his days as a
Radiologist in Oxford lovely seeing you that property search has barely got a pulse being in Oxford and looking for property in Cambridge has been actually really difficult you have to move pretty quickly which is difficult when you’re working and you have someone else in a different
City that needs to see the property and it’s not just the distance their hunt for a first home together has got other complications doctors move around a lot so whatever property they buy May at very short notice have to be rented out making location critical plus in a market where speed
Is everything they’re struggling with a slight cultural difference I’m originally from Germany and what we do in Germany is we rent for quite a while and then maybe when you start thinking about settling down permanently then you buy one one property in Germany we’re not used to to buy until
We’re actually quite old but at this rate they’re going to be quite old before they get settled well Phil the fact that small family homes are on average twice as expensive here as in Germany is
A bitter pill to swallow they’re 350 gram budget would be a huge amount elsewhere in the UK but in the areas they want to live in this city it barely gets them a starter home meanwhile all they want
To do is live together living in the same city and in the same property will be the key start to our lives together yeah I’m really looking forward to it now long distance relationships are tough so I’m desperate to help them next time someone asks if there’s a doctor in the
House I want the answer to be yes two of them the Cambridge Market is racing so hard that I just feel like sitting down and saying to you buy now buy anything doesn’t matter just buy it obviously
That isn’t the intelligent way so you tell me what you want and I’ll see if we can find it for me the key thing is something sensible within a half an hour commute of Adam Brooks probably you have at
Least two bedrooms we’re both working as doctors and we’re probably just going to be here for three more years ideally we want to be here longer so what you need is a property that will sell rent or
Stretch exactly that sounds good we have to make very good use of this time you’ll both hear during the day during the week in Cambridge this is a golden opportunity and we can’t fresher it away with that 350 000 pounds my old-fashioned pair of first-time buyers want a house with at least
Two double bedrooms and some outside space It should rent well just in case their circumstances change and they don’t mind a bit of cosmetic updating as for location preferably on the south but no more than more than 30 minute cycle ride to Adam Brooks hospital for Michelle’s work
Our other set of house hunters are Chris and Louise bushby Quest is a school’s partnership instructor and Louise Works in HR for an international company they’ve played the property game well and with the proceeds of their house sale and some help from a mortgage are now ready
To buy their dream home in the Cambridgeshire Countryside for around 800 Grand but despite their best efforts they’ve been met with a string of disappointments so we’ve tried to buy three houses so far I think we’ve very unfortunate with the way that they’ve by the fallen through or we’ve
Not actually managed to land those ones it feels like somebody else is controlling our destiny and nobody likes that and usually they’re renting back that old house near Kettering from its new owners meaning they’re exactly where they started only now they’re paying rent we want to move on with
Our lives we’re ready simple as that you know for six months now where we thought we were moving um we now just we’re stuck Chris and Louise have been searching for the last 18 months and have had a bit of bad luck but they are pinning their life savings on this long-term
Dream home so understandably quite particular their impressive new property must be within three miles of a station with direct trains to the capital selfishly my number one criteria is making my journey shorter than it currently is when you get back relatively late at night
Then getting back in the car for another 20-25 minutes that for me is that was like a waste of time Louise is not alone cambridgeshare stiff with people looking for a better work-life balance which means a budget of 800 000 pounds won’t guarantee them success because housing stock
Is so low here there’s no room for complacency it’s the 15 20 years yes this this is the one this is the the property that we want to live in now which is why we’re not going to get it wrong
You’re feeling daunted Phil want to swap don’t be silly you know I perform best Under Pressure it strikes me on the face of it you’re in an excellent position you’ve sold your house you’ve got money in the bank yep you’re in Clover as fast that’s concerned and everyone keeps
Saying you’re in a prime position you’ll be top of the list and we don’t seem to be I wonder why not everything’s there everything’s there we could we’ve been upset in the estate well we just don’t
Seem able to buy a house well that’s my job here is to put you top of the list yeah just talk to me more about the kind of specifics of the house things that you like things that you don’t like
I would like a very big wow kitchen so I we spent a lot of time in our kitchen it’s a very sociable house and we’d like a really nice sized Garden we’re fully aware that the areas we’re looking are
House prices are rising you’re right there’s not a lot out there the market is fierce and there’s there’s slim pickings in your price bracket it’s tough out there yeah but it’s going to get remarkably easy absolutely a master class in expectation management from Mr Spencer glad you
Were taking notes kirstals Chris and Louise have got a budget of 800 000 pounds and what a statement property with plenty of entertaining space and preferably four bedrooms it must have a large garden for Chris and for Louise be no more than three miles to a railway station this means
We’ll be looking west of Cambridge as far north as Huntington and south of Saint neots focusing on the towns and villages with direct train links to London and easy access to the A1 for Chris good morning Phil Spencer I like the mode of Transport you’re getting into the Cambridge
Team aren’t you well the thing is I have it in London but I thought I brought it down and I did yeah how are you getting on two doctors yeah very matter of fact and he’s German so he’s quite
Shocked obviously by what you can get in the UK for the money and feeling positive because they’ve got an intelligent analytical approach to it quite medical well my couple need a bit of a reality check they have asked for a semi-rural house that’s very close to a train station oh
Okay that’s a bit tricky it’s the commute that’s going to be the problem okay I think they’re going to be picky oh um a mandolin you know one of those vegetable Choppers yeah was making potato it’s really painful so I’m quite sharp and Beaty so in other words it’s business as usual
With so many exacting requirements to juggle on Chris and Louise’s Countryside search it’ll be easy to get lost in the detail my job is to gauge the importance of location versus commute versus house to see what the priority is for them and that’s exactly what I’m doing with our first
Property we’re kicking off in rural Roxton just on the Cambridgeshire bedfordshire border that’s the footpath which goes down to Roxton Lakes okay dog walking and that kind of thing it is six miles rather than the ideal three to the railway station and a drive rather than a walk to the Village but
If they can get over that then the property more than makes up for it what’d you make of a house yes quite quite different actually a normal typical square box it’s a big house inside yeah it
Looks it looks big from here you’d be 15 minutes into this train station okay yep come on in well I seem to have passed the location test and the house bit should be a breeze built just nine years ago this spacious and stylish property should give them plenty of scope for entertaining with
A huge kitchen breakfast room and four good-sized reception rooms plus a lovely secluded Garden there are five double bedrooms and four bathrooms so arguably more than they need for just the two of them but the price is very competitive at 695 000 pounds a whopping 105 gram below their budget
I like it it’s very high specters on the floor heating all this lovely surface that’s very nice yes nice size oh nice size Garden which includes a double garage and some stabling here oh wow and Chris you’re
After being able to grow your own veggies and that kind of thing there’s plenty of space here for us to do that certainly yeah the garden makes this this very special I would say teen month search
One spencer special and it could be all over well let’s hope the super size upstairs doesn’t prick your super-sized ego fill felt nice nice size yeah what on Earth are you going to do with all these bedrooms well that is a good question in order to get you the living space that you’re
After you’re going to end up with a big house and lots of bedrooms you can run a guest house why don’t you have one before the other bedrooms if you’ve got any questions give me a shout questions like how much should they charge and should they put a kettle in the room perhaps
It’s like an area in areas it is good all seems to be going rather too well in my past prophecy I’m waiting for this big butt that’s bound to come at some point if I were you I’d just cross my fingers and keep smiling Phil [Music]
I’m not normally this easily pleased let’s try and pick holes in it we don’t need anything this big how about the geography of it we just need to check the driving distance to Simply its Railway a
Bit more research yeah but we’re in a good place after a good property one good place yeah stop good stop but I do seem to be guilty of supplying too much space whether in the end they’ll be happy
Spending the money on that remains to be seen it’s never been exactly easy to get a foothold on the property ladder but in a rising market where properties are snapped up in a matter of days there’s no time to hang around so what are we doing here hanging around come on let’s go
The first house I showed Chris and Louise in the Cambridgeshire Countryside went down better than expected I’m not nowhere this easily please having said that it did have too many bedrooms and bathrooms but luckily even in a tricky Market I’ve got three more fantastic options to show them
As for our doctors with a distance between them Michelle and Philip we’re on the hunt for a property that will unite them in Cambridge but with average house prices at 348 000 pounds nearly twice the national figure it’s not an easy place to be a first-time buyer
They’re looking for a two to three bed house with a maximum budget of 350 000 pounds but what would this size of property cost them elsewhere in the UK an affluent tring in Hertfordshire they’d be looking at around 514 000 pounds for the same space whereas over the Border in Glasgow they’d be
Paying less than half their budget for a three-bed property similarly Nottingham offers great value for money this time 161 000 pounds for the same square footage certainly a lot cheaper than Cambridge for Michelle and Phillips First Property we’ve come three miles east of the city to the
Picturesque and popular Village at fenditten right next to the river Camp we’re not a person rural no it feels really nice it doesn’t feel like you’re in Cambridge with only a 20-minute cycle ride to Adam Brooks hospital for Michelle this place gives them the best of both worlds here we are
Semi-detached three beds probably at the top of the house attractiveness in terms of plot good first impression good first impression yeah fantastic that’s what we liked here let’s get in straight to the point clinical just what I expected this has is a semi and built in the
1990s it’s got a spacious living room leading into a separate dining room and decent sized kitchen upstairs two double bedrooms box room and a bathroom currently rented out so might need a bit of cosmetic attention and the garden is more than adequate for a bit of sunbathing it’s
Being marketed at 340 000 pounds 10 grand under their budget and fits the bill as a rental house too in case they have to move elsewhere what you’ve got here is a very conventional layout First Impressions I like the fact it’s relatively modern it’s actually quite nice it’s easy to work
With it’s a black canvas yeah this is a very good example of a house which can be quickly easily and cheaply freshened up it feels a little bit cramped and might be the lighting today I would say I don’t think there’s any need for the Nets you’ve got a perfectly
Good hedge out here unless you intend dancing naked around a sitting room which I’ve got no objection to anyone doing well that’s good to know that doesn’t apply to you Phil clothes on at all times please there’s a good cupboard there and this wall would be really easy
Really be a lovely big kitchen leading on to the Garden nicely sized Garden it’s a nicely sized Garden yeah do you want to see the nicely sized Garden yes please yeah am I imagining it or did you just speak German Kirsty nine right now this is a generous Garden
I think it would be the right size it’s not too much work the house is absolutely fine I could very happily live here Phillip most of the hospitals I’m going to work at are actually on the other side of town the A14 is notoriously bad so are we saying this has these
Losing points for location I think yeah well hopefully it can get those points back upstairs there’s a window so isn’t too dark oh it’s nice and light up here to a certain extent this is a
House hunt with one hand tied behind my back and a dodgy thumb because we don’t actually know where Phil is going to be working we actually need to be thinking about the roads and the traffic
So a bit of a bit of regrouping there if their jobs took them elsewhere they could rent this place out for around a grand a month and the fact that it’s got two bathrooms would only make it
Easier okay and I assume this is master bedroom two nice sized bedrooms say one we could rent out for a while the extra shower in the bedroom I don’t know what the point of this is honestly any
Future tenants will thank you for it it’s a great house but I fear that Phillips so far hypothetical commute maybe the fly in the ointment but do you think the location has struck it off I think it
Hasn’t completely Struck it off overall day I think it is actually a quite nice property okay I must be more careful with that term struck off it makes doctors very nervous back with Chris and Louise and although they liked the first house giving them the living space they wanted brought
With it more bedrooms than they needed but I think with my next property I can improve on that as well as their commute they haven’t specified this location so it is a bit of a gamble now you’re
Probably wondering why on Earth are we here we’ve come 24 miles east of their preferred patch to the Village of stuntney near Ely to get them all the things they want I think it’s a risk worth taking
This house I’m going to show you is the closest to a train station of any house that I could find yeah we’re about four minutes in into anything it’s not my third location it’s a long commute here it’s a long commute for me it’s easy drive to the station on the one
Hand but yes I make that make your life a bit harder definitely well the property [Laughter] but I think it is in fact I think it’s stunning ham inverted School pack Ed full of carrots not only does it have an amazing double
Height sitting room but also an impressive kitchen opening out onto a landscaped cart too many bedrooms was an issue at the last place this has four but two on the ground floor and two upstairs which gives them much more flexibility in terms of usage there’s a guide price of 750
000 pounds 50 Grand under their budget and they wouldn’t need to do a thing it’s a dream house in every respect different it does feel still like a school ever dreamed of living in no and I’m not convinced it’s for me either not soaring to the top of the class are you Phil
It’s similar to when you see people come at churches it’s that kind of feel for me well for most people that would be a good thing but at least for the couple who like entertaining the kitchen must surely get full marks I think it’s impressive you’ve just got to have a long think
About could you live in it would you live in it it just doesn’t flow for us yeah and I think the location side of things would put this house out of the equation yeah go for it after you
It’s a lesson learned isn’t it Phil don’t want you think that I’m losing my touch this always was a gamble losing your touch perish the thought back in Cambridge with Michelle and Philip and the other fields tagging along for our second property to be honest after the
Way things just went at the last place I’ll be glad of a break there’ll be no slacking here Phil having taken on their concerns about location we’ve come to the sought after Village of trumpington the right side of the city for Philip and just a six minute cycle to Adam
Brooks for Michelle certainly pretty peaceful it was certainly popular unfortunately yes feels right properties here don’t hang around for long so we’re lucky that there’s even one house to show them within their 350 000 pound budget so architecturally not so hot yeah no but what
You lose in Beauty you gain in square footage what are your little thoughts standing here okay I think Phillips really struggling with what you get for your money around here oh so you know I think I’ll give it a try okay
Very kind of him I know it is a bit aesthetically challenging but this 1960s house could really give them all they require upstairs two double bedrooms and a good sized single downstairs a big living dining room modern kitchen and a well-kept garden it needs updating but taking on work is how they
Will get the extra space in this area but it is top of budget at 350 000 pounds it’s very spacious I’m just wondering like with these big Windows I’m a little bit worried about heating one has to has to be too cold it’s double glazed it’s double glazed we’re
In Germany is triple quadruple I know it is I know that that’s the case yes but for the price it doesn’t get much bigger or better in Cambridge and it would rent out like a treat if they needed it to I think Philip
Could do with a reality check the Market’s gone up by 21 around here in the last 12 months yeah so you need to get on with it I think it’s still coming from from slightly a different background
Where where previously lived but it’s still hard for me to put so much money in something still feeling a little bit uneasy about it I have to admit the two of you will live together that’s very true um does Philip sweat the small stuff in terms of the houses I don’t want to
Look as if I’m dismissing his fears I think you’d be honest if you’re not a house yeah I think he doesn’t shy away from honesty did you walk in and think wow fantastic big space that we could do loads with yes right so you’re saying this might be the one for you yeah
Potentially wow a refreshingly intelligent way to shop for houses I wish I could say the same for Phil it’s an excellent house so did you tell him that yeah well it’s up to him no oh God
I had a pound for every time you say that yes I know it’s their decision but it is your job to advise and people are expecting you to advise don’t hang back from that it’s a brilliant house
And I just prefer the drip feed method over the double dose custom okay assistant master it’s quite nice isn’t it needs the The Superficial deck or sort of done up but we could give her
Very happily and very comfortably and that would be very nice for a few years if we start a family we definitely have enough space enough space to to to to deal with that I like this pair they’ve correctly diagnosed that this particular 50 year old needs a facelift rather than major
Surgery apart from the dubious aesthetic nature of 60s properties can’t complain in terms of area um size just have to get the terms with the outside I think that luckily eater do anything I think the answer is just to sit tight well that would make one gamble
Each let’s hope yours pays off better than mine Kirsty buying your first home can be daunting but Shrinking Violets need not apply Swift and decisive is the order of the day and admittedly while my couple have a bigger budget competition for a home with the perfect
Work life balance here in the commuter belt is fierce I might need a bit of luck behind me I’m helping Michelle and Philip who are currently frustrated by living in separate cities after initially reacting badly to the 1960s house in trumpington they now appreciate its inner beauty
As for my search with Chris and Louise it’s clear that location is one thing I need to nail so for my third property we’re playing it safe we’ve come to needing work a 20-minute jaunt Huntington Station for Louise and an easy drive to the A1 for Chris I have a rather passion
For this house because it is a proper house for entertaining do you remember the good life was it Margot in the kitchen but at the same time it’s a real it’s a real party house and I think you could really celebrate its 1970s eccentricities and really go for it kirsty’s got her platforms
I’ve got my flares let’s hope Louise and Chris have got bears what this has gives them is space where they want it there’s a huge kitchen with a contemporary rustic feel three reception rooms and a fantastic half an acre of garden overlooking Farmland there might be five bedrooms but the
Emphasis is definitely on the downstairs social areas massive amount of space Oh My Goodness well leading right through the dining room it is 50 Grand over budget at 850 000 pounds but there’s a bit of flexibility in the price and we’ve managed to find them a house that’s not on the open market
Another living space dining space up the end and a great big kitchen it’s a lovely kitchen and it’s conservative proper built conservatory and yeah that brings a lot of light in doesn’t it this house is not on the market as yet you are the first people to see it brilliant you’re always
First with Phil well I did I did say to you I didn’t have many talents yeah yeah so you’ve um you’ve done it there’s no doubt about it once this place goes live it’ll be inundated with viewings and the last thing we want is for Chris and Louise to miss the boat
Like they have for the last 18 months we need to make hay while the sun shines bet you’ve always wanted one of those haven’t you you’ve got every excuse that’s why I wanted to break um quite a good patch of lawn it’s lovely mature trees a couple of stables Greenhouse veg patch
Just what I’d adore I’m not sure Louise will ever see Chris if they moved in here indeed it’s all very good but the house is not without its niggles all fixable though this is your master bedroom so
You’ve got that lovely balcony that’s the one before bed yep all of this here is unnecessary and then weirdly you’ve got another door which you don’t need it’s Madness so this could all be in your bathroom this is literally yes wasted space it’s great that Louise isn’t daunted by a
Bit of roomy jigging as for the rest of the house yes it could do with a bit of updating but it’s Immaculate so they could take their time and when money allowed make the decor fit their style what
I really really like is it’s so open in the flow because you can go from one room to another room really easily this is all sounding rather positive so I don’t want to put a spanner in the works I
Genuinely think that the your only problem here is is is getting price is getting it for the money I’m just pleased to have found someone that they’re positive about it on on all levels area Garden commute and you’ve done brilliantly and I will tell you that 100 times and I will go
On television you’ve done really well this is an amazing house well done Phil can I go now almost home two was a massive effort don’t push a lock fill look at the house that could be yours all you need is a man cave at the bottom of there and we’ll
Be fine I know there’s a shirt there’s a wonderful shed yeah it is a special house having said that I’ve got another house to show you which I’m rather pleased about and the next house is one of the best I’ve seen in years 800 000 might get you a lovely five bed house
In Cambridgeshire but how would this budget fare elsewhere in pricey pool you’d be looking at over double the money for the same space at 1.8 million whereas in Manchester a five better would cost an average of 438 000 pounds but Tyne and Weir offers better value giving you the same space
For just over 330 Grand one thing we’ve learned on this job every town has a different Market back in Cambridge with Philip and Michelle and although the trumpington house came up trumps the exterior was an issue for them so for my next property we’re fast forwarding two decades to the
1980s close to Mill Road one of the coolest places to be in the city it’s an area our young dogs know well I really like the location it’s Michelle lingard to work very quickly nice nice bars in
The cinema I’m not going to say what happens to bars and Cinemas at a later stage in your life given the speed at which houses sell here it’s my turn to be big headed as we’re the first to
See this house it’s a probate sale and won’t be hitting the market for another couple of days it obviously needs updating throughout and isn’t as big as the trumpington have but it does have a decent sitting room and kitchen Diner the garage has been converted into a
Downstairs bedroom with ensuite and there are further two bedrooms upstairs the garden is secluded and a good size it’s a fixer oven it’s a fixer-upper yes it’ll come on at 325 000 pounds so 25 Grand under budget but work costs do need to be factored in does it feel exciting
Yes I’m not put off by the fact you need something done this wallpaper yeah oh do you not have work passage to spend at least one weekend with a large industrial steamer which you rent and for the first half hour it’s so satisfying and a
Lot of fun I think a good advice of the weekend you wanted to die sounds like a weekend with the in-laws not mine obviously this would rent 1300 pounds a month [Music] certainly costs for a new kitchen boiler and decoration would set these two back
Around 15 grand and they might want to spend a few quid on that staircase too [Music] okay so it’s a small double this is a double it is considerably smaller than the previous house it’s the more short-term purchase in my opinion it seems to be way more work than the Place we’ve
Seen in trumpington yeah but it’s potentially a better area but actually probably not a better area to live in the vital signs are looking good it’s just a case of these two doctors going for a routine examination of the pros and cons of each property we’re a little bit torn between which
Of the two properties is the better investment it would be nice if we were going to put an offer in our property to actually have a second viewing in some senses as well just yeah or we can do that do
You want to go back yeah I like this methodical approach methodical is good yes but you know me Kirsty I’ll never pass the opportunity to stir up a bit of passion and that’s what I’m hoping we’ll
See at the final property I’ve lined up with Chris and Louise we’re in the picturesque town of Saint neots an area they love just over five minutes drive to the train station for Louise close to the A1 for Chris amenities on the doorstep and that’s even before we talk about how fabulous
The house is I thought I’d throw something a bit different into the mix here first thoughts of this intriguing two very different buildings which looks quite exciting indeed it is this is a modern extension joined onto a 19th century bar and it’s absolutely amazing it was converted two
Years ago to create a series of beautiful rooms including a magnificent double height open plan living space and high-spec kitchen an additional win offers four luxurious bedrooms all of good size there are two fabulously indulgent bathrooms and even a family room comes snug it comes as no
Surprise that it’s 50 Grand over their budget at 850 000 pounds but we do have it on good faith that the vendors are open to offer it off at the kitchen it’s a bit more than just
The kitchen it is very cool is it the kind of space that you could see yourself living I personally good I’d probably need persuading yeah oh that’s a surprise okay and by the look on Louise’s face I’d prepare yourself for a charm offensive Chris so there’s nothing I don’t like
About this house but I’m guessing it might not be quite your taste I think I’ve still got to get used to it I think I’m more traditional because it’s an old fart have a wonder I’m not saying
Anything not quite the kind of charm offensive I had in mind yes absolutely fascinating because now Chris is very much on the back foot and Louise is trying to sell him the house maybe she could have your job Phil they were really really good sizes aren’t they you’re itching down the garden aren’t
You I do want to see the color if I had to pick a weak point with this place it would be the goal so this could be Chris’s moment to fight his corner I feel a very civilized Showdown coming on it’s
Tight from my opinion if I could just bring our thoughts back to the need to be close to transport versus Space this is as good as you’ll get I would imagine the combination is pretty strong
Here the pub at the end of the road I keep coming back to your the first property that’s my problem I think but there is no amenities I’ve probably got a favorite and you’ve got a clear favorite
I thought number one was my favorite until I came here oh dear this could all fall apart if they can’t agree between this place and the new build in rural Roxton and it was all looking so promising back in the city Michelle and Philip are also torn between two properties the 80s do
Are upper near cool Mill Road on 325 Grand and the spacious 60s house in sought after trumpington top a budget at 350 000 which we’ve come back to see see I look at it and I think oh you clever little Tardis therefore the perfect home for a doctor or two [Music]
This house feels stronger yeah definitely yeah it’s always going to be a good house to rent take out the stair lift do a bit of work on the bathroom you’re fine come three years time when you discover where you’re going to be living that’s the moment you
Decide to knock down this wall and enlarge your kitchen the other has all you can do is do it up this as you can add value by making it more extraordinary very true sorry I’m still not
Quite clear which house do you like Kirsty easily the best house we’ve seen inside isn’t it yeah and way better on on second viewing I actually start liking it I have to admit yeah yeah it’s a grower this is a really well-built fantastic family house and I think people are getting more and
More sensible about 60 sizes and they’re seeing that space is what matters it’s definitely at the upper range of what we wanted to spend we would need to get it for the 350. otherwise I think it
Would be too high for for us this is the place they want as their first home together and it’s a good decision but there is another offer on the table and more viewings booked in scalpels at the
Ready it’s going to be a delicate operation in Cambridge Michelle and Philip want to make an offer on the 1960s house in trumpington problem is it’s at their absolute maximum budget of 350 000 pounds with at least three other viewings booked it’s essential we avoid a bidding war
As for Louise and Chris their pulls apart in terms of which property to go for Louise loves the unique contemporary Barn conversion incident on at 850 000 pounds whereas Chris thinks the more traditional new build in rural Roxton priced at 695 000 pounds would suit them
Down to the ground with the barn fresh in their minds we’ve come back to Roxton to thrash it out as I understand it this would take you an extra commuting time of 20 minutes each way at the asking prices there’s 150 grams worth of difference the other part of that
You’d have to get in your car to do everything if you lived here the bar new community walk places yeah there’s some things on your doorstep that you don’t get here it’s a really difficult one yes
Louise yes but remember Chris was very excited about the size of the garden that’s a very similar sized Garden to the barn isn’t that in terms of distance back to the house yeah it’s just enclosed yes this is a really fascinating scenario Louise is kind of almost allowing
Chris to have this viewing in the hope that he’ll write it off and they’ll buy the more expensive options I think that’s what’s happening check out Dr Phil the Anthropologist at Large so this is nice it is it needs some personalizing the view is lovely yes it feels like there’s too
Many bedrooms for us yeah Phil I think you’ve found them both the right house pity is not the same one I love this house I’d have no problems living here what about the view that way it’s just I know what you’re trying to do
Point out the negatives I understand why that’s okay it feels like we’ve got lots more discussions to have so why don’t we head to the pub it sounds like a great plan that’s all the best problems resolved you’re so right Phil that’s why I’m taking Michelle and Philip
To what could very soon be their local Boozer can you envisage yourselves in that trumpington house yeah I think we can I think quite easily yeah so I think we’re pretty happy with that as a plan having agreed on the house the next step is usually what do they want to offer but
Today the plan is slightly different someone is going to see it this evening now I do not want an offer a reason offer on the table when someone goes to see that house this evening what would you
Recommend I think we hold off negotiating is such that it’s all about the psychology as soon as an offer exists everybody knows about it and it sets that level I went into a shop today in Cambridge
And I saw a pair of shoes and I said do you have those in my size and the lady said oh they’re in the changing room they’re being tried on at the moment immediately I wanted before that
Is exactly the same with house hunting Michelle you’re happy to take my advice yeah I’m very happy I think um yeah I’m happy too it sounds like a good plan perfect as for Chris and Louise there’s
Been a lot of discussion but I think we may be reaching a breakthrough do I sense that you’re coming towards the barn yes very determined yes we are but I suppose I knew Louise was always a
Fan of the bond and Chris you needed just a bit of time yeah but it’s on the market at 850 000. I’ll be being too cheeky going in under 800. that was what was in my mind let’s try them as low as 785
See what happens they can only say no that’s the worst that can happen let’s go for it right let’s get to it let’s see where we go deep breath [Music] I’m Sue hello it’s Phil Spencer hello there I am actually sat here um with Chris and Louise and we’ve had long long
Discussions about the wise and Waffles I’ve got an offer for you uh and it is for 785 000. it it is made with a 50 cash deposit mortgages all pre-arranged okay thanks Sue I’ll wait to hear bye [Music]
Unfortunately 785 000 pounds is rejected so we go in with our top offer of eight hundred thousand it’s our last chance to bring this 18-month cert to an end here we go kaisu what news yes I bet they have had a long long chance yes
Mm-hmm so delighted to say we have a deal many many thanks good news all round thanks for your help bye [Music] thank you very much well done yeah that’s fun thank you congratulations Bottoms Up I think I deserve that drink [Music] as for Michelle and Philip we let the other viewings
Happen and over the following six days there was much doing and throwing our final offer was 350 000 pounds but unfortunately an investor has come in and bid two grand more Michelle it’s Kirsty can you hear me kirsty’s ringing with the vendor’s decision they have decided to go with you and
Accept your offer of 350. I know it’s I couldn’t believe it I was like oh luckily the vendor was nice enough to want to sell it to someone who’s buying it as a home rather than Investments yeah thanks Michelle okay bye they have taken a very sensible steady approach to
Buying a house and they found the right one it’s brilliant two months on Philip and Michelle are excitedly waiting to exchange on their new trumpington home I think it’s obviously the start of a new chapter in our lives we’re both really looking forward to to moving in
Into our finally and joined place to live and we haven’t lived together before and we’re very happy are desperate to swap their stethoscopes for wallpaper strippers one thing we plan to do is
To renovate the bathroom I think we can do step by step over the next few years and make it a really nice place but until they’re actually through the door they’re able to enjoy some brief respite
It’s been nice to get back to a relatively normal life not having to be totally preoccupied by house buying they could uninstall all the apps from letting agents and property search to actually you know focus more on on yeah going traveling and doing stuff together yeah it’s nice Happy Days
To do up over with Chris and Louise really excitingly they completed early on their stunning new barn conversion champagne getting the keys was just a fantastic moment after the last couple of years that we’d had to finally get the place that we wanted
This is the lifetime home now we spent some time wandering around not really believing it was ours oh bloody it looks quite big without Furniture we can now make it ours personalizer and just enjoy it really Louise may have had to persuade Chris to make this place theirs but he has
No regrets we’re over the main field did a good job it’s now reality oh reality it is good it is I know cheers don’t you just love it when a plan comes together
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Am i the only one thinking about the upkeep in time and $ of a 4-6 bedroom and a huge yard for 2 people closing on retirement ?
Yes the barn conversion was horrible i agree.So cold,dark and the windows were so tiny.I couldnt live there
Is this show about the hosts or the people buying? Too much blabbing
The 2nd house for young doctors, cosmetically could be stunning inside, and gorgeous garden. For the older couple, all but the school house were nice houses, just choose to buy or resolve to rent.
Is he actually thinking that the garden at the barn is too small? I may have forgotten what he wanted in a garden. Horses? Orchard? Vineyard?
2015… I did not expect that!
We always had Christmas pudding with brandy butter (butter,icing sugar, sherry and brandy whipped up)and cream to cut the richness. Yumm.
Yorkshire pudding is served with roast beef with lots of gravy.
😂really shows how difficult it is to get on the property market when two doctors are looking at purchasing ex council estate house. A house than needs thousands to bring it up to date.
Woodchip wallpaper is everywhere in older buildings in Germany.
Great choice by the doctors, I love mid-century houses, well done
the UK is a bonkers market ‼️
spending nearly 1 million £ ?
+ you need to COMPROMISE ❓❓
"I know what you're trying to do" (Phil)
I laughed + laughed 🤣
Incredible advice + "reads" from our favourite pair 👏👏
Love their banter 😎
The converted schoolhouse is amazing.
So happy to see you two. California Sierra Mountains is a beautiful place to live. But I really love seeing Britain's world & meeting the people❣️
What year was this? Those prices are cheap!
Seriously there is no inner or outer beauty in that dump
Two doctors are shown that horrible dump…..good job Christie NOT
Just say NO
A grower 😂😂😂😂😂
minute 0:33 great backside view👍🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈
I have multi-colored string lights all over my house that are connected with a remote that turns them all on at once. I can turn them on from my bed. It’s wonderful to wake up with and in rainy weather. I leave them up all year.
TWO (2) only bathrooms for FOUR bedrooms is not acceptable, especially as that conversion is recent and at the price of 850 is far too much. If I remember it is immediately next to a road, negative point again. Don't get carried away just because……
love the barn
I‘m confused about the prices, 350.000 doesn’t get you much in Germany either.