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[Music] this week frustration is Flowing you’re gonna kill me I was wondering where we got them we’re all starting to lose the plot I’m not gonna because I because I’m your wife too yikes and the cracks are starting to appear have you completely lost your marbles oh my
Word we might be struggling to keep it together I understand this isn’t going well but it’s when we’re on the edge that we’re at our best come on and we’ll pull out all the stops in it I finally drives us man you really have lost the floor properly
[Music] this week we’re in bustling Bristol and the Cotswolds with two couples who search for new homes have fallen flat bad luck indecision and unrealistic expectations mean they fail to get that first foot on the ladder which is why they’ve called us in the
Historic Seaport of Bristol has one of the most buoyant property markets in the whole country last year saw an eight percent increase in price meaning the average house here has been going up in value by a whopping Grand a month land registry figures show Bristol is currently
One of the hottest property spots in the UK demand is heavily outweighing Supply and many properties are going under offer on the very day they’ve come onto the market [Applause] married couple Ellie and Paul both work in economic and social research in Swindon and are
Currently living in Cheltenham whereas Londoner Ellie would be happy with the bright lights of the capital country boy pool will be happier under the Starlight of The Great Outdoors to compromise they’ve fastened on Bristol as the place to give them the best of both worlds for their first home
Tottenham is lovely it’s very beautiful town but it’s got its limits and I think we want to just sort of move to that bigger city feel there’s a few reasons why Bristol’s appealing to us it’s got a great Multicultural atmosphere there’s lots of restaurants and bars and really good shopping
We’ve also got some friends there they really value their Social Circle a large part of which revolves around their love of the outdoors we’re both keen on running and cycling and tennis and all those sorts of things and there’s opportunities to join all those clubs build on
The friends that we’ve already got in Bristol so that’s a big motivator as well the biggest problem facing alien Paul is trying to find the time to view properties in a city 40 miles away they’ve
Only seen 20 properties in eight months and luck just hasn’t been with them we’ve put in offers on different properties there were a couple that came up really lovely terraced house but there were I think 12 different offers from ours wasn’t accepted so it’s a little bit of a roller coaster
They’ve been trying hard and it’s given them plenty of time to imagine what their dream first home is going to look like our ideal property I think would be an older property with some nice period features to it you’d love a fireplace as well wouldn’t you pool yeah I would love to have
Something who does know this but I’m desperate to get cats as well so to have the outside space for that would just be really really nice okay if we’re getting a cat flock we have to have a
Look but we can’t wait to move in go and buy some new furniture establish ourselves a bed and just sort of enjoy a new life in Bristol well that’s up to you Phil get them out of there rut and onto
The property ladder so you’re living in Cheltenham working in Swindon house hunting in Bristol how do you manage it um with a little bit of difficulty actually and you’ve lost out on a few on the way
Which must have been a bit tough yeah and I think and we’re fighting with lots of other people who are in a similar position to us first-time buyers no chain it is quite a fair start though it’s during the time that you’ve been searching it’s gone up about five percent which is effectively
Cost you 15 grand it’s really worrying actually because we’ve sort of moved from the lower end of our budget right to the top end of our budget and this is why we’re in a little bit of a hurry
To sort of get in there and and find something we’re not going to find a house is that here as nice as it would be yes Phil the bristling Bristol Market Waits for No One ideally they want to pay
No more than 300 000 pounds for a cozy new home for that they want two double bedrooms they’re pretty keen on period features a manageable commute to swindon’s important and the lady who wants a cat outside space is a must my search is all the tougher as it’s focusing on some of
The more popular areas of the city specifically Spike Island Gotham and Redland and I’m an hour away in the Cotswolds the market here isn’t quite as Cutthroat as Bristols but it is written by an impressive six percent in the past year that means it’s no picnic for my set of first-time buyers I’m
With newlyweds Lucy who works in HR and Joe who owns a textiles business first time we actually met came on a night out met Joe and thought he’d be a wise guy by buying me a shot of water because
I said I didn’t drink and I didn’t think very much of him and but he grew on me married just under a year they’re on a month-to-month lease in their rented flat in Minton Hampton so that along with
Lucy desire to start a family means the pressure’s on to find them their first home I’ve looked every 24 hours for the past eight months at every single profit that’s come on the market online you’ve seen hundreds thousands maybe I don’t know but in the flesh we’ve seen under five maybe
I’m missing things by not viewing properties that I’m rolling out from Google street maps so we’ll see we shall see there’s no point in searching online if you’re not also viewing houses in the flash but I’m not sure there are that many houses that match Joe’s fantasy home so the top
Three things I would like in a property is for the house to be sort of a chocolate box style in an area that is also very nice and I think another must would be a garden for me I would quite like
To say something that is a quite a big project I appreciate that he likes to take a long time over making sure that his decision is the right one but we really need to get a move on I’m almost
30 I’d like to get into a house before the age of 40. but I think you’re fair enough I think I do have to be whipped into shape slightly and I think that’s the job for feeling thirsty it’s a whipping
You after Joe Kirsty can take the lead on this one thank you Phil enough of that kind of talk a little bird tells me that you might have seen 300 properties but you’ve not physically seen 300 properties have you no I think it’s about four maybe the weirdest thing is that what you
Should do is not look for anything online until you’ve seen about eight properties you don’t learn about the atmosphere a property can have which is probably why I’m here you’re looking for something with character of the two of you who do you think is going to compromise soonest
I would say you may uh as long as it wasn’t totally ugly outside I’d be happy whereas I think your compromise is I just don’t feel this house which is why I think we have struggled I can’t make someone feel the house so at the end of the day if Joe feels
It I’m going to be putting pressure on you to compromise unfair compromise [Laughter] [Music] pressure you’ve ever applied Kirsten perhaps but I suspect that may be all that’s easy in this search between saving hard and Lucy’s dad selling his classic car to boost their
Fund they’ve got a deposit of just under 40 Grand and for their maximum budget of 275 000 pounds they’re after a Cotswold chocolate box Cottage two bedrooms a garden is a must as is parking close to the property so two young couples both seeking to set up their first family homes
Seem like they won’t get much for their budgets of 275 and 300 000 pounds but it is relative to where you are in the country in parts of aberdeenshire they could buy a four bed detached house but where Joe’s parrots live in Richmond in London well I only get a one bed
Flat there it’s all about location location [Music] so you just met them yeah to go away no he’s seen 300 properties on the web only been to see three or four he’s super super super super super super picky like oh no well I don’t know I can’t get to the bottom of it
Oh well you know when we meet couples we kind of talk a good game yeah we just want this and that and it’ll be fine yeah you look them in the eyes and you go it’s not it’s not as easy as that is
It and I think that’s where these guys are they’re going to be picky so do you think your couple are pretending to be easy but they’re picky maybe maybe my guy is pretending to be picky and he’s
Not oh look there’s a flying pig did you see it oh my God it’s huge yes there’s a whole flock of them you really have lost the plot properly 15 years with Phil would do that to a person I’m kicking off the Bristol search with luckless coupled Paul and Ellie who’ve
Already offered on three properties here without success they both work in Swindon so being close to Temple Mead’s train station is important for their commute and here on Spike Island we’re only a mile and a half from their transport Hub come on in keep up at the back
Quite a busy road isn’t it it is a fairly popular Road a popular Road nice save Phil thanks but inside I don’t think this place needs any help this two bed flat across two floors is great value for its size upstairs the open plan living space suits paulinelli’s entertaining
Needs perfectly they also after period features which this place has in abundance show-stopping spiral staircase takes you downstairs to two decent sized bedrooms and a nice bright bathroom it’s on at 290 000 pounds so 10 grand under their ideal budget
Now the reason I wanted to show you this one is simply because it’s the biggest flat that I could get you that’s the closest to the station what it doesn’t have or to any great extent is a garden I was wondering where the gardens that’s the rub okay right for being
290 yeah a nice big flat close to the station yeah okay okay I quite like the uh this sort of period feature the the spiral staircase going down but the busyness of the road the outside space
I think is going to be an issue for me there’s limited space for the cats Ellie wants but at 290 000 pounds this close to the station can’t have it all downstairs to two bedrooms in the bathroom I think my immediate reaction walking in how dark it was a small window and because
It’s slowed down I guess you’re losing a lot of light I understand this isn’t going well um I can take that on the team but what I would just say is okay 960 square feet for 290. it is
Value for money there’s enough that’s wrong with it for us then it doesn’t really matter sort of how good the value it is that’s fine perfectly perfectly understandable whoops I’m breaking the bed it wasn’t me girl I’m doing well aren’t I yeah yeah popular Road dark flat but otherwise built
I’ve done it again Phil seems to be losing his grip have a look at the other bedroom um and I’ll see you upstairs okay thank you not my strongest start yikes it’s gone spectacularly
Badly for a first viewing I used to think I was quite good at this but today I can take them to lots of other flats but they’re all going to get smaller and further away from the station which were two of the key things that they absolutely wanted to get right
It’s not really got the outside space that we’re after has it yeah a barbecue for two maybe yeah bill is playing the Blues I’m just cheering myself up it’s beautiful look at the name on this oh it says Spencer yeah but clearly this flat wasn’t quite meant to be or not for you
Anyway no maybe not we came we saw we moved on we certainly didn’t conquer Phil that’s for sure help I’m with Newlyweds Lucy and Joe who fancy a country lifestyle in a Cotswold Cottage well as my couple Ellie and Paul despite having offered on properties haven’t managed to close a deal
In this brutal Bristol market and the first place I showed them certainly didn’t win them over the business of the road and the outside space I think is going to be an issue with my couple 65 miles Northeast in the Cotswolds Lucy may be the Dream House Hunter she’d compromise
On just about anything to get a house and start a family but Joe is harder to please they’ve got 275 000 pounds for their perfect chocolate box Cottage and we’re kicking off in one of their favorite Cotswold spots the village of Amberley
Hello hello I’ve just been mulling things over what’s up well next door there’s a lovely family they lived there for over 20 years with three kids that house has been made lovely it’s wider it’s
Lighter but they spent quite a bit of money on it this house I just I sort of want to say to them once you have children all your priorities are going to change they want the chocolate box they want the chocolate box but it’s impractical well let’s get them in and kind of
Pose the question let’s hope we like the answer this is all about want versus need and this causes certainly meets many of their wants it’s got good outside space and lots of lovely original features separate kitchen dining and Living Spaces two big bedrooms and
A nice area bathroom it needs updating but that should fulfill Joe’s desire for a project at 232 000 pounds they’ll have enough money left from their budget of 275 000 to do it up it’s the most beautiful view but remember what you said you need to like the look of it do you
Like the look of it the windows I don’t know the porch oh God I think that’s for easily change you must beat your mind and I must listen okay we’re here now cool let’s give it our best shot yeah okay see what I mean Phil don’t look on the pool so
Straight into the front room I love the fireplace and I really like the stone walls it’s cozy but it’s not too small I think it could be cozy with you know a little less cluttered maybe yeah just as as we go around because there’s going
To be lots of things I suspect that you’re not entirely happy but as we go and remember it’s 232. yeah yeah yeah so one bedroom at the back well that’s interesting and this is the main bedroom so from the bed you get that view which is absolutely stunning that is gorgeous
Your search is going on and on and on yeah and I know people are getting a bit frustrated at some point you’ve got to kind of Step Up I do but I think that’s what brought you guys in
Oh Lucy’s got you guys in if he came skipping down those stairs with Phil Spencer and said this is the one loose what do you think what would you say I do like this house because I
Like the area although part of me says if you want a baby you should be looking in a more practical house the other part of me says well what Joe wants is a character Cottage I think
He’s very driven by making some money but it’s at home yeah exactly I think I need your help to make him realize that well you heard her Phil have you made him realize that I think
You’re gonna have a tricky one here I’m just got one thing to say to you I told you so [Music] Joe’s house Hunter’s heart two good sized double bedrooms quite happy with the level of work yeah I am yeah before Joe could
This is a big bathroom actually it would be handy maybe if this was a third bedroom and a bathroom that’s downstairs but Joe it’s a project for Lucy it’s a compromise but she said she’d make them I hope she’s not about to let me down
I love the living room looking out over the views I think it’s a really really quaint cute little place Joe I think it has a lot of potential I think there is quite a lot of
Work to be on there but that doesn’t phase me I think this is the first property we’ve seen so I would like to see what else there is just in case you can do better I think she can come
On I’m struggling to keep a civil tongue in my head why should today be any different Dearest while Kirsty holds her tongue I’m hoping to make up for a shaky start with Paul and Ellie and that means back to Bristol where the market isn’t hanging about
Absolutely oh excellent how are you today very well indeed thank you excellent good looking for a house yes um always have something good are you local just um just up the road you’ve been here since 2009 and the lot’s changed it’s a cracking place to live and I think the demand
For the young up and coming um family orientated people has really pushed the price up so you’ve got a tough job cheers you’re telling me barely time for lunch I’m taking paulinelli to Redland one of their top areas it’s affluent but also has a strong student contingent it’s
Leafy but still has the vibrant feel thereafter and minutes away from white ladies road all the bars and restaurants yes you’re already doing better than a property one Phil so from the wow flat that had such a small garden I thought we’d just start with this
That is gorgeous it’s not overlooked at all really is it and is it a private Garden just for this flag which is indeed excellent which is the garden flat excellent I suppose I’m just waiting for the catch that does have to be it’s only fair it’s not the biggest fat in the world
Okay A little Oasis come on in the garden and off street parking are two big selling points here as the flat itself is small but perfectly formed it’s got the two bedrooms thereafter a cozy living room with the fireplace they want the downside is the dining kitchen doesn’t lend itself to massive
Dinner parties but then that’s what the garden’s for oh it’s on at just under 300 000 pounds so pretty much bang on their budget now it’s a pretty narrow kitchen okay so there’s not going to be any
Um kind of evening soil racing here I think it’s workable I think it depends what the rest of the house is like that’s kind of look okay worker pulls an improvement Phil off the corridor are the two bedrooms then nice Sparkle although internal and what I thought was a really quite cute living
Room oh this is lovely very homely by a place that we were looking for the only thing that’s going through my mind at the moment is there is no obvious place for a group of sort of four or
Six people to to gather and have a dinner and that sort of thing why don’t you guys have a look at the bedrooms see what you think that sounded quite close to a compromise sweet isn’t it yeah even
Though it’s quite low it feels quite light it’s got the original shutters as well they’re lovely it’s all going really well in there when I first met him I thought that they’re going to be really
Fussy and quite tricky to please took them to the first house came out thinking they’re going to be really tricky and extremely hard to please but now brought them here to a flat which is very small
The happiest Larry it’s not the biggest in the world but it does what we needed to do yeah all it would need is a bit of a lick of paint and shreddy yeah yeah that’s the right attitude I love the view from the kitchen really pretty being able to look out onto that
Garden is yeah it’s really nice well having a good long look round I’d say that’s a good think it’s fantastic place Barbecues in the summer all sorts lots of entertaining and we just have to think about the spaces available in there thinking boring stuff like storage space but I
Mean it definitely ticks quite a few boxes great you like it enough to forgive me for the first one nearly no but give us some thought overnight um don’t give it too much thought for too long because because there was building interest but we’ve got other things to see anyway there we go
Back on form oh don’t cut any chickens this week I’m with London girl Ellie and Country Boy Paul decided buzzing Bristol offers them The Best of Both Worlds but after six months of searching they’ve called for reinforcements aka me and I’m trying to help newlyweds Lucy and Joe find
Their first home whether I’m succeeding or not is an entirely different matter yeah with Ellie and Paul so far there’s one prospective property in the running the garden flat in Redland bit of a look of painting it’s ready yeah in the Cotswolds with Lucy and Joe
They’re after a chocolate box Cottage but following the work they’d need to do to the first house I think they’re hoping for something a little sweeter so I found a property that I hope will tickle their taste buds and it’s in another of their favorite spots evening this is a funny
One because it’s very old-fashioned you have to access it past two other houses good things come to those who wait so you’re at the end so no one’s walking past you and look at this Garden I
Love the garden look at the gardens I mean it’s huge and it’s incredibly Sunny until about two minutes ago Joe how do you feel about the porch I like that porch how do you feel about the windows
I like the windows how did you feel about the garden I really like the garden oh my word what is I just talked sense to him Kirsty one of these days you’ll give it a go I’ll let
This house do the talking thank you Phil Joe wants a project so he can add value but I think this place may be perfect as it is both bedrooms are a good size with plenty of storage there’s a big bathroom on the landing and downstairs there’s a massive kitchen Diner
Leading through to a cozy sitting room with a log burner it is 10 grand over budget at 285 000 pounds but I think there’s a deal to be done it’s really livable how it is now we would want to change it but it’s modern enough for now yeah and then in there
Go on oh dear kirsty’s getting excited very lovely cozy room with shutters lovely wood burning stove it’s a nice room it’s a really nice room yeah sure what is going through your head right now you’re gonna kill me I think this may be slightly too as in it’s already everything’s down [Laughter]
I’m not commenting on that because I probably swear okay I’m gonna have a really serious chat I know that you want to find a house to which you can add value and then move on except that is no longer possible in the way it was previously unless you are a property developer
And that is your job you aren’t a property developer Joe no no you may be a hard worker you may want to do the best to your family and for your kids of the future and everything else
But what you need to do is buy a home and then get on with working not look to the home to make money for you moving aside thank you [Laughter] yes running for his life I’ve never seen that
Before no this is really cute actually a bit of work maybe I’m looking for work yeah whatever makes you happy Joe it’s not something quite alright about it is maybe it’s the bed linen I’m not belindo but I know he thinks that’s what you do because that’s what his parents did you buy
A house you do it up you buy another house you buy a bigger house and then you get to your end house it’s not like that anymore and he just needs to buy a house for his family that’s a good extension
You can’t blame him for looking to the future but when that’s holding up the present there’s a problem and I think this Cottage might solve that problem it’s definitely a contender I think Joe
Yes I agree I think maybe I had a little bit of a reality check but yeah I really like the property from the outside there’s a few different things I would want to change inside and I do think it has
Quite good potential we’ve got at least one more to see tomorrow but it’s lovely to end the day on such a positive note something I wouldn’t have gambled on at the beginning of the day me neither
Thank you said it Kirsty and I’m hoping you can bring that wow factor with you as we take Paul and Ellie to their final flat the Bristol Market is ferocious they’ve lost out on three properties
In the past year so we need to get them on the ladder before these places get priced Out Of Reach I’m staying in Redland near the vibrant white ladies Road and for this tennis loving pair there’s three clubs within a 15-minute walk of this property so I hope we’re about to serve an
Ace how are you I’m good thank you happy and sunny Bristol it’s a beautiful day looking forward to a beautiful property he’s straight to the point now Phil indeed thankfully I think that’s just what we have this two-bedroom flat comes parking space and a garden inside the
Space has been used extremely well the kitchen opens out to a large living room giving them plenty of the entertaining space thereafter the bathroom and both double bedrooms are a good size and the master has fitted wardrobes and in this Doggy Dog market we’ve hit the ball
Zone this place has been kittened out with a cat flap which is one of Ellie’s wants it’s priced at just under 280 000 pounds so it’s 20 grand under their ideal budget [Music] now this Flat’s been rented out so it does need a bit of teals which is nice and that’s sort of
What we said right from the beginning is we’re happy with cosmetic-y stuff yesterday’s flat big Garden small flat this is quite a big thing smaller Garden yeah like to have a look at that come on he knows what he wants Phil I hope the garden delivers it’s got lots of potential a
Nice space for us to sit in the summer a barbecue with some friends it does all of that good do you think Ellie will be liking this she she tends to wear her emotions on her sleeve and from the
Instant reaction when she walked in I think she quite likes this so this would be Paul’s domain yeah Paul be here washing up cooking and you would be putting your feet up on the sofa with a glass
Of wine and that lovely view it’s nice you can have a sociable kitchen so you’re not shut away cooking no and if friends come around you can have a chat with them yeah I think it’s fantastic out
Of 10 this flat I won’t tell Phil what you think um eight at the moment why didn’t you go and find what school Paul gives this flat we’ll do thank you good score but then nobody paints a picture
Like missoul shop you could have Little Theater curtains and then you could say this is a kitchen production from ball have you completely lost your marbles be fun just a bit of fun well at least some people are taking this seriously that’s big in it yeah did Paul like the garden yes really
Yeah oh well I can leave it now that’s it do you think a ton yeah she said eight out of ten which hadn’t even seen in the bedrooms the bedrooms are in a different League yesterday it’s really
Nice and light put our own stamp on it couldn’t we quite likely I’d have a little project get invited great flat great couple great you great amazing new great house Hunter great hunter I’ve forgot that but it’s kind of you to remind me being kind to Phil is occasionally a good idea
So Paul I know what Ellie thinks she said eight out of ten what do you reckon well eight characters I go seven I like that flap as well which is on my list perfect yeah let’s hope those Smiles turn into definite decisions for Paul and Ellie
Back in the Cotswolds and I’m not getting any further with Joe and Lucy and their impossible countryside dream he’s discounted hundreds of properties online and that needs to change we’re now in Lucy’s number one spot of mention Hamilton the town nuzzles into the
580 Acres of Minchin Hampton common a site of special scientific interest banished by The National Trust and here they’re in Good Company Princess Anne lives on the edge of the Town although I suspect a royal seal of approval comes much easier than a Joe seal of approval
Now you know they say that people know in the first 11 seconds whether a property is suitable for them my advice to anybody would be do not paint your front door move what do we think of the location you it’s my favorite location here we go this is a Cotswold
Stone two-bedroom house over three floors straight from the street you’re into the sitting room which flows through into the conservatory and the back Garden the master bedroom and bathroom are on the first floor and on the top floor there’s a huge bedroom with a vaulted ceiling although
It’s right at the top of their budget at 275 000 pounds I’m led to believe there’s a little wiggle room on that I think this is a very generously sized room for these Cottages definitely quite
A good space actually I didn’t think it would be as big as this from outside had you seen it online has it been discounted yes otherwise you’d have already seen it yeah okay moving on
This is lovely open those doors even in the winter get a bit of air through what’s going through your mind Joe the kitchen’s really small and I just think in comparison to the other properties we’ve
Seen for a similar price yeah yeah mention Hampton if you really think this house is just not half as good as the other two what we should do is walk across the road the house across the road’s been
On for six weeks and it’s currently 25 Grand over budget but showing it to Lucy and Joe should help them see that their current budget limit just might not be enough for them to get everything
They want so go and have a look upstairs okay I’ll make a couple of calls see if I can get the key to that house thank you perfect the upstairs has a lot of work to do to help win Joe over on this one
Did you think of this yeah it’s a really really nice face actually it’s nice and Airy as well I love the house as a whole but I think the kitchen might be just too much of a push yeah the kitchen
Is too small I love this area though I suppose we might have to compromise that if we want the top area finally compromise is that a glimmer of realization shining through it does look like it not enough to save this Cottage although they have been upstairs
A long time oh I was wondering what you two were doing up there shall we go across the road yes right I think this Cottage is a compromise too far so will my final chocolate box be loaded with treats or leave a bitter taste in their mouths [Music]
In Bristol and the Cotswolds we’re using every trick and pulling every string to find homes for two sets of first-time buyers newlyweds Lucy and Joe can’t seem to decide on a Cotswold Cottage that ticks all their boxes I suppose you might have to compromise a lot if we want
The top area whereas Paul and Ellie seem to have a couple of contenders in Bristol quite likely I do have a little projects get infected kirsty’s got one final card to play for Lucy and Joe we’ve secured a last minute viewing of an over budget property right across from the last
Cottage debuted in Lucy’s favorite Village of Minchin Hampton Follow the Leader keep up Joe this property has everything to suit Joe and Lucy’s different wants it’s got two large bedrooms with plenty of storage a cozy sitting room with period features a kitchen Diner which extends out
Into a fantastic sunroom and a garden to die for the decor needs modernizing and there’s plenty of scope to extend so although it’s perfectly livable it should appeal to Joe’s need for a project it’s more than 20 bigger than the place they just saw and although it’s on at just under 300
000 pounds I think an offer of around 285 000 could secure it that’s still 10 grand over their top figure but if nothing else is going to give it’s got to be the budget this is the kind of thing that you could spend every weekend doing and still live reasonably comfortably yeah
This is where you live for 20 years and you do an extension and you do it over a space of time if this is really what you want to do a project I think you’ve got to get something bigger that you
Stay in right go and have a look upstairs and see what you think I think you might have hooked them with this one Kirsty if their silence is more in or than in disappointment I hope so Phil but I
Think they’d need to stretch their budget by 10 grand to do it so it’s a big decision would you like to keep the carpet I think I probably changed the carpet well sounds like Joe’s moving in
Already nice sized bathroom and this is quite good we do it obviously but really good size yeah I’m loving Lucy’s positivity and Joe seems to be fully on board too [Music] yeah I like this I think it’s got definite potential and it’s bigger than the other one as well yeah keep those persuasive
Powers flowing Loosely and hopefully the view from the top bedroom can seal the deal that’s lovely gorgeous it’s a difficult one because the house is gone you know a lot of scope for making it better
You know if we can’t afford it but if they drop to a price that we can afford then it could see us but they and it would be a place that we could stay in for the long term rather than short term we could definitely see myself living here it seems pretty obvious
What Lucy wants to do Joe is a good man who wants to do the right thing there is such an enormous conflict between his desire to be the big property to have a fake house Joe has got to focus on buying a home otherwise he is never going to
Get what he wants let’s hope you found them both what they want in this place my thoughts are this is my favorite house now yeah I know and I’m really sorry it’s a bit more expensive I I quite like it actually quite like it like it oh my God you want a project
Okay but I need I like to know the figures of how much it’s going to cost to get to be a gut feeling Joe yeah the gut feeling’s pretty good to be honest if you don’t look at that house
Now and think that if you can get it for 285 you want it then it’s not the house for you I think let’s sit down and have a chat there’s a lot to think about maybe just
Maybe we found a place in the flesh that Joe would consider buying but it’s on at almost 300 000 pounds so it will take a good deal to get it back in Bristol and Paul and Ellie have decided
Property three the garden flat in Redland is worth another look communities are really about kind of practicalities about what it would be like to live in here Ellie how does it feels to be back well let’s have a scoop around 100 second viewings are also about getting into the detail you might
Miss first time round it’s been moldy in this bedroom if it’s been empty for a period of time and there’s no air circulating all the doors and windows are shut that’s not gonna help yes so it
Sounds like it’s fairly easy to deal with it is living in yeah you’ll want to repaint bits you’ll want to put your own carpet and make your standpoint you will want to do it even if it’s in lovely conditions let’s get the parents nominated now too come down for the weekend start
Allocating George yeah they’re talking like they’ve already bought it not Phil but that’s your job first question is do you feel that you’ve seen enough we’ve seen a big Variety in a lot of
Different places with a lot of different pros and cons so yeah I’d say so if we keep waiting for the absolute perfect place then we will be priced out completely of where we want to be so we need to
Think about that as well and was it useful going back to property three this morning definitely and how do you both feel about the level of work though there’s enough scope to to put your stamp
On it and I quite quite like the idea of putting my stamp on it to be honest which leaves me asking the question what would you like to do about it I I think that we’re both convinced enough to put her offer in good put in as low as possible
At 279 950 pounds this flat is already 20 grand under Paul and Ellie’s budget have you got a an idea I’m thinking 270. but even if you bought that flat at the full asking price of Nyon 280
And spent 10 on it I think for every pound you put into it you get two back it’s got to be worth 300 if not more having had 10 grand spent on it did you ever go let’s have a go [Music] [Laughter]
A deal hi it’s Phil we’ve just been having a lengthy chat here and and they do very much like that flower so the the offer that I’ve got for you is for 270 000. first offer and 10 grand
Under the asking price they could complete that within a month of receipt of all your paperwork okay they’ve been at this point three times before but this time Phil’s in charge thanks cheers that wasn’t mood being Pennywise is never being rude I think we’ve made a reasonable
Pitch I think I think yeah yeah back in the Cotswolds I could really do with a hash that was under budget but that mention Captain Cottage was perfect in every other respect and it had Joe hello four houses eight months four houses two days yeah this is good this is
A better ratio definitely the most useful thing has actually been showing Joe that we need to get out and see more things without having I didn’t appreciate that until just a few days yeah have we found a property that you might want to buy at some stage well on the last property
I think we are most interested in yeah I think we need to speak to our mortgage advisor because it’s over budget I know it’s over but there was a crunch Point yeah which was you want size and potential now sure and the smaller properties just weren’t giving you that yeah that’s right
Yeah I think you found the right house I really do I just walked into it and it just felt like home so I really do feel like it ticks all of our boxes and I definitely feel it’s grabbed me and
I am really interested to you know take your mum and dad to it I think another viewing wouldn’t go I miss I really think it could be somewhere special um for us to start a little family
Well done Joe that’s the way to look for a house the asking price is 25 Grand over their top budget but when Lucy and Joe have done their sums I’m hoping we’ll be able to put in an offer back in Bristol and things are progressing much quicker than that for Paul and Ellie
Hi Jill hi our offer on the table is 10 grand under the asking price at 270 000 pounds okay Paul and Nelly have been in this position before more than once right fair enough I
Just hope this is the last time the vendors abroad so it might just be a case of no news is good news well I mean as soon as you hear ring me cheers bye the good news is he thinks the vendor is looking for something closer to the asking price but he’s
There to do business he wants to sell it and you’re in a great position given that the flat is empty to offer to complete within a month is is a really strong card okay that’s interesting empty
Properties cost people money yeah so I’m afraid I think for now we’re gonna have to leave that there fine I will be on the phone to you as soon as I hear anything I’m not sure I can handle it thank
You cheers cheers pleasure great pleasure cheers back in the Cotswolds Lucy and Joe talk to their mortgage advisor and were able to up their budget to put in an offer of 280 000 pounds but they’d
Still have to find the money for the improvements they wanted to make after we left Kirsty we went to go and see the house with my parents and we decided that we wanted to put an offer in at
280. the offer was rejected but by that time we had done a little bit more homework and realized that 280 was too much the mission happened in the house had a lot going for it but you should never
Spend more than you can afford since our week with Kirsty we have looked at a lot more properties in person because one thing we did find from that experience with her was that I discounted a lot online although we haven’t found the perfect house yet I’m in no doubt that we’ll find a
Property quicker than I would have done before a vital lesson you can’t house hunt virtually but in Bristol with Paul and Ali it’s a different story after some offers and counter offers we finally agreed the sale price at 275 000 pounds since Phil
Secured the house for us it’s progressing really well and hopefully within a month we should be able to complete which gives them time to get everything in place just relax we’ve been talking to the people in the bathroom shop and we love the Privacy place I’m
Thinking about kitchens and we just desperately wanted to be in Bristol we want to get our hands sort of a bit dirty painting and you know it’s our first house together as a married couple as
Well it’s a bit of a new adventure because we’ve not done any of that um together before so yeah it’s exciting it’s like planning the wedding again similar sort of spreadsheets going on
Without the sort of big day at the end believe me Ellie it will be a big day when you finally get the keys to your first ever marital home I wish them all the very best [Music] thank you [Music]
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*How do people move bedrooms into spaces with spiral staircases*??!!! That's one of the things that boggles my mind.
Multicultural atmosphere? Quinoa merda😂
In the case of the funky old bathroom, Joe is rejecting what he doesn't like while claiming he wants to change things.
Yes. Between the costs of down payments, closing costs, 7-8% interest rates and any updates or remodels etc. any "profit margin" that our parents once experienced is now eaten up. Sadly, those days are gone…..
Joe, by commenting on clutter and bed linens, shows he isn't actually seeing the home. The clutter and bed linens are not coming with the house so don't waste your attention on them.
The original budget was already too optimistic that's why they daren't stretch to the last property. Joe is greedy, timid and unrealistic. Not the best character traits to build upon.
You're in England. They are not called bars. They are pubs!
When I was in England while stationed at R.A.F. Upper Heyford I also loved the out doors. The weather I might have to contend with whilst on a pub crawl.
Happy Life Happy Wife. Problem with wife. Get someone else.
A budget of 270k in the Cotswolds is a bit of a joke for what they’re asking for. My budget for my next house will be around that (only based on my salary, not including my partners) and I’m looking in the north west.
You need a budget of about 500k to get something decent there.
Love kirsties dress sense. Really suits her.
285000 costing house was really nice, can't understand why Joe rejected it.
gah not enough room for 4-6 pple round , cafes and pubs…good grief you wont be youngish forever, friends will move on have families etc and the cost o living will curtail cafe culture. what on earth are pple thinking?
Great episode, but what has Kirsty done to her eyebrows? She looks constantly surprised!
Park where???
Paul and Ellie…if the wall between the kitchen and sitting room isn't load bearing, they could open it up for a bigger room. Nab this flat! It's a bargain.
All these people who want space for dinner parties and entertaining. Do what the Japanese do: keep their houses for themselves and socialise with friends at restaurants. Although having said that, Japanese restaurants are much more reasonable than those in Britain.
Wish you could change the background music choice ….. not easy to listen to over the voices
I like the hosts of the show. They’re snarky, but not in the normal British way.
Polished, entertaining, educational… time well spent watching!
Bristol countryside is so lovely, I want to move there, too 😉
I do not agre whit it being wrong looking at propertys online as being serious. Maybe uk marked is different. When I wanted to buy a house in Spain i was in Norway and looking only on the internet for 2 years. And then when I knew i was getting the money I looked for 6 houers every day for 2 weeks. I had never been to the area where I was looking. I was recomended the area from a friend. So then the day after i arriwed I had the real estate agent show me around 5 houses i had picked out. And then I signed the contract for the house i asumed I would buy. I have had this house now for 9 years. And I am wery satisfied with it. I think that if i had just come her and started looking, I would have found it confusing and difficult. Never buy a house without looking at it first. But looking at internett can make you learn a lot about the marked and the prices. Internet is a good way for looking at homes.
All houses are ugly…
What a great makeover. The young man comments at the end about the love of his family was beautiful 🤩
(11:21) A refrigerator IN THE BEDROOM!!!! Oh sure…
Thank you for posting these! They're my life's blood, my immunity against all the ills of the world. THANK YOU!!!
I wonder if they are still happy living in Bristol. It's not the best place, the shopping area is gone, and clean air zone charges will only worsen. Bus gates everywhere. Central area being moved to south Glos. It's not a nice place to live anymore.
The typical 1st time buyers: UNREALISTIC! Everything they want costs money they don’t have. You’ve got to start somewhere that you can afford!
I love Paul and Kirstie 's personality with each other.
The 1st house was kool! They had the walls cluttered with stuff, areas was cluttered with stuff they should've removed prior to marketing for selling. Their realtor failed them.