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00:01This time, we're in South West London.
00:03Right, we're gonna sort this, Chloe.
00:04Hope so.
00:05Where our house hunters are sick
00:07of trying to navigate the tricky market.
00:09What we're doing obviously isn't working.
00:11Is there a plan B?
00:12No.
00:13So, it's up to us to diagnose the problem.
00:16To me, it's not good enough.
00:17Prescribe the solution.
00:19I just meditate on my decision.
00:20I need a younger co-host.
00:23And hopefully, find a cure.
00:26Job done.
00:27Job done.
00:30We're in South West London, helping hopeful buyers
00:41find space in the city.
00:43My pair pinpointed particular streets
00:46and holding out for the perfect property.
00:48And it's situation critical for my motorbiking medic
00:52who wants a home of her own.
00:53Did you see there what I did with the peas?
00:55What about my motorbiking medic?
00:57It wasn't as good.
00:58I did a thing with peas.
01:00I did a thing with Ms.
01:01Well, P is your letter.
01:03Gee whiz.
01:05Pip, Pip, Puh, Puh, Puh.
01:07And Phil.
01:08I'll take your pea and raise you a tea.
01:13From Thames to Tooting, South West London is characterised
01:18by its famous commons, majestic parks, buzzy vibe, and of course,
01:23as the home of great British tennis.
01:26Average property prices are close to £800,000 with semi-detached homes
01:31and sitting at over £1.4 million.
01:34But it's flats that make up most of the sales here.
01:38Though even they are nearly double the national average house price,
01:41at close to £550,000.
01:44That's the market 30-something Chloe is searching in.
01:49But after seven months and no joy, some may say she's struggling.
01:54But she would put it slightly differently.
01:57My search has been a bit of an epic fail.
02:01As a junior doctor tasked with saving lives every day,
02:04Chloe envisaged house hunting as a simpler task.
02:07Juggling shifts with viewings is proved insurmountable.
02:13Chloe is 12 months and a few exams away from being a qualified A&E consultant.
02:18She'll be working shifts, so living close to her local hospital is essential.
02:23And she has one other deal-breaking consideration.
02:32The motorcycle is a big part of my life and a big part of the search.
02:37It's my main mode of transport, my passion and my hobby,
02:40and it needs a home as well.
02:42Chloe's love of two wheels started as a teenager.
02:46My dad is a keen motorcyclist, despite being very discouraging of me
02:51as a teenager from owning one.
02:52And he actually helped me find and buy my current bike.
02:56It's nice to have something to do together,
02:58and it is a bit of a passion that we share.
03:00And it's not the only thing they share.
03:03Back living with my foster parents in my teenage bedroom,
03:08which is a lot smaller than I remember.
03:11It's great being back in the family home,
03:13but I am very much ready for my own space.
03:17Chloe left London to study medicine more than 15 years ago.
03:20But with the option to finish her studies close to home, she's back.
03:24It's where friends and family are and where she wants her future to be.
03:28Whilst there are a wealth of activities,
03:31wherever you live, having people to do it with is what makes it fun.
03:37But for the fun to really begin, Chloe needs a place of her own.
03:41She's got a budget of £450,000, but has struggled to find anything to buy.
03:47To me, it very much feels like a very large sum of money.
03:51It's the best part of half a million pounds,
03:54and I am looking and struggling to find a one-bed flat.
03:58It's pretty disheartening.
04:01Don't worry, Chloe.
04:03Phil will know just what property to prescribe,
04:05and home visits are his speciality.
04:07Tell me about your search.
04:09How many have you been to see?
04:1120 in total.
04:12All in Wimbledon.
04:13Right.
04:14All one-beds.
04:16It's not because I'm not willing or able to sort of extend the search.
04:19It's just taken all of the time and effort I have to do Wimbledon.
04:23Where do you feel you've been struggling?
04:26It is such a big amount of money,
04:28and I'm sort of crippled by indecision and fear of investing
04:33nearly half a million pounds in something that's not right.
04:37Describe the ideal flat to me, then.
04:39One bed, own front door would be lovely.
04:42The only real deal-breaker is the motorbike.
04:46Mmm. I've heard about the motorbike.
04:48Yes.
04:49The requirement for parking is...
04:51..that's the challenge.
04:52Yeah.
04:53Cos that will just restrict us.
04:55Yeah.
04:56Is there a plan B?
04:57No, we have to find one.
04:59We will.
05:00Failure is not an option, Pip.
05:02Doctors' orders.
05:04But the cost is a tough pill to swallow,
05:06and it'll take a special place to calm Chloe's nerves about buying.
05:11She has up to £450,000 to spend on a one-bedroom flat
05:16with a place to park the bike.
05:18She'd love her own front door, and we need to keep in mind her commute to work.
05:23Wimbledon is Chloe's top spot, but it hasn't given her everything she needs.
05:29So we'll be widening the search, staying within an easy commute to work.
05:34My pair are searching further west.
05:37They love all things leafy.
05:39So I'll be focusing on Richmond and its surrounding suburbs that have a good community feel.
05:47Devon-born Ben and Cornish-born Mayor have been searching for their first home together for six months,
05:53with Ben very much in the driving seat.
05:55Has he been obsessive, or is that too far?
05:58He will know everything that's on the market.
06:00He'll have booked out our Saturday with viewings.
06:03I don't need alerts.
06:05I refresh quite frequently.
06:07He's on it all the time.
06:08Oh, no, I'm working.
06:10Come on.
06:12They met five years ago and have been married for just over a year.
06:16They currently live in the central London flat Mayor bought before they met.
06:20But life on the 18th floor has lost its appeal.
06:24You think you're in central next to a park,
06:28but you're actually five minutes away from the park to get down there.
06:32We don't necessarily need to be right in the centre of everything
06:35for the next stage of life, hopefully.
06:37Ironman competitor Ben would love to ditch the balcony
06:40and train in the great outdoors every day.
06:43Mayor would love a garden for her yoga
06:45and to find a community as wonderful as the one they have now.
06:49Our favourite areas are Richmond, Barnes, East Sheen, Kingston.
06:56But these are a lot of people's favourite areas.
06:59They've saved hard and are borrowing big
07:02and have an incredible budget of £1.25 million.
07:06But that means they really want to get it right.
07:09I like a bay window.
07:11I never dreamt that £1.2 million wouldn't get me everything I wanted
07:16and how wrong I was.
07:18All we're asking for is a medium-sized house with a garden.
07:22Moving on to the next chapter of our lives,
07:24it allows us to hopefully start a family.
07:27Accountant Mayor and Tax Advisor Ben have adopted
07:32an analytical approach to their search.
07:34There's a spreadsheet with each of our criteria,
07:38the size, the link.
07:40Yeah, I think we've done 15 viewings.
07:42Yeah.
07:43You're six months down the line and you don't have a house.
07:46Hmm.
07:47Even with their big budget and relatively modest wishlist,
07:50they are searching in super-pricey postcodes.
07:53So getting it all is nigh-on impossible.
07:57We need to work out what compromise needs to happen.
08:01There will be one.
08:02Yeah.
08:03And I know just the person to find it.
08:06Thank you, Phil.
08:07There is a more pressing problem that needs to be addressed
08:09as a priority.
08:11Rumour has it that yours is the most detailed spreadsheet
08:14that anyone has ever seen in 25 years.
08:17It's not necessarily a compliment, Ben.
08:20No, it's not a good thing.
08:21Because it's such a fiscally important decision,
08:25nobody says, oh, I'm just going to follow my gut.
08:28As our search has progressed,
08:30we've added more to the list of what we want.
08:32Yeah.
08:33And it's just getting harder.
08:35We don't want to make the wrong decision.
08:36I know that you want three bedrooms
08:38and somewhere to work from home
08:40and a garden of a specific size,
08:42and those are the houses we're seeing.
08:43But if you can trust me enough to just say,
08:46OK, each house we're going to go into freely.
08:50Yeah.
08:51I think what you're doing is really sensible.
08:53I think it's hindering your search.
08:55What we're doing obviously isn't working.
08:57We will reboot your search.
08:59I'll take a reset as a win.
09:01Well, let's drink up and get on with a reset.
09:05I'm all for an analytical approach,
09:07but buying a house can't be all business.
09:10Agreed.
09:11Without a good gut feel, the figures are fruitless.
09:14Ben and Mayer have up to £1.25 million to spend on a family home
09:20with at least three bedrooms.
09:22Curb appeal is important, as is a good-sized garden.
09:26And Ben travels to the city every day,
09:29so transport links need to be top-notch.
09:34Morning.
09:35Morning.
09:36Fit and well?
09:37I think I may have frightened my couple a little.
09:39They've got a good attitude, they're really positive people,
09:41but I just want them to put some gut.
09:44They want some feeling as well as some numbers.
09:46Yes.
09:47Yes.
09:48If I was only looking for a flat,
09:50I think it would be relatively straightforward.
09:52No.
09:53But I'm not just looking for a flat.
09:54Don't tell me there's a pet of some kind involved.
09:56Well, a motorbike.
09:57And a motorbike can't be insured if it's parked on the road,
10:01so it has to have private parking.
10:05Right.
10:06And that is going to be really challenging.
10:08Right.
10:09But it's a hobby, it's a passion,
10:10and it's her method of commuting to work.
10:13She's a doctor.
10:14OK.
10:15Stat.
10:16You don't know what that means, do you?
10:18No.
10:19Chop-chop.
10:20Pronto.
10:21Make it snappy.
10:23Well, when you put it like that,
10:25of course there's a sense of urgency.
10:27We have to get Chloe out of her teenage bedroom.
10:31Her top spot at Wimbledon
10:33hasn't been able to offer her all that she needs,
10:35so we're heading a mile and a half down the road to Rains Park,
10:39which, with its bustling high street, has lots to offer.
10:43There's also over 200 trains a day to Wimbledon,
10:46so she can be in the area she loves in under five minutes.
10:50Right, we're going to sort this, Chloe.
10:52I hope so.
10:53Here we have Freehold House with parking.
10:57Brilliant.
10:58We're kind of borders of Rains Park and Wimbledon.
11:01Wimbledon High Street, it's a bit of a walk that way,
11:04but it is walkable.
11:05Yep.
11:06Rains Park is not really where I would choose to be.
11:12OK.
11:13Let's see what you think.
11:15I'd say this house has some work to do, Phil.
11:19Yes, but Chloe has only ever viewed flats.
11:22This is a house, and that alone makes it worth a look.
11:27Inside, there's a good-sized open-plan living, dining and kitchen area,
11:31and stairs, which lead up to a bathroom and double bedroom.
11:36The space and layout are really good,
11:38and I just hope the outside space is enough.
11:41It's on the market for £475,000.
11:45But we've been told the cellar is open to offers close to Chloe's budget of £450,000.
11:54Right.
11:55Through your own front door, Chloe.
11:57Lovely.
11:58Yep.
11:59Own front door.
12:00Check.
12:01To the main room.
12:02Yeah.
12:03Sitting, cooking, dining.
12:05Space-wise, it all works.
12:08But I'm just going to try and look at it without the sort of niggle in the back of my mind
12:16that's saying, this is Rains Park, not Wimbledon.
12:18Why don't you have a look upstairs on your own?
12:20I'll come and find you.
12:21Giving up on the Wimbledon dream isn't going to be easy for Chloe.
12:26I'm not sure you've aced your first serve, Pip.
12:30It's a bit of paint.
12:33It is a house with its own front door with awesome bike parking
12:37that she can actually see on the edge of Wimbledon.
12:40It's got to be worth considering, really.
12:42It's nice of her dream.
12:44She may be coming round.
12:46How are you getting on?
12:48Good.
12:49Yeah?
12:50Did you say there's outside space?
12:51That is the outside space.
12:53It's dropped curb, so you can put a car on it or a motorbike.
12:56OK.
12:57There's no garden.
12:58OK.
13:00A look is worth a thousand words.
13:03I think the outside space may be worth more to Chloe than I realised.
13:08This is perfect for the bike.
13:10Yeah.
13:11But it's not somewhere that I can sit in the morning and have a coffee.
13:13No, that's an absolute must-have.
13:15Yes.
13:16My search just got harder.
13:17Sorry.
13:18No, you don't have to apologise.
13:19Sorry.
13:20I thought the priority was the bike rather than you having outside space.
13:23Chloe first, closely followed by bike.
13:26Fine.
13:28I'm on it.
13:29Priority's in order.
13:30You know what you've got to do, Phil.
13:32I do.
13:33I just don't quite know how I'm going to do.
13:34I just don't quite know how I'm going to do it.
13:36We're in south-west London.
13:37I'm with Ben and Mayer and I'm hoping to get their household back on track.
13:51And I'm with Chloe who needs a flat that fits her and her beloved motorbike.
13:55Well, we're in the right place, Phil.
13:56It seems we all zoom round here.
13:57Well, motorbike is the only way to get around London.
13:58I know.
13:59I know.
14:00But for Dr Chloe, it's more than just that.
14:07It's her passion, one she shares with foster dad, Jimmy.
14:11After over 15 years away, she's moving back close to family and to finish her last year
14:16of medical training.
14:18But while our first property suited the bike, it lacks the outside space for Chloe.
14:23Chloe first, closely followed by bike.
14:26Fine.
14:27For Ben and Mayer, they're ready for the next step.
14:31They've outgrown their central London high-rise.
14:34Six months of searching has left them bamboozled with facts and figures.
14:38It gets to a point where you do get worn down.
14:41We've hit the reset button and we're starting in Kingston-upon-Thames.
14:46It's got the community Mayer craves and Ben's favourite cycling spot of Richmond Park.
14:51All on the doorstep of this detached Victorian villa.
14:54I'm confident I've found a winning formula.
14:57Hello.
14:58Rumour has it that this street is 4C.
15:04Will you just explain what that means?
15:06Listed out our areas from 1 to 10 in terms of what we wanted.
15:10And then we're in Kingston and we did sub-areas of which roads we wanted.
15:15Not that we're particular or anything.
15:18OK, so we're kind of in the middle.
15:20It's a really beautiful house.
15:21It's a lovely looking house, isn't it?
15:23It's really lovely looking.
15:24Happy to look inside?
15:25Certainly are.
15:26Certainly are.
15:27Great.
15:30I'm starting strong with this three-storey family home.
15:33There's a light and bright reception room with bay windows to the front
15:37and an open-plan kitchen living and dining area to the rear
15:41with doors leading out to a lovely west-facing garden.
15:45On the first floor, there's a family bathroom, two double bedrooms,
15:49one with en suite, and a third being used as an office.
15:53In the converted attic, there's the main bedroom
15:56with a very generous en suite bathroom.
15:59But around here, that all comes at a cost.
16:02It's on the market for £1.2 million,
16:06£50,000 under their top spend of £1.25 million.
16:10So, straight into the kitchen.
16:14I think it's really nice.
16:15Right, it's really smooth, isn't it?
16:16Really?
16:17Yeah. Good start.
16:18OK.
16:19Quite high-end.
16:20An instant gut reaction.
16:22So long, spreadsheets.
16:25Lovely olive tree in the garden.
16:27I think it's the perfect size.
16:28You could get obsessive about this lawn.
16:31I've never had a lawn, so just the idea of having a lawn
16:33is quite exciting in itself.
16:34Yes, quite exciting, yeah.
16:35Oh, you know what I want?
16:36A robot lawnmower.
16:37It comes out and it just mows.
16:39And then it goes and drops the grass off.
16:42I've got one of those, too.
16:43Oh!
16:45I'd say they're liking it so far, Kirsty.
16:48Your reset has begun.
16:53I can see this working.
16:54Yeah.
16:55Genuinely.
16:56Downstairs has done its job,
16:58and I can't see them being disappointed
17:00with the space on offer upstairs.
17:02It allows us to move into a different life stage.
17:06I think this is a strong house.
17:09I think they came in and had a good reaction to it.
17:12I think that top bedroom really works.
17:15We'll go from there.
17:18Whoa!
17:20Lovely.
17:21This is about half the size of my flat.
17:23I don't think I've seen anything I prefer for the 1.2 in Kingston.
17:26A really good option.
17:30Yeah.
17:31Yeah.
17:32This is more than a reset.
17:34It feels like a full emotional release.
17:39You've seen it all.
17:40It's such a good space, and that must have bedrooms.
17:43Yeah.
17:44We've looked hard for the last six months,
17:46and we've not seen this sort of property come up.
17:49Bar's been set for Kingston.
17:51Onwards and upwards.
17:55That's one very good option in the bag.
17:57I can breathe a small sigh of relief.
17:59I wish my start had been as successful,
18:02but I'm hoping my next offering will give our search a kickstart.
18:07We're heading a couple of miles down the road towards Earlsfield,
18:10an area packed full of charm with a real village feel
18:14and an ample dose of cool.
18:16I can really see Chloe here,
18:18and I hope she can see herself in this fantastic one-bed flat.
18:22Right.
18:23This is the flat here.
18:26OK, I'm intrigued.
18:28It has curb appeal.
18:29Good.
18:30It looks pretty for me outside.
18:31It's a building with three flats.
18:32This one has its own front door.
18:34Yeah.
18:35And we're going to head upstairs,
18:36but there's something I want to show you on the route.
18:38OK.
18:39Let's do it.
18:41I couldn't be happier to be showing Chloe this first-floor flat.
18:45There is a lot to shout about.
18:49There's a light and bright living, dining and kitchen area,
18:51all very nicely done.
18:55There's a good-sized bedroom and bathroom,
18:57and the added bonus of this private balcony,
18:59ideal for Chloe's morning coffee.
19:03And that's not the only outside space.
19:06There's a pretty and very private garden
19:08with secure off-road parking for her beloved bike.
19:13It's on the market for offers over £385,000.
19:17There's an offer in for £400,
19:19so Chloe would have to beat that.
19:21But I think she'd still have change
19:23out of her £450,000 budget.
19:27You have a look in there.
19:31Oh!
19:33Good private barbecue.
19:35Have your friends round.
19:36And down there...
19:38Yeah. ..is the bike park.
19:40This is perfect so far.
19:42It's pretty good.
19:44It's really lovely.
19:45Let's head upstairs.
19:46Yes.
19:48Did I hear the word perfect?
19:51You could be heading from zero to hero with this place, Pip.
19:54Offers in excess of £385,000.
19:58They've had six people round,
20:00and they've got £400,000 on the table.
20:02It's not been accepted.
20:03OK.
20:04Yeah?
20:06Yeah.
20:07Come through here cos it gets better.
20:09Cos look at that.
20:11Oh, nice!
20:13Balcony!
20:16West-facing balcony.
20:18Sun goes down over there.
20:19Evening drinks.
20:21It's quite cool, isn't it?
20:22You've done well.
20:23It's unexpected, this bit.
20:25The kitchen is sort of style-wise what I would go for.
20:29Have a look at this.
20:30I thought that was very cool.
20:32Oh, and they've got a coffee machine.
20:34Yeah.
20:35That's my second love.
20:36We've got the bike.
20:37We've got the coffee machine.
20:38We're done.
20:39Let's go.
20:41Have a wander.
20:42Got any questions, give me a shout.
20:45Chloe seems to be really connecting with this flat.
20:48It's a nice bed.
20:50Nice work, Phil.
20:52Well, it's certainly lifted things coming here.
20:54She likes it.
20:55It's got a good feel.
20:56I'm happy.
20:58This is a good size.
21:01I think Chloe is just as happy as you are.
21:04Could you see yourself?
21:05Nice.
21:06Cup of coffee.
21:07Definitely.
21:09In the business, this is known as mentally moving in.
21:12Nice.
21:15You've got a nice smile on your face.
21:17I do.
21:18Yeah?
21:19It's perfect.
21:21Job done.
21:22Job done?
21:23The balcony is a game changer.
21:26It's excellent.
21:27I definitely wouldn't have found it.
21:28Excellent.
21:29I'm really, really pleased.
21:31Let's let tomorrow take shape.
21:32OK.
21:33And then we'll see where we're at.
21:35Now it's my turn to breathe a sigh of relief.
21:39And next, you get the fun task of trying to beat the benchmark.
21:43Which is what I'm trying to do.
21:46We're heading to Barnes, a place Ben and Maya popped right at the top of their spreadsheet.
21:52But with semi-detached properties costing, on average, over £2 million, I've been challenged to find a home they can afford here.
22:00Now we have.
22:01And I've invited Phil along for the ride.
22:04Well, lovely to be in Bath.
22:06Beautiful Bath.
22:07Bath?
22:08Barnes.
22:10Oh my God, it's started.
22:11The rot has started.
22:12I need a younger co-host.
22:14I'm so sorry.
22:15Hello, good morning.
22:16I was going to introduce you to the man formerly known as Phil Spencer.
22:20Can you just be nice for a moment?
22:22I've only just met them.
22:23He was just standing here going, God, I love Bath.
22:28So, top location.
22:30Way up there.
22:31Definitely up there.
22:32I'm going to take that and run with it.
22:33Let's get in.
22:34And Bath or Barnes, who could blame you?
22:37Especially when the house is as spectacular as this one.
22:40The open-plan living dining and kitchen runs from front to back and is exceptionally well thought out and finished.
22:49Upstairs, there are two bedrooms on the first floor, along with a very tasteful family bathroom.
22:54On the second floor, there's a further bedroom with en suite.
22:57They're all doubles, not quite the proportions of property one,
23:01but if they want to be in their favourite area, they'll have to be big enough.
23:05The garden is a fantastic size, though with it comes the compromise.
23:14But it's that compromise that brings this place into Ben and Maya's budget.
23:18In fact, it's bang on at £1.25 million.
23:22Wow.
23:24Pretty cool, Al.
23:26That's an amazing feeling.
23:28Yeah.
23:29Yeah.
23:30I've only just gone in, but look at your face, it's gone all underlit.
23:33Yeah.
23:35This house has compromise.
23:37It's the railway track at the end of the garden.
23:40Oh, that's a train.
23:46We live in Boxall at the moment.
23:48We hear loud stuff every three or four minutes.
23:51Yeah.
23:52It's not phasing Ben, and I think there's a lot for Maya to like, too.
23:57We've moved into this second space.
23:59What do you feel now?
24:01The whole thing is very aesthetic.
24:04The train line is the compromise that I'm not sure about yet.
24:07Why don't you stay with me and we'll go out into the garden and wait for a train?
24:11Phil and Ben can go upstairs.
24:13This house is everything they've dreamed of in the perfect location.
24:18As long as the train line doesn't derail them.
24:25There's the train.
24:30I feel I'm going to need to see the rest of the house to see if it outweighs this.
24:34It's the old classic, isn't it?
24:36Location versus house.
24:38Yeah, exactly.
24:39Here you've absolutely got the location.
24:41You've got a lovely house.
24:42The mayor did love yesterday's property.
24:45What did you feel when you woke up this morning?
24:47I can't really get it out of my head.
24:49The Kingston house?
24:50Yeah, and I'm surprised by that.
24:51Okay.
24:52Right.
24:53That's interesting.
24:54It's not as big as where you were yesterday.
24:56Yeah.
24:57I personally don't think we need quite as much space.
24:59So I think this would be enough.
25:01It certainly seems like Ben is less perturbed by the trains.
25:05Or maybe just seduced by the Barnes postcode.
25:09For Mayor, it seems her heart may still be in Kingston.
25:12Wow.
25:13It's a question of whether this house can win her over.
25:16Okay.
25:17That's a beautiful room.
25:18It's on the smaller side.
25:19It is.
25:20But I think it could be enough.
25:22Are you reapplying?
25:24Yes, always, always.
25:25At that time of day already?
25:26Yeah.
25:27Well, you've got some happy house hunters, haven't you?
25:29They have applied a lot of intelligent thought to their house process,
25:34but they need to feel it.
25:37Wow.
25:38Yeah.
25:39Bigger size?
25:40You're absolutely doing your job.
25:42The beautiful Barnes, stunning house,
25:45but if they were to go with Kingston, bigger house,
25:48different kettle of fish.
25:50I think it may come down to just how much Barnes means to them.
25:54It is at the very top of their wish list,
25:56but then there's that compromise.
25:59It's very beautiful.
26:01The issue for me is the sound.
26:03So are you still thinking Kingston?
26:05Kingston was quiet.
26:07I love this house.
26:08We always knew we wouldn't get what we wanted in Barnes
26:12without making a significant compromise.
26:14At the Trains, it's the compromise.
26:16When you're able to recognise the compromise,
26:18it's much easier than when you're not.
26:21It's a lot to think about.
26:24Well, they certainly seem to have ditched their spreadsheets.
26:29But there's a new problem.
26:30They each prefer a different house.
26:33And they need to be on the same property page.
26:35We're in south-west London.
26:47I'm with Ben and Maya,
26:49who are trying to leave their high-rise behind
26:51and find a house before hopefully starting a family.
26:54We've reset their search,
26:56and now we're all about the gut reaction.
26:58Two houses viewed, two houses liked.
27:02So much for the picky pair.
27:04The big challenge now is getting them to agree
27:06on which property suits them best.
27:08And I'm with motorbiking medic Chloe,
27:11who has moved back to London to be close to family and friends.
27:14But she's well and truly outgrown her teenage bedroom
27:18and is in search of a flat to call home.
27:22We've got one very much in the running,
27:24but I haven't quite finished yet.
27:27We're off to Tooting.
27:31With equal measures of grittiness and gloriousness,
27:35it's a vibrant location attracting young buyers
27:38who want to own a pretty property
27:40for a less eye-watering price tag.
27:43And we're here to see this very fine example.
27:47So how are you today?
27:48I'm good, thank you.
27:49My mind's kept going back to property too.
27:52Yeah, okay, that's good.
27:54I think it was great.
27:55Good.
27:56But today's little surprise.
27:58Okay. Tooting.
27:59The classic Victorian conversant ground floor flat.
28:02It looks lovely from the outside.
28:03It looks very smart.
28:05We're really here to debate
28:06and see how it compares with property number two.
28:10Yeah, let's do it.
28:12I want Chloe to explore all the options
28:15and this is my more traditional offering.
28:18The inside is immaculate
28:20with a cosy living room and a big bay window.
28:23There's a light and bright bedroom with built-in storage
28:27and the bathroom is really nicely done.
28:30Unlike property two,
28:32Chloe would have the luxury of having a kitchen separate from the living space
28:36with room to dine.
28:38The garden is separated from the house slightly,
28:43but more than big enough to have friends round.
28:45And I'm hoping it feels private enough for Chloe's morning coffee.
28:50The bike could be parked out the front, so we're ticking all the boxes here.
28:55It's bang on budget at £450,000 and it's not yet on the market.
29:01So, if she likes it, we're in pole position.
29:05Right, Chloe.
29:08Front room.
29:09Okay.
29:10All the bells and whistles.
29:11Lots of nice features.
29:12Yeah.
29:13The bedroom.
29:14Yep.
29:15Lots of storage.
29:16Yep.
29:17Nice window.
29:19And then through to kitchen, bathroom, garden.
29:24All beautifully presented, top of its game.
29:27Yeah.
29:28£450,000.
29:30The sweetener is it's not actually on the market yet.
29:32It comes on today or tomorrow.
29:34Okay.
29:35So you are in the kind of driving seat.
29:37I see. Nice.
29:38Should you like it.
29:39Gut feel, how does it compare with yesterday?
29:41It's lovely.
29:43And there's nothing wrong with it.
29:45Don't think I've decided yet.
29:47This is very traditional and beautiful.
29:49Yeah.
29:50Whereas the other one is a bit different, it's a bit quirky.
29:52Yeah, agreed.
29:53Go on.
29:54Have a, have a squeeze.
29:56I'll be in the garden.
29:57It may just boil down to which of those Chloe feels is more her.
30:03Whew!
30:04This is a really classic Victorian conversion flat.
30:08It's a really strong example.
30:10And I think if she hadn't have seen the second property,
30:14this is probably what she'd be going for.
30:16I know the cogs are turning, so I'm happy.
30:18It's a good place to be.
30:20With the benchmark set so very high by property two,
30:23it's going to take a lot to beat it.
30:26And it looks like the verdict is in.
30:29And a little garden out back.
30:31What's going through your mind?
30:33I don't know how free I would feel to sit in my pyjamas with my coffee.
30:37That garden.
30:38Property two is still the front runner?
30:39Yeah.
30:40If I hadn't have seen that, I would have probably said,
30:42oh, this is great.
30:43This is wonderful.
30:44What I'm always trying to do is put people in a position
30:46where they can make an informed choice.
30:48Because it's a big choice.
30:49It's a scary choice.
30:50Very grateful.
30:51Happy?
30:52Yep.
30:53Good.
30:54Let's get out of here.
30:56Lovely flat, but it's not going to be Chloe's.
30:57No.
30:58I very much doubt this place will struggle to find its next owner.
31:01Right.
31:02Onwards.
31:03And it's helped Chloe feel even more confident about her feelings for property too.
31:08Well, we are all about the feelings.
31:11The only problem is Ben and Mayor are each feeling a different property.
31:15So I have a third fantastic option to throw into the mix.
31:20We're back in Kingston because I think this Victorian semi on this super attractive street is well worth a visit.
31:26Coat's gone, scarf's gone, look at it, sunglasses on.
31:32Come on in.
31:33And hopefully inside the outlook is just as bright.
31:39You already know they like Kingston, so it's wise to let the house do the talking.
31:44It's a bit more of a project, but I'm hoping they see that as an opportunity to put their own stamp on it.
31:50It's only a couple of square metres shy of property one, and the kitchen has been recently done.
31:56But it's crying out to be extended into the side return, adding space and value.
32:01There were three good-sized bedrooms and loft space, which could be used as a future fourth.
32:07But what makes this place a must-view property is the price.
32:12It's on the market for £995,000, over a quarter of a million under their £1.25 million budget.
32:22Wow. I know. So different.
32:24This house has been on the market a month.
32:27It had an offer that started with a one.
32:29They weren't precedable, so now it's come down to £995,000.
32:33Wow.
32:34It currently has three bedrooms, one bathroom and an additional downstairs outside loo.
32:41I think all men should use an outside loo.
32:44This is a perfect opportunity to do something completely our own way.
32:48But you've got to have gut.
32:51For me, it's not good enough to...
32:54Under a million, we're definitely having a look.
32:56Yeah, yeah.
32:57OK.
32:58You go and have a look.
32:59Thanks.
33:00Well, Maya may need to have gut enough for both of them.
33:04At a quarter of a million pounds under budget, I'm glad they're at least exploring the possibilities.
33:11The style of the kitchen is nice enough.
33:13Yeah.
33:14It's not low, whoa, and it's not barns.
33:17This house, its high ceilings and old-fashioned feel, is really heartwarming.
33:23But it was obvious that when Ben walked in here, this didn't make his heart sing.
33:30Good head height.
33:31Big room.
33:32Big room.
33:33Yeah, it's a good size.
33:34The ceiling is sloped.
33:35I think the floor is sloped.
33:37I think this may be a no.
33:40Not so fast, Phil.
33:41They haven't seen all of this home's treasures yet.
33:44Sit down.
33:45I'm just experimenting, have experimented with this sofa.
33:49It's the most comfortable sofa I've ever sat on.
33:52Oh, wow.
33:53I know.
33:54I'll just meditate on my decision.
33:56While you are meditating on your decision, can you inform me of it?
34:00I think this isn't our house.
34:02This is someone's house.
34:04It's someone who's up for the project, and we're not those soldiers right now.
34:09We've got enough on our plate without this.
34:11There's nothing pulling us to it.
34:13Right.
34:14Well, we need to go and find somewhere to chat.
34:18Come on.
34:19Okay.
34:20Right.
34:21My hat trick of houses isn't meant to be.
34:24But with two fantastic options, we're in a very good place.
34:28But I've been so focused on Ben and Maya, I've left my co-pilot flying solo.
34:34We need a debrief.
34:36I'm sorry I didn't come over and meet Chloe.
34:38I'd have really liked to do that.
34:39Oh, don't apologise.
34:40It was fine.
34:41Really?
34:42Really.
34:43It was an immaculate flat, but she walked in and said,
34:45it's lovely.
34:46This is what I would have bought, but I quite like the quirky other one.
34:49Really?
34:50Okie dokes.
34:51Well, I was sad not to be there.
34:55Phil, you are a country man.
34:56What is that noise?
34:57That is a squirrel arguing with a magpie.
35:01That's the squirrel.
35:02Yeah.
35:03That's...
35:04And followed by the magpie.
35:05I didn't know that squirrels made that much noise.
35:07Yeah.
35:08You know what they say?
35:09Rats with smarter coats and better PR.
35:11Sounds like you.
35:17My friendly squirrel.
35:18That is the best joke you've ever made.
35:21Well, hopefully I stay on form today.
35:23I have high hopes my last viewing with Chloe will give property two a bit of competition.
35:32I'm back in Raines Park, an area Chloe wasn't keen on.
35:36But I think it's worth a second punt for this one-bed flat.
35:40It's bigger, cheaper, and with a cracking garden.
35:44Forget coffee on the balcony.
35:46Here she could party in her PJs if the mood were to strike.
35:49So, tell me if I'm wrong, Chloe.
35:52Yeah.
35:53But I just feel we're in a good place.
35:56And because of that, I wanted to show you this.
35:59Ground floor, flat, gardens front and back, parking, beautiful condition.
36:04What strikes you about the setting?
36:06Erm, it's very sleepy.
36:08And I think I would probably be quite isolated.
36:13Why I wanted to bring you here is because I wanted to show you something that was quite a bit bigger and quite a bit cheaper.
36:18Yeah.
36:19Worth a look?
36:20Always worth a look.
36:21It might give me something to consider that I haven't yet.
36:25I see what you think.
36:27The suburban setting may not be exciting, Chloe, but I still have high hopes that the space on offer inside will tempt her.
36:36The bedroom is generous and the bathroom well-finished and perfectly practical.
36:41But it's the living space where Chloe should really see just how much more she can have here.
36:47The kitchen is high-spec and even has room for a good-sized table.
36:51And the garden is an absolute showstopper.
36:55It's on the market for £375,000, a whopping £75,000 under Chloe's top spend of £450,000.
37:03That has to be worth a try, Phil.
37:07Come on in, Chloe.
37:09Lovely.
37:10Lovely big bedroom.
37:11Lovely new bathroom.
37:13And then living room, kitchen.
37:17Garden's been landscaped absolutely beautiful.
37:20Patio, £375,000.
37:22It's lovely.
37:23It's just the location.
37:25Wrong spot for this point in my life.
37:27Fine.
37:28I can deal with that.
37:29Let's head off.
37:30Yeah.
37:31Get ourselves a drink and have a bit of a brainstorm.
37:33That sounds good.
37:34Well, I don't think my being there would have made an ounce of difference.
37:37Property 2 is very clearly the one.
37:40But with an offer already on the table and six viewings lined up for the weekend, securing it won't be straightforward.
37:57In south-west London, spreadsheet-loving Ben and Mayor have two properties to ponder, one in Barnes and one in Kingston.
38:04Kingston was quiet.
38:06I love this house.
38:07I like Chester as well.
38:09Whereas junior doctor Chloe fell for property 2, and nothing else has come close.
38:16Job done.
38:18It's a cracking flat, but there's an offer already on the table and six more viewings lined up at the weekend.
38:24I don't know about Chloe, but I'm feeling a tad nervous.
38:29It was beautiful for me to take you into that flat because you had such an immediate reaction and gut feeling and emotion is so important.
38:37I love it.
38:38It's going to be a difficult challenge to secure it for you at the right price.
38:42Yeah.
38:43The flat is on the market for offers over 385,000 pounds.
38:47There's an offer on the table of 400,000.
38:50But we're led to believe the sellers are actually looking for closer to 420.
38:55But if we make an offer at 45, 410 even, they will take it to the weekend and six more people will go through the door.
39:04I don't know how to advise you. It's not my money. It's not my decision.
39:07I have faith in you.
39:11Do we go at 415? Give it a whirl at 415.
39:16This was which medication you could take for your blood pressure. I could advise. Unfortunately, this is where I am woefully sure.
39:23The easy option would be to offer the 420,000. But I want to get Chloe the best deal I can.
39:37Alex, hi, it's Phil.
39:40Chloe, she does very much like the flat and she can see herself living there really happily.
39:44The difficulty is the value.
39:46My personal feeling is it's worth about 410, but she is also super keen to purchase it.
39:54So we've come up with a number of 415. She's 100% ready to go.
40:05Thanks, Alex. Good luck. Thank you.
40:08I think we're going to get a no.
40:10That's the first rush I've taken in about four minutes.
40:13She'll talk to the vendor, but the vendor's got a pretty clear idea of the number that she wants.
40:18Worth a punt.
40:20£35,000 under Chloe's top spend would be a fantastic result.
40:25Good luck.
40:28As for Ben and Maya, they've been back to property one in Kingston,
40:31so I need to know if they're closer to making their choice.
40:35It is one of the hardest decisions.
40:39I think one of us is making a compromise.
40:42That's me.
40:44Which is OK.
40:45And actually, Ben lighting up is so important.
40:50And just before we came in here, he said, I'm shaking. This is so important.
40:54I've had a question mark over Kingston for the last six months.
40:58But the thing is, we have seen a lot of good stuff in Kingston.
41:01And you haven't bought it.
41:02And you haven't bought it.
41:04Where do you think you're at now?
41:07I think we're leaning towards Barnes.
41:09Was there a figure that you had in mind?
41:13We would be comfortable at 1.2, and I think we'd have a happy life there.
41:19So, property two is the winner.
41:21It's on the market for £1.25 million.
41:24I don't want you to lose it.
41:27But I think if we go in at 1.2, they'll try and negotiate this up anyway.
41:31There's probably something to be said for going in at...
41:351.17.
41:38At that price, I'd pick Barnes over Kingston.
41:421.17.
41:431.17.
41:45OK, right.
41:462.17.
41:49Jasmine, I'm gonna be absolutely straight with you at 1.17.
41:55Barnes beats Kingston.
41:58They have nothing to sell.
41:59They're your ideal buyers.
42:04Yes.
42:07Right.
42:08Okey-doke, OK.
42:09So, the vendor isn't available this evening?
42:13Right.
42:14OK, thanks so much.
42:15Bye.
42:16It's disappointing.
42:20Tomorrow morning, I'll speak to Jasmine and I'll ring you
42:23and we'll sort it out.
42:25But at least they now know the house they want to make home.
42:29Listen, it's good.
42:32She didn't say, oh, slightly disappointing,
42:34you sure they haven't got more?
42:35Yes. She was like, great.
42:37So I think let's drink two and getting it for hopefully.
42:43117.
42:43At the start of this search,
42:47I asked Ben and Mayer to engage their emotions
42:49and they have certainly done that.
42:51I have high hopes for tomorrow.
42:54And back with Chloe,
42:56we have our hopes pinned on an ambitious £415,000 offer.
43:07Hi, Alex.
43:09Yeah.
43:10Yeah.
43:13She's happy to accept it.
43:28OK.
43:29She'd like to have a doctor.
43:32Awesome.
43:35Brilliant news.
43:35Thank you so much.
43:45Cheers, Bill.
43:45Good job you're a doctor.
43:47Oh, that's really lovely.
43:48She's taken off the market.
43:50Nobody else will see it.
43:51Oh, that lady, a very large glass of time.
43:59Your house is over.
44:01Goodbye teenage bedroom, hello new home.
44:04And with just about everything she wanted.
44:06I'm absolutely thrilled for her.
44:10Well done.
44:11And three weeks on,
44:20finally having a flat to call her own
44:22is just about sinking in.
44:25Elated that I found a property and it was mine.
44:29But I was also really touched
44:30that the seller wanted to sell to me
44:33because of the work that I do.
44:34I think such a lovely gesture.
44:36And thankfully, there's no regrets about location.
44:39Earl's Phil actually suits me down to the ground.
44:42Almost like someone doing my search
44:44knew me better than I knew myself.
44:48Could she be talking about Phil?
44:50I think I'll be very happy there.
44:53I'm already planning
44:54how I'm going to make the flat more my own.
44:58It's clear Chloe and her bike have their ideal home.
45:02Phil was invaluable.
45:05I definitely couldn't have done it without him.
45:07Thank you, thank you, thank you.
45:10It was my absolute pleasure.
45:14As for Ben and Maya,
45:16there's been some news with their search too.
45:18Kirsty put an offer in of 1170.
45:21I ended up getting rejected
45:22because it turned into a bit of a bidding war.
45:26Sometimes a house is worth fighting for.
45:29Kirsty said,
45:30If you offer $12.25, it will be yours.
45:33Yeah.
45:34So we ended up offering
45:35and they accepted $12.25.
45:38Fantastic news.
45:39And all being well,
45:41they hope to get the keys in around eight weeks' time.
45:43It's exciting.
45:44It has sunk in.
45:45It's a community feel.
45:46Yeah.
45:46The people there.
45:48It's just a lovely place.
45:50I think that house was the one
45:52primarily because it was Barnes
45:53and also it had a wow factor.
45:55We could be really happy there.
45:57I doubt they'd have got there without you, Kirsty.
46:00She just helps us so much
46:01just to really focus our minds on what matters.
46:03So, yeah.
46:05Yeah.
46:06They trusted their gut
46:08and can finally now say goodbye to high-rise living.
46:12Cheers.
46:13As lovely as that looks.
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