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[Music] this week we’re catching up with two sets of first-time buyers searching in a market that was making us queasy when are we gonna get off this roundabout Phil I’m getting a bit dizzy our ship started on course I sold on the first one but there was a Titanic disaster looming are you
Struggling in front of why I feel so negatively about it leaving us looking for the life raft just rubbing some of my luck off on you oh thank you very much so we had to try to turn tragedy into trial hang on where’s the kitchen it’s all a change this is stunning [Music]
This week we’re back visiting two very different sets of house hunters newlyweds Carl and Liz had left behind their hectic London lifestyle and were looking for a marital home whereas best mates Mike and Jamie were pulling their resources and trying to buy in London to enjoy the city life sound
Easy I wasn’t I was on the property hunt in pretty Hertfordshire with its tranquility and easy access to London it’s particularly enticing territory to those on the march from the capital [Music] and the County’s popular city of Saint Albans was where loved up newlyweds Liz
And Carl wanted to set up home they met in 2012 and a timely 12 months later they had wet people say that you know when it’s right and it’s all pretty quickly worked out that you know this was this was the one it’s all been um just if you dreamy really nightmare was
Carl’s three-hour round trip to amersham where he works in car leasing so eight months ago they moved 40 miles north from their rental flat in Greenwich to Saint Albans living here has halved his commute while keeping Liz close enough to her job in London as director of a military charity
Having sensibly rented first to get a feel for it they’re happy Saint Albans has a similar Buzz to Greenwich are now very eager to buy now we’re married settle down and now is the time to make that decision as quickly as possible absolutely find our first home together although they’re
Now officially settled down this is not a forever Nest just a three to five year home as they’re not planning on swapping socializing for slippers just yet we’d like to be near a nice Pub very important
For Mr P and walking distance walking distance of a nice Pub and ideally the house itself will have enough space to entertain friends but other than that they’re keeping their options wide open there’s very little that we would rule out hmm let’s see if I can’t coax a little Clarity out
Of them it’s going to be much easier for you guys if you’re clear about what the specifics are that you want our preference would be for a house that’s not to say if we saw the right apartment you’re trying to open it up we almost want the character
House with the open plan feel of the modern modern flat [Music] it’s a British Phil thanks at least Liz and Carl are clear that their top budget is 450 grams for that they’d want a Tip-Top two-bed property with some character Within customs with both amisham
And London Liz in particular wants private outdoor space and walking distance to a pub is important to cut well that’s what I think they’re saying at this point but I’m not convinced this is going to be a straightforward search [Music] and while I puzzled that out in some organs Kirsty was on
A search of her own 30 miles away in the ever expensive Big Smoke East London to be precise trying to find basketballing best friends Jamie and Mike a house to share a pretty tall order Mike a post-doctoral researcher at University College London and Jamie a social research account
Manager met at Uni in Birmingham as London prices skyrocketed combining salaries to find a joint home in the capital was a slam dunk decision we can just get so much more for our money putting
Our hands together I think we just thought it was a really good idea good idea in theory more and more friends are buying this way but co-ownership as Mates is a whole different ball game
Oh so you haven’t ever lived together but I mean I slept in this over for five weeks or so when I first moved back to London we’ve been on holiday together at share a bed for a week I got the
Broken side of the bed what he means is he broke the bed but we’re gonna have the most fun it’s going to be really really good well with any good partnership there’s always a little compromise don’t I know it I really need space Mike’s got 160 odd pairs of sneakers any potential loft
Or Center space I think you might need and there is the compromise one has to make room for the other one’s shoes naturally we’ve had a terrible time trying to find a place so far it’s still been fun even though we haven’t achieved anything yet well I’m here to see that change
Gents we are on an eel and Pie House and before I open my pie hole too wide sum up what you’re looking for and why you want it to be here we picked East London mostly because it’s an area
We’re familiar with we were looking for a kind of a period property a three-bit house we would be ideal obviously we only need two size of those bedrooms I would say above size for me I know
Mike’s got storage issues is the equal size of the two rooms so we can both feel equal in the house as we’re kind of co-owners rather than somebody being the dominant alpha male of the house quite difficult what’s the real under no circumstances Factor I’ve got a thing for safety
Um and that the general area to stand up for a second right remind me how tall you are I’m just under six foot three who exactly do you think is going to mess with you on the way home
Um this is the problem scared of the unknown you don’t know what’s out there obviously we’re gonna have visitors so kind of worrying about the loved ones as well as as well as us hi [Music] 300 000 pounds they’d like a minimum of two bedrooms preferably of equal
Size they want a quick and easy commute to work in central London Jamie would like the area to feel safe and Mike needs plenty of storage space [Music] in Hertfordshire I’m starting the search for Liz and Carl’s first marital home
Their fairy tale romance is one thing but the wicked witch that’s the property Market is quite another close to London with an upbeat Vibe an architectural charm Liz and Carl’s preferred location of Saint Albans was named in a recent survey as the third most expensive place to live
In the UK outside of the capital and despite an average property price of just over 450 000 up 18 in the last year homes here can sometimes sell over a weekend so we need to get moving my first property for the newlyweds is an early 1900s Cottage in the very desirable Bernard’s Heath
Conservation area of Saint Albans close to the High Street hustle and bustle thereafter so bang on location wise I really like the outside of it I like the bay window yeah I like the street top marks so far Pip this terraced Cottage offers character and more space than they might imagine
With two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and two separate living areas downstairs plus Liz’s preferred private Garden they say they’re open to anything would they be open to doing work it’s been a rental property and there is some upgrading required but that’s doable as it’s 25 Grand under
Budget at 425 000 pounds I thought this was going to be a lot worse condition than it is I quite like it it feels nice and open obviously it doesn’t have any furniture in it yet fun let’s see
Some more there’s additional living space off the kitchen in what was originally the bathroom wow and if you’ve got planning permission there’s potential to extend into the side return and create a wonderful dining kitchen fantastic I almost sold on the first one that’s fine early
Lunch I’d hold off on asking for the menu just yet pip in moving the bathroom from downstairs to up compromises have been made especially in the second bedroom what’s that all about okay a ceiling window does bring extra light but yes the spare room does not
Have a lot of room to spare I wonder how big it actually is [Music] this is a great house for them it gets them where they want to be in Saint Albans The Stumbling bottle has to be the size of the second bedroom and whether that’s sufficient how did you get on upstairs
Silence it wasn’t that bad was it no at the second bedroom I I thought that needs a little bit more thought whether that would work I mean that really is small what you get in return is the bathroom
Being upstairs and you’ve got the extra living space or dining room yeah and a sunny Garden just today I’m sensing a possible maybe Phil I like it ready for the next one yep yes come on then moving on hmm given this pair said they wouldn’t rule anything out I suspect everything could be
A possible maybe unless we manage to focus their search we I’m afraid that’s up to you Mr Spencer and it’s up to you to find somewhere slamming but best mate Jamie and Mike in East London the first property I’m taking them to is less than a 10 minute walk from leytonstone station
So right in the heart of one of their favorite areas would you feel safe walking down the street late at night zero issues with the streets and more importantly would you feel that your government or sisters might be safer I think they would actually approve really um that’s
Good well that’s the loved ones on board now just the small matter of selling it to the boys [Music] this Victorian Terrace has the two large bedrooms thereafter the kitchen and living spaces ample but not massive but that’s the trade-off for its prime location and amazing views over one stood Flats
We’re first to get a viewing on the market yet but the guide is 275 to 285 000 pounds well within the boys 300 Grand budget there’s two huge advantages to this flat the road
And the Outlook yeah that is one stud Flats that’s the dream isn’t it yeah it is so we’re in the area you like it’s about getting out the house quickly to get to work being near the basketball hoops
Which are down the road having a fridge big enough to hold the beers yeah guess what from day to day uh day to Lifestyle yeah they would be like that yeah but my work is done here James we’ll take it
Looks like we both may have nailed it in our first properties Kirsty hang on it’s not in the bag yet Phil Jamie’s looking uncertain no I’m I’m trying to think of it um as we would have it can you imagine yourselves having a dinner party
Okay look at it that was a stupid question I can’t even believe I asked I think this would be really really lovely if we were a loving couple and if you had like one
Nice soap you’d like to cuddle up on with the TV I think this place is a little on the small side for our basketballing brothers in arms let’s hope they find the space they want in the bedrooms
And a frankly enormous master bedroom wow yeah this is um quite silly in its size it’s huge breath what are you thinking I agree with James I think it does seem like maybe it’s
Because the way it’s laid out and in fact it is a small family home it does seem more like for a couple go and have a lot of the lawsuit around you haven’t looked at that second boat [Music] and a great flat but Jamie has his concerns
I think this room like someone’s gonna be living in luxury that’s the problem kirsty’s got here friends search requirements are very different to couples equality is key and equal sized bedrooms well that’s a tough thing to find it doesn’t look like
Location is going to win out over space these big Lads need more room and I need to find it [Music] we’re catching up with two sets of first -time buyers who were searching in pretty pricey postcodes big buddies Mike and Jamie were clubbing together
To get their feet on the property ladder in the East End of London and newlyweds Carl and Liz were desperate to buy their first marital home in the popular commuter city of Saint Albans my first property in their preferred area was well received by Carl and
Liz in many ways wow but a search narrowed to sought after Saint Albans means paying a high price for sizable compromises so I’m planning on broadening their Horizons they’re open to both location and style but for my second property I’m testing them geographically and swapping
Hertfordshire for buckinghamshire and its pretty Market town of chesham it’s very convenient for Carl’s work and there’s a tube link to Central London for Liz here they can get a lot more for their money the average property price is around 100 grand less than instant Albans and another
Bonus is that the straight talking kirsty’s joining us first thoughts about where we are I have absolutely no idea where we are in relation to London but other than that very excited to be here if it was a little Village Green and there was a nice little Pub here I
Might feel a little bit different if it does feel a little bit out of it let’s have a look after you have you got a good handle on this search Phil I’m sure you’ll help me get a grip if I don’t
Carl may have a change of heart once he sees they get 200 square feet more here than instant Albans two equal sized bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs plus if their priorities were to shift Focus to a family there’s potential to convert The Loft dance tests the proportions are equally generous
And stylish with the decked area outside that leads to a communal garden and it offers over 350 000 pounds it should come in well under budget you get this all of this for 350. yeah that’s more interesting when you say that but
Would we really miss that walking out the front door walking down to the pub that we have now well the price might be right but he really does want to be close to a cold pint but I don’t
Think you get to decide on a house based on that hopefully a bit of time with Liz will help us get to the bottom of what they really need from a home promise me you’ll tread softly baby steps
Obviously Phil starting with Liz’s thoughts on the outside space is quite overlooked I think nude some I think probably wouldn’t be on the cards yeah well that is disappointing naturally but um it’s a lovely lovely decking area and don’t forget the communal Garden it’s great from a
Family perspective I see what you did there and is this planning to be a family house well I think we wouldn’t rule anything out but it’s not on the card sort of immediately immediate or not
You don’t want the deck stacked against you in terms of house size a forced move in a few years could cost Liz and Carl around 25 000 pounds so the longer they can stay somewhere the better
I hope you’re making that clear upstairs Phil just about to play my hand you’ve got the option to go up into the Loft right so in terms of longevity yeah this house really could grow with you you’re
Right this house would enable us to be able to stay longer if our lifestyle changed in the future they really aren’t ruling anything out spouse area future pans that’s a nice room well I’m trying to get him to think longer term but I don’t know if I’m really succeeded it’s difficult to
Plan for the future I mean you know none of us know what the future holds is it better now to buy something like this which is the budget is very attractive and know that if things change
Would you stay here tough discussions upstairs but in the garden it’s time for pip to own up that he agrees with my way of thinking you’ve always thought that people didn’t focus enough on when they were having kids now you’ve finally had to admit it
For years you have I felt like that all the time I’ve ever known you I’ve just been hiding it right now you’ve outed me of course not everyone has to think the way I do but it is our duty to
Point out the pitfalls of a short-term buy how you two getting on moved in yet not quite it’s definitely an option it’s very difficult because there’s a lot of stuff within this conversation that’s none of our business yeah I don’t often say that I’m absolutely gobsmackcasting this
Is definitely food for thought if you ask me you’ve got a banquet of a chat coming on and if their priorities change will it be feast or famine for the rest of our search [Music] back with the boys in London it’s time for me to give Kirsty a helping hand the second property
For Jamie and Mike is in East Ham an area they have tried searching before but with no luck how are you feeling about the position of it it’s about a 15 minute walk to either of the
Train stations I think that’s fine yeah okay good news it may not be as close to transport or trendy bars but unlike property one space won’t be an issue here there are three double bedrooms and a large open plan living dining area with the kitchen at the back plus a south facing Garden
All that bang on budget at 300 000 pounds well done Kirsty so straight into the front room it’s about space first thoughts so far it’s really big this is like one of the nicest places I’ve seen yeah maybe the trade of his location and we didn’t realize
How little people wanted to come this far away from the tube got it in one Jamie well he goes straight to the top of kirsty’s house hunting class load space for a dining table I know they give lots of dinner parties to the lads you’ve got the space to do things
Together do things apart have different friends over room for a baby yeah what should we call it be a little cursed imagine one big happy family let’s see if the smiles continue in the garden it’s good it’s low maintenance you could have barbecues and stuff out here
Um you’ve both seem very positive about it yeah yeah I was giving myself up for it being not as nice inside basically a lot more basic kind of a disheveled student house I guess let’s go and
See some more how about that both boys liking it so far space seems to be their selling point well they are 12 foot six if you join them together bedroom one I think what’s really interesting
About this place when you’ve got so much house the size of room is isn’t that not as important I’m continually surprised by this Liz the last he’s a model student can I get a Jamie every week please is Mike as happy as Jamie is yes absolutely thrilled thrilled okay well I think it’s
Absolutely inspired property sir okay I’m gonna do something quickly I’m just rubbing some of my luck off on you oh thank you very much I might need it I appreciated Kirsty though nobody likes a show-off as same as the other is it’s massive
You’re right Phil and although this place gives them everything they want I’ve got a feeling something’s worrying Mike I’m really struggling to find out why why I feel so negatively about it because it’s really nothing there’s nothing wrong with it yeah odd indeed what is going on
I think it’s maybe the first time we disagreed yeah oh no well I’m I’m enthusiastic about most things so I can see um the positive aspects and I thought for Mike the size would overrule everything um apparently not right so I mean I really like the house
Um the space is amazing but I think the overall commute from here would be much longer than it would be from the the flat that we saw in leytonstone the thing is this in Leighton Stone it
Would be at 340 or 350. maybe you should have kept some of that luck for yourself hey Kirsten’s shame obviously size matters but for Mike not as much as the commute back into Albans it seems odd gentle prodding about any future family aims has really hit
Home with Liz and Carl I think what we’re probably coming to the conclusion is that that family plan is very very likely to be the plan that means thinking about how they’d manage anything around the 400 would be yeah down just just under 400 would start to make things easier
To plan yeah I think that is very very sensible but it does um throw some fairly large challenges into my search given that I’ve got an absolute Blinder to show you in some organs at 450 000.
All laughing aside it’s a whole new search and the properties we’ve seen so far don’t work for it and with 50 grand less to spend they still want the same kind of house at least two beds character
And outside space so after a phoning frenzy the only thing I can do is push them out further for our third property we’re heading half an hour from Saint Albans to tring there’s a mini Saint Albans vibe to this Market town which should definitely appeal and living here would mean a
20-minute drive to work for Carl and a 40-minute train ride to London for Liz I found them an end of Terrace Victorian Cottage in the sought after tring triangle Conservation Area a mere stone’s throw from the Hay Street hustle and bustle they love didn’t I do well it’s not about you
Phil it’s not about you it is I think a really very pretty Cottage Impressions it looks amazing yeah looks lovely just back on the market for a day after a sale fell through this house may well surprise with three bedrooms upstairs kitchen and living on street level and a converted cellar
This is not your ordinary two up two down Victorian Terrace this is a Phil Spencer three up two down and two down again Terrace I like the way you’re selling it kirstals the asking price is just under four hundred thousand the very top of their new budget small but perfectly formed yeah I
Like it really lovely the Stalin finish throughout is likely to be right up Liz and Carl’s Street sick added another layer isn’t it three bedrooms is a major bonus although they’re not huge and Liz does like plenty of wardrobe space if it didn’t have those
Vote then we’d be in a different block but the fact that it’s got one that could actually have someone staying in and still have the other one with dressing room space the house is offering quite a lot and they’ve not even seen the bonus in the basement yet have a look
Downstairs two rooms see what you could do with them one of them could be a wonderful playroom and like me Phil the property is actually being marketed as having three to four bedrooms because of the seller conversion down there is a good size utility room oh fantastic and
Wait there’s more oh wow gosh and an extra Arthur this is where they’ve got their TV Carl and Liz are making all the right noises absolute shocker for my properties that they produced the budget but at least they finally had
The conversation about whether or not a family is part of the plan you seem quite positive yeah quite open-minded too yes it’s lovely it is it’s a lovely house and I think I found it quite surprising going downstairs because I wasn’t expecting it to a be as big
Or as well developed or offer us as much as it does they seem infused but with such a radical reduction in budget I hope this property offers enough to bring my search to an end this week we’re back with two sets of house hunters yearning to buy their first homes
Friends Jamie and Mike needed a first time flat in East London for 300 Grand a newlyweds Carl and Liz had reduced their budget to 400 grand for their future-proofed property in Hertfordshire but the housing market in these sought after southerly spots was making our
Head spin when are we gonna get off this roundabout though I’m getting a bit dizzy two properties in and best buds Jamie and Mike are struggling with what it is they want I’ve got one more property to put into play a house in Upton Park
I’ve addressed Mike’s commuting concerns this one’s a mere 500 yards from the tube but it’s in an area they are not that familiar with positive about the street oh no I do I’m more
Drawn to this street than the last one for sure and the last one was nice so okay good start and this Victorian Terrace is Big with three bedrooms two reception rooms and a modern kitchen [Music] added bonus of a converted Loft and outside space too it’s on the market at 285 000
Pounds 15 grand under budget so and we come so a little bit smaller than the last house but there’s a room in the Attic but essentially it’s it’s a three bed with two bathrooms sold yeah take two no yeah it’s amazing yeah I’m walking so far today they started positively but Mike
Ended up changing his mind I just hope we don’t have the same result today so nice bathroom yeah again it’s great it’s great it’s all just super super positive positive yeah really positive even Mike yeah sensible mic yes I won’t have that Jamie I don’t call him negative Mike he is not negative
He is just a bit different different no no I really like it yeah I’m waiting for the butt trust me Phil there won’t be a butt master bedroom yeah I’m surprised I’m worried about the second room
If we get through that then we are all in yeah see if you can find the downside to this house come back and tell me what you think okay now that’s the look of a Confident Woman
So I think I’d be happy if both of them like this big and having this one as a yeah but yeah it keeps winning yeah stay away stay winning up some Park yeah as I hoped living
Space tick bedrooms tick and they’ve not seen all of it yet wow that didn’t expect this either this is perfect I think yeah I was um a bit confused obviously not sure if I knew what I actually
Wanted from my house but I think this might be it I really hope so but I’m not letting it go to my head they’ve been this positive before what do you want to do now um have it yeah
Yeah right we’d like to have it now please I’m duffing my capture you Kirsty you seem to have found a perfect fit for this towering twosome over in Hertfordshire newlyweds Liz and Carl have fallen for tring and want to revisit the Charming end of Terrace property there looks good
Still yep still look good having changed their criteria halfway through the search it’s doubly important on this second viewing that Liz and Carl can be confident it’s a home they could choose to expand into there’s the basic size already here with the downstairs to really think about doing
Something I’m so glad they can see what this house offers with its Upstairs Downstairs configuration I think this one is slightly wider but obviously it’s got the chimney breath really I think Captain Spencer’s got his ship on course this time let’s hope so first mate allsop Liz and Carl
Have fallen for the house and are Keen to make an offer we need to be quick it’s only been on the market for 24 hours but they’ve already had several viewings in our favor is the fact that the vendors are in a chain and their previous sale has fallen through so they’re slightly
Between a rock and roll place because they need a buyer quickly and a good one however interest is mounting you know they’re seeing people come through the door so I don’t come I don’t think it’s going to be a steal the asking price is 400 Grand bang on their revised budget amount
But Carl and Liz want to do some bargaining I’d have to sort of have a think about the value for money we’re getting coming out here if we start to start this with a four 319 I think let’s go for it
Uh Caroline it’s Phil Spencer but they would be willing to pay the 390. yes okay understood thanks Caroline bye bye if I was a better man I would put money on she’ll ring back and say they want 395 you’ll have to do better thank you right drink
All we can do is wait over in East London the boys have also made a decision about the three better in Upton Park let’s make that cool Adam it’s cursed he’ll stop um that property is on an
Office over 285. what is your clan wanting to get for it but after chatting with the agent things aren’t as straightforward as I’d hoped there are 21 appointments booked in for Saturday for different people to look around the house but he did say I think 290 is her figure
But just as we’re settling on how much to offer the agent calls me back hello yes right okay bye good news bad news the bad news is that it’s a higher figure than we thought okay the good news is that she has said she will cancel the viewings for 295.
Okay are they willing to meet that price it’s a big decision for the boys I would probably like to split the values and going at 292 and a half what do you think your client would say if I said we should go to 292 500. yep [Music]
Looks like they’re holding out for the 295. P2 agree a sale at 295 000 bye that is yours perfect I can’t really toast with cake and some half eaten shortbread I think you absolutely can celebrating the person has with edible
Glitter that’s what I like to see now that’s called having your cake and eating it result entering as predicted the vendors have refused 390. so if Carl and Liz want to stop the raft of second viewings from other interested parties they’re going to have to
Bid more okay let’s push it to 395 but we’d like washing machine kitchen fridge freezer you know as much of that as we could get it yes please good decision well made our best and final offer of 395 000 pounds is going in and we don’t have to wait long
Do we have a deal that’s fantastic bye-bye you have bought a house excellent yay well done well done thank you congratulations thanks very much your house front is officially over yay the twists and turns were all worth it in the end it’s a great result for Liz and
Carl fabulous well it’s very exciting yes medical work relations thank you thank you six weeks on Jamie and Mike are moving towards completion and are massively relieved to have found their first London pad before I went with Kirsty how something was getting kind
Of more and more unbearable and we’re slowly moving further and further out of where we wanted to be when they do move in Jaime will get the master bed and Mike the two smaller bedrooms it was kind of suggested by Kirsty I guess it’s a really good idea [Music]
I guess she’s a good mix of kind of tough love and good advice I couldn’t have put it better myself [Music] for Carl and Liz the move to tring is likely to happen within a month currently we’re sort of you know preparing to move now start beginning to
Pack things up the exchange in a week’s time and can’t wait to make the house their home in fact it’s all we talk about it doesn’t have been more interested in paint so interesting we’re also looking at exciting things like boilers uh so it’s not all it’s not all glamor the llama’s
Overrated Carl to have Phil and Kirsty involved in the search was good fun there’s a slightly sort of relaxing side to spending less money than you have to meaning that you know we’ve got you know
More options for the future it brought in that expertise at a time when you know it was perfect it’s been such a gift really and as a long-term home hopefully a gift that will keep on giving a year and a half after Kirsty and I helped basketballing buddies Mike and Jamie they’re
Loving their new up and coming area of Upton Park and owning their first ever London path together [Music] I took a long time to buy them a little older than Jamie um I think I was a bit scared of the big Financial commitment but actually it’s not as big a deal
As you think it’s going to be before you do it it’s probably quite a big commitment there yeah but having fallen in love with the house they’ve both truly committed to making it fantastic spent six months turning Decor that wasn’t totally to their taste into totally tasteful when we first
Got the keys the big moment of we’ve got a house was a bit like we’ve got that’s disgusting I guess it inspired us to do things a little quicker than we might have if um it had been just nicer but it
Was it wasn’t too bad it’s not a lot of work and a lot of time Mike’s being nice it was horrible the boys painstakingly painted every room themselves and sanded all the floorboards which didn’t go that smoothly sanding the floor took ages we kind of cut a bit of cost and she’s got
Hand sanders it looks great so I’m actually I’m not too sad about that lesson learned though Jamie the biggest transformation is the kitchen which they played a huge part in making look this swish but that wasn’t all plain sailing either
Mike actually ripped out the whole kitchen and and tossed it away which is something that I couldn’t do because you were a bit stronger but um I actually tiled the floor in the kitchen which Mike was adamant that we were going to do we didn’t have a kitchen for good solid four
Months I don’t think seven eight months it was um we ate takeaway for a few of eight months I think I tried every takeaway in the area that’s quite a sad I didn’t think about it so still not
Throwing dinner parties lads and there was a slight hiccup with the furniture buying too we haven’t disagreed on anything apart from the sofas um which was which was really really tricky when we were going around safer buying we me and James would see people with tape measures and things why
Am I measuring the sofa sofas are so precise yeah and it turns out no they’re not they vary quite a lot so we actually got kind of a three-piece set with um a poof uh which didn’t fit in the room
So we spread it out across two rooms they’ve also managed to squeeze in Mike’s humongous trainer collection the work cost the boys nearly eight grand but the average house price here has increased a staggering 22 since they bought the flat which would add a whopping 65 Grand
To the value if they sold it today so these Lads seem to be on the ball when it comes to making money and they’re even renting out their third bedroom to cover their renovation costs once the
Money’s all been added to our joint accounts um we obviously there’s a bit of a surplus sometimes what’s quite nice is that we obviously have that card and if we’re going to dinner romantic meals if we’re in the pub and buying drinks um we can use that we probably do that a bit
Too much sometimes everything really has paid off for Mike and Jamie we definitely wouldn’t be where we are right now with that Kirsty quite the pin up is all’s up living together has been really uh it’s been really good yeah you definitely spend more time with each other yeah
No yeah it’s so awkward glad to have made you closer Lads and in a home that you’ve made your own and seems super settled in I can only hope that a year and a bit on Liz and Carl have the fairy tale ending that they longed
For I’m back finding out how some of our house moves have panned out I’m with Mike and Jamie loving life in East London I want to see if the same can be said of Carl and Liz in trim [Music]
It’s been almost 18 months since I helped carliners they were perfectly happy with it but after just a short time of living here decided that it actually had loads more potential and got stuck into a big project so I’ve come back to see how it all turned out [Music]
Good to see you hi thanks come on in hang on where’s the kitchen this is a bit different we decided we didn’t need one yeah it’s all changed it really has it’s almost unrecognizable Carl and Liz have removed the wall which once sectioned off the kitchen and by redecorating have created
A super stylish open living space the longer we lived in here the more obvious it became there was a lot of potential that we just couldn’t stand by and not use really so good for you yeah a bit more space space entertaining this is stunning but what have you done with the kitchen
Says in what used to be a dark utility room and small separate sitting area Liz and Carl have removed yet another wall creating this breathtaking kitchen Diner whoa wow wow oh my word you have been hard at work really really smart you have transformed
It thank you it’s a good party kitchen the use of white their signature style along with clever lighting has made this space bright and welcoming how long did it take um probably from the builders moving into moving out I think about three months best part of three
Months and meanwhile you were living upstairs in two bedrooms with a microwave and how was it a few times very unglamorous yeah but well worth it my favorite room I spend all my time down there I love it it has completely burned me away because I remembered the house there were compromises
On the size and now it’s all usable space so we’re really pleased it looks quite expensive how much did you spend about 35 okay 35 to move the kitchen down here yeah yeah but we’ve done a little bit more as well upstairs okay can I see let’s have a look
Upstairs thanks to a lick of paint the simple Elegance continues in all three bedrooms but the Masters had a more dramatic change What’s Happening Here well this is the first thing we did and remember the bed used to go this way so we’ve taken that chimney breast out just so we can make
This a bit more conventional yeah remember again much more usable space yeah it feels a lot bigger yeah it does these two didn’t make my job Easy by slashing their budget by 50 Grand during our
Search but with that money in their pot they were able to make this place work perfectly for them did you manage to get stuck in at all a lot of painting I think we’ve underestimated quite how
Much painting it was to do and yeah maybe we in hindsight we might not have done that work ourselves working on your own home it would have been that’s a kind of bonding things that’s special yeah yeah definitely feel like go on call it is it is oh yes I think the Romantic
Image of first sort of painting disappears after the first week of painting but yeah it’s nice it’s satisfying when it’s done it was about future proofing wasn’t it that was what I remember Kirsty talking at some length about plenty of space for anything that might happen fantastic
That’ll be music to kirsty’s ears and there’s more good news since doing the work the house has been valued at 500 000 pounds an amazing 105 Grand more than they forked out for it we’ve done a fantastic job we’ve nailed it we’re pleased yeah it’s cozy it’s lovely it’s our house
Not only king and queen of their transformed Castle tring has got the seal of approval too and there’s one place in particular to thank for that yes please cheers Rob that tanker I see being used yeah absolutely yes essentially you have your own Tankard behind the cabal it shows
That you’re really one of the regulars one of the locals in fact I’ve got one for you as well Phil I like this place already yeah that’s very kind of you thank you it was quite an important part of the search wasn’t it absolutely and I didn’t actually realize how important it
Was until we sort of found this Pub release I’m delighted Liz and Carl have settled in so well I bet you spent an increasing amount of time here while the work was being done down the
Road yeah a few a few meals had down here and a few drinks yeah good to come here and have a few drinks and then go home to the house yeah it’s a bit easier to take yeah all the dust
And the painting yeah certainly well good for you because you bit the bullet we’re ready for whatever the future might bring yeah whatever that is terrific result though many congratulations it’s a long-term home not a bad point cheers Liz and Carl have done an absolutely superb job at
Unlocking the potential of their home and by joining forces Mike and Jamie have also been able to use double the manpower to create their perfect house it may have been a Dusty few months all around but there’s no doubt their vision and hard work has paid off thank you [Music]
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Two happy endings. I love both houses
Thank you for uploading!🙏
Phil is such a babe, I adore him!
Thank you for the follow up ! Great !
Are " the boys " a Gay couple ? I hope so. I LOVE MIKE . p.s Who the HELL buys a house because it needs to be close to a Pub ? Perhaps an ALCOHOLIC ? WTF
I love it when they show an afterward visit as well. Amazing transformations.
Baby can be called "Location." 😏🤭
Mike, James… you're good men and GOOD FUN.
I enjoyed this episode ….. about 4 months ago, or whatever. So I really don't understand why you say it was shown 9 hours ago when it is in fact … a repeat. To be honest with this series of L.L.Location, I am bored of seeing one repeat after another. And it was one of my favourite video programs. A pity!
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I’m sorry, I want all my day-to-day living on one floor. Having the kitchen completely separate from the “reception rooms” as they call them in Britain, just does not work for me.
I remember another update on the married couple. Not long after this, they sold their place and bought a house and had a baby or two.
As much as the kitchen was beautiful, being in the basement does not work for me. I'd feel too cut off from the rest of the house and the outside space. Seen this episode before, but the 2 pairs of house hunters were delightful, so it was worth another viewing.
The two guys seemed a bit star-struck by Kirstie. Sweet. Stair tiles with stylized basketball hoops in the design? Cute.
Great show ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️💛🩵🩷🧡
👎👎👎 very poor visual quality. Unusual for this channel.
I wonder if years later the couple can actually admit out loud to each other that the kitchen in the basement was a really bad idea !
Even though the new material is quite limited, it is worthwhile. Liz and Carl's reno is particularly satisfying.
Cómo siempre, Phil es una persona encantadora, profesional, mostrando casas bonitas y el cliente las trasforma bellamente 😊