Searching For A Home With Outside Space | Location, Location, Location

over the past 20 years we've seen many a property wishlist for most it's location or size that's the priority but for some it's all about outside space when they're choosing a home i have felt a bit bad though because i've definitely lectured people and said how much would you really use your outside space you know you're not at home you're at work and then if it's sunny you go to the park since the covid crisis people have become much keener on gardening people have cherished their own personal outside space much more yeah those people who didn't have any outside space during the crisis will be saying not again [Music] back in 2017 we were in devon with a couple who were desperate to have their own outdoor space engineer andrew and gp surgery supervisor margaret have been living with andrew's dad while they searched for their forever home green fingered margaret had even created her own mobile garden with over 60 pots it was up to phil to get them planted tell me your forever home what's it going to be like large garden two two or three bedrooms bungalow ideally but we're happy to have a house we're not old and decrepit yet and i'm interested in the fact that you mentioned the garden first oh yes would you say the garden's more important than the house i think they're both important because we've got the dog we need a garden and i had to give up my chickens when um we moved to andrew's dad so i'd like some again [Music] margaret dreams of fresh eggs and she isn't the only one who wants a taste of the good life at the time of their search a study found one in three brits would like to grow their own herbs fruit and vegetables i need to get digging into the devon property market with demand for bungalows high in this area margaret and andrew will need every penny of their 230 000 pound budget everyone comes down here and buys bunkers as it seems yeah yeah massive premium and there aren't many of them what does that mean bungalow when it means you're not you haven't got much up top doesn't it bungalow phil yes [Music] i'm going the other way our first property is a two-bedroom bungalow in the village of king's kurzweil it's on the market for just under 240 000 almost 10 grand over budget but i believe a deal can be done and because it's so important i'm taking them straight to a back garden that's brimming with potential you've got the vegetable beds in the greenhouse some nice squares patch of grass we we were looking for a bit bigger but this is a really good start isn't it it's not a bad size it's got a helicopter pad that's only one just in case kirsty pops in for the afternoon you know [Music] this is a very new kitchen yeah um they've done a lovely job on it oh it is a nice surprise to see the bedrooms are so big it's big it's a bigger bedroom than than we thought and i was expecting to be honest how does it compare with all the things that you might have seen on your own so oh it's 50 times better than some other places we've seen some places yeah but we're in a good place then can we move on and see things that might not be a bungalow yes please yeah game on with permission to stray from the bungalow brief my next property is this georgian cottage on the market for 225 thousand five grand under budget and if that isn't sweet enough i've brought kirsty along too to the front of the house is a massive private garden more than enough for margaret's multitude of pots and any livestock wow you don't get gardens like this you wanted chickens yeah you did yeah you get a whole petting zoo don't you yeah there's some old packers yeah i'm keen to sound out margaret about the fact that this terraced property comes with shared access front and back meaning neighbours passing by the windows how do you feel you could cope with or not with the rights of way to the front and to the back i'm not sure i said i'm not sure how andrew would like it i don't think he would i'd say margaret knows her man i'm just it's just the access at the front it sounds like a few alarm bells yeah from a security perspective no no not security just a privacy type thing really what are you planning to get up to andrew i can't really tell anything right okay i shall ask no more and i shall waste no more time as i have another property i want them to see this mid-terrace in king's kurzweil is on the market for 220 000 pounds 10 grand under budget this is actually the back of the house right um so this is the backyard but i kind of wanted you to see where we are and the view out down in into the village yeah the garden and the other entrance is the other end of the house okay yeah you like that yes very good good kitchen is is fairly confined it's nice though but it opens up into this room which is the first time that we've seen a real proper dining area this is really nice i really like this that's better that's really good i like that the feelings here personally i'm quietly confident wow this is big enough yeah you could get chickens in here ticks my boxes andrew you're not saying much no i'm just wondering about the sun that was all um it picks up in the east yeah yeah that's in the west you would have to chop that with that that doesn't need to be two foot off yeah you won't be able to get up there your little legs you need a ladder cursor comes in for you yeah sorry pip i left my gardening gloves at home after the gardens we've seen i just think that this garden is not as good obviously we can change it margaret might be in love but andrew's not completely wooed where are you at with this one then i think when i walked through the back door i was hoping for a little more i really like this sorry i just feel that the bungalow is more of a complete setup it's got no character that's true only one thing for it phil back to property one to see if margaret feels the same [Music] give me your instant reaction to coming back in here again there's a nice feeling in here but it doesn't pull up my heartstrings if i'm honest i like it margaret what what's andrew going to have to do to give you that feeling mercedes [Music] [Laughter] nothing wrong with being clear on one's terms of compromise it's lovely and light it is lovely and light the rooms are nice sizes i think the house as well as the car is winning margaret round thinking with my head it it could be really nice i could make it lovely and the delight of a brand new car yes yeah that would help matters swaying me somewhat let's go and um have a bit of a think yes so where's the nearest garage there's one on the way this search has certainly moved up a to put pedal to the metal pip so what would you like to do we'd like to put an offer in on the bungalow excellent yeah it's all at just under 240. my suggestion would be to go in at kind of two to eight and just gauge some reaction yeah happy with that yeah great chris hi there it's phil spencer um and i'm pleased to say that i do have an offer for you the offer they've asked me to put forward is for 228 thousand thanks a lot bye so i'm afraid we just um hold our breath don't drink too much gin but the response is sobering it turns out the vendor wants more he wants the mid-230s let's go for the two three two but i mean that is that's the structure let's do it you okay chris hi there this is a best and final bid at 232 could you please do your level best with that and see if we can wrap it up thanks so much cheers bye-bye that was really well done yes it's our maximum bid and our last chance to get them a home chris we're a bit nervous at this end put us out of our misery yeah right um okay i'll let them know thank you he's agreed oh well done well done it's a great result your dad's happy margaret's happy because she's got a new car yeah well done thank you very much thank you new house new car new start

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Id: AnB645yKEk0

Length: 9min 48sec (588 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 25 2021