I must say I love watching this program escape to the country and I find mr. Alistair Appleton's voice quite soothing. We Yankees is what ya'll call us which is fine watch it whenever we get a chance I myself watch all the time thank you for sharing and allowing us to dream that one day I too can escape to the country. Stay safe and stay blessed.
Here I am again a year later. Good old Allistair with a pun for every occasion. Still love property number two best. I wonder if this pair is still looking?
£700K for a two bedroom house. "Mmmm, Right Alistair." No, but Guy was right; it was a fantastic RESTAURANT!!! Perfect! And in the summer, they could have outdoor seating and plays put on in that field of a garden! That was brilliant.
I think people in the comment section are forgetting that this couple stated their budget was $500k-$700k, NOT $700k. When people give such large ranges, that means they want money left over in their pockets-- especially to factor in decorating, renovating, and moving expenses. If those expenses totalled more than 5k, then that means THEY CANNOT pay the top end of their budget! And considering that this couple moved from another country and therefore will probably have to repurchase ALL of their furniture, their expenses WILL be MORE than 5k.
Find myself watching again a year later lol! Love Alistairs expressions and humor that many seem to miss. I loved the first house 🥰 This couple is probably still searching 😉
What a lovely episode - Gloucestershire at its finest - no RAIN! And our intrepid real estate hero shows a delightful expat couple some intriguing properties - nice to have an episode more or less intact - and great to see a feature on Slimbridge. Cheers. 🐾🐅👍😎
Love Alistair...❤❤❤ He never disappoints with his witty humor and facial expressions❣❣❣I fell in love with house number 2 but I found this couple quite annoying and I wonder what their ACTUAL BUDGET really was...🤔🤔🤔 Alistair and the ducklings was adorable...😍😍😍
I cannot imagine the number of stairs necessary for people their age! That may work for now, but the time will surely come when managing those steps will be too much of a challenge.
I always think that these couples choose huge houses on the basis of family visiting and Christmas get togethers without thinking about how much time it takes to keep clean. But the answer to your question and mine is money, hired help and modifications. I have looked after couples like this as they age, often just one partner is left in the large home and that person doesn't want to go into an old age home so chair lifts are put in or modifications to the ground floor space to accommodate a bedroom and bathroom. With outside help for bathing, cleaning and sometimes cooking plus plenty of attention from their adult children old age in such a home is often possible. But these two are about 20 plus years away from that so why not let them enjoy the house as it is in the meantime.
@@sallypenhalli My thought was that Brits stay in their homes many decades longer than Americans do, therefore they weren’t thinking long term. I know of perfectly healthy adults who encountered mobility issues in their 50’s that meant stairs were no longer an option. Being healthy doesn’t guarantee that the underlying structure of the body will remain viable.
I wouldn't move into a house all on one floor earlier than I need to. You'll age yourself prematurely from the lack of stairs. My grandparents on both sides had homes with stairs. My grandfather died in his 80's of kidney failure but didn't need to move into room downstairs until his last months of life. His wife/my grandmother is in her 90's and still physically fit and going for walks. My other grandfather died in his 90's, heart failure. Still climbed stairs to the day he died. My other Nan is in her 80's and still strong. I wouldn't buy a house without stairs unless me or a family member were in a wheelchair or had mobility issues. You'll just get bungalow legs doing that too early.
If they've been renting for so long, they probably need to buy a lot of furniture perhapsand pay some moving expenses. Still, the second house was within their budget and they shouldn't have negotiated that much. Too bad!
Its annoying that people think its OK to renegotiate an asking price and I am glad that the owner of house #2 did not accept the offer this couple made - I expect it was insulting!
Gorgeous Quarry House. Don't understand people. It was within their budget, they loved it but failed ? to negotiate. Why not just pay the asking price as it was within budget. Definitely do not understand people.
I agree. I find house hunters frustrating and spoiled beyond belief except for the rare exception on this program. I just go ahead and dream about what I would do if I was fortunate enough to be in their place. :)
Irene Hay I was so very shocked at the end when they said they could not agree on the price. I really wondered how much they were off in the end? And why did the couple not just pay the asking price if indeed it was within the budget they themselves set ? I have a feeling many people go into the show and give a budget that really is out of their reach and would be a financial burden in the end, hoping that the show will miraculously find them their dream house way under budget. I don't blame the owners of the home for sticking to their guns-this home is in great shape, has all those bedrooms and is in a highly desirable location. I am sure they sold it for asking price.
@@sunrise1304 such a waste of money. Not that renting is bad but it's what you do until you're ready settle and found a place you want to settle into. Invest. Build equity. Don't have to stay forever but at least have something to show for it.
when pple give a quote on how much they are willing to pay, they might need $ to change things around, painting, cabinets and closets, so they don't really want to pay their full price, that was a really nice house # 2. shame it didnt work out.
You can tell when Agents do not have small children/grandchildren because they do not always see the dangers/difficulties. No Granny would want little ones in the Mill House - speaking as a granny.
WHATEVER CLOT CHOSE THAT LAST MONSTROSITY AS A SERIOUS OPTION, HAD TO BE MAIN-LINING ON SMACK/HEROIN! GOOD LORD! THESE EPISODES SEEM TO BE DEVOLVING INTO REJECTED SCENES OF " MONTY PYTHON ". AS A TEXAN, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE BRITS WERE ECCENTRIC BUT NOT AS HERE, OUTRIGHT BATSHIT CRAZY!
i lived in a lovely village in the countryside, didn't cost me half a million, this program is all about pretending Britain is fabulous and looks like this
@@neonskyline1 Yes of course the English countryside looks like this - I should know because I have explored hundreds of beautiful English villages/ market towns and lived here all my life (first in Wiltshire, now in Suffolk). I absolutely love England and wouldn’t trade my cottage for the world.
It seems a lot of people like to say they have a large budget, but in the end they really don't. (I know I DON'T, LOL) They think they are going to get a bargain.
Love watching this show and looking at the houses. The only thing I can't understand or like at all, is why the doors were built so low that you always have to watch your head. I cannot deal with that. Australia has normal size doors six feet, so even the tall don't have to worry of ducking all the time
It’s because they are “historic”. For example the 1st and 3rd property shown were over 500 years old, and therefore were built with lower ceilings and doors (keeps heat in + cheaper to build). Australia doesn’t have buildings any older than the 19th century and therefore will not experience this.
people were smaller then. Now all the rubbish that they put in foods make them huge. Just look at the teenagers thick legs and arms. when I was a teen I didn't look anything like that
IMMEDIATELY, THAT FIRST HOUSE, YOU'D NEED TO BE BLIND NOT TO NOTICE THE SEVERELY BULGING ENTIRE FRONT WALL, WHICH AS A BUILDER I CAN ASSURE YOU CONCEALS AN EXTENSIVE LITANY OF PROBLEMS, TO CORRECT WHICH YOU'LL SPEND 250,OO0 POUNDS! AND ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE PRESENTER IS A WELL KNOWN ALUMNUS OF SLITHER-IN HOUSE? EH WHAT!
@@dianadoos1944 He is still here pet - in 2023 - the best presenter ever - so natural and stunning looking - and certainly does not tolerate any nonsense with the potential buyers - all the others are brown noses!!!
Works the other way round too lovely people to have own your home, take care of it they could get the asking price and see it deteriorate to a big mess in five years
omg that first house needs so much repair and work just on the outside , we haven't gone inside yet, i'd say nope and next! because its gonna take 100k just to fix up the outside to keep it from falling in on you! the inside is very nice now that ive seen it but you're still going to want to fix up the outside and bcz of its age its going to take a lot of money. its a good thing you can tell they don't really like it, and the lady is just being nice saying she did lol so next! lol edit: and you can't have little kids running around all of those mill workings my goodness that was a bad choice!
22:10 "it's the cottage feel" they just pooped on a great UNLISTED Tudor cottage with a modern addition and great garden, with everything potentially on the ground floor , and instead i bet they fell for the hideous run of the mill round conservatory... this is a nice property eh, but with too many small rooms and a small bathroom...
@@neonskyline1 To be honest, we are quieter than most. Unless we are pissed or a knuckledragger of course! It's a constant comment that we find other nations loud. The Americans and Spanish for example. Not a criticism of them, just stating what we hear. I live in Spain and sometimes the noise levels make my ears bleed! Even the Spanish complain, yet they still do it! Bless em! Wouldn't have them any different.
Mystery house was a big fail on the agent 's part. Complete waste of time. Who would want to live in such a claustrophobic, weird environment, I wonder. And the asking price was a complete joke, I bet the sellers are still waiting.
I truly love Gloucestershire especially cirencester I urge anyone to visit its a wonderful place but I was shoved down to horrible Devon no one is friendly I have no friends down here I am very proud of my roots and I am truly upset and utterly home sick but I am trapped in Devon due to cost but I want to go back to Gloucestershire due to mental illness I am not getting any support in Devon
Gloucestershire is one of the best and I could not imagine living happily anywhere else. Love Ciren too. I do hope you can get some much needed support hopefully, when you can come back to our wonderful county.
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I must say I love watching this program escape to the country and I find mr. Alistair Appleton's voice quite soothing. We Yankees is what ya'll call us which is fine watch it whenever we get a chance I myself watch all the time thank you for sharing and allowing us to dream that one day I too can escape to the country. Stay safe and stay blessed.
I'm from a tiny Pacific island and I have fallen in love with the entire UK 😊
Here I am again a year later. Good old Allistair with a pun for every occasion. Still love property number two best. I wonder if this pair is still looking?
One of my favorite episodes, I love this couple and the offerings. #2 all the way, so beautiful, so enticing!
I agreee!
Thank you Sophy Sam for uploading all these ETTC episodes. Very grateful. (Really helping me through a time of struggle).
#AndreaAndrea I am grateful as well and like y'all I too am going through a time of struggle. I hope y'all stay strong and are getting better...❤🤞❤
The little ducklings look up at Alistair and sigh, "That is maximum cuteness there." Honestly, Alistair and any house AT ALL would be fine with me.
I'm betting he's not a straight guy!
@@cappsginny699 Well, he has a husband named Daniel, so probably not. Sigh.
£700K for a two bedroom house. "Mmmm, Right Alistair." No, but Guy was right; it was a fantastic RESTAURANT!!! Perfect! And in the summer, they could have outdoor seating and plays put on in that field of a garden! That was brilliant.
Thought they really wanted that house at 95% perfection! Hmmm...sad to see it didn’t work,out for them. I absolutely LOVED the sunroom!
I think people in the comment section are forgetting that this couple stated their budget was $500k-$700k, NOT $700k. When people give such large ranges, that means they want money left over in their pockets-- especially to factor in decorating, renovating, and moving expenses. If those expenses totalled more than 5k, then that means THEY CANNOT pay the top end of their budget! And considering that this couple moved from another country and therefore will probably have to repurchase ALL of their furniture, their expenses WILL be MORE than 5k.
@Plaza_and_Mote Considering I average in the A percentile in English classes, fuck off.
Find myself watching again a year later lol! Love Alistairs expressions and humor that many seem to miss.
I loved the first house 🥰
This couple is probably still searching 😉
What a lovely episode - Gloucestershire at its finest - no RAIN! And our intrepid real estate hero shows a delightful expat couple some intriguing properties - nice to have an episode more or less intact - and great to see a feature on Slimbridge. Cheers. 🐾🐅👍😎
Love Alistair...❤❤❤ He never disappoints with his witty humor and facial expressions❣❣❣I fell in love with house number 2 but I found this couple quite annoying and I wonder what their ACTUAL BUDGET really was...🤔🤔🤔 Alistair and the ducklings was adorable...😍😍😍
Alaister knows his stuff. When I get rich enough I will seek his advise🙂
I cannot imagine the number of stairs necessary for people their age! That may work for now, but the time will surely come when managing those steps will be too much of a challenge.
Exactly!!
I always think that these couples choose huge houses on the basis of family visiting and Christmas get togethers without thinking about how much time it takes to keep clean.
But the answer to your question and mine is money, hired help and modifications. I have looked after couples like this as they age, often just one partner is left in the large home and that person doesn't want to go into an old age home so chair lifts are put in or modifications to the ground floor space to accommodate a bedroom and bathroom. With outside help for bathing, cleaning and sometimes cooking plus plenty of attention from their adult children old age in such a home is often possible.
But these two are about 20 plus years away from that so why not let them enjoy the house as it is in the meantime.
@@sallypenhalli My thought was that Brits stay in their homes many decades longer than Americans do, therefore they weren’t thinking long term. I know of perfectly healthy adults who encountered mobility issues in their 50’s that meant stairs were no longer an option. Being healthy doesn’t guarantee that the underlying structure of the body will remain viable.
I wouldn't move into a house all on one floor earlier than I need to. You'll age yourself prematurely from the lack of stairs. My grandparents on both sides had homes with stairs.
My grandfather died in his 80's of kidney failure but didn't need to move into room downstairs until his last months of life. His wife/my grandmother is in her 90's and still physically fit and going for walks.
My other grandfather died in his 90's, heart failure. Still climbed stairs to the day he died. My other Nan is in her 80's and still strong.
I wouldn't buy a house without stairs unless me or a family member were in a wheelchair or had mobility issues. You'll just get bungalow legs doing that too early.
Most of my family members easily made it to their 80s and many 90s, none of them had trouble with stairs. It's just about how you look after yourself.
If they've been renting for so long, they probably need to buy a lot of furniture perhapsand pay some moving expenses. Still, the second house was within their budget and they shouldn't have negotiated that much. Too bad!
Wow the first one was beautiful!
Ohhhh England how iconic place of the world ❤
2nd house was really very elegant👌
Its annoying that people think its OK to renegotiate an asking price and I am glad that the owner of house #2 did not accept the offer this couple made - I expect it was insulting!
Wow stunning area! Lovely couple, lovely house.
These properties seem to be larger than a ‘Cottage’ size. I’ve always imagined a Cottage to be a smaller building.
Precious couple 💝
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Of ANY shows, the 'House-Hunters NEVER ask the obvious Question. "How LONG HAS IT BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR"?
😥😥😥 so sad they did not get the house they loved so much. I loved it too.
Gorgeous Quarry House. Don't understand people. It was within their budget, they loved it but failed ? to negotiate. Why not just pay the asking price as it was within budget. Definitely do not understand people.
I agree. I find house hunters frustrating and spoiled beyond belief except for the rare exception on this program. I just go ahead and dream about what I would do if I was fortunate enough to be in their place. :)
Irene Hay I was so very shocked at the end when they said they could not agree on the price. I really wondered how much they were off in the end? And why did the couple not just pay the asking price if indeed it was within the budget they themselves set ? I have a feeling many people go into the show and give a budget that really is out of their reach and would be a financial burden in the end, hoping that the show will miraculously find them their dream house way under budget. I don't blame the owners of the home for sticking to their guns-this home is in great shape, has all those bedrooms and is in a highly desirable location. I am sure they sold it for asking price.
They have been renting since 1987 and probably will continue!!
Little duckies! 🦆🐥🐣
@@sunrise1304 such a waste of money. Not that renting is bad but it's what you do until you're ready settle and found a place you want to settle into. Invest. Build equity. Don't have to stay forever but at least have something to show for it.
when pple give a quote on how much they are willing to pay, they might need $ to change things around, painting, cabinets and closets, so they don't really want to pay their full price, that was a really nice house # 2. shame it didnt work out.
One of the houses + the presenter would make me really happy :-)
You can tell when Agents do not have small children/grandchildren because they do not always see the dangers/difficulties. No Granny would want little ones in the Mill House - speaking as a granny.
Well I would love it. Speaking as a person.
@z meow
Why limit yourself for grandkids that visit you once a year?
So sad they didn't get the house. It was perfect.
Love all three the properties! Bit spoiled people.
"Do you think it cracks nuts?" It would be painful if it did.
😂
The mystery house felt like a hotel, not a home.
Having come across many an expat, I can imagine this pair making a little England where ever they were overseas.
WHATEVER CLOT CHOSE THAT LAST MONSTROSITY AS A SERIOUS OPTION, HAD TO BE MAIN-LINING ON SMACK/HEROIN! GOOD LORD! THESE EPISODES SEEM
TO BE DEVOLVING INTO REJECTED SCENES OF " MONTY PYTHON ". AS A TEXAN, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE BRITS WERE ECCENTRIC BUT NOT AS HERE,
OUTRIGHT BATSHIT CRAZY!
I think it’s all staged. Oh England how beautiful you are. What I wouldn’t do to live in that countryside!
i lived in a lovely village in the countryside, didn't cost me half a million, this program is all about pretending Britain is fabulous and looks like this
@@neonskyline1 Agree 100%. And the atrocious long, cold winter there. Dark rainy, cloudy most of the year.
@@kristinebailey2804 would be difficult if you're from a warm country, i live in Poland now, the summers are amazing
@@neonskyline1 Yes of course the English countryside looks like this - I should know because I have explored hundreds of beautiful English villages/ market towns and lived here all my life (first in Wiltshire, now in Suffolk). I absolutely love England and wouldn’t trade my cottage for the world.
that's what I said, nd no one buys
The mystery house did nothing for me. Can't understand why they thought it would appeal to that couple.
It seems a lot of people like to say they have a large budget, but in the end they really don't. (I know I DON'T, LOL) They think they are going to get a bargain.
Love watching this show and looking at the houses. The only thing I can't understand or like at all, is why the doors were built so low that you always have to watch your head. I cannot deal with that. Australia has normal size doors six feet, so even the tall don't have to worry of ducking all the time
It’s because they are “historic”. For example the 1st and 3rd property shown were over 500 years old, and therefore were built with lower ceilings and doors (keeps heat in + cheaper to build). Australia doesn’t have buildings any older than the 19th century and therefore will not experience this.
people were smaller then. Now all the rubbish that they put in foods make them huge. Just look at the teenagers thick legs and arms. when I was a teen I didn't look anything like that
@@dianadoos1944 That is so true, they eat rubbish nowadays
Omg is there any satisfactory outcomes to your shows?
It's a pity shadowFallen132's UA-cam videos cannot be downloaded and viewed offline.
Poor Alistair ! this couple didn't deserve these gorgeous houses ! Misery and Pain ...
is it me or does the hist just get handsome with age;)
SUNROOM!!
Always with the low ceilings and doorways! I could never life in a house where I have to duck everywhere.
This is very common in the UK as many houses are so old. Its not a feature, its just the way they were built historically for keeping homes warm.
She is a doll!
IMMEDIATELY, THAT FIRST HOUSE, YOU'D NEED TO BE BLIND NOT TO NOTICE THE SEVERELY BULGING ENTIRE FRONT WALL, WHICH AS A BUILDER I CAN ASSURE
YOU CONCEALS AN EXTENSIVE LITANY OF PROBLEMS, TO CORRECT WHICH YOU'LL SPEND 250,OO0 POUNDS!
AND ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE PRESENTER IS A WELL KNOWN ALUMNUS OF SLITHER-IN HOUSE? EH WHAT!
I can't help but wonder why so many English houses have gravel front yards. No lawns, no flower beds, no trees or shrubs, not at all attracting.
Going to miss Alistair as a host. Filmed in May 2015. Awwww, feel bad for this couple, things didn't work out.
why did he leave the show?/
Get your fact correct Madame - he is not leaving the show - he is the best presenter on this show!!!
@@dianadoos1944 He is still here pet - in 2023 - the best presenter ever - so natural and stunning looking - and certainly does not tolerate any nonsense with the potential buyers - all the others are brown noses!!!
How do the owners keep the weeds from growing in the gravel driveways......have this problem in Canada!
Me too..ever found out?
A Gardner darling
Boiling water and a rake. Oh and elbow grease.
I think steps as you get older would keep you fit.
I agree 100 percent it keeps you young
Works the other way round too lovely people to have own your home, take care of it they could get the asking price and see it deteriorate to a big mess in five years
'Looks like a tiny cottage'?!
Unfortunately, I've seen this particular episode.😕 *Great quality upload so it's a 👍 for me.* 🥰
Hmmm. First house. No curb appeal. Older people do not want so many stairs and very disjointed house
No curb appeal? It was a half-timbered cottage built in 1500, therefore has a great deal of architectural appeal.
That first house? Was it in some other house show?
I liked house 2 better. It had a better layout for me.
Ditto everybody...phooey. What a shame...
'this house is on the marhet at 695,000 pounds'' we'll give ya a tenner for it.
I love this show but at end the couple never buys any home.
The color is off in this video - everything has a yellow tone to it
omg that first house needs so much repair and work just on the outside , we haven't gone inside yet, i'd say nope and next! because its gonna take 100k just to fix up the outside to keep it from falling in on you! the inside is very nice now that ive seen it but you're still going to want to fix up the outside and bcz of its age its going to take a lot of money. its a good thing you can tell they don't really like it, and the lady is just being nice saying she did lol so next! lol
edit: and you can't have little kids running around all of those mill workings my goodness that was a bad choice!
Alistair has banged on a bit of timber. He looks odd being a bit tubby...he hasn't got the frame for it.
16:39 17:39
Too bad they couldn't get it for the price they desired
the mystery dump
Joe hopkins Poland in
22:10 "it's the cottage feel" they just pooped on a great UNLISTED Tudor cottage with a modern addition and great garden, with everything potentially on the ground floor , and instead i bet they fell for the hideous run of the mill round conservatory... this is a nice property eh, but with too many small rooms and a small bathroom...
It's Captain Kirk
Why do they both practically whisper when they talk? Very annoying.
I have noticed more often than not, British people are very soft spoken.
@@irisheyesofbelfast only people who think they are more special
@@neonskyline1 To be honest, we are quieter than most. Unless we are pissed or a knuckledragger of course! It's a constant comment that we find other nations loud. The Americans and Spanish for example. Not a criticism of them, just stating what we hear. I live in Spain and sometimes the noise levels make my ears bleed! Even the Spanish complain, yet they still do it! Bless em! Wouldn't have them any different.
@@hogwashmcturnip8930 I'm a soft-spoken American (with ancestral roots in England). Interesting name :)
Arrrgggh wallpaper. No. Very 1930's.
Mystery house was a big fail on the agent 's part. Complete waste of time. Who would want to live in such a claustrophobic, weird environment, I wonder. And the asking price was a complete joke, I bet the sellers are still waiting.
I truly love Gloucestershire especially cirencester I urge anyone to visit its a wonderful place but I was shoved down to horrible Devon no one is friendly I have no friends down here I am very proud of my roots and I am truly upset and utterly home sick but I am trapped in Devon due to cost but I want to go back to Gloucestershire due to mental illness I am not getting any support in Devon
Gloucestershire is one of the best and I could not imagine living happily anywhere else. Love Ciren too. I do hope you can get some much needed support hopefully, when you can come back to our wonderful county.
womans voice would drive me mad
Guy was too cheap to get the house that they both wanted.
Please don’t eat ducks, go vegan for the animals 💕🐷💕🐮💕🐣💕🦆
yes animals first. i'm glad someone said something
Lovely at Xmas!!!
11:46 Yes, it's gorgeous but there's no need to use or LORD'S name in vain. (Gordon's wife)
Gordon Bricker 😂🙄
@@7ofthemwww.jesus-is-savior.com/Basics/hellisreal.htm
@@gordonbricker1670 you need mental help.
@@neojng Don't worry about me, you need salvation, time is short! Please listen to Dr. David Reagan for a few minutes prophecywatchers.com/videos/david-reagan-jesus-is-returning-soon/
(Gordon's wife)
You god botherers are taking the cake..Jesus!