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00:00Oh!
00:02Look, look, look!
00:03This time, we're taking on Scotland's capital.
00:07This Edinburgh market is hard.
00:09We'll stop at nothing.
00:11Are you absolutely sure?
00:13To reach their family homes.
00:15You couldn't have done anything any better.
00:17There'll be no putting our feet up.
00:20Deep breath.
00:21Until the job is done.
00:23I love it.
00:24You love it?
00:24I love it.
00:27Such a child.
00:30We're back in irrepressible Edinburgh.
00:42My couple have said cheerio to Sydney
00:45and returned to the UK to be closer to family.
00:48And my couple have said adios to Aberdeen
00:50and bringing their children to live in Scotland's capital.
00:54I mean, who would want to live in Edinburgh?
00:56It's stunning.
00:57I've never seen it look prettier.
00:59It's particularly special at this time of year.
01:01In the summer.
01:04Any time of year, this place is popular, Pip.
01:07Especially with house buyers.
01:09They come seeking life in a beautiful historic city
01:11and the desirable commuter towns along the East Lothian coastline.
01:16And prices are up almost 7% in the last year.
01:21Edinburgh remains the most expensive Scottish city to own a home in,
01:25with properties 17 grand more than the UK average.
01:30But, by all accounts, there was nothing average about Carl when he caught Natasha's eye in Edinburgh.
01:40Boy walks into a bar and that's how we met.
01:42Hottest human I've ever seen in my life.
01:45There was a girl that was looking at me all night long and she approached at the end of the evening.
01:50Oh, please don't put that on.
01:53That's the truth.
01:54You sound like a stalker.
01:56The mutual attraction was evident when five months later,
01:59Chief Engineer Carl had packed up in Norwich to live with climate and emissions manager Natasha in Aberdeen.
02:06It was never really the intention to stay as long as we have.
02:09But time flies when you're having fun. 19 years to be exact.
02:1517 of them spent in Aberdeen, where they settled in their jobs
02:19and welcomed the arrival of their children, Beau and Aurelia.
02:23Aberdeen's been a wonderful place to raise the kids,
02:27but we are just looking for a new opportunity, really, for all of us.
02:31Beau's about to start high school. If we don't do it now,
02:33it's going to be at least six or seven years before we can consider it again.
02:37Their wishes look to have come true when a work move offered a new life in the Middle East.
02:43But 18 months ago, just as they'd sold up their family home,
02:47the job fell through, leaving them back at square one and in a rental to boot.
02:52We've got a lovely house we live in. We live in a lovely leafy area.
02:55There's so many pluses, but it's not our house.
02:58I think the move will bring us a wealth of new things to go and do,
03:01whether it be coffee shops or bars or parks.
03:06It's just a long-running family joke that I love a pub and pub grub and a pub quiz.
03:10And a pub quiz. And there's more pubs in Edinburgh.
03:14Both can work from Edinburgh, the place they met and married.
03:18But so far, moving almost 100 miles south to a city they don't really know is proving tricky,
03:23meaning only six viewings in as many months.
03:27With a young family, coming to Edinburgh is at least a five-hour round trip, and we just don't get the opportunity.
03:32It's just been really overwhelming.
03:34It's all complicated further by Scotland's offers-over system, meaning that where we're searching, houses can go for more than 20% above asking.
03:45We don't know where we're looking. We don't really know how to deal with a rising market.
03:49What they do know is what they want. And even their top £650,000 is struggling in pricey Edinburgh.
03:57We want to be part of a nice community. Four bedrooms, but that fourth bedroom could double up as a workspace.
04:03Having a big sociable dining kitchen is really important to us.
04:07Within walking distance of a good school.
04:09A garden, preferably south-facing. We need a garage because Carl has a classic car and likes to tinker.
04:16Or a double garage in a workshop. I mean, you'd like a quadruple garage, really, wouldn't you?
04:22For £200,000? Not a lot, really.
04:26They may be laughing, Phil, but a top-heavy wishlist could drive this search right off track.
04:33How's your own search gone? Not very successfully.
04:37We're just at a crossroads, aren't we? It's kind of now or never.
04:39Beau starts secondary school after the summer. Have you looked into schools?
04:43Probably the number one on our list of what we need.
04:46Yes.
04:47How am I going to work with that? Top ten schools in Edinburgh?
04:50Top ten schools in Edinburgh, I think that's a good start.
04:52Yeah, I think that would be... Yeah.
04:53Catchment areas, as you know, the better the school, the higher the prices.
04:56Absolutely.
04:57It may mean that you end up facing some difficult decisions on the property and the size of it.
05:01I think we know that, don't we?
05:02Yeah, I think deep down, yeah, we knew this is a big challenge.
05:05Where do you think the compromise could be?
05:07I think on distance, as long as the transport links are good enough.
05:11We're open to internal layout moves and things as well.
05:14Yeah.
05:15What else do we need?
05:16Garden's really important to us and so is a garage because Carl has a classic car and 9,000 bikes and tools.
05:23That's not a single garage?
05:24I haven't got a single garage at the moment, no.
05:26So basically what we want is to lift where we are now to Edinburgh.
05:30Closer to Edinburgh.
05:31How much would that be?
05:32I've got £625,000, as far as I'm aware, in Aberdeen.
05:37Yeah.
05:38Yeah.
05:39So it's probably, you know, put another couple of hundred on that.
05:42Yeah.
05:43We'd better get on with it then, wouldn't we?
05:44Yeah.
05:45With schools starting in three months, you'd better.
05:50Yes, Mazulzop.
05:53For my couple's top £650,000, they want to walk to school, four bedrooms, one for Natasha's office and a family kitchen diner.
06:04Some work is okay, but a garden is a must, as is Carl's garage.
06:09And they want to be close to town with good transport links.
06:14Good schools are top of the list, so I'll be searching from Edinburgh's desirable suburbs to its more affordable villages.
06:23I'm heading towards the sea, searching for a town and country balance in East Lothian.
06:28But I'll dip my toes closer to town as well.
06:34To where my couple, Claire and husband Mark, are no strangers.
06:39I grew up in West Lothian, but my dream was to move into Edinburgh. It was the big smoke.
06:45And I grew up in England, so this is the England-Scotland dynamic at play here.
06:50Work threw me into Edinburgh, which is where we met.
06:53Back in the 90s. Fun. Great fun.
06:58After a whirlwind office romance, the fun rolled on, and they swapped grey skies for blue.
07:03In Australia.
07:06Look at the beach.
07:0722 years later, three children.
07:10Blue sky, beaches. We just didn't come back.
07:15However, they are back.
07:17Both have sadly lost a parent, and want to be on hand for remaining loved ones.
07:21It was really hard to leave us joy. And leaving our son there, his choice. I miss him so much.
07:29Following an eldest son Jay's footsteps, middle son Ben is also opting to study in Oz.
07:35That leaves 16-year-old daughter Savannah and the dogs to plan for.
07:38In the six months since landing, they've been all go. Renting in multiple areas, and even offering and being outbid on a house in Gullen in East Lothian.
07:50It was a little gym near the beach.
07:52But it's not easy being away from home for, you know, as long as we have.
07:56Yeah, just understanding how the market works.
07:59So, home for now is a rental in the Trinity area of the centre, close to Claire's medical receptionist job and Savannah's school.
08:07Meanwhile, Mark is taking a career break until they settle in.
08:10What keeps me busy when Claire's at work? The dogs. The dogs. The dogs. The dogs. Dinner. And a little bit of golf.
08:19But it's not an easy course. Even with their top spend of 800 grand, going from starter flats here in the 90s to finding the perfect family home today is a whole new ball game.
08:31They're finding some space, particularly for the dogs. We don't want to put an extra strain on Savannah getting to and from school.
08:38I love stone. Scottish stone houses.
08:42It's got to be bright. It's got to be airy.
08:44My heart's in Edinburgh.
08:46My heart is less so in central Edinburgh. East Lothian. Yeah, it's always appealed to me. It's got access to nature and the beaches.
08:54We're going to know when it's the right place.
08:57But there's going to be compromise.
08:59There'll be compromise, yeah, but it's also exciting.
09:01Yeah.
09:03Ah, compromise. The key to a happy relationship. Eh, Kirsty?
09:08You've always find it so, Phil.
09:11This is quite an emotional search. One of the children's still in Australia. You've both lost a parent. You're making decisions about coming back after 22 years abroad.
09:22It's time to be here.
09:23What do you want to get out of a home in Scotland?
09:27Somewhere where we can be settled. Somewhere where the children can come and go. And for our two dogs.
09:32Walks are an absolute necessity. Accessibility to outdoors.
09:36Yeah, yeah. How many bedrooms?
09:38Three. At a cost of...?
09:40Three in 600 and 800 is the range.
09:43So where would you ideally be?
09:44I just love Edinburgh.
09:46Mark?
09:48I would rather be on the outside of Edinburgh.
09:50Am I basically looking for the compromise, or is it that one of you's going to walk in and say, this is the one for me, and the other's going to say, you love this so much that I'm going to go with it?
10:01I'm very emotional. Mark's quite sensible. So hopefully we come to some agreement between those two.
10:09Seems it'll come down to head or heart winning this one.
10:13As ever, I'll try to satisfy both, Phil.
10:17Clare and Mark can stretch to £800,000 and prefer open-plan living with lots of light and curb appeal.
10:25They want three bedrooms for kids coming and going, and a secure garden for the dogs.
10:31Near open space, amenities and links for Clare and daughter Savannah's Edinburgh commutes.
10:39You're looking resplendent in the Edinburgh sunshine, it suits you.
10:43I've not got a jacket or a scarf on.
10:45You're brave. Crazy housing market though, always is.
10:48My couple, they're coming here for good reasons to do with family, but there's a sadness about leaving Australia, as you can imagine.
10:56Yes. My couple's going to be led by walking distance to a school and a double garage.
11:01It's the worst week to go house hunting.
11:03Why, because it's going to look good?
11:04Everything is going to look as good as it possibly can.
11:07You're going to make our job sound easy.
11:09Oh!
11:11Look at the steam! Look, look, look!
11:14That's amazing!
11:16Is it the flying Scotsman?
11:18No, Phil. I'd like to see a certain flying Englishman move that fast.
11:22Just hold on tight, Kirsty. I'm full steam ahead.
11:27And even in this fast market, I've found a gem for Natasha and Karl in desirable Kerstorfen.
11:33It's a buzzing suburb, just 20 minutes to town, and a skip to school for Beau.
11:39Here we're seeing this 1930s house with bags of potential.
11:43First up, we're in Kerstorfen. This is the house I'm going to show you.
11:48We've got parking. We've got a garage.
11:50We've got a garage, yeah.
11:52Lots of ticks so far. Yeah.
11:54Something like 23 viewings already, and there's 12 booked this week.
11:57Wow. Okay.
11:59It's due to the school and the fact that it is walking distance.
12:01And it's pretty from the outside. It is, yeah.
12:03Lucky number.
12:05Lucky number seven? Yeah.
12:06Let's get in.
12:08As long as their vision for work is the same as yours, Phil, that luck could turn into love inside this box-ticking bungalow.
12:16Downstairs, there's a character reception room, two double bedrooms, one en suite, and an office for Natasha.
12:24The kitchen and dining would easily combine to create the sociable space they're after.
12:30Upstairs are two further double bedrooms, and a bathroom.
12:33Outside, there's a family garden and the all-important garage for Carl.
12:39Honor offers over £510,000.
12:42It's expected to sell for around £570, leaving plenty in the pot from their top £650 for changes.
12:50Come in. Okay.
12:52See what we think. Okay.
12:54Love the paddling. It is fantastic.
12:56Yeah, it's cool, isn't it? Yeah, it's really cool.
12:58It's a bit historic.
12:59Knowing how important the entertaining room is to you, let's just tackle that first.
13:05It's calling out to be knocked through to the existing kitchen. Pretty simple to do.
13:10I think we're completely up for this.
13:12Certainly potential here to do something with it. Definitely.
13:14They are asking offers over £510,000.
13:17Brilliant, so well under budget.
13:18A super start, and the idea of work hasn't put them off either.
13:23Well, these are great kids' rooms.
13:26They are.
13:28Yeah, I like the fact that they're a bit quirky.
13:30It's always a little bit difficult trying to gauge their reactions on a first viewing.
13:35I'm hoping they will be impressed by both the access into the city and the walking distance to the school.
13:43It could be massive if you extended out the back and went the full width of the house.
13:47It does need a bit of vision. With that applied, it could be absolutely cracking.
13:52I think there is potential to go out that way.
13:54To extend it, yeah.
13:55A garage this close to town was always going to be tricky, so I'm cheered.
14:00Carl's seeing potential.
14:02How does it sit with you, though, as a package?
14:05The garden's really good. Love the panelling in the hallway.
14:08I think it's got some really nice, interesting features.
14:10I guess the concern is we probably would have to extend out the back.
14:14The flip side of that is 20 minutes on the bus into town, walk to school.
14:19Yes, exactly.
14:20I think it's a learning process.
14:22Yeah, great first house. Really good first house.
14:24Let's crack on. Great.
14:25Well, they seem like they're ready to learn, Phil.
14:29Yep, and good to have the first lesson go down so well.
14:42We're in glorious Edinburgh and East Lovian.
14:46I'm with Natasha and Carl, who are swapping life in the Granite City
14:49for a future in the Scottish capital.
14:51Whereas I'm with Mark and Claire, who've packed up and sold down under,
14:56to search for the perfect spot to settle in Edinburgh.
15:00My couple are leaving Aberdeen after 17 years.
15:04They want a family home, but are struggling to adjust to the Edinburgh market.
15:07Property one had some charm.
15:11Love for panelling in the hallway.
15:12I think it's got some really nice, interesting features.
15:15My couple, returning to be closer to family, are busy readjusting to the city they once called home, 22 years ago.
15:22It's not easy being away from home for, you know, as long as we have.
15:27Yeah, just understanding how the market works.
15:29So I'm chuffed to be starting a village they love and tried to buy in before.
15:34Gullen, on the East Lothian coast.
15:37It's got the right lifestyle, the great outdoors, easy links to town for Claire and Savannah,
15:43and all just a walk from this aesthetically inspiring abode.
15:47So, here we are.
15:50The semi-detached house, very much in the local vernacular.
15:55First impressions?
15:56Lovely.
15:57Wow.
15:58Gorgeous.
15:59Location-wise?
16:00No complaints.
16:01Oh!
16:03This is a good start to the day.
16:06You're right, Kirsty.
16:07Even Edinburgh-loving Claire seems happy to leave the city behind her
16:11and wait till they see inside this B-listed beauty.
16:14Downstairs, there's a very bright and open kitchen living space they will love.
16:19Plus, there's a handy sitting room or fourth bedroom for guests and a family bathroom.
16:24The gardens, dog secure, and there's even off-road parking.
16:29Upstairs, the remaining three bedrooms aren't huge but perfectly functional.
16:34And there's a bathroom.
16:36The location is popular and pricey.
16:38So, while it is on and offers over £660,000, anything could happen.
16:42But we'd hoped to secure it near their top spend of £800,000.
16:48In we come.
16:51It's a little bit of Australia, isn't it?
16:53Wow.
16:54Yep.
16:55Oh, wow.
16:57I know.
16:58It's all you want from a traditional house with this.
17:03It's beautiful.
17:05Yep.
17:06It's difficult to fault this house.
17:08The light speaks for itself.
17:10And this is what we're accustomed to.
17:13You've knocked it out of the park, Kirsty, with a reminder of the good life back in Oz.
17:18It is a really big garden.
17:21Yeah.
17:22It's wide and deep, isn't it?
17:23Yeah.
17:24Offers over £660,000.
17:28Deep breaths.
17:29Fun to think about, isn't it?
17:30From what I've seen right now.
17:31I've literally done stuff.
17:32Yeah.
17:33It's absolutely gorgeous.
17:34Do you want to go and have a look upstairs without me hounding you?
17:37Yes, please.
17:38Good start.
17:40You're being modest.
17:41From Claire's reaction, it's a brilliant start.
17:45As long as the three requested bedrooms upstairs fit the bill.
17:50We'd get a bed in there.
17:51Definitely.
17:52But that would take most of the space, wouldn't it?
17:54Yeah.
17:56Imagine this in the winter.
17:58Tartum blanket.
17:59Roaring fire.
18:00You'd never want to leave home.
18:05Oh, wow.
18:06Yep.
18:07Two windows, that's...
18:08Two windows is lovely, isn't it?
18:09That's a treat.
18:10Yep.
18:11It's quite hard to beat this.
18:12Gorgeous.
18:14And their reaction was everything I had hoped it would be.
18:18Let's hope it remains that way.
18:21Yeah, so this is noticeably smaller, isn't it?
18:23Lovely view, though.
18:24Kirsty's on the trampoline.
18:27Jumping for joy, Kerstals.
18:30I think best on the move, Phil.
18:32And it looks good from here.
18:34Yeah.
18:35Do you think it's fairly priced?
18:37I do.
18:38Right.
18:39I think it needs a little bit of love.
18:41So, does that mean we've got this as a genuine contender?
18:45Definitely.
18:46Yeah.
18:47Right.
18:48Location, great.
18:49House, pretty good.
18:50Well, that's how you need to start the day.
18:51OK.
18:52And just like that, 22 years in Australia and six months searching could all be ended with just one all-sop special.
19:00After you.
19:01In Edinburgh, Natasha and Karl like Property One, but I want to improve on issues around work.
19:11The leafy suburb of Barneton has the right vibe, plus they'd be a stone's throw from one of Edinburgh's best schools.
19:19But it's the house style that is the gamble.
19:21It's probably 30 to 40 minutes on the bus into town.
19:24OK.
19:25OK.
19:261970s, attached.
19:27They are really functional houses.
19:30So, inside, I think it's great.
19:32It is a very popular area with families and the reason for that is revealed inside.
19:37We would probably swipe past on line.
19:40We've come with an open mind, so let's have a look.
19:42Absolutely, yeah.
19:44Well, they may not be dazzled out front, but inside could really charm them.
19:49Downstairs delivers on the flexible living space they want, with a breakfast kitchen, study, shower room and open-plan sitting and dining space leading to a private rear garden.
20:02Plus, there's the all-important garage for Karl.
20:06The four bedrooms they want, for sleeping and working, are all upstairs and there's a family bathroom.
20:12And stepping up from property one, there's no work to do.
20:15On offers over £565,000, they could also secure it under their top budget of £650,000.
20:23Now, this is very fresh to the market.
20:26OK.
20:27We are the first people to see it.
20:29They're asking offers over £565,000.
20:32OK.
20:33Nothing to spend on it.
20:34Mm-hm.
20:35And all of the bedrooms are upstairs, so we've kind of solved that problem.
20:38Yep.
20:39This I pictured as a kid's snug.
20:42Yeah.
20:43Mm-hm.
20:44But it leads through into quite a generous family space.
20:50Yeah.
20:51This is more what we're used to, a separate room that the kids can hang out in somewhere that we can be watching telly as well.
20:57The sweetener is through there, at the back.
21:02Oh, is that the school?
21:03That's one of the best in Edinburgh.
21:05OK.
21:06You couldn't ask for anything closer than that?
21:07No.
21:08No.
21:09That's why this is very popular.
21:10OK.
21:11I can imagine, yeah.
21:12Well, the school's got their attention, Phil.
21:15And wait till they see the four bedrooms they asked for upstairs.
21:19It's a cute little room.
21:20Yeah.
21:21That'd be a lovely little room for Auri.
21:22Yeah, it's a good size room.
21:23It would, yeah, it is, yeah.
21:25This is an interesting little scenario.
21:27It's a very functional house, a really practical home.
21:31And this room is...
21:33Small.
21:34It is.
21:35Very small.
21:36Are they going to go for it?
21:38Well, I don't think so.
21:39But they're going to be tempted by that school.
21:42School couldn't be any closer.
21:44No, it really couldn't.
21:45That's kind of a big priority item.
21:47But I'm not loving the house.
21:50I should give that to Kirsty.
21:53She'd have my heart forever.
21:56Careful, Pip.
21:57After upstairs, that's the only unbroken heart in the house.
22:00The garage is your last chance at love.
22:03Getting the car and everything else inside it
22:05is going to be a bridge too far, unfortunately.
22:08OK.
22:09OK?
22:10Yeah.
22:11I think they may have some tough love for you, Phil.
22:13Was the garage sufficient?
22:14No, unfortunately not. Too narrow.
22:16The proximity to the school is a 10 out of 10.
22:18The rest of the house, not really to our liking.
22:22Kitchen wasn't a great social space for us.
22:25I hear what you're saying.
22:26It's trying to find the full package.
22:28We're going to have to compromise on something to get more of what we want.
22:32How would you feel about moving a bit further out?
22:34We need to consider that.
22:36And I will pick up my game tomorrow.
22:37OK.
22:39Brave dice roll, but no luck this time.
22:43But going further out feels like just the right move.
22:46With Mark and Claire, it's property one to beat.
22:54So I'm going bigger in another of their top East Lothian spots, Abba Lady.
22:59The village has enough bustle and a good commute for the girls.
23:04Plus a stunning coastal setting.
23:06Here, I'm hoping to entice them with a barn conversion.
23:09Just a tunnel from the beach.
23:11But first, confessions.
23:14Did you drive past this?
23:16Yes, I did.
23:18Oh, Mark's Mystery Live.
23:20That's what happens when you're not working.
23:22We are very much in the area.
23:24Abba Lady and the sea is literally just there.
23:28Got more square footage than the previous house.
23:31There's a fixed price of £625.
23:33Are you interested enough to look at it?
23:35Yes.
23:36Oh, right, okey-toe.
23:37OK, Mark drove away.
23:39I did drive away.
23:40Oh, well.
23:41But I'll always look inside it.
23:46That's a relief, as homes within budget are limited here.
23:49Plus, it's just over 400 square feet bigger than Property One and refurbished.
23:54It has the light and bright feel they crave downstairs,
23:57with an open-plan kitchen diner, a shower room and a double bedroom.
24:02Upstairs, there's two more double bedrooms, another shower room
24:07and a sitting room with garden access,
24:09which, as well as the front, is enclosed for the dogs.
24:13They even get a garage.
24:16On at a fixed price of £625,000.
24:19This is £175,000 under budget.
24:23And no bidding war.
24:26This is a really nice big kitchen.
24:29Yeah.
24:30Upstairs, you've got a first-floor sitting room with a fireplace.
24:35And then you've got two bedrooms up there.
24:39What you can do is swap around what is living and what is bedroom.
24:43That's flexible. That's great.
24:44But we're not set, are we? One way or the other.
24:46No.
24:47Which I think is a positive.
24:49It certainly is Kirsty, especially with three kids coming and going.
24:54So...
24:56Wow.
24:57Okay.
24:58This is a great space.
25:00Yeah.
25:01It's very light.
25:03It's bright.
25:04And it's lovely to have the fireplace.
25:06Yeah.
25:07I like it. I like the space.
25:08The light's good. Skylight windows.
25:10Things are looking bright. Let's hope the bedrooms enlighten further.
25:17Nice outlook, both windows, isn't it?
25:19Yeah.
25:20Double window.
25:22This house does have real potential.
25:25But when you've already got houses in the running, are you going to be bothered to see the potential?
25:31I'm not so sure.
25:36Sometimes it just makes you look for problems.
25:39Is this feeling lower than average?
25:42It feels lower, yeah.
25:43Hmm.
25:45Not quite the feeling you were hoping for, Kirsty.
25:48No, but this is a top spot and cheaper than property one.
25:54Interesting?
25:55Not interesting enough.
25:56Yeah. The size is good, but it's just too disjointed.
25:59Right.
26:00Next property involves a little bit of a trip, and we might find another companion there.
26:07Known to you?
26:08Known to me, yes.
26:09Yes, okay.
26:10Yeah, but he's a flighty type.
26:12More like fighty, Kirsty, and I've got your back at the next one.
26:16We're searching between Edinburgh and East Lothian, and so far, one amazing house, one curious house, and two people in desperate need of a new home in the old country.
26:35Mark and Claire haven't lived in Edinburgh for 22 years, but after six months back, to be closer to family, it's all about property one.
26:43Dumbstock, it's absolutely gorgeous.
26:44On my side, after 17 years in Aberdeen, Natasha and Carl's dream family move faces the reality of a pricey Edinburgh market.
26:57Something's going to have to give. It's not going to be the schools, so looking likely it's going to be distance to the city.
27:07Property one showed some promise, but property two fell flat.
27:12Kitchen wasn't a great social space for us.
27:15So it's further from town we go.
27:19We're in Balerno, an attractive village, 40 minutes south on the bus from town.
27:24It's got a top ten school and the community vibe thereafter.
27:28All a stroll from this cute 1950s house.
27:32We've come outside of the bypass in order today to try and solve those issues with the garage and issues with the kitchen.
27:40We're going to have a look at this.
27:42I think it's a really, really pretty house.
27:44It is.
27:45The senior school is the sixth best in Edinburgh.
27:47Excellent.
27:49What did you make of the high street?
27:51It was cute.
27:52It was nice, yeah.
27:53Enough of the community.
27:54Yeah.
27:55Absolutely.
27:56We'll get on in.
27:58Back on track, Phil, and with a little interior rejigging, this place could crack our couple's criteria.
28:06Upstairs, there's a double bedroom with large en suite, whilst downstairs has a family bathroom and three further bedrooms.
28:13One currently a sitting room, but suitable for sleeping, working, or as a playroom.
28:18And unlike any property so far, it has the open-plan kitchen, living, family hub they want, plus a double garage for car man Carl.
28:28Private gardens front and back complete the package.
28:31Ornette offers over 550,000, but likely to go near a 600, they should get it under their top spend of 650.
28:41Oh, lovely.
28:42Gosh, I wasn't expecting that.
28:44Oh.
28:45That's a fantastic space, isn't it?
28:48Yeah.
28:49The big family room.
28:50It is, yeah, yeah.
28:51This is what it's all about, right?
28:52Yeah, absolutely.
28:53A kind of circular extension.
28:55Yeah.
28:56It's different.
28:57It's quirky, it's unique.
28:58It gives the feeling of a lot of space.
29:00There's a lot of light in here, isn't there?
29:01It is, yeah.
29:02They're asking offers over 550.
29:04Okay.
29:05This is a big bonus on what we saw yesterday.
29:08Yeah, absolutely, yeah.
29:09You're cooking with gas now, Phil.
29:11Let's hope the garage is a good dessert.
29:14Ready, Carl?
29:15Yes, I'm ready.
29:16Sure.
29:17Drum roll.
29:18Drum roll, please.
29:19Ooh.
29:20There is a proper space there.
29:21I think it's seven by nine.
29:22Yeah, it's pretty epic, that.
29:23It is a garage that's been causing us problems as it reduces the supply.
29:27Yeah.
29:28It's been marketed as a four-bedroom.
29:29Mm-hm.
29:30It's currently set up as a three-bedroom with a living room.
29:33You may decide that you're happy with the kitchen, diner.
29:36That's the living room.
29:37Mm-hm.
29:38In which case, you could have an extra bedroom downstairs.
29:40Okay.
29:41Okay.
29:42Sounds good.
29:43Well played.
29:44And as long as they're happy with your ideas for inside, this could be a winner.
29:49This would be probably our room, yeah?
29:51Well, or does it become the kids' playroom and we have to use the family space?
29:55Okay.
29:56This Edinburgh Market is hard.
29:58It really is.
30:00This, sir, it's a bit like whack-a-mole, because you get...
30:03One is you get the garage right, you get the community right, you get the kitchen right,
30:06you get the schools right, but then other things come.
30:10It's really hard.
30:13Yeah, I think this would have to just be the master bedroom.
30:15Yeah, I don't think you could do a lot different than this.
30:17Else with it, no.
30:18It feels like it's missing a room, though.
30:21You have got them thinking here, but inside could be a compromise too far.
30:26It feels quite small and compact.
30:28The big plus is the garage.
30:29That's a great find.
30:30Massive plus, yeah.
30:31And the schools.
30:32And the schools.
30:33The schools, yeah.
30:34Just not quite big enough.
30:35I think it either needs to be more modern or more period.
30:38More period, yeah.
30:39Mm.
30:40Good luck.
30:41Is property one out of the running or in the running?
30:44I think it's out of the running that needs too much of a spend.
30:47We are really spoilt with what we've got at the moment.
30:49We do have a large, modern family home.
30:51Really, what we want to do is pick that up and move it somewhere else.
30:54To unicorn?
30:55Yeah.
30:56I might rent custody.
30:57OK.
30:58I don't know if that'll help or not, but...
31:02As it turns out, Phil, it's this fairy godmother
31:04that needs some magic from you.
31:08With a fabulous option in East Lothian,
31:10I'm keen for a contender closer to Edinburgh.
31:12Stock is low, so Beleno is making sense.
31:15It's 40 minutes to town for school and work,
31:17and there's plenty of green space for the dogs.
31:21And, for the first time ever,
31:23Phil and I are sharing a house.
31:25It's that good.
31:26He's staying put to show us why.
31:29This is déjà vu for me.
31:31I know.
31:32Are you absolutely sure Natasha and Carl don't want this house?
31:35Hopefully.
31:36Because I've never done this before.
31:37No, it's a complete first.
31:38I'm really grateful.
31:40Got some similarities to our first property.
31:42OK.
31:43What are you going to do?
31:44I'm coming in.
31:45You are going to be seeing a house for a second time.
31:48Second time.
31:49We should do this more often.
31:51Half the workload.
31:53Hello.
31:54Hello.
31:55Good morning.
31:56Good to see you.
31:57Do you know where we are?
31:58We're in Beleno.
31:59Very, very quiet, but more central.
32:02Does that make you happy?
32:04It doesn't make me happy at all.
32:05Does it make Claire happy?
32:06Yes.
32:07OK.
32:08I'll see where this is going then.
32:09Oh, yes.
32:10Right, OK.
32:11What would you have to find behind this front door
32:14to sell you on Beleno?
32:16Another 50% on the house we like.
32:1850% better than house number one?
32:20Yeah.
32:21Well, Phil, you know this place best,
32:23so if anyone can convince Mark, it's you.
32:26All right.
32:28See you soon.
32:29On it, Kirsty.
32:30And despite Mark's reservations on the location,
32:33I'm confident the open Aussie-style living
32:36might help to sway him.
32:38Let's hope so, Phil, as the package works.
32:40With those three spacious bedrooms,
32:42one with the ensuite,
32:44it's perfect for adult kids visiting.
32:46There's also the dog-friendly garden
32:48and useful garage.
32:50We know it offers over 550,000,
32:53but reachable nearer 600,
32:55making this a cool 200 grand under their top whack,
32:59so it's cheaper than property one
33:01and closer to Claire's preferred patch.
33:04So, really, really special garage there.
33:07The garden is perhaps a little bit of a compromise,
33:10but it's nice, though.
33:12Good start, Phil.
33:13But, meantime, I have news about property one.
33:17Yesterday's house was perfect.
33:20We had a call to say that the agent had advised the vendor
33:25to accept an offer.
33:27We've immediately rung back
33:29and said we were really interested in that house.
33:32So, start looking around the house.
33:34OK.
33:35I'm going to go and make another call.
33:38Whilst I try to keep property one on the market,
33:42Phil can show them what could be a winning alternative.
33:46Are you and Claire looking for the same thing?
33:49I think when we see the house, yeah, absolutely.
33:52But we do have different priorities.
33:54And how are we going to reconcile that?
33:56Compromise.
33:57Your word.
33:59Come on.
34:00This kitchen's great.
34:02This is what it's all about, this room.
34:05Come and have a look at this, Claire.
34:07OK, coming.
34:08This is the room that it's all about.
34:11This kind of circular extension.
34:13I like the light.
34:14The light's incredible.
34:15Does it offer 50% more than the first house?
34:18Unfortunately, no.
34:20The bedrooms are good size, but the feeling's not there.
34:23Not for me.
34:24Well, given that you weren't enamoured with the area,
34:27and it's not 50%, we should probably just move on.
34:30Sorry.
34:31No, don't apologise.
34:32It's your money.
34:34And it seems to be knocking on property one's front door.
34:37Now, where's Kirsty?
34:40Are you off?
34:41It's not right.
34:42It's not 50% better.
34:44Anyway, things are about 1,000% worse.
34:47Because house number one, in the space of like an hour or so,
34:51someone's come in, made an offer,
34:54and basically it's a really strong house.
34:57But for now, at least,
34:58property one is open to an offer from us.
35:01With another on the table,
35:02Mark and Claire just need to decide how far they'll go.
35:09Back with my space seekers,
35:11and I'm trying to find properties that compare
35:13with their perfect rental in Aberdeen.
35:16We're in Ratho Village,
35:18where just 15 minutes on the Balerno Street,
35:20school bus for Beau,
35:22and 40 minutes on the commuter bus to town,
35:25they can buy the modern dream.
35:28This one's my last hope,
35:30so I'm holding on to Kirsty too.
35:33It's been a real balancing act.
35:35Trying to get a double garage,
35:37walking distance to a school,
35:39and access into town.
35:41And why do they want such a big garage?
35:42He's got cars and he tinkers a lot.
35:44It's his real passion.
35:45Okay.
35:46Okay.
35:47Yeah.
35:48Well, I suppose we can allow it then.
35:50Very gracious of you, dearest.
35:54Hello.
35:55Hello.
35:56I brought my friend.
35:57Hello.
35:58What do you know about Ratho?
35:59Not very much.
36:00Everyone talks about the good pub and the food
36:02and the quiz nights.
36:03The school bus comes through the village.
36:04Okay.
36:05Okay.
36:06But it's a school bus.
36:07It's a specific bus for the kids.
36:10From what I've heard and gathered over the last few days,
36:12all roads have lead to this.
36:15I think it's the same house type as the one we rent at the minute.
36:18There we are.
36:19We picked our house up and bought it here.
36:21What did you ask for?
36:22There we are.
36:24Well, there's no place like home, Carl.
36:26Except this place.
36:28It's everything they want and more.
36:30Upstairs, there's five fabulous bedrooms.
36:34Two ensuite, plus a family bathroom.
36:37Downstairs has two living rooms.
36:39One for parents, one for kids.
36:41And a handy loo.
36:42Plus the desired large kitchen diner
36:45out to their preferred south-facing garden.
36:48And, of course, that double garage.
36:51Space-wise, this feels huge compared to anything else we've seen.
36:57On at offers over £600,000, it'll go for closer to £625,
37:03£25,000 under their top spend.
37:08Big kitchen diner.
37:09Yeah.
37:10So, we've got the extra rooms.
37:12No, it's great so far.
37:13And we've got a smile from us.
37:15Yeah, this feels much more...
37:16It feels a bit more at home, if I'm honest.
37:19Yeah.
37:20That's what we aim for, Carl.
37:22And I want to know if the garden passes the rental test.
37:25Oh, a hot tub.
37:27Very large hot tub.
37:28I mean, how does this compare with your garden in Aberdeen?
37:31Erm, it's almost an identical size, I would say.
37:34It is familiar territory.
37:36Where it is, everything's got a space.
37:38It's exactly as we already have.
37:40That is uncanny.
37:41I love it.
37:42You love it?
37:43I love it.
37:44Well, Phil is going to be chuffed to bits.
37:46But it's 600,000 offers over.
37:48OK.
37:49What will Natasha be thinking?
37:51She'll be probably jumping up and down next door, I would imagine.
37:54Gearing up for party time by the sounds of it...
37:57Not overlooked by anybody at the front, which is actually an improvement on ours.
38:00No.
38:01It is.
38:02Well, this couldn't get any better, Phil.
38:05Don't be so sure, Kirsty.
38:08Here we go.
38:10Settle in, I think my work is done.
38:13I'm not moving anywhere, I'm very suspicious of the whole set-up.
38:16Are you?
38:17What do you mean?
38:18Well...
38:20Really good size for our furniture.
38:22We know the furniture fits, yeah.
38:24Yeah, we know everything fits.
38:26It makes a lovely noise, doesn't it?
38:28I knew you were going to say that.
38:34Such a child.
38:35And I'd like to speak to some adults now, please.
38:40There's not really any downsides?
38:41No, there isn't, no.
38:42Just a case of going back and making sure all our numbers are in line.
38:46Yeah.
38:47And just having a bit more of an investigation in the local area as well, I think.
38:50And you couldn't have done anything any better in terms of picking our house up and bringing it here.
38:54Yeah, it's the first time we've been able to do that in 25 years.
38:57It is an outfit.
38:58God knows people have asked us.
39:00No, I think it's brilliant.
39:01Yeah.
39:02Well, you gave them what they wanted.
39:04And as long as the village pleases, this one could be the one.
39:16In Edinburgh, with Natasha and Carl, it's come down to property four in Ratho.
39:21Not overlooked by anybody at the front, which is actually an improvement on ours.
39:25But in East Lothian, tensions are high.
39:28Mark and Claire have fallen for property one in Gullen.
39:31On at offers over £660,000.
39:34But with one offer already in and more expected, it's time for brass tacks.
39:40House number one has, well, let's put it this way.
39:44The interest in house number one had heated up.
39:47Someone had turned up the dial.
39:49You know you want that house.
39:51Yep, we do.
39:52We do.
39:53The house number one that we saw offers us virtually all that we had hoped to find.
40:00Wow, I don't hear that often, Mark, to be honest.
40:03That's true.
40:04It really does tick all the boxes.
40:06Because this all happened so fast, we've been exchanging messages with agents and vendors and solicitors and trying to navigate what's going on.
40:17Yeah.
40:19The fact that it's not a case of there's a figure which we've got to...
40:23That's it.
40:24Yeah.
40:25Unknown.
40:26At the moment, it's very unknown.
40:30And with so much interest, this is surely heading for a closing date.
40:34It'll come down to how high they can go.
40:37In Edinburgh, Natasha and Carl loved property four in Ratho.
40:41Honour offers over £600,000.
40:44They returned for a look at the village.
40:47And I'm waiting to hear how they got on.
40:49So, am I safe to assume decisions and debate has all come down to the house in Ratho?
40:54The trip through the front door was very, very familiar.
40:56Very familiar. The garden was amazing.
40:58That has never happened before.
41:00But you did when we originally met.
41:02We sat down and you said, if only you could pick up our house in Aberdeen.
41:05Yeah.
41:06We did.
41:07Brief fulfilled.
41:08Yeah, absolutely.
41:09We did.
41:10We spent some time comparing the high school that would be in catchment with Ratho to where the children will go to academy at the minute.
41:17In Aberdeen.
41:18In Aberdeen.
41:19And we just hadn't appreciated how good that academy is.
41:21And then we went back this morning really with an open mind again, thinking, let's go and look at the village.
41:26The town hall was phenomenal.
41:27The pub was lovely.
41:28But there just wasn't anything else there.
41:30The house was perfect.
41:31I mean, it works for us as we are.
41:33Unfortunately, the place didn't.
41:36So, we won't move on their move to Edinburgh today.
41:40But it may be that's a plan that's starting to change.
41:44Where does that leave things?
41:46I think we have to go back home and figure out what we're going to do.
41:50We do.
41:51Really.
41:52And it might be that we have to buy a house in Aberdeen after all.
41:54But you wanted to live in Edinburgh.
41:56We do.
41:57We still do.
41:58If anything, it's made us realise this is what we'd love.
42:00But it's also made us realise that we can't afford to live in the areas that we really want to live in.
42:05But you can afford that lifestyle and that kind of area in Aberdeen.
42:09We can.
42:10You can.
42:11You can both stay in the same jobs and the kids can stay at the same school.
42:14We feel as if that's a decision we've made rather than being forced.
42:17Yes, it feels like an active choice now rather than a trap.
42:21I love that.
42:22Kirsten, we see our roles as house hunters as helping people to be in a position to make a confident decision.
42:30But if we can inform you where you can go, yes, I'm doing this and no, I'm not doing that.
42:34Yeah.
42:35Yeah.
42:36That's a really good, that's a good result.
42:37And this process without the help of you would have taken us, you know, years.
42:41Another 12 years probably.
42:42Another number of years.
42:43Listen, I'm going to go home thinking I found the right house and you two have changed your mind.
42:49I can take that.
42:50I can take that.
42:53You certainly can, Phil.
42:55And by giving them clarity, they can now confidently embark on their new search in Aberdeen.
43:00Let's see what the coming weeks bring.
43:04With Mark and Claire, they're going all in for property one in Gullen.
43:09We're really, really, really hoping to secure house number one.
43:14In the Scottish system with the other offer already in, they need to submit theirs formally through their solicitor.
43:19They're making their strongest possible move with an offer of £800,000, more than 20% over the asking price.
43:29Whether we get it, let's wait and see.
43:32Now we just have to cross our fingers and hope your offer is accepted.
43:38Done as much as we can do.
43:39Yeah.
43:41We are.
43:42And I'd like to say thank you to you and the whole team.
43:46It's been great.
43:47Cheers.
43:48Cheers to chances.
43:50So, no answers just yet, Kirsty.
43:54I can only keep my fingers and toes crossed for them, Phil.
44:00Just five weeks on with Natasha and Karl and they've hit the Aberdeen house hunting ground running.
44:06We found this attached granite house just around the corner from the school, south facing garden.
44:13I've got a big garage space, never quite big enough, but I think we've got something that will work perfectly for us all.
44:18Phil helped us put an offer in and he succeeded. So, yeah, we had the offer accepted.
44:24I'm thrilled we secured their five-bed Aberdeen pad for just £525,000, a price hard to match in Edinburgh.
44:33We'd have to be millionaires to get what we wanted in Edinburgh.
44:37The search with Phil gave us a clear idea of what we would and wouldn't compromise on.
44:40Showing us houses that were different made us realise how much we needed what we already had.
44:46Sometimes it's all about what's right for now.
44:50This is where we're going to see our kids grow up and bloom.
44:53We've got a part of the world that's going to be ours to do what we want with it.
44:56With a great view.
44:57With a great view, yeah.
44:59So the future looks bright and I wish them all the very best.
45:06For Mark and Claire, it was bad news on the house in Golan, even though they upped their closing date offer to £825,000.
45:15But we missed out.
45:16Huge disappointment because the emotion was there.
45:19As Kirstie quite positively said, as she spoke to us, yeah, let's find something that's better.
45:25Well, at least it trained their search on their dream spot.
45:29Kirstie really helped me focus on what we need to do for the long term and that is Golan.
45:35Now, they've got some news.
45:38A property that we looked at before has come back on the market and we have actually made another offer.
45:43And they got it for £550,000.
45:47£250,000 under their ideal top budget.
45:49That's plenty to turn this two bed into their dream four bed family home.
45:54It comes in under budget, which is great, but it gives us obviously room to move and create what we'd like.
46:00We look forward to welcoming Kirstie to the new property and she can contribute her ideas to that one.
46:06I'm so happy for them.
46:07My tape measure is at the ready mark.
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