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00:00Hello and welcome to the show. Now I personally love auctions, even though nowadays a lot of them are online.
00:08You still get that buzz. It's the excitement, it's the thrill, it's not knowing what you're going to end up paying for a property that you might be bidding on.
00:16Yes, all this and more when you buy your home under the hammer.
00:30Well, sometimes when it comes to preparing for the auction, people do all sorts of research and then there are those people that completely ignore our advice and buy without doing any research or even seeing the property.
01:00What happened on today's show? Let's find out what people bought.
01:05Coming up, if you can brighten it up, there may be some hope for this flat in West Sussex.
01:10See, look at the floor. It's really painted a little brown.
01:15Owain's excited about this three bed in Herefordshire before he's even looked inside.
01:20Look at the greenery over there. What I'm mainly hearing is birdsong.
01:25And could this commercial property in Scotland present a golden opportunity?
01:30This is your outdoor space. Neighbouring properties have extended so you could too...
01:35All these properties have been sold at auction and we'll find out who bought them and what they paid for them when they went under the hammer.
01:44You bought it, brother.
01:45We're heading to Bognor Regis, a quintessential British seaside town on England's south coast.
01:55With its sweeping beaches, charming pier and relaxed atmosphere, it offers a nostalgic slice of the seaside.
02:02But there's more here than just buckets and spays.
02:06Bognor's also gaining attention as one of the UK's top coastal spots for property investment, making it a favourite for both holidaymakers and savvy investors.
02:16So where better for me to check out an auction lot?
02:22Well, a mile from the beautiful seafront and just half a mile from the train station is the property I'm here to see.
02:27Sounds great.
02:28It's a one-bedroom ground-floor flat.
02:31Guide price, £85,000.
02:34Do you fancy a place by the sea?
02:35This could be it.
02:36You've got a little entrance area there with a separate door to, obviously, an upstairs flat and then into this main area of the flat we're here to see.
02:59Long corridor stretching down there makes you feel a little bit cramped when you come through the door.
03:04But that sort of gets improved when you come into this room.
03:09The first thing I notice is you look at the floor.
03:12Strip those floorboards back.
03:14They're beautiful.
03:14And then somebody's painting them brown.
03:17Like, bleh.
03:18But anyway, that's a minor thing.
03:21Love the bay front here.
03:23High ceilings.
03:24Good.
03:25Nice start.
03:26Like the room.
03:29So, down the aforementioned long and narrow corridor.
03:33And again, well, this is a dark space already.
03:36So, why would you paint the floorboards black?
03:39Imagine that stripped back.
03:41It would lift the light in this whole place.
03:45Extraordinary.
03:45But the good news is they are all there.
03:47All the rooms have got these amazing floorboards.
03:49That's obviously your one bedroom.
03:52It's a nice size.
03:53Nice big window.
03:54So, we like that.
03:56Bit of storage under the stairs there, which is always a bit of a premium in a flat.
04:02And again, nice size bathroom.
04:05Obviously, it needs a complete refurb.
04:08But it's a good space.
04:09And you could design it slightly more exotically than that.
04:14But it's really good.
04:15And then finally, into the kitchen.
04:17You know, obviously, again, it needs a complete refurb.
04:20But you could do so much here.
04:23You know, it's got a lot of space.
04:26Actually, a lot more than it looks from the outside.
04:28So, all in all, a real nice basis on which to just work your magic.
04:35But before you wave that wand, as this is a leasehold flat, you'll need permission from
04:48the freeholder before making any significant alterations.
04:52But this place does have a trickle bit sleeve.
04:55A brand new 125-year lease extension that comes with the completion of the sale.
05:01Although, it would be wise to have a solicitor check that the lease extension is clearly
05:06written into the sales contract.
05:08And all costs related to the extension are covered.
05:12All going well, that's one expense you won't have to factor in.
05:16But will the outdoor space be the real showstopper?
05:22Well, out through the kitchen, a bit of a bonus.
05:26This little side area here.
05:29Oh, I've got the key to that.
05:32I thought I'd lock myself into the rainy garden for a minute there, which would have
05:35been a bit of a Saturday end of the show and all that.
05:38Bring, bring, bring, bring.
05:39I haven't even got my phone.
05:40I couldn't even call for an international rescue.
05:41Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun.
05:43Dun-dun-dun-dun.
05:43Oh, it doesn't matter.
05:44CB Presenter in Distress launched in Thunderbird 2 and Virgil.
05:50Anyway, whatever.
05:50Getting sidetracked.
05:51I'm wasn't locked out.
05:52It's okay.
05:53You can calm down.
05:55Don't panic.
05:56They wouldn't leave me stranded.
05:57Although, knowing the crew, if I don't stop panicking and actually tell you about this
06:03garden, they'll lock me in that shed.
06:05So, best we go on, shall we?
06:06Into the back garden, which is quite nice.
06:13But it's shared with the flat upstairs.
06:15The good news is, they can't get to it that easily.
06:17Ooh, that was a bit mean, wasn't it?
06:19What I mean is, there is a gate there, which the flat, too, have to go to, to, to, out of
06:23the front door, wherever they have to go to, to go through that gate, to get to the garden.
06:27So, it's a shared garden, but I think it's fair to say, you're going to have more of
06:31a share of it than they are.
06:34Share a little more together.
06:39Share a little more forever.
06:42A shared garden might work in harmony, but will it strike the right chord with buyers?
06:48We spoke to a local estate agent to find out what she thinks of this one-bed ground-floor
06:53flat, guided at £85,000.
06:55I think it's a really great flat.
07:00It's got so much potential.
07:01The rooms are really good size, particularly for a flat.
07:04It's in a lovely location.
07:06It's really close to Bognor Regis Town Centre.
07:08It's really close to everything, really, so it's in a great spot.
07:12What work would she suggest carrying out?
07:16I think the flat would benefit from a little bit of updating, the kitchen and bathroom particularly.
07:21It's a lot larger than your average flat.
07:23There's plenty of space to reconfigure the layout and get an extra bedroom.
07:27It's got lots of possibilities.
07:28The agent believes that reconfiguring the flat to include a second bedroom could add as much
07:35as £30,000 to its value.
07:38But if it's kept as a one-bed, what does she think the potential returns could be?
07:42I think once renovated, if it's kept as a one-bedroom flat, you'd probably achieve something in the region
07:49of around £140,000 to £160,000 for sale, and for rental purposes, probably something in the region
07:55of around £1,000 to £1,100 per month.
07:59Well, a nice little flat just needs some cosmetic work to sort it out.
08:05Let's see who bought it when it went under the hammer.
08:11This lot was part of a remote auction with bids taking place online.
08:15All done.
08:17Sold to the internet.
08:17With a successful bid of £100,000, it was bought by married couple Igor and Jemima.
08:28They live just 15 miles down the shoreline in the town of Worthing.
08:33I met up with them to find out what made them decide to dive into this seaside project.
08:42Jemima, Igor, great to meet you both.
08:44How are you?
08:45Very good.
08:45How are you?
08:46Good.
08:47How about this flat, then?
08:48Why did you want to buy it?
08:49It was time to add to our property portfolio, and I said, what about trying an auction property
08:55near where we live?
08:56And this one came up.
08:58But this is the first one we've bought, which is to this state.
09:01The other properties we have are literally buying to let, to rent straight away, but this
09:05is obviously starting a bit more from scratch than the others.
09:08Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:08More chance of adding value, I would say.
09:10Definitely.
09:11100%.
09:12So, what about you two, then?
09:13Is this something you do a lot of?
09:14I mean, what?
09:15Tell me about...
09:15Well, it's been the last three or four years.
09:19My husband's luckily retired, so he has a lot of time on his hands.
09:21Oh, right, OK.
09:22We had businesses which we sold.
09:23I work full-time.
09:24What do you do?
09:26Pharmaceutical communication.
09:27Oh, great.
09:28I work from home.
09:28So, I'm always home, but I travel a lot.
09:30OK.
09:31So, it just meant that this was something we could do as a hobby, really.
09:33OK.
09:34But now we kind of want to progress it.
09:35So, what have you retired from, Igor?
09:37I used to work in cocktail bars.
09:39Oh!
09:40Yeah, that's what I've done.
09:41Mixing and things?
09:41Yeah, yeah.
09:42I used to run them.
09:43I used to own them.
09:44Did you?
09:44Fantastic.
09:44And then I sold them both last year.
09:47Right.
09:47So, mixing up in the property world instead.
09:49I think so.
09:50Wow.
09:50It's the way forward.
09:51Yeah.
09:51With this set to be Jemima and Igor's first renovation project, the opportunity to add value
10:07means that instead of adding it to their string of rental properties, they believe selling
10:12this flat will be the way to go.
10:13But before they get to that point, they'll be rolling up their sleeves with the help
10:18of their builder to pull off quite the transformation.
10:24Well, when we view it, it was really spacious with a lot of potential behind.
10:28We're planning on doing an extension.
10:31Were you in the middle of the extension?
10:33Out the back, behind the kitchen.
10:35Down the kitchen in the communal garden?
10:37Well, it was communal, as per the legal pack, but since we've now purchased the property,
10:42it's not.
10:42It's private.
10:43It's our garden, which belongs to the ground floor.
10:45How did you pull that one off?
10:46Actually, it was an error in the legal pack, so it's to our favour.
10:50Really?
10:50So, the front garden is communal for the upstairs flat, but this is our garden at the back.
10:55So, we plan to extend into the kitchen, becoming the kitchen living space, and we're
10:59going to make this a two-bedroom, two-bathroom flat.
11:02Wow.
11:02Bedroom.
11:03Yeah.
11:04How much is the extension going to cost?
11:06Because, obviously, that's an important equation, isn't it?
11:08We're planning about £40,000.
11:10And then maybe moving it on and selling it.
11:13I think so.
11:13That's a good idea.
11:14At this point, that's our favour.
11:15Yeah.
11:16What about the rest of the place, then?
11:17What are you going to do?
11:18The kitchen in the bathroom has a sunken floor, so we plan to raise the kitchen floor
11:21to level it out, just to bring it up.
11:22And then with the en-suite, we're going to break down the bathroom, because it's quite a
11:26good size.
11:27Yeah.
11:27We're going to split that into the second bedroom, make that an en-suite.
11:30Oh, wow.
11:30And then the other half will be the main bathroom of the property.
11:33OK, so where is the extra bedroom going to be?
11:36Just explain to me again.
11:38One here and the one next door.
11:40Oh, OK.
11:41Because then we're doing a kitchen living room, so the extension's going to replace this
11:44as a living room.
11:45Right, I see.
11:46And then we'll have, by folding doors, out the back into the garden.
11:50Wow.
11:50What are you going to do about the floors?
11:52We love the floors.
11:53Oh, yeah.
11:53For the bedrooms, we might put them in the carpet for the bedrooms.
11:56And then we'll probably strip them, make them quite original in the public space.
12:01Yeah, except more.
12:02I mean, they're all great.
12:03I love them.
12:04They're in good condition.
12:05You mentioned the budget for the extension.
12:07What about the overall budget?
12:09The overall budget, so far, we're saying between $60,000 and $65,000.
12:14OK.
12:15The extension is a big chunk of the renovation.
12:17OK.
12:18So what's going to happen if you don't get planning permission for the extension?
12:21We will keep it as a one bedroom flat and renovate it to a very high standard still.
12:26So what's the time scale?
12:28Well, we would like maybe six months.
12:30OK.
12:31I think given the permissions, the approval, that takes quite a long time by the council.
12:35Yeah, yeah.
12:35And then we're permitting with the extension, so...
12:37Yeah, yeah.
12:38Great.
12:38Summertime.
12:39Be excited about it, though.
12:40Yes, very much so.
12:41We talk about it every day.
12:42Yeah, of course.
12:43So it's great.
12:44Yeah.
12:44Good.
12:45Well, congratulations.
12:46Thank you very much.
12:46Good luck with it.
12:48Thank you, Martin.
12:48See you then.
12:51Well, what a turnip for the books.
12:56Jemima and Igor do actually have exclusive use of the garden, and that opens up all those
13:02exciting possibilities of doing some kind of an extension, if they can get the plan permission.
13:07You can find out how it all turns out later in the show.
13:10We're in Ross-on-Wye, a Herefordshire market town that helped put British tourism on the
13:21map.
13:22Thanks to Reverend William Gilpin and his scenic sketches, it became a go-to spot for 18th
13:29century sightseers.
13:31It's got history, views, and plenty of charm, so let's see if our next auction property is
13:36just as easy on the eye.
13:40Oh, you know what?
13:41I'm very excited to see today's property, but before we see it, I want to show you what
13:45it's seeing.
13:46Look at the vista.
13:48Oh, stunning.
13:49We've got a lake here, all these lovely trees, some greenery over there.
13:53There is a road down here, but what I'm mainly hearing is birdsong.
13:57Mm, fab.
13:58Right, let's see the house.
13:59Here it is.
14:00It is a end of terrace, kind of townhouse.
14:04I would say this was built in the late 70s, early 80s, guide price of $160,000, so many
14:11positives.
14:11It's got a garage three storeys.
14:13Let's have a look inside.
14:15Now, this three-bed house has seen better days, but the setting is a winner.
14:20There's outdoor space to the rear and the side, and even the option of adding off-street
14:26parking, if the garage isn't your thing.
14:29It's a promising start.
14:31Now, we come inside into a little vestibule area.
14:35We've got some stairs there.
14:37Through here, the garage, which we saw from the front.
14:39So, what are you going to do with that?
14:40You know, you could turn it into a room or keep it as a garage.
14:44A couple of doors here.
14:46What's inside that one?
14:48Oh, nice, a little downstairs toilet.
14:50I imagine this is, yeah, just a cupboard under the stairs.
14:54Now, this is the only room on the ground floor, and it is presenting us with some problems.
15:00I'm stood on the ceiling, which is not on the ceiling.
15:05And if I look up there, I can see some watermarks as well on the floorboards upstairs.
15:09So, there's something been going on there, some water coming in.
15:12I think this was probably used as a bedroom.
15:15This is an old wooden bed surround here.
15:17But what's quite nice about it is we have a big window and this door looking out to what I think is our garden.
15:25That is really overgrown.
15:28But, you know, some options down here.
15:30We've got a room.
15:31We've got a garage that could become a room.
15:33Could this be a little study?
15:34I can't wait to see what's on the other floors.
15:37Let's go upstairs.
15:37We've come upstairs into, oh, a great-looking room.
15:44Through here, we have quite a bijou kitchen that needs to be completely ripped out and done again.
15:50But I would say, so far, the star of the show, darlings, is this room here.
15:55We've got a little balcony out there.
15:58Here, we have a gorgeous commanding view, actually.
16:03We've got a little Juliet balcony type thing here.
16:06The one thing I have noticed here, though, is that we don't have any central heating.
16:10It's all electric.
16:12Either these old bar heaters or we've got some storage heaters dotted around as well.
16:17But what a space.
16:19So much light coming in from everywhere.
16:22I think you'd probably want to keep this as your living room.
16:25But what about that kitchen?
16:27Can we knock that wall through, maybe, or keep it separate?
16:31One thing's for sure.
16:32There are so many options here, and this could be a fabulous living space.
16:36With views like this out onto a wooded conservation area, it's easy to fall for this place.
16:46But behind the scenery lies a long to-do list.
16:50Leaks to fix, electrics to upgrade, heating to sort, the windows and doors need to be replaced.
16:55And with an energy performance certificate sitting at a G, there's a lot to do to bring it up to at least an E, should the new owner want to rent out the property.
17:06Still, that view certainly softens the blow.
17:10And we come up to the top floor of our townhouse.
17:17There's a bedroom there, again, quite a lovely light room.
17:20Now, this is interesting.
17:21We've got a separate toilet room here with a little skylight, because, you know, this is a kind of landlocked room, really.
17:28But loads of light coming in, although it most certainly needs some work.
17:32And next to it, yeah, I thought so, we have the bathroom, then, with a bath and a sink.
17:37So, you'd probably want to knock those together, I guess, in an ideal world for a more modern bathroom space and bathing experience.
17:44Now, this is the largest of the bedrooms.
17:47Quite a big room, actually.
17:49Configuration-wise, I'm thinking, yeah, you'd want to keep this as the floor with the two bedrooms on.
17:56You would knock the bathrooms together into one.
17:58But it's quite a flexible space.
18:00There's a lot you could do with it.
18:01And I can't wait to see what is done with it.
18:06And there's the possibility of adding a fourth bedroom by converting the garage, which would most likely come under permitted development.
18:14But would it be a worthwhile investment?
18:16And what would be best for the local market?
18:21Time to get the thoughts of a local estate agent.
18:24So, we invited one along to take a look at this lot that was guided at £160,000.
18:30We need total renovation of this property.
18:34So, we do need to install a new heating system.
18:37We will need, obviously, our new bathrooms, kitchen, etc.
18:40I do like the layout as it is.
18:42And I think that there would be options to convert this garage area.
18:45But having a garage and parking this close to town is what this property requires.
18:52So, if it was updated in its current configuration, how much does the agent believe it could fetch on both the sales and rental markets?
19:00I would expect this property to achieve a figure in the region of £290,000 to £300,000 on the open market.
19:10And for rental value, £1,150 per calendar month.
19:17I am a big fan of this place.
19:20OK, it does need a lot of work.
19:23There are some original features that I would love to see remaining, like some of the redid glass.
19:27But realistically, I think the whole place is going to need to be renovated top to bottom.
19:32Let's find out who was prepared to do that when this home went under the hammer.
19:40This lot was part of a remote auction with bids taking place online.
19:44And it's gone. Well done.
19:48For £171,000, the keys went to Jason.
19:53Jason works in the car parts industry but has some property experience and is now revving up a side business.
20:02Get out of my dreams
20:04Get into my car
20:08This project could have a fair share of bumps in the road, but Jason's ready to take the wheel.
20:14Jason, I love this house.
20:17Good.
20:17First off, what drew you to this property?
20:20Well, I've been walking past this property for about the last five years, seeing it pretty much looking like it is.
20:25And I thought, well, why not? We'll have a go.
20:27Yeah, absolutely.
20:29And I'm guessing you're really glad you did. Are you happy with what you paid for it?
20:32Oh, yeah, I'm more than happy with what I paid.
20:33It ended up about where I thought it would be, to be fair.
20:37But, yeah, once I click the button, realise it's yours, the reality sets in.
20:41But other than that, yeah, I'm really pleased with it, yeah.
20:44Oh, brilliant.
20:44So, tell me about the auction and did you see the place before you bought it?
20:49Er, no.
20:50I studied the pack really well.
20:52Good.
20:52And they had, like, an open afternoon, and we weren't here. We were away on holiday.
20:57Ah.
20:57But they did a really good video, and I knew the house well enough to know that it wasn't falling down.
21:03And the houses in this row don't come on the market very often, which is always a good sign.
21:08So, yeah, I was pretty comfortable with what I'd seen, and I had a really fair idea what I wanted to spend on it.
21:16Have you renovated a house like this before?
21:18I've done a number of houses where I've lived in them as a family, but never bought one for a business.
21:22Ah, OK.
21:23So, this is a business proposition that's got to, you know, there's a budget, and it's got to work out.
21:28But I'm fairly comfortable with it.
21:30I've got a local builder who I've done work with before, so I'm fairly comfortable it's going to go well.
21:35That's great.
21:36Fingers crossed.
21:36Fingers crossed, absolutely.
21:38You say business.
21:39Are you planning on doing it up and then flipping it and selling it, or are you going to rent this place out to you?
21:44The plan is to rent it out to a family, hopefully.
21:46Yeah, I like the idea that it's sitting empty, someone's got to take it on, I'll have a go.
21:52The layout of it is, you know, quite conventional for a townhouse.
21:56You've got a garage downstairs and a room, and then there's living floor and then bedrooms upstairs.
21:59Yeah, yeah.
22:00You're going to keep that configuration?
22:01I'm going to keep it exactly as it is, yeah.
22:03There's an option to convert the back of the garage to another bedroom, but it needs to be like a family house where they've got room to move around and enjoy the space, not be on top of each other.
22:12I think a fourth bedroom would make it too crammed for the people living here.
22:16In order to make it nice for them, what are you planning on doing?
22:19Give me some of the details.
22:20I'm just going to rip out the kitchen, put a new kitchen in, rip out the bathroom, take the partition down between the single toilet and the bathroom upstairs, make that one nice bathroom.
22:28It's slightly impacted on their head height, so I've got to rejig where the bath goes.
22:33I'll be fine, but you probably wouldn't.
22:35Especially if I've got my quiff, maybe.
22:37Yeah, maybe.
22:38So, yeah, I've got to rejig that a little bit.
22:40I'm going to stay away from the garage, just make the space nice.
22:43These windows here, you know, we've got a little bit of a door out onto a kind of Juliet balcony type thing.
22:48What are you going to do with those?
22:49Are you just going to put a big pane in there or what?
22:51No, no.
22:52We're going to brick up this door here, and there's a window and a door in the back.
22:56We're going to brick that up and put a window in, and we're just going to make it nice.
22:59We're going to put sliding patio doors on here.
23:01I think if you can sit up here and have the outside inside, it'll be a really nice place to be.
23:05That's the plan, anyway.
23:06This is quite a big room, Jason, but the kitchen, you know, it's a bit more bijou on that side, isn't it?
23:11Any plans to incorporate the two?
23:13I thought about opening it up.
23:15That's the supporting wall on the end, so there's quite a bit of work to do that.
23:18I think, as is, again, a family house, I think I'm going to leave the kitchen where it is.
23:22Going to make it really nice.
23:23It's quite compact, but you can do wonders with it if you get a really good designer in.
23:27What are you thinking as far as the heating goes?
23:28Is there any gas here?
23:30There's no gas on.
23:31I've already got a quote for getting the gas from the pipe to the building, but I'm leaning towards electric heating.
23:37The whole place needs to rewire, so I might as well gear for having electric heating.
23:42And the way that they operate these days on apps and so on, it can be a really efficient way of heating a house.
23:47Outside the property, then, you know, there's a little bit of work that needs to be on the front.
23:51The kind of weather boards have gone and this kind of shiplap wood on the front.
23:54Yeah.
23:55Assuming all that's going to be...
23:56All that's going to be taken care by the window company.
23:58Anything white outside will be replaced.
24:01It's going to look amazing when it's done.
24:02It costs, but it's going to be good.
24:04Now, there's a garage, which is a big tick.
24:07Yeah.
24:07What about the other parking situation around here?
24:11Is there room for any other cars?
24:13Yeah, well, this is quite a big plot.
24:15This is the end of the row and there's enough to park probably two cars side by side.
24:18So, we'll be sorting that out to make sure there's at least one parking space for whoever moves in here.
24:22OK, let's talk about the budget you have and the time frame you have in mind for this place.
24:27I came in with the idea that about £40,000 would do it to do a nice job of it, but I think that's going to go up probably £45,000.
24:35If I can get it under that, I'll be happy.
24:37Probably being on this show is going to try and help me keep it, to be fair.
24:40Yeah, well, you've said it now.
24:41Yeah, it's like, you know, I've got to get there, haven't I?
24:43So, I can't let it run away like I normally do.
24:45How long do you think it'll take for you to do that work?
24:48Probably three, maybe four months.
24:51There's quite a lot to do.
24:52Yeah.
24:53You know, there's quite a lot to get on with.
24:54They'll be lining up the trades, etc.
24:56But the builder I've got that I'm working with, he only lives at the end of the road, so he'll be managing the project.
25:02Well, Jason, honestly, I love this house.
25:04I cannot wait to see what you do to it.
25:07Thank you so much.
25:08No problem.
25:09You're welcome.
25:09See you when we get back.
25:10Thank you, Lwy. Nice to meet you.
25:14Jason's enthusiasm is just infectious.
25:16He obviously loves this house because he's walked past it a million times before, and now he gets to do something with it.
25:24But he doesn't have long.
25:25Will he be able to achieve the type of finish that he wants within the fairly tight time frame that he's set himself?
25:32We'll find out later on in the show.
25:36Still to come, this buyer has big changes planned for a commercial property in Darval.
25:40We've already obtained planning permission to convert into a one-bedroom.
25:46And the changes in Ross-on-Wye were far bigger than planned.
25:51We basically took the roof off, left the walls, and then put it all back in again.
25:55It's time to go back beside the seaside now and Bognor Regis, where I was looking at a one-bed ground-floor flat with a guide price of £85,000.
26:08And what it lacked in modernity, it made up for in space.
26:12You could do so much here, a real nice basis on which to just work your magic.
26:22It was bought by Igor and Jemima for £100,000, who planned to build an extension, somewhat confusingly, in the communal garden.
26:30It was communal, as per the legal pack, but since we've now purchased the property, it's not.
26:37It's private, it's our garden, which belongs to the ground floor flat.
26:39How did you pull that one off?
26:40Actually, it was an error in the legal pack.
26:43Really?
26:43This is our garden at the back.
26:45Oh, my God, I can't believe it!
26:47I know, I couldn't believe it either.
26:50The couple had a budget of £65,000 and a timescale of six months.
26:55Would they be able to bring this Bognor flat back to life?
27:03Six months later, we're back to find out how they got on.
27:12It is quite the change.
27:13It used to feel so dark, but now, well, how can I describe the transformation?
27:31Um, eh, nope, can't think of anything.
27:34Still, I'm delighted that those floors have gone from dark and brown to natural and light.
27:40Let's hear from Igor about what else they've done.
27:43We basically renovated the property fully, starting from the front doors, all the doors
27:49inside, all the floorings, all the radiators, new boilers, new electrics, new plumbing, new
27:56bathroom, new kitchen, and a completely new garden.
28:00So everything, more or less.
28:02Yeah.
28:04Comprehensive, to say the least, and I think the complete refit of the bathroom...
28:07..and the brand-new kitchen really makes this flat desirable.
28:16But Igor mentioned the garden, and that reminds me, there is one thing missing, and that's the
28:21couple's proposed rear extension.
28:23We didn't get the planning permission, unfortunately, so we did do a pre-approval with the council,
28:29but it got rejected due to the distance of the garden that would have been left, so therefore
28:33the landlord rejected that.
28:35But we have been left with a really lovely one-bedroom flat, which we're really proud of.
28:38Oh, that's a shame.
28:47The extension would have just come too close to the back boundary.
28:52But that didn't put them off, as the couple always felt that this flat had huge potential,
28:58even keeping the original footprint.
29:00So Igor got stuck in.
29:02The project has been done mainly by myself and my builder, Jason, but we also had some
29:09help from my twin brother, Alex, and a few bits and pieces from other people, and Colleen
29:13was on the windows.
29:15But yeah, I was involved in all the stages of the work, from A to Z.
29:20We were kind of going through the designs, elements of what colours and how to place things
29:24in each room, so yeah, that was my input, I would say, but we're super proud of the work
29:29Igor's done, because I think we never imagined how good this property could be, and we were
29:33a bit anxious, being our first time of this scale, but I think you and Jason did a great
29:38job, and I think that's really key, and I think you've made a great teamwork, so yeah,
29:42we're really proud.
29:44Looking at the quality of the finish here, I think they should be very proud.
29:50But have Igor and Jemima managed to stick to their £65,000 budget?
29:55We actually were within the budget we originally started with, however, obviously, because
30:01we didn't do the extension, we actually were just coming in under about £40,000.
30:05It only took us 13 weeks at the end, because we didn't do the extension, but yeah, it was
30:1113 weeks of very, very intensive labour.
30:16Despite already having a handful of buy-to-let properties, this was the couple's first renovation
30:21project, and one that they were aiming at the sales market. So does their total spend of
30:27£140,000, including the purchase price, befit this Bognor flat? To find out, we've asked
30:34back the estate agent who saw it earlier for her thoughts and valuations, now the work is
30:39complete.
30:39I think the layout works really well. I know that they did have some plans to change it
30:45into a two-bedroom, but the layout's really lovely. It's got really great views over the
30:50garden. It feels so light and spacious. The garden is absolutely fantastic. It's a really
30:56beautiful garden. It's such a lovely, sunny space to sit. So I think what they've done
31:00is perfect, to be honest.
31:01Well, that's good news. Igor and Jemima were always planning to flip this flat. So what
31:09could it now be worth?
31:12I think because of all the work that's been done to the property, the layout, the garden
31:16that it has to offer, and the location, you'd expect to get something in the region of around
31:21£160,000 to £180,000.
31:25I think it's a bit low, the valuation. We had a couple of agents who came along this week
31:30where we're doing the finishes. And one value it at about £200,000, and the other one at
31:36about £205,000, £210,000.
31:41The agent's valuation could see the couple walk away with a pre-tax profit of up to £40,000.
31:47But Jemima and Igor's independent valuations could see that rise to around £70,000. Either
31:53way, there's a healthy return on the sales market. What could they achieve if they decided
31:59to rent it?
32:02I think if they were to rent the property, they'd probably get something in the region
32:05of around £1,200 per calendar month.
32:09I think she's put on the price.
32:11We're happy with that, aren't we?
32:12We'll be happy with that. Yeah, definitely £1,200 is a good figure.
32:16The figure of £1,200 per calendar month would give them a strong yield of over 10%, and as
32:22it turns out, that yield might be more important than we first thought.
32:28We've actually decided to keep the property, purely because it's turned up better than we
32:32expected. We have advertised it already online for £1,400 per calendar month, and our viewings
32:39are already starting this weekend. There's a real shortage here in Bognor Regis for a flat,
32:43so we're really hoping we can achieve what we've set out for it to be charted.
32:53We're heading to Scotland now, and the small town of Darval in East Ayrshire.
32:59But don't let its small size fool you. From the towering Spirit of Scotland sculpture, marking
33:08William Wallace's victory over the English, to being the birthplace of penicillin pioneer
33:13Sir Alexander Fleming, this place packs a historic punch, and Martell's here to see an auction
33:20lot.
33:22I'm in the heart of Darval, which is really picturesque. I am on quite a busy road, but
33:28it's a main road, and would be a great spot to have a shop. So it's just as well, that's
33:35what I'm here to see, a commercial property that's vacant just now, came with a guide price
33:41of £17,000. You're surrounded by, well, shops and lots of residential properties. Let's
33:47go look.
33:49Okay. Ooh. I do like a shop. I do. Even a former shop. So first things first, the front
33:58vintage, as they call it in commercial properties, this big window is good because, well, it's
34:02big and it showcases all your wares.
34:05The shop floor itself is quite small, so you have to think carefully about what's needed
34:11here if you're going to keep this as commercial premises. Could it be a wee deli, something
34:15like that, or a little cafe? There is a sign that mentions vegetables and fruit. I wonder
34:21if that's what was sold here. I think it's in not bad condition, but it could certainly do
34:27with a freshening up. Yeah, and I can't see any radiators, so you might need to install
34:32central heating. Let's see what else there is. Next up is the kitchen, or it has been
34:40a kitchen. You can see you've still got a basin here, but not much more. I can't see too many
34:45substantial problems here. There are a few holes in the walls. You need to deal with plaster
34:49work. You need to make sure your plumbing's okay. I think it's, and it's perturbing me a little
34:55bit. If this is your place of business, where's the toilet?
35:08To the side, you have this quite small communal area. The reason it's communal is because this
35:15door here leads upstairs to the person who lives there, and then you've got your back
35:19door leading outside. But hooray, I found it. Here is your WC. Now, from the plans on the
35:27auction catalogue, I believe this WC is just yours. It's not communal, and yet you can't
35:34access it from inside your property. So I wonder if there's a way of creating a door so you could
35:41access your own toilet privately. That would be ideal. Another reminder why it pays to read
35:50the legal pack. Because for most, private access to the bathroom is a must.
36:03Still, once that's sorted, there's a good usable space here, albeit quite small. But remember
36:10that guy priced of only £17,000. And there could be an option to increase not only the
36:16size, but the potential returns here too. Outside, on a gorgeous sunny day, it's really
36:25quite stunning. All I can see is countrysides. It's gorgeous. And this is your outdoor space.
36:31You also have a few, well, really quite old outbuildings which have partially fallen down.
36:37As I look around, I can see that neighbouring properties have extended. So you could think
36:42about doing that too. Why would you want to extend? Well, if it's a shop or a salon, you
36:47might just want more space. Or you could think about applying for a change of views to make
36:52this a residential flat. Because it would have an awful lot going for it. If you could create
36:59some space, then, well, you'd have that garden. Gorgeous views. There are worse places to work or live.
37:10So, with options to choose from, let's get the thoughts of a local estate agent to help us weigh them up.
37:16We invited one along to get their thoughts and valuations on this lot that had a guide price of just £17,000.
37:25Darville, being a semi-rural town, relies heavily on local amenities. So keeping this as a commercial
37:31premises opens the door to multiple opportunities that will probably serve the community well.
37:36If refurbished to a good standard, I would estimate the annual rental figure to be in the region of £6,000 to £7,000 per year, and the valuation in the region of £60,000 to £65,000.
37:51So, it could see a steady income as a commercial premises. But what does the agent think about the option of seeking a change of use with the planners and creating a small one-bed flat?
38:03If you were to turn this into a residential property, I think it's important that you link the rooms well.
38:10And given that the street has a combination of commercial and residential properties already, I do think that the local authority would look favourably upon that.
38:19What could the potential returns be for any buyer looking to go down this route?
38:25I would estimate the monthly rental figure to be in the region of £400 to £500 per calendar month,
38:31and the valuation would be in the region of £50,000 to £55,000.
38:38This wee property has turned out to be pretty interesting.
38:42You could keep it as a commercial property, or you could think about changing its usage to residential and creating a lovely home.
38:50You've got options. Let's find out who agreed when it went to auction.
38:53When it went under the hammer, this lot didn't initially sell, but a successful offer was accepted afterwards.
39:02So, congratulations.
39:05And that negotiating paid off for Gary, who surprisingly bought it for under the £17,000 guide price, paying only £11,500 for the place.
39:17Martel met up with him to find out what he has planned.
39:20Hello, Gary. Hello, Martel.
39:23Thanks for having us in your, well, shop, I guess.
39:26You're very welcome.
39:27Is this a first for you? Do you renovate properties?
39:31No. So, my main business is a commercial roofing company,
39:35and this is kind of a sideline towards the pension pot, really.
39:40Great. So, a few under your belt now?
39:42This will be number 18.
39:45Well done.
39:45I'm quite fortunate.
39:46And where do you live?
39:48We live in a small village called Woodseves, which is in Staffordshire.
39:53So, what brings you up here to Darvill in Scotland?
39:56Is this your first Scottish property?
39:59No, we've actually got nine properties in Scotland,
40:03and really it's, you know, the properties are quite affordable at auction.
40:07You get them for a good price, and you still get a good return, you know, on the rent.
40:12This is commercial, but are they generally residential or commercial that you buy?
40:16We don't mind buying commercial, so with this particular one,
40:19we've already obtained planning permission to convert into a one-bedroom flat.
40:24And in Scotland, it's quite quick, to be fair.
40:27So, five weeks, it was all turned around and permission was granted.
40:31That's great news.
40:33You're going to make this a home?
40:35Yes, absolutely.
40:36They're required in the area.
40:38Yeah, we knew it would work as a residential flat.
40:41With planning permission in place, Gary's off to a flying start.
40:46And today, he's brought along his young apprentice, Charlie,
40:50his eight-year-old grandson, to learn the ropes.
40:55But when it comes to the work, Gary will rely on his builder, Ali,
40:58to get the job done, and his wife, Michelle, will add the finishing touches.
41:02But how will they bring this place to life?
41:08Talk me through what you're going to do as you walk in the door.
41:11How is it going to change?
41:12OK, as we walk through the front door, we'll put a small porch area
41:16so that you're not walking directly off the road
41:18into what will be the living room where we're standing there.
41:22There'll be a kitchen in the corner just behind you,
41:25a very small kitchen.
41:26And then the other room to the back of us will be the bedroom.
41:30We're going to construct a small shower cubicle room in the corner
41:34and then open up where the toilet is at the moment.
41:40We'll open that up with a doorway from the bedroom into the toilet.
41:44OK, got it. Good use of space.
41:47Yeah.
41:47We will knock out the wall where the window is at the moment
41:50and we will put in sliding patio doors
41:53and then we will block the door that goes into the common area
41:56completely so you access a small courtyard garden
42:00from the patio doors.
42:02Quite a studio feel in a way.
42:03Yes, it'll be quite compact, ideal for one tenant.
42:08The outside area, any plans there to make it a wee bit nicer for tenants?
42:13Absolutely.
42:14So at the moment there's a concrete structure that's out there
42:18that will be removed.
42:19We'll level all that off.
42:21Little bistro, table and chairs out there
42:23and probably a picket fence around the edge.
42:26So it just gives somebody that little bit of privacy.
42:29The space, I suppose, is quite tight.
42:32How do you thought about extending?
42:34I don't think it's going to happen
42:36because I think the price we pay for it
42:40and the rent that we'll achieve,
42:41I think putting an extension on,
42:43we just won't get the yield, you know, that we need.
42:47Sure.
42:48You've thought about it really well
42:50and do you want quite a modern feel to it?
42:53Yeah, so we like to get our properties, you know,
42:56to a good standard,
42:57so electrics done, new flooring,
43:00windows and doors where required.
43:02It's to get it into a nice home for somebody.
43:04And there's things, basic things like no central heating?
43:07Because it's just two rooms,
43:08we'll go for modern, efficient electric wall heaters.
43:13How long is this going to take you,
43:15bearing in mind you're not close by?
43:18We would anticipate three to four weeks we should complete.
43:22That's quick.
43:23It's very straightforward.
43:24Yeah.
43:24Very straightforward.
43:25It's got things in the fridge
43:26that have been there longer than that.
43:27Yeah.
43:28Three to four weeks, OK, so what's your budget?
43:30I would say budget's going to be $8,000 to $10,000.
43:34OK.
43:34So we'd like it to be eight, of course,
43:36but, you know, contingency up to ten.
43:39It's quite tight, but I think you're the man to do it.
43:42Achievable.
43:43Achievable. Best of luck.
43:44Thank you very much, Martell.
43:47Gary has set his mind on transforming this
43:51from a former shop to a small home.
43:54As he says, it will be pretty small
43:57and might be ideal for a single tenant.
44:01That budget, I mean, I know he's very experienced,
44:04but the budget of £8,000 to £10,000
44:06and timescale of three to four weeks,
44:08it's tight.
44:09If anyone can do it, he can do it.
44:11I just can't wait to find out how.
44:13You can find out.
44:15Go and make yourself a cup of tea later in the show.
44:17Time now to return to Ross-on-Wye,
44:24where Owain was looking at this three-bed,
44:28three-storey, end-terraced house
44:29with a guide price of $160,000.
44:32And though the views outside were amazing,
44:35inside, not so much.
44:37I stood on the ceiling, which is not on the ceiling.
44:42And if I look up there, I can see some watermarks as well.
44:46Something happens and I'll never believe...
44:51And the man tasked with finding out what was happening
44:54over Owain's head was Jason,
44:56when he bought this place for $171,000.
45:00Have you renovated a house like this before?
45:02I've done a number of houses where I've lived in them as a family,
45:05but never bought one for a business.
45:07The layout of it is, you know, quite conventional.
45:10You're going to keep that configuration?
45:11I'm going to keep it exactly as it is.
45:13Yeah.
45:13Just make the space nice.
45:14So, it was to be a nice economical renovation
45:18to get the house ready to rent,
45:20and Jason had given himself a good budget of $45,000
45:23and a timescale of four months to sort it.
45:31Well, four months later, we're back!
45:36Wow, well, the outside is an eyesore no more.
45:40We caught up with Jason to find out what's happened.
45:46We basically took the roof off, left the walls
45:49and then put it all back in again.
45:51So, yeah, the only original bits of this building are the walls.
45:55Jason had a change of heart about the project
45:57and went all out in the renovation of the house.
46:01That meant a complete update of the heating, plumbing and electrics
46:05and a complete modernisation of every room.
46:10And this modernisation included splitting the garage
46:14to create a four-bedroom
46:16and a utility storage room.
46:21It also involved an unexpected roof replacement.
46:27Became fairly apparent once we got in it
46:29that the roof, if it wasn't leaking,
46:31it would be fairly soon after.
46:33So, there was a choice.
46:34You've got to take it off.
46:35There's no way around it.
46:36So, it seemed like an obvious time
46:37to put skylights in the roof.
46:40Those transformed the top floor of this property, to be honest.
46:42The skylights, along with combining the WC and bathroom
46:53into one bright room,
46:55really add appeal to this property.
46:58But replacing the roof
46:59hasn't just allowed for aesthetic changes.
47:02Taking the roof off allowed us to really go to town on the insulation.
47:06The front of the property, where the cladding is,
47:09there was hardly anything holding that together.
47:11So, again, insulation, windows,
47:14insulate between the floors.
47:16It costs, but so does heating the place moving forward.
47:20So, spending money on those things
47:21was almost an essential part of the job, really.
47:24Not only that, but I assume fixing the roof
47:28would have sorted out the leak
47:29that caused the ceiling collapse.
47:32Or was that issue elsewhere?
47:35It wasn't coming from the very highest.
47:37It was just coming from the kitchen, which was above.
47:39So, once we'd ripped the kitchen out
47:41and we'd sorted it out, put a new ceiling in,
47:43all the problems were gone.
47:44Because there's not an inch of any original pipework in this house.
47:47So, it's all gone, all new.
47:50Well, as long as the problem was discovered and fixed,
47:52that's the main thing.
47:53But it's not just the inside that's changed dramatically.
47:58The garden has been completely cleared out.
48:00Landscape and the extra space available
48:03has allowed for a parking bay to be created
48:05that can fit up to three cars.
48:08This has been a colossal project,
48:11but Jason originally intended a fairly moderate renovation.
48:15So, what made him change his mind?
48:17So, you can either go for function
48:21and just, you know, make it, it'll do,
48:25or you go the higher end of that.
48:27And I was confident with the valuation
48:29that I thought this property might be worth,
48:30at the end of it, that I had enough in it to spend the money.
48:33And that's what we chose to do.
48:35That's a very noble attitude and is to be commended.
48:38But all the work's been carried out by builders and contractors,
48:42so the cost of all the extra labour required
48:45will have mounted up.
48:47How much did he end up spending?
48:50I doubled the budget to £100,000 before I got started
48:53and I ended up spending £116,500 on it.
48:57When I first spoke to you about how long it was going to take,
49:00I said three to four months.
49:02And actually, from starting the work to finishing the work
49:06was three months.
49:08I thought that was a remarkable achievement
49:10by the people that were doing it
49:11to get it done in that time to this standard.
49:14Remarkable.
49:17Jason's bigger budget meant he's invested a total of £287,500,
49:22including the purchase price.
49:25So it's time to speak to the agent who viewed it earlier
49:27and see what she thinks of the changes made to this now four-bed end of terrace.
49:32So second time here, which is an absolute delight to see what he has done.
49:39It's totally incredible.
49:40Total transformation.
49:42The garage, as it was, has now been converted into that fourth bedroom,
49:46but we have kept an area for storage for bicycles, canoes, etc.
49:51I think it's just perfect.
49:55That is brilliant news, but let's cut to the chase.
49:59Jason has spent a lot more than he initially intended,
50:02so what could the house now be worth were it to be sold?
50:05On the sales market, we would be looking to achieve
50:10between £330,000 to £350,000.
50:15I think the top end of it is about right.
50:18I think the £330,000 is a little low,
50:20but it's a buyer's market at the minute, to be fair, so you never know.
50:23If Jason can get that top figure,
50:26it would give him a pre-tax profit of £62,500,
50:29so it feels like that extra investment really has paid off.
50:34But what if he was to rent it out?
50:37Rental market, we are looking at around £1,500 per calendar month.
50:43I think that's probably a little more than I'd expected, to be honest,
50:46but then again, I've spent a lot more money than I thought.
50:49That would give Jason a decent yield of over 6%,
50:52so it seems his first major renovation project has been a success.
50:56The only question left to ask is, what will he do with it now?
51:03It's gone for sale or let. I'm hoping it lets.
51:05I'd like to own this property, but... I like it.
51:08You never know, I might want to move into it one day.
51:11Well, if you do, I get the feeling you'd love it here, Jason.
51:19It's time to head back to Darwall in Scotland,
51:22where Martell went window shopping for an auction lot.
51:27I am on quite a busy road and it would be a great spot to have a shop.
51:32So it's just as well. That's what I'm here to see.
51:35It came with a guide price of £17,000. Let's go look.
51:39It was a compact commercial space, but there was a rear garden.
51:43Commercial roofer and experienced developer Gary from Staffordshire
51:48bought it post-auction for only £11,500
51:52and he had something new in store for this old shop.
51:57With this particular one, we've already obtained planning permission
52:01to convert into a one-bedroom flat.
52:05Five weeks, it was all turned around and permission was granted.
52:09Gary was hoping that his builder Ali could complete the conversion
52:14with an £8,000 to £10,000 budget in three to four weeks.
52:18So how did this former shop turn out?
52:22Just over two months later, we're back.
52:24A new porch now greets you as you enter the converted flat.
52:36And where the shop front once was,
52:39there's now a bright and open kitchen living space
52:41perfect for this one-bedroomed home.
52:45We started the renovation by completely gutting the place.
52:49So certainly in the front room here, we've taken it back to bare brick,
52:54re-plastered, re-decorated throughout, new flooring,
52:58and we've decided to furnish the property
53:00so it's ready for somebody to move straight into
53:03that haven't got to do nothing.
53:08At the back of the former shop is where you'll find the new bedroom
53:11with fresh patio doors offering private access to the garden
53:16and bringing in plenty of natural light.
53:20We've also blocked off the door that went into the common area
53:23as we don't require that anymore.
53:25Where we've blocked the doorway off for the toilet,
53:28we've closed that off,
53:30opened it as kind of an ensuite toilet area into the bedroom
53:34and then also in the same room, we've incorporated a shower room.
53:40As planned, Gary has gone for efficient electric heaters
53:44to keep the place warm.
53:45And out the back, he's made the outside space more inviting.
53:51There was an old outbuilding
53:53which had been completely filled of rubbish over the years
53:57so we decided to take that down, clear all the rubbish,
54:01level the ground off,
54:02and it's a nice area for somebody now to sit out,
54:05table and chairs,
54:07and of course it's a beautiful view out the back.
54:10Yes, those views are the cherry on top of a tidy conversion.
54:17The project did overrun slightly,
54:20but this was only due to other property commitments.
54:23So all in all, it's an impressive result,
54:26especially given Gary's been juggling his roofing business
54:29and he lives over 250 miles away in Staffordshire.
54:34I pretty much sat down and planned everything out.
54:37But what I used to do on a weekly basis
54:40was video call with the builder
54:42and we would go through things
54:44and decide if we needed to make any amendments or alterations.
54:49And then you call me and it's not so bad, it's not so bad.
54:56So when it comes to the properties,
54:58I project manage but rely on our builder, Ali,
55:02who's been absolutely great.
55:03He's done several properties for us now
55:05and to be fair, you know, he's more than a builder.
55:09He's become a friend now.
55:10And I want to thank you
55:15A special thanks also needs to go to Gary's grandson, Charlie,
55:25along with his wife, Michelle,
55:27who both travelled up to help him with the finishing touches
55:30to get this place ready to rent.
55:35So how much has this conversion ended up costing?
55:38Gary's original budget was £8,000 to £10,000.
55:41We did go slightly over,
55:45so we came in total at £11,400.
55:48The biggest reason for that
55:50was that we decided to furnish the property,
55:53so that's what took the budget to £11,400.
56:00So the final bill ran a little over,
56:02but has Gary added value to this former shop?
56:07Time to invite back the local estate agent
56:09who saw it last time
56:11to see what he makes of the transformation
56:13and find out what sort of price tag
56:15this one-bed flat could now carry.
56:19The owners have been extremely creative
56:20in creating a functional layout
56:23that perfectly blends living and bedroom accommodation,
56:26and I think bringing the en-suite arrangement
56:28to the bedroom
56:30will be of great benefit to the end user.
56:33Although Gary plans to rent,
56:35he's spent a total of £22,900,
56:38including the original purchase price.
56:41So if he were to sell,
56:42what could it now be worth?
56:44I would expect this property
56:45to achieve a sales value of around £50,000.
56:49I think that's excellent,
56:50to be honest,
56:51although it's not important to us,
56:54the resale value.
56:55But, yeah, I mean,
56:58that's double what it's cost us,
57:00so how can I possibly be disappointed with that?
57:06Yes, it's a strong return
57:07with a potential pre-tax profit
57:09of £27,100.
57:12But that isn't going to sway Gary,
57:15who wants this as a long-term investment.
57:17So how much could the flat now generate?
57:19I think this property could achieve
57:23between £450 and £500 per calendar month
57:26on the rental market.
57:28£450 a month, yeah, brilliant.
57:30Exactly where we're looking at.
57:33Yeah, very happy with that.
57:34So Gary could see an annual pre-tax income
57:37of £5,400,
57:39an impressive yield of over 23%.
57:43He's juggling a roofing business
57:46and a growing rental portfolio.
57:48But all this hard work
57:50is with one eye on the future,
57:52a pension pot that hopefully continues to grow.
57:55It is extremely busy.
58:01And certainly next year,
58:02I'm looking forward to retirement,
58:04you know, so we can spend some of the money.
58:11Well, there you go.
58:13More exciting stories from the auction rooms.
58:16And we'll have plenty more where they came from
58:18next time here on Homes Under The Hammer.
58:21We'll see you then.
58:21Goodbye.
58:22Bye.
58:22Bye.
58:22Bye.
58:25Bye.
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