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00:02Today I'm house hunting around the beaches and villages of Costa del Garaz, just south of Barcelona in beautiful Catalonia.
00:10I'm Lee Juggernaut. Using my passion for interior design, I've bought, renovated and sold several properties both in the UK
00:16and overseas.
00:19Today I'll be using all my knowledge to find the perfect place for Nigel and Sarah, and the stage is
00:24set for a classic battle between head and heart.
00:27I've been a bit reserved, but, you know, that's me, unfortunately.
00:32That's Mr Head over there. Yeah, Mr Head. Miss Heart. And the heart's gone for it. Oh, I love it.
00:38And I do my best to keep both on board. Have a look at that view one last time, just
00:43in case it changes your mind.
00:45No. No?
00:46I visit a luxury villa with a stunning garden.
00:49I mean, this is paradise. With the jasmine, the palm trees, the banana trees, this really is an exceptional property.
00:58But do I end up finding my house hunters their perfect place in the sun?
01:02Both of us are on the page. On that same page. Wow.
01:11Since Sarah and Nigel got together 18 years ago, they've always enjoyed holidaying in Spain.
01:16Now that their son Tom has moved permanently to Barcelona, they're looking for a holiday home where they can visit
01:22him whenever they want and, of course, enjoy the Spanish son.
01:26Sarah and Nigel, who live in Lancashire, first met at a wedding.
01:31My friend was marrying your friend. And I was seated at the table next to Nigel. And he was facing
01:42away from me at the time. And he turned around, saw me, introduced me to everybody on the table and
01:50then said, what's your name?
01:54And then, and I introduced myself and the rest is history.
01:59Yeah.
02:00They have a budget of £250,000 to buy a holiday home in the Costa del Garraf, to be close
02:06to Sarah's son Tom and have room for Nigel's two children to visit, but most importantly, to enjoy life in
02:12the sun.
02:12Having tapas a drink, meeting friends, meeting new people.
02:17See the sun shining through the window. Being able to go out and go for either for a bike ride
02:22or for a lovely walk along the promenade.
02:29To get to the Costa del Garraf, you fly into Barcelona, which takes around two hours from the UK.
02:35And my plan for this search is to view properties within an hour's radius of the city.
02:39The Costa del Garraf, south of Barcelona, is one of the most upmarket parts of Spain and also one of
02:45the priciest in terms of property.
02:48Footballing legend Lionel Messi is just one of the many famous names who have holiday homes here.
02:54This roughly 30 mile stretch of coast has some great beaches and a mixture of lively resort towns and quieter
03:00villages,
03:01plus some great hiking trails in the hills, making it all in all a pretty sought after place to live
03:06in.
03:06The property market here is dominated by Catalonian buyers looking for a second residence and prices here have increased by
03:12up to 13% in the past 12 months.
03:15Properties with outside space are selling fast and are high in demand, if priced correctly.
03:21So if Sarah and Nigel find a holiday home that they love, they're going to have to act fast.
03:25Before we get going, I'm meeting up with my house hunters on the beautiful sandy beach in the town of
03:31Villanova, Il Al Geltru,
03:32to find out a bit more about them and what they're looking for in terms of property.
03:37Nigel, Sarah, good morning. Good morning.
03:40Welcome to the beautiful, yet a little bit cloudy, Costa del Garraf. Feeling good? Absolutely, yeah.
03:47Now, not your first time here I believe, right? We came here about a month ago.
03:52Okay, and what did you make of it? Loved it. Yeah. And how does Tom feel about mum and dad
03:57coming out?
03:57Well, he's no choice. No choice in the matter.
04:00Who else is going to be joining you on this journey out here?
04:03Kayleigh and Matthew, our other children, and potentially my parents, my sister and your brother.
04:12My brother, yeah. So, over here we are working with a budget of £250,000.
04:17Yeah. Do I have any wiggle room? About £15,000 wiggle room.
04:21Okay, yeah, that's good. So, around £265,000. Yeah.
04:25What are we looking for? The main thing is for it to be close to public transport.
04:30Okay. So that we can travel backwards and forwards from wherever we buy to Barcelona to see Tom easily.
04:39What about the property? What does it look like to you?
04:41Well, at least two bedrooms. Yeah. Two bathrooms. If possible. If possible. Yeah. We could work with that.
04:51We're open to whether it's an older property, a new property, quite open to that.
04:57Apartments, townhouses. What are you looking for? Anything. Anything?
05:01See, now I've budget. Ah! We're making my life easy here. Yeah. Yeah.
05:07Okay. Modern, traditional, family. We're completely, completely open, honestly.
05:13Really? Yeah. Yeah.
05:15Maximum walk to the beach would be? 20 minutes. Okay.
05:19What's the furthest we could be away from Barcelona? Are you willing to venture out and look at different areas?
05:24Probably no more than an hour, an hour and a half tops. Tops. Okay. Yeah.
05:29Obviously, with us being so close to Barcelona and just property highly, highly in demand here, if I found the
05:36ideal property for you, would you be willing to possibly push the budget a little bit?
05:42If you found the perfect property. Yeah. Let's waste no more time on here. Hopefully, Mr. Sunshine will come out
05:50with his hat on.
05:50We hope. Let's get going. Yeah? We're off.
05:53We're off. Well, it's certainly a pricey part of the world, but as always, my aim will be to find
05:57these two their dream holiday home.
05:59It certainly helps that they're open to suggestions. We're staying here in Villanova Il Al Geltru, as that's the location
06:06of our first property.
06:07And on the way to it, I thought we'd make a quick stop off to check out the town's main
06:11square.
06:12So, on our journey of discovery, I brought us to the beautiful town square of Villanova Il Al Geltru.
06:20Beautiful. This is one of the reasons for us moving here. Yeah, I love the architecture, love the noise, the
06:28atmosphere.
06:29Yeah. It's just really nice. There's a real hustle and bustle going on here.
06:33I mean, Sarah, maybe Nigel, shopping. Walking up and down here, there's a plethora of shops where you could just
06:40really get lost in.
06:41But also, there is a really nice cafe culture here as well. Close your eyes. Yeah. And you just open
06:48them and imagine where you are and open them again.
06:50And it's quite unbelievable that you are here in Spain. Yeah. It's just a great feeling. Fantastic.
06:56Great transport links. Wow. Exactly. Exactly. It's got everything.
07:00Six minutes on foot is our first property. Wow. Fantastic.
07:06Like the sound of that? Yeah. Come with me. Come with me.
07:10Villanova Il Al Geltru is around 40 minutes train ride from the centre of Barcelona.
07:14And that great location, combined with everything else this town has to offer, makes it very popular with buyers, mostly
07:21Castellonians.
07:23And while it's not the most expensive part of the Costa del Garraf, prices are on the high side, meaning
07:28I've had to go quite a way into Sarah and Nigel's wiggle room with property number one.
07:33Just a short walk away from the centre of Villanova, we find ourselves looking at our first property.
07:42The train station is a seven-minute walk away from here.
07:47The property is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse.
07:53Brilliant. OK.
07:55It has a fantastic roof terrace, a fantastic garage downstairs, with the potential to be converted into another bedroom slash
08:06living space.
08:07Oh, OK. Yeah. I love it already.
08:10Yeah? Yeah. Yeah, that's a lot to take in.
08:12And it's on the market for just over £259,000.
08:18Wow.
08:18Lots of information. Yeah.
08:20You just want to get inside, I know, right? I just got this smile, yeah.
08:23You keep on looking at that roof terrace. I know.
08:26Yeah. Right, should we take a look? Yeah.
08:28Yeah. Come on in.
08:29As well as two balconies, this townhouse has a great roof terrace.
08:34Inside, on the middle floor, there's an open-plan living, dining and kitchen space.
08:39And a shower room.
08:40On the floor above, there's the main bedroom, which has a separate walk-in wardrobe and a balcony.
08:46As well as a second bedroom and another shower room.
08:49And on the ground floor, there's a garage with loads of potential to be converted into more living space.
08:55In we come.
08:59So.
09:01Wow.
09:02Wow.
09:03That's a really nice space.
09:05Great space, isn't it?
09:06Lovely space, yeah.
09:07Yeah?
09:08Yeah. I really do love it.
09:09It's a really nice, open lounge area.
09:13Yep.
09:13Lots of space.
09:15Great kitchen.
09:16Mm-hmm.
09:16We love the open-plan feeling.
09:18You know, it's been modernised, but still kept in a traditional way as well.
09:24It looks lovely.
09:24It's really tasteful.
09:26Love the furnishings.
09:27Love everything about it.
09:29Oh-ho!
09:30Okay, well, as we're on a roll, why don't we go and have a look at that bedroom?
09:34Okay.
09:34Yeah?
09:34Yeah.
09:35Go with me.
09:36Come on up here.
09:39So, you've got the family bathroom just here.
09:42And then we come to the main bedroom, your walk-in wardrobe.
09:47That's mine.
09:48And then, we've got this beautiful, beautiful space.
09:52Really like it.
09:53I like the fact that there aren't any wardrobes in here because you've got the dressing room there.
10:00Quite blown away, to be honest.
10:01Yeah.
10:01This is so nice.
10:02Wow.
10:02So was.
10:03Yeah.
10:04Really?
10:04Yeah.
10:05What's really nice about this space as well?
10:08You both seem very, very kind of calm and just at peace in here.
10:12Yeah.
10:13Yeah.
10:14Yeah.
10:14It doesn't just feel right.
10:21Wow.
10:22What do you think?
10:24You know I'm just blown away by this.
10:26Oh, really?
10:27Yeah.
10:28Fantastic open space.
10:29Yeah.
10:30Absolutely.
10:30It's just what we're.
10:31Ticked a lot of boxes.
10:33An awful lot of boxes.
10:35It's a good one.
10:36It's a good one.
10:36Yeah.
10:36I don't know how you're going to beat it, to be honest.
10:38Neither do I, but go and check out the rest of the property.
10:42Okay.
10:43Okay.
10:43And then, hopefully you'll still have the same feeling.
10:47Yeah.
10:48And then we can speak about if I'm going to beat it or not.
10:51Okay.
10:52Yeah?
10:52Okay.
10:53I'll see you in a minute.
10:54All right.
10:55Take care.
11:01Well, I couldn't have asked for a better reaction.
11:04Wow.
11:06Garage space?
11:07Yeah.
11:08What about...
11:08We're not having a car, are we?
11:09No.
11:10So what about the third bedroom?
11:13Yeah.
11:13What a massive room this would be.
11:16Well, it's always nice to get off to a good start, and there's no doubt I've done that
11:19with this townhouse, which is on the market for just over £259,000.
11:25In fact, I might change good to brilliant, because Sarah and Nigel seem to love pretty much
11:30everything about it.
11:31Did I hit the mark here?
11:33For me, yes.
11:35You hit the mark?
11:36Yep, you hit the mark.
11:37Definitely hit the mark.
11:38The garage, absolutely fantastic, and we can see what we'd like to do with it.
11:43Yeah.
11:44What would you like to do to it?
11:44We would like to change that and put another bedroom in there with a storage area as well,
11:51but then what's the cost implications, which we've got to understand.
11:55Of course.
11:56Contender?
11:57Definitely.
11:57Yes, definitely a contender.
11:59Definitely a contender.
11:59Yes, definitely a contender.
12:01So for our next property...
12:02Exactly like this.
12:04We've got three bedrooms.
12:05More bedrooms.
12:06Let me see what I can find.
12:07Perfect.
12:08Yeah?
12:09Yes.
12:09Good luck.
12:10Should we get going?
12:11Come on then.
12:12I'm buzzing to be off to such a great start and Sarah doesn't think I can beat that townhouse,
12:17but I do love a challenge.
12:19Property number two is just down the coast in the town of Calafé.
12:22And before we go there, we're heading down to the promenade so I can introduce Sarah and
12:26Nigel to someone who knows an awful lot about what it's like to live out here on the Costa del
12:31Garaf.
12:33Hey guys.
12:34Mark.
12:34How are you?
12:35Hello.
12:35Nigel, Sarah.
12:36Nice to meet you.
12:37Nice to meet you.
12:37Very nice to meet you.
12:38Nice to meet you again.
12:40Mark is basically...
12:41What shall I call you?
12:42The fountain of knowledge.
12:44We've been out here for the last four or five years on the coast.
12:46The places around here to be able to learn Spanish.
12:48Absolutely.
12:49Yeah, yeah.
12:49All along these areas, you'll always find like a small school.
12:52You'll even...
12:52I even have some contacts later if afterwards you want.
12:55I have some teachers that work with me that teach Spanish, so absolutely no problem.
12:59Really?
12:59Yeah, yeah.
12:59Oh, wow.
13:00That would be great.
13:01And what about public transport here?
13:03Excellent.
13:03Public transport at the minute this year in Spain for this line, particularly all the way
13:07into Barcelona is free.
13:08Your son can come in and out as many times as he wants to stay with you.
13:11Trust me, he'll want to come to stay with you a lot more if he's smart.
13:15Mark, you've been incredible.
13:16Thank you so much.
13:17No problem.
13:18Got to show these guys to our second property.
13:20And it's also a seven-minute walk away from this.
13:24Oh, wow.
13:25Perfect.
13:26Spoiling ya?
13:27You are.
13:27Yeah.
13:28Come and meet Mark.
13:29Lovely to meet you, mate.
13:30Nice to meet you guys.
13:30Nice to look.
13:31Welcome to Catalonia.
13:35Coming up, if Sarah and Nigel want a third bedroom, I can't wait to show them my next property,
13:40a four-bedroom apartment with sea views.
13:48Today, I'm helping Sarah and Nigel find their dream holiday home near the beautiful beaches
13:53south of Barcelona in Catalonia.
13:55And so far, I couldn't have asked for a better start.
13:58But I'm hoping to impress with the size of my next property as well as its views.
14:04My house hunters, who have a maximum budget of £265,000, liked pretty much everything
14:10about this townhouse with a great roof terrace, though their preference is to have more than
14:15two bedrooms.
14:16So I'm doubling down with my next place.
14:18It's in the seaside town of Calafé, which is about an hour on a train from Barcelona.
14:23And it's one of the more affordable parts of the Costa del Garraf, popular with Catalonian
14:28locals and second homeowners.
14:30I may have gone slightly over budget here, but I've managed to find them a fab apartment
14:35close to the beach.
14:37And it has not three, but four bedrooms too.
14:39Now, up there is our second property.
14:44It's a little bit of a concrete jungle.
14:46Ideal location for the beach.
14:49And really close to the railway line.
14:51Yeah.
14:51You're thinking of the positive.
14:52Well, hopefully this should help.
14:54It's a seventh floor apartment.
14:57This does have a third bedroom.
15:00OK.
15:00And it also has a fourth bedroom.
15:03Wow.
15:03Two bathrooms.
15:05OK.
15:06A great front terrace.
15:09It's sounding better.
15:10The price of the property.
15:12Just over £269,000.
15:16OK.
15:17However, I've had a lovely chat with the agent.
15:20He was very confident that we can negotiate it to the top end of your budget.
15:24OK.
15:24All right.
15:25Shall we go and have a look inside?
15:27Yeah.
15:27Remember, four bedrooms.
15:29OK.
15:30Come with me.
15:31This apartment has a terrace at the front with sea views.
15:36And another at the back looking over the town into the mountains.
15:40Inside there's a living and dining room.
15:43Separate kitchen.
15:44The main bedroom which opens onto the front balcony.
15:46And has an ensuite shower room.
15:48Along with three more bedrooms for when the whole family comes to stay.
15:52Plus a family bathroom.
15:56Here we go.
15:58What do you think?
15:59It doesn't have the wow that the other place did.
16:02So I'm trying not to compare them.
16:05By all means compare.
16:06But at the same time.
16:08Yeah.
16:08I like the very big open space.
16:11And the views are absolutely fantastic.
16:13Previous home had two bedrooms.
16:15Yeah.
16:16Plus that garage.
16:17But this one, that's four.
16:18So we could get all the kids here.
16:20You can get all the kids, the partners, the grandparents.
16:22Anyone you want can come and stay here.
16:24Yeah.
16:24You know?
16:24Yeah.
16:24Let me show you one of those bedrooms.
16:27The main one.
16:28OK.
16:28Your one.
16:29Come on, mate.
16:30OK.
16:34You've got that incredible view from here.
16:36Great storage space, albeit it's not a walk-in wardrobe.
16:40But look at this.
16:41Are you giving me everything that I wanted?
16:45It just...
16:46Just not that feeling.
16:48...doesn't have that feeling.
16:49OK.
16:49Nigel?
16:51I've got to say, I like this one.
16:54Ah!
16:56Lovely sized bedroom.
16:58Hmm.
16:59You know, again, what more can you ask?
17:01Is this balcony separate from the lounge?
17:04Come and have a look.
17:05OK.
17:10Look at all this.
17:11And you get the view of the sea.
17:13What do you think?
17:17It's nice.
17:19I tried so hard to...
17:22Oh, wow.
17:22OK.
17:23I like it.
17:24You like it.
17:25I like it.
17:25You like it, Nigel.
17:26The size of the balcony.
17:29I think there's a lot more for you to explore in the property.
17:33OK.
17:33Go and check it out.
17:35And then I'll wait for you here and you can let me know what you think.
17:38Yeah?
17:39OK.
17:39OK.
17:39All right.
17:40I'll see you in a sec.
17:41OK.
17:42This will be really interesting to see because Nigel loves it, but Sarah is on the fence.
17:48So let's see how they get on.
17:52Inside.
17:53This is nice.
17:54This is nice.
17:54Nice size for a spare room.
17:56Yeah.
17:57Quite like this room.
17:58And you do?
18:00Yeah.
18:02Well, we definitely have a difference of opinion with this apartment, which is on the market
18:06for a negotiable just over £269,500.
18:10We could be in for a battle between Sarah and Nigel.
18:13And I'm interested to find out who will come out on top.
18:16Hello.
18:17Ah.
18:18OK.
18:19So you're smiling.
18:21Yes.
18:21Go on then.
18:23I'm smiling because we're going.
18:26I like the apartment.
18:28Right.
18:29Yeah.
18:29It ticks every box for me.
18:31Lovely veranda.
18:32Lounge.
18:33Open space.
18:35I don't know.
18:36I'm just not feeling it.
18:37OK.
18:38Just not feeling it.
18:39OK.
18:40Tendering this or are we not?
18:43I think I like to have discussions and, you know, it's not for me.
18:48It's not a no.
18:49It's a yes for me.
18:50OK.
18:51So we're not buying it?
18:53We're not buying it.
18:54OK.
18:55We'll have a discussion.
18:56Why don't I show you something that has those all-important bedroom sizes plus...
19:04Outdoor space.
19:05That's perfect.
19:06Like the sound of that?
19:07Yeah, I do.
19:07OK.
19:08Well, have a look at that view one last time just in case it changes your mind.
19:13No.
19:13No?
19:14And we'll get going after you guys.
19:17It's great.
19:17Look at it.
19:18Hello.
19:19Look at it.
19:19Beautiful.
19:21OK.
19:21That's an interesting one.
19:22But I think it's fair to say Sarah really didn't dig that apartment.
19:26My aim now is to find another place they'll both love.
19:30I'm hoping it could be property number three.
19:33In an urbanisation just outside the beautiful town of San Pere de Ribes.
19:38Where we're having a quick look around the main square en route to the property itself.
19:47Now, the beautiful Plata de Marcer.
19:50Take a look around.
19:51What do you think of this?
19:53This is...
19:54Fabulous.
19:55Makes me smile.
19:57Yeah?
19:57Really nice, yeah.
19:58This is what we're looking for.
20:00Yeah.
20:01Lots to do here as well.
20:02Obviously you've got shopping, you've got markets, lots of festivals, lots of events
20:06where the whole town comes together.
20:08They really just kind of interact, dance, sing, you name it.
20:13Everything you want to do, you can do here.
20:15Could you picture yourselves being here?
20:16Yeah.
20:17I'm getting excited.
20:18You're saying the right sort of things.
20:20I am getting excited.
20:23Sarah?
20:24Definitely.
20:24Am I getting back in your good books?
20:26You're getting there.
20:28Yeah.
20:30No.
20:30Okay.
20:30What if I told you our next property is a seven minute drive from all of this?
20:36That's great.
20:37Yeah.
20:37That's really good.
20:38Happy with that?
20:39Absolutely.
20:40Well, let's hope Sarah likes this property more than the last one.
20:43Yeah?
20:44Come with me.
20:46Coming up, I'm hoping to get Sarah back on side with this apartment with some lovely outside
20:51space.
20:58Today, I'm house hunting around the beaches of Costa del Garraf in stunning Catalonia, helping
21:03Nigel and Sarah find their dream holiday home.
21:06And so far, I've banged myself one solid contender, and I still have three more houses
21:11to try and impress them.
21:13My house hunters, who have a budget of £250,000 with an additional £15,000 wiggle room, were
21:19really keen on this townhouse.
21:20But would ideally have liked it to have more than two bedrooms.
21:24And even though Nigel was a fan of our last place, a four bedroom apartment, Sarah definitely
21:29wasn't.
21:30So I need to get her back on side with my next property.
21:33It's in an urbanisation called Rocamar, just outside the town of San Pere de Ribes,
21:38a largely residential area which is mainly home to Catalonians, though there are some British,
21:44French and Belgian residents here as well.
21:46It's also a pretty pricey area, so I've had to go a fair way into Sarah and Nigel's
21:50Wiggle Room.
21:52So, we find ourselves in the lovely community of Rocamar.
21:57I know public transport is important.
22:28Yeah.
22:29The first part of the property would be the first and second floor.
22:32The first part of the property is a three bedroom, one bathroom apartment where no work needs
22:41to be done.
22:41Okay.
22:42On the upstairs, the second floor, is a self-contained studio apartment.
22:47Hmm.
22:48So essentially you're getting four bedrooms here and two bathrooms.
22:51Yeah.
22:52Fantastic outdoor space.
22:53The best we've seen so far.
22:55Price wise, the property is on the market for £260,000.
23:00Wow.
23:00Wow.
23:01Are we feeling good?
23:02Oh, absolutely.
23:03Yeah.
23:04Looking forward to looking inside.
23:05Yeah?
23:06Yeah.
23:06Shall we take a look?
23:07Yes, please.
23:07Come on then.
23:08This property has a lovely private garden with an alfresco dining area as well as a terrace
23:13with a main apartment.
23:16Inside that apartment, there's a light and bright open plan living, dining and kitchen
23:20area.
23:21Three bedrooms of varying shapes and sizes and a modern shower room.
23:28Above that, there's a separate studio apartment with a kitchenette and dining area, a shower room
23:33and its own terrace.
23:38Oh, my goodness.
23:40Wow.
23:41It's doing it.
23:42Yeah?
23:42It's doing it.
23:43I'm just imagining us sitting over there eating out and the kids playing on the grass.
23:49Lots of room.
23:50The property is up there.
23:51Shall we go take a look?
23:52Yes, please.
23:53Yeah, come on.
23:58That's lovely.
23:59It's really bright and airy.
24:01It's just got a really nice feel about it.
24:04I love this lounge area with the open plan kitchen.
24:08Well, as we're doing so well in here, let me show you the main bedroom.
24:11Yes, please.
24:11After you.
24:15Here we go.
24:18It's nice.
24:19It's all a blank canvas.
24:21The whole place is just, yeah.
24:24Nice size.
24:25Nice size.
24:26Yeah.
24:26Plenty of room.
24:27Go and explore the rest of the property.
24:30Okay.
24:30And definitely have a look at that studio apartment upstairs, because it is a fantastic asset
24:35to this place.
24:36And then I will meet you in that lovely green garden down there after.
24:40Yeah?
24:40Okay.
24:41Yeah.
24:41See you in a sec.
24:42Okay.
24:46Well, Sarah's definitely come back round and I'm hoping they both like the rest of the
24:50property.
24:51So, fingers crossed.
24:53Oh, I like this.
24:56I like this.
24:57You've got the sofa bed.
24:59You've got the dining area, the kitchen, little shower room.
25:04Yeah.
25:04Well usable.
25:06Well, we got off to a great start in the garden of this property, which is on the market
25:10for bang on £260,000.
25:13And the good vibes kept flowing as we looked around the main apartment.
25:17Nigel and Sarah seem super keen on this place.
25:20I'm doing my little happy dance because this is, this is it for me.
25:28Wow.
25:28This even beats the first property.
25:32No.
25:32Yeah.
25:33I really, really like this.
25:36I'm being a bit reserved.
25:37Okay.
25:37But, you know, that's me, unfortunately.
25:40It's Mr Head over there.
25:41Yeah, Mr Head.
25:43Miss Heart.
25:44Here.
25:44And the heart's gone for it.
25:45Oh, I love it.
25:46I really do love it, yeah.
25:48The heart, the heart wants what it wants.
25:50Yeah.
25:51Okay, so I clearly have a new contender.
25:55You do.
25:55You do.
25:57Townhouse.
25:58We still...
25:59Still like that.
26:00It's still there.
26:01Yeah.
26:02Don't get us wrong.
26:03Yeah.
26:03And then we now have this one.
26:05Yeah.
26:05That's a firm favourite as well.
26:07Yeah.
26:08How about our apartment that we saw prior to this?
26:12No.
26:13No, she said.
26:13I've got to let that one go, I'm afraid.
26:14So that one's gone just because you couldn't reach a mutual decision?
26:18Yeah, it's got to be somewhere that works for both of us.
26:22Okay.
26:22That we both love.
26:24How about for our next property?
26:25I know you're very, very keen on Villanova.
26:29That's where the townhouse was.
26:32What if I took you back there?
26:34But I'm just going to push the budget ever so slightly if that's okay with you.
26:39Yeah.
26:40Okay.
26:41So I've got two solid contenders in the bag with two more potential ones to come.
26:45Happy days.
26:46Now, as well as its stunning coastline, the Costa del Garraf is known for some great hiking trails.
26:51So before we take a look at property number four, I'm bringing Nigel and Sarah to the lovely Platea de
26:57San Cristofal.
26:58Somewhere which I think combines the best of both of those.
27:02We find ourselves in a section of a beautiful hiking trail by the glorious beach in Villanova.
27:10What do you think of this?
27:11This is super.
27:13Really nice.
27:13It's safe for the kids.
27:14Yeah.
27:14It's safe for the family.
27:15Yeah.
27:16And it's also very, very clean, very peaceful.
27:19Yes.
27:19Our next property is a 15-minute walk from this glorious beach.
27:24Okay.
27:24And this glorious hiking trail.
27:27Shall we head over?
27:29Vamos?
27:30Okay.
27:30Come on, let's go.
27:31That 15-minute stroll takes us to property number four in the east of Villanova y La Guitru,
27:36which is more of a residential part of town than the area we looked in with our first property.
27:41It's still a bit pricey, though, given how close it is to the beach.
27:44So I've gone a bit over budget here.
27:46However, I've been assured there is a bit of wiggle room here as well.
27:51So, this is our fourth property.
27:53It's a ground floor apartment.
27:56Two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
27:59There is lots of outside space.
28:02And there is a communal pool.
28:05Oh, wow.
28:06It's very pleasing on the eye.
28:07Yeah?
28:08Yeah.
28:08When I asked you on the beach when we first met for the ideal property,
28:13would you be willing to stretch your budget a little bit?
28:17Yeah.
28:18And Sarah, I believe you told me.
28:19I said yes.
28:21This property is on the market for just under £278,500, which is above budget.
28:28You know, your maximum budget is £265,000, including wiggle room.
28:32Yeah.
28:32We could potentially negotiate this to around £273,000.
28:40So, if it is the right property, there's slight room for negotiation.
28:46OK?
28:47I prefer this apartment look.
28:50Oh.
28:51Than being in a strip with different buildings.
28:56OK.
28:56So, you prefer the curb build of this one.
28:59Yeah.
29:00It's shut.
29:02Just...
29:02He's shut.
29:03I was thinking the apartment.
29:04Sorry, am I just telling everybody?
29:06Yeah.
29:06Yeah.
29:06I thought you meant you prefer this one compared to the concrete jungle one that he loved.
29:10I do.
29:11Yeah.
29:11And also compared to the garden.
29:13But also the other one.
29:14Yeah.
29:14Wow.
29:15Oh.
29:15This is like a modern building.
29:18Yeah.
29:18Go and have a look at the rest of the property and I'll be waiting for you after.
29:22Literally holding my breath.
29:24OK?
29:24See you in a sec.
29:28Well, I don't know how to call this.
29:30Just when I thought I knew what Sarah liked.
29:32She goes and throws a massive curveball.
29:35So, let's see how they get on after.
29:36This new build ground floor apartment has access to a communal pool and gardens as well
29:41as a private courtyard on two sides with lots of outside living and dining space.
29:47Inside there's a stylish modern open plan living, dining and kitchen area.
29:52The main bedroom with ensuite bathroom, a second bedroom and a shower room.
30:00You know what?
30:01I really like that pool area.
30:04Really like it.
30:05Yeah, it is.
30:06It really is.
30:07You feel you've got a lovely sized adult pool.
30:09Next to that is children's pool.
30:12It's secure.
30:13It's close to here.
30:15And look at this.
30:16This is just amazing.
30:18It's a really nice private space.
30:24Oh, wow.
30:26Love it.
30:27Love it.
30:27Nice lounge.
30:28And it's just...
30:29It's open plan.
30:30It's just...
30:31It just looks...
30:32It's really nice.
30:32It feels, doesn't it?
30:33It feels good.
30:34Yeah.
30:35Yeah?
30:35Big smile.
30:37Yeah.
30:37Do you want to go and see the bedrooms?
30:38Yeah.
30:39Oh, I'm excited to see this.
30:41So, this is one of the bedrooms.
30:44Okay.
30:45It's too small, I'm sorry.
30:47If there's only going to be two bedrooms, guest one needs to be a double.
30:51This is too compact.
30:53Well, tell you what.
30:54Shall we go and see the main room, main bedroom?
30:56Let's have a look.
30:58Okay.
30:59Here we are.
31:00The main bedroom.
31:02Ooh.
31:02And I've got to say it's not doing it for me.
31:05I don't know what you think.
31:06It's the size I would like in a guest bedroom.
31:10I'm disappointed.
31:11Yeah.
31:12This newly built ground floor apartment, which is on the market for a negotiable just under £278,500, made a
31:19really good first impression on Sarah in particular.
31:21So, I'm interested to hear what they think of it all now they've had a good look around.
31:26Hello.
31:27Look at this beautiful, beautiful garden.
31:29Yes.
31:30Stunning, isn't it?
31:31Yeah.
31:32Wow.
31:33Okay.
31:33The face is saying it all.
31:35Go on.
31:37Size really does matter.
31:41Inside there.
31:42Okay.
31:43Love it outside.
31:44Love the pool area.
31:45Love the security.
31:47But the bedrooms are just so small.
31:50I'm sorry.
31:50Yeah?
31:51It just wasn't.
31:52No.
31:53Okay.
31:53We felt, you know, so positive going in.
31:56Yeah, yeah, of course.
31:57You know, as Sarah said, this outdoor space is just fantastic.
32:01Okay.
32:01Beautiful.
32:02But the bedrooms have let it down, I'm afraid.
32:04Okay.
32:05So, we still have our two contenders.
32:07Yeah.
32:07Yeah?
32:08One last chance.
32:09Have I saved the best till last?
32:12Ah, the big T's.
32:14Let's head over to our fifth property.
32:16Yeah?
32:16Yes.
32:17Come with me.
32:17Come on.
32:18Okay.
32:19Coming up, I hope to add a third contender to the mix with my fifth and final property.
32:25All right.
32:25Probably the most positive so far.
32:28So far.
32:29So far.
32:30So far.
32:30And I can always change one.
32:31You can.
32:35You can.
32:39Today I'm on the Costa del Gara in stunning Catalonia with Sarah and Nigel helping them find their
32:44perfect holiday home.
32:45And so far.
32:47I've got myself two solid contenders.
32:49And I still have one last property to impress them both.
32:52My house hunters who have a maximum budget of 265,000 pounds are keen on this townhouse
32:57in their favourite town of Villanova, Ilageltru.
33:00And this property which consists of two apartments and a lovely garden.
33:04And I think my fifth and final place, this semi-detached house, could also be a big hit.
33:12But before we go there, I'm heading to the town of Sitges to take a look at this stunning,
33:16stylish, modern, four bedroom, five bathroom villa, which sits on nearly half an acre of
33:22land right next to the very swanky Terramar Golf Club.
33:25I'm meeting the agent for a tour.
33:28Alexandra.
33:29Hi.
33:29How are you?
33:30Lovely to meet you.
33:31Lovely meeting you too.
33:32This looks fantastic.
33:34It is.
33:34Love that door.
33:35Come inside and I'll show you around.
33:41Oh, wow.
33:43Wow.
33:44Wow.
33:45Wow.
33:47This is exceptional.
33:49It is.
33:49Absolutely.
33:50I love the wood and I love the fact that you've got light coming in through every
33:55angle of this space, but it's also nicely decorated as well.
33:59Absolutely.
34:00Yeah.
34:00And so is the rest of the house.
34:02Yeah.
34:03If you want, I can show you the main bedrooms.
34:05Yes, please.
34:05Let's have a look.
34:06Come on then.
34:06Let's go.
34:13I would love this to be my bedroom.
34:15I can imagine that easily.
34:18Can you imagine waking up here, going out to your own terrace, not having to see
34:21anyone, your own little oasis?
34:23Yeah, absolutely.
34:25Absolutely.
34:26Do you want to see the pool?
34:27I can take you to the pool.
34:28Yes, I do want to see the pool.
34:29Shall we go?
34:29Let's go.
34:30This way?
34:30Yeah, this way.
34:32Ooh.
34:35I mean, this is paradise.
34:38What a space.
34:39And you've got all this entertaining area there.
34:42You've got this incredible pool.
34:44I mean, you just don't know where to sit.
34:46I just think the way that this has been landscaped with the jasmine, the palm trees, the banana
34:51trees, this really is an exceptional property.
34:55How much is this property on the market for?
34:57So it's on the market for just over 5.5 million pounds.
35:02Wow.
35:025.5 million pounds and you get your own paradise.
35:05You get your own paradise, just ready for you to move in any time.
35:10I mean, fantastic.
35:11Listen, Alex, lovely to meet you.
35:13Lovely meeting you.
35:14This is an amazing, amazing property.
35:16I wish I could stay right there all day.
35:19Well, you could.
35:20I mean, I have to get back to my house.
35:22But this has been a pleasure.
35:23Thank you very much.
35:23I'll take you out.
35:25It's a shame I haven't got more time to spend by that pool, but I need to head to the
35:29coastal
35:30town of Cubeles with Sarah and Nigel who will be itching to see our final property.
35:35Cubeles is a very popular town with Catalan second homeowners.
35:38It has a lovely beach as well as loads of shops, bars and restaurants.
35:42Price-wise, it's mid-range for the Costa del Gara.
35:45But for this one, I've had to go a titsy bit over their maximum budget.
35:50This is our fifth property.
35:52We're literally a minute's walk away from the beach.
35:55Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, lovely front terrace and a back, plus a balcony.
36:00What do you think?
36:00I really like it.
36:02Uh, yeah.
36:03Yeah.
36:04I think you may have pulled it out of the bag.
36:06Yes.
36:07Wait, you're both on the same page again.
36:10Wow.
36:10He's been positive.
36:13Initially, the property was on the market for just over £272,000.
36:17It's since been reduced to just over £265,000.
36:23Okay.
36:24But it is slightly negotiable, according to the agent.
36:27Yeah.
36:27Seven-minute walk away from the train station and it's 55 minutes to Barcelona.
36:32Right.
36:33Not far at all.
36:33Amenities are within a five-minute walk away as well.
36:38It's really close to the beach.
36:39Yeah.
36:40It's just one street away from the promenade and you've got the lovely weather.
36:45Got the lovely weather, which has decided to turn on us before we head in.
36:49Mm-hm.
36:49Shall we get going inside then?
36:51Yeah.
36:52Yeah?
36:52Sounds good.
36:52Come with me.
36:53Come with me.
36:53This house has a terrace garden at the front and another one at the back with an alfresco
36:58kitchen for sunnier days.
37:00Inside, there's a light and bright living and dining room, a separate kitchen and a toilet
37:06downstairs.
37:08Upstairs, there's a main bedroom which has its own balcony as well as two more bedrooms
37:15and a family bathroom.
37:18Now, your very own front terrace.
37:22What do you think of this?
37:23Yeah.
37:24No maintenance.
37:25Or no maintenance.
37:27I'm thinking that we could go away and leave this.
37:30Yeah.
37:30Come back and it's exactly the same.
37:32Yeah.
37:32It's also really secure.
37:34Very, very secure.
37:35Yeah.
37:36Shall we proceed inside?
37:37Come and make it.
37:43Come in.
37:44Ooh.
37:45Ooh.
37:46Ooh.
37:46Ooh, Sarah says.
37:48I'm seeing past the decor and I can see it being a usable space.
37:52Wow.
37:53Yeah.
37:53So, with this, I obviously know the decor is quite dated.
37:58However, if you imagine it without all this clutter.
38:02Yeah.
38:03With your own furniture, fresh coated paint, it still holds some of its traditional features
38:09like the fireplace and the tiles which I think are perfectly fine.
38:12You could really work with this and make it your own.
38:15Yeah.
38:15No, very much so.
38:16Yeah.
38:17Good.
38:17Well, let me see if you like upstairs, the main bedroom.
38:21Yeah?
38:21Yeah.
38:22Let's head there.
38:24Got your fantastic hallway here.
38:26And then, this lovely, bright, airy room.
38:33Lots of space.
38:34Plus, you've got your own balcony there.
38:36I'm liking that.
38:38Yeah?
38:39Yeah.
38:39Private balcony.
38:40Compared to previous properties, no, it is.
38:43It's a lovely size.
38:44How are you feeling about what you're seeing so far?
38:47Probably the most positive so far.
38:50Yeah.
38:50So far.
38:51So far.
38:52And I can always change my mind.
38:53You can.
38:55Go and check out the rest of the property and then you can let me know what you think
38:59after.
39:00Yeah?
39:00Yep.
39:01See in a sec.
39:04They're both on the same page so I'm really excited to see what they think at the end.
39:11Oh, I like this too.
39:14It's a good size.
39:15You could have a single with a pull out.
39:18So that's making three double spaces.
39:23Yeah.
39:23Yeah, it's a lovely size bedroom.
39:27Okay, here we go.
39:28Kitchen.
39:29It's a lovely size, isn't it?
39:31Another positive.
39:33Wow.
39:34And agreeing.
39:34Wow.
39:35Yeah.
39:36Double wow.
39:37This house, which is on the market for a negotiable just over £265,000, seems to
39:42have seriously impressed both Nigel and Sarah.
39:45Let's hope they haven't changed their minds since I let them loose.
39:49Both of us are on the page.
39:51Yeah.
39:51On that same page.
39:53Wow.
39:53There we are.
39:54Great patio area out the back as well.
39:57Yeah.
39:57Just the front.
39:58Kitchen.
39:59Lovely.
40:00Secure.
40:01Private.
40:02I think you've ticked all the boxes here.
40:05Oh, wow.
40:05Is that music to my ears?
40:08Yeah.
40:08Yeah.
40:09There is a little not no and not but.
40:16Okay.
40:16We don't know the area.
40:18Okay.
40:19Totally understandable.
40:19This was never on our radar, this area.
40:22So I think we need to maybe have a little look at the area as well.
40:26Yeah.
40:27Definitely a contender.
40:28Absolutely.
40:29Okay.
40:29Definitely.
40:30So our townhouse, what's happening with that?
40:36I think we've decided to drop that for now.
40:40Wow.
40:41I loved it.
40:42Loved it.
40:43But looking to the future.
40:44It's just not the right one.
40:46I think there's too many stairs.
40:48Okay.
40:49And our other property, the apartment with the fantastic garden.
40:53Is it in the running?
40:54Yeah.
40:55Okay.
40:55Are you just weighing up the options?
40:57Yeah.
40:57Absolutely.
40:58Okay.
40:58Well, listen.
40:59We'll head back.
41:00Take all the time that you need.
41:02I've got two great contenders.
41:03Hopefully in the morning you'll have a decision for me.
41:06Take all the time that you need and any information that you need, please ask me.
41:10And we'll head back.
41:11Yeah?
41:12Yeah.
41:12See you guys.
41:17If you'd like more information on any of the properties featured on today's show,
41:20visit aplaceinthesun.com forward slash programs.
41:23We've now shown Nigel and Sarah all five properties here on the Costa del Garraf for their budget of £250
41:29,000 with an additional £15,000 wiggle room.
41:33And after a very entertaining search, we've ended up with two contenders.
41:37This property with two separate apartments and a great garden, and the last place we looked at close to the
41:43beach in Kobelis.
41:44Now they've had more of a look around that area and no doubt shattered everything over last night, I can't
41:49wait to find out what they want to do next.
41:52Nigel and Sarah, good morning.
41:54Good morning.
41:55How are you feeling?
41:56Tired.
41:57Very tired.
41:59Well, you look great.
42:01Our third property was a strong contender.
42:05It was everything that you wanted in terms of space, both inside and outside.
42:10So that great three-bed apartment plus the studio on top of it and then the fantastic garden outside.
42:17Yeah.
42:18The apartment downstairs, there was two windows that was overlooking the garden, which prevented it from being really private.
42:26It would have been a bit strange sitting in the garden and somebody's window was looking directly at you.
42:31For that reason, we're ruling that one out.
42:33And then we had our last property, which was a semi-dispatched house close to the beach.
42:40You loved that house, it seemed like you did.
42:43Kind of weighing out the pros and cons before we left there.
42:45We don't feel ready to make an offer at the moment because we don't know Kobelis.
42:54We don't know the area that the house is in.
42:57The house I really liked.
42:59Yeah.
43:00We both really liked.
43:02I like the property.
43:04Yeah.
43:04I'll say that.
43:05I like the property.
43:06We'd just like to go back and just spend a little bit of time exploring the area.
43:10I'm feeling Villanova has got more of the pull for me to be there, to be honest.
43:17I'm quite open.
43:18Yeah.
43:18I'd like to explore Kobelis and see whether or not it has got what we're looking for in the town.
43:26To get the property of your dreams in Villanova, you would be looking at increasing your budget quite significantly.
43:34It's a possibility.
43:35Yeah.
43:36It's a possibility.
43:37Well, listen, it has been an absolute pleasure to spend this time with you and to show you the local
43:45area.
43:46I've had so much fun.
43:47You guys are a great couple.
43:48You have a fantastic family.
43:50And I think it's a matter of time before you find your dream property.
43:54I wish you all the very best here.
43:56Let me know how you get on.
43:57We will do.
43:58But good luck in your new life here.
44:00Cheers.
44:00Thank you guys.
44:07Oh, it's such a shame.
44:09I really thought that last property was the property of Sarah and Nigel's dream.
44:13But it is really important for them to be on the same page and figure out where they want to
44:17be.
44:17And I wish them all the very best for their future here in Spain.
44:21Sarah and Nigel went back to the Costa del Garaz not long after we finished filming and told us our
44:26home search helped them clarify what they really want.
44:29A house in the town of Calafane.
44:31They're in touch with the agents we introduced them to and are waiting for the right property to come on
44:35the market.
44:38If you'd like help with your property search and want to be on A Place in the Sun, then go
44:42to channel4.com forward slash take part.
45:00Thanks.
45:02Bye-bye.
45:09Bye.
45:10Bye.
45:11Bye.
45:11Bye.
45:11Bye.
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