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00:02For over 22 years, A Place in the Sun has been helping couples find their dream homes abroad.
00:07You're going to be a tingly family, isn't it? Are you?
00:10Loving it, loving it.
00:12Creating hundreds of happy households across the world.
00:15Oh, it's gorgeous, isn't it? Beautiful.
00:17Shall we do it? Yeah.
00:18Look, we're all welling up here.
00:20In this series, we'll be revisiting some of them to find out what happened next.
00:25Can I get a high five? Yeah.
00:27Oh, yeah.
00:30Today, Lee Juggernaut is playing a round in Murthier with Kate and Wayne, who he helped buy a property two
00:35years ago.
00:37Yeah! That was cracking!
00:39Well done.
00:41You're the star. Call me the new Tiger Woods.
00:44Yeah, that's it.
00:45Yeah?
00:46While Laura Hamilton is heading to the Tarn-et-Garonne region of central France to catch up with Keith and
00:50Neil,
00:51two friends who she enjoyed house hunting with nearly three years ago.
00:55Yeah.
00:56Thank you to see you.
00:57Hi, guys!
00:57Thank you to see you.
00:58It's been more three years.
01:00Terrible.
01:01Yeah.
01:16We're so familiar with Mercia's golden beaches, but check out these insane vistas just an hour's drive away from the
01:23coast.
01:24Plus, riding one of these bad boys is so much fun.
01:28With great variety and excellent value for money, it's no wonder Kate and Wayne chose this part of Spain to
01:34find their dream holiday home.
01:36And guess what? I found the perfect place for them.
01:40The region of Murthier, which has a population of around one and a half million, has its own international airport,
01:46which takes just under three hours to fly to from the UK.
01:50It's more than 150 miles of coastline make it popular with water sports enthusiasts,
01:55along with golfers, hikers and lovers of the outdoor lifestyle.
01:58Not to mention a large and growing British expat community attracted by the affordable property prices in the region.
02:06It was back in 2022 when train driver Wayne and train manager Kate asked us to find them a holiday
02:12home in Murthier for their maximum budget of £90,000.
02:17He's my soul mate.
02:19In case my best friend, she always has been.
02:20Yeah.
02:20And I always say, I've always said it, she's me in a skirt.
02:24Even though I don't wear skirts.
02:26I know.
02:27I first met them on Play Adelaide Guedicas to get an idea of what sort of property they were looking
02:32for.
02:33Tell me about the dream that you have. Life in Spain, what does that entail for you both?
02:37Well, we like to walk.
02:39We are outside people.
02:40We like to play golf.
02:41Tell me about this dream property. What do you both have in mind?
02:45The big E is outside space.
02:47Outside space.
02:48We don't want to see view, just a bit more inland so we can come to these places.
02:52Are you both open to be doing a bit of work?
02:55Yeah.
02:55Yeah, we're quite, yeah.
02:57Yeah.
02:57If it's the right property.
02:59Not really like big construction.
03:01We don't, nothing like that.
03:03My first place was in the town in Pinard de Campo Verde, where Wayne and Kate had been many times
03:08and were keen to buy a property in.
03:10And we got off to a great start with this two bedroom bungalow.
03:14Very nice.
03:15Lovely.
03:16Really good.
03:16Amazing.
03:17I really like this.
03:18Love the art of the open plan kitchen.
03:19We love open plan, don't we?
03:21Yeah, we do.
03:22Topped off by the great solarium with sea views.
03:25Amazing.
03:26I like it all.
03:26You're ticking more boxes than we asked for.
03:28Yeah.
03:29You really are.
03:30Yeah.
03:30Yeah.
03:30So our house hunt kicked off with a strong contender.
03:33Though I came back down to earth with a bump at property number two.
03:37This two bedroom semi-detached villa because even though they like lots of things about it.
03:41This really is a nice place.
03:43It's been done out really well.
03:45Light.
03:45Layout wise, what do you think?
03:46Nice, yeah.
03:47You go, it flows, seems to flow around.
03:49The big wall opposite blocks my chances of it being a contender.
03:52Looks nice.
03:54Apart from that.
03:55You don't like my nice feature wall?
03:57No.
03:57No.
03:58No?
03:59At this point I felt I needed to change things up a bit.
04:02So we left Pienaar de Campo Verde and headed to Fathina.
04:05About 20 minutes drive away.
04:07I'm giving you a new town.
04:09It's really nice.
04:10It's got that nice villagey vibe.
04:11That feel, yeah.
04:12Yeah, that we like.
04:14I was really pleased Wayne and Kate liked the town so much as I'd found them what I thought
04:18was a great property there.
04:19This three bedroom villa and they seemed to agree with me.
04:23Really like it.
04:24Yeah.
04:25All this space.
04:27Look at all this outdoor space.
04:28What you can do with it.
04:29I really love it.
04:30Three bedrooms.
04:31We never thought you could get a three bed in our budget at all.
04:34No.
04:34I can't believe you think.
04:35I just want to get in there.
04:36You do don't you?
04:37I want you to get in.
04:38Their excitement continued once we got inside.
04:42Oh God, that's amazing.
04:43I really like it.
04:44Yeah, I do.
04:45We like the output space, you know that.
04:47Yeah.
04:48We love the cake and be cooking there and still talk to people.
04:52There's not even an arch right in the window.
04:54That is lovely.
04:55I really like that.
04:55Yeah, really good.
04:56That's nice.
04:57Yeah.
04:58Have you guys been here?
04:59Yeah.
04:59Definitely.
05:00We can see you see her.
05:01Yeah.
05:02And the terrace didn't disappoint.
05:03See here, you've got the solarium as well.
05:08That's lovely, yeah.
05:09Like we see?
05:09Yeah, brilliant.
05:10Very nice.
05:11The views.
05:12Gorgeous.
05:13Neither did the upstairs bedroom.
05:15Nice.
05:16Hit the nail on the head.
05:17You can't just get anything better than this.
05:19It's like...
05:20It's perfect.
05:22Kate and Wayne seem smitten with this filler and I let them look at the rest on their own.
05:27Nice kitchen.
05:28Oh, the kitchen, yeah.
05:29That's hob.
05:29That's good.
05:30Yeah, it's nice space, ain't it?
05:31This is really good.
05:32This is a good size again.
05:34Oh, this is nice.
05:35Yeah.
05:35I bet it'd fit in here again, wouldn't it?
05:37Yeah.
05:37Before getting a fantastic final verdict.
05:40Loved it.
05:41Absolutely love it.
05:42Spot on.
05:43Absolutely.
05:43This is it.
05:44This is it, I think.
05:45It is literally what you guys are looking for, isn't it?
05:47It is.
05:48And more.
05:48And more.
05:49Number one's gone.
05:50It's gone.
05:51So it's feeling good as we headed out of Sathina to check out our next property.
05:55This bungalow close to the beach in Los Alcatraz.
05:59First impressions.
06:02Yeah.
06:04Dunno.
06:05And things didn't get much better from there.
06:08Didn't flow right for us.
06:08Didn't feel right for us at all.
06:10This one, I feel like I took all your Christmas presents away.
06:12Yeah.
06:13As soon as you walked up.
06:13Yeah.
06:14Yeah.
06:15Just not right.
06:16Not right for us.
06:17So I knew I had to pull out all the stops with my fifth and final property.
06:21This three bedroom villa back in Pinard de Campo Verde.
06:24Priced a bit over budget, though I'd been told it was open to negotiation.
06:29A little pool.
06:30Lovely.
06:30Great area.
06:31Nice surroundings.
06:32Sea view from the pool.
06:33Sea view.
06:34Perfect location.
06:35Really nice.
06:36But the inside didn't go down so well.
06:38It does feel quite dark.
06:41Yeah.
06:41And obviously it's not open plan.
06:43Not open plan.
06:44It's not open plan.
06:45No.
06:46Leaving me a bit unsure where I stood with this one.
06:49How was the tour?
06:50It grew on us all the way through, didn't it?
06:52Yeah.
06:52Yeah.
06:53It did.
06:53We have our very strong contender in Safina.
06:57Are you now saying you're going to consider this one as a potential contender?
07:02Yeah.
07:02Yeah.
07:03It's between the two.
07:04And the next day it was the villa in Safina that won out.
07:08It's on the market for just under £80,000.
07:11Yeah.
07:12What would you like to offer?
07:15£75,500.
07:16The fact that we've got to buy absolutely everything.
07:20Has it been a shell?
07:20Yeah.
07:20Because it hasn't got a thing.
07:23I put the offer into the agent and then all we could do was wait.
07:27How are you feeling about that?
07:28Yeah.
07:29Are you nervous?
07:29Butterflies.
07:30Are you nervous?
07:31Butterflies.
07:32I don't get butterflies when I've got butterflies.
07:34Kate, I do.
07:35Ooh.
07:35Ooh.
07:36Ooh.
07:36Ooh.
07:39Liz?
07:42Okay, great.
07:43I'll run that by Kate and Wayne and we'll get back to you.
07:47All right, thank you.
07:50So, the owner has rejected the offer but has come back with a counter offer of £77,731.
07:57Very specific.
07:59Yeah.
07:59She's meeting you in the middle, basically.
08:01You may find me that.
08:02Should I call Liz back?
08:03Yes, please.
08:04Okay.
08:06Liz, it's Lee again.
08:07You have got yourself a deal.
08:09Thank you so much.
08:11You've just bought a house in Spain.
08:14You've got your dream home.
08:16Congratulations.
08:16Thank you very much.
08:18Thank you very much.
08:18Thank you so much.
08:19Oh, gee, mate.
08:20This has been an amazing search and I wish you all the very best.
08:23Thank you very much.
08:24In your new chapter.
08:25Cheers, Lee.
08:26Invite me.
08:27Oh, most definitely.
08:28That third bedroom.
08:29Once we've got furniture.
08:32Congrats, guys.
08:40It's been two years since I was last here house hunting with them and I've come back
08:44to see how they've got on.
08:46I think they're over there.
08:47Yeah.
08:48Right to see Lee again.
08:49Oh, yeah.
08:50Yeah.
08:50It'd be nice to see him.
08:51Do you think he'll think of the house?
08:52I think he'll like it.
08:53I think he will.
08:54Okay, yeah.
08:55Here he is.
08:56Hello.
08:56Hello.
08:57You guys look fantastic.
09:00How are you?
09:00Hola.
09:01Hola.
09:02How are you, sir?
09:02Fine, are you?
09:03How's it been?
09:04Amazing.
09:05Living the dream.
09:06Yeah?
09:06Definitely.
09:06Yeah, it's been absolutely amazing.
09:08And what about that property itself?
09:10You've done so much to it.
09:10So much to it.
09:11I bet you have.
09:12Do you want to come and see?
09:13Come and have a look.
09:17I'm not an expert to hear about it.
09:20Coming up, I found out how Wayne and Kate have changed what was an empty property into
09:24their dream holiday home.
09:29Complete transformation.
09:30It feels homely in here.
09:32It is.
09:33We open that door.
09:35And it's...
09:35We're back up.
09:36We're back.
09:43Today I'm in Tathina in Eastern Spain with Kate and Wayne.
09:47Two years ago I helped them find a three bedroom villa.
09:50And now I can't wait to find out what they've done to it.
09:53And learn more about how having a holiday home here has changed their lives.
09:58A bit different, do you think?
10:00I mean, first of all, I remember the house was yellow and white.
10:03Yeah.
10:04Now grey and white.
10:05Grey and white.
10:05The colour ties in really, really nicely with the property.
10:08Yeah.
10:09Did you do that yourselves?
10:10Yeah, we did.
10:10My arms was like Popeye.
10:12When I'd finished.
10:14Yeah, I was like Rambo as well.
10:15Constantly.
10:15I love that.
10:16Hardware.
10:16Yeah.
10:17And I remember there was the driveway here.
10:20There was, yeah.
10:21All the gravel.
10:22That's gone.
10:22We've had it all concreted and...
10:24AstroTurf.
10:25AstroTurf, yeah.
10:26AstroTurf, yeah.
10:26I can see why you've built the wall because it's your own private little haven, isn't it?
10:32It really is nice.
10:33It's a nice touch having the walls built, yeah.
10:35Yeah.
10:36It was great when we first discovered the property.
10:38Yeah.
10:39But this is a classic case of you guys actually really putting your stamp on it.
10:43Totally.
10:44Exactly.
10:44Yeah.
10:45I'm loving this.
10:46There's changes inside too.
10:48Do you want to come and have a look?
10:49Yes, because last time that was a shell.
10:51It was a shell.
10:51Come on.
10:52It was.
10:52Let's have a look.
10:53The door's different.
10:54Yeah, new front door as well.
10:56To go with the grey.
10:58Right, come on in.
10:59Come on in, Lee.
10:59See what you think inside.
11:03Complete transformation.
11:05There's nothing in here, was there at all?
11:07I love that you've kept it light and bright.
11:10It feels homely in here.
11:11Yeah, it is.
11:12Second home.
11:13It's our second home.
11:15We open that door and it's...
11:16We're back home.
11:17We're back.
11:18All the furniture that's in here, is that sourced locally?
11:22All here, yeah.
11:23Yeah.
11:23Was that quite a hard thing to do?
11:25The very first day we got the keys...
11:27Our friends from England came.
11:28They came with us.
11:28And we sat here.
11:30Cool box.
11:30Cool box.
11:31Suitcase.
11:32Four deck chairs.
11:33Ordered all the sofas and beds.
11:35The lights as well.
11:36Oh yeah, these are new as well.
11:37Yeah.
11:38We fitted these.
11:38And they're fans as well.
11:40No.
11:41Yeah.
11:41How?
11:44Just watch.
11:45That's what you need when you're in.
11:45Oh yeah.
11:46We've got them in the bedrooms as well.
11:47Because we don't have the air con.
11:49I mean you've done such a great job so far.
11:52I mean in two years.
11:53Yeah.
11:54You've done the outside.
11:55That was our main thing.
11:56How much did all that cost?
11:58Everything out there was about 7,000 pounds.
12:017,000 pounds.
12:02And then?
12:03Everything in here.
12:04We've probably spent about 20,000 pounds.
12:0720,000 pounds.
12:08And so far there's still more to come.
12:09I know you loved the open plan kitchen.
12:13Yeah.
12:13Can you have a look?
12:14Yeah, come on then.
12:15Done nothing really in the kitchen.
12:17It's a holiday home.
12:18It's a holiday home.
12:19If we did movie permanently then yeah we'd put a new kitchen in.
12:22But just added a bit more storage.
12:24Yeah.
12:25Fridge.
12:26Fridge.
12:27There's me.
12:27There's you.
12:29You do a lot of cooking here.
12:30Yeah, I love my cooking.
12:31Do you help?
12:32I do help.
12:33With the beginning.
12:34He chops.
12:35He chops the beginning.
12:36Sits here with a beer and he chops.
12:37Yeah, that's what he does.
12:38He sits there.
12:39She won't let me do anything else.
12:40No.
12:40And obviously the ingredients that you get out here.
12:43Oh yeah, the fresh vegies.
12:44Yeah, just fresh vegies.
12:45And the little markets and things, yeah.
12:47What other changes have you done down here?
12:49Bedrooms.
12:52Ooh.
12:53Yeah, that's our room really.
12:55Yeah, we use that.
12:57That's the palace.
12:58Yeah.
12:59Okay.
12:59Because I mean when we went in there.
13:00It was totally empty.
13:02Empty shell.
13:03Nothing at all.
13:04I love the beds.
13:05Quite minimal.
13:05We've just bedside tables.
13:07Yeah.
13:08Picture on the wall.
13:09And that one over there?
13:10Yeah, this is just their room.
13:12We've also got the two fantastic bedrooms down here.
13:16There is...
13:17The other room upstairs.
13:17Another bedroom, yeah.
13:18The other bedroom upstairs.
13:20The big one.
13:20The big one.
13:22Yeah.
13:22Yeah.
13:23Ooh.
13:25This was the room that you guys didn't even know you needed.
13:28No.
13:29No.
13:29And we thought it was going to be ours.
13:31Yeah.
13:32What happened to that?
13:33We just felt that we were closer to the house.
13:36Right.
13:37Downstairs.
13:37And we thought this might make a brilliant guest room.
13:39For visitors and guests, yeah.
13:40Because it's totally self-contained with its own bathroom.
13:43Fridge.
13:43The fridge and the kettle.
13:45So they can just do the round things.
13:46Yeah.
13:47So when anyone comes to state.
13:48So did you have to do much to it at all?
13:50Just that en suite.
13:51That show or try.
13:52Just the show or try.
13:52But I think this is just a fantastic space for guests.
13:55Yeah.
13:55And I'd love to be a visitor here.
13:57Fantastic.
13:57You get your own en suite.
13:59You step out to your own private terrace.
14:01Oh, they have to share that.
14:02They have to share that with us.
14:03They have to share that with us.
14:03Of course.
14:04Do you want to come out and have a look?
14:05It's conditional.
14:06Yes, I do.
14:06Come on.
14:07I do.
14:07This way.
14:09I mean, I think it's fantastic.
14:11They've turned this empty shell into a real nice home.
14:14And they seem so happy.
14:17Ooh.
14:18That all-important sun track.
14:21It's amazing.
14:21I mean, it's fantastic, isn't it?
14:23I mean, you've got a 180 view practically, right?
14:26It's gorgeous.
14:27We have, yeah.
14:27It's nice.
14:28Just perfect.
14:29Yeah, we love it.
14:30Had some great memories here.
14:31Oh, yeah.
14:32The best one, I think, was Richard and Tracey really, wasn't it?
14:35Yeah.
14:35We stood there.
14:37Tracey got a bit emotional.
14:39Yeah.
14:39And started saying, you've found our place here.
14:42This is where we want to buy.
14:44They went home and the next day they rang and said,
14:49we want to buy now.
14:50Can you go and have a look at some properties for us?
14:52They found some properties online.
14:53They were like, go and look at this one, this one, this one.
14:54So we had to go and view them for them.
14:56Video chatting round these houses.
14:58Yeah.
14:59No way.
15:00And we'd been with the estate agent
15:03and then the one morning she rang and said, there's one, just come back on the market.
15:08Just come back on the market.
15:08It fell through.
15:09Okay.
15:10So we went to that one.
15:11Did a video link.
15:12Video link and they bought it.
15:13Boy video link.
15:14We did your job.
15:15Yeah.
15:15We did your job for you.
15:16Is it a great property?
15:17Oh, it's lovely.
15:18They've got a swimming pool.
15:19A nice swimming pool.
15:20So we get to go and share that.
15:21Happy days.
15:22Yeah, exactly.
15:22It's getting warm now, isn't it?
15:24It is getting hot out here.
15:26Do you want to go and have a bit of sangria maybe?
15:28I think so.
15:29Let's go make sangria.
15:30Music to my ears.
15:31Let's make sangria.
15:32Brilliant.
15:33I'm really impressed with what Kate and Wayne have done to the house.
15:36And it's great that their friends have bought a place round the corner.
15:40I'm looking forward to finding out more about their new life here in Spain over a glass of sangria.
15:45Make sangria.
15:46So, I've drunk sangria before.
15:49I've never made it.
15:50Well, we have red wine.
15:51Okay.
15:52Brandy.
15:53Brandy.
15:54Yeah.
15:54Orange juice.
15:56And fruit.
15:57And the brown sugar.
15:58When in Spain, right?
16:00Indeed.
16:00Sangria is a must.
16:02Literally two years ago, we were looking at this property, and you secured this for
16:07just under £78,000.
16:09We did.
16:10Do you know what this property would be on the market for right now?
16:14There's one just around the corner, the same.
16:16Yeah.
16:17It's on for about £120,000.
16:19That's quite a significant improvement.
16:20Yeah.
16:21In the space of two years.
16:23Yeah.
16:23From the time that you found it, you made the offer with me.
16:26When did you get the keys?
16:27To the day.
16:28Eight weeks.
16:29They rang and said, it's all gone through.
16:31And what was that whole process like?
16:32Because obviously you opened the bank account.
16:34Yeah.
16:34Yeah.
16:35Solicitors did it all.
16:36Yeah.
16:37During that whole process, was there anything that you weren't aware of?
16:41There's lots of additional charges that you have to take into account.
16:45Okay.
16:46There's always...
16:47I think it ranges something between about 12 and 15%.
16:50On top of your purchase price.
16:51On top of your purchase price.
16:52By law, you've got to have a Spanish bank.
16:53Yeah.
16:53The charges for that as well.
16:54And the charges.
16:55So what is that looking like monthly for a bank account here?
16:5810, 15 euros a month.
17:00Okay.
17:01I'd advise people to do the homework.
17:02Do the homework first.
17:03Right.
17:04We'd looked before we bought.
17:06We knew.
17:07And obviously, because we were quite under budget with this property.
17:10Yeah.
17:10Would you say what was left in the property?
17:12Oh, everything was covered.
17:13Yeah.
17:13I think we still have about 5,000 in the bank after we'd paid our fees.
17:16Okay.
17:17That helped with all the furniture.
17:18Yeah.
17:19You're going to put some brandy in there?
17:20Tell me when, because I've got very free-flowing hands, you know?
17:23How often have you managed to come out here and use a property?
17:25Oh, so much.
17:26The first two years, we were virtually every month.
17:30Yeah.
17:31Oh, my God.
17:31Yeah, we're just trying to use as much as we can.
17:33And what did the family think?
17:34The boys, everyone back home?
17:36Oh, yeah.
17:37They love the fact that we've got it, yeah.
17:39Yeah.
17:39The friends the most, because they're like,
17:41Oh, when we come to Spain next week?
17:43And it's nice and social.
17:44You guys can just come out here, spend a weekend together,
17:46spend a few days together.
17:47Yeah.
17:48Get some great food.
17:49The beach is a 15-minute drive away.
17:51It's just a lovely escape, like you've said.
17:53Yeah.
17:54What's next for this?
17:55Just pouring.
17:56Tasting.
17:56Go on, then.
17:57Should we have a try?
17:58I'm salivating.
17:59You're waiting for this to happen.
18:00Come on, then.
18:02There you go, Lee.
18:03You're the guinea pig.
18:04I'm the guinea pig.
18:05Smells good.
18:06All right.
18:07Let's try then, shall we?
18:08Guys.
18:09Cheers.
18:09Cheers.
18:10To your new life here.
18:12Ready?
18:12Let's try.
18:16That's good.
18:17Maybe a little bit more sugar might be required.
18:19Oh, we'd love this.
18:21Depends if you like it sweet or not.
18:21I think a bit more brandy as well.
18:22Thought I poured enough.
18:24Maybe.
18:25What's it like when you do come out here?
18:26What do you do?
18:27What do you enjoy doing?
18:28Now we've finished the work, we can chill.
18:31Good for our walks.
18:32But our favourite thing is the golf.
18:34Is the golf.
18:34Are you really good at it?
18:35Because I'm absolutely useless.
18:36Mine's very good.
18:37I've been playing for quite a few years, so yeah.
18:39Really?
18:40Yeah.
18:40He taught me how to play as well.
18:42How often do you play when you come out here?
18:43We're playing tomorrow.
18:45You're not.
18:45Yeah.
18:46Okay.
18:46I'll be able to show you a few things if you're interested.
18:48I could definitely meet you there tomorrow.
18:50Put a nice little golf outfit on.
18:51Yeah.
18:52And then just see how it goes.
18:53Yeah.
18:54Just don't expect too much from me then.
18:55Okay.
18:56Why don't we finish these, have a nice quiet evening.
19:00Yeah.
19:00Yeah.
19:00And then I'll meet you down in the morning.
19:02Yeah.
19:02We'll meet you in the morning.
19:03Cheers guys.
19:04Cheers.
19:06Well that definitely is a house and a lifestyle worth toasting.
19:10But I didn't get too stuck in as I needed to keep a clear head for my golfing lesson.
19:14At the Hacienda Riquelme golf course just outside of Sathina.
19:20There you are.
19:21Hello, hello, hello.
19:22This morning.
19:23I thought I'd arrive in style just for you.
19:26There you go.
19:27How are you?
19:28Good mate, thank you.
19:29Nice to see you.
19:29This looks great.
19:31How are you doing?
19:31Good, thanks.
19:32This will do?
19:33Yeah.
19:33You're going to need one of those.
19:35This is a driving range.
19:36So if you want me to show you, I can show you how to try and use a driver.
19:39Absolutely.
19:39I use the Varden grip.
19:41Use your little pinky over your left forefinger.
19:45And then tee the ball up.
19:46Yeah.
19:46This is what I do.
19:47I just feet together.
19:49Little step, big step.
19:50Here we go.
19:51And just swing back and follow through.
19:54He's got a good stance, hasn't he?
19:56Whoa.
19:58Now it's your chance.
19:59Feet together.
20:01Now a little step with your left foot and a big step with your right foot.
20:04Dress the ball right against it.
20:06Right against the ball.
20:07That's it.
20:09Yeah!
20:10That was cracking.
20:11Well done.
20:13You're the star.
20:14Call me the new Tiger Woods.
20:16Yeah, that's it.
20:16Yeah?
20:16Come on, Tiger.
20:17Come on, Tiger.
20:18Let's go.
20:18Shall we go and try some putting?
20:19Let's try.
20:20Try being the operative word.
20:21Try.
20:22Stand yourself at your side there.
20:24Okay.
20:25And then you have to swing it back and hit through.
20:27Touch and feel.
20:28Aiming for that.
20:28Touch and feel.
20:29They're all about the feel?
20:30Yeah.
20:30Okay.
20:30It's all about the feel.
20:31Here we go.
20:37Well done.
20:38So close.
20:39So close.
20:39It was, Lee.
20:40Very close.
20:40It's almost in.
20:42Okay.
20:42Come on.
20:44In the hole.
20:46Come on, Lee.
20:46Get it in the hole.
20:49Oh!
20:51That's gold.
20:52Go on, just go on.
20:55Yeah!
20:56I did it!
20:57Well played.
20:59I'm a good teacher.
20:59You did amazing.
21:00You did amazing.
21:01Wow!
21:02Do you really enjoy this?
21:04Yeah, we love it.
21:04We love our golf.
21:05Yeah?
21:05Yeah, we love it.
21:06Being out here, have you been able to practice more, enjoy it more?
21:10Yeah.
21:10Because you don't have to plan.
21:12Yeah.
21:12You don't have to think, oh, what's the weather going to do?
21:13Yeah.
21:14You can just get up, put the clothes in the car, and off you go.
21:16I mean, spending the last couple of days with you guys and seeing your beautiful home,
21:20your friends even bought five streets away from you.
21:23Oh, no.
21:23I didn't believe.
21:24I mean, that is unheard of.
21:26I know.
21:26I was not expecting that at all.
21:27No.
21:27Yeah.
21:28We wish it was ten streets, but...
21:31If there were people in that same position, what's the best piece of advice you'd give
21:35them?
21:36Do your research.
21:37Yeah.
21:37The biggie.
21:38Do your own work.
21:39Yeah.
21:39Look into everything first.
21:41Take everything into account.
21:42Yeah.
21:43And also, have an open mind of areas, because we had to. You brought us here.
21:48You brought us here.
21:49It was nowhere...
21:50Brought us to Sestina.
21:51It was somewhere where we never thought we'd live.
21:53You found our paradise.
21:55Oh.
21:55You really did.
21:56No regrets?
21:57None whatsoever.
21:58None whatsoever.
21:59None whatsoever.
21:59Safe to say this is your happy place?
22:02Oh, very much.
22:02It is.
22:03Very much so.
22:04It's been such a pleasure spending the last couple of days with you.
22:07Thank you for inviting me into your home.
22:09Thanks for coming.
22:10Thank you for teaching me golf.
22:11I've learnt a new life skill.
22:13Keep in touch.
22:14Will do.
22:15You take care.
22:15Thank you so much.
22:16Very great to see you.
22:17And you.
22:18My friends, see you soon.
22:19In all the games of golf.
22:20We will.
22:21Leave you with my trusted glove.
22:23Take care, guys.
22:24Take care.
22:24Bye, Luke.
22:25Bye.
22:30Two years ago, I helped Kate and Wayne find their dream holiday home here in
22:34the beautiful Mercia, and it's been so nice to come back and reconnect, see their new
22:39life, experience this life of their paradise, and also get a game of golf in.
22:47Coming up, Laura Hamilton is in the Tarn-et-Garon region of France, catching up with Keith,
22:51who she helped along with his friend, Neil, find a holiday home some three years ago.
22:56The place had been recently renovated, but it's going to be so great to see how Keith
23:00has made it his own.
23:01Here we are.
23:02Welcome.
23:04Thank you, Sam.
23:05Oh, it all looks so neat and perfect.
23:25There is nothing quite like a refreshing swim.
23:29And when you add in views of rolling hills and charming French villages, it's like stepping
23:34into a postcard.
23:36Keith had long dreamt of owning a holiday home surrounded by beautiful countryside, so I'm
23:41thrilled to say I managed to find him the perfect place with all the charm he could wish
23:45for.
23:47It's in the region of Tarn-et-Garon in southwest France, which is about a nine hour drive from
23:53Calais or an hour from the closest international airport to Luz.
23:56It's a lush green and agricultural region named after the rivers Tarn and Garon that run
24:03through it.
24:03But popular with lovers of the great outdoors, scenic walks and activities on the water are
24:08always close by, and the local food and wine provides the perfect end to an active day.
24:14Back in 2021, Keith, who had a lifelong love affair with France, was looking for a holiday home that
24:20he could retire to in the future, working with a budget of £185,000.
24:26Good friend Neil came along to offer support, and we started with a chat on the banks of the Garon
24:31River.
24:32How beautiful is it here?
24:34Beautiful.
24:35Absolutely beautiful.
24:36Absolutely beautiful.
24:37So tell me a bit about your friendship.
24:39Yeah, I live in Gloucestershire, and Keith moved into a village just above me, two years ago?
24:45Yeah.
24:45Yeah.
24:46And was looking for friends and went on the net, and guess who popped up?
24:49Aww.
24:50And we met up and we just hit it off straight away.
24:53Absolutely.
24:53Absolutely straight away.
24:54Great timing.
24:56Property-wise, Keith was looking for somewhere with that typical French feel, and at least two bedrooms.
25:02But more importantly, he wanted a quintessentially French town or village within reach, and our
25:08first OVR went down pretty well.
25:11How amazing.
25:13Unbelievable.
25:14Unbelievable.
25:14Absolutely unbelievable.
25:15Isn't it just gorgeous?
25:17There's some pretty good views from around here, so you can probably see through there.
25:21Absolutely.
25:22Wonderful place.
25:23Yeah, I love it.
25:24Absolutely gorgeous.
25:26Love it.
25:27And once we got to the property, this renovated house in a small village, a four-minute drive
25:32away.
25:32Wow.
25:33Oh my.
25:34Oh no.
25:37Why oh no?
25:38Why?
25:39That reaction.
25:39It's gorgeous.
25:41It is.
25:41That is so ill.
25:42Yeah.
25:43Why is it so you, Keith?
25:45No work.
25:45There's no work needed to, it's, you know, it's clean tidy, it's, yeah, great lines.
25:51It's got the character, it's got the chimney, it's, yeah.
25:55What a start this was proving to be as the compliments kept flowing once we got inside.
26:00Beautiful.
26:02Absolutely stunned really.
26:04I can tell by the huge smile on your face, Keith.
26:07Honestly, yeah.
26:07I'm blown away.
26:09It's just so me.
26:10I absolutely love it.
26:11I love the black work tiles.
26:13The bedrooms, bathrooms and above-ground pool also went down well.
26:18And once they'd seen it all...
26:20There's nothing you don't like about it at all.
26:22When you look at his remit, and it's there.
26:26So the only thing that's not there, and it's not a negative, is the view.
26:31But four minutes that way, he's got a viewpoint and an awesome village in the views.
26:38Yeah.
26:38So it's all here.
26:39Oh.
26:40Yeah.
26:41Right, well we have got four more properties to see.
26:43And I'm just thinking, as you've loved this so much, are you happy for me to just throw
26:48some different things into the mix and see what it brings?
26:52Yeah, why not?
26:53With that rather solid contender and permission to go wild, I tried something very different
26:59for our next, not far away in the village of Gauderville.
27:02This huge 1970s house with appalling views.
27:07While Keith loved the space on offer inside, it needed too much work for him and received
27:12a stern no.
27:13Up next was the village of Lafitte and this four bedroom house that I was hoping would get
27:18me back on track.
27:19Yeah, it's interesting.
27:20I'm looking forward to looking inside.
27:21Yeah.
27:22I think it's very pretty and it's very French.
27:26We headed inside and...
27:28It's not floating my boat at all.
27:30It's not clean lines, it's not light, it's not bright.
27:35Yeah, it's not floating my boat.
27:36Okay.
27:38After an amazing start to this search, things had gone somewhat downhill, but I wasn't deterred
27:43and had another rather unique option lined up next in the village of Jean Sac.
27:48I sent Keith and Neil off on their own to view this wooden house that had the more minimalist
27:53style I knew Keith was looking for.
27:55I am intrigued and it's an interesting property.
27:58It's just not me.
28:00I don't...
28:01I don't get any of the spaces or any of the layout.
28:05I really wanted to finish up with arrival to our first place, that renovated house, so
28:10I decided it was time to show something more along those lines.
28:14We headed to Gask to view this house with a large garden that was listed over budget but
28:19with some room for negotiation.
28:23Step inside.
28:24So this room they're currently using as a dining room, as you can see.
28:29Yeah, it could be used for a number of things actually, I think.
28:32I'm liking what we've seen so far.
28:34I like the character.
28:35Is it the character?
28:36Yeah.
28:36I think, yeah.
28:37And it's got a good feel.
28:39Yeah, it does.
28:40And we finally had a second contender.
28:42But the next morning, Keith had decided it was our first place, the renovated house,
28:47that had won out and he wanted to make an offer.
28:51It was on the market for just under £170,000.
28:55So I'm thinking, can we go 162?
28:58OK, how did you come up with that figure?
29:01I'm just trying to think.
29:02There are a few things that I'd really like to do with that property.
29:04OK.
29:04So it is the French dream, but you'd like to improve it a little bit and that's how you've
29:10come up with the offer.
29:11So £162,000.
29:13I made the call and it wasn't long before we heard back.
29:17PHONE RINGS
29:18Hi, Ben.
29:20OK.
29:22Thanks, Ben.
29:23Speak soon.
29:24Bye, bye.
29:27Well, well, well, Keith.
29:30They've come back with a counter offer.
29:32OK.
29:32All right.
29:33They will accept an offer of £164,000 and they want to leave most of the furniture.
29:40Oh, no way!
29:43All right, job done.
29:45Really?
29:45Yeah, I can't believe it!
29:49Pick the phone up.
29:52Could you say yes quickly before he changes his mind?
29:55So we say yes?
29:56Yes.
29:56I mean, you want the furniture?
29:58Yeah.
29:59Let's do it.
30:00Hi, Ben.
30:01You've got yourself a deal.
30:03Bye-bye.
30:04Oh, bless him.
30:05He said congratulations and congratulations!
30:10Wow.
30:11Your French dream.
30:13Your French dream.
30:15It's happened.
30:16How do you feel?
30:18Oh, my God.
30:19Oh, emotional.
30:21Cheers!
30:23Cheers, Laura.
30:24Thank you so much.
30:26What an amazing search.
30:33It's been almost three years since I've seen Neil and Keith and I'm so excited to catch
30:39up with them and find out what they've been up to.
30:44It's you!
30:45Hey!
30:46Oh, my God!
30:48Oh, my God!
30:50So good to see you!
30:51Oh, my God!
30:51So good to see you!
30:52It's been, what, three years!
30:54Oh, my God!
30:55So good to see you!
30:56Well, you haven't changed a bit.
30:57Oh, my God!
30:58Bless you!
31:00I remember that music.
31:01Isn't it stunning?
31:02Isn't it stunning?
31:02Isn't it gorgeous?
31:02So, are you here on holiday?
31:06You haven't relocated permanently?
31:07No, not yet.
31:08I've been using it two or three times a year and each time doing a little bit with the
31:12house.
31:12And you've come for a few days?
31:14I've just come for a few days.
31:16As one does, fly in, fly back over again.
31:18Very nice!
31:19You must come and have a look and see what we've done.
31:21Oh, well, you don't need to ask me twice.
31:23Come on, though.
31:24Let's go!
31:24Fantastic!
31:27Coming up, let me tell you, Keith's place is looking fabulous.
31:31You need a job as an interior designer, I think.
31:34Oh, bless.
31:35I do enjoy it.
31:36I really, really do enjoy it.
31:43Today, I'm in Tarn-et-Garonne, a region of France filled with beautiful villages like
31:49Auvier, where nearly three years ago I helped Keith, with the support of his friend Neil,
31:53find the perfect holiday home.
31:56It was ready to go, and had the combination of French character and modern clean lines
32:00Keith was looking for, and I can't wait to see what he's done with the place.
32:05Here we are!
32:07Welcome to the Alvenue!
32:09Thank you, sir!
32:09Oh, it all looks so neat and perfect!
32:14Is it as you remember?
32:16It is as I remember, but there are some additions, aren't there, in the garden?
32:20Yes, absolutely.
32:21Planters there I've spotted.
32:22I don't recall those being there.
32:24Absolutely right.
32:26These?
32:26Yeah, and these are new, too.
32:28Absolutely, yeah.
32:29We've changed the colour of the shutters, yeah, and created the seating area, really, down
32:35by the pool.
32:35It's quite a large plot, really, to have to maintain.
32:39Absolutely.
32:39How do you manage that?
32:40Well, a friend of a friend of a friend, now comes and does this for me.
32:44Right.
32:45Which is great, actually, and it's quite a comfort, so if I'm not here, I know that,
32:49you know, it's at least being looked after and regularly, you know, kept.
32:52Yeah, and he's not letting the neighbourhood down with three-foot grass.
32:55No, no, it looks perfect.
32:57Then what are the neighbours like?
32:59They're absolutely lovely.
33:00All of my neighbours are French, so it does make me speak some of the language.
33:05And how is that going?
33:06It's improving.
33:08Petit peu.
33:09Hooray.
33:10Don't believe him, he's really good at it.
33:13It is getting better.
33:14Yeah, and it's lovely, as I say, and they're really welcoming.
33:17I remember it being pretty done, actually, inside.
33:21Mmm, yes, bits of it are still, but a lot of it isn't.
33:26Okay, there's some stories to be told.
33:28Absolutely.
33:29Come on, let's go.
33:32Come on in.
33:37Oh, this is how I remembered it as well.
33:40Bless you, yeah, a few tweaks, exactly.
33:43What's happened there?
33:44Aha, well, this was a picture that I spotted and absolutely love,
33:47but it's actually hiding something, so let me show you.
33:51In behind here is a fuse box, which I really did not like the look of.
33:58So, put a hinge on the picture and hiding all of that.
34:03So, yeah, that's it.
34:05Clever.
34:06That's really clever.
34:07Mon pièce de résistance.
34:09Oh!
34:10Love it!
34:10Good!
34:11Actually, in terms of in here then, it looks like you've put some lovely accessories in here as well.
34:17Some that I'd quite like for my home, actually.
34:20Wow!
34:21All of the smaller pieces, the lamps, yeah, the silver, etc.
34:26Yeah.
34:27And the kitchen was great.
34:28The kitchen was essentially already here, that's right, yeah.
34:31So, it's just, again, a few of my smaller pieces, yeah.
34:35But if I'm right, that table was outside when you bought the house.
34:38It was outside, that's right.
34:39To be fair, the condition of it didn't really like being outside, I don't think.
34:43So, I've had to wax it and I've beeswaxed it quite, you know, quite a few times.
34:47So, yeah, but I just think it's beautiful.
34:49So, you've kind of upcycled it?
34:49It is beautiful.
34:49Absolutely.
34:50There's quite a bit that I've upcycled since I've been here.
34:52Because I just think it's really important, yeah.
34:54Absolutely.
34:55The only thing that's really lacking is more of a French flavour.
34:58And have you got any ideas on where you might want to pick it up?
35:01Well, funnily enough, there is a brocade up in the local village here and I've not visited
35:07it yet, so maybe we could go and have a look.
35:09Oh, let's.
35:10I love it.
35:10And have a good little rummage.
35:12Absolutely.
35:12Fine.
35:13I'm looking for a few bits as well, so maybe we'll be fighting over it.
35:16Let's do it exactly.
35:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:18Calm down, you too.
35:19Calm down.
35:21And where else can you show me then in the house with, you know, bits and pieces that
35:24you've done?
35:25Well, let's go and see the bedroom, shall we?
35:27Big changes this way?
35:28Oh, yes.
35:29Come on.
35:29Let's look.
35:32Well, the house was lovely when Keith brought it, but I think the little changes that he's
35:37made so far, from what I've seen, have just taken it up another notch.
35:42Can't wait to see what else is done.
35:44Okay, so this is the main bedroom.
35:47Well, it was the first room that I decorated.
35:50So, this is the guest room, so this is Neil's room.
35:52Nice room you've got.
35:54I know, I fight the pillows, it's okay.
35:56I love a scatter cushion, love a cushion.
35:58I do like a cushion.
35:59And you've wrapped the ceiling.
36:01Yes, because this was black, which I felt was just a bit too heavy, really.
36:05Do you know what?
36:06I love wrapping rooms with paint, because actually, if you paint the ceiling white, it
36:11brings it down.
36:12It brings it down.
36:12So, if you wrap the room, and it's really, really nice.
36:16And I just feel it lifts it a little bit, but it actually keeps the room cool, and it's
36:20one of my favourite colours.
36:21Yeah, and you've got the en-suite as well.
36:23Exactly, it's got an en-suite, so I just think that's nice for guests.
36:26I can't fault it, really.
36:27I struggle on.
36:28Yeah.
36:29No, it's nice, it's lovely.
36:30It's kind of boutique, hotel-esque, isn't it?
36:33It is very, isn't it?
36:34It is very, yeah.
36:36I'd like to think so.
36:37Yeah.
36:38So, this is my next favourite room, Laura.
36:41This is the green room, as I call it.
36:44You need a job as an interior designer, I think.
36:47Oh, bless.
36:47I do enjoy it.
36:48I really, really do enjoy it.
36:49The wallpaper is exactly the same.
36:51Was that wallpaper there?
36:54Absolutely, believe it or not, it was there.
36:56This was the children's bedroom.
36:58Yeah.
36:59Well, another great room.
37:01Okay, so, this is my bedroom.
37:05The principal bedroom.
37:05This is my favourite.
37:06The principal bedroom.
37:08This is my favourite.
37:09It's been so lovely getting the chance to have a look at what you've done.
37:14Oh, bless you.
37:14I mean, it's beautiful, really.
37:16Well, it's been lovely for you to come, thank you very much indeed.
37:19But I wouldn't be polite to let you go without having some of the charcuterie, etc.
37:24Oh!
37:25Yeah, let's have some of that.
37:27Yeah, let's do it.
37:27Yeah, love a bit of ham and cheese.
37:29Yeah, go for it.
37:30Yeah, go for it.
37:33It doesn't take Keith long to rustle up what is effectively a luxurious picnic and, as you'd
37:38expect having seen his house, Keith displays it beautifully.
37:41This is just absolutely glorious.
37:45Oh!
37:48That was first.
37:48Living the dream.
37:49You really are living the dream, aren't you?
37:51Absolutely.
37:52Yeah, absolutely.
37:52It's fantastic.
37:53I think you got this property for a really good price.
37:55I think I did okay.
37:58You did.
37:59You did.
37:59You did.
37:59We negotiated it to 164.
38:00That's right, including the main bits of furniture.
38:03And have you any idea how much it is worth now?
38:06The agents give me an indication that it's between 240 to maybe 250.
38:13Wow!
38:14I am!
38:14Congratulations!
38:16Woo!
38:16Woo!
38:18I'm not surprised because I know just how the housing market in France has picked up
38:23with a lack of stock available in the last three years.
38:26Were you surprised when you got that valuation?
38:28I was stunned.
38:30Stunned.
38:3090,000 in three years.
38:32Yeah.
38:32That's a lot more than I ever anticipated, I have to say.
38:35And how much would you say you've spent on it?
38:39Between six and eight grand, I would say.
38:41You go off and you try and find all the right little bits and pieces.
38:45But paint and those sorts of things do seem to be a little bit more expensive here.
38:50But I was advised quite early on to make sure I purchased them locally
38:54because they are actually manufactured and made slightly differently
38:57to suit this climate, etc.
38:59So it was important.
39:00And I quite like to support the local community as well.
39:03Have you found it quite easy to integrate with the community?
39:06I mean, to be fair, as I say, my naples here have been really, really friendly.
39:09And so, you know, whilst there is still a little bit of a communication barrier,
39:13it's not massive.
39:14But yeah, I've been starting to get a network of friends, which was lovely.
39:18On the three occasions that I've been out here, I've been out to three different restaurants
39:24because his friends know all the ones to go to.
39:27So, yeah, it's really, really lovely.
39:30With this flying, you've got a pretty good evening social life out here.
39:33At what point do you think, you know, you're going to really step away from work
39:37and slow down and then use this place more?
39:41I'm not ready for it, really.
39:42So I'm going to work on a little bit longer.
39:44But then the ultimate view and the ultimate plan is, yes, I would like to come and live out here
39:49because that's always been the dream.
39:51Your level of French then, how good is it?
39:55I'd still say it was schoolboy-ish.
39:58Neil doesn't agree.
40:00No, it's not.
40:00No, it's not.
40:01So it's obviously better than schoolboy.
40:03But do you think that actually, in France, you need to really speak a decent level of French?
40:11It certainly helps.
40:11I think it certainly helps.
40:13Even if you try and you make a mistake or you make an error,
40:17I think that I find that they do appreciate the fact that you are making, you know, the effort.
40:22How's your French then?
40:23My French is awful.
40:25Right.
40:25You need to come out here more, Neil, and practice.
40:27No, this is a good idea, Laura.
40:29I should come out more and practise.
40:30Do you hear that?
40:31Indeed.
40:32Yeah?
40:32OK.
40:33I think the invite's there.
40:35Yeah, good.
40:36I definitely will start to come out now.
40:38I had three back operations, so the health hasn't been good.
40:41But that's all over and done with.
40:42You're all OK.
40:43I'm OK now.
40:44Yeah, yeah, so it's good.
40:45So now I'll start to use it more.
40:46I clearly remember when we did meet almost three years ago,
40:50it was actually a pretty new friendship for you as well, wasn't it?
40:55Yeah, it was.
40:55You'd become friends in Covid, relocating close to a town together.
40:59Yeah.
41:00So how amazing.
41:01Yeah.
41:02Glad to say you're still friends as well.
41:03Yeah, we are, yeah, yeah.
41:04Absolutely.
41:05Maybe the distance helped.
41:06Yeah.
41:08Yeah.
41:08Yeah, that's good.
41:09It's all worked out really, really, really, really well.
41:12Yeah.
41:12Look, I think it is a fab property that you have made look even more fabulous.
41:18The location, I love this location so much.
41:21I think you've done so well.
41:22We did good finding you this property.
41:25You did.
41:26You did.
41:26You did.
41:27You did amazingly well.
41:28You really did.
41:28Do you get up to, with a lot of much at all?
41:31Not as often probably as I should, and that's where the local brocante is,
41:36so I think we should really go and have a little mosey.
41:39Shall we go and have a little tour?
41:40Let's go shopping.
41:41Yeah.
41:41Cheers.
41:42Cheers.
41:42Come on.
41:45I describe a French brocante as somewhere between a second hand and an antique shop back
41:50in the UK.
41:51The one in question is down in Auvia, officially one of the prettiest villages in France.
41:57Shall we head inside?
41:59Yeah.
41:59Yeah, yeah, yeah.
42:02Bonjour.
42:05Bonjour.
42:06Anything catching your eye in here?
42:09Ah, look at these.
42:11These are cute.
42:12These are radios.
42:15Wow.
42:16I really like this.
42:17What do you think, guys?
42:18Oh, yeah.
42:19Yeah.
42:20Yeah.
42:20That's quite like the ones out front, but much prettier.
42:2411.
42:25Oh, look at that.
42:26How much, monsieur?
42:2850.
42:29I think it's a little too expensive for me.
42:32There's a possibility of an adventure.
42:34Yes.
42:3545, perhaps?
42:37Yes?
42:37This French is not a joke.
42:39That's perfect.
42:40I'm going to buy it.
42:42Yeah, monsieur.
42:44Oh, you've done the deal already.
42:46A man that knows what he wants.
42:47I love it.
42:48There you go.
42:49Sold to the man who doesn't speak French.
42:52Correct.
42:54That was 45 euros, a discount of 10% for those like Neil who are still working on their French.
43:01What a purchase.
43:03What a purchase.
43:04Merci, monsieur.
43:05Au revoir.
43:07Merci.
43:16Au revoir.
43:17I'm lucky to have so many amazing locations or, you know, places like this on your doorstep.
43:23I am incredibly lucky actually.
43:25Yeah, it's inspiring though.
43:26And I do love it.
43:28It's clearly worked out really well for you.
43:31So if you could give anyone any advice on purchasing in France, what would you say?
43:36I would say accessibility is key, whether that be by car, by train, you know, flying, whatever.
43:43So, and I can do all of that here.
43:45Yesterday I met some guys who had actually come down from London by train.
43:50The station's 15 minutes from here.
43:52And that's a beautiful journey as well.
43:54Yeah.
43:55Yeah.
43:55Might be a silly question, but do you have any regrets whatsoever?
43:59Absolutely not.
44:00Just that I should have done it earlier.
44:02There you go.
44:03Well, it really has been so lovely seeing you both, catching up, seeing what you've done
44:08to that amazing house, you know, going to Brockhunt.
44:10What a treat.
44:12Well, Laura, I've got to say a huge thank you for all your help.
44:15I have to say, none of this would have been possible without you.
44:18And it's just incredible.
44:20I won't leave it so long next time.
44:22No, hopefully not.
44:22No, don't.
44:23Give us a hug.
44:24Cheers, darling.
44:25Thank you so much.
44:26Stay well and keep enjoying that beautiful French home.
44:31And find a lovely spot for that house.
44:33I think I know where it's going to go.
44:35See ya.
44:35You'll do.
44:36Bye.
44:36Bye.
44:39It has been delightful catching up with Keith and his friend Neil in one of my favourite
44:44parts of France.
44:45Keith's got a great eye for interior design and he's made a fabulous job of turning his
44:49French house into a beautiful home which I know he's going to enjoy for many years to
44:54come.
44:55If you'd like to be on a place in the sun to find your own dream home, go to channel4
45:00.com
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