Million-Dollar Budget Challenges - Location Location Location - S12 EP6 - Real Estate TV

[@poodlegirl55]

Why did they sell their old place if it was so perfect? No house you buy from a stranger is full of heart and feels like home. You have to bring that and live in it.

[@colleenduffy1139]

Yes, they only have one kid.

[@robthetruth5695]

They didn't make any sense at all!!!

[@bar10ml44]

Probably money. Good offer. The more you have the harder it is.

[@SexMusicPlants]

They said it was too small, 800sq ft. 🤦‍♂️

[@victoriaflynn6506]

They should go back to old house and make a million pound offer 😅

[@carolking6355]

Makes me realise how truly lucky we were. We were out for a drive one summer evening and saw our perfect home . We weren’t even looking. We waited a year then it came on the market. We bought it that morning without even seeing inside. That was 40 years ago. We never had one regret. I believe in fate ❤

[@carolineandrews7231]

I love these programmes and am a binge watcher that's for sure. But couldn't help noticing and not for the first time , that surely it's a no a big 'no' to sit on someone's beautiful bed! And that beautiful house- mansion in many peoples eyes -wasn't appreciated by that couple, I think leave it for another family who will appreciate and love it.

[@lindauhrig1513]

Kirstie and Phil, you are such patient people! And, both of you are lovely!

[@tolahornottolah2190]

I completely agree, how do you hold your tongues. You should write a book, when retired it would be full of humorous stories. Go for it

[@jspohl]

You bring the feeling and energy with you wherever you go. 💖

[@LoiceOchweri]

There should be an option to dump the couple mid search....no one would judge Kirsty and Phil. Painful to watch 😥

[@williamegler8771]

How was the first couples home, the one they profess to love and was perfect, not big enough for three people?

[@NYCHeartandSoul]

Very good question. And with their budget why not have extended their original house or built up into the attic. It seems that selling their old house was a mistake.

[@williamegler8771]

@@NYCHeartandSoul Yes they could of added on and got the house to be exactly what they wanted. Also why did they sell the home and move into rental property? Why didn't they stay in their former home until they had found their next house?

[@connie473]

It was 800 square feet, so pretty small, and they sold it for 700,000 pounds. They said it around 33 minutes in the video >.< It's obvious they cannot get a house 5 times the size for 2 adults, the kid, and mom-in-law for 1M pounds in the same area. They are very unreasonable. They want a huge yard, a MIL annex, a home office, 4 bedrooms, etc. etc. for only 40% more in price.

[@muhlaynee]

It's not big enough because they're miserable and don't like one another. No house will be large enough for them

[@cg9616]

Marlene this is a hugely edited show on house buying. Their relationship is their business not the focus of the show.

[@cindythomas5895]

Wow that first couple should of stayed in the house they sold … they are a nightmare

[@kritapaskusmith3751]

With this kind of mindset and attitude, may take them forever to find a right home, and their million budget will be getting less and less value in conjunction with times they have lost! Kirsty and Phil were even not to hold their breath for them, I find this was so funny :)

[@Momabear1]

All of these picky couple buyers made me so happy that I don't need a silly man to buy my house and to compromise! I have been buying and building my own homes for years! Thank you God!

[@brendasnow8255]

I have absolutely no patience with the older couple.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Too obsessed with the original house. Money no clue.

[@peggydid]

They think Phil is a magician!

[@cathe8282]

I feel like I've just watched a fairy tale. The kind that ends "...and their spirits wander unto this day, still searching. You can hear her voice wailing cross the moors 'noooo heeeeeaaart..." 😄

[@Kiinell]

Haha. "Oh nooo...the roooaad!"

[@yinpheng8095]

1⁰ pp f6y7h

[@TheSaBohemian]

😂😂😂

[@lysem4392]

It's mostly _his_ voice though.

[@BritGirlJay]

Oxfordshire house was wonderful - if I had the cash, it'd be mine in a heartbeat.

[@AFAskygoddess]

The problem with being too picky in a rising price housing market is that each month that passes, you can afford LESS house in your budget. I bought mine three years ago. Today, the price would be double and I couldn't have afforded it.

[@robthetruth5695]

Same here!! in 4 years my house has tripled in Value!!! Best investment I've ever made!

[@Kiinell]

So true and they've also spent tens of thousands on someone else's mortgage. What a couple of nitwits.

[@dva5610]

@@robthetruth5695wow where do you live?

[@colleenduffy1139]

Hilarious episode. I wonder how much longer the first couple took to finally buy a house.

[@loris7660]

They’re still looking 😂

[@a.z.s6679]

Legend has it, they are still looking.

[@michaeltutty1540]

December, 2023, and I bet they are still looking. What the need to do is wait for their old house to come on the market, and buy that back

[@TricriForever]

They have a 5year old grandson who isn’t needing all the space they assume. When the age gap is so grand, you forget that little ones don’t require so much. They need to buy a plot of land and build themselves a house. Even then they might not be happy with the end product. I don’t understand why they left their dream home in the first place.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Probably still looking and can only find a smaller house now.

[@chalayan]

These picky and fussy buyers should stop buying house, they should instead buy a plot of land and build their own dream house. This will help to stop them wasting people's time.

[@AFAskygoddess]

They can't afford their dream house, but they refuse to admit it to themselves.

[@chalayan]

@@AFAskygoddess they should look in the mirror and know their own limits and not wasting both Phil and Kristie time.

[@1rewd133]

They would never be able to decide what to build.

[@carolineandrews7231]

Can you imagine the poor trades people who are given the 'privilege' to work on their place. I would run a mile!!

[@digidol52]

@@carolineandrews7231 Yes, I can see them making constant changes and not wanting to pay for them.

[@merrim7765]

With a 1M budget, I wonder why they didn't build their perfect home?

[@AFAskygoddess]

Because picky people can never attain perfection.

[@bar10ml44]

They seemed to have had perfection but let it go.

[@deb7518]

I thInk they were suffering from property viewer's burnout. They'd seen so many that they were rather numb to new ones.

[@readingisfundamental58]

It seems to be, in Britain, that that's not a first choice for many homeowners. they seem to look, with disdain, upon new builds, as they call them, and don't like newer properties. you would think that's a great option: to buy some lovely land and custom build a beautiful home on it. but they don't do that because it lacks "character" and "a feeling". 😐

[@ThisPaintingLife]

@@readingisfundamental58 That's not it. It's the fact that it's very hard to find land to build on and very hard to get planning permission. People from other countries don't understand that

[@martinfpavey]

That Landing at 28:25 with the delicious window and dynamic balustrade is fabulous - so spacious.

[@michaeltutty1540]

I agree. A beautiful home. I would have snapped that up in a heartbeat.

[@dixiechicken2643]

Buy a house for the next few years while you keep looking, instead of continuing to pay another persons mortgage. If it takes you another three years to find a home, you might not be able to afford it by then bc you'll have spent six years of your mortgage payments, paying for somebody else's house.

[@valynteena]

Exactly. I would rather buy a house that has most of what i want, especially one that is below budget while i keep looking for the perfect home.

[@4dc2london]

The couple who sold their "perfect" house because a child was born seems extreme, particularly if they hadn't found another house. At 33:05, we finally hear that the "perfect" house was 800 square feet. So, what we were shown at the beginning of this episode was misleading, because that house did NOT look like a one-bedroom house, but certainly sounds like it was. As for their "search", if you've been house hunting for 2 years with a million-pound budget, it's time to admit you do not want to find a house. Even 20 years ago, you could go to an agent, give them your budget and your "wants" and they would find you several possibilities within your parameters. I understand wanting to buy a house that has "that feeling", but if you spend 2 years and haven't found it, there's more to the story. The wife looks miserable, and they both have unrealistic ideas of "quiet". I can only imagine that it's gotten worse for them since 2009. At least the son would be well out of it now and at university, wherever he grew up! For me, house #2 (the Georgian) would have been a "yes"; I cannot imagine what the price of that house is today (2023)!

[@ridgecrestvarietyshow7324]

As tedious as they were, I felt sorry for the older couple. In particular, the husband.Therapy sessions might help him to unlock the deeper reason why he can't let go of or move on from that first house. Talk about grief! Lucky for him there's plenty of time and money to figure it out. I often wonder what goes through the minds of the people selling these properties as they watch their homes being featured!1

[@cherylcomparato6200]

God bless you realtors! I needed a drink after watching that one 😂

[@patricksmith2274]

You've brought up some good memories of life being a veteran. It's true about not seeing the people who you have trained with. The amount of time you've met and bonding with a person is brief and sadly we learned this way of life. My kind of America doesn't exist. I've lived in several states and countries and for the most part I've stood out by being one of few black people. The military community has exposed me to see /live around people of different backgrounds/ethnicity/etc. inwhich had a great value to me. My America so far is NYC, there you can find people of various ethic groups. Despite its numerous flaws I feel at home the most when I was in New York. Outside the country I've lived in Japan/Italy/ Spain/and Australia(briefly) and it was Spain that I felt most welcomed. I tried to go to Cuba but there were not spots available for me. Stateside was I was stationed in Virginia/ California/ Illinois/ Mississippi.

[@kungazopa2831]

Back gardens into a hill can be dug out to make a flat garden with drainage, creating a wind breaking retaining wall behind.

[@RandomJane104]

That older couple needs to buy a lot and build the house they want. They are bonkers.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're not British are you? We don't have 'lots' for sale

[@RandomJane104]

@@ThisPaintingLife I am not. You can't buy land and get permission to build on it there? Your property laws are whacky.

[@tracy419]

I think it's more about a lack of availability. Not much empty land in the areas they are looking.​@@RandomJane104

[@alffuergregor]

Knock down the garage, make a drive, build a garage further back if needed. Make a new entrance to the house on the side. Traffic problem solved.

[@Whoiskevinjones]

I hope Kirstie and Phil make enough money from the show to compensate for all the work they do for couples who reject the help they received when they don't buy.

[@larrypicard8802]

Phil has an estimated worth of 20 million pounds.

[@leonorlizardo9174]

The 1st couple are never going to be happy. The fellow seems bored, nothing makes him happy. Sure hope nothing less than perfect happens to them. Too bad, shows you that money does not bring happiness.

[@brendamiller8140]

Better then them than I. The other couple are in a dream world, I hope their comfortable their. ⭐️⭐️⭐️🥰🤗

[@dc2london]

Having lived in England and having English family, every time an Englishman says "The rooms are quite small." makes me laugh. The typical "row house" that you see on this show are two up/two down, bathroom on the ground floor, usually off the kitchen (which the man notes at 15:21). It's simply the way the back-to-backs were built - especially when the toilet facilities were outside. I found that the rooms weren't too small; the furniture, particularly the settees were TOO big. Regardless, it is interesting to think that not that many decades ago, a family of six or more would have lived in a lot of the older homes that are shown - whether or not "happily", who knows, but their expectations would not have been quite so extraordinary. All that said, LLL is one of my favourite programs because Phil and Kirstie are always a treat to listen to/watch as they navigate the market/clients' whims.

[@carolinewiggins2803]

It seems to me watching these kinds of shows that everyone wants the right to drive a car but no one will accept the consequences for that right: air and noise pollution; destruction of green spaces to build roads, car parks etc. Inequity too. Rich people can drive their cars but afford to live away from the noise of other people's.

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

Wrong title and description. You got the episodes confused because both episodes feature a couple named Sarah and Ian.

[@respecthewoman]

Wondering if the couple with the one million dollar budget is still wondering the streets of England looking for a place. Past memories can dim one's future accomplishments.....

[@kellyk.3855]

I'll show Phil mine, lol...I adore him, lol

[@anneriggs6609]

Million Pound Ian, is a Million Pound pain in the Keister!

[@DanielCampbell-fc8xf]

Ian is someone you will never be able to please. My question is why did they sell their house?

[@thehungrygoldfish]

It was already mentioned lol

[@dc2london]

At 33:05, we finally hear that the "perfect" house was 800 square feet. So, what we were shown at the beginning of this episode (the shot of the couple standing in front of what supposedly was their former "dream home") was misleading, because that house did NOT look like a one-bedroom house, but certainly sounds like it was. I can understand selling/moving with the arrival of a child if they lived in a one-bedroom/800 sf house.

[@guidobrits6593]

I've just forwarded the vid with the older couple.

[@caracampbell1715]

Surely I’m not the only one who doesn’t care if Ian ever finds a house he likes! And HOW do they have a five-year old?!

[@thehungrygoldfish]

It’s called sex, hon.

[@leeparker8926]

That house was stunning to find another like that for that budget

[@DebraSalsberry-n2d]

Bigger isn't always better. They should have just taken that million dollars and bought back their old house. Bet the buyers would have sold it back in a heart beat and enjoyed the profit!

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

"And it will be found in the end." Sure, if you increase your budget to 2.5 million. God. How delusional.

[@kenscales4992]

I'd love to see Phil's. xoxo The older 2 are INSANE !!! WTF !!!

[@gladitsnotme]

10:22 that is the single dumbest thing I have ever heard anyone say. I genuinely cannot believe someone could view that beautiful home and gorgeous, huge land and think "eww the elevation isn't sloped how i would build it, PASS". Imagine being that spoiled! To poopoo the elevation!

[@revagreen2303]

They didn’t ever have the $$$ they claimed to have!!

[@debfryer2437]

I would hate to think that someone viewing my house was sitting on my bed!

[@padraiggillon]

Thought the same. Arse off my duvet!

[@6360carolyn]

Funny I thought the same thing.

[@bjbrown]

I would never sit on anyone's bed and I certainly wouldn't want anyone on my bed! Why do they do that? I'll just get a glass and a plate and help myself to the fridge, I don't like that picture there, and I don't like this house either. What's up with these people?

[@thetruthisthelight0910]

The way I am squeamish and picky about dirt and germs-- not saying there is anything dangerous-- I would not want to sit on the bed . How rude and tacky.

[@ilonagunszebn]

thanks mrs allsop and mr spencer always lovely england is lovely kisses from switzerland

[@michaweir6146]

What a pain the husband is with the bigger budget. Controlling. Unflinching. Poor wife.

[@maryhanger4519]

The older couple seem to be very angry about having to sell their old home. I think that there is a sad story behind all

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Angry is the wrong word, especialy because it was already explained why they sold it. The house was too small for them, and they don't seem to be willing to do any work.

[@merrim7765]

Maybe they could offer the new owners an irresistible $$$ and then build on a new addition?

[@seaside2001]

Mr. & Mrs. Impossible Ian Pickiness are going to find that their money is going to buy them less and less with every month that passes.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Well, they were looking in 2009. Prices were still falling back then.

[@sandrawray542]

I agree with poodlegirl... let them find whatever they are looking for themselves, would have told them go find it yourself along time ago. they are too much of perfectionists both couples need a reality check...

[@thehungrygoldfish]

The other couple was fine because they did end up compromising on the location.

[@mattneillninasmom]

Sarah and Ian need a serious reality check. He especially, keeps insisting the house 'is out there' that ticks every single box and is within their budget.

[@susanfehr4073]

my goodness, they the 1million couple dont want much. And at this rate, their kids will be grown and gone by the time they find the house they want - or buy their own house back. So much picky.

[@ElCid48]

He looks like King Alfred in the "Last Kingdom" series. He lacked initiative too. A boring character.

[@tracywyman9887]

I wonder after 14 years where the story went…

[@janebishop998]

I respect their feelings, opinions et al, BUT I wanted to shake their heads together, I really did. So up their backsides with feeling and this and that....why the hell did they sell their perfect home or did they need the money????? Move on people.

[@barbieholicable]

I need to know if the couple with the kid are still waiting for their unicorn or have they accepted reality.

[@BritGirlJay]

Good enough should have been their mantra even being picky (I think I'm picky). Always wanted an entrance hall, never got one in any property, and a huge kitchen (ditto didn't get one). Trade offs for me have been large yard, and large basement, and enough bedrooms and bathrooms in a good location. If it was possible for us to extend our current home I'd do it for a bigger kitchen but it's not sadly.

[@mimilovinglife4544]

This show always reminds me of why I don't live in the uk anymore. People are dreadful

[@bbgunn917]

When did Balham shift into Berkshire??

[@resnonverba137]

I think it was during the Great Storm of '87...

[@paulsheridan1]

@@resnonverba137 Remember it well. My family moved house that week!

[@resnonverba137]

@@paulsheridan1 Intentionally? ;)

[@paulsheridan1]

@@resnonverba137 Excellent!!

[@cindi7955]

This was so sad. The older couple both look like they were in mourning but it is not for a human but a building. They looked at huge homes compared to what they had with a couple with beautiful gardens and land. I felt bad because while they were so centred on mourning what they sold they were not centred on the months going by and their million pounds losing weight and thus losing its buying power. While mourning the brick and mortar they sold they were left joyless such a shame as every day is so precious as no one knows what tomorrow with bring so grab it and squeeze every bit of joy out of it. I felt really bad for Phil as he showed them some lovely big and beautiful homes but they had yet to bury the home they left behind. 😟

[@jules2565]

That one couple should have bought back their old house and put an addition on

[@sararichardson737]

……There’s a road outside most houses! says Phil in exasperation

[@noelleewen2946]

" I can hear the road!" Omg ..🤦‍♀️ 🙄🙄🙄

[@louannallen4812]

wow, tough sell especially for the older couple. They seem too old to have a 5 year ols. Very picky. Why did they sell old house if they were so in love with it.

[@sarahsmyth5383]

The first couple are so stuck up...why don't they just build a house from scratch 🙄

[@heatherrichmond2984]

Omg picky picky picky

[@Kiinell]

That couple have spent 30 grand one someone else's mortgage and still not bought a place. I think they were trolling. They haven't got the money to buy a place at all. That's why the first house is gone and they are still renting.

[@thetruthisthelight0910]

Obviously ,they've been vetted for the show, and do have a successful marketing company . they obviously have the money they are just picky and fussy.

[@rhonaklipp]

I'm guessing their son will be all grown up before they find anything meanwhile they are spending A LOT on rent. My daughter asked me what they were missing in their personal lives that they had to look to a house to fulfill?

[@amyholman354]

Earlier, it was noted that when they had a child they sold their old house. They are missing their younger selves.

[@peggydid]

Maybe they just wanted an outing!

[@dcslye8330]

Can anyone tell me why so many of these homes in England have sinks in the bedrooms? Thanks!

[@6360carolyn]

Why do they always expect the childcare to be included? I wouldn’t want to look after the grandkids . I have a life of my own.

[@sunflower-im7lo]

That picky couple will end up buying each rooms in care home😂😂😂

[@Probity100]

The younger couple want to live in a home similar to their parents in an expensive area at a peanut budget. The older couple are just snobbish because (a) they shouldn’t have sold their perfect house. (b) they are snobbish as they are after a show house to show off to others, not for them to have a contented life in… because what matters = is it good enough for others & our neighbours to go ‘wow posh’

[@6360carolyn]

She needs to address her anxiety about having to be in Ware next to mummy. She’s a grown woman now. I think.

[@poodlegirl55]

She wants a free baby sitter.

[@carolinewiggins2803]

They mentioned why. Childcare.

[@deannakinsman6790]

Don't they have childcare/daycare? I feel like they EXPECT grandparents to babysit...jmo

[@gibbersking6575]

Can't help but wonder why Sarah & Ian didn't add to their former, MUCH beloved house and maybe freshen decor. I realize may not be allowed by local regulations but that really perplexes me.

[@Heleen452]

Are we really casually ignoring that this guys name is Morgan Freeman?

[@blueice011]

LOL Obviously. No wonder he's about staying in Rothschildshire (Buckinghamshire).

[@traceymars]

the serial renters - are they still optimistic about finding a home now?

[@davidwiseman7774]

The title is wrong, not the Balham area!

[@abigailgerlach5443]

***Drops ice bag on Phil's head and hands him a whiskey!*** Lie down Phil! Reality vs.The Dream...dreams are hard to give up, but dreams aren't meant to be real. If they were, we'd be walking around in a mist with heavenly choirs playing harp music! I think people without preconceived ideas are easier to please. I might be wrong.

[@resnonverba137]

Football and gormless always seem to make such good bedfellows.

[@carolinewiggins2803]

That's not very nice!

[@resnonverba137]

@@carolinewiggins2803 Yet it is accurate.

[@carolinewiggins2803]

@@resnonverba137 Would you say it to their face though? That is the question.

[@resnonverba137]

@@carolinewiggins2803 Should be safe enough. Many wouldn't understand what gormless meant :)

[@carolinewiggins2803]

@@resnonverba137 It's a splendid British word, I must admit. I must now go and look up the etymology.

[@amandab.recondwith8006]

People with a million dollars or pounds seem to think the whole world should crawl to them on its knees. They tend to be entitled and arrogant from what I've seen. After all - a million pounds doesn't go that far in the Home Counties, and 2 million is a joke in Central London. The period house I grew up in in the Midwestern U.S. would easily be worth over 1 million in England. The husband needs to get over himself and face the fact that 1 million isn't that much in the location he wants. However, millionaires are the hardest people to find property for because they're just using Phil and Kirsty as servants to check out the market for them.

[@litsci1877]

I really want Mike Leigh to make a movie involving Sarah and Ian

[@EyeByBrian]

😂😂👏🏻

[@lk8048]

The older couples should do some viewings before selling just to get some senses before it becomes too late. Once the house is sold, its hard to reverse.

[@niksgee3538]

I am really confused. Why did they sell their beloved home, because they had one child? Its very strange. All they talk about is their love for that home. Tbh nothing will make them happy, because they are hanging on To the dream of when they were happier in life. That is what they remember is happy memories. And nothing else can make you happy if you arent happy within.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

It was too small and they don’t seem like the renovation type.

[@carolinejohnson22]

Houses were built long ago with small rooms with fireplaces and coal fires. Now we have central heating and want bigger rooms. Look for a modern house in that case....

[@ngahuiroimatanutira-langda4153]

Those on limited money expect too much

[@lindauhrig1513]

Hubby’s a snob and unrealistic. If I had 1 million pounds!

[@issievdhorst]

IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!

[@janetcormack923]

Looking at that second million dollar house on 3/4 of an acre but looking like a huge plot all the way around the house, I wonder, are British acres bigger than American ones? Or is the plot size in addition to the 'peoprty' (house) area? Or are these camera people just amazing at making small yards look huge?

[@thetruthisthelight0910]

Area size is universal it may differ in how we describe it : km ,acres, miles , for a competing similar example, but it's the same.

[@carlac4407]

An acre has the same size in England and in the USA. It's about 4.046m2

[@janetcormack923]

Watching it again, I was wrong. It was only 'a third of an acre', half the size of our place, yet it has that enormous house, looks to be at least twice the size of ours (32' x 40' footprint) and lawn and outbuildings, and plantings and all. I just don't see how they fit all that onto 1/3 of an acre! It's amazing! Having the house literally on the lot line helps some (we have to be at least 5' off here) but it's still amazing. Or, is just the garden, just the grassy area, subtracting, somehow, the footprint of each building, the one third acre?

[@FigaroHey]

Eight hundred square feet and they sold it for 700,000 pounds?!?!? That's an apartment in the US, it's TINY, and £700,000? Incredible. Folks, after two days you stop hearing road noise. Get over it.

[@sarahsmyth5383]

This was 12 years ago

[@barbieholicable]

@@sarahsmyth5383 I bet you they are still looking.

[@kennedyreid2504]

The 1pounders are unrealistic!

[@Odo55]

Sarah and Ian Morgan-Freeman ugh. Will they ever be satisfied ?

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

I think if he could, Ian would go back to his original house and extend it. I don't know why he didn't!

[@mramg6038]

Is there a reason they couldnt just hire a digger & level the hill behind the house? I don't have a £1.2M budget & even i could do that...

[@lorrainebennett7528]

If their old house was so bloody perfect why did they sell it? I doubt that they will ever be happy to be honest.

[@carolineclark5369]

the million dollars: the husband is "addicted to window shopping", the wife along for the ride

[@romolathompson7718]

Such irritating buyers.....how can folk watch their nonsense....

[@mariannefroholdt9783]

How big bedrooms do people use to sleep?

[@aksaunders]

It has nothing to do with Balham

[@brendadion7868]

Ugh.... some people are impossible to please

[@wendykarle3114]

The older lady seemed so sad, and they were both just so entrenched and utterly ridiculous. Dude they've been looking 43 years and they still just cannot compromise and their money is just dwindling. Madness.

[@clairebrooks6253]

That older bloke has no intention of finding anywhere , non at all . He wants out with all the dolla I think

[@michaweir3372]

She would be better getting rid of Mr Negative and getting her own place.