Finding A Property In Edinburgh For £200, 000 Part One | Location, Location, Location

The country's choosiest home hunters are looking for just the right spot. They're also hoping hosts and real estate agents Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer will help them secure the right home in their desired area. Nevertheless, sometimes sacrifices are required and the customer isn't always satisfied.
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[@adjm1234]

It is crazy watching this in 2022. Most of these properties would sell for north of £500k now.

[@spyhunter66]

I was thinking the same thing… wish i had bought one of these back then!

[@suneelgaur5246]

This is a very old episode..probably filmed over 20 years ago..house prices in Edinburgh have doubled since this programme was made.🥺

[@anyexpat]

You only need to look at the cars registration plates, M reg is 1992, clearly the 90s

[@jamesdettmann94]

@@anyexpat or just everything about how the episode is filmed, the video quality, fashion and style of presenting

[@sissyrayself7508]

I could tell it was old by the price..and by t the realtor' s cell phones style

[@stevedrasco]

This was aired in 2001, for those wondering about the prices. Season 3, episode 3.

[@traceymars]

I used to think only the people with very healthy budgets were fussy. Now with this show I can see that people with all budgets can be fussy

[@julialimbrick333]

How many years has this program been playing in the UK? Kristi looks like she's in her 20s. I enjoy these episodes.

[@ElrosTar-Minyatur]

@Julia. Kirstie is around 30 here

[@williamf4544]

@@ElrosTar-Minyatur Wow so 40 years ago

[@SarahMulvey-yj7tw]

_Today, a record number of Americanos can't afford rent and they may think they've got it bad on their side of the Atlantic, but spare a thought for the little island on the other side of that great ocean. A land of black taxis, red buses, stiff upper lips, and corrupt property factors. What is a "property factor", I hear you Americanos ask. Well, a property factor is a private company which is supposed to take care of the maintenance of private homes or apartments in a neighborhood, and they do this by employing plumbers and electricians and cleaning companies, etc. That is, a property factor is a "bridge" between homeowners/tenants and the actual people who carry out the actual maintenance. In return, the homeowners/tenants pay the property factors (a.k.a. residential factors) a fee (perhaps monthly, and perhaps other fees as well, as is deemed necessary by the factor themselves.) But this is where the trouble (for the homeowners/tenants) starts. When they the sign the Deed which (among other things) says that they will pay a collective fee to the property factor, the ability to choose whether or not they wish to pay is essentially and legally taken away from them. It's like collective punishment. They may own their own home and may not want to be burdened by the maintenance of common areas in an apartment (for the SIMPLE reason that they don't live in an apartment!), but their hands are tied -- they signed the Deed (without doing so they'd not have been able to own their own home in the first place) and they are now at the mercy of the property factor who (if they are dishonest, and in most cases in this country, they ARE) can inflate charges, and bully and threaten homeowners with legal action if they refuse to pay up. Probably the WORST property factor in the UK is called _*_James Gibb Property Factor_*_ based in Scotland. This company is, for all intents and purposes, a _*_criminal organisation._*_ They will charge astronomical fees (far above and beyond what other factors would charge for similar "services") and they won't answer emails or phone calls from apartment residents when they complain about a broken elevator or light fixtures or dampness on a wall or leaky plumbing or a backed up toilet. The Directors of this wretched company have been STEALING money from clients for years, but no one can stop them. In fact, the _*_Group Managing Director of James Gibb_*_ happens to be the _*_CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the PROPERTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND (PMAS),_*_ I kid you not. That is how corrupt Scotland has become. James Gibb's No.1 priority is to squeeze as much money as possible from clients and use intimidatory tactics to prevent them from taking to social media to air their grievances about this criminal company._ If you look at uk.trustpilot.com/review/jamesgibb.co.uk and read all the POSITIVE reviews about James Gibb factors, you will notice the similarities in word construction and style of writing. Several posters have noticed this. I am pretty sure that *James Gibb* has employees writing FAKE reviews in order to counterbalance the dozens of NEGATIVE (genuine) reviews by disgruntled clients. This company is really, really insidious and corrupt. But they know no one will stop them, least of all the Scottish Government. One more thing. Whenever you see on a BAR CHART the number of one-star reviews versus the number of five-star reviews, and you see that they are the two biggest bars, and two-star, three-star, and four-star, are nowhere near as big as ONE and FIVE stars, you can bet that the chart has been manipulated. This is because, mathematically, things tend to assume a Gaussian shape, or a bell shape with the median being the highest, e.g. distribution of IQ takes on a bell shape. But here, you have the median being the least, and that's a giveaway that the distribution is fake as f#%k.

[@curlyanneb1973]

They are too picky. They want an estate for the price of an apartment.

[@ericshang7744]

Their house is too red, I find.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

Wow that last property is beautiful.

[@toffmcman9505]

oh last house its just stunning. 199 grands that fuck all , that house now will be worth 1 million easy

[@Itsme-ky5pd]

This is old. Guys using an old Nokia phone which is antique now lol

[@addd1764]

Probably this house price is increasing dramatically since the Nokia era

[@elkehassell171]

little money high expectations. Seriously a whole house for 128K they call ugly.

[@numbereightyseven]

Two bathrooms equals twice as much cleaning - good on ya mate.

[@lobotimiseaha6965]

200k Sighthill in 2020.

[@annov7500]

Broomhouse in 2021

[@mattj905]

2023 and property 2, The 2 bed flat In Clarendon Crescent will be about £500k if not a bit more.

[@SarahMulvey-yj7tw]

_Today, a record number of Americanos can't afford rent and they may think they've got it bad on their side of the Atlantic, but spare a thought for the little island on the other side of that great ocean. A land of black taxis, red buses, stiff upper lips, and corrupt property factors. What is a "property factor", I hear you Americanos ask. Well, a property factor is a private company which is supposed to take care of the maintenance of private homes or apartments in a neighborhood, and they do this by employing plumbers and electricians and cleaning companies, etc. That is, a property factor is a "bridge" between homeowners/tenants and the actual people who carry out the actual maintenance. In return, the homeowners/tenants pay the property factors (a.k.a. residential factors) a fee (perhaps monthly, and perhaps other fees as well, as is deemed necessary by the factor themselves.) But this is where the trouble (for the homeowners/tenants) starts. When they the sign the Deed which (among other things) says that they will pay a collective fee to the property factor, the ability to choose whether or not they wish to pay is essentially and legally taken away from them. It's like collective punishment. They may own their own home and may not want to be burdened by the maintenance of common areas in an apartment (for the SIMPLE reason that they don't live in an apartment!), but their hands are tied -- they signed the Deed (without doing so they'd not have been able to own their own home in the first place) and they are now at the mercy of the property factor who (if they are dishonest, and in most cases in this country, they ARE) can inflate charges, and bully and threaten homeowners with legal action if they refuse to pay up. Probably the WORST property factor in the UK is called _*_James Gibb Property Factor_*_ based in Scotland. This company is, for all intents and purposes, a _*_criminal organisation._*_ They will charge astronomical fees (far above and beyond what other factors would charge for similar "services") and they won't answer emails or phone calls from apartment residents when they complain about a broken elevator or light fixtures or dampness on a wall or leaky plumbing or a backed up toilet. The Directors of this wretched company have been STEALING money from clients for years, but no one can stop them. In fact, the _*_Group Managing Director of James Gibb_*_ happens to be the _*_CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the PROPERTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND (PMAS),_*_ I kid you not. That is how corrupt Scotland has become. James Gibb's No.1 priority is to squeeze as much money as possible from clients and use intimidatory tactics to prevent them from taking to social media to air their grievances about this criminal company._ If you look at uk.trustpilot.com/review/jamesgibb.co.uk and read all the POSITIVE reviews about James Gibb factors, you will notice the similarities in word construction and style of writing. Several posters have noticed this. I am pretty sure that *James Gibb* has employees writing FAKE reviews in order to counterbalance the dozens of NEGATIVE (genuine) reviews by disgruntled clients. This company is really, really insidious and corrupt. But they know no one will stop them, least of all the Scottish Government. One more thing. Whenever you see on a BAR CHART the number of one-star reviews versus the number of five-star reviews, and you see that they are the two biggest bars, and two-star, three-star, and four-star, are nowhere near as big as ONE and FIVE stars, you can bet that the chart has been manipulated. This is because, mathematically, things tend to assume a Gaussian shape, or a bell shape with the median being the highest, e.g. distribution of IQ takes on a bell shape. But here, you have the median being the least, and that's a giveaway that the distribution is fake as f#%k.

[@thegreypenguin5097]

“The establishment of the Scottish parliament” how old is this 😂

[@hellepost1439]

About 20 years😉

[@ariescustom]

Prices in the Harry Potter Theme Park are out of control nowadays, which is why I sold up after 20 years and moved to Glasgow where you get far more for your money, far more of a social scene, very little Airbnb and no fucking irritating festival tourists.

[@Saraseeksthompson0211]

I wish we could get properties for that

[@gv1967]

They are too choosy but don't have the money.

[@anyexpat]

It was filmed over 20 years ago

[@Sum_Ting_Wong]

You can tell this is old...the cars at the beginning are all late 90s

[@perduealexandra5736]

You can tell instantly it’s old by Kirstie’s shoes andáis hair line 😘

[@janetcormack923]

How does one get from part one to part two? And why are they in two parts?

[@HappyHawthorn]

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[@kathleenmartin7498]

The first place was probably altered in the kitchen to accommodate A person in a wheelchair

[@robinhawkes1744]

A house in Switzerland costs 1,2Million😅

[@davidjohnston7512]

Australia is more expensive.

[@fmcm7715]

@@davidjohnston7512 is Canada the most expensive now?

[@emilyrobbins3238]

“The first criteria” ? Oh come on. Keep up the standards. Singular of criteria is criterion.

[@myoldvhstapes]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that!

[@FigaroHey]

If I had a pound for every dangling participle I've heard on Channel 4, I could buy a flat in Edinburgh - cash.

[@geegeelast7597]

200,000? Not going to happen, they need to spend more money.

[@Mokkel73]

Teen Kirstie!

[@noneone.............]

Houses with garden or lawn look more lively, i need a home in north Britannia too 🌐 🇬🇧♥️

[@kbrp5493]

that woman seems a nightmare

[@geoffdundee]

not to worry the filming was at least 20 yrs ago,same with prices for the properties......they will be divorced by now.

[@naijafutboltv8704]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dianab8008]

👍🏻

[@annov7500]

This is from 1999 haha...

[@BoredCertified]

Wow! Wonder if those two are still as picky and snobbish as they were back then.

[@issievdhorst]

Horrible couple. :(

[@amunman]

Стиль 90х

[@Photon-1927]

I would like to know from investors of Edinburgh . Is buying property in Scotland is better ROI then England ? And also which market is better in terms of capital appreciation.

[@almalockett7162]

Hmmmmmm

[@mamaloveshercats]

9:12 Is the kitty included? 😉>^.^

[@VIncentSunflowers]

Wretched, clueless, spoiled children. I wonder - 20 yrs later - if they've improved as human beings!

[@resnonverba137]

Errr... to whom do you refer?

[@greenmoss9079]

Snobs!! As if lol

[@dianab8008]

Fussy …definition spoilt

[@Kiinell]

Oh I can't stand snobs.

[@sunilchawla6565]

Hi Sam here from India, I need room near Edinburg University 200 pound as well

[@mayanktyagi5104]

Ullu ka pattha 😂😂

[@sunilchawla6565]

@@mayanktyagi5104 y aap k naam h kya

[@sunilchawla6565]

@@mayanktyagi5104 jisko baat krne ka pata nhi Ho mare khayal Se wo hi ullu ka patha hota h so learn how to talk or ask you parents to teach you

[@mayanktyagi5104]

@@sunilchawla6565 abe bhai tu kis chez k baare mein kaha comment kr raha hai!! Thoda dimag toh laga

[@mayanktyagi5104]

@@sunilchawla6565 arre yaar tu toh bura maan gya...chal sorry Pr ye jagah in baaton ki inquiry k liye bilkul theak nhi hai

[@carinwiseman4309]

First of all, this is just too old to be relevant. Secondly, you cut it off with no resolution. You get an F.

[@thomasmorin749]

Scottish Tories through and through.

[@micktre7608]

This hasn't aged well has it😂 I remember parts of this episode used as court documents in her trial. Old mate didn't stand a chance... A total wak job, according to the jury