House Hunt: Windsor & Wiltshire - Location Location Location - S14 EP15 - Real Estate TV

Join us in this episode of Location Location Location as we follow two couples in their quest for their dream homes in Windsor and Wiltshire. With high hopes, they explore various properties, facing the challenges and compromises that come with finding the perfect place to call home. Discover the ups and downs of their house-hunting journey, the surprises, and the disappointments they encounter along the way. Will they finally find the homes they've been dreaming of?
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[@juliemomzithomas6731]

As an American, this girl is over the top. I'd never act like that. Especially on TV

[@CaponeCabin]

As a American, i would love a thatched cottage!

[@angelaglanville9377]

As a brit living in America I was thrilled to buy a lovely house only to discover I had 2 rooms I never used. That is common in the USA. For any American looking to find a house in the UK similar to those USA is practically impossible. Unless they have a budget to match to match their criteria. Hate to say it but a lot of Americans have no clue about what happens in other countries.!

[@marjorjorietillman856]

You realize that it goes both ways, right??

[@chrisbrook1505]

Perhaps you are talking about their beloved family room, respectively good front room! We even had a Tv room off the master bedroom, we never used it! Besides American houses are even worse built than British ones, a lot is just show!

[@sueriley4412]

I don’t understand why a new build doesn’t have a bigger kitchen. It is the heart of a home.

[@martinfpavey]

Oooh, the pub at 32:51 - we English do the very best pubs.

[@_luckicharms]

Those 2 cottages together is SO freaking cute

[@susanholman6267]

Spoiled American and I’m an American. I would so be loving everything unique and precious in English homes.

[@v.g.r.l.4072]

I did not know that besides his being so handsome and sympathetic, Phil knew to play the trumpet. Greatª

[@dianewalker4633]

Oh Alissa - GO HOME!

[@thetruthisthelight0910]

Gladly ! the food is terrible. Some of the houses are , mostly, not up to building code, and cramped.

[@martinfpavey]

My God, the rant she has from 20:00. She is so entitled it's unbelievable.

[@lindaboyce1147]

Phil excellant trumpet solo! 😊

[@wipple2156]

I’m from the states and her voice just GRATED me - is she from California ? From the valley?

[@ginacirelli1581]

I'm American and I searched for a very long time for a cute little house like they have "across the pond". I watch these old videos and my heart wishes I could live in the UK, but at least I did find my own little jewel box in exactly the town where I wanted it. Sure, it's a bit close to a main road, but that was the compromise I was willing to make.

[@michellejones9741]

I have such envy for the UK,i want to live in a cute cottage with a cute country kitchen & have a dining table in it. I love it

[@megb9700]

My heart hurts from the 2023 prices even for ugly houses with no washing machine.

[@ginacirelli1581]

@@megb9700 Yes, I found and bought my house in 2019. I consider that a miracle.

[@P20022]

@@michellejones9741 yr truth f😮t😢😢😢😅i😅

[@847Carole]

I'm English and living in the US and after retiring finally found a mill village cottage that just shuts me here.

[@ruthanderson1758]

Love this show. My family heritage is from the UK, and I've always loved the old stone homes, etc. there.

[@debrakaszula9203]

I enjoy your show and I am another American wondering about moving to Britain. I am so glad that you follow up on the purchasers.

[@cathe8282]

The American woman makes me angry. She says all the right things of how she wants to fit in but her head consistently stays in big American houses. I think without Kirstie and Phil they'd still be looking now, in 2023! Why is "compromise" such a damn hard thing for people??? I absolutely love when Kirstie shows people undeniable proof that you can't do all your searching online.

[@bleumarin1968]

poor Phil !

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Malcolm and Jenny weren't emotionally ready to go house hunting because they lost the house they fell in love with before they came on the show. It's understandable because they're a very emotional couple. This is the type of couple that should be on the show. They weren't picky or unreasonable. They just needed an impartial person to help them.

[@ginacirelli1581]

@@thehungrygoldfish And their beautiful historic house is to die for! When Malcolm teared up, so did I.

[@dianewalker4633]

The American woman annoys me too. She's not in America any more, she's in the UK and she's clearly not even trying to fit in nor adjust her thinking.

[@anneroy4560]

Makes me laugh ... a gimme, gimme yank married to a balding ginger ...

[@ginacrusco234]

It's fun to skip the parts I'm (overly) familiar with and watch the new stuff. Phil's summation at the end is spot on -- sometimes what we wanted all along is right under our nose.

[@burninggarlicbread7869]

I dont get why people choose to move countries without the barebone research about what they can find in said countries home wise? If English style homes were such a problem for her why doesn't she just buy a plot and build an American mcmansion on it ?

[@giuseppenero110]

Maybe the fact that she is married to a British man might have a role in it?????

[@burninggarlicbread7869]

​@@giuseppenero110 He could have moved too? Being married to a British man doesn't mean being entitled. Again she could have just bought a plot if she wanted a mcmansion

[@thehungrygoldfish]

@@burninggarlicbread7869 He could have, but they would have had to start over from scratch. She would have to find a job and a place to stay and he would have to apply for a visa and everything before he can even search for a job. Their lives were already settled in the UK. It would be silly to start over just because the houses are bigger and less expensive.

[@anneroy4560]

@@giuseppenero110 I moved from Canada to England to marry an Englishman & I never thought for a moment that houses here would be like houses there ... for one thing Canada is 40x larger than the U.K. with 1/4 as many people ... perhaps with a UK father I grew up watching English films? We bought a 3 bed semi with a large garden & that suits just fine.

[@FigaroHey]

"We're happy here and I'm willing to adjust. Then: "I don't like any house in this country." Big adjustment effort there.

[@suemarshall6185]

She needs Daddy to send her another £300g.

[@juliansydney9819]

She didn’t say she didn’t like any house in the country

[@englishrose4388]

Phil, you play quite well. As an American, I dream of a quaint stone cottage…

[@marjorjorietillman856]

As an American, why are so many of us so self-hating and constantly put ourselves down?? You know, the majority of Americans don’t have huge houses, and half can’t even afford the American dream anymore! There’s a big movement for Tiny Homes, because many can’t afford large homes. American, Canada and Australia have similar size homes, but the others don’t brow-beat themselves for having similar taste in homes. I can’t watch this type program again, because of this!

[@mariettewarris7923]

America has larger spaces in homes BUT the walls are hardboard in most homes and not sound proof and you can hear everything in the other rooms. This American girl is a pain.

[@kathenson606]

As an American I understand but you’re not here so learn to live there. I don’t like the washing machine in the kitchen but I could deal with it.

[@dianewalker4633]

I have lived in places with a washing machine in the kitchen. You get used to it and in fact, I found it very convenient once I did get used to it.

[@michellejones9741]

I think she should come back to the US,i would definitely change places with her

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Logistically, with a British husband and British-born son, that's going to be complicated. They're better off staying in the UK.

[@williamegler8771]

The American wants Balmoral Castle on a council house budget...

[@kcsunshine4008]

Or Windsor Castle even😂

[@marjorjorietillman856]

Not true at all. There’s even a lot of people like myself that love Tiny Houses! Don’t believe all the negativity!! That may have been true 20 years ago, but not these days! Some people in America has big money and big houses, but not the majority!!

[@wendykarle3114]

The well in the kitchen blows my mind

[@doloresmcclain2555]

Who knew Phil was so talented

[@brendamiller8140]

Great video. 👍👍👍🥰

[@sandevieira5674]

Malcolm and Jenny bought a dream house. ❤

[@pomme800]

Was she perhaps a "suitcase" actress in a previous life? """"shudder""""

[@anneroy4560]

@@esmekaffen4961 yep, and he is a balding ginger ...

[@carolinejeanallincarolj]

Another Megan, God forbid

[@carolinejeanallincarolj]

Another Harry, this scenario sounds familiar

[@vimalambar9048]

I also like this program .... a lot!! but do we have to watch repeats continuously?

[@TangentOmega]

Funny to hear "this townhouse is the biggest house we've shown them". Do they own the land also? In the South US, you only own the structure of a townhouse , not the land beneath.

[@beverleyschenke3668]

As a Canadian and to be fair, I understand Alysa & Brit husband, they were a nice couple with certain expectations, which didn't fit for my favourite realtors Phil & Kirstie or many viewers. I think there are a lot of homes in the UK that meet those criteria and we've seen them on other shows, This couple actually found one that they loved but lost it due to sellers changing their minds..

[@anneroy4560]

As a Canadian living in England - I think Alysa & Paul look like Meghan & Harry ... her walking rubbing her pregnant stomach etc. ... 'she does like things as she likes them' ... Meghan gets what she wants ...

[@alidapurdy]

​@@anneroy4560American women tend to rub their pregnant stomachs a lot. Most of us didn't do it for attention. It's just "normal" in our culture. For some reason, perfect strangers even try to rub them out in public. That being said, this girl was so immature and seemed so overly spoiled. We aren't all like that. Do we want our money to be wisely spent? Yes. But she was annoying.

[@marjorjorietillman856]

One thing I’ve noticed is, the U.S., Canada and Australia has similar sized homes. Britons don’t know it’s not just an American thing. But some Americans are fine with being self-degrading, instead of explaining the difference. Because not many in America can afford the big American dream house. Some remember shows like “Life of the Rich & Famous” or “Dallas” when everybody had a big home. But I’ve never lived in a home more than 1200 sq ft, and the overwhelming majority of Americans never lived in huge homes either!! But some aren’t ready to get rid of their stereotypes!! About putting one’s hand on your pregnant stomach, yes that’s common and innocent practice in America!! Nobody pays it any attention!!😅❤

[@alidapurdy]

As an American, i'm embarrassed by this girl. She is soooo spoiled. She said she wants to fit in, but she wants an American, cookie cutter style house. She really seems to be so materialistic and spoiled. We are NOT all like her. Most of us realize that more space means more cleaning and maintenance. How much empty square footage does she think she needs?

[@thehungrygoldfish]

I feel bad for Malcolm and Jenny. They are perhaps one of my favorite couples who have appeared on LLL, and hardly anyone has acknowledged them because they happened to be paired with truly awful people who took all the attention away from them. The first time, it was the guy who wanted an automobile repair shop in his backyard and his wife, who wanted a million children. And now it's the obnoxious American woman unwilling to compromise. Like God.

[@anthonydecastro6938]

i guess she can have the house she feels self-entitled to, but out in the prairie. quite typical of girls of her type...

[@sherrie9241]

That girl from the USA is an embarrassment

[@whirledpeas5717]

The US has so many housing economies. It's ridiculous that the obnixious American state what you could get in the US like it applies everywhere in the US. She's just so self-centered.

[@karent-s7639]

Yes, while I was listening to her going on about how you could buy a huge house on a huge lot for the same kind of money in the States, I was thinking "not in this state you couldn't!" And that's as true today as it was when their search was filmed. I'd love to know where she came from - Lick Skillet, Tennessee? Chicken Bristle, Illinois? Not the San Francisco Bay Area, that's for sure.

[@kunalsen2123]

Exactly. What would her budget give her in New York or Los Angeles?

[@thehungrygoldfish]

@@karent-s7639 To be fair, back then, 300k would have gotten you a nice house in most cities. You just happened to name the MOST EXPENSIVE cities in the US. No duh, San Francisco is expensive. Everyone knows that, lol. That doesn't mean the only places that were affordable at the time are small towns in the middle of nowhere. 300k would have bought a nice house in cities like Pittsburgh, Orlando and Atlanta back when they were looking 15 years ago. And keep in mind 300k pounds isn't 300k US, but I'm just going to say 300k because I don't want to do the conversion right now, lol.

[@karent-s7639]

@@thehungrygoldfish You make good points, but I was comparing like with like. I grew up exactly in this couple's Berkshire search area, and now live in an equally priced area of rural northern California. (In April last year, the average house price in Windsor and Maidenhead was £515,000, in contrast to the October 2022 UK average of £296,000.) So my thought was that the wife SHOULD have been comparing what she was seeing with what she would see in the most expensive parts of the U.S.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

@@karent-s7639 You can't really compare US cities to UK cities like for like though, especially because most of the more expensive cities in the UK are within an hour or two of London. That's not a fair comparison to the US because the US is much, much, MUCH bigger. All of the expensive cities in the US are all over the country, not just concentrated in one area ,like the UK.

[@msmkp01]

300K, 3 bathrooms and acre of land in USA -- lol yea sure in midwestern rural counties, even 10 years ago but no way in hell in places that are suburban to big cities or cities.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

To be fair, no one should expect an acre of land in a city, especially a big one, lol. An acre of land is always going to be on a more suburban/rural area.

[@abbybennun5615]

🥰

[@Carylina1]

Alissa needs to return to the States. How could she be so ignorant of the housing situation she was going to. Very old episode. That's tiresome.

[@Mariana-ud7dw]

She reminds me of Davina McCall.

[@katherinegeddie7687]

This young woman is rather immature. Three hundred thousand would only buy houses in rural areas of the US. The larger cities have very high house prices. Areas with a high population have small ...even tiny apartments at high prices. Live in a small rural town in Louisiana where the houses are less expensive.

[@carolineandrews7231]

Just a thought... why should a seller lower their price because the buyer wants it and doesn't a mortgage. Hmmm something not right there

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Because it’s better for you as a seller to get a full cash offer than an offer that relies on a 30 plus year mortgage.

[@cherylelinsmith743]

Geese, I don't understand what State she lived in, in the USA. If you go to Brooklyn Heights or the Village, town houses are on the street. Good luck finding a kitchen that size in NYC geese.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

She was obviously not talking about NYC lol

[@marjorjorietillman856]

Houses in the US are larger. However, after watching these programs for the past 20 years, the houses in America, Australia and Canada are similar in size. But houses in England are drastically different from those 3 countries. A lot of people don’t understand that it’s not just a US thing!😌

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Because psssttt the Uk is considerably smaller than the three countries you named lol.

[@marjorjorietillman856]

@@thehungrygoldfish I agree. That’s why what’s considered small in the US/Canada is considered large in the UK. It’s like comparing apples to oranges. For that reason, it makes no sense to say Americans are wrong, because their definition of small is different in the UK. My only advice to Americans that go overseas is do extensive homework about the housing of that area, beforehand! I love Australian homes, more than American homes, but I it would be silly to criticize or stereotype them, because they like spacious more contemporary homes! That’s why it makes no sense to stereotype and degrade an entire continent of diverse people! I believe people can disagree without the insults!

[@CanChikMay]

This is a looooong time ago…$240 k budget?

[@Timeisirrelevant]

I think Alyssa is no different than a lot of their picky house hunters who need to reset their expectations on value for money, depending on the location. People out here who are so strongly against her just don't like her because she's a American. There was another American woman that moved from Florida that they helped, and she knew exactly what she wanted and was a savvy shopper. People hated her because of her "attitude", which really meant because she was American.

[@kunalsen2123]

I think it's got a lot to do with she looked unhappy even after the purchase as you can check out in the later catch-up videos. Such people are difficult to please and are never settled and there's never a happy compromise with them but a begrudging one.

[@AFAskygoddess]

I'm an American and even I don't like her. She acts like a whiny, little girl. Even in America, you have to adjust your expectations to your city. $300,000 will buy you a big house in Omaha, Nebraska. It won't buy you a one car garage in Los Angeles. Location, location, location...even in the US.

[@sungoddiss]

Kirsty, please don’t make people feel bad…

[@juliansydney9819]

She’s quite bossy judgemental and a bit rude

[@wendykarle3114]

I love it.She tells people how it is

[@amberkluga8949]

Alysa is a nightmare

[@relocatetoItaly]

The couple who shacked up together and then went to India, their relationship is stalled, he's checked out, it's stalled. So any house they see doesn't have any impact. Just come up with any reason not to. Meanwhile she's still searching on the internet to remind him they missing out. But he doesn't care he's moved on. As for the couple k American she's just miserable he won't keep her happy, she needs to go back to US which she apparently understands. Thank me later

[@thehungrygoldfish]

That’s not what happened lol. They both wanted a house but they were still hung up over the house they they lost so they were looking online but not in person because they never got over losing the other house.

[@gorillaglue7232]

I feel sorry for Paul! The future is not bright...

[@catherinehartmann1501]

Prima Donna. You don't go to a new country demanding it be everything YOU are used to. How entitled. I wonder if this is going to last. She has a lot to learn and she needs to step back instead of acting superior. Proud is one thing. Snotty is another. Patronizing and disrespectful.

[@kathyoh9713]

Don’t judge all American women by this one, she’s spoiled and he should run run away quickly!

[@j.c.linden]

People looking for homes, need to be picky. There is no reason to spend money on a house that does not please! Not being willing to live in tiny rooms, or with busy roads 3 feet from the front door, or no outside pace of your own are not faults! Most houses in America are nothing like the cramped places we see in this show. Thank goodness!

[@thehungrygoldfish]

There’s always going to be a compromise though. If you want a house with large rooms, not on a busy road with a good sized yard then you’re sacrificing price, neighborhood and or condition.

[@wendykarle3114]

O m g her fake accent is so Irritating

[@JenniferKokoski]

You guys are too hard on Alyssa. When you watch enough of these location location shows you see very big kitchens and utility rooms as well as kitchen diners. Meaning they have space. This was just drawn up to make up fake up drama between Americans and Brits.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Not on their budget in their desired location at the time they were looking at houses.

[@carolinejeanallincarolj]

A yankie pain in the butt, I feel sorry for Kirstie and phil