Renovating a Property That's Been on the Market for Two Years | Unsellables UK Full Episode

Party-loving homeowners, Linda and Lee dream of traveling the world…But after two years on the market, and over 80 viewings, they’re still stuck in their three-bedroom, 1950s terrace home in Swindon, Wiltshire. The unsellable property features institutional flooring, loads of unfinished DIY jobs, and a shattered front window. And beyond the trash-filled backyard, also contains ratty furniture, a broken bed, huge hairballs, random cigarette butts, and piles and piles of dirty laundry.
Enter property experts John Rennie and Sofie Allsopp. They vow to get the home under control. And while John has a serious chat with the agent about commissions, and then encourages the couple to replace him, Sofie undertakes the radical cleanup, and performs a spectacular makeover. Will their plan revive the property’s prospects and the couple’s wanderlust?
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[@DagnySol]

This couple takes the cake. They feel ashamed of their house but not ashamed enough to do something about it. I've never, ever seen a house this dirty.

[@ENFPerspectives]

I have. Alcoholics live there.

[@elizabeths4371]

I heard those who've participated in these kinds of programs say that the show tells the owners NOT to do a pre-cleaning prior to filming because it makes for better ratings

[@gra-emed3617]

@@elizabeths4371they must have told them NOT to clean a year in advance of their visit then 😂

[@elizabeths4371]

Yes,with some folks, you don't have to ask them twice! 😆 @@gra-emed3617

[@noneofyourbusiness7094]

If you're too embarrassed to show your messy, unfinished house to a new real estate agent, why would you think that it's presentable for showings to sell?

[@MIVAN9778]

if even after the price was put down it did not attract anyones interest then make over was overdue. They are slobs ok. But if youre ashamed to show it to potential buyer why would you put it in a tv show? So everyone see what a slob they are?

[@Lifeoflols]

We applied for the show a year before we were selected... we actually had separated and I no longer lived there... him and his mates trashed it

[@shqa574]

@@MIVAN9778 The couple were immature. They wasted their money for years on the house payments and half-a##ed renovations. They should have stuck to renting an apartment while she was at university.

[@julianachandler2975]

It’s very unfair to blame the estate agent for not selling a wreck of a house. I’m glad that they stuck with him.

[@theajohnston761]

Obviously it’s not the agents fault. The house is disgusting

[@tonibauer2949]

I know. Utterly ridiculous.

[@virginiamoss7045]

The lesson here is that if you don't motivate your agent, they won't put much effort into selling it; there's no reason for them to do so. You have a responsibility to engage with the effort. Still, their commissions are way too high which creates resentment in the public so that many people feel the whole thing should be dumped on the agent for that amount of money.

[@judylloyd7901]

@@theajohnston761 The agent has a certain responsibility to make his clients aware of the standards necessary to make a house sellable.

[@susanforrest4056]

The Estate Agent does have a responsibility to advise, but if the client does not do what is suggested it’s on the client.

[@cynterslave]

Sorry, but after trying to sell for 2 years, you didn’t realize that the condition of the property was the issue?

[@MeadowDay]

Blaming the agent was unfair and nasty..

[@margaretchayka6878]

Some people should not own a home, these are 2 of them.

[@virginiamoss7045]

What bank would extend a mortgage to a couple of 22-year-olds? Maybe the parents co-signed or something.

[@pinecrone8991]

Wouldnt want to rent to them.

[@tonibauer2949]

@@pinecrone8991 just what I was gonna say! Ugh!

[@Angora573]

@@virginiamoss7045 I was married and bought a house at 19, my husband was 21. If you have good credit and jobs that pay enough it isn't that difficult to buy a home. These two seem very childish however and not ready, even after three years, to buy a home as it's absolutely disgusting.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@Angora573 This is true.

[@IsomerMashups]

The amount of disrespect they were giving that poor real estate agent. He was doing his best with virtually nothing.

[@Jane5720]

The real estate agent should’ve dumped the listing and quit

[@francinecannon1903]

They expected you guys to clean up for them. Wow

[@WitchgirlViolet1313]

I think this couple never wanted to sell their house. All they wanted is to get a makeover in their place.

[@kellyanne7225]

I think so too. They sure were apathetic about their place until someone else came in!

[@christinek5935]

I agree! That’s probably why they didn’t change agents, to guarantee their house would NOT sell.

[@Lifeoflols]

Actually it's because we were separated for 6 months already at the time of filming... I had already moved out and we had to lie for the show as they preferred the young couple wanting to travel story rather than divorced and going our separate ways 🤣

[@onepotmakesplenty]

@@Lifeoflols why not at least go round and tidy up a bit then? Id be mortified to have a house even vaguely as dirty as that. If have made sure the sheets were removed at very least 😳

[@Lifeoflols]

@@onepotmakesplenty I didn't even live in the same town any more, it was not an amicable break up and I couldn't just pop round 🙄 I was going through some really terrible things back then...life is not always simple

[@mayram4598]

I don’t understand why he put the blame on the Realtor. On This one it’s all on the owners.

[@georgiafain3747]

She should have call them out on their slovenly lifestyle.

[@deeking3683]

@@georgiafain3747 Doubt it would matter. Each time Sofie did, he just stared and she giggled.

[@judylloyd7901]

@@deeking3683 Sofie*

[@deeking3683]

@@judylloyd7901 I stand corrected.

[@d.d.mac.3773]

A real estate agent can have all the enthusiasm in the world, but if the sellers are lazy, dirty slobs who don't care about their property, it won't make any difference at all. This isn't on the agent, it's on those two who would rather play video games and have parties which allow their friends to treat their property like a slum fleabag hotel. Disgusting.

[@katbar6066]

Totally agree- Too immature to own a property. Looking at the pair of them it is surprising it has not been repossessed by the Bank before now.

[@inesolujic2534]

I was really surprised that they told them to ditch their real estate agent. He's not the problem, he brought 80 showings to a pig sty. Poor guy should have dumped them. Can't sell a house that looks one step up from a crack den.

[@mayram4598]

💯

[@gingerale1861]

I’m elderly and my agent hired a cleaning crew for us. His wife staged it and they sold it for top dollar. They made made well over what it cost for the cleaning crew😊

[@d.d.mac.3773]

@@gingerale1861 Brilliant! I certainly understand elderly people doing that. My guess is that you probably kept it that way for the showings. These two have no excuse for keeping their place the way they do and people like that usually don't keep up standard. My guess is that a professional crew could've been hired and one party later, back to square one. You can't instill pride of ownership in some people. Glad it worked out for you!

[@FireCracker3240]

Imagine that poor Realtor. He agrees to go on camera for this show, and then watches the final cut in which one of the two stars rip him to shreds for not trying. He's working for practically nothing, and this is ALL the home owners fault, NOT the agent! Shame on you guys for trying to besmirch that poor agent's name.

[@DJ-gc6fj]

I disagree when someone works for 1% they are going to only work as hard as 1%. He should’ve never excepted the job and should’ve been very honest with his clients about their filth. A professional would have done that

[@2outta3aintbad96]

I see a law suit commin .....

[@lesleymcshanemitchell9651]

yes they went to far.

[@debk6161]

Only 1 to 1.5%? In the U.S. we’ve been paying 7% and sometimes more to agents since the 1980’s! Many times, our equity is taken by the agents and we sellers get nothing and/or lose money when we sell. 😢

[@gratitudetouniverse2689]

Very thoughtful of you..

[@cmjb6118]

If the living room and bedrooms look that bad, I can imagine what the kitchen and bathroom look like! But actually...WHY do I have to imagine what the kitchen and bathroom look like?!? Where are they?!? Everyone knows that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes! Why are they not shown in the episode???

[@chapman1569]

I guess that the home owners could not afford sprucing up the kitchen and the bathroom, They set the budget they give to the show. They did the maximum with the budget., they did a good job with the big bedroom but they could not put new flooring, so they painted it , it would have been better with a new flooring. I agree with you, what about the kitchen and bathroom? It seems like the owners bought the home thinking they would rip the old carpets and paint and that would be it. On top of that they were slobs, they are young and not bothered to vacuum and dust and pick up the garbage ?!! Money is not an excuse in their case. These two will grow old will not get better at hygiene and cleanliness, their living space will be health hazard.

[@judylloyd7901]

@@chapman1569 There's a bit of a story behind this one, I think.

[@lynnedelacy2841]

They never show the bathroom

[@leah__gail]

3 minutes in and the impression I’ve got is the both of them being immature and lazy.

[@marycyardley2456]

15 minutes in, same. Incredible these two got it together to purchase the house in the first place.

[@victoriamacpriest7130]

Yup!

[@vaderladyl]

Yep. Too young and not used to big responsibilities.

[@ratnamukherjee9404]

Yes. Too young and unwilling to do the heavy work required to set things right

[@mo-sy9ws]

And not that young for it to be excuse either. Shameful mess🙈.

[@virginiamoss7045]

Looks to me like a bullet hole in the glass, not the story he told.

[@cecedubois5147]

My thought too.

[@cmcmahon8551]

I thought the same thing.

[@judyshallstrom415]

I thought a BB gun because of the size. No matter what it's awful

[@inesolujic2534]

Same thought I had. No way was that from falling and shattering it with his hand.

[@Angora573]

It's England in a small town not downtown LA lol I doubt very much it's a bullet.

[@Lifeoflols]

Wow didn't even know this had been added to youtube... should probably give some context lol this was filmed in 2009 we were 25 and we had been separated for 6 months already by the time the show came to do the make over... I didnt live there any more... it took over a year from applying for the show to getting them and they preferred out situation as it was on the application so we had to pretend we were still together... I was shocked at the state of the bedrooms too...he was left to live there because he was supposed to be finishing the work that needed done...

[@elvirasonnenschein3757]

Thank you for the context. Now I unterstand ...

[@soapgirlsrule]

Did the house sell soon after?

[@Lifeoflols]

@@soapgirlsrule No because if the housing market crash we actually ended up renting in out for a couple of years as selling it just wasnt happening

[@pixels2u]

Thanks for sharing this! How was your overall experience with the Unsellable people? I have a hunch that Sofie isn't really the designer, but more of an actor playing the designer, though she is very charming and cute. Did you sell for a price you were happy with?

[@sorelyanlie2784]

I was thinking this was looking a lot more like a bachelor pad. It’s weird that they made you fake it, they’ve done other episodes where the couple was separated so I don’t really get why they did that…

[@tddybear]

They really had her pick up their dirty laundry while they picked up boxes. She was so kind not to utter the word "gross" the whole time, cause that bedroom was honestly disgusting

[@Sharon-pb7so]

Plus it had to smell horrendous. 🤢 Shame on them!

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

I wonder if the couple were just scamming the show to get a free makeover and then told the real estate agent to sod off?

[@mercedessettle7824]

They have to pay the materials tho

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

@@mercedessettle7824 Still cheaper though, right?

[@Lifeoflols]

Nope... we were separated though and I wasn't living there anymore... he trashed it himself... I just wanted the damn house to sell so I could finally be free of him

[@Lifeoflols]

@@mercedessettle7824 no we didn't,

[@mercedessettle7824]

@@Lifeoflols Damn... kinda messed up how the TV show portrayed everything then! Sorry if it seemed I was making assumptions. I meant the labor would be cheaper IF that was done but materials would still cost a lot of money making scamming still expensive. I'm really sorry to hear he trashed it after the fact making you both look bad on the show when the main girl comments on the mess . Must've been realllyyy frustrating.

[@charlotteb7433]

That Real Estate agent must be going to get a kickback for someone he recommends, he's really pressuring them to lose their agent....it stands to reason their agent did his part....80 showings, they didn't do their part...one lazy couple!

[@katbar6066]

Lazy & filthy- Not removing sheets that looked like they had been slept in for months before leaving the bedroom YUK!!

[@youttt27]

I think the previous agent was not so keen to make a sale.Not giving enough advance notice for the viewings is a no no as is not telling the couple to clean up before a viewing

[@Marys_Life_64]

@@youttt27 If the people who own the property would rather party & not clean or fix anything it's not the agent's fault. I've seen comments about how young they are. That's b.s. People need to stop saying stuff like that. Past generations weren't that lazy or cared as much about just having a good time. If you're selling your house you keep it clean at all times. No excuses other than laziness. Take some pride.

[@smokeandmirrors111]

@@katbar6066 🤮

[@judithburke1539]

I'm thinking that they might have been too hungover to remember when the showings were going to be!!!

[@srky4346]

This real estate co host dude is unnecessary.

[@slab6046]

Yes, she moved to Toronto and she does the show alone. She takes them to view a similar house and discusses $$.

[@leorising8074]

This show is more than 8 years old, lol

[@ocanadastandinguard6840]

Totally agree.

[@olly-kai]

@@slab6046 and now she's moved to the USA! Can't stay put I guess!

[@abigail1023]

Totally. You really don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to find out why this filthy, wrecked pigpen wasn't selling.

[@bookmagicroe9553]

The show is better w/o the guy. It was more interesting when Sofie would take the home owners to see another similar house that sold. It was also more interesting when the construction guys would show their ideas and work.

[@littledotti6808]

I agree. Would rather see Sofie and and the contractor discussing the scope of the work that needs to be done. I skip the other guys part. Boring.

[@kathleenmitchell1582]

@@littledotti6808 Me too. Fast forward right through him. Useless stuff. A filthy rat trap isn't going to sell no matter who the agent is.

[@rebeccarendle3706]

Totally agree... The guy just fills out the time, but his part makes it boring.. Especially as it is the same "staged" comments from the real estate agents and locals each week🙄.

[@retahannell4207]

I totally agree with all of you,I liked it much better when they just had the contractor, nothing the new guy says is even remotely interesting 😵 give us back the old format

[@ituesday24]

I'm pretty sure the real estate guy is only in the oldest episodes, filmed in the UK. He's not new, he's part of the old format. The ones you're thinking of with just Sophie, the comparison homes and the contractor etc are from more recent seasons filmed in Canada.

[@carguy4658]

Note to the Travel Industry, 'Double the Room Deposit for these two!'

[@helvyrah]

lol

[@wosamosman9814]

More like Triple 😂😂😂😂

[@csilladevic9969]

😄😄😄

[@Lifeoflols]

12 years late 😆

[@janetpattison8474]

OMG. Pigs. They were just black-listed .

[@biggyziggy5777]

This new format makes it a quick viewing time for me ... l fast forward through the real estate guy parts !!

[@annecaulder9495]

I thought it was just me doing that! 😂

[@mayram4598]

I believe this was the 1st season and it was based in the UK. The rest of the seasons is just Sophie and based in Canada

[@reginawhitlock4227]

Why is he on the show? What year is it? I don't remember him_- always loved to hear Sophie.

[@shqa574]

Me, too! I found his segments to be dull. He was a walking ad for tourism. He should be part of the cleanup crew. 🤣🤣🤣

[@shqa574]

@@mayram4598 The Canadian show was the best, with Anthony Sayers, contractor.

[@shawkitty2524]

This house is not the biggest problem this couple has. As Major General Oliver Perry said, "We have met the enemy and it's us".

[@janonthemtn]

I don’t think the agent is at fault at all! Once the house is in shape it will be much easier to sell. Not fair to original guy.

[@NickyRainbow]

I was just watching 2 young people with 2 kids renovating a French chateau in 18 months. And these 2 are like "yeah paint is too much work" HOW can people be like that...

[@patriciapisaniello9222]

Patricia france This conagent is a pain. If their agent brought 80 viewings how could he be accused of not doing his job?this couple are lazy filthy bad should be ashamed of them else’s,

[@CallHerCassie]

Wow maybe stop letting your friends destroy your property??

[@soapgirlsrule]

I think their friends felt comfortable not respecting their home because not even the owners respected it.

[@rabeeajawad9298]

"Now just 25" JUST??!! You are freaking adults.

[@ragdadtx1835]

I'm a realtor in SW FL, and there is only so much an "estate agent" as they call us in GB can do with an absolute sh**t hole. The original agent was doing them a huge favor, and he must have the patience of a saint. I would have fired those lazy good for nothing morons way before the two year mark.

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

I don't think he Was doing them a good favour to be honest. A good estate agent should have told them to really tidy up, finish the work and be realistic. That he says they'd only just got out of bed before visits, still doing the washing up, and also supposedly didn't tell them on occasions that they were about to have viewings? That's not a good agent. He needed to tell them how it is - smelly sheets left on an old bed for 6 months? Shot out window or perhaps hit with a screw driver but NEVER his hand as claimed, huge balls of dust and also hair, and broken glass on the floor. He needed to tell them to grow up or disassociate his company from them.

[@kebert2thumbsup]

@@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars I thought the same thing. A hand wouldn't break the glass like that with such a tiny hole as a starter.

[@NighDarke]

The house presented as a major fixer upper, mostly only flippers would be interested in that.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

That wallpaper was OVER THE TOP! NO, thank you!

[@lizzyb5884]

Yes my goodness thought I was the only one who felt this way...ugggg it's just ugly !

[@minikorsi]

That was SO fashionable a decade ago!!

[@rosieg1603]

This was filmed in 2009 so 12 years ago it was fashionable!

[@shqa574]

It was budget wallpaper...as in "cheap".

[@FireCracker3240]

This video is proof that not every person is cut out for home ownership. This is why being apartment renters is right for some people.

[@shqa574]

They would not have pi%%ed their money away on the mortgage and renovations. Of course, they found money for beer every week.😏😒🙄

[@Mamamiaia-2015]

Why don’t people ever clean their house?

[@annecaulder9495]

Too busy gaming. It's not cute or funny.

[@bev419]

Agree with previous comments that these very old episodes show the unnecessary real estate guy - love the Sophie episodes later in Canada. Cheers from Adelaide, Australia

[@shqa574]

The Canadian show with Anthony Sayers was the best of the series.

[@donnaaranda5970]

That's just laziness😬🤢. I was younger than them with a baby when I had my first place. And blaming their friends for some of the mess is ridiculous. You're grown tell them to get out if they don't respect your house🤦

[@kaynucklehead1633]

Why is that co host pushing a new realtor for the home? Who could sell that dump?

[@GwenMotoGirl]

Agents should be able to write reviews about sellers. The problem here is not the agent.

[@cynthiastarling3106]

That window was shot. Looks like a bb gun hole.

[@suzib777]

It was a total difference in appearance. There were no hairballs, dirty linens, unfinished bedrooms, etc. Good job in making this house a desirable property to purchase.

[@mariumrizvi8220]

They are so messy !! Wonder how long they will take to make this into trash again

[@katbar6066]

One or 2 days

[@Sharon-pb7so]

I'd give them 2 weeks, after the first blush of having clean linen wears off. 🤢

[@judylloyd7901]

If you read the comments posted by @Raising Bilingual, you might find out what happened afterwards. You might find out what was actually going on at the time, too.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

1st Step: Call a pest exterminator.

[@paulanull8731]

2nd Step: remove the human pigs. Did you notice they never showed the bathroom? I cannot imagine although pig sty comes to mind.

[@Isabella66Gracen]

I'm sorry, but that house not selling was NOT the agents fault in any way IMHO. To have him work for you for 20 mos., then take the sale away from him when you FINALLY get YOUR act together lacks integrity in a big way. Bad advice. Swindlers. I've to give this one a thumbs down for that. Sophie doesn't need that guy.

[@AnnieFlorida]

Joining you with a thumb’s down for the same reason.

[@judylloyd7901]

They didn't take David's advice. They stuck with their original agent, apparently.

[@gailatkinson1908]

It never ceases to amaze me how little work people put into getting a house ready to sell. This place looks like it should have rats!

[@weightlessliving9856]

“There’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that anyone is going to want to move into this house...” 😂

[@BigioBio]

I will not give it a thumbs down cause I love this show, but definitely the couple was a joke. Pick people who care about selling and need help, not people who are lazy and just wanted to have other people do their job. Also, the "new" guy really pushing for getting a new agent was just awful.

[@suedecarlo3301]

Really seems unfair to the original agents who showed that filthy place, to change agents for the sale after cleaning it up and making it nice. Seems to me that they needed something to justify the “new guys” existence on the show.

[@judylloyd7901]

There were no new guys. They stuck with the original realtor.

[@harveythepooka]

They wanted the couple to fire their agent. I'm surprised their agent didn't fire them. The place wasn't that bad, it just showed terribly because their furniture was crap and it was dirty, but really, all it needed was some paint and yet them couldn't do it.

[@corky8490]

I prefer the episodes filmed in North America without the real estate guy. He doesn't really serve any purpose. I prefer when they work more with the builders and show the actual renovation work. I do feel kinda bad but I just skip his parts.

[@momof2momof2]

I agree, I see no point to him being on the show

[@hannahfaye2317]

yeah the old one felt more human and less like a reality tv show

[@naowright9308]

He talks through his nose which bothers me.

[@cathyblackhall3448]

Me too

[@shqa574]

He was tour guide/realtor expert/cohost/interviewer. Useless!

[@aprilsmith6587]

They want to sell the house so they can move in with their parents and travel? How immature are these two.

[@katbar6066]

If I was the parent I would be changing the locks or moving house without a forwarding address.

[@MIVAN9778]

that is exactly what I was thinking.

[@lesliecas2695]

Their parents probably have them money for a large down payment to get them out of THEIR houses.

[@TaylorMaeB]

I do feel like it is a responsible decision to sell the home tho. They really aren’t ready for home ownership. That said, if I was their mom, I wouldn’t be offering for them to move in with me! They should get an apartment.

[@chapman1569]

They mostly gave this answer as an excuse to sell, their failure to finance this venture and their irresponsibility to take care of the house is the reason. They didn't take responsibility for their neglect.

[@mafrun]

You guys were so gracious to even offer to help this couple.

[@kerridillon3120]

This isn't a home...it's a sty! Oink! Oink!! 🐷🐷

[@jeannewise8779]

Can only imagine the state of the kitchen and bath.

[@susanfiori8287]

They had a TV crew, world wide viewing come into their home and they didn’t even try to clean UGH 😑

[@happydays1336]

Yes, most people have more home pride than this. I'd be mortified to have anyone see my house if it were anywhere near the state this one is in. I imagine it didn't smell very good inside, either. Who knows, maybe they did "clean" it beforehand and thought the state it was in was acceptable. (I've known people like that.) I kept our house spotless and clutter-free while it was on the market. It was ready in 30 minutes to show after the Realtor called for an appointment. It's a 3,000 sq. ft. home. (I had to have time to pull up the blinds all of the way to let the sun in, turn on lights, move the dog bowl to the garage, etc.)

[@Lisa-hc3uq]

You don't know what goes on behind the scenes Maybe it was suggested that the house look bad ( for ratings) to make the before and after look better. It's been 2 years? The owners aren't motivated to sell. Who knows if the house showed like that when it first went on the market..probably much nicer. A house doesn't become gross and dirty like that over night.. The couoke probably gave up caring after the first few months with no sale. What we do in our area is that if property doesnt sell in a couple months, its taken off the market. Buyers do not like homes that sit on the market for long periods of time..either asking price is too high / sellers won't negotiate or something is wrong with the home itself. Area could be the next problem. The way people take care of a home or lack there of is a turn off, but it shouldn't be the reason why its been sitting on the market for so long. Could be a combination of things, repairs, price, and the area..maybe places aren't selling that fast in that specific area..

[@shqa574]

Anything to be on Reality TV!

[@whatadollslife]

glad they didn't show the bathroom or kitchen ...God only knows what horrors were there

[@katbar6066]

Yes. I was dry heaving at the rest of the place heaven help if the camera moved into the Bathroom or Kitchen

[@tinachristine4573]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@smokeandmirrors111]

Thought about that too. I bet they were totally gross!

[@sasamafrass]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@bookmagicroe9553]

At one point when they were in the living room, you could see the kitchen through the doorway. The cupboards were white, and it didn't look horrible from what I could see.

[@gailjohnson6892]

This was more How Clean is Your House than the other Unsellables I’ve watched.

[@emmonstrex65]

Why help these two- they're obviously not even trying.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

He's an apprentice builder???

[@SlavaZone]

I learned how to refinish a house by myself, sadly this dude was REALLY bad :((((

[@blujeans9462]

That's the saddest part of this. It's been over 10 years since this first aired - but I wondered how he was able to keep a job in his trade. If he is too overwhelmed to work on his own house how will he feel when his employer asked him to do repairs on his client's homes. This is sad; they just had more dreams than talent - been there, done that at their age so I do understand. I hope all went well for them!

[@janetyoung6097]

Excuse me but I would not want to be on a work site where anything needed to be built.

[@susanholl5994]

Omg when was this filmed? That floral wallpaper is hideous. I had to tear out wallpaper and carpet, refinish wood floors when I bought my house and there is no way I would do it again.

[@LittleCarol]

2009 it was filmed according to the house prices guide.

[@carylhalfwassen8555]

Regional accent. Listen to Bostonians or the Kennedys

[@shqa574]

The wallpaper pattern was better suited for a bedspread or drapes.

[@lauriehuber3040]

This young couple needs a rude awakening. Sophie should have told them to grow up and clean up, and THEN we can talk about selling. Pure laziness on both of them! And they have the nerve to laugh about the filth!

[@kathryn2826]

When I was a Real Estate Agent I would refuse to take on anyone’s house in that dirty of condition !

[@pixels2u]

Scolding the realtor for not selling that filthy, broken house is ridiculous, especially with his lowering his commission rate. I really dislike the seasons that feature bullying and haranguing the real estate agents for not selling crap houses. I skip those segments - much prefer seeing the contractors and Sofi doing their work.

[@roxydus3746]

I will never understand why people doesn‘t clean their spaces properly at first and then decide what is left to do. Its so easy. Sometimes I wonder the human race has survived.

[@sal.....7917]

They not selling they want free decorating and then they gonna rent rooms out .that's the plan lol

[@rebeccacampbell585]

The guy didn't even go into the house to see the condition before making all those judgments on the realtor.

[@jessicabuck-daniel2160]

Nasty. Who would ever think “I wonder why my house isn’t selling?” When it’s just completely disgusting??

[@debbiemize2269]

I so enjoy hearing John’s views and opinions! He adds so much to the show!

[@alankelly-hamm2702]

I really hope this couple never decided to breed.....not the brightest bulbs in the package.

[@100daysmic9]

Shocking that the Commission is so low. In Canada it is 7.5% on the first 100k and 5% on everything over. Total commission on a LOW end single family home in Vancouver is $70,000 because a small old single family home is over a million dollars.

[@Gunngirl]

They looked like they ran out of money and motivation, but then didn’t even try the basics to make it presentable to sell. It’s a nice house. I think they also expected to do about a days worth of renovations and be done.

[@georgiafain3747]

You don’t need money to clean.

[@angelafrith2667]

Also, hilarious. We had a viewing and there was people passed out in the living room! 🤣🤣🤣

[@judithburke1539]

Clueless, lazy, and very immature. Didn't their mothers teach them anything.....

[@LittleCarol]

OMG I live in the same town as these two. That house is in the worst area of town, !950's Council owned houses given to mostly Londoners who's houses were bombed in WW2. Now it's like skid row. Never buy a house in Swindon in an area beginning with the letter P. There are some fabulous areas of town, with beautiful houses. This wasn't one of them. I hope their house sells soon, because I feel sorry for the neighbours on each side of these two!

[@vibrantsaturn5901]

Putting your hand or arm through the glass does not leave behind a tiny hole.... But a bb from a bb gun sure does.....

[@cmcmahon8551]

It looks like a crack house.

[@bernadette573]

I wondered why they never showed the kitchen.

[@t.t.5324]

@@bernadette573 or the bathroom(s)...

[@Nikijo22]

Probably.

[@K78644]

more like a by-the-hour brothel

[@mskelly-ji7qo]

This couple wants someone to do everything for them.

[@Jo-kh1yo]

I cant get over the decor in the makeovers on this show... was this aired in 2021? The checkered sofa looks like something from the 80`s!

[@Violet316]

I was going to say something about those couches also, like where did they find them.

[@Sue-bx4co]

I think it was filmed in 2009.

[@Sayitaintso223]

Those painted wood floor were horrendous. Why not just carpet it like the living space?

[@helenbailey8419]

Budget.

[@lalaLAX219]

There was nothing wrong with the flooring in the downstairs. They should have just left it and put carpet upstairs instead.

[@shqa574]

@@lalaLAX219 I agree. The flooring was new. Carpeting the bedrooms was more practical.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

TWO YEARS? What would it take to get them to wake the F up?

[@Tiadaghton37]

Enjoying these comments so much, but on this one... I really did Laugh out loud!

[@kathleenmitchell1582]

A stick of dynamite? Maybe.

[@sophial.6633]

I know right?!

[@nancyasberry8458]

It's ridiculous to change agents. It's obvious that the property wasn't selling because the homeowners are slobs who couldn't be bothered to really do anything to make their home look decent. It really makes no sense to blame the agent when he has to try to sell a dirty nasty mess of a house. Also, painting a crappy wood floor leaves you with a painted crappy wood floor.

[@Carolyngenea]

Anywhere those two live will look like this ... and worse. I doubt they are still together these days.

[@naowright9308]

This is not rocket science, this is depressing. I know they meant to do their best they just needed someone to help point them in the right direction. What is funny is that this show is so old that the livingroom flooring is spot on for decor now a days.

[@poorthing]

That bedroom- huge floral wallpaper! Usually they tear down or paint over wallcoverings. The house seems vastly overpriced next to the comparable clean & neat homes.

[@Autism_Forever]

When I first saw their house, my initial reaction was "Well, I did not know that my former landlord Sean Hanlen also had a house in England!" :)))) The one he rented to us here in the U.S. was just as filthy, but BIGGER. It took me over 11 months to clean it. No, I am not joking.

[@judyshallstrom415]

I hope the have a good size budget for cleaning and repairs. This is as bad as a hoarder house with less stuff but just as much dirt. And come on, blaming their friends for the mess? Make them clean up when they visit and use the house, or get some better friends.

[@michaeltutty1540]

A house with good bones and crappy caretakers. The after in all the rooms was lovely. I really love the way the lounge turned out. Lovely room and a good size. Being a double fronted house, I am guessing the kitchen diner is across the hall. This is a house that would be terrific for a young family who will take care of it and show pride in keeping it up to scratch.

[@44ronie]

It's not the dust bunnies, it's the filth why no one will buy that home and those two live in that. What's worst is, those two wouldn't clean up after themselves knowing a camera crew was coming...nasty

[@kerridillon3120]

It looks like Onslow & Daisy's dump of a council home in Keeping Up Appearances!!

[@kaythegardener]

At least Onslow & Daisy had room to host Hyacinth once in a while!!

[@jacquelynopara4580]

The real estate co host is AWFUL why is he even on the show?? It wasn’t the estate agents fault !!

[@Prieze868]

Space Invaders need to be called from Australia with Cherie Barber the American makeover queen

[@lindagray1809]

The agent got 80 showings - he's doing his job!!!

[@christinalively8292]

Everyone who is feeling bad for the "poor" estate agent don't! I sold properties for 13 years and he wasn't doing his job by continuing to list the property in the state it was in. As an agent you have a fiduciary responsibility to your "client" to guide them in the sale to get the best price and terms on a sale of the property. He didn't do them any favors by keeping the listing in the state it was in. You get what you pay for and in this instance the sellers got an a sub par agent.

[@RB-jx4vp]

Ridiculous to blame the estate agents. The problem is the seriously lazy owners. Why has Sophie landed herself with this partner. Her Canadian programme works much better.

[@nata3467]

Absolutely disgusting. These owners seem both lazy and ignorant. Sorry to be harsh, but really hard to believe they could not figure out why not selling.

[@shqa574]

Where the money was coming from, for the house payments and the building materials, food and beer, is a mystery.

[@kristenspies1274]

I never understand why they put wallpaper up when renovating... Every time the owner has wallpaper she says "No wallpaper. People will walk in and think 'Ugh, that'll be a lot of work.'"... Then why do you put it up?! You know buyers will hate it! Just paint!

[@mayram4598]

It’s because in the UK wallpaper is still popular.

[@rosieg1603]

Also the walls were too bad to just paint over and costly to re- plaster.

[@pixels2u]

The blue living room and dark pink bedroom (not to mention the large floral wallpaper!) all violate Sofi's and the program's constant advice to go light and neutral with paint and wall coverings. While the house is nicely cleaned, de-cluttered and staged for the time this was recorded, many serious buyers would walk right out after seeing how much re-painting and wallpaper stripping they'd have to do before moving in.

[@dittohead7044]

That pink was ugly

[@foothillgirl7989]

But they know how to play video games....

[@Loulou-sr3tk]

Their parents should refuse to take them and said good for you, sale your house and travel, that is your life. In the meantime if you need a place to live, there is youth hostel...

[@Roses-lilac]

Did that interviewer see the state of the house?? You can’t drop the blame on the real estate agent. That house is a tip.

[@nylanelson8660]

The blue living room with plaid furniture is Hideous looking. Then the upstairs with mauve pink wall is just as Hideous looking too

[@themrs.howell]

When Sofie shook that black curtain in the bedroom I thought I was going to sneeze 🤧