Four Real Estate Agents Are Trying to Sell This Home | Unsellables UK Full Episode

Dennis and Sue are desperate to sell their two-bedroom Thamesmead home so they can permanently reunite in the country…But, after a year on the market, few viewings, four agents, and two major price cuts, Sue’s already moved to Norfolk while Dennis is stuck in their unsellable home. Just nine miles from London, the couple’s end of terrace property features a conservatory and good-sized garden…But with its cluttered, cigarette-scented interiors, stained walls, and oversized furniture, the dark and gloomy home doesn’t stand a chance.
Enter real estate experts John Rennie and Sofie Allsopp. They vow to transform the home’s prospects. And while John whittles down the list of agents and improves communication with the homeowners, Sofie clears the air, and brightens the home with a feminine touch and a fresh coat of paint. Will their approach pay off with a sale?
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[@maryloumawson6006]

Washing, cooking, ironing. Does he work? Why is he staying there alone? He could be packing boxes and sprucing the place up, instead of making it more messy. It'd would be better if he moved to Norfolk with his wife and left the property vacant, instead of creating more mess,, and smoke daily. This guy is clueless.

[@mapleleaf0]

Yes, if he moved out, he'd have to leave a key for the agents and they could show the property freely.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@mapleleaf0 And they could be together with a house sold long ago.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Notice that she got herself out of that stinky house expecting him to get himself out to be with her. Maybe she should stay gone.

[@smc130]

Dennis does shift work, so showing the house can be a problem.

[@Jannie227]

I think they’re both clueless and idiots to be living the life they are in this victim mentality. Moaning and groaning about not being able to sell the house. These two people have zero self awareness. All the various people for this show seem to be the same.

[@gertyterry1897]

I’m sure it didn’t sell because of the smoke. I would never knowingly buy a smokers house. Being a reformed smoker, I’m even more sensitive to the smell. Literally makes me physically ill.

[@anncarroll7354]

That makes me happy to read as I’ve been quit for years and it can turn my stomach right over now. Some brands are especially bad! Best thing I ever did was quit!

[@laurieroth2094]

ex smokers should not complain about anyone elses smoking .......they have no right to complain

[@Irunwithscissors63]

@Doctor Pterodactyl because it’s self-righteous hypocrisy

[@silvialivick3034]

Nothing worse then a reformed smoker,the worst!!

[@chromegirl7546]

I've never smoked, but my Mom did (and it eventually killed her). When I moved out, I had to trash so much of my stuff. I couldn't get the smell out. I'm very sensitive to the odor. My MIL gave me a piano that she stripped and re-finished. It had been owned by a smoking couple before that. She had it for about 20 years before she gave it to me, and I had it for about 12 years. I still could smell the smoke. I don't think you ever can get rid of that smell. I'd never buy a smoker's house because of that. People have a right to smoke, though, even though I hate the smell and I think you're ruining your health. But smokers need to understand that the smell turns a lot of people off.

[@brucemackinnon6707]

How about putting the bins away, cutting the grass, sweeping the driveway, cleaning the windows?

[@brucemackinnon6707]

Front presentation grotty.

[@shqa574]

Dennis is too busy watching TV and DVDs, and smoking, to do curb appeal.

[@coach2london]

Paint alone will not get rid of the smell of smoke, but OZONE will! Secondly, first impressions...the driveway & rubbish bins need a tidying up. Power-wash the driveway and rid of the rubbish bins. Curb appeal is huge!

[@angelasepi657]

Years ago I bought a loveseat from a private seller and didn't know it was a infused with cigarette smoke. It took months for it to stop stinking. That is so gross.

[@Lynne2106]

It’s really hard to get the nicotine smell out of a house. If you paint over it, it comes back in a couple weeks. Every surface has to be scrubbed with a special solution and the rag can’t be rinsed and reused. Lots of rags. Lots of labor. Lots of formula.

[@kerridillon3120]

This crud house reminds me of Onslow & Daisy's dump of a council house on "Keeping Up Appearances!"

[@shqa574]

LOL Very true! They would have bought this house, if they won the lottery. Didn't Onslow win the lottery at the end of the series?

[@alainrichard8873]

If that house smells like it think it does , you would have to rip out all the carpeting or at the very least deep clean them otherwise it just will not go ... Heavy smoke infused houses or cars are a nightmare ... good luck selling !

[@deboracopeland4795]

There is an additive to put in paint to neutralize the smell.

[@davidawilliams252]

The place is DARK AND DIRTY! The walls must be coated with smoke. How do these people expect to sell their homes???? He needs to GROW UP!!!

[@caztan2]

Sofie (repeatedly): It's too masculine, needs a feminine touch. First viewer after redo: I'm looking on behalf of my (single) son.

[@moonlightdancer08]

You know what though? It appealed to the mom and ticked her boxes for what is acceptable for her son. So the strategy still worked.

[@deboracopeland4795]

Another man having a woman do his job. Another son trained to have a woman do his work in life.

[@JamieM470]

He has a nice little back patio to sit & smoke while selling the house. Why smoke inside? Speaking of sitting, why is he sitting around watching tv when all that garbage is around his front door? If he wants the house to sell, the absolute minimum he should do is clean up the garbage & smoke outside.

[@georgiafain3747]

Hey he is drinking beer no time to do anything. Maybe he really does not want to move.

[@deboracopeland4795]

I know the poor man having to do his share around the house and no woman to take care of him. Poor king baby.

[@cheekypiper512]

No mention of shampooing the carpets.

[@VolcanoGroupie]

I can appreciate the priming and painting of the staged rooms but the carpet alone (plus the rooms which were not rehabbed) would retain the smell of cigarettes.

[@virginiamoss7045]

That was my concern; no way the smell is gone if the carpets are left, but they have to work within whatever budget they have. I wish they would let us know the budget.

[@M.Campbell]

Yes. The smell could be masked for a while, but eventually it would start to reek again. An unpleasant surprise for the new owner.

[@SeaTurtle515]

It’s all staged for a TV show. They only do a few rooms.

[@shqa574]

@@virginiamoss7045 The UK budget is 500 pounds in other episodes. They didn't do much reno in this house, just decluttering, and building the entertainment center, and redesigning the bedroom and living room. The TV should have been on the other side of the room, to begin with.

[@janbaldwin1189]

I am amazed (appalled) at the lack of curb appeal for a lot of these homes in the UK. The front area of the house doesn't have to be big but should invite one of into the house. I would have walked right by this one.

[@shirleyscott8879]

In Canada we sign a contract with one realtor and they put a lock box on the door. I have never been home when my realtor or usually, other peoples realtors showed them my home.

[@judyroberds9622]

Why do Brits park their rubbish bins in front of homes?

[@katieantique7525]

Washing walls first with SIMPLE GREEN will stop the nicotine smell. But those carpets needed to go!

[@rkr5106]

Why don't these rehabbers WASH walls, etc.. first, not just cover w/paint. And fill holes & sand smooth afterwards, before painting. LAZY fixes!!!!

[@chromegirl7546]

And a coat or two of Kilz odor blocker paint under new paint.

[@mattyd3079]

I'm embarrassed to say I smoked inside a house I rented for 12 years. I left there 10 years ago. I was allowed to smoke inside, it was a very old rundown building. I still smoke, but would never smoke inside again. I left the property when the owners decided it was time to renovate. Prior to leaving, I scrubbed the walls and ripped up the carpet for them at my expense. It was the least I could, and the owners were very nice about it and gave me a great reference. They completely renovated the place, but I think washing the walls thoroughly, prior to painting, and ripping up the carpet, made some difference to the smell.

[@juliedawson901]

I've watched loads of these, and they always look so much better, but only I've only seen one where the house actually sold afterwards. 😐

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

Yes, I agree. I've only seen maybe 2 or 3 that actually sold after the makeover.

[@judylloyd7901]

I've seen a number that sold or had offers within a few weeks of the makeover. I was surprised that this one hadn't.

[@Jannie227]

They ONLY do a few areas in the various houses. Where are the kitchens, baths, bedrooms?

[@susantescione8007]

He has to do his own cooking, laundry, and cleaning. What is his wife? A personal slave? A doormat?

[@clemdane]

There's no way the smell is gone with all those original carpets still there. That's the first thing they should have ripped out. Also, the sofas were huge and awful. Could have staged with better sofas.

[@shqa574]

The remaining sofa had the smell of smoke, as well. The stinky carpet should be thrown out.

[@twistoffate4791]

@@shqa574 Agreed.

[@angelasepi657]

agreed

[@anniehovsepian6173]

That house needs to be taken down to the studs this effect and rebuild because that smell of smoke is on every surface every wall every place in that house. I had an ex roommate who smoked in the house I left after less than a month of moving in with her she had been there for years and after she moved out the owner literally did that took that apartment down to the studs and built it back up.

[@anniehovsepian6173]

I was thinking about that too, they should have steam clean and notice she said lemon and air purifier, because they're trying to cover the smoke, in the carpet, furniture, walls, every surface.that house needs to be taken down to the studs, which is what my

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

UK never heard of lock boxes back in 2008?? Good transformation and getting rid of the stale smoke smell is key.

[@twistoffate4791]

I used to be extremely insistent that brick should never ever be painted, until an oddly-shaped house in my neighborhood was painted white & I found myself admiring the effect.

[@shqa574]

The white brick is a big improvement on the original brick color.

[@Jen39x]

One of the better makeovers and I even liked painting the bricks. I’ve lived with rooms like this conservatory and somehow one never uses them. White bricks make one subconsciously feel inside but have all the wonderful sunshine too.

[@mapleleaf0]

I'm convinced there are two keys to using a conservatory / sunroom. If it's pretty close to the kitchen and set up for dining, it is more likely to get used. We built one right off our kitchen and we used it every evening for dinner for the better part of 3 seasons of the year. The other thing that made it appealing to use was serving dinner buffet style from the kitchen so people were just carrying their own plates and drinks to the table, not a bunch of serving bowls, etc. We no longer live in that house and it's the main thing I miss about it.

[@Jen39x]

We used our porch area at first for eating and when we replaced the table with furniture we stopped. That’s a really interesting observation.

[@heyjude1101]

I guess it never occurred to him that the outside of the property looks like a ghetto. Garbage cans every which way and everywhere, weeds, old empty flowerpots laying about, what a pig pen. I wouldn't even bother getting out of the car, i would back up and drive away. That lazy fellow was just waiting for someone to solve his problem. I pity his new neighbors in the country.

[@lazygardens]

It takes more than "fresh paint" to get rid of ciggy smoke. You have to replace carpets, furniture and drapes.

[@kristend344]

When our neighbors purchased their house - they had to rip out all the carpets and paint all the walls with Kilz (the main level required replacing sheetrock - kilz couldn't do it) just to get rid of the cigarette smoke smell. People don't realize just how much it gets *into* the structure of the house.

[@maureen14]

I just noticed in some of the shots near the end, the driveway's all nice and power-washed and then it some shots it goes back to being dirty and mossy again. I agree with some other viewers here that the carpets really should have been torn up.

[@woodcats1]

'...So let's take a look inside and find out what's making this house unsellable...' Exhibit A - Dennis. House full of smoke, beer, ashtrays, rubbish outside, won't give the estate agents access for viewings.... It strikes me the house would have had a better chance of selling if they'd just given it a good clean and a lick of paint, and left it unoccupied so the agents could have free access. I have to say though, it's one of the most spectacular transformations I've seen - beautiful job!

[@anaderol5408]

OR they could have cleaned up the house, vacated and rented it out whilst the agents tried to sell it.

[@evelyntobias8081]

I don't know why I get claustrophobia every time Sophie closes the doors to the rooms behind her every time she shows a room. LOL!

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Ikr?! The rooms are all so closed off from each other and then she closes the doors like she’s keeping a burglar out!

[@SeaTurtle515]

Omg, the front yard still has trash! 😑

[@angelasepi657]

Cigarette smoke is a real turn off. It is nearly impossible to get the smell out unless you tear out the carpets and upholstered furniture.

[@mariacardoso1477]

The outside of the house should be taken care also. That space should be clean and tidy and some pavement or grass and flowers added.

[@peggypeggy4137]

They rarely do anything about the "curb appeal" of these houses on this show. They should have at least painted that awful burgundy door !!

[@theworldisavampire3346]

Every episode when they paint over wallpaper my skin itches

[@lechatbotte.]

He’s lazy, no offense but he wants his wife home to do dishes, laundry and cleaning. Seriously. Unmotivated to keep it clean much less clean it up.

[@signalfire6]

Working shift work can do a real number on your mood as well as energy levels, not to mention that he's unhealthy from smoking and beer.

[@anniehovsepian6173]

@@signalfire6 still if he wants to sell the house he needs to get off hus behind.

[@daynacjones]

I hope they cleaned the carpets, they hold smoke smell like a sponge.

[@breannahorton]

So true, I grew up flipping houses and anytime we had a smoker's house we immediately ripped up all the flooring no matter the condition, it doesn't matter what you do with it the smell always comes back.

[@christienelson1437]

Definitely would have replaced the carpets!

[@daynad8104]

And, the walls, ceiling, furniture, etc. Everything in a smoker’s house in imbedded with the smell of smoke! I inherited my great-grandmothers furniture, and because she was a smoker, we eventually got rid of it. Could never get the smoke smell out of it, no matter what we did to it! 🤮

[@ragdadtx1835]

Again, as a realtor in SW FL, it's just mind boggling to me how sellers think they can simply just list the house looking like a s-hole, tie the realtors hands and expect it to sell. Smokers are nasty. They should have followed up in couple of weeks to see what it looked like and smelled like.

[@lesliecas2695]

I know. The realtor only had access to the house every other weekend???

[@toodlesoops7761]

Well, the good news for this poor lady is that I NEVER will go to Europe as my doctor, who visited, said it was "HIDEOUS" the smell of smoke everywhere - I simply cannot stand smoking - cannot imagine anyone smoking - not with the knowledge available today - ALSO why was the carpet not torn out - the stench of cigarettes has to remain in that horror of a carpet

[@anaderol5408]

No - don't deny yourself - yes they may smoke more in Europe than in England but I'm a non smoker and can't stand the smell of smoke but that has never stopped me from visiting Europe - it has improved greatly over the years PLUS in most European countries outdoor dining and drinking is available most of the year (the Europeans are not frightened of colder weather or even wet weather). Whether in Munich, Amsterdam, Milan, Paris or Rome - you will be able to enjoy yourself without worrying too much about people smoking.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

Once the smell of paint dissipates the smoke smell will return. Too bad for the buyer who is allergic or sensitive to tobacco products.

[@teeser2436]

Need to clean up the outside . Not going to help to clean the inside with all those trash cans and junk at the front door,

[@kaynucklehead1633]

That was my first impression and not a good one. Not sure which is worse the smell of garbage from all the cans sitting around the entrance or stale smoke.

[@mapleleaf0]

Absolutely!

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@kaynucklehead1633 Oh, the nicotine smoke, definitely. It's disgusting. I'll take garbage any day.

[@kaynucklehead1633]

@@virginiamoss7045 haha I hope you don't have to! Don't cities in England have ordinances about storing garbage cans somewhere other than the front entrance? It looks like a bunch of slobs live there. I'd be thinking bugs if I saw all those cans.

[@M.Campbell]

@@virginiamoss7045 Agreed. You can take out the garbage. No getting rid of the tobacco smell without major effort.

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

That bedroom transformation was superb! I'd love to sit all comfy on that bed and just read, the room has gone from chaotic to restful 😍 The other rooms have become restful too. It does look rather jammed in at the front with all the neighbouring front doors and that can't be helped but it would definitely put me off.

[@mariacardoso1477]

Yes, but the new bed is just for one person, not for a couple. That bedroom is small.

[@sandragregg9079]

I was told if you smoke in your house it depreciates value $10,000.00. It ruins walls furniture drapes. Etc..

[@madonnawayne4130]

You have to wash the nicotine off the ceiling and walls, not paint over them.

[@kateg7298]

I agree. A coat of Killz will hold it back for about 6 months. Then that nicotine will ooze through and the entire house will be grimy and smelly. They should have washed every wall top to bottom and even washed the ceilings. Nicotine is oily.

[@judylloyd7901]

@@kateg7298 It's a quick fix, not a total refurbishment 😕

[@cheekypiper512]

You'd think that would be obvious. Realtor is clueless.

[@midgie1166]

Maybe they did

[@orlaklassen6355]

I had to revamp a heavy smoker's home for sale . Me and my parents washed the walls 3 !!! times with the water being deep brown. EVEN WITH Bleach and heavy cleansers the house didn't stop smelling bad of cigarettes until we removed the carpet. The smoke smell came through the paint after only 3 days !!!!!!! Painting does NOT remove cigarette smell !!!!

[@lorirogers9304]

First a coat of kylz and the paint

[@doreenblatz2440]

@@lorirogers9304exactly what I thought. Maybe they don’t sell it there. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@bettydamnboop3030]

I love watching the transformation but clearly baseboards and walls need to be cleaned and dust free before painting even if it has a primer mixed in.

[@corky8490]

That television is small by today's standards! LOL

[@UnseenSpirit]

@@living2day617 tbh my phone is my TV. So much more flexible in terms of what I watch

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

I own a 70" from Walmart I found for $500 out-of-box. I didn't need it but for that price...

[@nicolataylor6011]

No..if you've got any sense the only thing you should do with the TV is throw it in the bin

[@peggypeggy4137]

My house is too small for a tv that size, It would completely take over any room that it was in !!

[@VioletJoy]

Wow! Incredible transformation, especially for just getting it ready to sell. Brightening up the conservatory, bedrooms and entryway really made it look fresh and clean. It would have been nice to see something welcoming in front and would have been really inexpensive - maybe a window box of flowers, large matching pots with tall plants flanking the front door, or even a wreath on the door and mat on the doorstep. That would have made a world of difference. That patch of grass wasn't helping the look either. Might as well have just put in bricks to make it more like a clean patio. Personally, I would have found a different place for the trash cans or at least put up some kind of partition to hide them.

[@judylloyd7901]

I think the patch of grass and the rubbish belonged to the neighbouring houses.

[@VioletJoy]

@@judylloyd7901 Maybe so, but still, nothing was done to make the front welcoming. It would have made a world of difference, as the entrance looks very depressing.

[@llc1976]

The town seems a bit grim to me, maybe it’s the gloomy weather.

[@delphidae6610]

Did he wash the dishes with water and his hand ???

[@Autism_Forever]

Only took him 4 months to turn the house into smoky shithole. That has got to be a record :) I wonder if he sincerely thought that buyers will love the smell.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

He said "WE will smoke outdoors" meaning both are smokers.

[@kateg7298]

A guy can turn a house into a smoky shithole in a weekend. And as for the smell, common sense would say smoke outside. Nicotine destroys a house.

[@shqa574]

I don't think he could smell the smoke. His clothes and hair smelled of smoke. Even Sophie left there, her clothes, skin and hair, smelling of smoke. I visited my sister in England years ago. She was a heavy smoker. I spent two hours in her apartment, and left there smelling of smoke, from head to foot. It was disgusting. I had to take a shower at 11PM in the winter, and got sick.

[@Autism_Forever]

@@shqa574 I am sorry to hear that. After a few decades, I finally got all of my family members to quit smoking. But unfortunately not before my Mother-in-law died from lung cancer. When they all did smoke, that was my experience as well. I had to scrub my skin and literally boil my clothes :)

[@carinwiseman4309]

He misses his maid.

[@sharonhall2277]

Love what you did with that tiny bedroom.

[@deboracopeland4795]

Yep the man is missing that free woman labor! Bet the woman is secretly loving living alone and not having to clean up after anyone else. ❤

[@nancydeshaies4558]

Has John EVER interviewed anyone in a town that said it was a nasty place to live? I appreciate his work with the agent side of house selling, but I think talking to people about their town is useless because everyone always praises it.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

They're probably selective in how they edit it. People might have been negative when asked but they wouldn't include those clips because the message they want is "this is a great area, the problem is with the house and letting agents". To be honest "Is this a nice community?" "There are community centres for children... And parks" sort of suggests there isn't much sense of community for adults, especially adults who don't have children.

[@woodcats1]

Absolutely agree - and here, you could tell he was really scraping the barrel to find something positive to say about it. 'Most of the old problems here have been resolved' isn't really a stellar recommendation!

[@shqa574]

John has to get his ten minutes' screen time in every episode. He's is the official city tour guide, co-host, interviewer. Realtor meet & greet.

[@martinitime3537]

Needs his wife back for washing, cooking, cleaning! 😂

[@Jane5720]

Yea, jerk

[@lindagray1809]

And yet she's at work too. Wife needs to read The Wife Drought.

[@LauraGarcia-jd8tx]

That man needs to be educated

[@sillililli01]

When men, say these things, it's their way of saying they love and miss their wife, without displaying the emotion(s). It's not just about the washing, cooking, cleaning comments.

[@LauraGarcia-jd8tx]

@@sillililli01 Well! What a special way to say he loves his wife...Come on!! Wake up 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kathybricco1464]

The entire courtyard at the entrance to this home needs to be cleaned up. This simply comes down to "curb appeal" being very inportant to the first impression of the viewers.

[@Satine_Moisant]

I would walk right out that door after being hit in the face with smoke odor. No wonder no one wants it.

[@alexanderdeclercq982]

Quit smoking in the house, that might help.

[@maureen14]

The inside looks much better but why do they never show kitchens and bathrooms? The outside still looks terrible! The driveway needs to be power washed. Can't they hide those trash bins in a shed somewhere? Please tell me this show is not on the air anymore!

[@getlauriekor]

Don’t they have MLS there? Where you hire one agent but the listing is shown to every agent in the city and is listed on one site that holds every listing on it as well as just your realtors site.

[@paulamaira]

Unfortunately MLS hasnt reached Europe yet, although there are talks about having something similar, but I've been hearing that for 4 years now and still no sign of it. Right now, sellers choose to have their properties listed with every single estate agent and its cousin, it is just so silly considering estate agencies tend to work together and share listings and clients.

[@madonnawayne4130]

I would tell my agent, "I need a house where I can swing a cat in the rooms. And Bob's your uncle. Blimey.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

Don't know why Sofie said that. Cat lovers are sure to come after her. 🐱

[@mattneillninasmom]

All the things he lists about "missing a woman" were chores a maid performs!

[@scott17601]

That TV cabinet looked completely impractical - who wants to watch a TV with giant white doors flanking both sides? Not me - I think mounting the TV or putting it on a thinner table would have sufficed.

[@maureen14]

Yes they could have mounted the TV on the wall and then had a big picture or curtain to cover over it when not in use.

[@shqa574]

They needed to put the doors on gliders, so they slide into the side of the cabinet. I saw it in a hotel once.

[@AaqibSharif]

Watched whole of it to know the house is still not sold.

[@tracygarner5912]

Why does she think women don't want gaming stations, movies, and large TVs??? I have a crap load of all of those. Who says I can't have those and a plushie collection plus anime stuff everywhere?

[@shirleyscott8879]

This is the best one that I have seen so far but I’m pretty sure it still smells like cigarette smoke.

[@2_thumbs_up_baby]

They nvr sell anything on this program ..🥱

[@enname1622]

The house didnt sell because of the big sofa and televiosion? Thats the dumpest thing i have ever heard.

[@rzu7120]

I’m amazed that the U.K. doesn’t utilize a real estate multiple listing service.

[@paulamaira]

Not reached Europe yet although the European Real Estate Board has been talking about it for at least 4 years now. We still waiting for a system like that to be implemented here...

[@carolcamp4828]

Where were the master bedroom & any bathrooms?

[@joeo7257]

I would fire all of the agents for not making the changes 5 months ago. Yellow wall? Too gender and taste specific.

[@cheekypiper512]

I agree. They should have known why it wouldn't sell. Not doing their jobs.

[@susancox9717]

The carpet in the sitting area looked old and tired. It should have been replaced.

[@joseedumont3231]

They painted over smoked walls and ceilings 🤮

[@debblouin]

What about the kitchen? Bet that’s another problem area.

[@mariaemilianegron]

I can smell the house here in United States

[@rzu7120]

What were the “historic problems” with Thames Meade?

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

I'm headed straight to Google bcs I'm nosey. 😆

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

Okay so Google says it was used as a Social Program to reduce overcrowding elsewhere then it became a huge ghetto.

[@colleenbrady9675]

What a beautiful redo !!!

[@debrap947]

Everything would go before I would buy that stink hole of a place...you just can't hide cigarette smoke. Man I detest smoking. 🤮

[@tracygarner5912]

They don't have lockboxes?? The special box that hangs on the front door. Agents have special lockbox keys to get the key to the house.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

This was filmed in 2008, so I don't know about then, but we did use a lock box while selling my late grandmother's house so they do exist now. I think lock boxes would seem risky if you had four agents and didn't have good relationships with them because if multiple people have the code to the lock box and somebody doesn't return the keys, you don't know who it was. I think realistically that's unlikely to happen but I can imagine someone in that situation choosing not to take the risk.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

You missed the point. Dennis wanted to CONTROL when and who entered the home which is why he was still there.

[@Desertbearsangel]

If I didn’t know these shows are rigged I would say this guy didn’t want to sell his house. He was enjoying being a bachelor. He was doing everything possible not to sell. Having said that, I enjoy watching most of the episodes, rigged or not.

[@mattyd3079]

Did anyone notice the bottom of the curtains? They looked at least a foot too long. I also think it’s funny that the mum buyer was saying she was looking for a place for her son. Be even funnier if he was a smoker 😂. But then the mum probably wouldn’t have bought the place the way it was…

[@shqa574]

The perfect buyer is a person who smokes like a chimney. He/She would walk into the house, and not smell the smoke, and put in an offer immediately...provided it still looked like a magazine layout. LOL

[@freedomofreligion3248]

50K people moved into Thamesmead, over 30 yrs. 50K people from other states (I see their license plates everywhere) into St George Utah USA in the last TWO YEARS. We're smothered. 4 agents practically means NO effort!! What having multiple agents means when the property sells, they have to split the commission four ways! No way!! Paint alone, w/o special cleaning + fire fighter strength deodorizer, those carpets still emit a smoke smell!

[@SuperDrLisa]

I doubt any realtor would agree to share a listing in my area. Pretty sure you have to sign an agreement not to use another agent, sometimes within a certain time frame after their contact is up. Things are very different across the Pond

[@heyjude1101]

It's not a revelation that Dennis is the problem.

[@peacenow4456]

Everything in a smoker's house has to be torn out, deodorized, then painted top to bottom... Don't you have lock-boxes? Do Open Houses only after deodorized and cleaned out when Jocko is out of town...

[@lindamcgrath4983]

Couldn’t agree more Katie…carpets are the worst..😤

[@Jannie227]

What about the kitchen? The washroom? The other bedrooms? All you did was paint a couple of easy areas and that’s your big flip? This show is ridiculous.

[@virginiamoss7045]

Showing your own house is a huge no-no! You are biased, your perception of the place is skewed and, even more like your personal possessions, you stand in the way of strangers seeing themselves living there. Just don't do it! That's what you pay the realtor/agent a ton of money to do. Make them do it; they know how to do it professionally.

[@shannapineda5247]

You cannot get the odor or its effects out

[@michaelvandermarliere7820]

Wait just a minute, where is the master, kitchen, and shower? All these are real big and none of them were featured so we don't have a full scope of the properties potential.

[@virginiamoss7045]

The owner may have reasons in the name of privacy.

[@M.Campbell]

Probably not in the budget.

[@gracepursey2166]

Wow..is this egotistic woman EVER SARCASTIC.... ☹️. A job well done does not need to be mean. Don’t pick up his toys and make fun of them...geeeeze. 😡

[@Lynne2106]

Why don’t we see the process where they get rid of the nicotine stink? Because they are just painting over it.

[@shirleyscott8879]

I don’t see why the tv is such a big deal. It wouldn’t put me off buying a house.

[@FigaroHey]

Why do British houses all have solid doors closing off absolutely every room from every other room? I'm not talking about open plan. I just mean you walk into those houses & it's closed doors everywhere. In other countries I've been in you can see into the living room from the hall, no door or pocket doors that are never closed unless someone needs privacy. But it seems like everyone closes doors on every room they go into. I would feel trapped sitting in a living room with the door closed. I want to be able to see light from other rooms & feel the life of the house going on around me in other rooms. Bathrooms & bedrooms closed when in use, but I can't see any reason to close the door to every room you walk into. It's so pokey, like a rabbit warren of little cells.

[@CrankyGrandma]

To conserve heat. My daughter lives in New Zealand, and it’s the same way. They don’t have great heating systems (in NZ, it’s mostly heat pumps), so closing off rooms you are not using, to keep heat in the room you are using, is a thing

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

It's to conserve heat. In the summer we have doors open, but in the winter we keep them closed. Most houses will have some rooms that are colder and more draughty, so you keep the doors closed between those rooms and the rest of the house. Often the hallway is one of the cold rooms, so you keep the doors that lead off the hallway closed. It's really important to have the front door open into a space you can close off from the rest of the house. If it's cold and windy outside you don't want to someone coming in or out of the front door to instantly make your living area cold.

[@jessbarnes8521]

All the other 2 bed terraces are better positioned, next door to other houses, not at right angles to the neighbours- the builders wanted to use every metre of land.

[@judyroberds9622]

What’s w the huge sign on front of house?

[@karensperduti8488]

Why are there doors off the entry? I’m from the USA :)

[@diva70smusic]

Unfortunately, the British do smoke a lot compared most people in the US, especially baby boomers. Most buyers may not be bothered by the smell.

[@shqa574]

They can't smell the smoke on their hair, clothes and skin. When I visited my sister in England, two decades ago, I walked out of her apartment, smelling of smoke. I had to wash my clothes, and shower at night in the dead of winter, to get rid of the smell.

[@diva70smusic]

@@shqa574 True so true. Merry Olde England is quite smoky in the larger cities. The countryside is more beautiful and less soggy. The pubs and clubs are fun but the smoke!!

[@shqa574]

@@diva70smusic She lived in North London. She smoked a pack a day. Surprisingly, she didn't develop lunch cancer, but had other health issues.

[@diva70smusic]

@@shqa574 Sad. They also smoke Pall Mall Cigarettes, one of the worst brands you can smoke. In the US, RJ Reynold in Winston-Salem, NC. In Great Britain, the British American Company produces it and all world wide rights outside of the US. The smoke from those cigarettes will kill you. Sorry for your sister though. Smoking is a hard habit to break. I grew up in tobacco country in southwest VA. None of my siblings nor I picked up the habit. We grew up with cigarette smokers, cigar smokers and chewing tobacco chewers and the nastiest people who dipped snuff 🤢!!

[@gra-emed3617]

I don’t get this one at all. What is he staying there for? Why not move in with his wife and leave the house empty, smoke free and available for the agents to show the house. This is just the stupidest set up I can’t understand it

[@cathyvickers9063]

I'd go into his TV room, be thrilled either wall was perfect for a big TV, & opposite it, room for a nice, deep, comfy sofa! Perfect for my DVD library & game system!! *And,* no large window washing out my TV!!! Tomboy who is 100% *not* feminine! The most "female" things in my current apartment are my mothers landscape oil paintings & water color paintings.

[@annak1371]

Yeah... he wasn't really trying too hard to get moved.

[@peacenow4456]

"Til we've sold our one..." What kind of dialect is that, aye? Get a harness for those dogs, FGS!

[@bexp436]

Has he any idea the amount of work involved in keeping a little country cottage "beautiful". Are his legs broken?

[@anaderol5408]

I like these shows but the Canadian series was better - Sophie Allsopp also presents but her offsider is a rather dishy 'man of all trades' - plus they spruce up the whole house not just 3 or 4 rooms. The UK series seems to ignore the bathroom/s and kitchen (the latter room often cited as being 'the most important room' - and, in this case, the master bedroom. Are we to believe that a) these rooms were spic and span and did not need attention (or fumigating) OR b) the reason the house did not sell after the sprucing (at least not in the first 4 weeks) is because these rooms are filthy, untidy and wreak of stale cigarettes?????🙄🙄🙄🙄