Escape to the country
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It is programmes like this that make the Government think that we all have money to throw away.
I enjoy the programme but wish it would lower the price by basing itself on people who have half as much money as those featured?
People with four hundred thousand pounds and upwards to spend could easilly afford a private person to go seeking out a new property for them.
It's just plain showing off for them to go on this programme.
I think that is quite sad that couples nearing retirement age still want huge houses with many rooms and acres of lawns to take care of.
They stick themselves out in the middle of nowhere knowing that infirm health, the possibility of not being able to drive anymore and widowhood could be soon on the way.
Why don't these people just go on world cruises and take holidays while they still can?
I enjoy the programme but wish it would lower the price by basing itself on people who have half as much money as those featured?
People with four hundred thousand pounds and upwards to spend could easilly afford a private person to go seeking out a new property for them.
It's just plain showing off for them to go on this programme.
I think that is quite sad that couples nearing retirement age still want huge houses with many rooms and acres of lawns to take care of.
They stick themselves out in the middle of nowhere knowing that infirm health, the possibility of not being able to drive anymore and widowhood could be soon on the way.
Why don't these people just go on world cruises and take holidays while they still can?
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Couldn't agree more, well said. But I would watch a series about people going on cruises if only to see if they fell in:D
Has anyone ever bought a house on this programme?
Would you prefer a programme about city whizz-kids buying country houses, with their ghastly, vulgar partners screeching on about tearing up the lawns to make room for "annuvver swimmin pool, innit"?
On A Place in the Sun the programme always ends with them going away to think about it and even when it's repeated five years later you never hear what happened to them.
I found it took a couple of years adjusting from living in a city to a small market town.
They use to do a little narration towards the end, telling us what happened between filming and airing. A few went on the purchase one of the houses, so yes.
I don't know why they stopped doing that, maybe they film closer to the airing dates?
- we're moving because we want to do something different...space, open countryside, new challenges etc
- you dont get to see the properties before you visit them so they'll be lucky if they find your dream house
- we intend updating them on our house when we find it...hopefully before they show our episode so it will be their call on the post-programme update
- at the end of the day its a tv programme and not real-life...they try to help but they're only in your life for a short while so dont expect too much
- its a great programme for the bbc as it sells worldwide
anyway...we loved the experience and it helped us to focus our thoughts...we're moving so its not a 15 minutes of fame thing
I did suggest the format of a new show to the crew 'ETTC - revisited' which was like telling them an old joke that everyone knows...
- it's an aspirational show which wants to show idyllic houses and is not a 'location location' show which unfortunately gets budget-driven (as they say 'other property shows are also available')
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I wish they would show more houses on a more realistic budget..say the £200,000-£250,000 price range. I get really annoyed watching old, rich, retired couples looking for HUGE piles of £500,000+...boring boring boring. Would much rather see young couples with families (which they used to feature many moons ago) but not the ones from London who are selling their studio flats for squilions... lol
Ah the joys of living in the country!
Exactly what i've said about this programme before, not one of them has ever bought any of the properties, just an excuse to get their mugs on the box!
Just me then:o:o:o:o
Oh, my crush is no secret!:p
Yes, it’s the same old same old.
Before seeing properties, “we want to down/up size”. When viewing, “it’s all a bit small/big”.
BSP, “we want isolated/close to village”. WV, “it’s too far/close from any amenities”.
BSP, “we want a bigger/smaller garden”. WV, “it’s to big/small”.
And so on, and so on.
Let’s get straight to the point, most of these people just want to get on telly for their fifteen minutes of fame:eek:
ps I love the program:o
No, not just you! He is lovely in every respect.
Well said! It's these attitudes that make property programmes unwatchable for me - which is a shame because I'd enjoy looking at the lovely houses otherwise.
Almost everyone who appears on these shows seems to be a truly unpleasant bit of snot, to the point where I wonder if having this personality trait is a requirement of getting featured on these shows.
And a semi detached long shed? £650,000????