Property News · April 10, 2017

Des-res to desperate: how Location Location Location lost the plot


Phil and Kirstie’s cuddly property show was ticking over nicely – then Channel 4 got greedy. The result? A series of eyesore redevelopmentsSarah and Charles have got another child on the way. They need a house in Brighton with enough space to accommodate their new addition, close to local schools and with a study so they can work from home, too. Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp think they’ve found it. “It’s a bright, three-storey mid-terrace with lots of character,” says Phil, showing them around enthusiastically. Charles isn’t that impressed. “The downside is the garden,” he shrugs. “It’s overlooked.”Two years after Charles and Sarah turned their noses up, I bought that bright, three-storey mid-terrace with lots of character. Now, though, barely a day passes where I don’t wonder what Phil and Kirstie might have got up to in my box room (or my overlooked garden, for that matter). That’s not because it plays on my mind (much) but merely the fact that living here is a permanent and all too painful reminder that Location Location Location is still on the box. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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