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Gemma Jones

A Place in the Sun buyers shown 'disastrous' house with 'gym' in the bathroom

A home with an unusual additional feature in the bathroom was shown on Channel 4's A Place in the Sun.

Property expert Jonny Irwin was on the lookout for a holiday home for wine lovers Debbie and Dave. With a £200,000 budget they hoped to find a property abroad just in time for their retirement so that their family and friends could join them in the sun.

On their wishlist, the married couple hoped for a property with four bedrooms and a traditional stone French style in South Western France. They also hoped for a swimming pool in a property close to bars and restaurants.

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The first house that they were shown was a four bedroom 16th century build but it had no pool. The second property was everything that they asked for and had six bedrooms - but was next to a very busy road. And while the huge home had plenty of space it also had an excessive amount of furniture taking up all of the room. One unusual feature was gym equipment in the bathroom.

Walking into the first room of the property, the living room, Debbie said: "It is a big room isn't it." She looked around and took in the furniture filled room as she added: "Quite a lot of stuff in it."

Host Jonny tried to convince her as he said: "I mean without this mirage of soft furnishings you have a big room. I think what you really need to do with this house is see through the furniture and the décor." Before moving on to the next property, Jonny said: "Well that was a bit of a disaster wasn't it."

Another property shown was a £162,000 four bedroom converted farmhouse featuring shared facilities including a swimming pool and a tennis court, but even this didn't take the buyers' fancy.

A Place in the Sun airs weekdays at 3pm on Channel 4 and All 4

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