Jean Johansson faced a "challenge" over one couple's budget in the latest episode of A Place in the Sun. The Scots presenter was tasked with finding a dream pad for retired pair Linda and Peter, but the amount they had to spend was the lowest she had ever had to work with before.
The house hunters in last night's show were looking for a pad in Italy, and were focusing on the region of Abruzzo. The couple - a former NHS theatre nurse and a retired decorator respectively - said prior to beginning their search that they were open-minded about their future property.
They were pretty easy going when it came to requirements, but Jean said it was a "challenge" and she expressed concern about their £60,000 budget. After hearing about their plans, Jean explained to the retired couple: "I mean I have to say, I've never worked with a budget of £60,000, so it's going to be a challenge for me."
Her remark came after Linda acknowledged their budget, with the guest saying: "We are just wondering what you're going to come up with cause our budget's not a very big one."
Jean replied: "I am glad you have brought that up, Linda" and nervously laughed before making the comment about it being the lowest budget she'd dealt with.
Peter then revealed they'd actually be able to stretch to to £70,000 or even £80,000 if it was for the perfect property.
Greenock-born Jean then took them to see some options she'd found which were above their £60,000 budget.
Towards the end of the episode they announced plans to put in an offer for one.
Linda and Peter said they had been particularly impressed with the first property they'd been shown, which was a three-bedroom townhouse listed for just over £63,000.
Following their initial viewing, Linda had said: "It's beautiful. It's a lot of house for the money." She'd further commented: "It's everything we asked for really, apart from a garden."
They put in an offer of £57,000 after deciding they wanted the property, though Jean later informed them that the seller had unfortunately declined it.
They however were issued with a counter-offer of £58,588 - which was still below the couple's budget - with them accepting the offer as the episode came to a close.
A Place in the Sun airs weekdays on Channel 4 at 3pm. You can catch up on previous episodes now through All4.
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