A Place In The Sun's Scarlette Douglas had a hard task on her hands today as she searched for the perfect home for a mum and her son.
Marie and Alex wished to move from London to Poitou-Charentes in the west of France. Marie had stressed to Scarlette that she wanted a bigger home after previously moving into a flat.
Marie, who has four adopted cats, explained how her pets needed more space. She also wanted to make sure her son Alex had a permanent room for when he visited.
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Marie added that the prospective property shouldn't need renovating, not be on the main road and ideally have a swimming pool. However, Scarlette had to work within a budget of £110,000.
The first property Scarlette showed was a two-bedroom farmhouse, but Marie said it didn't have enough rooms and was 'too small'.
The second house seemed to tick more boxes despite needing around £35k's worth of renovations. But Scarlette thought she had found their ideal home when they toured a four-bedroom property.
The property was made up of a two-bedroom home with two annexes each with its own bedroom. It was priced at £115,752.
However, before they even entered the home Marie said she wasn't a fan - shocking Scarlette. Marie said she was already ruling out the property due to it having a gravel garden, not grass.
Marie then told Scarlette the garden mattered more than the interior of the house. Marie said: "The garden is more important than the size of the house."
Scarlette said: "Really?"
Marie added that she wanted both a spacious indoor and outdoor area. Scarlette said: "But I am working within a budget Marie."
In a voiceover, Scarlette added that 'trying to get the right balance was proving very difficult'.
By the end of the show, Marie and Alex decided not to put an offer in on any properties. Instead, they said they would get some costings of how much renovation of the second property would cost and work from there.
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