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Joanne Ridout

New TV property show will search for the very best home in Wales - and this is how you can enter

Time to get mowing the lawn, hiding the kids' smelly trainers in the shed and finishing all those little DIY jobs you never seem to get around to, because the hunt is on for Wales' home of the year.

Whether it's a terraced house, bungalow, castle, a country cottage or contemporary flat, a city dwelling or somewhere by the sea - you might be in with a chance of bagging the bragging rights to the best home in the nation.

BBC Cymru Wales is launching a brand new property programme called Wales' Home of the Year, with presenter Owain Wyn Evans leading the search for outstanding homes from across Wales.

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Joined by fellow judges Mandy Watkins and Glen Thomas, Wales' Home of the Year is looking for homes of all types from all over Wales to apply to take part in the new six-part series.

Filming on the IWC production, a Banijay UK company, will begin in April 2022 and broadcast on BBC One Wales later in the year. So the hunt is now on for Welsh homes which embody design, style or amazing architecture which might eventually make it to the small screen.

Owain Wyn Evans says: "I'm delighted to be one of the judges on Wales' Home of the Year – it's my dream job! I've loved transforming houses into homes over the years, and can't wait to feel that same sense of love in these gorgeous Welsh properties.

"The concept of 'home' isn't something you can touch or hold, but it is something you can feel. I'll be looking for individual style, something which reveals the owner's personality, and a strong sense of hiraeth."

Mandy Watkins, an experienced interior designer, business owner and presenter from Anglesey, says: "I'm so excited to be a judge on Wales' Home of the Year. I love looking around other people's houses!

"As a designer I look for personality in a home, it's such an important part of my work, ensuring that the home reflects the owner. So in this series I want to walk in and immediately get a sense of who lives there."

Glen Thomas, director of multi award-winning architectural design practice from Cardiff, says: "In Wales, we have such an abundant variety of wonderful architecture, from lofty warehouse apartments in the bay, to elegant Victorian terraces in the capital and striking contemporary eco-dwellings in the countryside.

From period to contemporary, any era of house can enter (Georgian mansion for sale for offers over £625k with Archer & Co, Usk) (Archer & Co, Usk)

"As a judge on this new Welsh series, I'm hoping that when I walk through those doors, I will be greeted by a diverse array of innovative designs, unique styles and overall, a sense of drama!"

TV weatherman and presenter Owain Wyn Evans will be joined by two judges (Owain Wyn Evans)

Wales' Home of the Year is made by IWC Media and is based on BBC Scotland's hit series Scotland's Home of the Year.

Applications to take part in Wales' Home of the Year should be sent to waleshomes@iwcmedia.co.uk and should include contact details, a brief description of the home and a few pictures, or contact Cerys Rees at cerys.rees@bbc.co.uk to find out more.

But not before you've found the vacuum, planted a few spring bulbs, and cleaned all toilets to a sparkling shine.

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