Escape to the Country star issues urgent warning to buyers over ‘forever home’
Escape to the Country expert Nicki Chapman was forced to issue a warning to potential buyers they labelled a property their "forever home".
During Thursday’s (December 19) episode of the BBC hit show, the TV star was joined by couple Chris and Stewart, who had decided to up and leave London after 26 years for a quieter way of life in the countryside and be closer to family.
The duo has a budget of £450,000 but could stretch to £475,000 for a four-bedroom property in the Scottish Lothians. It was important that the home had plenty of character, large secure garden and good road and rail links to Edinburgh.
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Nicki Chapman went all out and set up a number of homes to view however at the end of a busy week it was clear that the mystery house that took the couple by surprise but Nicki was quick to point out that it won’t be on the market for long.
Just minutes into the search Stewart went on to say: “Now you’re talking.” Nicki replied: “I wish I could just take a snapshot of your faces as you came up the drive there! Isn’t it incredible?”.
Cris was in awe of the grand hallway as he said: “This is exactly what we want. It’s got character, it’s got detail. This is beautiful, I love it.”
Admitting the home ticked all of the boxes they were looking for, Cris admitted: “I love it, it’s perfect for us. This is like our forever home, I feel it. I feel really comfortable here.”
Nicki then left the pair shocked as he revealed the house was on the market for offers over £325,000 and it didn’t take long for them to explain that they were highly interested.
But Cris and Stewart had to act fast as Nicki warned: “We’re not going to do a little dance as yet because as you can imagine, at that price, it’s gotten an awful lot of interest.
“So, that’s what you’ve got to think about. I think it’s safe for me to say that house won’t be sold at £325,000. But, that is what it’s on the market for, offers over. You are going to have to move very quickly on this one.”
Despite the competitive market, they went on to put in an offer and luckily it was accepted and their forever home was officially theirs.
Escape to the Country airs weekdays from 3pm on BBC One and iPlayer
