Double Your House For Half The Money! | Series 2 Episode 5 - FULL EPISODE

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  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2020
  • In this inspirational series, Sarah Beeny sets out to prove that anyone can have the home they've always dreamed about, even if they can't afford to buy it. Rather than making the expensive decision to move house, it may be cheaper to turn your run-down property into the home of your dreams!
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Komentáře • 112

  • @LMCEK
    @LMCEK Před 3 lety +62

    Oh dear I just read an article from 2013. Little Iona-May passed away a few weeks after the build was completed. Prayers for the family 💙

    • @nenna9580
      @nenna9580 Před 3 lety +21

      That's so sad. I was just watching the episode and thinking why she got pregnant again while dealing with such big task of caring for a special needs child. My prayers go out to her family 😔

    • @bluebear6570
      @bluebear6570 Před 3 lety +6

      That is so terrible. I am crying!

    • @sandeepjuneja5716
      @sandeepjuneja5716 Před 3 lety +25

      That’s sad, but given the quality of life she had in the state one has to wonder if maybe it was for the best. To never be able to play with other kids, to never have a boyfriend or girlfriend, to never live an independent life, to be continually dependent on others, to keep visiting doctors and therapists for this procedure or that and have strangers poking and prodding you all the time. Is that really a life worth living?

    • @nach0vidal
      @nach0vidal Před 3 lety +9

      God bless the little angel Iona-May.

    • @wendygillard2133
      @wendygillard2133 Před 3 lety +1

      Very sad.

  • @favoriler2012
    @favoriler2012 Před 3 lety +21

    The best solution for the young couple would have been to build a extension towards the garden and the part on the other side of the public way would become a garage with a small living space for guests over it.

    • @Holidaygal
      @Holidaygal Před 2 lety +1

      That would have left them with still a small kitchen and only 2 bedrooms when hey wanted four bedrooms

  • @gaiafox4286
    @gaiafox4286 Před 3 lety +23

    I would create big open space upstairs living space and do guest bedroom+bathroom and maybe office/storage in one part and family bedrooms in the other downstairs

  • @paulrobinzuege1991
    @paulrobinzuege1991 Před 4 lety +20

    I love this series!!!
    You are a positive motivational force for all these families! Good job!

  • @nadeeshadissanayaka2015
    @nadeeshadissanayaka2015 Před měsícem

    What a lovely mom that poor girl has ❤❤❤❤

  • @VSE4me1
    @VSE4me1 Před 3 lety +75

    IDK why they don’t ask permission to move the right-of-way to the edge of the property then build a contiguous addition.

    • @dinnahenna4163
      @dinnahenna4163 Před 3 lety +11

      Right?! And if they had tried but failed I’d have brought another house and extended that Instead of having a alley way down the middle of my house

    • @AgentAO7
      @AgentAO7 Před 3 lety +1

      That side of the lot is all theirs. Putting the alleyway on the other side would mean all neighbors would be accessing their garden.

    • @sharonadlam3195
      @sharonadlam3195 Před 2 lety +3

      My thoughts exactly. Being a public accessway it wouldn't matter which side of their back garden it was on and at least they would get a complete house.

    • @andreaandrea6716
      @andreaandrea6716 Před 2 lety +3

      My thoughts exactly. They should have done that when they bought the house as 'Planning Permission' (and God only knows who else they have to go through) take AGES to give permission for anything. But there's a good chance they'd have been refused because of ancient 'rights-of-way' laws that are protected to death in the UK. It has the benefit of preserving a country's heritage... but can sometimes just be asinine/lacking in common sense.

    • @jaybee4118
      @jaybee4118 Před rokem +2

      @@andreaandrea6716 "But there's a good chance they'd have been refused because of ancient 'rights-of-way' laws that are protected to death in the UK". This is almost certainly why and they probably have tried already. I'm not sure why so many are assuming they haven't tried.

  • @jennifertoliver9546
    @jennifertoliver9546 Před rokem

    Iona May is a lovely name, thanks for advocating SB ! Jennifer Ailsa Robinson Toliver.

  • @charliee.9530
    @charliee.9530 Před 3 lety +26

    I wonder if it would have worked they had moved the alley on the other side, between the semis 🤔 so they don't have it in the middle of their building ..

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před 3 lety +8

      Exactly, but British rules can be extremely, notoriously inflexible. Would even consider converting part of the old house for the access, instead of using the far part of the garden as the new access if it was the only way to compromise. The house must be cohesive.

  • @svietka202
    @svietka202 Před 3 lety +23

    honestly, i cant believe the council wouldnt let them have the alley way...idiocy galore. glad they listened to a pro about switching layout

    • @paulosullivan3472
      @paulosullivan3472 Před 3 lety +6

      Its a public right of way, councils dont own them so they cannot give them away. Public rights of way are owned by the public at large and have been since Victorian Britain.

    • @li-anderker55
      @li-anderker55 Před 3 lety +8

      @@paulosullivan3472 Couldn't they have moved the alleyway from the centre of the property to the edge? Still public access just not through the middle of their lot.

    • @paulosullivan3472
      @paulosullivan3472 Před 3 lety +3

      @@li-anderker55 Thats not my understanding, the public right of way is that specific route. You would probably need a proper lawyer to tell you if that can be done in any way though, I am just a walking enthusiast so we know the basic laws around the public rights of way but thats maybe a bit specific for me to answer 100%. I dont think they can though.

    • @bethhague8470
      @bethhague8470 Před 3 lety +4

      @@li-anderker55 Paul is right, it’s almost impossible to change a public right of way.

    • @danielle.harrison
      @danielle.harrison Před 3 lety

      The public right away is often used for bins (and general access from the street to the gardens), taking it away would mean everyone would have to store them at the front of their homes, which overall would devalue the entire street. Given the noise problems I don't think they need any more reason to devalue even further.

  • @cheskydivision
    @cheskydivision Před 3 lety +10

    I always wonder how all these ppl with money problems can decorate so well

    • @john-morton
      @john-morton Před 3 lety +3

      Decorating is probably the cheapest part of these renovations

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 Před 3 lety +5

      I would imagine the show arranges rental/discounts for the owners. A little bit of trickery... Also the owner's previous furnshings never seem to be used!

  • @starnejme6902
    @starnejme6902 Před 3 lety +2

    Again, lovely people. Great show.

  • @HomeFromFarAway
    @HomeFromFarAway Před 11 měsíci

    my experience with friends who have disabled siblings or parents is that they end up with a lot of dissociation, unintentional neglect and high ACE scores. People really need to remember all the humans in the equation ❤

  • @NannyYnez
    @NannyYnez Před 2 lety +2

    I don't see what the problem is with the passageway, it's called a ginnel and plenty of town houses have them. Although it's usually with one house on either side there are many conversions which have the house on one side and another bedroom over a ginnel. I like the light they put in it and it's great that a public right of way that has maybe been there for over a century has been retained. They will get much more out of their upstairs living room when they can get a balcony built with some steps down to the garden.

  • @elainevassel7600
    @elainevassel7600 Před 3 lety +2

    Visionary generations. I am enjoying your programmes

  • @kutrabilada8865
    @kutrabilada8865 Před 3 lety +1

    The lady of the house with the alleway had matched her dress to her kitchen. Very pretty.

  • @ceciliapreziose3783
    @ceciliapreziose3783 Před 3 lety +4

    ONE thing to keep in mind is not to over build for the area

  • @faridehkarimi5350
    @faridehkarimi5350 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this series 👌

  • @living_water-
    @living_water- Před 3 lety +11

    Surely, they couldn't think of an alternative to the alley issue? Underground or moving it to the side?

    • @sonaterese799
      @sonaterese799 Před 2 lety

      It could be that local planners wouldn't give them permission - right of way is usually hundreds of years old and can be inflexible

  • @memunayansaneh4088
    @memunayansaneh4088 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you

  • @memunayansaneh4088
    @memunayansaneh4088 Před 4 lety +4

    May God bless you

  • @anshardeman3967
    @anshardeman3967 Před 3 lety +21

    why is that passage not made where the old living room kitchen is now, then the neighbors still have access to the back and still you have a complete house

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před 3 lety +2

      Or move the access to the far part of the garden.

  • @AgentAO7
    @AgentAO7 Před 3 lety +4

    I’m saddened to hear about the passing of Iona May. Vicky was such a loving dedicated mother. I’m sure her daughter, even in a short span of her life have felt all the love & sacrifice of her mom. May she rest in peace.
    As for the other house, that alley is so cringey. I don’t know why it’s not possible to move that on the other side. But I would have just converted that to a separate den/office/guest room.

  • @salzburg18
    @salzburg18 Před rokem

    The alleyway house will be a nightmare to sell.

  • @HF-jc9xl
    @HF-jc9xl Před 11 měsíci

    The Young Couple with an Enormous Long Garden- why couldn’t they have built down the length of the Garden?

  • @sergiorivera669
    @sergiorivera669 Před 3 lety +26

    Why couldn't they just have agreed with the council to move the right of way to the side of the newly built extension (on their land)!! Has the UK become that stupid??

  • @sonaterese799
    @sonaterese799 Před 2 lety

    If the properties were valued in the original state and then valued after the work had been done, we could see how much money had been saved..........

  • @deeannesweetapple3264
    @deeannesweetapple3264 Před 3 lety +4

    Why couldn't they have petitioned to have the access way moved to the far side? I don't see how that could be wrong and the house would have been totally connected.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před 3 lety

      I've seen their planning commissions be extremely inflexible.

  • @mybestfriendsgay7066
    @mybestfriendsgay7066 Před 3 lety +2

    Click to the next episode. This one has double ads every 20 seconds which makes it near impossible to watch, especially if you want it on in the background.

  • @patriciakelly69
    @patriciakelly69 Před 3 lety +1

    I agree with the comment below. It’s not a real problem. Ask the neighbours.

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power Před 3 lety +1

    Angharad, what a moniker.

  • @ninimacs2244
    @ninimacs2244 Před 3 lety +4

    honestly I feel like the single mom also has too much stuff. in germany such a space is considered normal not small! Escpecially for four people. But I get that for her daughter it would be better to be on ground level. still you also have to clean and take care and heat such a massive space

    • @shastac1396
      @shastac1396 Před 3 lety

      It’s called cultural differences. You do you in Germany, she’s doing her best in the UK.

    • @ninimacs2244
      @ninimacs2244 Před 3 lety +7

      @@shastac1396 idk about that, germany and UK arent all that different and what cultural difference says you should be a hoarder?

  • @truthseeker444
    @truthseeker444 Před 2 lety

    I live in Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and I would assume that grants and benefits for disabled people are the same in England as they are here. There are grants available to make homes suitable for disable folk, no matter what their disability, here the gov will pay for large extensions, suitable bathrooms, internal elevators etc. I really do not understand why this project had to be crowd funded?

  • @ScarletFoundryTarot
    @ScarletFoundryTarot Před 2 lety +1

    why can't they just move the right of way over 12 ft to the side of the new house?

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy Před 3 lety +13

    Think I would've just built a new house to the side of the access pathway if zoning permits, and use old as rental, sell it off, or convert the old into a rental/ garage. The other ideas are too unrealistic, day to day.
    The alleyway can hide criminal activity, so having it to the middle of the house is a poor idea. The entryway off of it is even worse.
    Otherwise resign-wise the place looks nice and much of it works.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před 3 lety

      @staircase2
      Recessed entries are great places to for criminals to work unseen.

    • @ruths_youth
      @ruths_youth Před 3 lety +3

      Exactly my thoughts. If they had "so much land" why not just build a separate home and rent out the old one? Madness.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před 3 lety

      @@mohenn22smith27
      Quite possibly...

  • @jff1813
    @jff1813 Před 3 lety +3

    I wonder if the father of Vicky's kids paid for any of this. And it seems a little forward to immediately have another baby when other people were kind enough to dig into their pockets and donate all that money.

  • @justinjoyit13
    @justinjoyit13 Před rokem

    I don't know why they didn't make a new access on the right of the existing house- neighbours still get access and they can have a normal house without all this upstairs downstairs. Would drive me nuts.

  • @mikeheap7978
    @mikeheap7978 Před 2 lety +1

    Bloody hell Vikiy's having another baby, get the next extension booked for series 3. It'll be an 8 bed home by series 4 and mum and dad's bank will be totally drained. Wheres the boyfriends money ?

  • @elisha052550
    @elisha052550 Před 3 lety +1

    💕💕💕🙏🏽so happy for the baby gurl ie sensory room n build::: God bless every volunteer , helper

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 Před 3 lety +1

      And no sign of the father? He should be responsible for helping with the child, shouldn't he?

  • @nancyolson3417
    @nancyolson3417 Před 2 lety

    why not dig out the alley so they could go under the house. There would be no disruption in the floor plan.

  • @bosse641
    @bosse641 Před 3 lety +1

    Could have moved the alleyway to one side of the land, very easy fix I would think.

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 Před 3 lety +1

      Many people keep writing the same exact thing here!

    • @AgentAO7
      @AgentAO7 Před 3 lety +2

      That would mean court hearings & getting the public works council involved. I know it may seem a simple solution if common sense is concerned, but since it’s a public alley & not part of the private ownership, that would mean going through all those hassles. And even if it gets approved, that would mean all your neighbors accessing your supposed private garden.

  • @Holidaygal
    @Holidaygal Před 2 lety

    Strange there is no banister by the stairs by the dining room to go up to the upstairs lounge

  • @MrMohaan
    @MrMohaan Před 3 lety +1

    adamant lady in the second house fucked up the whole thing after spending money she had to walk in directly to her sink in kitchin

  • @wipqueen715
    @wipqueen715 Před 2 lety

    At work, when I mispronounce words, my coworkers don’t have very nice things to say. Some of them anyway. I get it now. I wish I had a way of knowing beforehand every time she says “issues”. And yes, I can stop watching. And I will. Eventually. We all have silly things that are annoying. This is one for me. Otherwise, I love this show!! Very inspiring.

  • @trishdawson-saul9449
    @trishdawson-saul9449 Před 3 lety

    Where is George to the Rescue for the young Mum and her two kiddies???

  • @peterkompter2417
    @peterkompter2417 Před 3 lety

    they couldnt try and move the right of way over further

  • @timlist5664
    @timlist5664 Před 3 lety +1

    Underground passage / subway 😀

  • @Blahblahblah290
    @Blahblahblah290 Před 3 lety +1

    it’s the weird colors for me

  • @issievdhorst
    @issievdhorst Před 2 lety

    seen

  • @LisaofHopewell
    @LisaofHopewell Před 3 lety

    They never say why they couldn't get permission to move that stupid right-of-way!

  • @bibphil5078
    @bibphil5078 Před 3 lety

    Why are the moving costs estimated at such huge figures? I’ve moved many times with kids and sometimes 1,000 kms without the costs being so huge.

    • @vgswetha92
      @vgswetha92 Před 3 lety +1

      It is not only the moving costs (Truck, packers etc), but includes the cost of buying their dream house

    • @bibphil5078
      @bibphil5078 Před 3 lety

      @@vgswetha92 no they list the moving costs entirely separate to the house cost.

    • @milliemaina3820
      @milliemaina3820 Před 3 lety +1

      The cost of moving =price of dream home - cost of their current home

  • @shastac1396
    @shastac1396 Před 3 lety +1

    What is her name? Ang Harrod?!

  • @andreaandrea6716
    @andreaandrea6716 Před 2 lety

    Oh... we don't get to see the rest of it?? How the path divides their garden? Very dissatisfying... They talk endlessly all about how the path divides the house but we never see it from above. I've no idea/no picture of the whole.

  • @andreaandrea6716
    @andreaandrea6716 Před 2 lety

    HORRIBLE Feng Shui, having your house split in two. I wonder if they still live in there?

  • @nicaelaemily3446
    @nicaelaemily3446 Před 3 lety +15

    I really don't want to be mean, as I feel it's great people are donating. BUT when you can't afford things....why are you having another baby??? They cost money.

  • @paulomontero12
    @paulomontero12 Před 2 lety

    Was that a gay priest Elvis?

  • @paulomontero12
    @paulomontero12 Před 2 lety

    Another baby?

  • @cindythomas5895
    @cindythomas5895 Před 2 lety

    Omg WHY did she get pregnant while dealing with all this... geez that was so disappointing to hear !!! I think sometimes people just don’t use their brains 😢😢😢😢