Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Property expert Phil Spencer is a Secret Agent on a mission - to get Britain's property market moving again, one house at a time.
Seasons
1. Leeds
Air Date: 2011-10-10
Phil travels to north Leeds, where Emma and Lee Fozard are in desperate need of his property expertise. A couple with three young boys, Emma and Lee have outgrown their current home and dream of moving to pastures new. But this three-bed semi is in trouble. After eight months on the market and 18 viewings, there have been no offers on it. Emma and Lee are worn out. Unfortunately, so is the house. While the family are out for the day, Secret Agent Spencer has a snoop around, discovering threadbare carpets, dog-eaten doors and a topsy-turvy garden that all the viewers have turned their noses up at. After confronting Emma and Lee with his cheekily rewritten property particulars, Phil gives the family advice on how to get their home ready for his open viewing in one week's time. But not everyone is impressed with his plans. Phil also works with buyers Jonathan and Anna, a young couple looking for a new home in order to start a family.
2. Brighton
Air Date: 2011-10-11
Phil Spencer travels to the south coast to help mum Martina and nan Peggy sell both their houses and move in together, but he's hampered by their brightly coloured decor and textured walls. With two sets of sellers and multiple buyers to satisfy, is Secret Agent Spencer spreading himself too thin?
3. Radcliffe
Air Date: 2011-10-12
Phil's secret assignment takes him to Stoneclough, just outside Bolton, on what could be a mission impossible. He visits a two-bed terrace that is crammed with enough knick-knacks and decorative touches to fill an auction house, so it's clearly cherished by owners Alex and Aneta. But with more than a thousand days on the market and no offers, the love stops at the front door. After an undercover investigation, Phil discovers the house isn't listed with a local agent. And it's over-priced as well as over-stuffed. Also, Phil's working with Will and Ste, a pair of property investors who feed on this area for its buy-to-let opportunities. Would they consider shelling out extra thousands for a property here?
4. Balham
Air Date: 2011-10-13
Phil Spencer gives property advice to two friends struggling to sell their three-bedroom flat in south-west London. Phil helps Graeme and David, two friends who have been struggling for the past 15 months to sell their three-bedroom flat. With 42 viewings and two offers that have fallen through, something's definitely amiss, especially in a market where good two-bed flats can fly off the shelves in as little as three weeks. Phil is parachuted in to investigate why the property is failing to sell, and what he discovers is a multitude of problems. After confronting Graeme and David with the brutal truth, Phil gives the duo ideas and advice on how to fix the problems. Phil approaches a possible buyer, Rebecca. She is looking to purchase her first home and is interested in finding a two-bedroom flat with a small garden. Is she the perfect buyer for Graeme and David?
5. Altrincham
Air Date: 2011-10-14
Phil Spencer advises on how to spruce up and sell a three-bedroom detached cottage on the outskirts of Manchester that has been on the market for a staggering four years with no offers. On an undercover investigation Phil finds a nasty surprise in the bedroom.
6. Dorking
Air Date: 2011-10-17
Phil's latest secret mission takes him to Dorking, where he finds a period property that's charming on the outside and a little bit alarming on the inside.
7. Riccall
Air Date: 2011-10-18
In the north Yorkshire village of Riccall, Phil Spencer meets Lawrence and Catherine Bendelow, who are struggling to sell a house they've been renting out to tenants for four years.
8. Harrogate
Air Date: 2011-10-19
In Harrogate Phil meets Andrew and Jenna, whose three-bed in the exclusive Duchy area should have flown off the shelf. But on closer inspection he finds some serious problems lurking.
9. Milford
Air Date: 2011-10-20
Phil visits Milford, a small but perfectly formed village not far from Godalming, Surrey, where Nick Walsh's three-bed house leaves him flabbergasted.
10. Wakefield
Air Date: 2011-10-21
Property expert Phil Spencer visits Wakefield to help the Murphy family sell their higgledy-piggledy, end-of-terrace home in a hurry so they can start a new life in Perth, Australia.
11. Llanharan
Air Date: 2011-10-24
It's an undercover operation of the Welsh-valley variety for Agent Spencer as he finds himself in Llanharan, Pontyclun, with a house for sale that's in need of a re-vamp.
12. Pinner
Air Date: 2011-10-25
Today Phil's Secret Agent mission takes him to the affluent area of Pinner in Harrow and the five-bed family home of Vaseem, Ayeesha and their two children.
13. Llandaff
Air Date: 2011-10-26
Phil visits the Welsh capital of Cardiff and a 1940s bachelor pad that's a bacteria fest of unclean surfaces, grimy floors and manky carpets.
14. Watford
Air Date: 2011-10-27
Phil's latest secret assignment takes him to Watford and the four-bed detached house of John and Mirasol Lockwood, and Emma Green and Steve Wright and their dog Bruno.
15. New Malden
Air Date: 2011-10-28
It's a secret mission to challenge the very best of them as Phil heads to New Malden in Surrey, and a semi-detached family home which has the busy A3 in the front garden.
16. Bristol
Air Date: 2011-10-31
Phil Spencer is in Ashton, Bristol helping David Wood sell his three bedroom house.
17. Croydon
Air Date: 2011-11-01
Phil Spencer helps Kerry and Rowan sell their three bedroom family home in south London.
18. Bristol
Air Date: 2011-11-02
Phil Spencer visits Hallam, near Bristol, to help Becky and Mike sell their three bedroom terrace house, which has had only five viewings in five months on the market.
19. Swansea
Air Date: 2011-11-03
Phil visits a home near Swansea in south west Wales which owners, John and Layla Morrissey and their family, have outgrown.
20. Orpington
Air Date: 2011-11-04
Phil is in the fourth week of his mission to get Britain moving again, travelling in and around England and Wales to help shift several properties stuck in the property quagmire.
1. Manchester
Air Date: 2012-05-10
Phil is in desirable Didsbury, where Marty and Ceris are selling their four bed semi-detached. Meanwhile on the other side of the city, Kristian and Lori's semi is only half finished. With their busy family lives and a flooded property market, will Phil be able to make them complete the work so he can get them a sale?
2. Leeds
Air Date: 2012-05-17
Phil travels to Leeds on a secret mission to get offers on houses that haven't been selling. Tim's three-bed semi should have been snapped up, while Caroline's bungalow needs an update. In the coveted Horsforth area of the city, Tim's three-bed semi should have sold by now, but a laddish lifestyle is failing to impress potential buyers. Can he clean up his act to get his house sold? And further out in the former mill town of Yeadon, Caroline's struggling to sell a bungalow that's stuck in the past.
3. Kent
Air Date: 2012-05-24
Today's mission is in commuter-belt Kent, where two properties get some secret agent assistance after being on the market almost two years between them. Like many parents in Britain, Nigel and Gina's four-bed semi has been used and abused by both parents and kids, not to mention the pets. But after he delivers some home truths, it's Phil that's in the doghouse. Over in Bromley's desirable Old Town, Phil meets hoarder Julie and tries to recover the beautiful two-bed terrace hidden underneath her stash. If she'll kick out the clutter, he'll sell her house, but will she keep her end of the bargain?
4. Shropshire and Worcestershire
Air Date: 2012-05-31
Phil escapes the rat race and heads for the country, to earth mother Oriole's five-bed home in the sleepy Shropshire hills, and Annette's cottage in Worcestershire.
5. Birmingham
Air Date: 2012-06-07
Phil is in Birmingham trying to sell two tricky terraces on the same street. While Vicky and Phil are struggling to clear the kiddie clutter left around the house by their two children, Phil and Martha-Ann must take on their distasteful decor which is putting buyers off. Can Phil make them see sense and turn things around in time before the buyers arrive?
6. Glasgow and Uddingston
Air Date: 2012-07-20
Phil goes undercover not far from Glasgow's busy city centre. In Giffnock, he's working with Dougie, whose three-bed home has Scotland's best state school on the doorstep. And in Uddingston, he meets Pamela and Ian, whose five-bed cottage is struggling to find a buyer. One house is a 50s throwback, the other an 80s revival, and neither is what the buyers of Glasgow's swanky suburbs want in a family home.
7. Chesire and Lancashire
Air Date: 2012-07-27
Phil Spencer goes undercover with two properties that are frightening off the buyers. With four children in a three bedroom semi, Adrian and Cheryl's Northwich home is bursting at the seams and they've been forced to create some strange yet ingenious sleeping arrangements. Problem is, they're putting buyers off. And in Bromley Cross, Bolton, just one look at the outside of Danny and Siobhan's two bed terrace is enough to scare any first time buyer away - never mind the mess inside.
8. Edinburgh and Largs
Air Date: 2012-08-03
Phil visits two very different properties in Scotland, a three bed home in one of Edinburgh's poshest post codes, and a bungalow on the north Ayrshire coast, both of which are struggling to find a buyer.
9. Warrington
Air Date: 2012-08-10
Phil visits Warrington, a bit of property dark horse where house prices are nine per cent above the regional average. But Pauline and Alan Jacks are struggling to sell their three-bed property, possibly because of the dated decor, myriad dolls, tapestries and cuddly toys. And just over a mile away, Colin Brunold had been hoping his four-bed family home would simply sell itself. But it hasn't. Can Phil change his point of view?
10. East Midlands
Air Date: 2012-08-07
In Stamford in the East Midlands, Phil Spencer works with Mark and Tina Harrison, whose three-bed home is rammed to the rafters with robins, and the rest of the decoration doesn't rock Phil's world either; especially as they're trying to sell to a much younger market who won't appreciate the frills. Phil also discovers a house with stains on almost every carpet that's being pitched at family buyers with no success. It's got the size, the garden and the location, but needs a lot of work. Can Phil turn both houses around in just one week before their open house tours?
11. Shoreham and Worthing
Air Date: 2013-03-27
Phil visits Shoreham-by-Sea, where Ben and Kate have lived in their Grade II listed cottage for five years. But with two boys and too many toys, they're desperate to move to a bigger house. The only trouble is that after 15 viewings there's no sign of a sale. Phil also tries to help single mum Zoe in Worthing, who's been desperately trying to sell for three months. Super-busy Zoe lives with three children, two dogs and a budgie, and she helps out in the community. With such a busy life, she's left with little time to look after the house.
12. Reigate and Haslemere
Air Date: 2013-04-03
Phil faces double trouble as he helps two struggling sellers to shift their homes. In Reigate, Surrey he visits a property that looks more like a Swedish sauna than a house. And in Haslemere he assists a vendor that really should know better. Retired couple Lenny and Mary want to sell up in Reigate and return to their roots in Ireland. But Phil discovers a dated decor and a serious case of pine cladding that's holding them back. Meanwhile, estate agent Kimberley in Haslemere is struggling to sell her own home with all her clutter.
13. The Wirral and West Yorkshire
Air Date: 2013-04-10
Phil goes undercover on the Wirral, on a mission to rescue Dave and Gemma's five bed semi from Dave's 'man cave'. And in Marsden in West Yorkshire he helps to bring Malcolm and Muriel's home up to date.
14. Ashurst Wood and Weybridge
Air Date: 2013-04-17
Phil faces double trouble again as he helps not one but two struggling sellers to shift their homes. For the first part of his double mission he's in Ashurst Wood, helping to turn a cluttered 1950s house into an up to date 'des res' for retirees Tim and Gina. In Weybridge, Phil's taken back to a not-so-swinging 60s pad that's been inherited by brother and sister Nigel and Beverley Mort. Whilst the families are out, Phil goes in for a snoop around, and then wastes no time and pulls no punches as he sets about getting the two homes up to scratch. With limited time until Phil opens the doors to potential buyers, can Gina and Tim tackle the mammoth task that lies ahead, and will Nigel and Beverley manage to bring their home back to the future?
15. West Yorkshire
Air Date: 2013-04-24
Phil visits Fixby, near Huddersfield, where Jean desperately needs help to shift her home, which has been on the market for 13 months. Jean's eccentric house layout is matched only by her eccentric tastes in décor. And in Queensbury, retired teacher Mary's country cottage has lost its country charm and has become far too expensive for her to keep.
16. Harrogate and Huddersfield
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A four bed semi in Harrogate in need of some upkeep, and a cottage in Huddersfield with some decidedly dodgy and dated decor, are the latest hard-to-sell homes for Phil to tackle.
17. Billericay and Southend-on-Sea
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In Billericay, in Essex, Julie is desperate to sell their out-of-control house. And in Southend, Phil meets serial mover June, whose home is overbearingly pink.
1. Billericay, Essex
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Phil visits Billericay in Essex, where Julie and her four sons are struggling to keep up with their demanding home Secret Agent Phil takes a look around while the family are out, and discovers a health hazard in the kitchen, a terrible toilet, beaten up bedrooms and a garden that all potential buyers have turned their noses up at. He gives the family advice on how to get their home ready for his open viewing two weeks later. But getting the house ready is going to be a job that pushes the family to their limits...
2. East Midlands
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Phil takes on a two bed terrace in one of the toughest property markets in the UK as he heads to Syston in the East Midlands. Dan and Lisa are desperate sell up and move closer to work and family but their house just won't budge. Phil has a snoop around, and discovers a boring garden in need of a good dose of TLC and an even bigger dose of weed killer, a living room that looks more like a crèche, and a dog that doesn't know where to do its business.
3. Radcliffe, Manchester
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In Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, Phil meets the Young family to cast his eye over their property and try to get them a buyer.
4. Bishop's Stortford
Air Date: 2014-01-24
Phil Spencer is in the market town of Bishop's Stortford taking on a house that's been on the market for six months with hardly a sniff of a buyer. It belongs to working mum Marsha and her teenage twins Molly and Sam, who are desperate to get it sold and start afresh.
5. Leicestershire
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Phil travels to Fleckney in Leicestershire, taking on a house with impressive outbuildings but an unimpressive list of potential buyers. After nearly 16 months on the market but no more than ten viewings, owners Robin and Marie are at their wits' end. Phil discovers an unloved home, complete with damp stains and a bright pink hallway.
6. Cheshire
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Phil travels to Lach Dennis, in Cheshire, to help a couple who are living life in the dog house. After 18 months on the market, Heather and Ian's home just isn't pulling in the buyers, so can Phil help to put the love back into their four walls?
7. Glasgow
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Phil travels to the Glasgow suburb of Giffnock to try to attract some buyers to a bungalow that's been in the same family for 37 years. Phil discovers an interior from a bygone era and a kitchen floor so uneven it could make you seasick.
8. Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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Phil helps divorcees Sylvia and Bill sell their semi that's been loitering on the market for over a year. After 54 years of marriage they've decided to separate, sell their home, and move on.
9. Colchester
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Phil meets Duncan and Rhonda, a couple with a young baby who are keen to sell up. But after a month on the market they still haven't had any viewings.
10. Northwich, Cheshire
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Phil travels to Northwich in Cheshire, taking on a family who have outgrown their home. With their three-year-old daughter sleeping on the landing, Adrian and Cheryl Donati are desperate to move to a bigger house so each of their four children can have a room of their own. As well as the bed at the top of the stairs, Phil discovers a houseful of clutter and toys and a mouldy bathroom.
11. Southend-on-Sea
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Phil come to the aid of serial mover June Seymour. Three months without an offer on her latest pad has stalled June's moving ways. Phil finds a pink house, excessive floral flock wallpaper and troublesome trinkets.
12. Swanscombe, Kent
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Phil visits Swanscombe in Kent and the childhood home of Chris Fuller. Chris was born in the house and 38 years later he still lives there with his wife Laura. With a baby on the way it's finally time to cut the family ties to the property and move to a bigger place. That's if they can persuade someone to buy.
13. Largs, Scotland
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Phil visits John and Paul Campbell in Largs in Scotland's central belt, hoping to convince the brothers to clean up their act after letting 11 months go by without finding a buyer for their inherited bungalow.
14. Glasgow
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Phil goes undercover to view an outdated property in Uddingston on the outskirts of Glasgow. He meets Pamela and Ian, whose five-bed has only had 12 viewings in six months.
15. Sittingbourne, Kent
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Neil and Jackie Harris are desperate for more space for them and their two boys. But Phil discovers a house with a spiral stairway hiding mounds of clutter, a garden full of rubble and a bathroom from the past.
16. Tunstall, Kent
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Phil travels to Tunstall in Kent, to the country cottage of Sarah Sewells and Andrew Morris. The couple bought the house two years ago with money they inherited, but with marriage on the horizon, they'd love to move to a bigger family house. But after three months on the market, is it Andrew's botched DIY jobs that are holding the property back?
17. Folkestone
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Phil comes to the rescue of grandmother Elaine Care, whose four bedroom semi in Folkestone has been on the market for a whopping two years.
18. Worthing
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Phil travels to Worthing, on a mission to sell beside the seaside. He's tasked with helping Victoria and Michael shift the grand Victorian house they've called home for the past 30 years. The property is wearing them out and they want to downsize. The trouble is, the interior is as tired as they are and buyers just aren't biting.
19. Edinburgh
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In Edinburgh, Phil meets retiree Patricia Cameron, who is desperate to sell her inherited childhood home in the upmarket Braidhill area of the city.
20. Biddulph, Staffordshire
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In Biddulph, Staffordshire, Phil hopes to help Mark and Denise James find a buyer for their three bed semi. It's been on the market for almost a year. Phil discovers a house full of clutter and belongings, a bathroom that's seen better days, and a huge garden complete with cows and a price tag to match.
21. Harrogate
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Phil heads to North Yorkshire, to help Pam to sell a house that's fallen into disrepair and requires some much needed attention.
22. Weybridge
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Phil visits a not so swinging 60s pad in Weybridge. It belongs to brother and sister Nigel and Beverley Mort, who inherited it when their mother passed away.
23. Marsden
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Phil heads to Marsden, West Yorkshire, to help pensioners Malcolm and Muriel bring their house out of the past and into the present day.
24. Bolton
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Secret Agent Phil wants to try to turn around Danny's tatty terrace house, which needs some serious TLC if it's ever going to sell.
25. Worthing
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Phil faces a tough mission helping single mum Zoe to tame her house, which suffers from doggie odour, mess and much clutter.
26. Fixby, West Yorkshire
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Phil helps retiree Jean, who desperately needs help shifting her home near Huddersfield, which has been on the market for 13 months.
27. Ashurst Wood, West Sussex
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Phil heads to Ashurst Wood, West Sussex, to help retirees Tim and Gina turn their dark and cluttered 1950s house into a bang-up-to-date des res.
28. Grappnehall, Warrington
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Phil is in Grappnehall, Warrington, helping Colin Brunold sell his four bed house that's been on the market for five months.
29. Rawdon, West Yorkshire
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Phil meets Alan and Wendy, whose family home of eight years has been on the market without an offer for over 24 months. He finds a split-level house on a slope, with a tricky layout and tired décor.
30. Haselmere
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Phil is in the market town of Haslemere, Surrey, taking on a maisonette that won't sell and an owner that should know better.
31. Yeadon, Leeds
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Phil helps the Seals family who are desperate to sell up and downsize. But with their house bursting with years of clutter, it's a pipe dream unless Phil can convince them to be brutal with the mess.
32. Queensbury, Yorkshire
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Phil goes to Queensbury, Yorkshire, to help retiree Mary. Widowed, and with her children having flown the nest, Mary is desperate to move on, but will she have to drop her current asking price?
33. Braunstone Town, Leicester
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In Braunstone Town, Leicester, Phil must help Pauline and her daughter Rebecca sell their tired and tatty semi.
34. Reigate, Surrey
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Phil helps recently retired couple Lenny and Mary, who want to return to their roots in Ireland.
35. The Wirral
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Phil goes undercover in the picturesque Wirral village of Irby, where he's on a mission to get to grips with Dave and Emma's five bed semi.
36. Stamford, Lincolnshire
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In Stamford, Lincolnshire, Phil tries to help Mark and Tina sell their detached three bed house as they bid to downsize.
37. Ashington, West Sussex
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Phil visits meets the Drakes, who need to sell their house if their retirement plans are to come to fruition. The couple dream of travelling the world in their campervan with beloved dog Zoki.
38. Stockton Heath, Warrington
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Phil travels to the affluent area of Stockton Heath, Warrington, to help Pauline and Alan, whose property has been on the market for three months without any offers.
39. Huddersfield
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Phil travels to Huddersfield to help a home in crisis. David Wadsworth's cottage has got some decidedly dodgy and dated decor, a bare and barren kitchen and a jungle for a garden.
1. Shoreham-by-Sea & Worthing
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Phil travels to Shoreham-by-Sea, where Ben and Kate have lived in their Grade II listed cottage for the last five years. They're now desperate to move to a bigger house after starting a family but after 15 viewings there's no sign of a sale. Phil discovers a cluttered, charm-deficient home. He also attempts to help single mother Zoe in Worthing, who's been attempting to sell her property for the last three months.
2. Reigate & Haslemere
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Phil attempts to try and help another couple of struggling sellers to sell their homes. In Reigate, he takes a look around a property that looks more like a Swedish sauna than a house. In Haslemere he helps a seller that really should know better.
3. Wirral & Marsden, West Yorkshire
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Phil is in the Wirral, on a mission to tackle Dave and Gemma's five bed semi that resembles a student residence rather than a home, with two lodgers and a brown bedroom that Dave calls the 'man-cave'.He also travels to Marsden in West Yorkshire,where he surprises Malcolm and Muriel, to help bring their house out of the past and into the present day.
4. Ashurst Wood & Weybridge
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Phil is in Ashurst Wood, where he attempts to turn a cluttered 1950s house into an up to date 'des res' for retirees Tim and Gina. He is also in Weybridge, here he is taken back to a swinging 60's pad that's been inherited by brother and sister Nigel and Beverley Mort.
5. Fixby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire & Queensbury, Yorkshire
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Phil is in Fixby, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where Jean needs help to sell her home, which has been on the market for 13 months. He also is in Queensbury, Yorkshire where retired teacher Mary's country cottage has lost its country charm and has become far too expensive for her to keep.
6. Harrogate & Huddersfield
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Phil makes his way to Harrogate where he pays a visit to a four bed semi that after one year on the market is showing no signs of selling. He is also in Huddersfield to try and help David Wadsworth, whose cottage has some very dated decor.
7. Billericay, Essex & Southend
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Phil is in Billericay, in Essex to try and help Julie and her four sons who are desperate to sell their out-of-control house. Halso makes his way to Southend, where he meets serial mover June, whose home is bathed in an overbearing shade of pink.
8. Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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Phil is in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, helping divorcees Sylvia and Bill sell their semi, which has been on the market for more than a year. After 54 years of marriage, the two have decided to go their separate ways
9. Colchester
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The property expert heads to Colchester to help a couple with a baby who need to sell urgently, but whose property has not attracted any viewers after more than a month on the market
10. Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
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The property expert heads to Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, where he helps members of the Young family make their toy-filled home more attractive to potential buyers. By taking his advice he anticipates they will have the home ready for viewing in two weeks' time
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Rating
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Release Date
2011-10-10
Episodes
86 (9 seasons)
Status
Ended
