BBC Escape to the Country's host leaves buyer 'lost for words' over home's 'bonus' feature

During the latest occurrence of BBC Escape to the Country, Steve Brown was connected manus to assistance a mates hunt for their cleanable spot successful Bedfordshire and they were near speechless implicit 1 home

An Escape to the Country hopeful was near utterly gobsmacked erstwhile big Steve Brown revealed a stunning diagnostic of a spot they were viewing. In Friday's occurrence of the BBC series, Chris and Albert were seeking a caller beingness successful Bedfordshire.

The duo had their hearts acceptable connected a detached location with 3 to 4 bedrooms and a spacious garden, each wrong a £700,000 budget. They began their travel successful Tempsford, which instantly impressed them.

But it was the 2nd halt successful Hanslope that genuinely took Chris' enactment away. As they approached the Grade II listed house, she exclaimed: "Wow, it's beautiful! " She affirmed to Steve that it was precisely what they were aft arsenic they embarked connected their circuit inside.

While inspecting the house, Chris and Albert noted assorted aspects they mightiness tweak. Yet, it was the enchanting plot that captured their affection, particularly erstwhile Steve revealed his ace successful the hole.

With plans for Chris' parent to yet determination in, they needed an annexe, and to their delight, the spot boasted a converted outbuilding implicit with kitchen, bedroom, and surviving space. Upon discovering this, Chris remarked: "Ah, this is simply a precise bully surprise. It's huge! It's a spot much than what we're looking for, but it's brilliant," reports Cambridgeshire Live.

Chatting with Steve aft their spot hunt, Chris exclaimed: "I deliberation I'm a small spot mislaid for words astatine the moment. The house, the 3 floors, the annexe. The annexe kept giving and giving."

She was besides smitten by the outdoor space, saying, "Then this astonishing garden, I emotion a walled garden. There's conscionable truthful much. I've ever wanted a south-facing garden. That wasn't really connected the database truthful it's similar you've fixed maine a bonus!"

When it came to guessing the price, Chris pegged it astatine £710,000 and Albert astatine £750,000, but they were some near gobsmacked erstwhile Steve revealed the existent terms tag of £695,000. Chris could lone say: "Very encouraged," prompting Steve to quip: "That is the astir blimpish blessed I person ever heard!"

As the occurrence wrapped up, Chris and Albert were arsenic impressed by the 3rd spot and the enigma home, leaving them with immoderate pugnacious choices. When they reconvened, Chris admitted: "You've created a truly bully dilemma oregon a bully occupation to have."

She continued: "We're going to spell backmost and presumption some of them again. Understand wherever they are successful the process due to the fact that evidently they are connected the marketplace and talk to our fiscal advisor tomorrow."

Steve concluded the amusement by updating viewers connected Albert's situation, who had returned to his office. The determination was excessively acold North for an casual commute.

At the clip of filming, their location was up for merchantability and they were awaiting an connection earlier moving forward.

Escape To The Country is connected BBC One connected weekdays astatine 3pm and connected BBC iPlayer