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Couple find Seend is perfect location, location, location
8:00am Wednesday 28th July 2010
Couple Malcolm Shipp and Jenny Dalton found their dream home in Seend thanks to TV property hunters Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer.
And the couple have quickly integrated into village life and are helping with the fete next month.
Mr Shipp, 43, and Miss Dalton, 35, had dismissed a two bedroom cottage off the High Street after viewing it on the internet because it didn't have a driveway.
But when Channel 4's Location Location Location's took on the search for their ideal property the same cottage came up.
The couple, from Chipping Sodbury, were taken to the Grade II listed home in March this year and they fell in love with it.
They were also taken to see a four-bedroom terraced house in Hilperton and a three bedroom house in Melksham but neither matched up to the cottage in Seend. Mr Shipp said: “Nothing much comes up in Seend and certainly nothing that is affordable. Without the programme we wouldn’t have bought the cottage.”
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Mystery Mike, Durrington says...
11:36am Wed 28 Jul 10
Roy Orbit jnr wrote:ha ha! They'll have to apply for the next series and give Kirsty Allsopp a piece of their mind!
I expect that when the cameras and lights have gone, and the tv show has aired and been forgotten, the couple will turn to eachother and say "why did we let that lumpy mare talk us into buying this dump? we can't even park the car"
MalcShipp, Seend says...
1:41pm Wed 28 Jul 10
Enjoy your day!
Mystery Mike, Durrington says...
1:53pm Wed 28 Jul 10
Roy Orbit jnr, Pewsham Est. says...
2:04pm Wed 28 Jul 10
I used to watch the show and felt that Kirsty used to 'lean' on some people on some shows to buy. After all if they buy nothing, she can't do her "ringing the estate agent and acting the negotiator in a loud voice bit" that she loves to do.
I often think, how did it all turn out after the dust settles and some folk begin to see they were rushed through the process for the sake of the show.
About 5yrs ago she was showing a young couple around 3 houses in London, she kept pushing them at one particular house but they didnt buy any. It turned out she owned the house !!!
She owns quite a few I understand.
I hope you have many happy years there.
CarrieBradshaw, Trowbridge says...
8:16pm Wed 28 Jul 10
MalcShipp, Seend says...
9:36am Thu 29 Jul 10
Davie B, Down under the Plain says...
9:49am Thu 29 Jul 10
Seend is however a nice place and I wish you well there. Hopefully you will not require his services…
Vox Pop, Tellisford says...
10:48am Fri 30 Jul 10
Roy Orbit jnr wrote:'lumpy mare'? That's the Honourable Kirstie Allsopp, daughter of a Baronet and Peer you are slagging off there! And you will find she has several websites set up by those who do find her attractive.
I expect that when the cameras and lights have gone, and the tv show has aired and been forgotten, the couple will turn to eachother and say "why did we let that lumpy mare talk us into buying this dump? we can't even park the car"
Russlers, trowbridge says...
7:15am Sat 31 Jul 10
Ky82, Melksham says...
9:07am Sat 31 Jul 10
Kirsty Allsopp helped a couple in Seend
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Roy Orbit jnr, Pewsham Est. says...
11:13am Wed 28 Jul 10