Another waste of space couple on Place In The Sun today.
Which channel and when was/is it on? :)
What a pack of lies, Property down 60%, buy from 15,000, all the guy wanted was a washing m/c, no intention of buying, they wanted an apartment on a complex with no bar and no people, was nothing but a joke, >:( >:( >:(
Many of these programmes are years old, so facts often incorrect
Quote from: Deso on July 22, 2017, 10:40:51 AM
Which channel and when was/is it on? :)
Yesteday Channel 4. 11.00 am Aplace in the Sun Winter Sun.
Budget of 60K. Found an Apartment they loved in Caleta and could have for 60K but said no. Offered 50K. Pricks
Quote from: MalT on July 22, 2017, 13:26:41 PM
Many of these programmes are years old, so facts often incorrect
err i dont think this is that old as it shows the new harbour in Caleta.
At least 9 months old, check date at end of prog.
Just did January 2015
who in their right mind would look at five properties chosen by someone else and make an offer, we spent a week with estate agents trying to get us to buy properties we didn't want! Having said that ended up with great home, that we noticed as walked past. Karma
Quote from: MalT on July 23, 2017, 13:26:42 PM
who in their right mind would look at five properties chosen by someone else and make an offer, we spent a week with estate agents trying to get us to buy properties we didn't want! Having said that ended up with great home, that we noticed as walked past. Karma
A lot of people make up their minds within the first few minutes in a property. You would think that being the biggest purchase of you're lives it would take longer but apparently not. We did all our research ourselves & only went to an agent to see a specific property we were interested in. Having said that, we made our minds up in pretty short order as well, once we saw the one we have got, lol
The ones that make me smile are the couples who have never even been to the region they are interested in ! They take more time over choosing their clothes! Do no research and have no idea what their money can buy. Rant ends
Who would buy at the present exchange rate in a Euro country. Wait till after brexit, the Euro crashes due to lack of funds... then jump in. They will be clambering to get overseas buyers investing.
Ever the optimist 😂😂😂😂
The programme's just cheap entertainment, moving wallpaper; just the same as the antiques shows etc. Not to be taken seriously, though some people do.
When they did home and away, IW and Fuerte, none of the places they showed would appeal to an incomer.
They're designed to get people talking, then coming back to watch next time. It's purely to get us to see the adverts, the same as all tv. Rant over, feeling better now :)
Quote from: PRIDEspark on July 23, 2017, 16:53:10 PM
Who would buy at the present exchange rate in a Euro country. Wait till after brexit, the Euro crashes due to lack of funds... then jump in. They will be clambering to get overseas buyers investing.
Some things you cannot control. We bought towards the end of last year when we got 1.105â,¬ to the £. Was the worst rate possible really, wish I had done a preemptive exchange a year before when it was at least 1.35â,¬ to the £ but yeah ho, we didn't so it is what it is.
There is always the chance that things could get worse !!
It's swings and roundabouts. I sold my property on the island last June at what i thought to be a good price. If I had waited till the present exchange rate I would have made a lot more. But it is what it is, if we could predict the future we would all be millionaires. If you got a property you love, at a price you thought fair at the time, then the money is a side issue.
Much as it is very calorie light I will always be glad I watched a show a few years ago which first opened my eyes to the relatively low prices in Fuert Never thought I would ever be able to afford a place abroad, so it has its uses.
As I am actively looking now with view to visiting October I wondered if you guys can answer a Q for me?
On the show one bungalow which was priced at the time as £43K is now double that so have prices now reached and surpassed the pre 2008 crash prices?
Thought you guys might know...
Thanks for that vivafuerte,
I've been watching market for two years, now I'm ready to go. I have posted previously that I have only noticed the marina village and the sultan estates (in corrie) rise in that period and sell quickly most of the others have risen in price but not sold for a while. Several I tracked over a year so I guess you are bang on with the 1.5 average.
I also tried a post to fined the equivalent of zoopla or right move which provides the actual sum properties have sold for not just the asking price but I don't believe there is a Spanish version.
At moment I am looking again at caletta as you can get a property in town centre with outside space for less than Corrie.
I am (as are most buyers for holiday homes) in no critical rush and as there are always people selling up to go back home. Expect to make several low offers see how eager people are to sell.
Fully expect if I have to sell at some point it will happen to me ::)
Any particular websites you would recommend?
Add 10% on top of any advertised price, and allow a loss of between 6% and 8% deductions off any selling price, the latter is for a non resident, not sure for a resident.
Thanks :D
Couple of sites here that may be of some help to those looking to buy or rent ?
https://www.fuerteventurapropertyworld.com/
http://www.bliss-properties.com/
Quote from: Stranger Times on July 25, 2017, 16:33:58 PM
Thanks for that vivafuerte,
I've been watching market for two years, now I'm ready to go. I have posted previously that I have only noticed the marina village and the sultan estates (in corrie) rise in that period and sell quickly most of the others have risen in price but not sold for a while. Several I tracked over a year so I guess you are bang on with the 1.5 average.
I also tried a post to fined the equivalent of zoopla or right move which provides the actual sum properties have sold for not just the asking price but I don't believe there is a Spanish version.
At moment I am looking again at caletta as you can get a property in town centre with outside space for less than Corrie.
I am (as are most buyers for holiday homes) in no critical rush and as there are always people selling up to go back home. Expect to make several low offers see how eager people are to sell.
Fully expect if I have to sell at some point it will happen to me ::)
Any particular websites you would recommend?
Try Carmen Villazan for Caleta not sure of their website, there is also Just4Sale as well
https://carmenvillazan.com/en/
https://www.just4sales.co.uk
Based on this program I wonder what are house prices like now? I was going to put up the properties they viewed with the asking prices, but its been deleted from my sky plus and I can't find it again anywhere. Would be interested to know what the prices are today for the places they viewed? I thought it was January 2016, but johnrgby2 you say 2015 so I may stand corrected?
Quote from: Stranger Times on July 25, 2017, 16:33:58 PM
Thanks for that vivafuerte,
I've been watching market for two years, now I'm ready to go. I have posted previously that I have only noticed the marina village and the sultan estates (in corrie) rise in that period and sell quickly most of the others have risen in price but not sold for a while. Several I tracked over a year so I guess you are bang on with the 1.5 average.
I also tried a post to fined the equivalent of zoopla or right move which provides the actual sum properties have sold for not just the asking price but I don't believe there is a Spanish version.
At moment I am looking again at caletta as you can get a property in town centre with outside space for less than Corrie.
I am (as are most buyers for holiday homes) in no critical rush and as there are always people selling up to go back home. Expect to make several low offers see how eager people are to sell.
Fully expect if I have to sell at some point it will happen to me ::)
Any particular websites you would recommend?
Asking prices in Marina Village and Golden Park, which were both featured on some of the first Place in the Suns on Fuerte back in 2012/2013, have more than doubled since then.
Quote from: jill tie on July 30, 2017, 10:01:50 AM
Based on this program I wonder what are house prices like now? I was going to put up the properties they viewed with the asking prices, but its been deleted from my sky plus and I can't find it again anywhere. Would be interested to know what the prices are today for the places they viewed? I thought it was January 2016, but johnrgby2 you say 2015 so I may stand corrected?
According to the lead in titles it Was 2015, at which time the exchange rate was £1 = â,¬1.28, so thats roughly a 12% increase on that alone.
From what I see the asking prices have gone up significantly over the last year or so. That of course doesn't mean that the actual selling prices have risen much. It seems to be the trend to grossly overestimate the value. Also, properties are on the market for a long long time
Quote from: spitfire58 on July 23, 2017, 14:09:04 PM
Quote from: MalT on July 23, 2017, 13:26:42 PM
who in their right mind would look at five properties chosen by someone else and make an offer, we spent a week with estate agents trying to get us to buy properties we didn't want! Having said that ended up with great home, that we noticed as walked past. Karma
A lot of people make up their minds within the first few minutes in a property. You would think that being the biggest purchase of you're lives it would take longer but apparently not. We did all our research ourselves & only went to an agent to see a specific property we were interested in. Having said that, we made our minds up in pretty short order as well, once we saw the one we have got, lol
A Place in the Sun is filmed over 5 days with prospective buyers spending a whole day in each property. They're left alone for most of the day, it's not the quick tour that it looks on the tv.
Quote from: Banjo on August 28, 2017, 20:43:13 PM
Quote from: spitfire58 on July 23, 2017, 14:09:04 PM
Quote from: MalT on July 23, 2017, 13:26:42 PM
who in their right mind would look at five properties chosen by someone else and make an offer, we spent a week with estate agents trying to get us to buy properties we didn't want! Having said that ended up with great home, that we noticed as walked past. Karma
A lot of people make up their minds within the first few minutes in a property. You would think that being the biggest purchase of you're lives it would take longer but apparently not. We did all our research ourselves & only went to an agent to see a specific property we were interested in. Having said that, we made our minds up in pretty short order as well, once we saw the one we have got, lol
A Place in the Sun is filmed over 5 days with prospective buyers spending a whole day in each property. They're left alone for most of the day, it's not the quick tour that it looks on the tv.
WRONG, my villa was on a couple of years ago and the prospective buyers spent at the very most 10 to 15 mins in the property, the crew spent about one and a half hours at my villa. and again never brought anything.
Well that's what Johnny Irwin told me so maybe your property had been dismissed by the buyers before they'd seen it?
I was also told the same by somebody else off the crew so for whatever reason, yours was out of the ordinary. Thanks for spelling out "wrong" in capitals though, I may have missed it if you hadn't done that.
Dont know how they could dismiss it as they never saw it and there where no photos taken as the T/V company could not get my permission to do so, and i dont know who Johnny Irwin is but i have a friend in the town who had exactly the same experience, 10 mins in the house viewing and one to one and a half hours by film crew, it would be interesting to here from other owners how long they had spent by the viewings, i notice you say buyers but no one buys its just a free holiday, i also think if this Johnny Irwin and the other people is someone you know then it is time they got there facts right and stop telling potential buyers a pack of lies, rant over
Johnny Irwin is a presenter of A Place In The Sun.
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-presenters/jonnie-irwin
Don't understand malabu. You say prospective buyers spent no more than 10/15 mins in the property. You then go on to say they never saw it? Apologies if I'm missing something obvious.
Just guessing but maybe they view 10/12. Then filter it down to 5? Filming something like that when its a live market could mean they would need back ups. Also people on the show tend to like 2 or 3. Wouldn't be much of a show if they hated everything they are shown.
i had a call from someone on the program a few weeks before filming, they turn up spend an hour or so giving advice on the best way to show the property, then sometime latter the prospective buyers turns up to view, so this comment does not make any sense
Well that's what Johnny Irwin told me so maybe your property had been dismissed by the buyers before they'd seen it,
so you see it is not possible for them to dismiss it with out viewing it, what i meant to say was they never saw it before hand, and no photos where taken,
Quote from: Deso on August 30, 2017, 15:52:32 PM
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-presenters/jonnie-irwin
Not the one who came to my villa, it was a blond lady and a couple of crew and camera men
Quote from: malabu on August 30, 2017, 16:29:14 PM
i had a call from someone on the program a few weeks before filming, they turn up spend an hour or so giving advice on the best way to show the property, then sometime latter the prospective buyers turns up to view, so this comment does not make any sense
Well that's what Johnny Irwin told me so maybe your property had been dismissed by the buyers before they'd seen it,
so you see it is not possible for them to dismiss it with out viewing it, what i meant to say was they never saw it before hand, and no photos where taken,
Sorry i should have said it was a local estate agent that contacted me after the program got in touch with them, and they in turn contacted me for permission.
Quote from: malabu on August 30, 2017, 16:31:24 PM
Quote from: Deso on August 30, 2017, 15:52:32 PM
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-presenters/jonnie-irwin
Not the one who came to my villa, it was a blond lady and a couple of crew and camera men
One of these?
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-presenters
Could be anyone of the 4 blond (light hair) ladys and i dont recognize any of the men, but it has been about five or six years, would not recommend having them in your home, within a week of the program we took it off the market, we where at the time looking at a larger property, still here and still loving it. 8) 8)
The background work is done weeks before by researchers. The presenters don't get involved in that, they just turn up for the 5 days of filming and take the glory.
Hardly worth watching anymore. Used to watch it to see how few clothes Jasmine was wearing on any given day ;)
Quote from: Banjo on August 31, 2017, 19:42:24 PM
The background work is done weeks before by researchers. The presenters don't get involved in that, they just turn up for the 5 days of filming and take the glory.
I dont know who they do the background work with certainly not the owners we never saw or spoke to anyone, only the guy from the estate agents and that was only 2 times for a couple of minutes, as i say i dont know where you get your information from but not correct.
Lol, I got my information from Johnny Irwin and Amanda Lamb. If you don't know who either of them are then let's just say that my info came from the horse's mouth and leave it at that.
Quote from: charlatanefc on September 04, 2017, 16:52:08 PM
Hardly worth watching anymore. Used to watch it to see how few clothes Jasmine was wearing on any given day ;)
Danni Menzies is providing the eye candy these days. Thank me later.
Quote from: Banjo on September 04, 2017, 20:52:51 PM
Lol, I got my information from Johnny Irwin and Amanda Lamb. If you don't know who either of them are then let's just say that my info came from the horse's mouth and leave it at that.
Drop names all you like but still wrong, and sounds like it came from the wrong end of the horse, try asking the jockey not the horse, and i am not trying to be distressful just honest.
I think you're just upset that you're place didn't reach first base.
Quote from: Banjo on September 04, 2017, 20:56:11 PM
Danni Menzies is providing the eye candy these days. Thank me later.
Oh, yes!
Its on today 4pm,channel 4...Fuerteventura ;D...probably another repeat ::)
Quote from: Banjo on September 05, 2017, 22:11:11 PM
I think you're just upset that you're place didn't reach first base.
O but it did watch the program, and as i said we decided against selling and boy are we glad we did, :P :P
Quote from: dee-dee on September 06, 2017, 06:33:15 AM
Its on today 4pm,channel 4...Fuerteventura ;D...probably another repeat ::)
It's from February this year if the TV listing is correct. :)
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-show/winter-sun/2017/episode-17
I will watch it, definitely the best comedy, and soap, on the T/V at the moment, the only thing it does is show people how beautiful our Island is, so grateful for that. 8) 8) 8)
Parque Holandes beach front? now tell me they are not taking the urine, rundown in the middle of nowhere, no bar, no supermarket, no shops NO P,OOLS, no people, sounds just the right place to buy, >:( >:(
I didn't know parquet Hollandes had a beach. At least I didn't when I last looked about 15 years ago. Nice place to be if you are of a nervous disposition or just waiting to die..or it was then
. If it's any better now my apologies for such a negative review of the place. Would not recommend to anyone under the age of 95. Sorry.
Quote from: PRIDEspark on September 06, 2017, 17:55:26 PM
I didn't know parquet Hollandes had a beach. At least I didn't when I last looked about 15 years ago. Nice place to be if you are of a nervous disposition or just waiting to die..or it was then
. If it's any better now my apologies for such a negative review of the place. Would not recommend to anyone under the age of 95. Sorry.
We were taken to lok at a property there 2 years+ ago, we drove on to it and I said to the agent do not bother to stop, we will not be getting out of the car, absolutely awful place!
You never did a better thing in your life. Imagine what is was like 15 years ago. We looked at a place that was then called horseshoe bay on the front. Drive past it sometimes and are thankful we keep driving.
Corralejo bus to Rossario stops there, seems very isolated and I did wonder why they decided to build such a community as n that location. Didn't think show did fuerteventura justice, but it's entertainment I suppose 😎
Quote from: MalT on September 06, 2017, 18:49:09 PM
Corralejo bus to Rossario stops there, seems very isolated and I did wonder why they decided to build such a community as n that location. Didn't think show did fuerteventura justice, but it's entertainment I suppose 😎
I read a book some years ago Mal, where the author suggested it was one of the first developments of its kind on The Island, and is named what it is as the guy who was responsible for the development was Dutch.
Quote from: malabu on September 06, 2017, 11:31:41 AM
definitely the best comedy, and soap
I'd love to see the out-takes, apparently there are some very heated scenes that don't make it past the cutting room floor. A few couples go home no longer on speaking terms. The only time there's a frost in Fuerte is when APITS team are around.
'Four in a Bed' is still better for comedy value though.
Quote from: Banjo on September 06, 2017, 21:21:36 PM
Quote from: malabu on September 06, 2017, 11:31:41 AM
definitely the best comedy, and soap
I'd love to see the out-takes, apparently there are some very heated scenes that don't make it past the cutting room floor. A few couples go home no longer on speaking terms. The only time there's a frost in Fuerte is when APITS team are around.
'Four in a Bed' is still better for comedy value though.
Quite a few on here would agree with you nothing but a joke, it the bending and distortion of the truth by the presenters, that really does annoy me, please dont say they only pass on what they are told because as you say they research it for weeks before the program goes out, i think they should get new researchers. :o :o
The programme isn't a really service for either buyer or seller though is it, it's just yet another reality tv type show. Plenty of people do seem to end up buying though...or intending to at least. We never get to see the end result.
Most of the presenters are time served in the property field but they have next to no input on APITS. Danni Menzies isn't time served as far as I'm aware but she could present paint drying and I'd still watch it.
Let's be honest about it, most of us have only been watching it all these years for Jasmine's cleavage.
I don't know why so many people believe in the programme. It's just entertainment !
Like all tv, everything is scripted, setup and edited , to create the story 'they' want you to see.
We watched it when it started, but after three episodes, we could see the format, the template, which all the series are made to.
The set-up, one too dear, one in the wrong place, one just right, but too expensive etc etc, working some conflict between the guests etc.
The presenters are just talking heads, the director runs the whole thing.
We just watch the Fuerte ones, so we can say - been there, been there, had coffee there, bought a T shirt there. The best, of course, was the Fuerte v Isle of Wight !!
Four in a Bed is exactly the same, but we watch avidly, just to see what experience each of the owners is offering, and gain tips.
Quote from: Banjo on September 07, 2017, 12:52:09 PM
Let's be honest about it, most of us have only been watching it all these years for Jasmine's cleavage.
:P :P :P :P :P
I met her last year at APITS in Manchester - lovely girl ;D
Laura Hamilton is the best, she could sell
Me a villa anytime 😎
Quote from: Some Bloke on September 07, 2017, 15:09:06 PM
Quote from: Banjo on September 07, 2017, 12:52:09 PM
Let's be honest about it, most of us have only been watching it all these years for Jasmine's cleavage.
:P :P :P :P :P
I met her last year at APITS in Manchester - lovely girl ;D
I found her quite surly and ignorant. She just looked at me like I shouldn't be in the same space as her.
That's what you get for following her home I suppose.
Quote from: Banjo on September 07, 2017, 12:52:09 PMLet's be honest about it, most of us have only been watching it all these years for Jasmine's cleavage.
That's a disgusting assumption. I watch it for her legs in those sundresses as well
New Episode?
4pm tomorrow 27th on C4
Jasmine Harman helps Jersey couple Mandy and Peter to find a home in Fuerteventura, showing them five properties on the island in the Canaries on their budget of £127,000.
Yes, it's a new one. 8)
And they bought for a change
Mind you im surprised they went straight in at full asking price
Do you think the prices on the island are inflated by the agents, or is there a general rule of bartering when it comes to buying?
Not sure who is to blame, somebody is being very greedy or stupid if they pay some of the prices being asked.
Have to say that a villa on our complex which is only 21 months old has come on the market for resale with Goldacre @ 550,000â,¬ a price I can't comprehend as there are still a couple of the brand new ones on the same side of the road for sale @ 295,000â,¬ you can't tell me it has over quarter of million euros (including approx. 29Kâ,¬ of taxes and fees) of furniture fixtures and fittings!!!! I know how much it has cost us to do bits and furnish and it is no where near that.
The programme does occasionally help. A woman who bought on our complex saw it on the tv and is delighted with her place in the sun.
House prices in Fuerteventura bottomed out about 5 years ago!!
People don't seem to understand the information presented to them. Just because there is a load of number two still for sale with constant downward adjustments to the price doesn't imply that prices are falling.
Good property in good locations sell immediately at very good prices.
If we put our place on the market today, it would be sold before the weekend and at least double what we paid for it 6 years ago.
It's all about knowing what to pay, not the advertised price, not the agent price and most definitely not the seller's asking price.
When we were buying, I mathematically worked out the price of every house we were interested in. Some of those properties are still for sale 6 years later and they still haven't dropped to the figures that I commuted. That doesn't mean that house prices are dropping.
Anybody that hasn't bought by now, has missed the boat and will be paying a lot lot more then what they could have paid 5 years ago. Rubbish is still rubbish. People should concentrate on quality and educate themselves as to what is the correct price. Under no circumstance should people compare Fuerteventura prices to the price of similar properties in their home country - that's how people get screwed.
Quote from: Windermeregolfer on December 13, 2017, 06:56:17 AM
Have to say that a villa on our complex which is only 21 months old has come on the market for resale with Goldacre @ 550,000â,¬ a price I can't comprehend as there are still a couple of the brand new ones on the same side of the road for sale @ 295,000â,¬
We bought off Goldacre and were more than happy with the entire transaction, but a property near us has been on the market for I am told 6 years, was with an Agent in Caleta, but has recently been switched to Goldacre and the asking price has been increased by 30% ?????????????
Quote from: calculator on December 13, 2017, 09:55:23 AM
House prices in Fuerteventura bottomed out about 5 years ago!!
People don't seem to understand the information presented to them. Just because there is a load of number two still for sale with constant downward adjustments to the price doesn't imply that prices are falling.
Good property in good locations sell immediately at very good prices.
If we put our place on the market today, it would be sold before the weekend and at least double what we paid for it 6 years ago.
It's all about knowing what to pay, not the advertised price, not the agent price and most definitely not the seller's asking price.
When we were buying, I mathematically worked out the price of every house we were interested in. Some of those properties are still for sale 6 years later and they still haven't dropped to the figures that I commuted. That doesn't mean that house prices are dropping.
Anybody that hasn't bought by now, has missed the boat and will be paying a lot lot more then what they could have paid 5 years ago. Rubbish is still rubbish. People should concentrate on quality and educate themselves as to what is the correct price. Under no circumstance should people compare Fuerteventura prices to the price of similar properties in their home country - that's how people get screwed.
Agree 100% my neighbour purchased 4 years ago for 81,00 and just sold it for 165,000 on the market for 5 weeks
Just watched an old episode, couple from Hull looked at a duplex on euro caleta on the market for £66000 put a very low offer for £48000, didn`t up it maybe another time waster. The best bit this property is still for sale with Just4sales for, wait fo it, â,¬110000 either it was bought cheap and remarketed at a higher price or it is still the original owner
Enough of this inane chatter about property, can we get back to discussing the presenters norks again?
Quote from: duncolm on November 26, 2017, 20:15:37 PM
New Episode?
4pm tomorrow 27th on C4
Jasmine Harman helps Jersey couple Mandy and Peter to find a home in Fuerteventura, showing them five properties on the island in the Canaries on their budget of £127,000.
Place in the sun , winter sun episode 46 ....on catch up :)
Quote from: charlatanefc on December 13, 2017, 18:43:19 PM
Enough of this inane chatter about property, can we get back to discussing the presenters norks again?
hahaha best bit about the show is big jasmines norks ....laura hamilton used to have a decent pair till she lost all that weight :P
No one makes money from buying a property in fuerteventua The cost of buying is 10% and the same for selling. It's just a good.
place to buy a dream home in a fantastic climate but forget making any money out of it
New episode on today...couple bought a property in Aquas Verde. Filmed in November 2017 :D
Quote from: ashworth on December 27, 2017, 22:11:18 PM
No one makes money from buying a property in fuerteventua The cost of buying is 10% and the same for selling. It's just a good.
place to buy a dream home in a fantastic climate but forget making any money out of it
I think most would say it`s to live their dream, not necessarily make money 🙂🙂
Quote from: F1REFLY999 on January 18, 2018, 19:18:40 PM
New episode on today...couple bought a property in Aquas Verde. Filmed in November 2017 :D
Any norkage? (asking for a friend)
Any norkage? (asking for a friend)
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No but plenty of Dupluxes!