A Place in the Sun host gobsmacked as house hunters blast property in brutal put down
A PLACE in the Sun’s Craig Rowe was shocked after a house-hunting couple blasted a property and likened it to ‘a shed!’
The guests made it crystal clear to the Channel 4 presenter that they were unhappy with the mundane house.
Tuesday’s A Place in the Sun instalment was hosted by Craig, who was tasked with showing hopeful house hunters various potential dream properties that were on sale abroad, but little did the host know he was in for a shock.
Craig welcomed married couple Micheal – a safety officer – and social worker Jacqui onto the show, but the pair were left unimpressed after he introduced them to a property he’d found in Abruzzo, Italy.
The guests explained that they were searching for their dream home and always hoped they would find a great permanent home in the mountain villages.
The property expert stepped in to help the couple, who had a budget of £70,000.
Five properties were initially enlisted for the couple by Craig, with the first being rejected and the second receiving a harsh review by the house hunters.
The Channel 4 star began: “Property number two! The house you see before you here.”
An uncertain Jacqui replied: “Very different. You know, the aesthetics are quite… strange,” with Micheal agreeing: “Yeah.”
Jacqui then followed it with: “It looks to me like a shed.”
A bit taken aback, Craig responded: “Ah, I wanted to give Jacqui the wow factor… this isn’t doing it, is it?”
Michael quickly inserted: “Don’t think so.”
Craig added: “Well, the reason I wanted to bring you here is the layout is different to what we’ve seen before, and it’s much more clearly defined.
“And also, Mike, I picked up on something you said, actually, about outdoor space – you wanted to have room for a decent-sized table and chairs, which I’ve got you here.”
The property in Fara San Martino included mountain views, so the couple decided to look at the interior but ultimately agreed it wasn’t the property for them.
At that point, things weren’t going good for Craig as he was running out of properties to offer the couple, but later on, they decided to pick one of the properties they had viewed before.
However, when it was time to sit down with Craig and make an offer, it was declined by the owners, who already had a counteroffer.
As the episode ended, Graig disclosed that the guests had tried to offer the owners a higher offer after the show, but they were still turned down.
The 50-year-old TV star also revealed that Jacqui and Michael still hoped to find their dream home in the same area.
A Place in the Sun airs weekdays from 4pm on Channel 4.