Selling Houses Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Selling Houses: Season 4

• Season 4 Episode 1: Special

  Andrew Winter and Matt James come to the rescue of Keith and Margarita Gregoriou, who are keen to trade in their three-bedroom bungalow in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, for a larger home in Norfolk. The couple have already spent £25,000 to improve the property, but have yet to make a sale after 17 months on the market

Selling Houses: Season 1 (2004)

• Season 1 Episode 2: Epsom

  Newlyweds Claire and Angus Hemmings enlist Andrew Winter's guidance to help them sell their cottage, which has been on the market for more than a year - despite attracting a staggering 86 viewings. Andrew soon pinpoints the problem, and sets about recreating a welcoming look for the property and returns it to the market at an elevated price

Selling Houses:

• Alton

  Andrew Winter visits a cottage owner in Alton, Staffordshire, who is experiencing difficulties selling her property since turning down an initial offer. He feels that by creating a more contemporary feel she can move a step closer to finding a buyer and moving into a new home

• Alton

  Andrew Winter presents a guide to the property market, showing how to emphasise the positive aspects and minimise the negative when trying to sell a house

• Ashford

  Andrew Winter steps in to provide invaluable advice for Kent couple Katie and Dave Gartside, who have had no luck selling their ex-council house in Ashford. With an incredible 31,000 new homes planned for the area, the pressure is on to make a quick sale

• Battersea

  Andrew Winter comes to the aid of careers adviser Dee Meertin, who bought her Battersea flat from the council and now wants to sell it while the market is profitable. Dee has spent nearly £50,000 on doing up her property, but cannot attract a buyer - and does not take kindly to the suggestion that her dated decor is scaring people away

• Billericay

  Andrew Winter tries to help a divorcee from Essex whose Sixties semi has been on the market for five months. It doesn't take the outspoken estate agent long to spot the causes of the problem - namely the lodger living in the loft and her ex's decrepit car sitting in the garage

• Birmingham

  Andrew Winter helps a Birmingham couple keen to sell their house now their children have flown the nest. The property is a Sixties detached house with original decor - and Andrew is convinced the estate agent simply doesn't know what to do with it

• Blackburn

  Property expert Andrew Winter comes to the aid of a Blackburn couple whose home remains unsold after 40 viewings

• Brighton

  Andrew Winter comes to the aid of a couple who need to sell their Fifties Brighton bungalow so they can split up and go their separate ways. But after nine months on the market and 25 viewings, they've yet to receive a serious offer

• Bromsgrove

  Empty-nesters John and Anne Marie Hansall put their detached house in Birmingham on the market.

• Broughton

  Andrew Winter provides much-needed expert advice for a Lancashire couple who have failed to sell their 19th-century lodge after one year on the market. Despite the property's attractive exterior, it becomes clear none of the potential buyers made an offer because all the original features have been ripped out and the wallpaper is peeling away

• Bury St Edmunds

  Andrew Winter visits Bury St Edmunds with Channel 4's City Gardener Matt James to revamp an eight-bedroom Victorian detached house that has been on the market for six months at £475,000 without attracting a reasonable offer

• Cinderford

  Andrew Winter comes to the aid of Bob and Carmel Whiteway in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, whose house has been on the market for six months, and concludes that they have made things difficult for themselves by selling off half their garden for development

• Clevedon

  Andrew Winter offers invaluable advice to Geoff and Sandrine Daly, who have been struggling to find a buyer for their two-bedroom Georgian flat in Clevedon. With a little expert knowledge and a lot of work the scruffy student pad is transformed into an elegant period apartment

• Crowborough

  Andrew Winter teams up with City Gardener Matt James to help Julie and John McDonald sell their £450,000 country cottage in Crowborough, East Sussex. Since they bought the 1890s property seven years ago, they have had a daughter and are down to one income, prompting them to look for a cheaper home nearer John's place of work. The experts suggest a makeover to help secure a sale

• Croydon

  Estate agent Andrew Winter helps a couple who have been trying to sell their south London home for the past three months, as he presents a guide through the property jungle, showing how to emphasise the positive aspects and minimise the negative when selling a house

• Denton

  Andrew Winter advises a couple that it's the fourth bedroom and the kitchen of their Denton cottage which are putting off potential buyers

• Dorchester

  Andrew Winter revisits Carol and Andrew Grimmitt, who were struggling to sell their Victorian semi in Dorchester, and takes a tour of their new home in Lincolnshire. Navy engineer Andrew faced a serious problem when he was transferred to the Midlands, as he was unable to sell his house. The Selling Houses crew were called in to resolve the problem before he was forced to leave his family behind

• Dorchester

  Andrew Winter advises a Dorchester couple who are struggling to sell their Victorian semi-detached home despite having already reduced the price

• Essex

  Andrew Winter provides much-needed expert advice to an Essex couple who have failed to sell their house, offering tips on how to emphasise the positive aspects to achieve that all-important sale

• France

  Andrew Winter travels to Europe to help three British property owners in Portugal, Spain, and France, out of their housing horrors by maximising their properties potentials

• Greenwich

  Andrew Winter presents a guide through the property jungle, showing a London couple how to emphasise the positive aspects of their house to achieve that all-important sale

• Grimsby

  Matthew and Leander get some help trying to sell their home in Lincolnshire.

• Halifax

  17th Century cottage in Norland, West Yorkshire.

• Hastings

  Andrew Winter returns for a new series of the guide to the property market - and this time he has a few choice words for estate agents as well as the owners. A couple plan to sell their former council semi in Hastings so they can start a new life as sheep farmers in Scotland. After five months on the market, the property has attracted 54 viewings but no offers - and with a conservatory full of farming equipment and a bathroom covered in black mould it's not hard to see why. It transpires the estate agent handling the sale has never even seen the house - so Andrew heads straight round to his office for an explanation

• Havant

  Estate agent Andrew Winter helps a couple from Havant, near Portsmouth, who are having trouble selling their two-bedroom flat due to its garish decor, the collection of militaria on display and a menacing Rottweiler

• High Wycombe

  Andrew Winter offers valuable advice to a family who have been struggling to sell their four-bedroom High Wycombe property for eight months. It doesn't take long for Andrew to pinpoint their problem - namely a living room that hasn't been updated for decades and a wall-to-wall collection of junk

• Hornchurch

  Andrew Winter provides expert advice for Essex couple Alan and Julie Johnson, whose four-bedroom house has been languishing on the property market for six months. Andrew immediately points out a key problem - the main rooms have been emptied, leaving the home looking barely lived in and unwelcoming

• Ilkley, West Yorkshire

  Outspoken estate agent Andrew Winter comes to the aid of a couple from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, whose three-bedroom semi has been on the market for four months. Andrew feels the clutter and busy decor are putting potential buyers off, but his frank opinions don't go down well with the current owners

• Islington

  Andrew Winter offers advice to a family of four who are desperately trying to sell their open-plan one-bedroom flat in Islington so they can move somewhere with more room. After nine months on the market it would appear the sticking point could be the price of £305,000, but the vendors are reluctance to accept any less

• Lincolnshire

  Andrew Winter teams up with City Gardener Matt James to help first-time sellers Matthew and Leander Hotson find a buyer for their two-bedroom semi in Lincolnshire. The couple have already put down a non-refundable deposit of £2,000 on their next home, and stand to lose everything if they fail to secure a sale. The experts organise a radical makeover before reopening the doors for viewing. Last in series

• Manchester

  Andrew Winter presents a guide through the property jungle, offering expert advice to a law student on selling a flat in Manchester, which she purchased as a rental property

• Manchester Update

  Andrew Winter helps solicitor Alicia McDonnell speed up the sale of her trendy flat in Manchester. The property has been languishing on the market for more than a year at £126,000 and is losing money with every passing week while it remains empty - hindering her dream of buying a home in Didsbury

• Norland

  Andrew Winter comes to the rescue of a couple who are struggling to sell their 17th-century cottage in Norland, West Yorkshire, despite having dropped the asking price by more than £20,000, and it soon becomes apparent that their agent may not have been giving them the best advice

• Preston
• Redditch

  Andrew Winter comes to the rescue of a couple from Redditch who have outgrown their two-bedroom home since the birth of their first child. However, after a year on the market, only 15 people have come to view the property, none of whom have been inspired to make an offer, while neighbouring residences have changed hands in a matter of weeks. Andrew comes to the conclusion that the Victorian look of the house might be scaring off potential buyers

• Redditch
• Sandy

  Andrew Winter visits a couple of newlyweds in Sandy, Bedfordshire, who have been trying to sell their modern, four-bedroom detached house for the past year. The couple are convinced the property is a good deal - until Andrew points out that loud clashing colours, dated furniture and a sterile-looking kitchen are not appealing to prospective buyers

• Sheffield

  Andrew Winter meets a couple hoping to sell their Sheffield terraced home for £65,000, a price he considers acceptable - until he enters the property. Prospective buyers so far have had to use the back door because the front entrance is blocked by furniture and the overwhelming odour of dog is proving to be a stumbling block

• Sheffield

  Andrew Winter catches up with old clients to see how they've got on since appearing on the series. The first familiar faces are Sheffield residents Darren and Maxine, whose property put off potential buyers with its barricaded front door, that forced the prospective owners to go round the back past a broken outside toilet and a wrecked kitchen, only to be greeted by peeling wallpaper and an overpowering smell of dogs. Andrew brought his typically uncompromising approach to bear on the couple and now returns to see if his advice has paid off

• South Molton

  Andrew Winter comes to the aid of David and Jane Berry, whose Devon townhouse has been on the market for seven months. The couple run a greetings card business, and Andrew decides they need to keep the trappings of their work out of sight, as they could be putting off potential buyers

• South Molton, Devon
• Spain

  Andrew Winter meets Alison and Clive Ashby, who were forced to return to rented accommodation in the UK after their life in the sun turned sour. Three years on, their Spanish villa has still not been sold. He offers advice to Zillah Lock, who discovered her house in France was infested with termites, and hears how Angelika Spencer's property development project in Torreviaja went disastrously wrong

• Suburban
• Surbiton

  Andrew Winter meets a woman desperate to sell her Surbiton flat, which has languished for more than a year on the estate agent's books. She still hopes to get the asking price of £185,000 to buy her dream cottage in the country

• Tongham

  Andrew Winter comes to the aid of a couple from Tongham, Surrey, whose four-bedroom house has been on the market for 16 months. Despite knocking £35,000 off the asking price, they are still struggling to get people interested, and it soon becomes obvious their taste in decor could be the root of all their problems. Last in series

• West Molesey

  Andrew Winter and Matt James try to help a desperate homeowner and his girlfriend sell their £215,000 two-bedroom terraced house in West Molesey, Surrey. The property has been on the market for 15 months and an extensive makeover of the inside and the garden is carried out before the door is once again opened to prospective buyers

• Whitstable
• Wickford

  Andrew Winter meets a couple who have had their four-bedroom house in Wickford, Essex, on the market for nine months, yet despite having had 35 viewings, and reducing the asking price by £30,000, are still struggling to sell it. He thinks they might have more success if they modernise the interior, and following initial discussions with them, discovers the reason for their failure may actually be due to poor advice from their agent