A Place in the Sun’s Scarlette Douglas left stunned as woman calls off property hunt halfway through tour
A PLACE in the Sun host Scarlette Douglas was asked to find the perfect holiday pad in Cyprus, but halfway through the hunt her guest Linda demanded: “Let’s just stop”.
On last night’s episode of the hit Channel 4 property show, Scotswoman Linda came with a 90 grand budget and her sister Marie in tow.
Kicking off their search on the west coast of the island, the sisters poked around a one-bed apartment in Paphos.
Linda wasn’t taken with the exterior of the property, which was plonked right next to a building site, and although she loved the modern interior, ultimately the digs were too small.
Next, the siblings viewed an apartment that boasted a communal pool, and while they found the blue-shuttered exterior “beautiful”, at £96,000 it was a tad over Linda’s max budget.
Next on the list was a townhouse further inland, where homes came in at around 10% less than those on the coast.
Scarlette said: “I know you said you wanted a balcony outside the bedroom, and it’s overlooking the communal pool as well”.
Linda was chuffed as the property was really bright and spacious and its views were even more gorgeous.
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“It’s beautiful, it really blew us away and is just stunning. It’s everything I was looking for. Honestly, it’s just amazing and you’ve excelled yourself”, Linda gushed.
When Scarlette asked how she could improve for the fourth and fifth viewings, Linda replied: “I don’t know. I don’t know if I even want to see anything else. Let’s just stop, I don’t know how you can improve”.
However, the show must go on, so they did end up going on to see two other pads, but Linda had already fallen in love with number three.
During the final viewing, she explained: “I think my mind is made up in all honesty, this is a great option, but in my heart of hearts, it’s the townhouse I want.
“I think if I am honest with myself I made my mind up at the townhouse. When I went in I just fell in love with it.”
Linda made a £75,000 offer for the townhouse, which was sadly knocked back, but a slight increase by just a grand and the deal was sealed.
