An A Place In The Sun guest broke down in tears as her house hunt took a dramatic turn.
A previous episode of the Channel 4 show, which aired back in 2023, saw couple Manigeh and Ian enlist help from expert Jean Johansson, 43, to find their dream home in Torrevieja, Spain.
The pair – who share 10 kids between them – had a budget of £90,000 and wanted to make sure that the property had two bedrooms.
But at the very start of the episode, Jean made it clear that it would have been quite difficult to get that with the money that they had.
‘It is a challenge in this area so I know what you can get for £90,000.
‘There will be compromises to be had but I’m going to do my best to get all what you want into the property,’ she told them.
An A Place In The Sun guest broke down in tears as her house hunt took a dramatic turn (pictured)
A previous episode of the Channel 4 show, which aired back in 2023, saw couple Manigeh and Ian enlist help from expert Jean Johansson, 43, to find their dream home in Torrevieja, Spain
Jean took the couple to a number of different properties, including a three-bed townhouse in La Torreta, and others in Torrevieja, El Chaparral and Aguas Nuevas.
And the townhouse in Torrevieja was the one that really caught their eyes.
The property boasted a front terrace, rooftop solarium and two communal pools.
As well as that, the apartment also had a large living/dining room and a semi-open kitchen, and exactly what they wanted – more than two bedrooms.
Not only that, it was under budget with an asking price of £84,052.
The pair decided to make an offer right at the end of the instalment.
‘We’d like to put an offer in,’ Ian told Jean.
Jean replied: ‘Congratulations you two. This is exciting news. So… what offer would you like me to take forward to the agent?’
The couple fell in love with the second property (pictured) that Jean showed them – and decided to put in an original offer of £74,000
Ian said: ‘I think £74,000.
‘I know it’s a bit cheeky, but the kitchen we felt is in need of a bit of an upgrade.
‘So we’re looking to do some work there.’
Jean then made a call to the estate agent and Manigeh and Ian were both very nervous about the call back.
‘How are you feeling?’ Jean asked.
Manigeh replied: ‘Oh so nervous you won’t believe.’
Ian added: ‘Well this is the serious part now.’
After answering the phone to the estate agent, Jean told them: ‘The agent has said that the owners can’t go that low.
‘The owners are looking for £81, 897. I know that is specific, that’s the number they’ve got in their head.’
Ian said: ‘We’re happy to come up a bit. Can we kind of, meet them half way? Come up to about £80,000?’
Moments later Jean’s ring tone went off and she answered her mobile.
Not giving much away, she told the agent: ‘I’ll pass that on to the couple.
‘Now I’ve got some news for you guys, you can get this property for £81,000. Do we have a deal?’
The pair both replied: ‘We have a deal!’
Jean called the agent back to tell them and she said out loud: ‘We have a deal. We have a deal.’
Manigeh became very emotional and clapped her hands.
Jean told them: ‘I’m so happy for you guys.’
And Manigeh couldn’t contain her emotion and started crying.
She said: ‘Unbelievable. Really happy.’
‘Take a moment!’ Jean said.
Ian said: ‘I think that says it all, hey?’
A Place In The Sun airs on Channel 4.
