Paul and Angie had recently moved into their large new home in Milton Keynes. Although the house was spacious and in good decorative order it was also bland and lifeless and they knew that to make it the happy and comfortable family home they wanted, it needed some serious design input. Call in Channel 5 House Doctor and interior designer Ann Maurice to help sort their problems out!
Geoffrey and Timothy had lived for years in a four bedroom house in suburbia but yearned for a new urban existence and so had moved into a warehouse apartment near Tower Bridge. Frustrated by their inability to agree on colours and interior style, they called in Ann in the hope that she could solve their problems.
Lisa and Paul had recently moved into a three bedroom semi detached house in Bletchley, Bucks and with them had come the contents of two separate houses. The main problem the couple had was Lisa’s love of colour – the brighter the better and Paul’s desire for calming neutral colours. They called in Ann to help them sort out their differences.
Andrew and Christie and their two children had lived in their Victorian house in South London for several years and during that time had done quite a lot to improve their home. The couple had different tastes on interiors and clashed badly on colour. With money set aside to spend on the house they called in Ann to help them.
Sarah and James had only recently moved into their three bedroom end of terrace home. The house had been refurbished a few years earlier and although in reasonable decorative order it was not to their individual tastes. They had put some money aside for work on the house but were having problems agreeing on the style that they wanted and were keen for Ann to help bring them together and come up with a scheme to suit them both.
Jill and Hugh had lived in their four bedroom modern house for around seven months. Although they both liked a traditional look, Hugh was keen on bright bold colours whereas Jill was nervous of making mistakes and preferred to stick to creams and neutrals. They felt badly in need of some help to sort out the rest of the house – another case of Ann Maurice to the rescue!
Property expert Ann Maurice helps the owners of a five-bedroom family house in Raynes Park, south London, make their home more appealing to potential buyers. It has a distinct lived-in look and it soon becomes clear that a lot of personal clutter will have to be cleared away in order to highlight its selling points.
Ann Maurice helps a widower sell his 200-year-old cottage so he can pack up and start a new life in Scotland. The property is basically sound, but has an air of bachelor neglect made worse by the owner's pet Labrador, which acts like it owns the place.
Ann Maurice offers advice to a bachelor having trouble selling his home in Knutsford, Cheshire, telling him to tone down its resolutely masculine decor and add a few softer touches.
Ann Maurice visits Headcorn to help a couple spruce up their tiny cottage in a bid to make it more attractive to prospective buyers, clearing out all their clutter, getting rid of a dingy carpet and using small furniture to create an illusion of space.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers her advice on making first impressions really count, visiting a couple in East Sussex who are desperate to sell their unappealing Bournemouth home and move to Australia.
Property expert Ann Maurice targets the pink and beige colour scheme of a house in Aintree, Merseyside, which has been on the market for more than two years.
Ann Maurice and Tris Payne visit Southampton's prestigious marina development Ocean Village, where a couple's home needs sprucing up to attract potential buyers after being on the market for three months.
Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers.
Ann Maurice helps a student in Headingley, Leeds, make her flat more attractive to potential buyers, advising her on how to turn its slightly off-putting Gothic interior from a liability into an asset.
Ann Maurice visits a house off a busy road in Wandsworth, South London, where she helps the owners get their property ready for sale.
Property expert Ann Maurice visits Kent to offer advice to a Maidstone homeowner looking to relocate after his girlfriend moved out and took most of the furniture with her.
In Hammersmith, west London, Ann Maurice helps a couple trying to sell their house by helping them store their belongings properly, redecorating and stripping the floors.
Estate agent Ann Maurice offers her expertise to a couple whose home in Rothwell near Leeds is still for sale after 10 months, despite having attracted more than 30 viewings. Her advice includes ridding the house of the all-pervading pet smell, replacing the threadbare stair carpet and adding a lick of paint in a bid to persuade the next viewer to make an offer.
Interior design expert Ann Maurice visits Stepney in London's East End, where she advises part-time DJ Simon Denny on how to make his two-bedroom split-level converted brewery lodge more attractive to potential buyers.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers of a Victorian house in Chester to make it more marketable.
Alistair Appleton and Ann Maurice set to work on a property in Warrington, Cheshire, which the homeowner is having difficulty selling. They begin by repainting the pine and ripping out the netting.
Ann Maurice offers advice to the owners of a three-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, suggesting a complete overhaul to ensure potential buyers get a good first impression by keeping things simple and adding tasteful antique furniture.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a three-bedroom Victorian house in north London's highly desirable Camden area. The garish hall is a definite turn-off, so she decides on a more neutral colour scheme and rejuvenates the roof terrace with plants and accessories.
Ann Maurice helps a Worcestershire couple sell their country cottage, which has been on the market for more than a year. She thinks their pet parrots might be discouraging prospective buyers - but needless to say, they are reluctant to get rid of them.
A compilation edition of the home improvement series, with interior designer Ann Maurice revisits some of her most striking transformations of kitchens and dining rooms.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton renovate neglected hallways in Hammersmith, west London, and Headingley in north Leeds. They move on to a bachelor's living room in desperate need of a tidy-up, where they install a Georgian fireplace and piano to replace the booze and ironing boards.
Design guru Ann Maurice visits a house with an unsightly pile of brick rubble, investigates a property whose garden is a potential death trap, and delivers her verdict on a conservatory used to store laundry in this compilation of highlights from the series.
Compilation of highlights from the home improvement series, featuring bedroom and bathroom makeovers by Californian designer Ann Maurice.
A pink mansion in Edinburgh gets a makeover from Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton. They attempt to give the garishly painted home a more traditional Scottish feel by having it professionally redecorated and toning down the dark, oppressive wooden ceiling over the hallway.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton help a Portishead couple spruce up their bungalow to attract a quick sale. At £196,950, the price is right, but a few touches are needed to give the property 'kerb appeal'.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a Perthshire woman whose split-level bungalow in Crieff has been on the market for five years. Ann thinks too much clutter is the problem, and quickly sets to work redecorating the hallway, kitchen and lounge, before moving on to the front garden to increase its 'kerb appeal'.
Property expert Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton ride to the rescue of a couple who are having trouble selling their converted chapel in Yeovil, Somerset. Happily, a lick of paint and the eviction of a resident rat help transform the dingy interior into a cool, airy space.
Property expert Anne Maurice offers advice to the owner of a Brixton flat, on the market for £235,000, to make it more attractive to prospective buyers.
Alistair Appleton joins interior designer Ann Maurice as she applies her expertise to the task of revamping a three-storey stone cottage in Chippenham, Wiltshire, hoping to increase its sales potential.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice on selling a property in West Dulwich, south London. The owner, a single mother-of-three, feels it is time to move on and wants to be closer to her children's school, but cannot find a buyer for her Victorian house.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to another would-be seller, this time visiting a house in Ashover Hay, Derbyshire.
Ann Maurice offers advice to a woman hoping to sell her desirable property in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Ann Maurice visits the market town of Frome, Somerset, to find out why no one can secure a sale for a Grade II-listed home.
Ann Maurice helps a Staffordshire couple sell their three-bedroom house in Newcastle-under-Lyme by clearing clutter and creating more space. Her efforts pay off, and with fresher shades on the walls and a laminated floor, they soon find a buyer for the property.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a couple in Beckenham, Kent, whose 1930s-style house has been on the market for more than 14 months. She wastes no time in getting down to business, renting modern furniture, stripping the hall of clutter, exposing original features and neutralising the wallpaper.
Property expert Ann Maurice tackles a Glasgow bachelor pad set in a sought-after stately home address in city-centre parkland, but the ancient Egyptian theme proves a sticking point.
Property expert Ann Maurice lends her skills to a home in Clapham, London.
Alistair and Ann visit a property in Moorecroft, North Wales that's in dire need of the House Doctor's magic touch.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a four-bedroom Victorian villa in Garelochhead, Argyll and Bute. The house has been on the market for two months, and Ann thinks she knows why - it is far too cluttered with useless knick-knacks that are stopping the natural light from getting in.
Property expert Ann Maurice presents a compilation of advice from past episodes, visiting an Edinburgh home suffering from a surfeit of personality, a Victorian residence in Chester that needs restoring to its former glory and a Derbyshire cottage with rather too many stuffed animals for its own good.
Ann Maurice stresses the importance of first impressions, showing a couple from Portishead, Somerset, how to spruce up the exterior of their bungalow to make it look inviting. She also offers ideas on suitable colour schemes to use inside the home, demonstrating how neutral tones can create an airy, spacious atmosphere.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers on optimising space and dispelling animal odours in the home in a bid to secure a quick sale.
Ann Maurice helps a chauffeur and his girlfriend spruce up their neglected seaside bungalow in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, to make it more attractive to potential buyers, transforming the interior and landscaping the overgrown gardens.
Interior design guru Ann Maurice creates the illusion of space in a 200-year-old cottage in the Cotswold village of Hawkesbury Upton. She also persuades the owner to move her pet ferrets from the yard to an adjacent barn so they do not deter possible buyers.
Property expert Ann Maurice suggests improvements for a four-bedroom dormer bungalow in Clapham, West Sussex, to make it more appealing to prospective buyers. The lurid wall colours and pink living room carpet are banished, leaving pine floorboards that help create a sense of the outdoors.
Ann Maurice visits Essex to offer advice to a Colchester couple unable to snap up their dream home until they can sell their current house. Unfortunately, after four months on the market, there is still no buyer for the three-bedroom detached property - which comes complete with a wild colour scheme.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers in Cotham, Bristol, whose four-bedroom bungalow has been on the market for four months. She suggests revamping the shabby sitting room to enhance its ambience and updating the mismatched kitchen with a lick of paint, tile jewellery and new flooring, before turning her attention to sprucing up the two bathrooms.
Property expert Ann Maurice and designer Alistair Appleton present a compilation of tips on making a house presentable for sale, including ideas for clearing clutter and creating the illusion of space.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton present highlights of the home improvement series, focusing on making the most of original features and sprucing up gardens to attract potential buyers. Includes another visit to a Grade II-listed house in Stoke-on-Trent.
Compilation edition reliving house-transforming triumphs from the series. Property expert Ann Maurice visits Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, to demonstrate design techniques for making small rooms appear bigger, while in Glasgow she reveals how to create a home that appeals to potential purchasers.
Property expert Ann Maurice and presenter Alistair Appleton offer advice to the owner of a loft apartment in Manchester. Although it is situated in a highly desirable area, the property is full of clutter and no one is prepared to offer the £115,000 asking price.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton offer advice to the would-be sellers of a four-bedroom house in the Gloucestershire village of Nailsworth. From the outside, the property looks spectacular, but once inside it appears drab and cluttered - and the fact the family's pet rabbit uses the verandah as a lavatory does not help.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owners of a four-bedroom house in the picturesque Hampshire market town of Petersfield, who are having difficulty selling their home for the asking price of £450,000.
Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a five-bedroom house on the market in Northwich, Cheshire, and advises the owners on making it more attractive to would-be buyers.
Property expert Ann Maurice transforms the Cheltenham bachelor pad of 29-year-old IT consultant David Clifford, replacing the garish colour scheme with something more tasteful and clearing out the dingy clutter to make way for attractive accessories including blinds, spotlights and a sofa.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a divorcing couple trying to sell their three-bedroom Victorian semi in Camberley, Surrey. The main problems are smelly furniture, unfinished DIY jobs and a caravan blocking the driveway, so the team gives the place a lick of paint and a clean.
Property expert Ann Maurice visits the Leicestershire village of Quorn to see a two-bedroom cottage that has been on the market for four months despite its picturesque location. Priorities include making the most of the cramped space by clearing out accumulated clutter and harmonising clashing colour schemes.
Ann Maurice tackles a period property in Bow, in the heart of London's East End, hoping to attract potential buyers by clearing clutter and creating an elegant dining area. Among other improvements, she ditches a navy blue bathroom suite in favour of one in stylish white to ensure the house will fetch the asking price of £300,000.
Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a three-bedroom house in the historic railway town of Darlington, Co Durham. Would-be pub landlord Paul Hooper is anxious to move on, but his uninviting property has been languishing on the market for six months.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton visit Scraptoft in Leicester, where a five-bedroom house valued at £229,500 needs a makeover to enhance its appeal. The kitchen is transformed into the hub of family life and a lounge is converted into a dining room, while unfortunate colour clashes are toned down.
Ann Maurice advises a basement flat owner who is unable to find a buyer for her home in Stoke Newington, north London. Sweeping out the mishmash of styles and loud colours, she introduces a calmer range of warm neutral shades, unifying the interior by laying laminate flooring and creating a separate dining area.
Ann Maurice clashes with Sheila, a textile designer from North Shields, Tyneside, who is reluctant to tone down the eccentric interior of her large four-bedroom Regency house. The property expert insists, however, and Sheila can only look on in dismay as vivid colours make way for inoffensive neutral shades, stencilled drawings are removed and carpets receive an industrial-strength cleaning.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton look back over home improvement highlights from the series, and focus on making the most of original features.
Compilation of interior design tips from previous editions of the series, revealing how style guru Ann Maurice has helped homeowners sell their properties.
Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to Teresa and Nigel Parfitt, the would-be sellers of a two-bedroom semi in Cradley Heath in the heart of the Black Country. Ann sets about ridding the house of its clutter and collectibles, tones down the garish decor and tries to rectify the hygiene problems that come with having four dogs.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton head for Milton Keynes, where they help a couple desperate to sell their home so they can move to France. Ann sets out to persuade them to tone down the riot of colours and do away with the mountains of clutter that make the house seem small and dark.
Ann Maurice works her magic on an arty garden flat in the Kensal Green area of west London, where the owners are finding it difficult to attract a buyer.
Property guru Ann Maurice applies her home improvement remedies to a house in Spennymoor, Co Durham, for the purpose of finding an eager buyer as soon as possible.
Ann Maurice meets homeowners near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, who are having trouble selling up. She shows them how to inject a touch of vitality and character into their bland property.
Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a cluttered B&B in the town of Wells-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk coast that is in need of attention.
Alistair Appleton presents as interior design expert Ann Maurice casts her eye over a cluttered home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Unfinished paintwork and dated details are among the factors giving the property a `youth hostel' feel, which despite the asking price being lowered three times is still on the market after six months.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton tackle a cottage in Kirk Merrington, Co Durham, that has been on the market for eight months. The property is full of items that remind the owner of her late husband, and interior design expert Ann declares that they are the main problem as no prospective buyers can imagine making the place their own.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton head for Hammersmith, west London, where a couple hoping to move to their dream home in Surrey are frustrated at not being able to sell their two-bedroom flat. A tour of the property reveals the problem is a combination of factors.
Property expert Ann Maurice tackles a three-bedroom terraced Victorian house in Norwich which, thanks to a vast array of deeply personal belongings, overpowering paintwork and too much furniture, has been languishing on the market for three months. A few coats of paint to neutralise the colour scheme, some effective storage ideas and a ruthless purge of useless items certainly impress the owner.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton head for Sandhurst, Berkshire, to offer advice to Julie Frith, the owner of a four-bedroom house that has remained unsold for a year, despite two reductions in the asking price. The first thing that strikes potential buyers is the property's unfinished feel.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton look back over highlights from the series. A two-bedroom semi in the Black Country made quite an impression, thanks to the unmistakable smell of dogs and a large collection of dolls, as did a cottage in Northamptonshire that seemed to have four sitting rooms.
Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton look back on more highlights. They recall a basement flat in Stoke Newington, north London, that was putting off potential buyers because of its dark rooms, out-of-date fixtures and general messiness, and remember a cramped cottage in Quorn, Leicestershire.
Tracy Metro helps a Northamptonshire couple whose house has been on the market five times in the last three years, but is yet to receive a single offer.
Tracy Metro transforms a large Edwardian family home in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, that has had no viewings in the previous six months.
Tracy Metro tries to improve a house in Christchurch, Dorset, where the dated decor needs to removed and owner Sue's living quarters are putting off potential buyers.
Tracy Metro tries to freshen up a Leicestershire home, where peeling wallpaper has left owners Mark and Pascaline unable to sell their property.
Tracy Metro visits a couple from Wallasey, Wirral, who believe poor first impressions of their top-floor maisonette are putting potential buyers off.
Tracy Metro advises Gill, who is keen to downsize from her four-bedroom, detached house in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Gill dreams of moving back to her Welsh homeland, but her home is stuck in a 1980s time warp.
Tracy Metro heads to North Yorkshire to offer advice to Anne and Vernon, who are keen to sell their well-proportioned Edwardian home.
Tracy Metro transforms a Hampshire cottage, with the owners' clutter a contributing factor as to why it has yet to sell.
Tracy Metro sets out to spruce up the tired interior of a picturesque former pump house in the Peak District, which is causing a financial blockage for retired vicar John.
Worcestershire couple Davina and Craig feel trapped in their current home, with no sign of a buyer to take it off their hands, so Tracy Metro steps in to improve their sales pitch.
Tracy Metro helps a man who wants to move to Australia - but first he has to sell his West Yorkshire home, which has no shortage of space but needs tidying up to attract buyers.
Tracy Metro meets couple Peter and Sharon, who have spent four years trying to sell their property in Southport, Merseyside, and need advice on brightening up the decor.
Tracy Metro helps the owner of a canal boat to make her narrowboat more attractive to would-be buyers, with the vessel having been on the market for five years.
Tracy Metro tries to help couple Rob and Nikaila in Jarrow, who have already tried to jazz up their house, but now need to take things to the next level.
Tracy Metro helps a woman in Worcestershire who loves her clothes, but her house needs some attention for buyers to show interest.
Tracy Metro advises globetrotters John and Tonette, who cannot sell on their charming Cotswold cottage in the Oxfordshire village of South Newington, because its busy, patterned interior is deterring buyers from making an offer.
Tracy Metro meets a Manchester man whose distinctive ceiling seems to be putting off potential buyers, and helps change his decor so he can move on.
Clutter consultant Tracy Metro helps West Midlanders Joe and Nobuko, who need a quick fix to sell on their digs.
Tracy Metro tackles a Tyne & Wear property that has seen better days, and shows amateur artist Alistair and his partner Sue how to revive it.
Tracy Metro tries to help Birmingham homeowner Omer, whose vocal parrot has put off prospective buyers from bidding for his property.
Tracy Metro visits a house in Bicester, Oxfordshire, which the owners have struggled to sell despite its spaciousness, with the main problem seemingly being its uninviting decor.
A property owner is ready to set up a new family home with his fiancee, but is reluctant to sell his existing premises due to the influence of his teenage children.
Tracy Metro meets a Southport woman whose dark wallpaper has left her downstairs looking dreary, so she tries to brighten up the home to make it more welcoming to potential buyers.
In Braintree, Essex, Tracy Metro visits Linda and Vince, who are adrift in a sea of clutter, and helps the retirees get things shipshape.
Tracy Metro helps a homeowner in Nottingham, giving rock music lover Dianne advice on making her property more attractive to would-be buyers.
A couple from Suffolk feel trapped in their overbearing home and potential buyers seem to share their concern. Presented by Tracy Metro.
An aspiring seller requires the help of Tracy Metro to declutter a bungalow in the New Forest, sprucing up the home to help find a buyer.
An odd approach to decor has placed Yorkshireman homeowner Barry's dreams of traveling to Thailand on indefinite hold, so Tracy Metro steps in to lend a hand.
Tracy Metro meets Northumberland woman Norma, whose bungalow could be a desirable property if it were not for her love of knick-knacks, which are in danger of taking over the place.
Tracy Metro comes to the rescue of seamstress Geraldine from Bradford, who needs help finding a buyer for her stuffy family home.
Tracy Metro visits Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire, where driving instructor Christine wants to downsize and go travelling, but the smell of the family pet is putting off buyers.
Tracy Metro is in Caistor, Lincolnshire where dog groomer Debs wants to buy a home with new husband Kev, but first she must sell her beloved bungalow.
Tracy Metro comes to the aid of Hampshire couple Den and Eleni, who need a bigger home now they have a young son, but are struggling to sell their current Cosham property.
Tracy Metro helps Hampshire couple Pete and Zivilie, who want to start a new life in Australia but cannot sell their six-bedroom house because buyers find the decor too bland.
Tracy Metro helps a man who wants to sell his dated three-bedroom property in Needham Market, Suffolk, so he can move closer to his children.
Tracy Metro visits Wiltshire, where she helps book-lover Alison to revive her home's dated decor and give her a better chance of selling her 1960s country house.
Tracy Metro helps would-be sellers Mark and Cindy need rid their Warwickshire home of its sports bar chic so that they can generate some leads.
Tracy Metro helps a couple who want to sell their property in Wolverhampton, as they are eager to leave their home behind and emigrate.
Tracy Metro helps a Mansfield family inject a bit of character into their first home, so they can work their way up the property ladder.
Tracy Metro helps a couple in the Tyne and Wear region who are in serious need of a downsize, but six months after going to market are still without a buyer for their home.
Tracy Metro visits a sales manager who wants to climb the property ladder, but her modern three-bed, end-of-terrace in Sunderland has not had a single viewing in three months.
Tracy Metro helps ex-policeman Keith who wants to sell his home in Sutton-on-Trent, but his untidy rooms and cluttered corners, along with the smell of dogs, are putting off buyers.
Tracy Metro tries to help a man in Mansfield who wants to sell his home of 43 years to be with his partner in Lincolnshire, but a dated living room is proving unappealing to buyers.
Tracy Metro visits Keith and Christine in Warrington, whose home is right next to the motorway and has several unfinished DIY projects that are driving potential buyers away.
Music lovers Laura and Steve want to buy a home together, but need to sell Laura's property first. Her modern, three-bed semi has been on the market for two years, but its tatty and unloved decor is turning buyers off. Tracy Metro offers her advice.