'Astonished' Location, Location, Location viewers are up in arms as woman with whopping budget struggles to find one-bedroom flat - raging 'move out, it's a rip off!'
Wednesday's instalment of the long-standing Channel 4 property show saw co-hosts Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp attempt to help buyers find their dream abode.
Kirstie set about helping Ben and Maya find a home in south-west London while Phil searched for flat for medic Chloe in London too.
Chloe had a budget of £450,000 and hadn't had much luck with her own attempts to search.
She hoped to find a one-bedroom apartment with parking for her beloved motorbike.
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She was considering areas such as Tooting, Balham, and Earlsfield.
By the end of the episode, she put an offer on an apartment for £415,000 and secured the property.
However, some viewers were particularly taken aback by the property prices in London and took to social media to share their shock.
One posted on X: '450 grand Jesus wept enjoy the roadside #locationlocationlocation.'
'Nearly half a million pounds and yet still hard to find a one bedroom flat in South London with space to park a motorbike pretty much sums up how much London is f****d... #locationlocationlocation,' another added.
A third said: 'Wow a balcony with a view of a road London prices are ridiculous #locationlocationlocation.'
Someone else penned: 'And as always I'm astonished at how little your money gets you in London #LocationLocationLocation.'
'How can you have a budget of £450k and it not get you a one bed flat with a bloody front door? Just move out of rip off London! #locationlocationlocation' another posted.
An episode of Location Location Location last month left viewers baffled by a young couple who dubbed spacious homes in leafy Surrey a 'compromise'.
However, some viewers were particularly taken aback by the property prices in London and took to social media to share their shock
Kirstie and Phil hoped to find Elise, Elliot and their three young children the perfect home.
Having already sold their three-bedroom property, the couple had a healthy budget of £650,000 for four bedrooms and an open-plan downstairs.
But, heavily emphasising that they weren't willing to compromise, Elise and Elliot were struggling to meet all their needs with the money available.
As a result, they'd viewed countless properties and, despite having moved back in with Elliot's parents, were refusing to settle for something less than perfect.
With Kirstie taking them round several properties, the couple either weren't 'sure' about the area, said the homes were 'too small', and even just 'didn't feel the love' for what they were seeing.
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