A Place in the Sun’s Ben Hillman stunned as couple break down in tears at ‘best property feature in show’s history’

A PLACE in the Sun’s Ben Hillman was stunned as a couple broke down in tears right in front of him as they called the home

After the Italian city of Lucca instantly blew Bernard and Michelle away after enjoying a holiday there, the pair thought that it would be silly to not invest in their dream holiday home there.

The Bolton couple told property expert Ben that they were will to spend up to £75,000 for their home, and he managed to find four homes in the surrounding areas considering the centre of Lucca was slightly out of their budget.

The first three properties seemed nice enough for Bernard and Michelle, but it was the fourth that blew the pair away with it’s great views, perfect location and amazing indoor space.

Ben decided to bring the couple back to Barga, but in the new part of town which has loads of bars, shops and a whopping 14 restaurants.

The property boasts three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a roof terrace and garden for just over £76, 500.

Bernard and Michelle were absolutely thrilled when Ben took them inside, with Bernard saying: “I like it a lot.”

They were very impressed with the open space kitchen, details such as the stone arch in the living room and great size bedrooms.

The only issue that they could really come up with was the fact that they could hear the traffic from the main road outside.

The trio stepped out onto the roof terrace and Bernard was completely take a back and said: “I’m lost for words to be honest with you. It’s astonishing.”

Little did he know that his wife’s emotions got the better of her as she stood next to him.

The data analyst broke down in tears as she looked out onto the scenic views and presenter Ben stepped in to give her a hug.

Bernard joked: “Oh, she’s gone! She’s gone. You don’t need to ask whether Michelle likes itbecause the evidence is there.

She said: “Yah it’s really good. It’s really stunning. “

A happy Ben let the couple have a look around by themselves and looked very pleased with himself as they walked off.

He told the viewers at home: “Well there you go. That is the best reaction we’ve had so far to any of the properties. 

“Could this be the property to beat the rest? I think so.”

Bernard and Michelle fell in love with the property so much that they decided to put in an offer of £70,500 due to a few issues spotted around the house.

The show guests managed to bag themselves the deal and returned to Bolton owning a brand new property that they were extremely happy with.

But not every viewing is such a success as their story.

Presenter Laura Hamilton was left red-faced when one of her guests recently called one of her choices “ugly”.

She travelled to the idyllic Greek island of Kefalonia with couple Joe and Fiona, and the couple were certainly unimpressed with the property she picked out.