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A PLACE IN THE SUN

Re: A PLACE IN THE SUN

Postby SWT » Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:34 pm

The Rower wrote:
karllap wrote:Just to put the other side of the story out here. We actually filmed with PITS in August 2021 and bought a place in Quesada through it. To be fair to them there is a lot of due diligence done by them before getting anywhere near Spain (or wherever they are filming). There are forms to complete and we must have had at least 8 phone calls with various members of the team to ensure we are happy with out budget, could afford it, we knew about all the additional costs, we knew we would kneed to get independent legal advice and advised to speak to someone before we even considered putting any offers in, why we wanted to go that specific area, what we are hoping to get....
They then do a day filming in your house before any flights are booked which in affect is a bit of a face to face interview to try and gauge you to ensure you are sincere and ask face face questions.

Then once you are over there there are lots of questions asked and information given by the crew both off the camera and on however, not all of it makes the screen. Filming actually takes 4 days for probably 35 minutes of screen time where a lot of what has been mentioned in this thread is discussed but they just cant fit everything in.

Also, if anyone has ever thought, they do not get any commission and don't always deal with specific Estate Agents etc and to prove this the one we bought off had never dealt with the show at all.
They also make it very clear that although they have your interest at heart, they are not an estate agent, they are not a solicitor and are only giving opinions based on their knowledge and experience. At the end of the day they are there to make a TV show and they do not hide that fact.

From a personal experience I found the full experience really helpful, nothing was hidden from us, and we got exactly what we wanted from the show which was the chance to get a better understanding of what was on offer at places I would never have thought of myself and most of all from an independent entity that had nothing to gain by us buying any specific properties.

To be fair to them they will always get people who lie and are there just for a jolly with no intention to buy and if you think about your own experience of looking at houses you may have expectations of something but until you actually see them in person you don't know for definite and of course things do change as and when you start actually seeing properties or areas.

I'm not saying everything is perfect but they certainly helped us a lot




That's very interesting. thanks for the insight.

Out of curiosity, do PITS pay all the cost of air fares and accommodation and leave you to cover meals? What sort of accommodation standard did you get?


Are you looking for a freebie ?
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Re: A PLACE IN THE SUN

Postby Ireneinveraray » Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:18 am

karllap wrote:Just to put the other side of the story out here. We actually filmed with PITS in August 2021 and bought a place in Quesada through it. To be fair to them there is a lot of due diligence done by them before getting anywhere near Spain (or wherever they are filming). There are forms to complete and we must have had at least 8 phone calls with various members of the team to ensure we are happy with out budget, could afford it, we knew about all the additional costs, we knew we would kneed to get independent legal advice and advised to speak to someone before we even considered putting any offers in, why we wanted to go that specific area, what we are hoping to get....
They then do a day filming in your house before any flights are booked which in affect is a bit of a face to face interview to try and gauge you to ensure you are sincere and ask face face questions.

Then once you are over there there are lots of questions asked and information given by the crew both off the camera and on however, not all of it makes the screen. Filming actually takes 4 days for probably 35 minutes of screen time where a lot of what has been mentioned in this thread is discussed but they just cant fit everything in.

Also, if anyone has ever thought, they do not get any commission and don't always deal with specific Estate Agents etc and to prove this the one we bought off had never dealt with the show at all.
They also make it very clear that although they have your interest at heart, they are not an estate agent, they are not a solicitor and are only giving opinions based on their knowledge and experience. At the end of the day they are there to make a TV show and they do not hide that fact.

From a personal experience I found the full experience really helpful, nothing was hidden from us, and we got exactly what we wanted from the show which was the chance to get a better understanding of what was on offer at places I would never have thought of myself and most of all from an independent entity that had nothing to gain by us buying any specific properties.

To be fair to them they will always get people who lie and are there just for a jolly with no intention to buy and if you think about your own experience of looking at houses you may have expectations of something but until you actually see them in person you don't know for definite and of course things do change as and when you start actually seeing properties or areas.

I'm not saying everything is perfect but they certainly helped us a lot
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Re: A PLACE IN THE SUN

Postby Willow » Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:21 am

That’s very interesting Karllap. I’ve often wondered.
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