Kirstie Allsopp gives up on 'unsatisfied timewaster' who can't find a house on Location, Location, Location despite a £1.2m budget - because they're all 'too close to a road'

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A househunter with a £1.2million budget has been slammed as a 'timewaster' by Location Location Location viewers after he told Kirstie Allsopp none of the houses she found for him were good enough.

John, a freelance brand consultant, searched for his dream house in Surrey as he wanted to relocate to his hometown after splitting up with his partner of five years.

He previously fell in love with the area of Greenwich in London - purchasing a flat there, before buying a three-bedroom Georgian townhouse - but wanted to move further out to be closer to his family.

He had been looking for properties for five months before enlisting the help of property expert Kirstie Allsopp to find his aspirational abode.

John said he wanted to live somewhere in Surrey that felt similar to Greenwich or Richmond-Upon-Thames with a maximum one-hour commute into central London.

Requirements for the period property of his dreams included an open-plan ground floor, three bedrooms, a garden for his two dachshunds, and an annexe that he could rent out or use to host family.

With a budget of £1.2 million, it wasn't long before Kirstie soon found ideal homes that ticked off elements of his list - but John complained on two occasions about the properties being 'next to a road'.

Fans of the show were quick to react to his ever-growing list of demands, with one commenting on X: 'He'll never be satisfied, timewaster.'

John roped in the help of Kirstie Allsopp to help him find his dream home in Surrey on Wednesday's show 

PROPERTY ONE: For the first property, the pair went to view a detached 1970s chalet bungalow in the village of Chobham

PROPERTY ONE: The property in Chobham had a large garden, perfect for John's dachshunds

Another penned: 'Let's visit John 30 years later, still looking for his property away from any road access.'

A third said: 'Hope Kirstie does not take him to the pub, it will have the wrong kind of tonic water probably,' while a fourth added: 'Kirstie deserves a medal for diplomacy.'

A fifth penned: 'There's a surprise, he didn't find anything. I know he has a massive budget but he needs an even bigger reality check.'  

Before starting her search, Kirstie admitted: 'I've got a househunter that I think is looking for something in the wrong place.' 

For the first property, the pair went to view a detached 1970s chalet bungalow in the village of Chobham, where a commute into the capital would take around 45 minutes.

But when she asked him about his first impressions of the home, John said: 'The main thing is the road, it's right next to the road and quite loud. I really don't like the PVC windows, the door's a nice colour, it's not calling to me straight away.'

The property - which was listed above his budget at £1.25 million -has a large garden, an open-plan kitchen, living and dining room layout, along with a utility, second sitting room, home office, bedroom and bathroom downstairs. It also had a double garage that could've been converted into an annexe. 

It also had three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, meaning it fit into John's ideal 'inverted triangle' house structure.

He had been looking for properties for five months before roping in the help of property expert Kirstie Allsopp

Location, Location, Location viewers appeared to get frustrated with John while watching the show  

PROPERTY ONE: The Chobham house also had an open living room and kitchen, which is what John wanted

PROPERTY ONE: One of the bedrooms in the Chobham property 

PROPERTY TWO: They viewed a 19th century cottage in the village of Knaphill, which is 40 minutes away from London

PROPERTY TWO: The Knaphill house had a brick annexe, which was another thing to tick off his extensive list 

PROPERTY TWO: The scenic cottage had a traditional fireplace and beamed ceilings, giving that period feel

PROPERTY TWO: John criticised the Knaphill property for having a road next to it (pictured, the bathroom)

However, the househunter could not look past the road outside and told Kirstie: 'I can just hear the road, the road is a killer for me. I can hear it.'

She then tried her luck a second time with a 19th century cottage in the village of Knaphill, which is 40 minutes away from London.

Although he said it looked 'cute' from the outside, he immediately added: 'I'm worried about it not having or looking like it's got any extra space for annexe,' before Kirstie pointed out a traditional brick outhouse standing behind him.

'Oh, it's behind me,' he said. 'Oh and I can hear the road again.'

Kirstie said: 'Right, we're going to have to nail down this road issue. It's a big thing in Surrey.' 

She suggested he could knock through the sitting and dining room to make an open plan diner kitchen, creating a snug in the process.

It had a downstairs toilet and a utility room and bedrooms upstairs with an en-suite and family bathroom, along with gardens at the rear and back and a brick annexe.

It was on the market £250,000 under budget at £1 million, however, John said it was 'too small'.

Eager to help him find his forever home, Kirstie went and got her iPad and the pair scrolled through properties before she asked him to pick out one that he liked the look of. 

'It's not how we'd usually do it, but if we can find one in this county that he likes the look of, we might yet crack this search,' she said.

'Nothing that John is asking for is fussy and unreasonable, he's looking for something very, very specific and when you do that, it can take a really long time.'

PROPERTY THREE: They then went to view a 16th century house in Newdigate on the market for £1 million, but needed work

PROPERTY THREE: John acknowledged that the exterior was lavish, but added: 'It's a little higgledy-piggledy upstairs

PROPERTY THREE: The dining room in the house in Newdigate, which John did not end up buying 

PROPERTY THREE: The kitchen in the house in Newdigate that John wasn't particularly keen on

John picked out a house in West Sussex that was listed for £1.5 million, while the property expert tried her best at trying to match exactly what he wanted within his budget and location restraints. 

She then took him around a 16th century house in Newdigate on the market for £1 million, but needed work.

It had a kitchen, beamed living room, garden room, dining room, utility, cloak and shower room on the ground floor, along with five bedrooms, a bathroom a studio annexe and a heated swimming pool.

He acknowledged that the exterior was lavish, but added: 'It's a little higgledy-piggledy upstairs.'  

Kirstie said: 'Major changes have to happen, not just compromise, major changes, and I'm the mug who has to break it to him.

'This one may be closer but John's search is set to continue.'

The pair then agreed to part ways, with Kirstie adding: 'I think it's probably not out there with the current criteria but I think as your search continues you will [refine it]. You will hone it down a little bit and then you will find it.'

John then responded: 'Yeah I think that's true, that's how I found the house in Greenwich, it did take me a year but when I saw it I was like "That's it" instantly.'

Five weeks after appearing on the show, he extended his search out to Cranleigh, where he fell in love with a barn conversion selling for £1.15 million. However, he missed out on the sale. 

He said: 'My message to Kirstie would be thank you for getting so hands-on with my search, it's helped focus on the kind of house that I want. So yeah, keeping my hands up on that elusive triangle to pop up.'