ONE of the region's estate agents is to appear on national television today in a BBC documentary about the housing market.
Jim Gillespie, from the Property Supermarket, in Hartlepool, will appear on daytime show Homes Under the Hammer, which starts at 10am.
Viewers will see Mr Gillespie giving information and advice to a couple from Glasgow about their home in the Belle Vue area of the town.
The couple bought the house last September for £30,000 and were filmed bidding for the property at auction on the programme.
Mr Gillespie was then asked to look at the property eight months later to see if improvements carried out by the couple had added value.
After casting his expert eye over the home, he said the house was now worth in the region of £50,000.
He said: "The BBC contacted me and asked me to star in the show. It was really nice to be asked, but I have been on television before, so I'm not really nervous or anything.
"I took a look around the house and came to the conclusion that it had risen in value by £20,000.
Published: 28/06/2005
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