Channel 4's Worst House on the Street has 'lucky escape' after making major costly mistake

A couple on made a very costly mistake on Wednesday's episode. Presenting sibling duo were back at the helm of the property renovation show as they headed to to see if they could help make a hindrance into a home.

They were on hand to help Carl and Lynn who bought a bungalow in the northern city, with the hopes of being mortgage free before retirement. They needed to make the home wheelchair accessible to meet Lynn's needs, as she suffered from an illness that causes her mobility to decline, with a budget of £60,000 and a timescale of 13 weeks to carry out the renovation.

However, the home was in a right state, with the windows and roof needing to be replaced. To make matters worse, it turned out that the buyers had made one very costly mistake - they had not had a survey of the property done before purchasing the property.

While the camera panned to a crumbling, black wall, the homeowner explained that they had received some positive news about the state of the house. He said: "We've had the damp that we found in the kitchen assessed. It's old markings and the wall is dry. No dramas, thank goodness."

In a voiceover, Scarlette said: "It's a lucky escape, this time." She went on to offer her expert advice, adding: "We always recommend getting a survey to avoid any surprise repair costs."

they have ever seen, including one that made them "walk straight back out". From filthy floors to huge problems, there is nothing that the hosts have not seen. They exclusively shared some of their biggest nightmares with .

Scarlette said: "On Worst House on the Street, we went to see a house on the Wirral with a lovely lady called Paula and her kids. But the house was actually built over a stream.

"And she didn't know this when she bought it, so when she started to take up the floor boards, she just saw water running underneath her property. That's probably the most shocking thing I have ever seen."