Interview boydens.co.uk 18 ‘I think we disagree more than we agree!’ We chat exclusively with property experts and sibling TV presenting duo Scarlette and Stuart Douglas, who have recently been helping homebuyers make their money go further on Channel 4’s Worst House on the Street and alongside George Clark on Flipping Fast. About Scarlette and Stuart Scarlette’s property journey began when she bought her first flat at the age of 24. She became an award-winning television presenter with A Place In The Sun (2015) and since then, has been a regular reporter for BBC’s The One Show as well as presenting her own primetime Channel 4 show Holiday Secrets: Is Last Minute Best? (2020). Former professional footballer Stuart bought his first property in 1999 – a converted hat factory in St Albans. He redesigned, refurbished, and eventually sold it for a healthy profit. This proved to be the catalyst for him to buy and develop in the locations of the football clubs where he played. With Scarlette’s candid input, he has developed and sold numerous properties. Stuart was nominated for Best Debut Presenter at the New Voice Awards 2022. How did you both get into the property market? Stuart was the one that got into property first, kind of by accident. As a footballer, he invested his money into his first house by renovating it and made a great return without even meaning to. Thirteen years later, he took me under his wing and taught me the ropes. We’ve been developing as a duo ever since! Tell us about your first experience of buying a property together and how that progressed to a career in television. Our first place together was in Barnet. It was a ground-floor converted Victorian flat; one bedroom that we turned into two, of which we made a good profit. We continued flipping properties and a few years later, an opportunity came up for ‘A Place in the Sun’, who were looking for presenters with property expertise. I did a screen test, got the job and the rest is history as they say! How would you describe your working relationship as siblings – do you mostly agree with each other on property matters and how do you resolve any differences? I think we disagree more than we agree! We have learnt over the years that compromise is our best friend though! Stuart keeps emotion out of renovations, whereas I try to, but struggle! We’re very good at meeting in the middle and, ultimately, we want the best for our prospective buyers, so we always have that at the forefront of our minds when we may have a disagreement. What’s best for me may not be best for someone else. Image courtesy of Channel 4, Flipping Fast
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