Ben Hillman seemed to struggle on A Place in the Sun when he was asked to find a property without stairs and fans were not impressed.
In Tuesday’s episode (August 3) of the Channel 4 show, which first aired in 2020, married couple Sharon and Nev were looking for a two-bedroom home for £160,000 or under in Malta.
Nev was a veteran with a bad knee injury and he told Ben he wanted to avoid living somewhere with lots of stairs to climb.
Viewers were then surprised when Ben took the couple around several different upper-floor apartments that could only be accessed with stairs.
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Ben took them to a second-floor apartment in Zabbar, a first-floor apartment in Fgura, and a second-floor apartment in Xghajra.
The last property, a three-bed apartment in Marsaskala, did have a working lift so Nev wouldn’t have to scale the stairs every day but the couple did not like it because of the outdated kitchen.
“It needs gutting,” said a disappointed Sharon.
“My issue is the amount of work needed to be done on the property to bring it up to our standard,” added Nev.
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The couple ended up going home without making any offers and later returned to Malta to continue the property search without Ben’s help.
Fans of the show expressed their disappointment on Twitter and many thought Ben could have taken them around more appropriate homes.
A user said: “S*** hole after s*** hole and what part of no stairs does he not understand #aplaceinthesun.”
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Someone else tweeted: “That 2nd floor flat would be fine if they could fix an electric hoist from the street up to the balcony…”
“Ben find them a ground floor gaff ffs,” said a third.
Another user said: “This is the worst presenter. I’m yet to watch him ever find decent places for the buyer.
“Plus I think he’s rude. A flat over a fish shop, and stairs with a disability.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
