1979: Buying a House | Public Life | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

"For the majority of us, the most expensive, complicated transaction we're ever likely to make." Graham Purches reports on the hazards and problems faced by people who are trying to buy a house, with particular attention given to the role of estate agents in the Bristol area. Is the whole system of house buying in Britain in need of modernisation? Clip taken from Public Life, originally broadcast on BBC One West England, 15 June, 1979. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive