Ben Fogle

[teacake44]

As much as I like watching some of Ben Fogle, just lately its seems to becoming a bit of a farce. Last night we had a 40 year old single girl who bought a petting farm in John O'Groats, had no money to speak of, and no income, but managed to secure a £220k loan to buy the farm for £210k, leaving £10k to play with moving and so on. It appears that there were no business accounts for the farm, and income from the farm shop where pennies. Her expenses were £3.390 month just to cover her loan and expenses, but we were show sometimes she only earned a pound an hour. My question, who lends this sort of money without an income in the first place, and no proof of potential earnings.

[MallyJ]

A relative or a friend. If I was loaded with that kind of money that I didn't need I would fund my sister or brother or my nephew. You don't have to borrow from banks etc.

[derek-33]

whatever... but i liked that lady, anyone who loves animals like she does is ok by me
we will definitely call on the farm when were next up in that area

[teacake44]

I liked her to, I'm just saying that I think there's lots of porky pies being told. What was a very interesting program, as turned into a advertising program for holidays.

[gollob]

Where or how does he find these people as they are all in remote places round the world

[Ninnynanny]

She did say in the programme that it was a private loan. I think the folk featured do receive a payment from the programme makers.

[gingejbee]

^^"he" doesn't find them at all. Highly-paid researchers have that job.

[Georgiesmum]

Lucky for her it all seemed to pay off, but will be difficult for her later when she is a lot older. I thoroughly enjoyed the programme, cant wait for the next one next week when a couple start their own brewery.

[hereIam]

Agree with derek at 16:01.

[teacake44]

@16.44 His program started off with people who had turned their backs on normal life as we know it, and gone to live in very remote places in the world, just living off the land with no mod cons. The last two have been folk that have just purchased a property to turn into a business. The last one was a purchase of an hotel in Scotland, and again this one in john O'Groats, people open new businesses every day. To me the program as lost its way from how it started off. Just saying :0)