UK Hotel Inspector 2005

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Broadcast 6 Oct 2005: Ruth Watson meets Keith and Val Morris, who three and a half years ago bought the Hanmer Arms, a classy 23-bed hotel/ pub/ restaurant/ conference centre in rolling countryside on the border of England and Wales. Family members have invested 1 million pounds of their money in the business, and now they want to see a return.

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Ruth Watson meets sisters Sharon and Joy, who have bought Worlington Hall, a Grade 2-listed 16th-century hotel in the Suffolk countryside. However, their lack of previous experience has been cruelly exposed and the place they call the "money pit" is suffering major losses. Its not just their money on the line - their mum has no pension and has invested most of her life savings in the project.