Thu, Nov 2, 2017
The Sethard-Wrights from Orpington swap homes, budgets and lives with the Walker family from Bromley. The two families live just five miles away from each other but their financial circumstances are worlds apart. Matthew and Belinda Sethard-Wright are among Britain's wealthiest 10%. They have two children: 12 year-old Olivia and Theo, 7. The Sethard-Wrights live in a large house in Orpington, near Bromley, with its own tennis court and swimming pool. Matthew works in financial services, while Belinda is a designer. They have a budget, after tax and bills, of over £1,500 a week. The Walkers are among the country's poorest 10%. They are a family of four comprising mum Skye, her two daughters Ashani, 13, and Riahiema, 7, and 2 year-old son Kareem. They live in a council house in Bromley. Skye shares a bedroom with Kareem, while Ashani and Rhiaiema sleep in the other bedroom. Matthew Sethard-Wright owns a BMW M4 while Belinda drives a Range Rover. Both their children attend private school and benefit from extra-curricular activities such as playing the piano and guitar. Skye Walker is a professional housekeeper whose wealthy clients tend to live in homes not dissimilar to the one she'll be borrowing this week. Skye, who left school with no qualifications, dreams of going back to college and getting a qualification in art. Belinda Sethard-Wright lived on council estates while growing up, and after years of living in relative comfort, wonders if she's changed. Matthew, meanwhile, is keen to show his children another side of life in the UK. But how will they cope when they're crammed into a home that's a fraction of the size of their own? And how will the Walkers adapt to a week of extra tuition, music lessons and top-10% shopping?