The program "Country Responses has been going on NTV channel for over 10 years, it tells about the lucky ones who got the opportunity to remake a house or a plot for free. 
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Before becoming these lucky, participants go through a rigorous selection process according to certain criteria:
- The plot and the house where the alteration is planned should be in the near Moscow region with good transport accessibility. The film crew does not travel to the regions and long distances from the capital
- Future participants should have an interesting history of dating, creating a family or an unusual type of professional activity - all that will be interesting to the viewer. All stories must be confirmed with photographs, video archives or other supporting documents
- All family members should be photogenic and look good on the screen.
- Important qualities of the participants are sociability, sense of humor, energy, stress resistance.
- The house and the plot should be equipped with all communications. There are special requirements for sources of electricity - the network must withstand a load of more than 5 kW.
- The family will need to leave the house for a period of at least two months, so it is important to have additional housing or the ability to rent it.
Design solutions involve redevelopment and global alterations, so the owners need to take care of all the permitting papers in advance. In order to get them you need to collect a package of documents:
- A statement on behalf of the owner asking for permission to redevelop.
- Certificate of ownership or other documents confirming ownership.
- Technical certificate.
- Consent to alterations from all owners permanently residing with the owner of the persons or employer.
- If the house is classified as a cultural heritage site, then an authorization document is required from the relevant state body.
Documents are reviewed within 45 days from the date of filing, the decision is communicated to the applicant within three business days. In case of refusal, there should be a clear justification for it. As a rule, it is justified by the insufficient number of submitted documents or the lack of prerequisites for perestroika.
Issue price
The program "Country answer" provides free services for remodeling the house and the land. The only possible expenses of the participants are related to moving and renting housing. But many families have numerous relatives, who are happy to shelter them for such a significant event.
The risks
The main risk for homeowners lies in the theoretical ability of construction workers to carry out work that is contrary to current law due to certain conditions. In this case, all the costs fall on the shoulders of the homeowners.
Becoming a participant in such a program, family members understand that the design ideas of invited specialists can be extremely bold, so there is always a risk of getting in the end not quite what was dreamed of. But in any case, the result of the project increases the cost of the house and the plot, allows you to save money on repairs and equipping the premises.
Member profile
The program website has an active link to the electronic application form, which can be completed online and sent to the organizers. The application must provide detailed information about both the house and family members:
- How many people live in the house.
- Its specifications and level of wear.
- Is the house a place of their permanent residence.
- What are the communications.
- Square footage and plot size.
- Remoteness from MKAD.
- Features of transport links.
- Planned alterations.
- Information about family members: education, age, hobbies, place of work, interesting biography facts. The more unusual this information will be, the higher the chance of getting into the program.
About the house and the plot should also be written in detail, without missing a single detail.
The area of the premises, which the owners decided to remake, should be in the range from 16 to 35 sq.m. In the application, you can specify several objects that you would like to change or modify, placing them in order of priority.
