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Series 26: 1. Argyll And Bute
On Argyll and Bute’s breathtaking Kintyre peninsula, a couple from suburban Cheshire discover you really can buy a house with a million-dollar view without a million-dolla ...
18-08-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): Cairngorms
Jules Hudson takes in Scotland’s stunning Cairngorms as he helps a couple from the Isle of Wight find a rural property that will fulfil their ambitions for both a new home ...
17-08-2025
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 18. Shropshire
With ambitions to start a cookery school in Shropshire, a couple from Hertfordshire get a helping hand from Nicki Chapman to spend £900,000 on a new home for their new lif ...
15-08-2025
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 14. Norfolk
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk with a couple from Northamptonshire who have lived and worked all over the world. With a whopping £1 million to spend, the globetrotting pair w ...
14-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 10. Welsh Borders
Sonali Shah meets a couple from a Surrey town who want to escape to the Welsh Borders for a quieter pace of life. They are hoping to use their £620,000 budget to purchase ...
13-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 14. Cornwall
Jules Hudson joins a couple in their search for their perfect retirement retreat in the Cornish countryside on a budget of £400,000. Taking some time out from house huntin ...
12-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 9. South Yorkshire
It’s the call of home that’s luring today’s couple to head to the beautiful landscape of South Yorkshire, and Alistair Appleton is supporting them on their hou ...
11-08-2025
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Series 24: 32. Welsh Borders
With a budget of £400,000, an ambitious young couple from the West Midlands has the help of Sonali Shah to find a renovation project and a couple of acres of land in the W ...
10-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 2. Hampshire/ New Forest
Sonali Shah is welcoming back two returning expats, after 20 years living abroad in America. They have a healthy £950k budget for a spacious country home in Hampshire&rsqu ...
09-08-2025
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 8. Carmarthenshire
Ginny Buckley meets a couple who are looking to return to their Welsh homeland after 20 years of living in Oxford. The pair have a budget of £450,000 to find the right hom ...
08-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 13. Devon
Ginny Buckley meets a couple who are looking to lay down roots in Devon after decades serving in the army. They have a £400,000 budget to find their ideal home near the En ...
07-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 19. Hampshire
Sonali Shah scours Hampshire’s property market to find somewhere for a couple who are temporarily relying on the goodwill of family. They have a £600k budget and wan ...
06-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 16. Devon
Jules Hudson joins a couple who hope to realise their dream of escaping to Devon. They have a generous budget of £1.4 million and hope to find a property with land, a self ...
05-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 3. Cornwall
A couple from Worcestershire have Alistair Appleton on hand to help them find the perfect home in Cornwall for their £650k budget. Away from property, Alistair also discov ...
04-08-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): County Antrim And County Down
It’s an emotional homecoming today and a first for Jules Hudson as he visits County Down and County Antrim for some property shopping in Northern Ireland. He’s with ...
03-08-2025
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Series 25: 24. Northumberland
Sonali Shah is in the magnificent countryside of Northumberland, helping three generations of the same family to make an escape from Leicester and find a new rural home together ...
02-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 17. West Sussex
Ginny Buckley meets a couple hoping to swap the busy city of Oxford for the peaceful West Sussex coast on a budget of £600,000. Making the most of her time in the South Do ...
01-08-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 5. South Wales
Jules Hudson heads to south Wales with a husband and wife who, after three decades of military housing, are looking for their very own country home and have a budget of £4 ...
31-07-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 6. Devon And Dorset
Now that her sons have fledged the nest, today’s buyer wants a new lease of life in a rural home that has business potential. She’s set her sights on either Devon or ...
30-07-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 8. Dorset
In true Escape to the Country style, today’s couple (both former international rugby players) want to leave London in search of a rural idyll in Dorset, and Alistair Apple ...
29-07-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 3. Monmouthshire
A young couple from London have £325,000 to spend on a new rural home, and it’s Sonali Shah who is leading the search in the Monmouthshire countryside. Sonali takes ...
28-07-2025
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 19. Somerset
A young Essex couple need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a new home in lovely Somerset, and fast. They have £725,000 to spend on a property for their growing fami ...
27-07-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 6. East Midlands
Three generations of one family want to move to the East Midlands, and the task of finding a new home for them all has fallen on mum, grandma, and Ginny Buckley. Away from looki ...
25-07-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 6. Perth And Kinross
Jules Hudson shows today's buyer around some excellent and innovative property choices in the magical landscape of Perth and Kinross that fit his budget of £210,000. Jules ...
24-07-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 8. Oxfordshire
A globetrotting couple have decided to move back home for good, and Nicki Chapman lends a hand as they look for a new address in Oxfordshire’s lovely countryside for their ...
23-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): South West Wales
Looking for a new adventure in south west Wales, today’s couple have £400,000 to find a new home with at least an acre of land for glamping and a forestry school. Gi ...
22-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): Buckinghamshire And Oxfordshire
Having spent the past four years living in the US state of Texas, today’s couple and their two young children are returning to the UK and have tasked Sonali Shah to help t ...
21-07-2025
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Series 22: 48. Derbyshire
Having sold up his home in the large Bedfordshire town of Luton, today’s buyer has already relocated to a rental in Derbyshire, but has called on the expertise of Sonali S ...
19-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): The Chilterns
Living with their baby boy in a one-bedroom flat in south London, today’s couple need more space, which they want to find in the lovely Chiltern Hills. Alistair Appleton h ...
18-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): Cumbria
Wanting to move closer to their family, Nicki Chapman celebrates the arrival of her buyers’ first grandchild by helping them find a new home in Cumbria. Nicki also meets a ...
17-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): The Fens
Steve Brown’s escapees from a large Bedfordshire town want to relocate to the fabulous Fens to start a glamping business, so at least an acre of land is a priority. Steve ...
16-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): East Midlands
A young couple want to swap their London flat for something bigger in the East Midlands, where Nicki Chapman opens the front doors to a beautiful selection of homes with lovely ...
15-07-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): Cornwall
Jules Hudson gets to show off a gloriously sunny Cornwall to an entrepreneurial couple who are on the lookout for a property with potential for a holiday let business as well as ...
14-07-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 6. Somerset
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Somerset with a couple looking for a rural home that must have annexe potential for their parents. During his time in the county, Jules visits t ...
29-06-2025
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 8. Wiltshire
Today’s house hunters are preparing for a triumphant homecoming after a quarter of a century living in Sweden. Nicki Chapman guides the pair in their search for a perfect ...
28-06-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): Bedfordshire Borders
Even though the daily commute from London to their Bedfordshire business is taking its toll, Nicki Chapman has her work cut out persuading one half of today’s couple to mo ...
27-06-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): West Yorkshire
In wonderful West Yorkshire, Nicki Chapman is with a young couple from Manchester who have a budget of £270,000 to find a home in the countryside for them and their baby s ...
26-06-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): East Midlands
Sonali Shah tours the East Midlands in search of a property to suit today’s buyers who, for the last 23 years, have been living in the USA. Sonali also meets another coupl ...
25-06-2025
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Series 24 (extended Versions): Pembrokeshire
Nicki Chapman is on the hunt for a Pembrokeshire property with a holiday let to suit a couple with very different wants and needs. Nicki also visits some entrepreneurs who&rsquo ...
24-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 13. Somerset And Devon
With the help of Alistair Appleton, a couple want to escape land-locked life in a Leicestershire town and relocate to a county with a coastline. So, they’ve decided to mak ...
23-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 12. Dorset
Having grown out of their town flat, two newlyweds with a budget of £400,000 need Ginny Buckley’s help to find a new home in the Dorset countryside that has enough s ...
20-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): Lancashire
After 16 years ‘down under’, Jules Hudson helps a couple to come back to Blighty. Their £450,000 budget might not stretch quite as far in Lancashire as it did ...
19-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 14. Norfolk
Having fallen in love with Norfolk a little more with each visit, a couple have decided to make the county their forever home, and Denise Nurse is there to help them find their ...
18-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 11. West Sussex
Alistair Appleton relishes being in his home county of West Sussex as he shows off some of its many delights including, of course, a selection of beautiful properties. He’ ...
17-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 5. Northumberland
Finally able to search for their forever home and a more settled way of life, a former royal marine and a retired civil servant have £375,000 to spend and the expert guida ...
16-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 4. Norfolk
Sonali Shah goes house-hunting in Norfolk with a buyer who has holidayed there throughout her life and now wants to make the county her home and business address. She wants to e ...
13-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): Devon And Dorset
Today’s escapees want to raise their children near the sea, so Jules Hudson takes them to view a selection of wonderful homes in the Devon and Dorset countryside. Away fro ...
12-06-2025
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Series 21: 1. Dorset
Nicki Chapman helps an animal-loving house hunter from a town in Oxfordshire, who has a generous budget of £700,000, to find a new village community in Dorset, ideally clo ...
11-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 9. Devon
A couple from the largest town in Dorset want to escape the urban sprawl to establish a new country life in Devon, and Sonali Shah is on hand to help them kick-start their prope ...
10-06-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 6. Suffolk
The devoted owners of no fewer than six Irish wolfhounds are in desperate need of more space for them and those countless muddy paws, so have set their sights on Suffolk for a b ...
09-06-2025
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Series 25: 3. North Yorkshire
Looking for inspiration in the magnificent North Yorkshire countryside, today’s buyer from a town in Buckinghamshire is full of admiration for the county and the line-up o ...
06-06-2025
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Series 23: 34. Isle Of Wight
With a budget of £440,000, today’s couple are looking forward to retiring from the Buckinghamshire commuter belt to a new home on the majestic Isle of Wight. Steve B ...
05-06-2025
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Series 25: 14. Northumberland
A newly engaged couple from Cheshire want to buy their first home together in rural Northumberland, where Jules Hudson is on hand to show them a selection of houses that matches ...
04-06-2025
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Series 25: 55. Herefordshire
Briony May Williams is property-shopping in rural Herefordshire, helping an excited couple who are looking to buy their very first home together where they can finally get their ...
04-06-2025
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Series 25: 54. North Wales
In north Wales, Jules Hudson helps an adventurous buyer turn a favourite holiday destination into his forever home by finding a dog-friendly house with countryside walks on the ...
03-06-2025
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Series 25: 9. Herefordshire
Nicki Chapman’s buyers are already renting in the beautiful countryside of Herefordshire, but they need Nicki’s help to find them a house of their own that comes wit ...
01-06-2025
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Series 22: 3. Northamptonshire
Having recently returned from Bermuda, today’s couple are bracing themselves for an exploration of Northamptonshire’s property, people and places, guided by Steve Br ...
31-05-2025
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Series 22: 53. Somerset And Dorset
The ladies are on tour in Somerset and Dorset today, where Briony May Williams helps a buyer from London, with her daughter in tow for support, to realise the dream of a new lif ...
30-05-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 9. Wiltshire
The focus is firmly on Wiltshire today as Jonnie Irwin helps a couple from London with a £550k budget to make a life-changing rural move to this beautiful county. Jonnie a ...
29-05-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 4. Norfolk
Three generations of the same family need help from Jules Hudson to find them a new, rural Norfolk home. In the kitty is £800,000 for a four-bedroom house, an annexe for G ...
28-05-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 3. Shropshire
A first-time buyer has decided to leave the home she grew up in on the outskirts of Birmingham for a new one in the nearby Shropshire countryside. Nicki Chapman shows her what t ...
27-05-2025
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Series 25: 53. Devon
Steve Brown is with a buyer who has a £425,000 budget to spend on a new house in her childhood home county of Devon. It’s an emotional return to her roots, and with ...
27-05-2025
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Series 23: 53. Fife
A couple from Brighton have a budget of £400,000 to buy their first home together and want a complete change of scenery. They’ve set their sights on the beautiful co ...
22-05-2025
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Series 25: 12. Norfolk And Suffolk Borders
Having almost made their escape seven years ago, today’s couple want to try again, tasking Ginny Buckley to help them move from a Surrey town and out into the countryside ...
21-05-2025
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Series 25: 52. Suffolk
Briony May Williams helps a young family who have outgrown their London flat and now need a new home in rural Suffolk, with enough room for two growing children. \n\nThe excitin ...
21-05-2025
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Series 23: 37. Wiltshire
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer with a budget of £450,000 who wants to escape her ex-council flat in south London and create a new life in the Wiltshire countryside. She&rsquo ...
20-05-2025
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Series 23: 16. Derbyshire
Looking to leave London for Derbyshire, a couple with four children need some expert guidance from Denise Nurse, as she helps them navigate the county’s rural housing mark ...
16-05-2025
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Series 23: 45. Cornwall
Nicki Chapman is in captivating Cornwall, where she has some wonderful Cornish homes lined up to tempt a buyer from suburban Surrey who is looking for a fresh start for him and ...
15-05-2025
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Series 23: 43. Surrey
Steve Brown is on a property-hunting mission in Surrey, with a buyer who has a budget of £500,000, to find the space she needs for her and her dog. Keen to help out in the ...
14-05-2025
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Series 25: 51. East Sussex
Having met online and fallen in love just over a year ago, today's couple are calling on the help of Nicki Chapman to find them their very first home together in the East Sussex ...
14-05-2025
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Series 23: 41. Wiltshire
It’s an emotional journey as Alistair Appleton helps a buyer with a £260,000 budget to escape her small flat near Heathrow airport. She is desperate for some peace a ...
13-05-2025
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Series 23: 8. Somerset
Two sisters want to combine their resources in Somerset to find a secluded house that has enough land to start their own music festival, though on a slightly smaller scale than ...
11-05-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 5. Somerset
A couple from urban Hertfordshire with a £550,000 budget have their sights set on moving to the Somerset countryside, where Jules Hudson has some splendid properties lined ...
09-05-2025
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Series 23: 38. Peak District
Steve Brown meets a pair of cycling enthusiasts on the hunt for the perfect rural idyll in the Peak District. They have a budget of £450,000 to swap city life in Essex for ...
08-05-2025
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Series 23: 35. Cheshire
Cheshire may be a world away from Miami, where today’s couple are moving from, but to them, it’s a county that feels like home, and Alistair Appleton is on hand to h ...
07-05-2025
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Series 25: Episode 49
Briony May Williams has her work cut out on as she helps a couple who claim to have viewed over a thousand properties online in their search for their dream home in rural Suffol ...
06-05-2025
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Series 23 (extended Versions): 7. Cumbria
Steve Brown is on hand to help a couple of newlyweds looking to escape South London and set down roots in the stunning countryside of Cumbria. They’ve already discounted a ...
05-05-2025
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 6. Yorkshire Dales
Jules Hudson teams up with a couple of keen horticulturalists who have £450,000 to find their ideal country home in the Yorkshire Dales, with the garden a top priority. Ma ...
03-05-2025
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Series 22: 45. North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire beckons to an Essex couple who need Jonnie Irwin’s help to find a home in this beautiful region.\n\nJonnie also visits the popular seaside resort of Whitby ...
01-05-2025
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Series 25: 50. North Yorkshire
Ready to trade town life in the West Midlands for the tranquillity of the North Yorkshire coast, a keen gardener has a £320,000 budget and needs the help of Denise Nurse t ...
01-05-2025
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Series 23: 6. Powys
Jules Hudson is in the Welsh county of Powys with a couple whose property wish list includes an annexe for their parents, along with at least half an acre of land for their budg ...
30-04-2025
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Series 23: 5. North Yorkshire
Sonali Shah helps a young couple wanting to swap town life in Halifax for country life in the wonderful surroundings of North Yorkshire. Taking a break from the properties, Sona ...
29-04-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 7. Derbyshire
Jonnie Irwin takes in the delights of Derbyshire with a couple from Leeds, who, with their fantastic budget, want to see a range of rural properties with all the trimmings. Jonn ...
25-04-2025
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Series 25: 11. Perth And Kinross Borders
Steve Brown marvels at the spectacular scenery on offer in Scotland's Perth and Kinross and beyond as he helps a couple with three children from a city in Essex find their dream ...
24-04-2025
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Series 23: 33. Herefordshire
With the recent arrival of grandchildren, today’s globetrotting escapees are returning home for good from Malaysia and want to put down permanent roots in the Herefordshir ...
23-04-2025
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Series 23: 32. South West Wales
With the help of her mother and Jules Hudson, a buyer from suburban Surrey is looking for a new family home with enough land to start a dog-training school in south west Wales. ...
22-04-2025
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Series 21 (shortened Versions): 1. West Wales
With a couple from Cambridgeshire, Jules Hudson enjoys a packed few days in west Wales of skimming stones, learning Welsh and meeting a chef from France, who loves to whip up ta ...
21-04-2025
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Series 20 (shortened Versions): 24. Wye Valley
Alistair Appleton guides a couple who want to switch their lives from the bustle of Bristol to the fresh country air of the Wye Valley on a budget of £300,000. While explo ...
20-04-2025
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Series 22 (extended Versions): 5. Hampshire
A new house in the Hampshire countryside is needed for a young couple and their two dogs, and Sonali Shah is on hand to show them the best properties the county has to offer for ...
18-04-2025
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Series 25: 8. North Wales
Hoping to escape to the dramatic countryside of north Wales, Jules Hudson’s buyers want to find a new home with at least an acre of land where they can create a yoga and w ...
17-04-2025
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Series 25: 7. Suffolk
Wanting to move closer to her family and the sea, a buyer from London needs Alistair Appleton’s help to find a new home in the Suffolk countryside. Alistair also meets a c ...
16-04-2025
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Series 25: 10. Hampshire And Dorset Borders
Today’s buyers don’t mind if they find a new home in either Hampshire or Dorset, just as long as it’s as close as possible to their happy place, the sea. Denis ...
15-04-2025
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Series 25: 48. The Lake District
Today’s buyer fell in love with the Lake District as a child and feels that now the time is right to finally make her dream move there. Sonali Shah is on hand with a selec ...
15-04-2025
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Series 22: 1. Derbyshire
A London couple are swapping the sound of the Bow bells for cow bells, as Jules Hudson helps them to spend their £500,000 budget on a house with a music room and a dog-fri ...
13-04-2025
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Series 22: 18. Norfolk
There are grand ambitions in Norfolk as Alistair Appleton helps an opera singer and his husband find a house with space inside to hold small concerts and a garden big enough to ...
12-04-2025
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Series 22: 46. Shropshire And Herefordshire
A couple are leaving Spain for good and want to settle in the countryside of either Shropshire or Herefordshire. Steve Brown accepts the challenge to find them their new home, a ...
11-04-2025
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Series 25: 47. Devon
Nicki Chapman is property shopping in Devon with a pair of entrepreneurial sisters who dream of creating their very own glamping business. Keen to discover more about the holida ...
11-04-2025
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Series 24: 38. East Sussex
Returning home after eight years of living and working in Abu Dhabi, two teachers want to swap desert sand for the beaches of East Sussex, where Briony May Williams has the keys ...
10-04-2025
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Series 24: 39. Aberdeenshire
With a budget of £400,000, Jules Hudson is on hand to make a Sydney couple's dream of an escape to Aberdeenshire come true. Away from the property shopping, Jules makes fr ...
09-04-2025
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Series 25: 46. Suffolk
With the last of their children about to fly the nest, a couple from a large Berkshire town need Jules Hudson’s help to find them a new home in the Suffolk countryside tha ...
09-04-2025
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