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Series 24: 6. Norfolk
Denise Nurse is in Norfolk, with a buyer who wants to move closer to her family, and who has her son in tow for support. With the popularity of the staycation, Denise also meets ...
19-04-2024
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Series 24: 5. North Yorkshire
Briony May Williams helps to make dreams come true for a buyer with an ambition of moving to the North Yorkshire countryside on a £250,000 budget. Then, she takes her esca ...
18-04-2024
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Series 24: 41. Shropshire
A couple want to swap their Cheshire townhouse for the dark skies and beautiful open spaces of Shropshire. Denise Nurse helps them with the property search and also visits a flo ...
18-04-2024
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Series 24: 4. Somerset And Gloucestershire
Having spent 25 years in the Netherlands, a retired opera singer and a music teacher approaching retirement have decided that now is the right time to return to the UK and, with ...
17-04-2024
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Series 24: 3. Northumbria
Denise Nurse helps a couple so fed up with the eight-hour round trip to see their son in Northumbria that they’ve decided to move there instead. Denise has the keys to som ...
16-04-2024
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Series 21 (shortened Versions): 3. North Wales
Two retired police officers with a £600,000 budget explore the breathtaking landscapes of north Wales on a house-hunting expedition with Jules Hudson. The couple want a tr ...
14-04-2024
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Series 22: 41. The Gower
The sun shines all week long as Alistair Appleton helps a couple to move one step closer to their dream of a new life on the gorgeous Gower Peninsula in Wales. Apart from checki ...
12-04-2024
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Series 24: 1. Moray
A couple hope their £400,000 budget will buy them a slice of rural bliss in Moray in Scotland, where Jules Hudson is eager to show them the very best property on offer. Ju ...
11-04-2024
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Series 24: 40. Buckinghamshire And Oxfordshire
Having spent the past four years living in the US state of Texas, a couple and their two young children are returning to the UK and have tasked Sonali Shah with helping them fin ...
11-04-2024
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Series 22: Episode 21
A young couple from London have £325,000 to spend on a new rural home, and it’s Sonali Shah who’s leading the search in the Monmouthshire countryside. Sonali t ...
10-04-2024
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Series 21: 19. Norfolk
A couple from Bedfordshire with a budget of £450,000 need Ginny Buckley’s help in Norfolk to find them the first house they are buying together. They would like a ch ...
09-04-2024
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Series 21: 17. Rutland
In England’s smallest county, Rutland, a couple from Buckinghamshire with a budget of £500,000 ask Steve Brown and the team to find them a detached property with a g ...
07-04-2024
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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 ...
06-04-2024
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Series 21: 8. Norfolk
Ginny Buckley presents an arresting range of houses to a couple who have a substantial budget of £700,000 and are hoping to relocate their family to the wonderful Norfolk ...
05-04-2024
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Series 21: 13. Surrey
A health-conscious couple from London enlist Sonali Shah to help them spend £1.3million on a detached property in Surrey with enough land to create a wellness retreat. Tak ...
04-04-2024
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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 ...
04-04-2024
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Series 23: 13. Ayrshire
In Ayrshire, Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple who want to reconnect with their Scottish roots. They have a budget of £500,000 and a view over water is a property priori ...
03-04-2024
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Series 19 (extended Versions): 4. Shropshire
Ginny Buckley is in the Shropshire countryside with a sociable couple who have £425,000 to invest in a character home that gives them space for entertaining and their belo ...
29-03-2024
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Series 23: 21. Cornwall
Denise Nurse is in the coastal county of Cornwall today, helping a couple to turn their favourite holiday destination into their permanent home on a budget of £475,000. Aw ...
28-03-2024
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Series 23: 19. Oxfordshire And Wiltshire
Briony May Williams meets a couple from London who are in the market for a new home in the countryside of Oxfordshire or Wiltshire, as long as it has enough space for them and t ...
27-03-2024
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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 ...
27-03-2024
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Series 21: 12. East Riding Of Yorkshire
Armed with a top budget of £450,000, Jules Hudson property shops with a couple wanting to make a permanent move from Kent to the scenic East Riding of Yorkshire. They are ...
26-03-2024
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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 ...
24-03-2024
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Series 19 (extended Versions): 8. Peak District
Jules Hudson heads to the Peak District with an expat couple returning from the Netherlands to their family roots in the north and want their generous £1.5 million budget ...
23-03-2024
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Series 23: 14. West Yorkshire
In West Yorkshire, Steve Brown supports an artist who is looking to leave London to realise her ambition of living life in the countryside. Steve also visits the town of Todmord ...
22-03-2024
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Series 23: 11. Anglesey
Feeling an affinity for Wales and in particular the island of Anglesey, a Canadian couple ask Briony May Williams to find them the stone cottage they’ve always dreamed of ...
21-03-2024
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Series 22: 37. Kent
Who better to show a young couple with a growing family from London around Kent than local girl Nicki Chapman? Away from the house hunt, Nicki takes a trip down memory lane, mee ...
20-03-2024
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Series 24: 37. Shropshire
Today’s escapees want to move to Shropshire to be closer to their family and have entrusted Alistair Appleton to help them find a lovely rural retreat for both them and th ...
20-03-2024
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Series 20: 20. Somerset
Today’s house-hunting couple are looking to relocate to the Somerset countryside. They have a budget of £700,000 to find a rural home for their young family with eno ...
19-03-2024
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Series 23: 17. Anglesey
It’s an island escape today, as Jules Hudson helps a couple from a town in Cheshire to find their dream home on Anglesey. During the busy week of house-hunting, Jules turn ...
17-03-2024
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Series 20: 8. Surrey
Alistair Appleton helps recent newlyweds to quit London in search of a perfect country home. They have a budget of £1.5 million and have chosen Surrey as the location for ...
15-03-2024
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Series 20: 19. Cornwall
Jules Hudson joins a couple with a budget of £400,000 in their search for the perfect retirement retreat in the Cornish countryside. Taking some time out from house-huntin ...
14-03-2024
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Series 20: 12. 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 ...
13-03-2024
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Series 24: 36. Carmarthenshire
Ginny Buckley’s buyer today is chasing an inspiring landscape. She wants a new Carmarthenshire home that has as much land as her £450,000 budget can muster. She&rsqu ...
13-03-2024
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Series 22: 55. Lewis & Harris
Alistair Appleton is in Hebridean heaven on Lewis and Harris, helping a couple with a £400k budget to relocate to this beautiful, rugged Scottish island. As well as explor ...
10-03-2024
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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 ...
09-03-2024
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Series 23: 3. Buckinghamshire
Three generations of the same family ask Jules Hudson to help them move from London to Buckinghamshire, a county famous for its chair-making heritage. Speaking of seats, Jules l ...
08-03-2024
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Series 20: 3. Cornwall
Today’s house-hunting duo are a couple from Worcestershire who have Alistair Appleton on hand to help them find the perfect home in Cornwall for their £650k budget. ...
07-03-2024
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Series 20: 22. Hampshire
Alistair Appleton joins forces with a spiritual businesswoman and her best friend to help find a calming Hampshire home on a budget of £950,000. Taking a breather from the ...
06-03-2024
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Series 24: 35. Devon
Leaving the house they built themselves behind, today’s couple has Jules Hudson to help them find the perfect West Country pad in Devon, where they want to start a holiday ...
06-03-2024
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Series 20: 6. Somerset
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Somerset with a couple who have a £675,000 budget to find a rural home that must have annexe potential for their parents. During his time ...
05-03-2024
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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 ...
03-03-2024
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Series 21: 5. Derbyshire
Jules Hudson is in Derbyshire with a recently married couple making an epic location shift, swapping the Blue Mountains in Australia for the wilds of the Peak District. They hav ...
02-03-2024
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Series 23: 2. Somerset
With their current house bursting at the seams, a couple with two young sons enlist Sonali Shah to help them spend their £450,000 budget on a new home in the Somerset coun ...
01-03-2024
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Series 20: 21. Welsh Borders
Sonali Shah helps 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 ...
29-02-2024
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Series 20: 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 ...
28-02-2024
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Series 24: 34. Cumbria
Wanting to move closer to family, Nicki Chapman celebrates the arrival of her buyers’ first grandchild by helping them find a new home in Cumbria. Nicki also meets a young ...
28-02-2024
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Series 22: 52. Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire beckons today’s couple, who are looking for the peace and quiet the county has on offer. Steve Brown guides them on their house hunt, and he also visits Biggl ...
27-02-2024
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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 ...
25-02-2024
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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 ...
24-02-2024
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Series 20 (shortened Versions): 3. Norfolk
Jules Hudson helps a vivacious mother and daughter hunt for a country home in Norfolk. There are tears and lots of laughter as they tour a selection of beautiful East Anglian pr ...
23-02-2024
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Series 22: 49. Kent
Steve Brown faces a double challenge in his home county of Kent as he helps two sisters from London to buy a house each. With two separate budgets and different priorities, they ...
22-02-2024
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Series 24: 33. 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 ...
22-02-2024
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Series 22: 42. Gloucestershire
A creative couple from London want to leave city life behind in search of new adventures in Gloucestershire, and Chris Bavin is on hand to guide them. Along with presenting a lo ...
21-02-2024
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Series 22: 35. Wye Valley
The beautiful Wye Valley may not be too far from Bristol, where today’s couple are from, but it’s a whole world away in terms of lifestyle. Steve Brown has some temp ...
20-02-2024
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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’ ...
18-02-2024
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Series 21: 4. Chiltern Hills
Today, a young married couple are looking to escape London’s Docklands and move to the beautiful Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire. Guided by Ginny Buckley, and with a hea ...
17-02-2024
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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 ...
16-02-2024
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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 ...
16-02-2024
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Series 22: 36. Shropshire
Chris Bavin and today’s couple marvel at Shropshire’s stunning countryside in between checking out some tempting homes from the county’s property market. Takin ...
15-02-2024
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Series 24: 31. Cairngorms
Jules Hudson takes in Scotland’s stunning Cairngorms as he helps a couple from the Isle of Wight to find a rural property that will fulfil their ambitions for home as well ...
15-02-2024
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Series 22: 25. Cornwall
Having spent many happy family holidays in Cornwall, a couple from Hertfordshire now want to make England’s most south westerly county their permanent home, and Steve Brow ...
14-02-2024
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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 ...
11-02-2024
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Series 23: 10. Cornwall
Wanting to be close to the coast, a couple from Birmingham have decided that Cornwall is the perfect destination for their escape, and Sonali Shah is on hand to make their dream ...
09-02-2024
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Series 24: 30. Oxfordshire
In a bid to move closer to family, today’s buyer enlists Nicki Chapman's help in finding a home in the Oxfordshire countryside. While in the area, Nicki pops in on friends ...
09-02-2024
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Series 24: 2. 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 ...
08-02-2024
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Series 24: 29. Buckinghamshire Borders
Helping a young couple from the city of St Albans, Briony May Williams heads to Buckinghamshire to find a fabulous countryside escape for them and Dexter the dog. Aside from all ...
08-02-2024
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Series 23: 55. Somerset
The magnificent colours of autumn are on full display in Somerset as Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple from Reading find their perfect property. Whilst in the county, Jonnie a ...
05-02-2024
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Series 20 (extended Versions): 1. Devon
Jules Hudson teams up with a calligrapher from east London who has a £400k budget with which to write a new chapter in the West Country. Jules also gets in tune with the r ...
04-02-2024
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Series 20: 23. West Sussex
Ginny Buckley meets a couple hoping to swap the busy city of Oxford for the peaceful Sussex coast on a budget of £600,000. Making the most of her time in the South Downs a ...
03-02-2024
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Series 22: 44. Dorset
Although originally from the UK, today’s couple have been living in Canada since the 1980s. Now back home, and with Ginny Buckley’s help, they are raring to find a n ...
28-01-2024
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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 ...
27-01-2024
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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 ...
20-01-2024
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Series 22: 28. Devon
A dog-friendly garden is a top priority today for Nicki Chapman’s buyer in Devon, who has £350,000 to spend on a new home for her and her much-loved pet pooch. After ...
14-01-2024
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Series 21: 15. Dorset
With a budget of £450,000, a married couple looking to uproot from Greater Manchester seek the help of Jules Hudson to find a new family home close to the coast in gloriou ...
13-01-2024
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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 ...
07-01-2024
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 10. Cotswolds
Alistair Appleton guides a pair of budding entrepreneurs who want to escape to the Cotswolds. They have a generous £900,000 to play with, but the property must have the po ...
05-01-2024
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Series 21 (extended Versions): 17. Somerset Borders
Sonali Shah showcases some superb Somerset properties to a couple who have a budget of £700,000 and want a countryside home where they can upgrade an allotment to their ve ...
22-12-2023
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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 ...
21-12-2023
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Series 20: 15. North Wessex Downs
Jules Hudson brings his enthusiasm and rural property expertise to the North Wessex Downs as he helps a couple who have £775,000 to find a characterful country house. Whil ...
19-12-2023
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Series 24: 28. Cornwall
On the lookout for a property with potential for a holiday let business, as well as a home, Jules Hudson shows off a gloriously sunny Cornwall to today’s entrepreneurial c ...
19-12-2023
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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 ...
17-12-2023
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Series 22: 51. Somerset
Somerset is the destination today, where Alistair Appleton is helping an industrious young couple from Hertfordshire who are eager to make a rural move to the county. In the hom ...
15-12-2023
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Series 20: 14. 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 ...
14-12-2023
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Series 20: 9. Norfolk
Margherita Taylor helps a retired couple escape to the tranquillity of Norfolk after 30 years in a busy Essex town. Now that their children have flown the nest, the pair are hop ...
13-12-2023
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Series 24: 27. Scottish Borders
Denise Nurse shows off the magnificent Scottish Borders in all their glory to a young couple looking to make a big countryside escape. One half wants to open a veterinary practi ...
11-12-2023
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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 ...
09-12-2023
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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 ...
08-12-2023
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Series 23: 47. Suffolk
Ginny Buckley is in Suffolk, helping a retired couple from Essex find a new home in a thriving village as close to the county’s coast as their £475,000 budget will a ...
07-12-2023
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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 ...
06-12-2023
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Series 24: 26. 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 ...
05-12-2023
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Series 24: 25. Welsh Borders
A couple from Reading in Berkshire want to escape and set up home in the Welsh Borders, somewhere with enough land to keep a menagerie of animals. Steve Brown helps them with th ...
04-12-2023
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Series 22: 47. Berkshire
Wanting to swap their home in London for a new one in the Berkshire countryside, today’s couple have a whopping £1 million budget, and Alistair Appleton is here to h ...
01-12-2023
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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 ...
30-11-2023
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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 ...
29-11-2023
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Series 24: 24. Norfolk
On a bid to escape the city, today’s couple and their three children are looking for a change of lifestyle for the whole family, and Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help th ...
28-11-2023
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Series 24: 23. The Peak District
Denise Nurse delivers the Peak District on a plate as she helps a couple from a town in Oxfordshire to find their dream country home for a budget of £450,000. Whilst in th ...
27-11-2023
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Series 23: 4. Cornwall
A young, water-loving couple are looking to escape to Cornwall with their young daughter. They have £620,000 to spend on their new Cornish home. \n\nSteve Brown also gets ...
24-11-2023
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Series 24: 22. Perth And Kinross
Sonali Shah marvels at the majesty of Perth and Kinross as she helps a couple from a large town on England’s south coast to find their dream country escape in Scotland. Wi ...
24-11-2023
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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 ...
23-11-2023
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