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Nicki Chapman heads north to Leicestershire to help a couple of hoteliers find their perfect retirement home. After moving house twelve times, they've decided to put down roots. With a budget of £350,000, they are looking for a three-bedroom detached house with plenty of space and light, a good-sized reception room, a hobby room each, and a garden large enough for a vegetable patch - plus a village pub to round it all off. It's an impressive wish list - let's hope they'll be able to compromise.
Nicki Chapman meets a couple who can't wait to leave suburbia behind and trade it in for cosy country living in Kent. With a budget of £550,000 they want to downsize but are still looking for at least three bedrooms, a kitchen/diner, a garage and a large garden to grow vegetables in.
Jules Hudson is helping a couple and their cats leave suburbia behind and start a new life in the countryside. They want to move to Kent or East Sussex and have a very healthy budget of £800,000. For that, they want a spacious three- or four-bedroom house with a utility room and a study. Above all, they want a garden large enough to accommodate a vegetable patch.
Jules Hudson is in Powys with a couple from Basingstoke. They love their big Victorian semi but hate suburban life. Leaving their home behind is not a decision they are undertaking lightly - they have been searching for three years and have already viewed 20 properties, none of which they liked. Will Jules find them the four-bedroom detached house they dream of, with all the period features, the three reception rooms, a good sized garden and within walking distance from the shops - all for their budget of £400,000?
Armed with a maximum budget of £400,000, Aled Jones helps a family escape the big smoke to find a slice of paradise in Cambridgeshire. Top of the their wish list is a big garden for the boys to play football in, but they also want four bedrooms, a large kitchen, a music room and a study.
Nicki Chapman is helping a young family from Wimbledon. They want to move to Surrey and are looking for a four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen diner and a garage for a classic car. The house has to be near good train links for an easy commute into London, as well as close to a good school. They have a maximum of £700,000 but will their budget match their extensive wish list?
Alistair Appleton gallops through the Buckinghamshire property market in search of the perfect equestrian home for a young couple. They want to spend a whopping £800,000 to get a house with wow factor - but will they splash all their cash or listen to Alistair's sound financial advice and settle for something more reasonable?
Jules Hudson is in Wales helping a mother and daughter find a house where they can start a new life and a new business. With £555,000 to spend, Mum loves character features but the daughter is keen on clean, modern interiors. Will she be won over by Wales's rustic charms? And will an outdoor pool seal the deal?
Aled Jones is helping a couple from Wimbledon escape the suburbs for countryside living in East Sussex. Good rail and road links into London are crucial, and for their top budget of £580,000 they are looking for three to four bedrooms, a big kitchen diner for entertaining, a couple of reception rooms and a big garden. They have been looking for eight months already and have not found anything they like. Can Aled deliver their country house dream in just two days?
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple house hunt in Warwickshire. After living in London for 33 years their dream of moving to the country is finally becoming a reality. With a healthy budget of £600,000 in the pot, they are seeking a three-bedroom detached house packed with period features, a large garden and a garage for a sports car.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Shropshire. With a maximum budget of £420,000, he is on the hunt for a perfect country family home complete with three to four bedrooms, a spacious kitchen/diner, and, with four women in the house, stepdad would like an en-suite too! Jules finds a mystery house which could make all their dreams come true, but will they buy it?
Nicki Chapman helps a couple looking to relocate their business and start afresh in the Cotswolds. However, they designed their London maisonette from scratch, so finding the right property will not be easy. Armed with a generous budget of £800,000, they are looking for a property with plenty of period character - but not a typical Cotswold cottage. They want a big living room and a minimum of three bedrooms, as well as an outbuilding to house their growing business.
Aled Jones helps a couple escape suburban Enfield for a slice of the good life in rural Essex. With a maximum budget of £400,000, the couple have a long wish list. They are seeking a detached property with bags of character, rural views, a big country kitchen and an equally big garden to create a veggie plot. Can they achieve all this within budget so close to the capital?
Jules Hudson helps a couple from Maidenhead find the good life in the country. They've lived in their current home for 18 years, and with the children about to fly the nest, the time is right to relocate to Somerset. With a budget of £500,000, they want to find a three-bedroom detached house with two reception rooms, plenty of outbuildings for their hobbies and at least two acres of land for growing vegetables and keeping animals.
Alistair Appleton heads north to Derbyshire in search of an idyllic rural retreat for a couple from Herefordshire. With a budget of £375,000, green credentials are high on the property priority list, but while he craves rural isolation, she wants to be in a village.
Alistair Appleton is in Gloucestershire house-hunting with a spiritual couple who have their sights set on exchanging hectic city life for a holistic retreat in the country. For up to £850,000 they are looking for an architecturally unique character property with four to six bedrooms and outbuildings with potential to convert into guest accommodation and studio space. They'd like plenty of land for guests to roam in too.
She's found her forever man, he's found his forever woman but will this couple from Bristol find their first forever house together? Denise Nurse is in Wiltshire with buyers who are looking for a party pad with a big kitchen, plenty of bedrooms for friends to stay in and land for a horse too!
Alistair Appleton is in Devon house-hunting with a couple looking for their first home together. One of them is a hoarder with a passion for character features while the other wants a minimalist home. With a budget of £550,000, they want at least four bedrooms, a room big enough for an enormous music collection and at least two separate reception rooms. A huge kitchen/diner is a must, while a big country garden is a must not!
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a couple with a budget of £550,000 find their first home together. Only their youngest daughter will be moving with them, but they'd like to accommodate all eight children from previous marriages when they come to visit. They want a three to four bedroom detached house with a large kitchen/diner and plenty of outside space. Modern interiors are a must. In rural Devon this wish-list might make the search tricky.
Denise Nurse helps a couple swap the suburbs of Southampton for semi-retirement in North Norfolk. With a top budget of £450,000, they want a period property with lots of character and a minimum of three bedrooms. A spacious kitchen and a big garden are a must, plus some storage and a workshop.
Aled Jones takes on a 'mission impossible' as he sets out to the Scottish Borders to find a property with at least five naturally fed ponds for a couple of wildfowl enthusiasts. Together with the ponds, they need five acres of land, a large kitchen diner and three bedrooms - all this for a maximum of £600,000.
Denise Nurse is in North Yorkshire to help a couple achieve their dream with a budget of £550,000. They want a radical life change and are looking for a property with up to six acres of land to set up a kennel business.
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a young-at-heart outdoor-loving couple looking for a lifestyle change. With retirement looming they are ready to leave their family home of 22 years behind, but after 18 months of house searching they have failed to find their Lakeland dream. With £450,000 to spend, they are looking for a minimum of three bedrooms, an open plan kitchen/diner, a small easily maintained garden and top of their wish-list, a village pub.
Denise Nurse helps a couple who have viewed forty properties already but have come up empty handed. Their extensive wish list may have something to do with it. She is on a mission to find them the grand house they are after in Somerset. With a top budget of £750,000, they need a kitchen big enough for the children to have high tea, possibly five bedrooms, at least two of which en suite, an upstairs laundry room, an office, a paddock to accommodate llamas, a garage and an annexe for mum. Is this going to be mission impossible or mission accomplished?
Denise Nurse is helping a retired couple uncover their rural dream in Yorkshire. They have a budget of £310,000 and an extensive wish-list which includes a garage big enough to build a plane in. Airport hangar aside, they're seeking a detached cottage with character, two reception rooms, three bedrooms and a big kitchen.
Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire. With £600,000 to play with, he is helping a nautical couple looking for a property close to the river - so they can moor their boat. The ideal house will also have to provide bags of character, a minimum of three bedrooms for friends and family, and must have a large kitchen diner.
Jules Hudson is in Dorset and Wiltshire helping a couple of self-confessed urbanites make a break for a new life with their young family in the country. They have a maximum budget of £430,000 and want a house with outbuildings to accommodate their growing microbrewery business, as well as a garden big enough for the children and their pets to play in.
Denise Nurse is in Dorset helping an ex-army couple settle down for good. After having lived in 30 different properties around the world, will their £600,000 budget finally find them their ideal home?
Armed with a healthy budget of £750,000, Jules Hudson is determined to find a couple their first home together in the Wiltshire/Hampshire area. Will a vineyard and a swimming pool be enough to seal the deal?
Aled Jones is in Devon helping a couple of ex-property developers from Staffordshire find their dream home. They have an impressive budget of up to £1,000,000, but want a massive minimalist modern mansion with sea views in one of Devon's most rural and expensive areas. Finding a thatched cottage is not a problem in this neck of the woods, but what this pair are seeking is rather more elusive.
Denise Nurse is in Yorkshire with a couple keen to retire to the country. They will be leaving a large house in Essex behind and want to spend £500,000 on a property large enough to accommodate all their hobbies, with enough land for their two dogs and a separate lounge for mum, who is moving in with them. They have chosen a very desirable part of the world to relocate to - so they will need to be flexible regarding their expectations.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in east Devon with a young couple keen to offer their baby son a better quality of life. They want to swap the modern estate they live on with a character cottage in a central village location. They want three bedrooms, office space, a big kitchen diner and an equally big garden with countryside views. Can this be achieved for £370,000 in such a popular location?
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 in the New Forest.
Denise Nurse is with a couple of ex-property developers who want to leave Hazlemere, Surrey and head for the hills of Herefordshire with their two dogs and ten-month-old twins. They have already moved seven times while developing properties, but now it's different. The dynamic duo also run a business training company, and this move takes the business one step further. With a budget of £800,000, they want a family home that gives them a large kitchen with a 'heart of the home' feel, three bedrooms, country character features and at least four acres of land to house a smallholding, their business centre and the horses they plan to keep.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple swap the suburbs for a slice of west Wales. With retirement on the horizon, the time has come to say goodbye to their large five-bedroom house in Kent and hello to the Welsh property of their dreams. The house they have in mind needs to have four bedrooms, a big kitchen and at least one acre of land. As mum is moving with them, a separate two-bedroom annexe is a must. So for a top budget of £500,000 they are looking for a lot of property. Finding two homes for the price of one is going to be a real challenge. Will they consider taking on a project to create their ideal home?
Armed with a budget of £500,000, Jules Hudson is in East Devon helping a couple who are moving back to the UK from Spain.
Aled Jones is horsing around South Yorkshire in search of the ultimate equestrian pad for a feisty couple from Sheffield. With a fantastic budget of up to one million pounds, they are looking for a house with that elusive wow factor. The perfect property should deliver a large family kitchen, four bedrooms, stables and at least five acres of land. But with one wanting contemporary and the other chasing character, it's going to be an interesting ride.
Denise Nurse is in Somerset, where she helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 find the perfect house to fulfil their dreams of a rural lifestyle.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate from south Wales to north Wales, with a job promotion the driving factor. On a budget of £300,000 they need a three-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen and separate dining room. A garden big enough for a vegetable patch and a conservatory are also high on their wish list.
Jules Hudson helps a couple say adios to Spain and hello to a creative life in the Shropshire countryside. With a whopping million-pound budget, they want a magical property that will inspire their creativity. On a more practical level, the house must have five bedrooms, a large kitchen-diner where the family can congregate, and a library, or space to create one. As they want an organic smallholding, the property must also come with up to 30 acres of land. Finding a house that fits the bill won't be difficult - finding a house that feels right may be trickier.
Nicki Chapman is in Pembrokeshire and has a maximum of £700,000 to help a couple achieve the lifestyle change they've always dreamt of. They want to run holiday lets and their ideal home should provide four bedrooms with a master en suite, a large country kitchen, a study and a garden big enough to accommodate a vegetable plot and some outbuildings.
Denise Nurse is on the Suffolk/Essex border seeking the perfect family home for a couple with £500,000 to spend who are keen to bring up their children away from busy city life.
Jules Hudson is in Worcestershire looking for a rural character property for a couple in search of the good life. With a budget of £650,000, a country kitchen and vegetable plot are a must.
Denise Nurse is house-hunting with a retired couple who, after almost three decades of dreaming, are finally ready to find the slice of rural Hampshire they've always craved. With a flexible budget starting at £500,000, they want a character property with a garage and a library. A decent sized garden in which to grow vegetables is a must too.
Jules Hudson helps a young family search for the perfect home in rural Hampshire. With a budget of £600,000, a large and safe garden is key.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple fulfil a childhood dream, swapping the fast lane of London for an artistic life in the Suffolk countryside. Armed with £400,000, the duo want a detached period or ultra-modern home on the edge of a village. Their must-haves include a big kitchen diner, a large living room for entertaining and at least three bedrooms.
Aled Jones helps a couple who have hardly lived together during their 34 years of marriage find a home together in the country. They have chosen to settle down in West Sussex, and with a budget of £500,000, they hope to find a three-bedroom period house with an area for grooming the dogs. Their wish list is achievable, as long as they compromise in certain areas.
Jules Hudson helps a couple desperate to retire to south Shropshire find their rural idyll. After 30 years in suburbia they have decided it is time to seek a more rustic and laid-back life. They have £400,000 to spend and are after three to four spacious bedrooms, a decent-sized kitchen and a large sitting room. Also key to their dream property is an acre of land to keep pigs in.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple on their house-hunt in North Yorkshire. There's a budget of £650,000 to find them a house with enough land for a vegetable plot.
Denise Nurse helps a couple find a detached period home with plenty of character in Suffolk. With a budget of 450,000 pounds, the buyers are seeking three bedrooms, a study and a small garden. Their ultimate dream is having a kitchen large enough to accommodate some serious cake baking.
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a B&B to buy for £650,000.
With a budget of £650,000, Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are ready to swap urban Dorset for rural Dorset. They are looking for a house big enough to accommodate three teenage boys and three rottweilers. Four bedrooms and plenty of land are a must, plus space for entertaining; an art studio and a self-contained annexe are also on their wish list.
Alistair Appleton is house-hunting in Dorset with a couple who are ready to leave the island of Jersey for good. With a budget of £550,000, they are looking for a modern house in a county famous for its old, typically English cottages.
Denise Nurse helps a couple relocate from Kuwait to Staffordshire. They will be leaving a palatial house behind so will she succeed in finding them their rural idyll? With a top budget of £400,000, they are after a large kitchen-diner and a small, low-maintenance garden.
Alistair Appleton is house hunting in Shropshire with a family looking for an equestrian property with that elusive 'wow factor'. The search is helped by a healthy budget of £750,000.
Jules Hudson guides a retired couple in their quest to find the good life in north west Wales. With their children grown up, they have decided to sell their home of 28 years and fulfil their dream of finding a perfect country house. They have a budget of £450,000 and want enough land to grow vegetables and keep a few chickens, and a house big enough to accommodate the family when they come to visit.
Aled Jones helps a couple with their family of 14 dogs and cats go in search of rural isolation. After decades of urban living, they are ready to embrace Cornwall with a generous budget of £500,000 in their pocket. For our two animal lovers, it's all about location - the more remote the better. Their dream is to become self-sufficient, so they are seeking a lot of land.
With a budget of £700,000, Nicki Chapman is helping a couple from Manchester find their very first home together in the Peak District. They're after a detached period home with three to four bedrooms. They love entertaining so a good sized kitchen and a separate dining room are musts too. The icing on the cake would be a garden big enough to grow vegetables.
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple flee Nottingham for the Dorset countryside. They are after two living rooms, at least three bathrooms, an artist's studio and a study - all within walking distance of a village. With such an extensive wish list, will they manage to find what they want and still keep below the £500,000 stamp duty threshold?
Alistair Appleton is in Devon with a couple who are looking for a light and airy three-bedroom house with a large kitchen/diner, an annexe, a garage and a low-maintenance garden. They want to be close to the sea too - but can all this be achieved on their £500,000 budget in pricey Devon?
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who, now that their children have flown the nest, would like to fulfil their dream of moving to the country and starting a new business. Their hearts are set on Herefordshire. And with a top budget of £700,000, they are seeking a three-bedroom house with a country kitchen and extra accommodation to run a holiday-let business.
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple to find a property in Buckinghamshire with at least half an acre of land to keep some goats. With a budget of £600,000, they are looking for a character home with contemporary styling. They need two to three bedrooms, a large open-plan kitchen diner and one other reception room.
Nicki Chapman is in North Yorkshire helping a couple who are buying a house together for the first time. They've already dismissed over 1,000 properties so this hunt is going to be a challenge. With up to £600,000 to spend, they're seeking a house with four bedrooms and a water feature in the garden. A large kitchen is a must, as are a garage and a study.
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire as a couple with a budget of £400,000 hope to ditch their urban apartment in favour of village life. After three years without a garden they are itching to find a rural retreat in which to flex their green fingers. Meanwhile, Alistair visits Boscobel House where he gets shown one of Charles II's famous hiding places.
Denise Nurse is helping a couple cast off from urban life by the River Thames and seek out peace and relaxation in the country. For £550,000 they're looking for a converted building that offers a generous kitchen for entertaining, four bedrooms, a large garden to grow vegetables in and a big garage in which to mess about with a treasured car collection.
Denise Nurse helps a couple, keen on long walks in Constable county, find their ideal home in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, they are looking for a large kitchen diner, a studio, a study and a south west facing garden.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are seeking an impressive house to retire to in South Wales. There's a healthy budget of £650,000 but a big wish list to go with it. The buyers are after a large period home with six bedrooms to accommodate their five children when they visit. Good reception rooms, a sizeable kitchen and at least half an acre of land are also musts.
Aled Jones is in Wiltshire with a couple on a house hunt. With £500,000 to spend, they are seeking a detached house with a large kitchen, an equally spacious garden and stunning views. To top it all off, they would like a large games room to accommodate an army of toy soldiers.
Jules Hudson goes house hunting in Herefordshire with a couple ready to leave London and create the good life in the country. With a maximum budget of £500,000, they are looking for a detached house with a minimum of two bedrooms. A big kitchen is important as is garaging for their classic cars.
With a budget of £550,000, Jules Hudson is helping a couple fulfil their big property ambitions. They are looking for a detached house with four bedrooms, a large country kitchen and a level garden for their girls to play in, which in hilly north Devon, isn't as easy as it sounds. They're also after easy access to good schools and want to be within a 15 minute drive of the coast. To top it all, they'd like the house to come with business potential.
Jules Hudson helps a couple of newlyweds find their dream home in Cumbria. With a budget of up to £700,000, they seek a period property with four to five bedrooms, a large country kitchen and an annexe or outbuilding.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who plan to move to Cornwall to start a B&B business with a budget of £650,000. They would like a property with a minimum of six bedrooms in an idyllic setting with plenty of land and outbuildings.
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Norfolk with a couple keen to find a detached home. Armed with a budget of £400,000, they are after three bedrooms, a big kitchen diner, at least one reception room and plenty of storage. A good-sized garden and a double garage are also on their list.
Nicki Chapman is in Hampshire with a London couple looking for their first family home in the country. With a budget of £465,000, they would like a detached three- or four-bedroom period property, with a large kitchen and a decent garden. They also need to be close to a train station for their commute to the capital.
Denise Nurse joins a couple ready to leave their 1930s semi in Surrey and relocate to East Devon. With a budget of £700,000 they are dreaming of a large rural retreat. The period property they're after should be secluded with great views. A large kitchen diner and an ample garden are on their list too. They also need three bedrooms for when their grown-up children come and visit.
Two escapees want to leave London and start a new life in rural Somerset. For their budget of £1.2 million, they are seeking a house and business combo. The family home should be set in plenty of land with a big kitchen, and a couple of good reception rooms. On the business side, they are after five holiday lets - or a house with B and B potential. Denise Nurse is on hand to help with the challenge!
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of air stewards find the perfect landing place in Suffolk. At the top of their wish list comes a garden big enough to accommodate a marquee for their wedding day. They are also after period features, four bedrooms and a large country kitchen - all within walking distance of a local pub.
Jules Hudson helps a couple of self-confessed urbanites swap the big smoke for a country pile in Somerset. With a healthy budget of £650,000 they are after a large, period property with masses of living space to include a big kitchen, a separate music room and a study. Outside they would like space to grow veg and keep pigs, and even somewhere to put a swimming pool.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple leave one of Europe's largest housing estates behind and start afresh in Perthshire. For their budget of £375,000 they have a lengthy wish-list. They are seeking a detached character home in a good plot of land within striking distance of a village. Must haves include stunning views, a big kitchen and four bedrooms. A playroom and outbuildings wouldn't go amiss either. Thankfully they're open to compromise. On their budget it's all a big ask...
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk helping an animal-loving couple find their perfect pad in the country. With a budget of £350,000, they admit to having a demanding wish-list which includes a good-sized living room topped off with an inglenook fireplace, a large country kitchen and enough land to re-home rescue animals.
