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Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp help Allison Green and Mark Thomas. They have a baby on the way and want to leave their Marylebone flat in London for a more spacious home on the east Kent coast, as well as finding a crash pad in the capital.
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help a couple of airline workers from Wiltshire whose quality of life is suffering owing to the time they spend commuting. They are looking for a pad near Heathrow and a country home in the French countryside east of Lyon, where they hope their budget of £100,000 will stretch far enough to meet their dreams
Phil and Kirstie help Natasha Acres and Sandy Dillon search for a funky north Devon surfers' pad and a practical work/crash-pad space in Swindon.
Sailing enthusiasts Paul and Louise Harding, fed up with living miles inland, look to buy a house on the Hampshire coast and a flat in Maidenhead to save a commute to work. With a £600,000 budget, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are able to find a huge selection of period cottages to tempt them - but the traditional look is not to the buyers' taste, resulting in a nearly impossible challenge for the presenters
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer come to the aid of lovebirds Howard Green and Joanna Holme, who are hoping to find a property in one of the textile towns north of Manchester. They also want to secure their financial future with a small rentable flat in Hull. However, with only £190,000 between them, they may have a hard task fulfilling their dreams
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help mother and daughter Gill and Sara Currie, who long to swap their suburban lives in Twickenham for a touch of rural bliss. Armed with £500,000, the experts try to fulfill the duo's dream of buying a country pub with B&B rooms. However, the house-hunters are determined to stay within commuting distance of Reading - which means Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire are on their list.
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help PJ and Hereward Cleghorn-Brown use the £500,000 profit they made on their terraced house in Fulham, west London, to buy a country pile and a pied-a-terre in the capital. The search for a rural idyll takes them to Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, but the house-hunters are a picky pair, ruling out road noise and placing the need for five bedrooms at the top of their list.
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer come to the aid of Max and Pia Patte, who currently live in south London. The arty pair hope to minimise their commuting time by finding a home in Oxfordshire, Wiltshire or Hampshire, and are also looking for a funky place in Pia's home city of Stockholm, Sweden, as a stopover pad. However, their limited budget may not stretch far enough to meet their requirements
Kirstie Allsopp revisits Shane McCoubrey, a fashion designer who was on a mission to completely change his life with a move to the Kent coast.
An update on twentysomethings Dean and Sam Brand, whose search for a new business and a place to live took them to the Isle of Wight. One year on, Kirstie Allsopp discovers whether their new lifestyle as owners of the Old Comical pub has helped them fulfil their desire to spend more time with their young son.
An update on Steve Allum and Emma O'Neill, who swapped the bright lights of the city for a rural idyll in the Welsh countryside a year ago. Kirstie Allsopp discovers the careerists turned crofters have been busy trying to create their own paradise and is eager to find out whether their hard work has paid off.
An update on a couple who moved their family home to Cheshire to cut down on commuting time, buying a place in Croydon for the working week while ensuring the new house was feng shui-friendly. Kirstie Allsopp discovers whether the pair are reaping the rewards of country life and how the man of the house is coping with living away from the family four days out of seven.
Kirstie visits Devon, catching up with Dawn and Simon Veal, 18 months after she and Phil helped them move from Surrey to a new life.
If your home doubled in value would you have the nerve to sell and use the cash to re-launch your life? Phil Spencer is back visiting Shane McCoubrey, a fashion designer who did just that.
Phil Spencer is back visiting Allison Green and Mark Thomas who sold their swanky London flat to buy a new life in the fresh air of the Kent coast after their daughter was born.
Phil returns to see how Fiona and Tom Butcher have fared in their property, while also setting up a new business and starting a family in Scotland.
