Escape to the Country

Dave and Barbara decided to marry on the night they met. Now three years on, the couple want to buy their first home together. Catherine Gee scours the Lincolnshire Fens with £225k for the house that will mark a new start for them and Barbara’s son.

Mike wants to swap his life in international oil drilling for climbing and walking in the Peak District. Can Catherine Gee find him a character property with a kitchen to match his creative culinary ambitions for £300,000?

Single dad Rob wants to return to his country roots and move children Talitha and Kyle to Wiltshire. He needs room for the nanny and the kids add space for a pony and a quad to the list. Melissa Porter has £420k for a home to make everyone happy.