Escape to the Country

Melissa Porter has a modest £250, 000 to spend to bring together a couple who met on the internet. Wendi and her partner Ben want to live under the one roof in West Yorkshire – they say they are happy to renovate but just how brave are they?

Tessa and David have rapidly grown into a family with the arrival of twins. Now they want to leave their frenetic life in Brixton. They have £400k for a rural retreat in Wiltshire to raise their children and help David fulfil his writing ambitions.

The Simmonds family loves the great outdoors. Now Mark and his wife Lynda have put their Bristol home up for sale so they can move there permanently. Mom wants peace and quiet, dad wants outbuildings, and young Adam and Sophie want space to play.