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7 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
46 mins
Ian and Rebecca Shevling's high flying careers meant that they saw very little of each other so a change in lifestyle was needed. They moved from Wolvey in Warwickshire to Holmfirth in West Yorkshire to convert a rundown Grade II listed farmhouse and barn into a modern family home. With help from Rebecca's nearby parents they also plan to establish a vineyard with around 7,000 vines. The house cost them half a million pounds and with a budget of up to £90,000 will they manage to complete their dream home as well as produce a hoped for 30,000 bottles of wine each year.
Episode 2
46 mins
Dave and Caroline Taylor and their three children are moving from Thornbury near Bristol to the Brecon Beacons in search of a rural adventure. Their dream is to convert an old stone barn into a family home and holiday annex, as well as becoming self sufficient. They bought the property for £275,000 and with 5 acres of land available to them they have the scope to set up a smallholding. Charlie Luxton follows the family's progress as they attempt to live the dream on their budget of up to £150,000.
Episode 3
46 mins
Ian and Elpi Greenhalgh want to move to the countryside so they have relocated from their Wigan housing estate to the rural village of Bretherton and have bought an 18th-century windmill which they plan to convert into a dream family home. The windmill cost them £490,000 and Ian has to continue to work long hours in order to pay for the mortgage and the build, whilst Elpi deals with contractors and suppliers. Charlie Luxton follows the family's progress.
Episode 4
46 mins
Charlie Luxton meets Stuart and Claire Woodhouse who want to start a new life with their family in the Kent countryside where they spent their childhood. They have bought a 1959 derelict industrial sawmill which they plan to turn into a grand family home with views over the Kent countryside. It cost them £200,000 and they hope to secure an £80,000 mortgage to pay for the renovation work. With a small budget and in order to keep costs down they plan to do most of the work themselves.
Episode 5
46 mins
Well travelled couple Darren and Mel Young want to leave busy Norwich and put down roots in the tranquil countryside village of Loddon in the Norfolk Broads. They have bought a derelict 19th century barn and annex for £235,000 and hope to sell the annex for £150,000 to fund their project of creating a modern home, all whilst working full time. However due to the UK wide property slump and recession they are struggling to sell the annex, which has a real knock on effect on their budget.
Episode 6
46 mins
Charlie Luxton meets Harvey Huckabee and John Furness who want to leave behind a hectic life in Leeds for the more tranquil Outer Hebrides. They have sold their businesses and head to the Isle of Harris where they have purchased a collection of abandoned croft houses together with 13 acres of land on which they intend to open a camping business. They paid £133,000 for the site and will use savings and a hoped for mortgage of £80,000 to complete the project, however, under Scottish crofting law the property must be 'decrofted' before they can legally own the land and start work.
Episode 7
43 mins
Charlie Luxton follows the progress of Leicestershire couple Scott Nicholas and Rachel Owen who are trying to restore an 18th-century Georgian rectory in Great Casterton, Rutland, in just three months. The property needs extensive repairs, including the roof, plumbing and heating, after being neglected for the past two decades.