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S5.E1 ∙ Nottinghamshire

Wed, Jan 13, 2010

Michael and Lisa and their two children, Thomas and Lucy have bought Bankwood Barn in Nottinghamshire. Built in the 1600's, they want to convert this derelict building into a contemporary home with eco features.

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S5.E2 ∙ Eastbourne

Wed, Jan 20, 2010

David and Barbara are determined not to have a boring retirement! They have bought the Belle Tout Lighthouse near Eastbourne which they plan to convert into a luxury B&B. They paid £500K for the unusual building and plan to spend hundreds of thousands of pound bringing it back to its former glory.

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S5.E3 ∙ France

Wed, Jan 27, 2010

Keith and Antoinette Fairhurst and their four young children have moved from Thame in Oxfordshire to Alet-les Bains in Languedoc in France to convert a 19th century chateau style maison into a family home and B&B. However, Keith's long working hours running and arranging the sale of his IT company has left them with little time together as a family. While Keith divides his time between England and France, Antoinette faces the huge task of project managing a team of French builders, as well as managing a family of four. When the couple's financial situation worsens, their dream of a better life begins to recede.

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S5.E4 ∙ Burgundy

Wed, Feb 03, 2010

The Body family have always had a passion for boats so when David and Hilary Body got fed up with working long hours and spending little time with their two teenage daughters, they decided to pursue their dream of renovating a boat and running cruises on the canals of Burgundy.

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S5.E5 ∙ Barbados

Wed, Feb 10, 2010

Dawn and Marcus Hardie want to give their three daughters an amazing childhood in the Caribbean. They are fed up with their busy stressful lives in London and want a more relaxed pace of life. Dawn's mother is from Barbados and they have inherited a plot of land on this paradise island where they plan to build an open plan home with a two bedroom apartment and its own pool.

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S5.E6 ∙ Wales

Wed, Feb 17, 2010

Architect Hugh Crawford and wife Jude want to live a more rewarding, sustainable life so they have given up their house Godalming in Surrey to move to the remote village of Dihewyd near Cardigan Bay in Wales. They have spent £297,000 on 16-acre smallholding with a run-down farmhouse and hope to renovate and extend the property to create their dream home as well as using the land to become self sufficient. The smallholding also includes outbuildings which Hugh and Jude plan to turn into holiday lets to provide an income for their retirement. Can they complete the whole project on a budget of £120,000.

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S5.E7 ∙ Canterbury

Wed, Feb 24, 2010

The Kennedy family have decided to leave behind their city lives to renovate and restore a "once in a lifetime" property in Canterbury, Kent. They have bought a 500 year old grade 2 listed building on the banks of a river. A complete overhaul is required and because of its age the building has to undergo an archaeological dig before the builders move in.

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S5.E8 ∙ Buckinghamshire

Wed, Mar 03, 2010

Rebecca and James lived in South London until 2003 when they moved to Buckinghamshire to stay with Rebecca's mother following the death of her father. The move soon became permanent and three years ago they bought a 1960's bungalow on a plot of land in the village where Rebecca grew up.

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S5.E9 ∙ Shropshire

Wed, Mar 10, 2010

Mark Norman used to spend 70 hours a week working as a car salesman and missed out on his children's toddler years. He's now retrained as a teacher and during the school holidays plans to build his own home with his wife Patsy.

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