Emma and Martin are battling wind and snow to build a stone home on an imposing hilltop, in a project that's starting to run away from them.

A Cambridgeshire couple are determined to build a huge barn-style home, but don't appreciate the sheer scale of the undertaking until it's too late.

In West Sussex, Med and Chandni build a large home on a tiny budget doing the work themselves. But determination and optimism will only get you so far. Can Charlie help with the rest ?

Charlie catches up with Liz and Craig in Leicestershire. After much pain and hassle the couple have finally finished building a home in their garden. Was five years of upheaval worth it ?

Chris and Philippa plan to self-build a smart four bed detached home for the cost of a tiny terrace. But keeping their costs down relies on favours, fortitude, and fortune.

In stunning rural Suffolk, laid back Steve and Susan's hit-and-hope construction of an oak-framed cottage urgently needs a pep talk from Charlie to get the project out of trouble and back in line

Charlie Luxton is in Shrewsbury with Dave and Elly, who are aiming to stamp their mark on a suburban street with a modern take on a Victorian terrace

Charlie heads to the fringes of the New Forest, where serial renovators Glyn and Sue step up to the big league by building an oak-framed home for their retirement

Charlie Luxton travels to Essex, where Carla and Elliot are striving to deliver a smart contemporary home in a woodland clearing for themselves and their five daughters

Gung-ho Cambridgeshire couple Steve and Sylvia are convinced enthusiasm and blind ambition is enough to bring their property dream to life. Is it really that simple?