Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help a couple of airline workers from Wiltshire whose quality of life is suffering owing to the time they spend commuting. They are looking for a pad near Heathrow and a country home in the French countryside east of Lyon, where they hope their budget of £100,000 will stretch far enough to meet their dreams

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Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp help Alison Green and Mark Thomas. They have a baby on the way and want to leave their Marylebone flat in London for a more spacious home on the east Kent coast, as well as finding a crash pad in the capital.

Sailing enthusiasts Paul and Louise Harding, fed up with living miles inland, look to buy a house on the Hampshire coast and a flat in Maidenhead to save a commute to work. With a £600,000 budget, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are able to find a huge selection of period cottages to tempt them - but the traditional look is not to the buyers' taste, resulting in a nearly impossible challenge for the presenters

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer come to the aid of Max and Pia Patte, who currently live in south London. The arty pair hope to minimise their commuting time by finding a home in Oxfordshire, Wiltshire or Hampshire, and are also looking for a funky place in Pia's home city of Stockholm, Sweden, as a stopover pad. However, their limited budget may not stretch far enough to meet their requirements

An update on twentysomethings Dean and Sam Brand, whose search for a new business and a place to live took them to the Isle of Wight. One year on, Kirstie Allsopp discovers whether their new lifestyle as owners of the Old Comical pub has helped them fulfil their desire to spend more time with their young son.

An update on Steve Allum and Emma O'Neill, who swapped the bright lights of the city for a rural idyll in the Welsh countryside a year ago. Kirstie Allsopp discovers the careerists turned crofters have been busy trying to create their own paradise and is eager to find out whether their hard work has paid off.

An update on a couple who moved their family home to Cheshire to cut down on commuting time, buying a place in Croydon for the working week while ensuring the new house was feng shui-friendly. Kirstie Allsopp discovers whether the pair are reaping the rewards of country life and how the man of the house is coping with living away from the family four days out of seven.

Kirstie Allsopp revisits Shane McCoubrey one year on, to discover whether the fashion designer is living his dream of leaving the stifling city of London to release his creative juices in a house on the Kent coast as well as buying a functional crash pad in the capital.

An update on twentysomethings Dean and Sam Brand, whose search for a new business and a place to live took them to the Isle of Wight. One year on, Kirstie Allsopp discovers whether their new lifestyle as owners of the Old Comical pub has helped them fulfil their desire to spend more time with their young son.