Juliette and Jonathan Cottam are selling their London home to retire somewhere else but are torn between two very different locations. Juliette dreams of a life in France, where she spent much of her childhood and with a budget of £250,000, thinks th…

2 years ago, after a long-term relationship came to an end and her son flew the nest, Alix Sinclare sold her family home in Devon. She’s now looking for the perfect place to start a new life but can’t decide between Teignmouth in Devon, where she cur…

Chris and Sherrine Kingsley-Smith have spent most of their 14-year marriage travelling the world on a boat but are now ready to drop anchor on dry land. Chris is keen on the rural lifestyle on offer in the Cotswolds where they already have friends, b…

Teenage sweethearts Laura and Stuart Queen have lived in the same house in Carlisle for 16 years but now want a change of location and lifestyle. Stuart wants to move to the Central Scotland, close to family and work. Horse-lover Laura thinks they’ll…

Ceri and Mike Green both work for the Lincolnshire Fire Service but are retiring soon and want to move to the mountains. Ceri feels a strong pull towards the Lake District, where the couple spent their honeymoon, but Mike dreams of living in the Fren…

Syd and Caroline Keenan from Cheshire want to buy a holiday home for their family but can’t decide whether it should be in the Llyn Peninsula, Wales, where Caroline has strong family connections or Sesimbra in Portugal – a place Syd loves for its cul…

Victor and Alison Dennis are planning to wind up their IT business and run a B&B in their retirement. After living in Paris for 5 years when their children were young, Victor wants to return to the sunny southern France. But keen beekeeper Alison wou…

When Ginny Lunn’s partner of 20 years passed away she decided to find a holiday home where she could create new memories. She’s torn between buying a place in Dorset, within easy reach of her London home for a budget of £250,000, and the Costa Tropic…

Recently retired Nick and Jane Purser have travelled around Europe pet sitting and are now looking forward to settling down but can’t decide where that should be. Jane’s mum lives in Liverpool so she would prefer to stay close by with a move to Lanca…

Nick and Natalie Hammond are selling their family home in Hertfordshire and want to buy somewhere near the coast with more outdoor space for their four children. Nick’s keen on a move to Mallorca, having holidayed in Spain as a child, but with concer…