A Place in the Sun

Hugh and Bruce can't wait to escape the rat race and are selling up in order to relocate from Scotland to Southern Alicante in Spain. They are looking for a new forever home where they can relax and spend quality time together with their two dogs, so they've called on the help of Jasmine Harman. They've given her a budget of £135,000 and she's lined up 5 great properties to show them, but will the couple love any enough to put in an offer?

Rob and Lisa from Treeton near Sheffield are no strangers to Lanzarote. As a family they've been visiting for over 12 years and feel that now's the perfect time to buy their very own holiday home in the resort of Playa Blanca. They want a 3-bedroom house with a swimming pool and have called on the help of Jonnie Irwin. Jonnie has 5 fantastic options lined up for their £280,000 budget, but will he find them just what they're looking for?

Having been married for 19 years, Diane and David from North Wales feel the time is right to relocate to Spain, where they're looking for a new forever home in the countryside around Almeria. The couple would love a character property close to their favourite town of Arboleas and have asked Danni Menzies to help them with their house hunt. After scouring the market, Danni has 5 great options to show them for their £150,000 budget, but will any be their perfect property?

Michelle and Bernard from Bolton first visited the stunning Italian city of Lucca a year ago and immediately fell in love with its traditional Tuscan charm and beautiful countryside – so much so, the couple now want to buy a holiday home in a nearby town or village, which they can enjoy with their whole family. Helping to fulfil their dream is Ben Hillman who has 5 great options lined up for their £75,000 budget, but will any turn out to be the one?

Martin from Maidenhead has been visiting Spain ever since he was a teenager. Now that he's retired he wants to relocate to the countryside around Valencia to enjoy the weather and the laid back back lifestyle. With his brother Arthur coming along to help, Martin's called on Scarlette Douglas to find his perfect property for his £130,000 budget. Scarlette has 5 terrific options up her sleeve, but will any be just what Martin is looking for?

Derek and Jane from Lancashire yearn to own their very own bit of Spanish sunshine and with a budget of £220,000 have asked Danni Menzies to find their dream property in Chiclana de la Frontera. They want a property with a minimum of 4 bedrooms to accommodate all their grown up children, plus a private pool. So will Danni make a splash and deliver their dream home?

Jo and Neil are about to start their next big adventure – move from their home in Exeter and start a new life in Brindisi in Southern Italy. They want a home near the beach so Neil can surf whenever he wants, and a property with a guest annex to accommodate friends and family. Armed with a budget of £200,000 Jasmine Harman has lined up 5 stunning properties, but will any of them impress the couple enough to become their new permanent home?

Gary and Jennifer from Northern Ireland are childhood sweethearts, who after 40 years together are looking to open a new chapter in their lives by buying a holiday home near the traditional Spanish town of Vera, on the Costa Almeria. For their £55,000 budget, they'd ideally love a property that's close to the beach, where they can enjoy long walks with their West Highland terrier, Ollie. Ben Hillman has come up with 5 great options to show them, but will any have them straining at the leash to put in an offer?

After holidaying on the Mani Peninsula in Greece 4 years ago, Ginny and Tony fell in love with the area and have since been back seven times! Their dream is to find the perfect property that they can retire to permanently, so they've called on the house hunting talents of Laura Hamilton to find them the best option that their £230,000 budget can buy. Laura has 5 terrific options lined up but will any make the grade and result in an offer? 

Recently retired Clover and Mark have decided after 30 years of living in Manchester it's time to find a new home and start a new life in the stunning white villages of Axarquia in Andalucia. With a budget of £300,000 Dannie Menzies has been tasked to find their new forever home. It needs to be a house that works for them and allow their adult children to visit frequently too. Danni has 5 superb private villas with pools and stunning views lined up but will any impress the couple enough to make a purchase?

After enjoying many holidays together on Tenerife, Terry and Jen are celebrating their recent engagement by buying their very own holiday home in the south of the island. To help them fulfil their dream, they've called on Jonnie Irwin who has hunted out five great options for them to see for their £150,000 budget, but will any be the one to capture their hearts?

North Wales couple Rebecca and Carl want to find their very own bolt hole in Gandia that will start as a holiday home but one day become a permanent home. With their children now grown up it's the right time to make the move. Ideally they want enough land to grow their own fruit and veg and also to be near the beach so Rebecca can collect shells and stones that inspire her craft jewellery business. Jean Johansson has lined up 5 impressive options for their £80,000 budget but has she found the perfect one for them?

Pam and Steve are about to say goodbye to their home in The Wirral and hello to the sunny beaches of the Costa Blanca. They are looking for a permanent home that will be big enough to allow for lots of relatives on both sides of the family to regularly visit. Scarlette Douglas has a budget of £155,000 to find their dream home, but will the couple be impressed by any of her suggestions?

Diane and Gary are searching for a holiday home in the all year round sunshine of Paphos in Cyprus. The property must be wheelchair friendly plus have a pool (as that's non negotiable within the family) With 3 adult children and the recent arrival of their first grandchild the couple cannot wait to find their holiday home and have all the family stay, creating many years of happy memories together. They've given Laura Hamilton a budget of £130,000 but will Laura find a property that keeps everyone happy?

Karen and Peter from Liverpool cannot wait to find their dream holiday home in the stunning region of Tarragona in Catalonia. Keen eco enthusiasts they want a property that allows them to live off grid and also has enough space to accommodate their planned yoga retreat. Danni Menzies has a budget of £180,000 to line up 5 tempting options – but will the couple be impressed enough to buy one of them?

Dad and daughter team Stephen and Stephanie are upping sticks and moving to the stunning French region of Poitou-Charentes with Stephanie's young son Carter, where they're dreaming of running their own glamping business. They've asked Jasmine Harman to help them find a character property with tons of outside space for their budget of £250,000 and Jasmine has come up with 5 fantastic options for them to see, but will they love any enough to set up camp permanently?

Kent couple Alison and Lee are about to make the permanent move to the stunning countryside of Albox in Almeria. Going with them will be their 4 dogs so the garden has to be secure enough for them to roam safely. Plus the property needs to be big enough to host their 6 grown up children and 3 grandchildren too – although hopefully not all at once! A spacious property is a must! Ben Hillman armed with a budget of £150,000 has lined up some impressive properties, but will any deliver everything they want?

Alison, a retired nursery practitioner, and Brian, a retired police officer from Dartford, have known each other for over 50 years. With their three children now grown up, and their first grandchild on the way, they want to buy a second home in Denia, which they fell in love with on holiday. They have drafted in Danni Menzies to help them find their dream holiday home and have a budget of £160,000. Danni has lined up five great properties for them… but will any have them reaching for their cheque book?

Scarlette Douglas is helping Laura and Matt fulfil their long-held dream of buying a holiday home in the spectacular Italian countryside of Tuscany. The couple have a budget of £180,000 to find a property with breathtaking views and plenty of room for their two grown up children to come and visit. Scarlette has five stunning properties lined up to show them, but will they love any enough to put in an offer?

Ben Hillman is helping Gary and Jane find their dream holiday home near the beautiful whitewashed town of Casares on Spain's Costa Del Sol. With their first grandchild on the way, the sporty couple can't wait to buy a property for all four generations of their family to enjoy, which also has enough storage for all their watersport equipment. They've given Ben a budget of £150,000 to find them the perfect one, and he's lined up five superb options, but will Gary and Jane love any enough to surf in with an offer?

Susan, who works for a label printing company, and Matt, a retired painter and decorator, have a special connection with Crete after honeymooning here 5 years ago. Now they've chosen this beautiful island as the location of their new permanent home. They would ideally love to find a traditional white-washed house with at least two bedrooms and a good amount of outside space for them and their 18-month-old puppy Rufus. Their maximum budget (including wiggle room) is £110,000, and they are hoping that Laura will use all her expertise to find them their perfect new home… at a great price!

Croydon based Clement and Tracy-Anne want to escape South London's weather for the sunshine and glamour of Marbella in Southern Spain. With a budget of £250,000 they've asked Jean Johansson to find them perfect family holiday home. But will any of her properties impress the couple enough to put in an offer?

Retired business owner Pauline and retired commercial bank manager Peter have been coming to the Canary Island of Lanzarote separately for over 15 years, and even met and fell for each other here! Now, with five children and fifteen grand children between them, they feel that the time is right to buy their own holiday home in their favourite resort of Playa Blanca. With a budget of £350,000, Jasmine Harman has some great properties up her sleeve but will any of them hit the mark?

Gilly and her husband Andy have been holidaying in Portugal for over 25 years with their family. With retirement fast approaching for both of them, they believe that now is the right time to make a permanent move to the Silver Coast. As Andy was unable to travel, their daughter Kat has come along to lend a hand. Gilly and husband Andy have a budget of £210,000 (plus an extra £20,000 wiggle room) – let's see if Ben can use all his expertise to find them their dream forever home.

Sisters Lynne and Samantha enjoyed many happy childhood holidays together in Spain and now share the same dream of jointly buying a property for their families to build similar fond memories. They've chosen the beautiful countryside of inland Cadiz as the perfect place to be, and have asked Danni Menzies to help them find a village house with two bedrooms and plenty of outside space. After scouring the market, Danni has lined up five terrific options for their £60,000 budget, but will Lynne and Samantha love any enough to put in an offer?

Ray, an English teacher, and Ali, a fitness trainer and coach, live in Cambridgeshire and have been together for 18 months. They recently got engaged and are now looking for a home they can use for holidays with their family. Ali has a daughter from a previous relationship called India and Ray has a 31 year old son called Daniel, who was actually raised and lives near Rome with Ray's grandson Leo. Ray and Ali have an ideal budget of 180 thousand pounds, but could stretch to just over £200,000 for the perfect spot… and would love Sara to use all her expertise to find them their dream house.

Former firefighter Paul and partner Julia can't wait to buy a holiday home on Tenerife, where they plan to spend up to half the year. Both are keen runners, having competed in marathons and triathlons, and love Costa Adeje in the south of the island because of the great outdoor lifestyle it offers, so they've asked Laura Hamilton to help find them a property with a pool, and enough space for their family to visit. For their £180,000 budget, Laura's got 5 great options, which she thinks fits the bill, but will any impress our sporty couple enough to have them racing to put in an offer?

Former detectives Penny and Jon still work for the police, but now with retirement on the horizon they can't wait to buy a holiday home in Spain they can escape to for the winter. They've decided Northern Costa Almeria is the perfect place, and have asked Ben Hillman to find them their dream property for a budget of £100,000, which must have a communal pool, and be close to both the beach and a golf course. After following up his leads, house hunting sleuth Ben has lined-up five fantastic options that he thinks matches the description, but will he end up collaring a sale?

John and Cathrine from Yorkshire have four grown up children between them, as well as four dogs. They met each other in a pub 9 years ago through a mutual friend. Having sold their house in the UK, they have a budget of £100,000 for a permanent home, either with rooms or outbuildings which they can let to holiday makers. They've chosen the Central Loire Valley as the place to do this despite never having been there before… and they're hoping that Jasmine will be able to use all her expertise to find them their dream property.

When Paul asked his wife Tracy what she wanted for her 50th birthday, she replied ‘a house', so now with the help of Danni Menzies, the couple are hunting around the villages of Lake Vinuela in southern Spain for their dream holiday home. They're looking for a 3-bedroom villa with a pool for their whole family to enjoy, and for their ideal budget of £150,000 Danni has found 5 fantastic options, but will any turn out to be the perfect present for them both?

With their family grown up, football fans Catherine and Martin have decided now's the time to fulfill their long-held dream of buying a holiday home in Italy. They've chosen the stunning Lazio Coast as their perfect location and have called on Scarlette Douglas to help them find them a 2-bedroom property close to the sea for their budget of £275,000. Scarlette's come up with 5 amazing options to show them, but will any hit the back of the net and result in an offer?

Retired company director Bob and ice skating coach Sammi, from Lancashire, have been together for 14 years after a mutual friend suggested they would make a great couple. They have a budget of £150,000 to buy a holiday home where their combined four children and five grand children can come and stay – and want to buy in a place that's stolen their hearts since they first visited it six years ago. Laura will be using all her skills to find the perfect place for a husband and wife who are not always on the same page when it comes to properties.

Jill and Chris are dreaming of relocating to the stunning countryside of inland Valencia in Southern Spain. They're looking for their perfect new forever home to share with their two much-loved dogs, so they've asked Scarlette Douglas to come to their aid. The couple have an ideal budget of £140,000 to find a villa with lots of outside space, and a private pool, and Scarlette has five terrific options to show them, but will any impress them enough to make an offer?

Themis and Paolo fell in love with the beautiful, un-spoilt beaches of Kapparis in Cyprus 6-years ago and have been returning ever since with their young family. Now they want to buy their very own holiday home, so they've asked Jasmin Harman to help. The couple have £180,000 to spend, and Jasmine has rustled up 5 amazing properties for them to see, but will any measure up to their idea of perfection?

Fitness Instructor Denise currently lives in Kent, while partner Stephen is a gardener from Worthing in West Sussex. With all those miles between them, they're desperate for a place they can share together and where they can enjoy their mutual favourite pastime – holidaying. Denise even lived in the Costa del Sol ten years ago, along with her daughters who are now twenty-one and eighteen and also have a passion for southern Spain. Plus, Stephen's two twenty-six-year-old twin sons are sure to be visiting them. They have a budget of one hundred and forty thousand pounds for their holiday home in southern Spain, and Jean will use all her expertise of buying, selling and renovating properties to find them the perfect place.

Sara Damergi is with Beverley and her mum Margaret, house hunting in the spectacular countryside and medieval towns of Umbria in Italy. Beverly has enjoyed a 30-year love affair with all things Italian and now can't wait to relocate to the Umbrian mountains to indulge her twin passions of history and baking. For her ideal £150,000 budget she's looking for a rural house with a garden and space for her family to come and visit. Sara has five great options to show her, but will any live up to her dreams?

Sal and Mike, who both work at Manchester Airport, first met two years ago. Their dream is to find the perfect property that they can retire to permanently in the beautiful countryside of inland Malaga in Southern Spain. They've called on the house hunting talents of Danni Menzies to find them the best option that their £130,000 budget can buy. Danni has five terrific options lined up, but will any of them leave the couple flying high?

Ben Hillman is in Spain's Southern Costa Blanca searching for a holiday home for couple Jan and Bill. With a budget of £75,000, they're looking for two-bed town house close to a golf course. They plan to name their new home ‘Casa Millie' in memory of Bill's late mum but can Ben find them the perfect place? With five fantastic properties lined up he's going to give it his best shot.

Lee Juggurnauth jets off to the Greek Island of Crete to help house hunters Mark and Prriya find their dream holiday home. With Mark now semi-retired, they're looking for a two-bed property with stunning sea views to while away the summer months. Lee has five impressive properties to show them but will any of them be perfect place for their budget of £300,000?

Jasmine Harman heads to Estepona on Spain's Costa del Sol to help retired Maralyn find her dream holiday home. Joining her is daughter Nicola, who plans to make full use of the new place with her own family too. With a budget of £230,000 Jasmine shows them five stunning properties but will any of them be perfect?

Scarlette Douglas is house hunting with Don and Margaret, who are looking for a holiday bolt-hole to escape the British winters on the spectacular coast of the Western Algarve in Portugal. The couple want to be close to a town with plenty of action and have a budget of £300,000 to find a property. Scarlette has lined up five fantastic options but will any turn out to be the home of their dreams?

Jean Johansson has her work cut out as she searches for a holiday home in Puerto de Mazarron for married couple Elaine and Nick. They're looking for a modern, two-bed apartment with stunning sea views. But, with a budget of £80,000, can Jean find them everything they are looking for?

Leah Charles-King is helping retired teachers Carrie and Steve find their dream property in the town of Islantilla on Spain's Costa de la Luz. With a budget of £110,000 they're looking for a two-bedroom apartment as close to the beach as possible, where they hope to while away the winters. Leah has five fantastic properties to show them but will any of them prove to be the perfect place?

Jean Johansson is helping photographer Sue and singer Chris find their dream home in the north of Limousin. They fell in love with this beautiful and historic region, popularly known as the Lake District of France, over ten years ago, and have been holidaying there in their motorhome ever since. Now, with a top budget of £90,000, they're looking for a property with plenty of parking and outside space, which they can eventually retire to with their two dogs. Jean has 5 fantastic options for them to see but will any hit the right note and result in an offer? 

Father and son Michael and Sami want to buy a holiday home in Malaga on Spain's Costa del Sol and Laura Hamilton has been tasked with helping them find the perfect place. Michael has been developing properties in the UK for over 40 years but he's never bought in Spain before. With a budget of £280,000 they're looking for a three-bed, two-bathroom property with a pool. Laura has five fantastic properties to show them but will any of them make a splash and result in a cheeky offer? 

Richard, a plumber, and Chris who is visually impaired and composes music, met 10 years ago and bonded as friends after Richard agreed to become Chris' tour guide on holiday. The pair now go on regular getaways and the south coast of Tenerife has become a firm favourite, so much so that they're now joining forces to buy their own property there as a winter bolt hole. With a combined budget of £110,000, they're tasking Ben Hillman to find them the perfect pad, and Ben's rising to the challenge by lining up five fantastic options, but will any of them strike the right note?

Danni Menzies is house hunting around Southern Spain's stunning Lake Vinuela with Fleur and Steve, who are dreaming of buying a holiday home they can escape to regularly. The couple live by the coast at home, so for a change of scene, they're looking for a countryside property with mountain views and a pool. They have a budget of £150,000 for which Danni has lined up five great options, but will they love any enough to put in an offer?  

Leah Charles-King is in Mijas Costa helping couple of 30-years Susan and Terry. They love this part of southern Spain so much that they've already moved out and are currently renting, but can't wait to find their own new forever home, where they can settle down and their family can also come and visit. They've given Leah a budget of £120,000 to find them a 2-bedroom property near the beach with some outside space, and Leah has 5 fantastic options lined up to show them, but will any meet their idea of perfection and result in an offer?

Sue and Pete can't wait to fulfill their dream of moving to Cyprus to start a whole new life in the sunshine with their five-month-old puppy Billy, in the region of Paphos, on the west coast of the island. They've called on the help of Jasmine Harman to find them a detached house with a pool for their budget of £250,000. Jasmine has come up with five great properties, but will she have got it right, or is she barking up the wrong tree?

Lee Juggurnauth heads to Torrevieja on Spain's ever-popular Costa Blanca to find a property for married couple Mark and Karen. Originally from Runcorn, Mark and Karen are planning to permanently relocate to Spain to enjoy early retirement and they have budget of £150,000. Lee has found five fantastic properties but will any of them be enough to entice Mark and Karen to part with their hard-earned cash?  

Since meeting on a trip to Abruzzo on the east coast of Italy a year ago, Sue and Jane have become firm friends. And retired nurse Sue loved the area so much, that now she feels the time is right to find the perfect property there that she can retire to. For her £120,000 budget she's looking for a three-bedroom detached house with a garden. Laura Hamilton has five great properties to show them but will any of them be perfect enough for Sue to call home?

After eight years of planning, sisters Victoria and Gail are finally realizing their shared dream of buying a Spanish holiday home for both their families to enjoy, and they've called upon Danni Menzies to help them find the perfect property on the northern Costa Blanca. They have a combined budget of £260,000 to find a villa with all the space they need inside and out, and Danni has five great properties to show them, but will the sister double act, love any enough to make an offer?

Harriet wants to buy a holiday home in the ever-popular resort of Villamartin on Spain's Costa Blanca and she's asked her best friend Mags to help. Property expert Lee Juggurnauth is tasked with finding five fabulous homes he thinks Harriet will love for her budget of £110,000 but will any of them be perfect enough to put in an offer? 

Jasmine Harman jets off to Kapparis in Eastern Cyprus to help Bill and Sandra find the perfect holiday home. For their budget of £80,000 they're looking for a two-bedroom apartment with a sea view. Jasmine has five impressive properties to show them but will any of them be up Bill and Sandra's street? 

Jean Johansson is in La Zenia in Alicante helping house hunters Alan and Julie find the perfect holiday home. They're looking for a three-bed villa or townhouse close to amenities for their budget of £140,000. Jean has five superb properties to show them but will any of them be the right place for Alan and Julie?

Danni Menzies heads to Coimbra in Portugal to help house hunters Brannie and Paul find the perfect place in the sun. They're planning to permanently move to Portugal so they'd like a three bed house which offers plenty of privacy but is still walkable to amenities. With a budget of £225,000 Dannie shows them five fantastic properties but will any of them be good enough to put in an offer?

Married couple Mo and Anthony are looking for a holiday apartment with a sea view in Torremolinos on Spain's Costa del Sol. Laura Hamilton is tasked with showing them the best of what their £130k budget can get them but will any of the five properties she has up her sleeve result in an offer?