Location, Location, Location

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer scour the Sussex coast for two sets of house-hunters at opposite ends of their property journey. Kirstie's with retired painters and decorators Amanda and Annette, who want a spacious bungalow in a serene setting to suit their futureproofing needs. Eighteen months ago, Amanda was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, making both of them realise that they wanted to seize life and move to their dream forever home. Kirstie shows them different options but by the end there's a clear winner. But can Kirstie secure it for them when it's 'offers over' their maximum budget... Meanwhile, Phil helps first-time buyers Danit and Rafi, who are after a one-bed flat close to the buzz of Brighton and Hove. Although they both agree that being close to the area's vibrant queer and Jewish communities is a top priority, Rafi wants Brighton and Danit prefers Hove. All the flats Phil offers up are in contention and it soon becomes clear that their biggest challenge is agreeing on their preferred property.

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are in Yorkshire, where more space is key to their house-hunters. Kirstie's with active couple and NHS workers Emily and Joe, whose rental agreement is coming to an end, and they're having trouble finding a perfect first home which is big enough for all their belongings. Kirstie needs to act fast to find them a place which has the potential to become more than just a starter home. Two properties catch their eyes, so they have to be quick in deciding which suits them best; and Kirstie has to be even quicker to try to secure one. Meanwhile, Phil's search for space is even more pressing - he's with a family-of-five who are sleeping between two bedrooms in a home that's bursting at the seams. Suki, Kuli, and their three young daughters are currently squashed into a three-bedroom house, and with home worker Kuli using one bedroom as a home office, the pressure's on Phil to find them a bigger house. It must be roomy enough to host family and friends, have good outside space, and not be too far from where they currently live. It's a tight brief, but Phil manages to find a contender. It's then down to Suki and Kuli to decide if this could be the home that finally brings their quest for space to an end.

In south London, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer search for a flat for first-time buyers Adam and Nicole, and a townhouse for world-record-holding rower Kat. Adam and Nicole live with their respective parents and need help to get them living together under the same roof but their home patch has become a pricey part of town, so they've saved for their entire adult lives to get a large enough deposit. They're nervous about spending all that hard-saved cash, but Kirstie manages to find them some hard-to-resist homes. In 2019 Kat was diagnosed with cancer. After going through chemotherapy and being told she was in remission she wanted a new focus, so she joined an all-female trio for an Atlantic rowing challenge. They beat the previous world record by more than seven days, and Kat's next challenge is to put down roots with a townhouse in her beloved south London. Even with a budget of over a million pounds, Phil finds it tough to hit everything on her wishlist in the top spots where she wants to live but once they manage to focus her search on Greenwich, things start to fall into place. A house with potential tugs at Kat's heart.

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer scour the south coast between Southampton and Bognor Regis, where both the tide and the pressure to find properties are running high. Kirstie's couple, Antoinette and Matt, have been renting in Southampton for three years, paying more than £30,000 in the process. They want their money to go into a home they own instead, but their search has been stalled by unsuccessful offers. They're looking for a four-bedroom house with a garden and a living room big enough for two televisions so the pair can enjoy their separate hobbies together. One particular property really hits the mark, but with other interested parties Kirstie must draw on her years of experience to ensure Antoinette and Matt aren't pipped at the post yet again. Meanwhile, Phil is searching in and around charming Chichester with Catherine, who wants a fresh start following the end of her marriage. Three-bedrooms and a short commute to work are priorities, but that narrows the pool of potential properties. Phil tries a couple of curve balls, but ultimately location wins out over size and Catherine finds a house she thinks is the one.

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer catch up with couples who they had to get onto the same page. In 2013, Carolyn and Paul wanted to quit renting and buy their own home in London. Carolyn had never bought before, but Paul had previously owned in Sheffield so was wary of London prices and more cautious than Carolyn. With £330k, they wanted a two-bed flat in or near Twickenham. Paul wanted kerb appeal - and Carolyn was adamant that she'd have outside space to dry her knickers in the sun! After seeing three properties with Kirstie, Carolyn and Paul decided they wanted to offer on a two-bed split-level flat in St Margaret's. After some tense negotiating, Kirstie managed to secure it eight grand under budget and the asking price. Now, Phil's back to visit Carolyn and Paul but at a house that's 130 miles north of their St Margaret's flat! And in 2014, Anna and Graeme had viewed over 50 properties in southwest Yorkshire but were being held back by Graeme's cautious approach. He'd previously lost money on a property and Anna was finding it difficult to help give him the confidence to take the leap once more. For their £250k budget, they wanted character and quirkiness in the countryside, with space to indulge their crafting hobbies and room for Lucky the dog to roam. Their search with Kirstie mirrored the search they'd already had; Anna felt passionate about a five-bedroom house which was a real renovation project, but Graeme couldn't quite find the confidence to commit.

The dynamic property duo catch up with two sets of house-hunters who wanted to make the switch from London life to family life. In 2016, Cara and Ben realised that in order to have the space they wanted they'd need to move out of the capital. Keen cyclist Ben discovered Bishop's Stortford when he was out on a bike ride, and the couple moved into a rental property there so that they could get a feel for the town before they bought. With the surprise arrival of baby Max, and their rental lease about to end, they were desperate to buy a place of their own. Phil showed them just what they were looking for, and as fate would have it, just around the corner from their rental. Kirstie and Phil catch up with Cara and Ben to find that they've expanded to a family of four and the house has had a serious makeover. In 2020, Tom and his Floridian wife Kaitlyn were still house sharing with Tom's old schoolfriend in south London. Desperate to find their own pad to start a family in and even with a healthy budget of £450k, the couple had been struggling to find everything on their wish list: three bedrooms, character, lots of outside space for keen gardener Tom, and the 'American-style' large open-plan living space that Kaitlyn was used to. Even with Kirstie and Phil onside, none of the properties they saw hit enough of their marks to make the couple want to offer, so Phil advised them to expand their search area further east into Kent. Now, Phil's back to see how they're getting on.