Hugh and Jude Crawford are looking forward to the next chapter in their lives. In 2005, Chris and Rebecca Palmer, made a radical life change. They hope to start the build as soon as they arrive and plan to move into their new home by the summer. In 2006 Jason and Phillipa left behind their well-paid careers in Aberdeen's oil industry in a bid to renovate a chateau in France's Loire Valley. When the coldest winter for 30 years arrives, it looks as if the roof could fall in and take the walls of the barn with it. The couple refuse to compromise when it comes to cost and materials, and as summer approaches must pull out all the stops to complete the project, George Clarke meets a couple who have given up their jobs and the hectic pace of life in Sheffield. It's a big risk. The couple also have dreams of being self-sufficient they want to set up a polytunnel, and have plans for keeping hens and other animals further down the line. They plan to convert a 100-year-old tin church on the Isle of Seil into a small B&B within eight months and with a limited budget of just 70,000. After Nick & Lesley's business collapsed in the UK, they wanted a fresh start and new challenge. Tubi is a registered trademark of Tubi, Inc. Device ID: 6f7ac1b6-80e9-4134-954c-e537ae40965c. Architect George Clarke helps a Buckinghamshire couple escape their demanding jobs and relocate to Scotland, where they intend to modernise a 120-year-old farmhouse with their own designs. Directed byJonny Clothier Jonathan Palmer Belinda Gregg. The dream houses they are creating are inspiring, architecturally challenging and are all undertaken with a modest budget. A temporary arrangement lasted longer than expected, so, as they continued to have children, they decided to stay for good and buy somewhere of their own. She also has to keep an eye on the four kids. But David is determined to see his romantic dream through to its glorious end. S1 E9 - St Ives. 01:01. Season 1. So they moved to Scotland and renovated a 120 year old farmhouse in Dumfries. The dream houses they are creating are inspiring, architecturally challenging and are all undertaken with a . Hugh and Jude are working to a strict deadline their oldest daughter, Jessica, is getting married in six months and they are determined to have one of the stone barns ready to host the wedding. Husband Martin was supposed to be project manager, but having to work out his notice meant wife Clare taking over the job, and she now seems reluctant to relinquish control. Did they succeed in building their dream home? He begins by excavating the original sandstone to rebuild the extension and digging trenches for the ground-source heat pumps. Dave and Debbie from Blackburn want to spend more time with their two daughters and disabled son. However, as a listed building, it's very much on the radar of the local council. Paul and Tracy Fitzpatrick decide to move from Ware to Upwell as a birthday present to each other. Last in series, Architect George Clarke revisits a London couple who sold their organic cafe in Brixton and spent a 1million bank loan converting a rundown Cornish hotel in St Ives into three houses, one of which was to be used as a designer B&B. But although Charlie is impressed by the couple's drive and determination, he is astounded by their plans to establish a hillside vineyard with no experience of the wine trade, Dave and Caroline Taylor uproot their family from the suburbs of Bristol to follow their dream of becoming self-sufficient by converting a barn in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. They also intend to retire from their jobs and open an equestrian livery business. A couple is leaving the city life for a beautiful cottage. They have given up their house in Surrey to create a more rewarding, sustainable life in a remote area of Wales. With 500,000 already spent on the ambitious project, Charlie believes they have underestimated the cost of the renovation and the problems multiply as they deal with strong sea winds, a perilous access road and a delayed schedule. Once the house is completed, Marcus hopes to use the family home as a showpiece and springboard to set up a business designing similar properties for locals and ex-pats. Dawn, Marcus and the children move to Barbados in the autumn. Build A New Life In The Country. However, as the roof work takes its toll on their finances, the pair realise they need a cash injection to complete their house, Architect George Clarke meets a London couple hoping to sell their organic cafe in Brixton and spend a 1million bank loan converting a run-down Cornish hotel in St Ives into three houses, one of which will be used as a designer B&B. Middle-aged couple Terry and Marilyn attempt to relocate from Whitby to a 500-year-old farmhouse in the Pennines, which they set out to transform into a home for their large family. Despite beginning well, the project soon runs into trouble. After living on site in a caravan for a year, the couple finally receive planning permission for the conversion and can start work. Architect George Clarke offers advice about restoring the collapsed roof and laying a concrete floor, and lends moral support when flooding means they lose precious time and have to seek shelter with Marilyn's father, Architect George Clarke helps a Buckinghamshire couple escape their demanding jobs and relocate to Scotland, where they intend to modernise a 120-year-old farmhouse with their own designs. The four-month deadline seems hopelessly tight as the need for new plumbing delays other work, and the fledgling venture has difficulty getting off the ground so late in the season, George Clarke advises a finance director moving from London to his dream home, a 16th-century property in the Cotswolds near Oxford. Do you like "Yorkshire" the best, or is "Kent" your favorite episode of Build a New Life in the Country? To save on money, Alex and Mia are project managing the build themselves, as well as keeping up full time jobs as an IT consultant and an executive coach. The couple also want to reinstate a 1960s extension to house a wet room and a snug. Build a New Life in the Country Revisits Available on Tubi TV From a grand barn to a Victorian water tower, catch up with how modest families from the U.K. who left the city for countryside charms are doing now. A city couple wants to move to rural Devon where they will convert a barn into a home. George Clarke (Image: PA) If you're a fan of TV about renovating, DIY and starting a new life, then you're in for quite a treat. Season 3. Their dream life depends on restoring a crumbling Victorian farmhouse and starting their own business. The building of their new home can finally get under way, but with little experience and a budget of just 50,000, they face a steep learning curve that tests their relationship to the limit. Despite some serious financial setbacks, what will George find when he returns? It will be another astonishing labour of love as this couple enter their 3rd year of long dark nights and freezing weekends, continuing to amaze with their endurance and passion and determination to create the best family home they can. George Clarke helps two IT managers move to the village of Gweek in Cornwall, advising them as they renovate a dilapidated houseboat and attempt to begin a business ferrying divers to wrecks around the coast. Deadlines come and go and costs spiral and the kids hate it, but this couple are not for turning. Also, she regularly presents new challenges to her builders - fixing some French windows into the barn roof, or building the front of the house from reclaimed stone. One of the first tasks is to replace the asbestos-lined roof, but the project is then delayed when the pair's 80,000 mortgage application is rejected and they have to lay off their builders, Relocating to different parts of the UK and abroad, Charlie Luxton meets Norfolk couple Melissa and Darren Young, who plan to convert a 19th-century barn into a four-bedroom family home but are facing financing problems. A family leaves the rat race to live in a barge on a beautiful Cornish river. To turn their dream into reality, they plan to convert a 400-year-old barn in rural Nottinghamshire into a contemporary, eco-friendly family home with six bedrooms and five bathrooms. George Clarke helps a couple who plan to renovate a small chapel and convert it into a home. Their dream is to set up and run a small farm, and build a home from the ruins of a 600 year old farmhouse. With a mortgage of 350,000, they demolished the bungalow to build their dream Georgian-style house, made from mostly reclaimed materials and built to their own specifications. Carol was left having to get a job as a door to door sales woman to make ends meet and get enough cash in to finish the barge on her own. Also, quality and authenticity of materials is of great importance if they are to do this house justice. Once the main building work has been done, the plan is for Jim to work in the evenings and on days off, laying Rebecca's French parquet flooring throughout the house and finishing the bathrooms and kit. Steve and Lorraine Kinsey from Stoke have had enough of the stresses and strains of city living. Simon & Carol Morley traded in careers in the IT industry in Cambridgeshire to move to the Cornish coast, with their three kids. Charlie Luxton meets a couple who have moved to Ludlow in Shropshire, but have been living in a caravan with their three children for 18 months due to problems obtaining planning permission. After Nick & Lesleys business collapsed in the UK, they wanted a fresh start and new challenge. He presses on, spending what little money his wife releases for him, and relying on free labour from his reluctant teenage sons. The 500-year-old All Saints Court is a unique property, which sits by the river and boasts fantastic views of Canterbury's historic cathedral. With a budget of 90,000, the couple plan to renovate a small chapel and convert it into a three-bedroom home. The pair plan to open a chilli farm, shop and restaurant on the site, but things take a drastic turn for the worse just one month into the project, Architect George Clarke meets a couple who want to move from Surrey to the wilds of Lincolnshire, where they hope to start a business and convert a ruined 18th-century granary into an idyllic rural home, George Clarke meets Jason and Phillipa, who have left behind their well-paid careers in Aberdeen's oil industry to renovate a chateau in France's Loire Valley. British adventurers strive to pursue their dream lifestyle and home in their dream location. The dream houses they are creating are inspiring, architecturally challenging and are all undertaken with a modest budget.To be the first to watch more full length documentaries, subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7xZQi7F3RW7BNtR57cNnA?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Reel Truth History, the home of gripping and powerful documentaries. The. 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