Location, Location, Location

Phil Spencer catches up with two sets of house-hunters for whom character was key. Georgie and Louis in south London were first time buyers looking for somewhere in a trendy spot. The first flat Kirstie and Phil showed them was so good the pair put an offer in before they even left. In 2021, Lauren and Noel sold their 250-year-old cottage in Northampton and needed help house hunting in Northumberland. Now Phil returns to find out how they've made the new-build they bought into a home.

A brand new series of Location, Location, Location kicks off, just in time for its 25th anniversary. And, in this opening episode, the searches come with a twist. Kirstie and Phil are searching 200 miles apart and across two nations. They may have very similar budgets, but they're in very different markets. Kirstie's with sisters Amoke and Ines, whose £375,000 budget should get them a two-bed flat in the buzzy parts of north London. But the horror story of their search to date is one of the worst Kirstie has heard in all her years of searching. In some competitive parts of town, the sisters will need some vision to see what a home can become - and when Kirstie shows them a top-of-budget three-bed with real potential, Amoke and Ines need to decide if they will take on a project to secure their dream flat. But nothing about this search has been easy, and Kirstie senses a difficult negotiation ahead. In north Wales, Rachel and Leo have £400,000 but, in a very different market, Phil needs to find a four-bed detached house with a garage and a large garden for them and their two young kids. With Leo in the army, this is set to be their first home together away from forces accommodation and they both have high hopes for a stunning family home. Ultimately there ends up being two houses in the running, so Phil needs to help them decide which wins; and, importantly, how much to offer so they don't lose out. 

The new series continues. Kirstie and Phil are in Surrey, where space is a key requirement for their house-hunting families. Elise and Elliot have three young kids and need to move out of Elliot's parents' house and into a home of their own. They've viewed more than 30 properties, and there's one house that they can't get out of their minds - but it's well over budget and they can't stretch. It's up to Kirstie to show them something that matches up... easier said than done. But, as she knows, there's more than one way to crack a search, and soon they're talking about a home better than any Elise and Elliot thought they'd get. It's just a question of whether Kirstie can make that home theirs. Meanwhile, Kim and Ralph and their two children under five, are bursting out of Kim's two-bed starter flat. They desperately want a taste of what they grew up with in Zimbabwe - enough space to entertain the whole family, and a garden for their two kids to play in. Sticking close to the extended family around Horley, they have a tough choice, as many of the houses Phil shows them hit the mark. It's something they term a 'good problem', but when they finally settle on a favourite, the only problem left is for Phil to secure it at the right price... 

In Oxfordshire, Kirstie's with Campbell and Lisa, whose space struggles are stifling settling down, while Phil helps Grant and Krish finally move out of what was once Grant's bachelor pad