Emma and Martin are battling wind and snow to build a stone home on an imposing hilltop, in a project that's starting to run away from them.

A Cambridgeshire couple are determined to build a huge barn-style home, but don't appreciate the sheer scale of the undertaking until it's too late.

In West Sussex, Med and Chandni build a large home on a tiny budget doing the work themselves. But determination and optimism will only get you so far. Can Charlie help with the rest ?

Charlie catches up with Liz and Craig in Leicestershire. After much pain and hassle the couple have finally finished building a home in their garden. Was five years of upheaval worth it ?

Chris and Philippa plan to self-build a smart four bed detached home for the cost of a tiny terrace. But keeping their costs down relies on favours, fortitude, and fortune.

Charlie Luxton is in Shrewsbury with Dave and Elly, who are aiming to stamp their mark on a suburban street with a modern take on a Victorian terrace

Charlie heads to the fringes of the New Forest, where serial renovators Glyn and Sue step up to the big league by building an oak-framed home for their retirement

Charlie Luxton travels to Essex, where Carla and Elliot are striving to deliver a smart contemporary home in a woodland clearing for themselves and their five daughters

Gung-ho Cambridgeshire couple Steve and Sylvia are convinced enthusiasm and blind ambition is enough to bring their property dream to life. Is it really that simple?