Family's Farmhouse Renovation Journey - Build A New Life in the Country - S01 EP12 - Real Estate 

George Clarke is the best host for this kind of show ever..He really gets what it is all about. But why any one would tolerate the jobsworths and grief of officialdom in the UK is the biggest wonder ever. It is not that in the end of thing they help save buildings and there has to thousands of them that have been lost to the stupidity and ignorance of so called 'planners'

Thanks for a great show George. Love the brickwork on this conversion, when I saw the computer model I thought "what?? how ugly" but Jan has done an amazing job project managing, Mothering, her own business, and who knows what else.."wouldnt do project managing in a million years??" You've already done it Jan. And done it well!! But seriously if your hubby doesnt get out and walk and lose that gut he wont be around to enjoy it...he's a heart attack waiting to happen!! I hope you both have life insurance and the house is well insured..not meaning to be nasty but just stating a fact...I hope you all get to enjoy your dream home together....

I believe leaving a crying baby in the nursery causes a terrible pain in a parent’s heart. I still suffer remembering and it happened 50 years ago. Strength of this woman is incredible

You Tube comments aren't usually so negative. (I've been guilty of same, at times) The thing is: We're all just doing the very best we can with what we've got, every day. Life can be glorious, but also a very hard slog. No one outside, of that person, can judiciously estimate what another person, or family, is actually dealing with.

They both typify what it means to be husband and wife. God bless them.

totally love this series on you tube

Glad that he left his job to be with his family - This orignally aired about 10 yrs. ago. Wonder if the family is still together now? They did a good job on reno - but why such a huge mansion for three people?

Beautiful family who look destined for success and happiness.

600 thousand pounds ! I've got much more respect for that guy buying that church for 50 and renovating it into a gem with recycled stuff.. now that was amazing

She is a superwoman 🦸‍♀️ so much respect!!!!! Well done !!!

I absolutely love this farm house, they did an amazing job. Love it. I've watched a fair amount of episodes thus far, and it sure does sound as though the planning commission needs to be investigated. They are borderline negligent in their efforts to work with their community. It appears as though ever episode all they seem to do is impose an incredible amount of grief and heart ache upon anyone who presents plans to the planning commission. Its like everyone walks away completely overwhelmed from their experience with the commission. let alone the money and time that they lose dealing with these dipsticks. Its like they purposely impose road blocks that make is extremely difficult for anyone. Folks must want to just pack it in and refuse and not want to proceed with their dreams for real. What stubborn incompetence and unprofessional these standards present to people. I do understand things should be built to safety standards and not to look like eyes sores but they go too bloody far with their stupid rules that have the time make no bloody sense. I've never seen anything like it before, in my entire life, Its borderlines insanity. There's got to be a simpler way, the system beyond broken. They need to find a way to work with folks in a more smoother more efficient manner that works for everyone ..The commission should have their own draftsmen work with the people to makes things work smoother because what their doing isn't working! holy shit...

They should have done the holiday lets first and lived in one while renovating the main house. They'd have had at least some extra income during the process.

Always by Christmas lol.

These petty little people in planning departments should be taken to task by some authority. These people are saving a part of the local history and should be helped. You see this time and time again and it's insane. If people are willing to take on these projects and save these old buildings then they should be supported every step of the way.

Wow! Congratulations to the proud couple!

This is so impressive. You did it all, you gave it your all and it is absolutely gorgeous. And you’ve made it together. Look what hard work, passion, and dedication to one another have given you. Now you are living a totally new life, together as a family. Living the dream. Way to go. Now enjoy :) I am happy for you.

Bravo to the family!!

Perfect example of too much generalized regulations applied to specific cases causing too much delay, too much overbuild, and ridiculous requirements.

I can never understand why, when money is tight, people start builiding things like 'a conservatory and games room'. Maybe add those sort of things as and when the money is more available. Can't really find sympathy for a struggle to build a conservatory and games room.

Mr. Clarke, you are 👍

Beautiful house, good for them, I hope they are happy there

These shows are a perfect example of how over regulation hurts people. They always end up having to fight through endless red tape and stupid bureaucracy that does nothing but cost more money. People who take these projects on are saints.

The turnaround is lovely, but am I alone in thinking that it's really dark?

They had me convinced that only the USA had an issue with McMansions. Watching this show has opened my eyes to the delusions of the masses.

Family buys property Dec. 15 to renovate into a home. When do you plan on being in? Answer: by Christmas.

Lovely couple. Those creaking floorboards at the end !

Great episode, they stuck it out together despite the odds.

Lovely family ❤️

Watching her chuck out all that stuff into a skip (curtains and clothes) I wonder whether she has ever heard of charity shops.

Amazing 🤩

I have always loved this program used to look forward to this each week be really nice to no if they all still live there as they did seem very happy,so would it be possible to let us viewers no?

Im actually glad they didnt do the glass entryway

Love the place, really well done and must be valued in the millions of pounds now. Funny to see the old technology, I wonder what year this build was finished?

Salut ,je vous regarde de la France , c'est une bonne restauration , les chaises de la salle à manger se rapproche du style Henri 2 de chez nous .

Nice to see a proper Ute, I didn’t realise they had them in the UK.

Lovely..

1. Get financing; 2. Get planning; 3. Hire a project manager; 4. Build; 5 Move in and pay off your loans.

Hats off to the husband who works from 4:30am till 9pm to make his wife’s dream come true. Borrowing another 250,000 is scary considering his age and the fact she doesn’t contribute financially to the family’s financials. They focus so much on Jan and her stresses… they forget to mention her husband, it really made me sad for him. It was rude she made a point about throwing away his ex wife’s curtains on television, painted a very selfish person in my opinion.

For three people they should have done a smaller area and made it nicer

Nice,very nice! Wish I was on Holiday.. O BREAK SINCE JAN 1 AND CORONA VIRUS! SOME OF US DID NOT GET 4 MONTHS + OFF!

George looks just a teenager 😮😮😮

if you buy an old place, you'll have to work with planning- get ready; the "rubber stamp" attitude was clear- they did not do the research or their own planning before jumping in, and that's the underlying issue here.

I’m glad they didn’t do the atrium

I love this series but the difference in how it treats female PMs and male PMs is both stark and unpleasant.

They never talk about closets or food pantry space or a mudroom for the kids toys and coats and muddy boots

oh crap.....still no closed captions yet?

Just buy some land near the new factory and build a new house....

This is a perfect example of reckless greedy people. Borrow loads of money for a vast house you don't need.

How in the world is he going to work and earn money for his family

YUGE, but not smart to do a main bedroom on top floor cause age...and i cant believe u guys just skipped over the glass ceiling and what looks like an old well in the middle of the room....such bad bad showing...all this talking and not enough showing ( sorry but really, who cares about what they have in plans for work and all those irrelevant statements)

£1000 a month rent - when caravan would have sufficed. Holiday. Snobbery. Stupidity. Financial idiocy. Obstinacy. But nice dream and nice end. Good builder mentality.

Wife was stay at home mom; but was complaining husband wasn't getting the financing taken care of while he was working. Seriously? She couldn't log on to the computer when her daughter was napping?

Blablabla, why overdone this way. To impress others? And by the way dont be wining when you can spend this kind of money! Snobbish.

Why she not got a job

Wifey...get a job....