Now that her children are grown up, single mum of four Helen Broomhead from Cheshire is longing for a bolthole in the picturesque Cinque Terre region of Italy, where she can escape from the pressures of day-to-day life. Helen doesn't care how big her holiday home is, as long it is near to shops and restaurants and has bags of Italian charm. With best friend Charlotte Thompson on hand to advise and a budget of ú100,000, Jasmine Harman takes her to see five properties in the hope of finding the perfect one.