With a budget of £550,000, Jules Hudson is helping a couple fulfill their big property ambitions. They are looking for a detached house with four bedrooms, a large country kitchen and a level garden for their girls to play in, which in hilly north Devon, isn't as easy as it sounds. They're also after easy access to good schools and want to be within a 15 minute drive of the coast. To top it all, they'd like the house to come with business potential.

With a budget of £650,000, Nicki Chapman is helping a couple find a house big enough to accommodate three teenage boys and three Rottweilers in rural Dorset. Four bedrooms and plenty of land are a must, plus space for entertaining, an art studio and a self-contained annexe are also on their wish list.