Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are seeking an impressive house to retire to in South Wales. There's a healthy budget of £650,000 but a big wish list to go with it. Our buyers are after a large period home with six bedrooms to accommodate their five children when they visit. Good reception rooms, a sizeable kitchen and at least half an acre of land are also musts.

Jules Hudson helps a couple desperate to retire to South Shropshire find their rural idyll. After 30 years in suburbia they have decided it is time to seek a more rustic and laid-back life. They have £400,000 to spend and are after three to four spacious bedrooms, a decent sized kitchen and a large sitting room. Also key to their dream property is a half to full acre of land to keep pigs in.