Nicki Chapman is in Herefordshire, property-shopping with a couple who dream of owning a period black-and-white cottage with bags of curb appeal. They have a budget of £350,000 and are seeking a house with at least three bedrooms, space for two offices and a decent-sized country cottage garden.

Nicki also finds time to help bring in the hop harvest.

Alistair Appleton heads to Warwickshire, where a couple of newlyweds are searching for a rural home on a budget of £550,000. After viewing a cottage that is too small and a 19th-century farmhouse needing too much work, it proves hard to find the right combination.