6. Jodi & Lori

2017 - Season 3

Jody & Lori: Following people trying to build a house on less than £100k. Jody and Lori have outgrown their cramped house near Southend and are desperate for a modern family home.

5. Lesley & Kevin/Sue & Tim

2017 - Season 3

Kevin and Lesley have lived on the Isle of Sheppey for over a decade and have longed for the perfect home in their dream location, and have decided to design an eye-catching house that echoes the nearby seaside. Elsewhere, farmers Sue and Tim complete the interior work in their ambitious cantilevered home, which has been an on-going project for around nine years.

4. Neil & Amanda

2017 - Season 3

With a new baby and a lively toddler, Neil and Amanda decided to knock down their small, dilapidated house to try and build a larger one on a budget of £50,000, dreaming of something inspired by medieval timber frame homes. Piers Taylor rips up their plans and begins to redesign the entire home from scratch, urging them to invest their money in a handmade timber frame with traditional joints and handmade dowels, while Kieran gives them advice on ensuring it doesn't look like a Tudor theme pub.

3. Jason & Riikka

2017 - Season 3

Jason and his Finnish wife Riikka attempt to build an ambitious modern home predominantly using glass and steel as principal materials, which will highlight the sea views on their plot of land in Torquay. However, the project is beset by problems due to winter storms, injuries and numerous other setbacks, leading to a long and complicated construction.

2. Derek & Christine

2017 - Season 3

Retired couple Derek and Christine from Huddersfield attempt to build their first house from scratch in the south-east of England. However, the development does not go according to plan when the unthinkable happens, and they receive word that the house may have been built in the wrong place.

1. Alistair & Karen

2017 - Season 3

Journalist and curator Kieran Long and architect Piers Taylor visit Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, to follow the progress of Alistair and Karen, who are hoping that building their dream home will be the key to a mortgage-free life. Kieran and Piers hunt out ingenious ways to improve the couple's design so that they can get the best possible house on their budget.

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