Relocation Relocation

Advantages: Get to nose around people's properties
Disadvantages: Can be quite "London" based

...say!) comes the series Relocation, Relocation (which we call Relocation Squared for obvious reasons). Personally I love property shows. I’m an avid viewer of Property Ladder, Grand Designs and House Doctor among others. I’ve even found myself glued to Homes Under The Hammer, a little known BBC1 daytime programme so you can imagine how riveting it is! I’m not sure why I have such an addiction but I guess it’s just down to the fact that I’m a nosy ...
...~ ~ ~ Relocation, Relocation is presented by Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer who have fronted Location, Location, Location since it began a few years ago. Both presenters are ex-estate agents and property experts and throughout the hour long show give helpful hints and advice about the house buying process, what to look for when viewing a property and ways to add value to your home among other nuggets of information. Phil and Kirstie have a good ... Read review

Advantages: Easy viewing
Disadvantages: Is 1 hour to long ?

...presenters now produce RELOCATION, RELOCATION, RELOCATION sponsored by Direct Line Home Insurance and presented by Kirstin Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The programme features people who have made serious money on the sale of their homes and wish to use it to relocate to more rural setting. The couple who are chosen each week state their budget at the start of the show and their lifestyle goal. It shows every week on Wednesday between 8 - 9 pm. *** ...
...looking for relocation with a view to a lifestyle change. They have 2 children from previous marriages and are planning to move to the South of France. They are looking for a Family home in the South of France and a flat near Heathrow airport England for work. They have £100,000 for a 3 bed roomed house in the Lyon and £180,000 for a 1 bedroom flat in England. Towards the end a specialist is brought in to discuss renovation and reconstruction problems. ... Read review

Advantages: only 30 minutes
Disadvantages: on every week

..., from building your own house from scratch , from the foundations to the roof, to others transforming your existing house into a dream home. They have people competing for houses, and renovators, decorators, home designers and valuators, all clamouring for a spot in the tv spotlight. Take your pick from this mighty list, they’ve all been on the box recently, Grand Designs Property Ladder Location, Location, Location Relocation, Relocation, Relocation Home From Home Selling Houses Room For Improvement Up Your Street Making Space A Place In France A Place In Greece Presenters “Kirstie Allsopp’s rich background includes a period spent in India teaching English. Upon returning to the UK she worked for Country Living and Food & Homes Magazines, gained a wealth of experience within the interior design field... Read review

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Advantages: Good advice, the presenters Kirstie and Phil
Disadvantages: Slightly formulaic

...Property shows are apparently the ‘new porn’. A heady mix of voyeurism combined with schadenfreude and aspiration, television programmes such as ‘Property Ladder’, ‘Grand Designs’, ‘Relocation, Relocation’, and ‘A Place in the Sun’ are topping the ratings. The ultimate in reality TV, viewers get to spy into real people’s homes and either marvel at their taste or secretly smirk at their lack of it! A few years ago, cookery shows and interior-design programmes were ratings-winners. No longer … now, viewers cannot get enough of property shows. Media-commentators say that property shows tap into the new zeitgeist: ‘change’ and the sense that we deserve better. Currently showing on Channel 4 at 8pm on Wednesdays is ‘Location, location, location’. Now in its eighth series, Location features Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer helping... Read review

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Advantages: Entertaining, lots of useful tips and advice
Disadvantages: None

...Property shows are very popular right now and are loads out there: A Place In The Sun, Property Ladder, House Auction, Selling Houses, Relocation Relocation Relocation, and my favourite, Location Location Location, which is the predecessor of Relocation x3. Each show, Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp help aspiring homeowners find their ideal home. They organise viewings to four different properties, in the hope of finding their dream house, and Phil and Kirstie dish out useful tips and advice on buying a house along the way. This sounds very simple, boring in fact, but believe me, it's not! There are a million and one property shows around right now, but this is one of the originals and definitely the best. If you're planning on buying your first home, then this will be invaluable. The tips and snippets of information from... Read review

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