Escape to the Nation made a comeback on Tuesday (27 Could), with Nicki Chapman journeying to Shropshire to help a first-time purchaser in her quest for an idyllic house.

The viewers met Natalie, 30, who had been residing together with her dad and mom in Birmingham for a number of years and was now wanting to relocate to the countryside and buy her first property.

With a funds of £520,000 at her disposal, she was on the hunt for a home with a minimum of two bedrooms, room for a house workplace, a backyard appropriate for a canine, breathtaking views, and a contact of character.

Natalie was accompanied by her mom Ruth on Escape to the Nation, the place they had been proven 4 potential properties by Nicki.

The preliminary property, listed for £345,000, boasted three bedrooms, a hidden backyard, and was nestled in a quaint village. Regardless of Natalie describing it as “homely”, she felt let down by the restricted area upstairs, stories Cheshire Stay.

The second property, located in Grinshill and priced at £500,00, provided three bedrooms, a low-maintenance backyard, a rural setting, and a shocking kitchen. Nevertheless, the shortage of views and small backyard had been drawbacks for Natalie, who confessed these elements had “let it down”.

But, the third property turned out to be simply what she was on the lookout for. The semi-detached Victorian cottage, priced at £495,000, featured three bedrooms, three reception rooms, spectacular views, and was positioned in a rural space however nonetheless inside shut proximity to a city.

Natalie was filled with reward for the residence, remarking there was “nothing” she’d alter in regards to the abode and envisaging it as “an incredible first house”.

Her effusive feedback left Escape to the Nation host Nicki momentarily misplaced for phrases, as she conceded: “I do not know what to say!” and described Natalie’s phrases as “uplifting”.

Regardless of being proven a fourth property, Natalie wasn’t eager, feeling it required an excessive amount of work, which wasn’t in her plans as she wasn’t anticipating such an in depth endeavour.

Catching up later, Nicki spoke with Natalie and Ruth to see if any properties had utterly received over Natalie. The primary-home hopeful confessed her fondness for the third exhibiting, excitedly saying: “I’ll be reserving a second viewing!”

After Natalie did revisit the house, Nicki shared the unlucky information that Natalie was pipped to the put up by one other purchaser, prompting her to difficulty a cautionary word to the present’s viewers.

Nicki closed the present on a cautionary tone, relating how swiftly the housing market is shifting: “Another person acquired in there first and had a proposal accepted. It simply exhibits you, how briskly homes are shifting nowadays,” she declared.

Escape to the Nation airs on weekdays on BBC One at 3pm