Phil helps social workers Tom and Julie Pickup trade in Manchester for Melbourne.
Tom and Julie tired of life in rainy Manchester and applied for their visas without ever having been to Australia. As social workers the application was successful, and they handed in their notice and headed for the sun - Tom left his work at lunchtime and was on the plane by 5pm. Tom and Julie are currently renting a house near the beach with their two young kids, but are keen to put down roots.
Phil's wife is from Melbourne, and he has an extensive knowledge of the local property market. But while Phil may have a great selection of properties up his sleeve, it's going to be a tough job getting Tom and Julie to make a decision.
Phil also meets a Brit couple who bought a Melbourne bakery over four years ago without any previous experience in catering.
In a regular feature Phil investigates the `Skilled Occupation List'. This time he meets a British vet who came over to be one of only three specialist animal cardiologists in the country. But working in Australia means that there are more than just cats and dogs coming into the surgery each day, as Phil finds out when he gets to grips with a ringtail possum.
Plus Phil gives his personal guide to the property hot spots in Melbourne. His inside knowledge turns up some really surprising properties.
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Series 1 Episode 1 Perth
Phil meets Lee and Bronagh, who have decided to up sticks and leave behind their four bedroom house in the suburbs to…
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Series 1 Episode 2 Melbourne
Phil goes to Melbourne to help Adam and Cam from Basingstoke set up home. He also joins the flying doctors and helps…
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Series 1 Episode 3 Sunshine Coast
Phil hunts for property on the Sunshine Coast, with a cool one million dollar budget. He also digs into his own family…
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Series 1 Episode 4 Sydney
Phil helps a family find a home in Sydney. He also has a stab at Aussie Rules football and visits the home of one of…
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Series 2 Episode 1 Melbourne
Phil helps social workers Tom and Julie Pickup trade in Manchester for Melbourne.
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Series 2 Episode 2 Adelaide
Phil helps the Dancer family from Coventry relocate to Adelaide.
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Series 2 Episode 3 Canberra
Phil is on a mission to help the Morris family find their perfect home in the Aussie capital of Canberra.
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Series 2 Episode 4 Central Coast of New South Wales
Phil visits the the Central Coast, to help Ian and Julie Leigh begin their retirement down under.
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Series 2 Episode 5 The Gold Coast
Phil's on the Gold Coast to help Tony and Nicky Hale find a family home.
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Series 2 Episode 6 Sydney
Phil visits Sydney to help Alastair Hewson and David Luxton buy a city-centre pad.
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Series 2 Episode 7 Melbourne Revisit
Phil catches up with Cam and Adam George, who have faced deadly bushfires and killer bugs in their back garden since…
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Series 2 Episode 8 Perth Revisit
Phil Spencer catches up with the first set of British expats he helped to relocate down under.
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Series 2 Episode 9 Sydney Revisit
Phil catches up with the Sharples family, who moved to Australia in 2009, even taking Grandma Joan with them.
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