Barbados holds a special place in the hearts of Bristol couple Carol and Stephen Howell. They've been going there on holiday for years and now, with retirement fast approaching, they've decided it's the time to buy a holiday home in their dream location. With a budget of £275,000 Jasmine Harman helps them to find their perfect property, but will it be a stunning hillside development or beach-front apartment that wins them over?

With their children now leading independent lives, Kevin and Monique Dixon from West Yorkshire want to buy a holiday home on Florida's Gulf Coast where they can come to enjoy the sailing and outdoor life when the UK winters kick in back home. With £285,000 to spend on their dream property, Ben Hillman shows them five waterside homes, but will any convince them to drop anchor?

Ian Snowley and Kay Marriot first visited Lanzarote on a last minute package deal, but having now been four further times they've never looked back. They've fallen in love with volcanic landscapes and coasts in the laid-back north of the island, and are now determined to buy a place that they can use to explore the island further. Scarlette Douglas shows them five properties for their maximum £150,000 budget.