Matthew and Louise met in the skies, Matthew as a long-haul commercial pilot and Louise as a flight attendant - truly the stuff of bed time novels.

At the moment, the Vardys are squeezed into Matthew‘s old flat in the stunning historical town of York. But after living it up here, there and everywhere, Louise wants a soft landing back home in beautiful Northumberland.

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Matthew and Louise Vardy, looking for a home in Relocation Relocation with Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp.

New parents Matthew and Louise Vardy are looking for a home close to Louise's family in Northumberland - and a pied-à-terre near Heathrow for commercial pilot Matthew.

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Matthew and Louise met in the skies, Matthew as a long-haul commercial pilot and Louise as a flight attendant - truly the stuff of bed time novels.

At the moment, the Vardys are squeezed into Matthew‘s old flat in the stunning historical town of York. But after living it up here, there and everywhere, Louise wants a soft landing back home in beautiful Northumberland.

House buyers Matthew and Louise Vardy with Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp, presenters of Channel 4's hit property show Relocation Relocation

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The nerve-centre of Phil and Kirstie's search is the winsome town of Hexham. Just 12 miles from Louise’s family in Prudhoe, it’s a popular area which overlooks the beautiful Tyne valley.

But ideal as that may sound, there is one problem. Northumberland is 300 miles away from Heathrow, where Matthew will continue to fly from once a week. And although he’ll be happy to commute there from Newcastle airport, to make his life a little easier he wants Phil and Kirstie to find him a pied-à-terre in the south.

So with a total budget of £680,000 for both properties, Phil and Kirstie are up, up and away ...