Tony and Michelle Kennedy recently sold their old family house, and are currently renting whilst on the look out for a major project to turn into their perfect family pad.

But where they are looking, within an hour's commute of London for Tony's work, the detached properties they like do not come cheap, especially as they want a place with land.

And while the couple have never taken on a large scale project of any kind before, their ambitions are big.

Will a visit to a dilapidated 18th century hop barn in the Hampshire countryside test their conversion nerves?

Experienced renovator Jules Hudson is on hand to advise and inspire. Show less