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Escape to the Country buyer makes unexpected U-turn after 'very sad' announcementThe mother and daughter duo were on the hunt for a new home in the countrysideNewsPhoebe Jobling Property

Writer and Monde Mwitumwa TV and Celebrity Reporter15:22, 31 May 2025The buyer made an unexpected announcement during her search for a dream home in the country(Image: BBC) An Escape to the

Country buyer made a 'very sad' announcement about her 'dream' move after having a sudden change of heart. In an episode of the BBC property show which aired on Friday (May 30), host Briony

May Williams helped a mother in her quest to find her perfect country home in either Somerset or Dorset.

Debra, a freelance writer who had spent 35 years living in Putney, South West London, aspired to relocate to the countryside, with her daughter Belle joining her in the search.

‌ With a budget of £350,000, Debra was looking for a detached house with at least two bedrooms and plenty of character.

‌ A pleasant garden, proximity to a village edge, and walking distance to a shop and pub were also on her wish list, reports Somerset Live.

Briony showed the mum and her daughter around several properties, but it was a mystery house that truly captivated them.

The mum and her daughter viewed several homes(Image: BBC)Article continues below The Grade II listed cottage in Crewkerne, Somerset featured a spacious reception room, three bedrooms, a

country kitchen, and an enclosed cottage garden.

Upon learning the property's asking price was more than £300,000, Debra was astonished, seemingly having found her dream home.

Yet, in a surprising twist, Debra admitted she wasn't ready to leave urban living, confessing the move was "too big of a leap".

‌ Her daughter also suggesting that transitioning to country life would require "stepping stones".

Briony May Williams helped the mum on her quest for her dream country home(Image: BBC) Revealing her decision to Briony, Debra admitted: "I'm very sad to say I won't be buying any of the

house and I mean that genuinely because the last one was so right up my street in so many ways.

Article continues below "I think what I realised most and it has surprised me, is that I think that chocolate box vision of the little Hansel and Gretel cottage in the middle of nowhere,

it's too big a leap."

Debra went on: "Having been to Crewkerne and seen that it's utterly charming and beautiful but it's awake, it's very, very sociable and you can walk everywhere but I think I probably might

need that more as a stepping stone from London."

She concluded: "I've learnt so much now about what I need to make me happy when I move."