In Beccles Suffolk, Mark meets Simon and Mary who live on a barge with their son Nate and their cats. They are planning to design and build a one of a kind floating home.

Alan and Val are both putting their life savings on the line and are entrusting a boat builders in Liverpool to build them a narrowboat floating home.

Pat and Sue Willan are a very seasoned "floating home couple". They've both had very busy working careers but now, they're thinking about buying and owning their very last boat.

South African-born Linda and her husband Mark Jones currently live in a one-bedroom floating home on Tagg's Island in Hampton, Surrey.

Metal worker John Lloyd has been living with his parents for several years. He's found the boat of his dreams in Kent and has spent every penny of his deposit on it.

Retired Customs Officer Keith is commissioning a Liverpool based company to build him a spanking brand new semi-cruiser narrowboat complete with all the latest gadgets.