France Brotherton Family Wanted Down Under

Uprooting your family for a new start abroad is a

once in a lifetime challenge. Well, at least it is for most of us.

But what if your dreams were still unfulfilled after moving

halfway around the world?

Would you be willing to go through it all over again?

Craig and Chantelle France-Brotherton were forced

to give up the life they loved in South Africa.

We had people break into our home

in the very early hours of the morning, and we were both shot.

But Craig is struggling to find a place to call home.

It gets me down in the UK, to stay inside of the time

makes me feel claustrophobic.

And he has to convince his family to start a new life all over again.

It just takes such a lot of work.

And I'm just not sure I can do it again.

With thousands of miles of pristine beaches and a sunny climate,

Australia is the number one destination for people

moving out of the UK.

However, the new life they sought doesn't always match up to

expectations and over 10,000 return home every year

to the life they left behind.

The France-Brothertons have just one week to experience

the reality of living in Australia.

At the end of it, they'll face a life-changing decision -

whether to stay in the UK or to make the move down under a permanent one.

The first part of the journey takes

them 11,000 miles around the globe to Perth.

The 24 hours in the air have not settled Chantelle's worries.

I'm a little bit nervous, to be honest because...

..you don't quite know how things are going to turn out for real.

There's a lot to find out and a lot of decisions to make, I think.

So I was a bit nervous before.

I'm quite a lot more nervous now that Craig's opened his mouth.

Yes, Craig had better be careful about what he says.

Australia is his dream and he has a long way to go

to convince his family to emigrate.

The France-Brotherton family are made up of Craig,

Chantelle, and their three children,

13-year-old Alison and twins, Roxanne and Tristan, age five.

For the last ten years, they've lived in Donnington near Birmingham.

They are originally from South Africa, but a terrifying event

left them unable to face living there any longer.

We had a violent incident, on our farm 13 years ago.

We had people break in to our home in the very early hours of the morning

and we were both shot.

So Craig was in hospital for six months, on and off for six months.

And I was in there for a month and a half.

So we decided there and then that we would be leaving South Africa.

Mostly, because we wanted to give Alison the opportunity

to have a safer and more reliable existence than

we could offer living in South Africa.

The experience definitely changed our outlook on life.

There's no two ways about it.

To me, it's not a case of careers and this sort of thing,

it's a case of living to the max.

I mean, that's why I like to go and experience things.

You try and be philosophical about these things, obviously,

cos they happen and lots worse things happen to lots of people, so

you just say, "Well, it's happened, we've experienced it, we survived it,

"let's move on."

As their grandparents were originally from the UK,

it was Chantelle's first choice for a new home.

To be honest, it's one of the best things I've ever done.

I've really, really valued every moment that I've had in UK.

-I love the UK.

-I don't regret coming over here at all.

-No.

Although they love living in the UK,

it's a far cry from the life they left behind in South Africa.

In South Africa, ten years ago, we used to live on a farm,

you know, wide open space of 25 acres, it's huge.

I think the closest house was 300 metres away.

For Craig in particular, it was the ideal lifestyle.

He was outside all the time, repairing the roof,

and it was like a total cut-off for him,

we came to the UK and he didn't do any of those things anymore.

So I think that he's really after something he's lost.

To help Craig find what's missing in his life,

Chantelle has agreed to give Australia a try.

Craig agreed to come to the UK on condition that

if he wasn't happy we would consider going somewhere else,

and Australia was always the place he was talking about.

Craig is hoping Australia will give a better life for his family.

Luckily, their daughter Alison is also taken by the idea.

Overall, about Australia, I think

yeah, I think I'm really excited about it.

It's a new adventure so I'm looking forward to going there

and trying it out.

However, having built new friendships and a successful

career in the UK, Chantelle is torn by the idea of giving it all up.

Family isn't only about those people you're related to.

It's your really, really close friends, those people that

I feel like I've grown up with them, even though I haven't.

I met them when I came to England. So...

Chantelle's mum has also moved to the UK.

Emigrating to Oz would mean saying goodbye to her again.

Thing is, I probably won't get to see my mum very much

because she likes to go to South Africa where my gran is,

and my grandad, when she has time away.

So I don't really know whether she'll be able to come and visit us or not.

Australia might be Craig's hope of a better life,

but it's a dream that could leave his family torn.

She will definitely be giving up a lot here.

She's made her life in the UK, really.

I wouldn't say everything she wants,

but, you know, she's getting there.

Craig hasn't really,

necessarily, I think, invested...

..as much in the UK.

But, you know, I'm thinking,

am I going to have to do that all over again in Australia?

It just takes such a lot of work.

And I'm just not sure I can do it again.

Both Craig and Chantelle know just how difficult

emigrating can be. But Craig still yearns for the happiness

he hopes Australia will bring.

He has just one week to convince Chantelle to give up the life

she's built in the UK.

The France-Brothertons will be spending their trial week in Perth.

It's a bustling city that's benefiting from the economic boom

in Western Australia.

And being spread out along the coast means there's easy access to

national parks and open countryside, which should suit Craig.

The final leg of the journey brings the France-Brothertons

to their home for the week in the area of Bickley.

Set on the outskirts of Perth,

it should give a good idea of country living.

Right away, one person is suitably impressed.

(TRISTAN) Wow! Cool!

-What's cool, boy?

-This garden.

-This garden is cool?

-Lots of space to run around.

However, everyone seems a lot less excited about running around

inside the house.

Chantelle hasn't been impressed by this house and it's got her

worried about what emigrating to the Australian countryside might mean.

I'm concerned that when you move to this kind of area,

you normally have to buy an older house

and they don't have as much storage,

and that kind of stuff, as we need, which means we would be back

to me living in our DIY project with you, and I'm not doing that.

I love you, but I'm not doing that.

I'm not too worried about the place, I think it's nice.

I'm more worried about what's around outside, you know?

Land and loads of space, it's great. It's fantastic. I love the trees.

Actually, I think it's even better than I imagined.

Really, really stunning.

I really want to cry.

SHE LAUGHS

SHE SIGHS

I'm just disappointed.

Oh, that's a stupid thing to say, but it's true.

Fortunately, Tristan and Roxanne don't have any issues

about storage or space.

Look at that.

Back in the UK, the France-Brothertons own a

three-bedroom house, which they've made into a home they love.

I'm happy here. We've been renovating this house since we moved in,

which is eight years ago.

And we're kind of just coming to the culmination of that now.

So if we decided to move to Australia in the near future,

that means all of this work has been for somebody else.

Hurrah.

Having lived a very different life in South Africa,

they have strong ideas about what they'd like from an Australian home.

We are looking for something where we've got some space around us.

Not really interested in living in suburbia because I'd like a big

enough garden for the kids to be able to play ball games and have a pool.

-Five acres.

-Five acres. Yes, love.

We've organised for the France-Brothertons to sample

Perth's housing market. We'll show them three typical options,

ranging from what they want in their ideal home to what they can afford.

After seeing for themselves what's on offer,

they'll find out the price of each house.

Their first stop is in Ellenbrook on the outskirts of Perth.

It's a rural area close to national parks,

but the housing is made up of busy estates.

The family are viewing a four-bedroom show home.

This is a classic Aussie house, sleek and modern,

just what Chantelle wants.

It's not exactly what I expected.

-But then we can choose where to build this?

-I believe so, yeah.

-Right, OK.

It may not have the amount of land Craig would like, but they

could have this design built on a bigger plot if they like the house.

Let's have a look.

Very spacious.

Oh, wow, Craigie, look at this. Oh, I like it.

Oh, lovely, yeah.

This is definitely a good start.

In fact, I think Chantelle might have taken

more than a liking to this house.

-I love this.

-It's nice.

-I do. I just love it.

Oh...

I like that it's complete, that you can just move in,

you don't have to do anything to it.

I love the open way that Australian houses are designed in terms

of the kitchen, the living area,

because it just fits the way that we want to live anyway, doesn't it?

I want to be up to just get in and have parties.

Yep, Chantelle has definitely fallen head over heels

for this house. But will the bedrooms keep the romance going?

Oh, Craigie!

-This is nice.

-Lookie, lookie, lookie!

-I love it.

-My goodness, it's huge.

SONG: "Je T'aime...Moi Non-Plus"

Storage!

Where are going to put your clothes?

-I'm sure it's big enough, love.

-It's gorgeous.

-It is stunning.

Well, it certainly satisfied Chantelle's needs.

Can the garden do the same for Craig?

-It's really lovely, isn't it?

-Yeah, it is nice.

The only thing is, there isn't very much space.

I don't know if the plot of land that you choose is any bigger than this.

The plot I want would definitely have to be bigger than this.

We absolutely need more space than this.

That is a shame. This house is certainly

in their ideal home category, but the garden just isn't big enough.

The question is, can Craig and Chantelle even afford it

on their £250,000 budget, let alone one on a bigger plot?

For the land, it'll probably be over, won't it?

I would think so.

Look, come on, find out.

Come on, look.

Let's have it.

Yeah. So this is 400,000 and that's without the land.

£257,000 is right at the top of their budget,

leaving nothing to buy more land.

So this is what we can't have.

Let's go and find out what we can have.

-Right, shall we round up our children?

-And off we go, yeah.

Before they damage a house we can't afford.

SHE LAUGHS

Then we can go.

It seemed like a promising start to Craig's hope

of convincing Chantelle to emigrate.

But if they can only just afford this house,

could something similar, but with lots of land, be out of reach?

One solution would be to look further out from the city.

So they've come to the Wundowie area. As it's quite rural,

properties with large amounts of land are more affordable.

However, it's over 40 miles from Perth,

meaning long commutes for work.

This is more like it, isn't it, Craigie?

This three-bedroom house does come with nearly four acres of land,

but it's not the pristine show home they've just seen.

I'm guessing that silence is not speechless with delight.

Oh, dear.

There's definitely work to be done, isn't there?

This house might have the space Chantelle and Craig would like,

but they can both see it would need some serious TLC.

There's loads of work to be done.

-Is this a room?

-No.

-Built-in wardrobes of a fashion.

-Yeah.

OK. And bedroom number four.

Nice storage, yeah. It would have to be redone again.

Every room in his house will probably need to be stripped down and redone.

And this time, Chantelle isn't quite so taken with open-plan living.

It's not the way that I would like it to be set out,

so we would need to do it again. Let's look outside, obviously. But...

I wouldn't... I can't see myself living here, Craig.

There are four acres of land.

Can that make up for the shortcomings of this house?

It's quite big, hey? It's quite a big piece of land.

-Definitely big enough, I think.

-Yeah.

It's just a pity about the house, you know?

I mean, everything else you can sort out, but the house.

-No.

-You'd have to start from scratch.

No, I'm afraid you're absolutely right.

It is a real pity because they love this, don't they?

Craig and the children might love the outside space,

but they know this house isn't going to win Mum over.

She likes everything to be clean and easy to clean

and it doesn't look like it's going to be easy to clean.

She likes lots of storage, as you probably gathered.

But we like the space, don't we, Tristan?

Yeah, we like that space, don't we?

We like all the space so we can run around and just do what we want to.

Perhaps the price can turn the house into a contender.

The right figure could mean money left over

to fix it up to their taste.

Shall we find out?

-Roxy?

-You can turn it over if you like, Roxanne.

Ah, how many is that?

Two, seven, zero, zero, zero, zero.

That's £20,000 over budget.

This house costs more than the house that we just saw in suburbia.

I don't think it's going to be an easy job to find a house that we

-want on our budget.

-I don't think it's going to be an easy job, at all.

It's a big setback for Craig's dream.

This house had the land he wants,

but it doesn't look like Chantelle would want to live here.

Now there's only one property left to convince her on Australian homes.

The Mundaring area, 20 miles east of Perth,

is halfway between urban and rural.

This could mean the France-Brothertons being able to

afford a house with a large garden

while being close to facilities and the countryside.

This three-bedroom property does have the modern look that the family

all like. But can it come anywhere near the first one,

which everyone fell in love with?

OK.

-This is nice.

-Yeah.

Nice enough size.

So that's nice.

-A little study off the living area.

-That's really nice, yeah.

-Storage!

-I mean, this is nice.

-For a kids room, yeah.

-It's nice enough.

-This is really nice, Craigie.

-Yeah, nice stove.

-Yeah.

Well, this may be a "nice" house, but it's safe to say

it's not love at first sight.

Will the garden elicit a different response?

This is very nice.

Maybe not.

It is a good size garden, but it's not what Craig had hoped for.

It's a lot of compromise, you know?

It actually all depends on the price, really.

Yeah, does.

You want to have a bounce on the trampoline?

OK, let's find out the cost of this house, then.

Maybe it can lift everyone's subdued spirits.

Right, Roxy, let your brother do it this time.

Turn it over.

OK.

That's £50,000 over budget and a real blow to Craig's dream.

I can't see it at that sort of price. If it was 100,000...

-Well, that's what it costs.

-100,000 cheaper, yeah, maybe.

Not at 460.

Definitely.

So what it's just telling you, is for a tiny bit of extra land,

you have to pay significantly more. It's not proportionate.

House-hunting around Perth has been a real eye-opener

for the France-Brothertons.

Everybody fell for the "wow" of the first modern show home,

especially if they could afford more land to put it on.

The second had the land Craig wants, but the house was a no-no

and over budget.

And the final house, which was perfectly nice, did show that

affording the house and the land might be beyond their means.

So have these properties convinced anyone that leaving

the UK would be worth the upheaval?

Think we're going to vote for...

-Undecided.

-Undecided.

Australia? You two said Australia! Do you like Australian houses?

Well, we're going to have to use your piggy bank money, then.

Doesn't look like we can afford what we really want,

in terms of land and the home that we have on it, in Australia

or in the UK. That's why I've voted undecided.

I voted undecided because if I want the land,

there's going to be a lot more research needed to be done.

That wasn't the start the France-Brothertons

were hoping for in Australia.

Craig's dream of a house with land is looking like an expensive one.

It leaves both Craig and Chantelle

in need of finding good work prospects in Perth.

In the UK, Craig works as a telecom technician

and Chantelle is a human resources manager in the NHS.

Today, while the children are looked after by a childminder,

we've arranged for both of them to find out

just what working in Australia could mean.

After the setbacks of property prices, everything is riding on

Craig and Chantelle being able to earn good wages.

Craig is the main visa applicant and he's meeting with

company director, Doug Butcher,

who has a little surprise to test his skills.

I've got a client upstairs.

-Shall we go up and have a look?

-Yeah, fantastic, let's go.

-There's a cable. There's a handset. Hook it up.

-Excellent, yeah.

I am a bit nervous today.

My job is really important to me

and I've worked really hard over the last ten years.

I'm worried that if I come to Australia, I'll have to start

all over again. I don't want to have to do that.

To help address her worries, Chantelle is meeting with

recruitment consultant, Kira Benton, who moved here from the UK.

It's a great chance for Chantelle to impress

with her knowledge of the industry.

While I'm happy to do HRM, my preference is LND, really.

Doing lots of work with SMEs, kind of on a consultancy basis

without including ETs and all that kind of stuff.

That certainly sounds impressive.

Meanwhile, with Craig's task completed,

it's time to find out what his skills could be worth.

Your CV looks pretty good. Obviously, you're quite experienced.

In terms of what sort of pay you can expect in Perth,

typically, an apprentice or a new qualified tech

will take home somewhere around about the 45-50,000 mark.

A more experienced tech, like yourself, would probably

be looking at somewhere between 55 to maybe 70.

That could mean Craig doubling his salary to around £50,000.

But crucially, would he have time to enjoy living in Australia?

I just wanted to ask you about the working hours,

which I'm quite interested in.

Having worked in the UK myself a number of years ago,

I think what you'll find is the working hours in Perth are probably

a little bit longer than what you would have experienced in the UK.

Like any technical position,

you should be aware, there will be some unsociable hours,

but it's really not that bad.

Well, this all looks good, Craig,

and I think you've got excellent chances of employment here.

And, yeah, when you get back, you should probably give us a call.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Cheers.

Craig's work prospects do look positive,

but only if he can face the possibility of long hours.

Back at Kira's office,

Chantelle is getting to the most important questions.

What kind of salary do you think we're looking at?

For a learning and development role you'll probably have a starting salary

of about £100-£120 per annum.

Would that be within what you're expecting?

That sounds about equivalent to where I am now

so I'm comfortable with that in terms of...

I would obviously like to improve my prospects as I go along,

but that sounds really good,

it sounds like I wouldn't have to take too big a step back.

I think, long-term, if you were to look at senior strategic learning and development roles

you could head towards the 150-200K salary mark.

That's great news. Even the starting salary would be £60,000,

£20,000 more than she currently earns.

But are there any vacancies?

How do you think the job market is in Perth at the moment?

-Do you think there are a lot of opportunities?

-There are.

If it gives you any assurance, I'm currently trying to recruit

a learning and development manager position for Perth

and the client hasn't been able to source anyone in the market

so they've opened the search and are currently interviewing people

based in the UK who are looking to relocate here.

To top that, they're offering sponsorship.

-Excellent, that's brilliant news for me, isn't it!

-Definitely.

If you do end up moving make sure that you give me a call.

I will definitely do that.

Thank you so much for seeing me and for your time. I'm grateful.

-Really great to meet you. Best of luck with everything.

-Thank you very much.

Potential work and higher salary.

That must be reassuring news for Chantelle.

When she eventually meets up with Craig

it's a chance to catch up on their day.

-How did it go?

-Really well.

-Yeah?

-And yours?

-Very good, actually.

I'm really impressed.

Does that mean they've been swayed by the possibility

of working in Australia?

Could Chantelle really face giving up the career

she's worked so hard to build? Time to vote.

Australia!

-Oh! Hasn't it been a better day than yesterday?

-Definitely.

A much better day than yesterday.

And actually yesterday might have been improved if we had today first.

I think so. Maybe we'll have to do yesterday again.

Yeah. Can we do yesterday again?

A resounding vote for Australia has rescued Craig's hopes

of emigrating even if earning more money means working longer hours.

But it's his dream of an outdoor family lifestyle

that's driving his desire to move and if Perth can offer it,

it would be a big step forward.

Craig would love to spend lots of time outdoors with his family.

Unfortunately the UK climate means a lot of time is spent indoors.

He's hoping to show them Australia could deliver their ideal lifestyle.

So today, the France-Brothertons have come to the Perth hills

to get a true taste of the Aussie outdoor life.

It will also give them time to mull over the decisions they face.

This is a rare chance to spend time together

in beautiful outdoor surroundings.

However, things soon turn ugly!

You've got to admit, it was fun though.

-No, it wasn't. I'm freezing!

-Oh!

This is precisely why Craig wants to emigrate.

Luckily, the children are on board.

He's like a big kid, isn't he.

He loves doing stuff like this.

He loves going hiking and canoeing,

and he thinks it's really cool that we can all do it as a family.

Can I go and capsize him now?

Today has reminded Craig

just why he's so desperate to move to Australia.

It feels so great to be able to get out.

It's a real stress relief, I feel.

It gets me down in the UK to stay inside all the time.

Makes me feel claustrophobic.

There's nothing wrong with the UK.

But for me, all my life as a child I'd been able to get outside

and have this outdoor life all the time.

However, for Chantelle, enjoying the day with her family

is a painful reminder of what she stands to lose again.

Well, I know I was very lonely when I first went to England

and I left all my friends and family in South Africa.

And yes, you keep in contact and yes, you talk, but it's not the same.

It's not the same having people thousands and thousands of miles away.

They still care about you, but they're thousands and thousands of miles away.

And I know I'll be lonely when I first come here

if we choose to come.

So when it comes to choosing, how will they vote

after just a little taste of what living in Australia could offer?

We've had a lovely day in the Perth hills in the great outdoors,

and now we're going to vote.

And....vote.

ALL: Australia.

-Ah, everyone's going to Australia.

-Yes.

I don't see how I could have voted otherwise.

Great.

The Aussie lifestyle was a real reminder to Craig and Chantelle

of what they left behind in South Africa,

but it also gave them a real glimpse of the future they could have Down Under.

However, with finances looking tight,

could the benefits of living in Oz come at too high a price?

Craig and Chantelle bought their house eight years ago

for just over £100,000.

After Craig's constant DIY they're hoping for a higher price.

We sent around two local estate agents to give up-to-date valuations.

He cleaned his feet. Good boy.

Lovely blinds. A very stylish fire.

Good sized room, open-plan leading off the lounge.

Right, the choice of units now, perhaps,

five or six years ago would have been acceptable,

but I think anybody looking at it may want to give it a makeover.

Open-plan.

Patio doors. Plenty of light in. Lovely.

Downstairs bathroom looks like it could be nice when it's finished.

He's nearly finished.

-Dad, you're never going to finish that.

-He will finish it.

It's almost finished now.

OK, a bit of a work in progress here.

Oh, he's kind, isn't he Craig?

This would suit a home office, even a fourth bedroom.

But I'd recommend the vendors actually finish off

to make it the finished product because the property will suffer slightly.

Probably good advice.

Oh, he's wearing his shoes on my stairs!

-They'll be in big trouble won't they.

-I'll hunt them down, Tito.

Nice, pleasantly decorated. Cosy room.

Number three. Good sized third bedroom.

That's fairly clean.

OK, very nice contemporary bathroom.

-Very stylish and I think people would love this.

-Oh, well done.

Well done.

Here we have a very good size three/four flexible

semi-detached property. If you'd put the property on the market now

I'd recommend an asking price of £105,000.

If you wanted to sell it quickly I would keep the price

under £100,000 and set it at £99,950.

This is a nicely decorated,

partially modernised, three bedroom semi-detached house.

I would value it at approximately £115,000.

For a quick sale, I would value the property at £105,000.

I think what they failed to noticed there,

now that most of the work's finished anyway,

is that it's a four bedroom house not a three bedroom house.

-He called it a three bedroom.

-He called it a three bedroom house.

You're going to have difficulty finding a four bedroom house

for £120,000, under £120,000 let's put it that way.

Craig might disagree about how his DIY has affected the house's value,

but will he be able to argue with the price of living Down Under?

While the children enjoy the sunshine,

mum and dad get to compare living costs between the UK and Australia.

Will this be another blow for Craig's dream?

Wow, look at the difference there. Hallelujah.

I'll have to kick my coffee habit.

Look how much more expensive the potatoes are, Craigie. Ow.

Ow, ow, ow.

The everyday expenses come out at £220 more a month

and that's before they've taken a bigger mortgage into account.

So, you ready for the next lot? Brace yourself, boy.

-I'm a bit worried about that.

-Brace yourself.

They've decided to use the third, most expensive house,

for their calculations.

Oh, my God.

Well, this is quite expensive then. That's triple what we pay.

That's three times our current mortgage payment.

That's an extra £1,100 a month just on mortgage payments.

Is there any chance their Australian salaries can make up

for these huge outgoings?

So, it looks like our after-tax monthly income in the UK

-was £2,900-odd.

-Yes.

In Australia it looks like our monthly income

would be about £5,938 after tax.

That is great news. Their income is more than doubled in Australia.

The move is back on.

I'm a little bit happier now.

You're very much happier, I can see.

That's really good news.

The figures do look promising on paper,

but will Craig and Chantelle have faith in their calculations?

BOTH: Australia.

-It's a no-brainer really, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Discovering they could afford the life Craig dreams of

looks to have made the breakthrough with Chantelle.

But her biggest fear has always been about losing the things

that money can't buy.

The family have decided to watch messages from loved ones together

so they know just what they'd be leaving behind.

Hi, Craig. Hi, Chantelle. Hi, children. I hope you're having a fantastic time.

Hi, guys. The France-Brothertons are unique.

They're very unique, wonderful people.

Chantelle is my absolute best friend in the whole wide world.

Erm, she's the sister I never had.

Alison is one of the coolest kids I know.

Roxy's a little miss.

And Tristan's away with the fairies.

Obviously, I relate to him very well because we are very similar.

I'm missing you a hell of a lot and...

I'm very happy for you and I hope that you know that wherever I am,

there will always be home for you.

I don't want to think about it even.

I can't think about it without crying.

The kids, it's the kids I'm going to miss terribly.

I'll miss them as well, but the whole family.

It's quite wrenching, actually.

Chantelle, I'll miss you.

I can't imagine how much I would miss you, but I know now already

that you are going to leave a big, big hole in my life.

I know that you and Craig are doing the right thing

and you're going to be really happy and you'll make it work.

But never forget how much we love you.

I know you guys are looking to fulfil a dream.

It's one that is going to break my heart when you go.

But I understand why you need to go.

I'm going to miss you with every fibre of my being.

Love you lots guys.

All of you.

For me, it's the worst bit. It's worse than anything.

And I love all these people.

Very, very much.

I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do without them.

I know I will if I have to but...

Mum, I hate leaving people behind.

I hate leaving people behind too, baby. I do too.

Watching messages was a reminder of just how painful emigrating can be.

But if Chantelle can't face leaving the people

and home she loves it would mean the end to Craig's dream.

For the second time in their lives,

the France-Brothertons have to decide where their future lies.

Their first move from South Africa was under terrible circumstances,

but this choice won't be any easier.

Doing this all before, it is quite hard to do it all again, I think.

But in one way we know what's to come.

The decision this time is nothing like the decision was last time

because it's almost as if we didn't have much choice last time...

..and the decision was made for us.

All we were doing was prepping towards the move.

This time I feel like I have a choice.

It's much harder because it's me doing it this time

instead of it happening to me.

So when it comes to the final vote,

have they seen enough to uproot the family again?

Based on everything we found out this week we're going to give it

one final vote as to where we think holds the best future for us.

We're going to vote for...

-Australia!

-ALL: Australia!

Australia.

I'm very happy that everybody voted Australia. This is fantastic.

It's a whole new life now. It's, er...

-Got to start from the beginning again.

-Yeah.

And build a new life in Australia.

OK, do you want me to change my vote now?

In just one week Craig's family have been convinced that Australia

could give them back the lifestyle they were forced to leave behind.

The France-Brothertons' time Down Under saw them well and truly

sold on a life in Australia.

But did their enthusiasm outlast their suntans?

Well, a few days ago Chantelle and Craig got in touch to say

they had some news for us.

I've come to Donnington to find out exactly what it is.

-Hello, Chantelle.

-Hello.

-Lovely to meet you.

-And you.

I understand you've got some news to tell me

and I've just spotted the sign.

I do, indeed. Come in and I'll tell you.

-So, what's happened since you've got back?

-Well, it's all systems go.

We stayed on for an extra couple of weeks in Australia.

Craig applied for a job. He got offered it the day after we got back.

Oh, my goodness! Things have really moved on.

When does he go to Australia?

He's leaving the day after tomorrow.

He's going without us, the kids and I are staying until the end of July,

after the school year's finished and until the house is sold.

But, yes, it's all systems go.

Most people take a year to plan to move Australia.

You've done it in weeks. We're not talking months, we're talking weeks.

You must be a very calm person.

I manage pressure quite well so it'll be all right.

It'll have to be, won't it!

You mentioned there's work to be done on this house,

obviously that is Craig's domain.

He's done a huge amount of work over the last three weeks.

He has worked his little socks off, he has.

He had to finish the bathroom, the downstairs bathroom,

which has been an ongoing, long-term project.

He's done an absolutely super job.

He's in the back at the moment sorting out all his tools

he's got to take with him.

-And has he packed his clothes or anything yet?

-No.

And he goes in a day and a half?

Look at him - hard at work.

-It's all rather exciting, isn't it, you moving in 48 hours.

-Yes.

Did you ever envisage this move was going to be quite so quick?

No, definitely not. I thought we had at least a good few months.

So when do you actually start your new job?

It's just over a week's time.

That's going to be a bit scary.

But I think I'll do quite well out there.

It's definitely what I want to do and it's an exciting opportunity.

So, in a way, it's the best case scenario for you.

-You've got what you wanted.

-Yeah.

But you're going to be working hard in Australia

getting everything ready for when they come out, aren't you?

-Yes, baby. The answer's yes.

-The answer's yes, believe you me!

We're absolutely delighted you're going to make the move.

I don't think we quite expected it to be this soon.

So Craig, all the best with your new job next week when you start.

Exciting times.

And Chantelle, you've got an awful lot of work to do

here in the UK before you get on that plane.

One last thing, Craig, please don't move again.

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