Clanahan Family Wanted Down Under

Building a future with your partner is one of life's great adventures.

But if you can't agree which side of the world to spend it,

even the strongest relationships can be tested.

Leah Clanahan left Australia for the UK ten years ago.

Now she is desperate to return home.

I think if we don't go back to Australia to live,

I am going to be broken-hearted.

But for husband Andrew, that is a massive ask.

If I leave the UK then I'm leaving my family behind,

that I very much care for and don't want to do that.

Being torn between relatives on opposite sides of the globe

is affecting the whole family.

I'm a bit worried about my mum and dad,

if one stays in Scotland and one stays in Australia.

Now it is decision time for the Clanahans.

After this week, if it is a no, I have to totally change my life.

In the last 20 years,

over 600,000 British citizens have moved to Australia,

drawn by its warm climate, endless beaches and wide-open countryside.

The country is a magnet for those seeking a better life abroad,

but for some, Australia doesn't live up to expectations

and around a third return home having given up the dream.

The Clanahans have visited Leah's family

in Adelaide before, but this is a very different trip.

Leah's dream of permanently returning home to her loved ones

depends what happens in the next week.

Will she be able to convince Andrew to uproot the family from everything

they know and love in the UK and make the move down under for good?

The family may be familiar with the 10,000-mile flight to Adelaide,

but the marathon journey still takes its toll.

We've left Friday afternoon and this is now Sunday morning.

-We've pretty much been travelling the whole time.

-It was a bit long.

The feeling of coming home is fantastic. The air is different.

I know people will think I'm stupid saying that,

but there's just something about Australia.

And more than 24 hours in the air has given Andrew

plenty of time for serious thinking.

Quite apprehensive about the week ahead,

because, for us to sell up in the UK, what is my house worth?

I don't know what it is like here, no idea. I don't know the salaries,

I honestly don't know what we would be able to afford.

I know Australia is the place I want to be,

I just need Andrew to realise that as well.

If Andrew doesn't find the right answers to his questions

in the week ahead, it could be the end of Leah's dreams for good.

The Clanahan family are Andrew, Leah, Brodie who is two,

and Marlee, aged eight. They live in Lauder near Edinburgh.

Leah is originally from Adelaide in South Australia.

I came here ten years ago on a backpacker's trip,

and I met Andrew, and that kind of just changed the whole trip.

It was never, ever meant to be anything serious

because she knew she was going back home. That was always her intention.

When photographer Leah became pregnant with Marlee,

a move back to Australia could still have been on the cards.

That was until Andrew was dealt a blow.

We were talking about this is the time we need to go to Australia and

do we want Marlee to be born here,

would we want her to be born in Australia?

We were really discussing it. That is when we lost his father.

My family are very close, it was just the four of us, my sister,

myself, Mum and Dad and when Dad went, that was a big shock to us.

I suppose any plans that we had were put on hold.

Leah was desperate to bring her daughter up around her own family down under.

But that would have meant Andrew leaving his behind,

-just when they needed him most.

-That just changed everything.

All I wanted to do was go home.

This was my first baby and it made me realise,

I think it emphasised to me where I want to be.

The family are spending all their spare cash on trips to Adelaide,

but that is putting huge financial strain on them.

Yeah, I mean, it costs me an absolute fortune to go out Australia.

And the reason we keep going on holiday, but not moving out there...

Is just purely because not knowing work wise what I would get

when I go over there. I am settled here.

I have got a job that I enjoy doing, that is reasonably paid

and it is leaving everybody behind.

Leaving his mum behind would be a massive wrench

and that is a situation Leah is all too familiar with.

My mum is on her own.

My sister is there, but...and I know your mum is on her own as well.

This is why we end up having a debate

because all those feelings that you've got are exactly what I've got.

Yeah, you're right.

Torn between families on opposite sides of the globe,

things are becoming desperate.

I think our relationship has certainly changed in the last couple of years.

I certainly feel more resentful to him,

especially when he makes comments about leaving his family behind.

That really hurts me because I've left my family behind as well.

And the implications of being unable to persuade Andrew to make

a move are already weighing on Leah's mind.

I worry about my mother getting older and who is going to look after her,

and all the worries Andrew has for his mum at the moment,

I have for my mum every day so...

After this week, if it is a no, I have to totally change my life

and my thinking.

Andrew knows his wife's future happiness is at stake.

It makes me feel pretty down myself, seeing that Leah is unhappy.

I am well aware that if we go over to Australia that would be

good for her and would make her feel so much better.

-For Leah, a life down under means everything.

-A dream come true for me

would be to live my life in Australia.

That's it.

I know it's sad, but that would be my dream.

The Clanahans are at crisis point.

While Leah is desperate to be with her family, Andrew can't bear the

thought of leaving his and is unsure of his job prospects in Australia.

Over the next week,

they'll explore every aspect of Australian living.

Then Andrew will have to make a heartbreaking decision,

whether to grant Leah her dream or stay in the UK for good.

For this trial week, the Clanahans are staying in Dernan Court,

an established suburb north-east of Adelaide.

Just 10km from the city centre,

and minutes away from Leah's mum's house.

Their temporary home for the week is this period cottage.

Will it put Andrew in the right frame of mind?

-This is nice. This place is quite... Deceiving.

-It is.

It is just beautiful.

It is very olde-worlde which I don't think Andrew believes

Australia has to offer so that is good to show him that.

This room is quite big, very high ceiling.

Yes, that is what attracted us to our house in Scotland,

-the high ceilings, didn't it?

-Yes.

-It is a good start.

It is a nice place to spend the week.

I don't think I could probably live here, somewhere like this,

as I think it's on the small side compared with what we're used to.

-The high ceilings again.

-And the details.

-Lots of details.

So is that what you are saying, for an Australian house, you are looking for high ceilings?

Not necessarily, no.

I'm just saying it's got nice high ceilings.

The hard sell is on, but is it too much, too soon?

I get pressured when I come out to Australia all the time

because Leah is thinking he doesn't want to move to Australia. But that is not the case.

It's just the uncertainty of moving and what I would be coming out to do.

I'm nervous that Andrew has come on this journey and he's thinking,

"OK, let's find out, let's see what this is about," and then when we

get the facts that he is going to be like, "See, I told you so.

"This isn't for us," so, I have that worry.

-The family's future rests on the week ahead.

-It could be difficult.

We could end up leaving here at the end of the week and she could be

quite down about our decision if it ends up going to the UK.

If I don't get what I want at the end of it, which is

to move back to Australia, then I have to try and work out,

can I live the rest of my life in Scotland?

And daughter Marlee is also concerned about the future.

I'm a bit worried about my mum and dad,

if they decide if one stays in Scotland and one stays in Australia.

With so much at stake,

this week really will be crunch time for the Clanahans.

Back home in Scotland the Clanahans live in a three-storey, five

bedroom new-build in Lauder, a quiet village 30 miles from Edinburgh.

It is a spacious modern family home which they bought six years ago,

-for £283,000.

-I really love this house.

I think we are quite lucky having the space that we do.

Probably it would be emotional to give up this home

because we have raised our daughter here.

She has been here since she was two years old. This is the only home she remembers.

It gives you everything that I would want in a home, I suppose.

It is just in the wrong country for me!

Both Andrew and Leah have very clear ideas about what

they would like from a house down under.

The dream would be to be in a reasonable-size property that

fits my family's requirements.

Four bedrooms is what I'm really looking for.

In Australia, growing up there

I know the houses have big verandas around the house.

I would love something like that.

Because we've used any savings to go to Australia,

any money I will be taking with us will be from the house.

I think we're looking to spend between 250 and £300,000.

If we go there and we find that in reality, we can only afford

a one-bedroomed flat, then that is not going to happen.

And we'll just maybe have to come to terms that

Australia will be off for us.

To give the Clanahans an idea of what

they could buy in Adelaide, we are showing them three properties based

on their budget and needs, from the affordable to their dream home.

Only after seeing each property will they find out what they cost.

The search begins in Mawson Lakes,

a suburb in the north-east of Adelaide.

It is a newly developing area, 20 minutes from Adelaide's city centre

and 15 minutes from the beach.

With shops, schools, childcare centres and Leah's family nearby,

could it be the spot for the Clanahans' perfect home?

-Oh, wow.

-Ooh, this is different from how it looks outside, this is nice.

-Nice long hallway.

-Yes.

Very long hallway.

-This would be your bedroom, Marlee.

-It is a reasonable size.

It has got good wardrobe space.

It's about as big as the one I have back home.

Do you reckon it is the same as back home?

I think this is bigger than your bedroom back home.

Might be because that is a double bed in here.

An en-suite that goes back out into the other side.

I like this.

-It is looking good so far.

-Look at this.

-Wow.

-It is a nice house.

I like it here.

Andrew is making all the right noises. Leah should be pleased.

But is she?

See, I think personally I would prefer to live further afield

to get more room.

But then this is handy for the city.

I just think this house is a little bit too small, personally.

Compared to what we live in back home, it is far smaller.

Even moving over, I think it would be...

It may well be that we would have to make that compromise

-if we were coming here and finding a smaller property.

-And I'm up for

that, but I'm just...

Mixed emotions for Leah.

The house has made a good impression on Andrew but it may be

the extra space Leah wants is beyond the couple's £280,000 budget.

What do you think this house is worth?

I think this house is probably worth about four or 500,000?

I think this is probably about 350.

-Do you think so?

-Yeah.

-Let's see. Right.

-OK, Marlee, read it.

We'll get Marlee to read it.

Right, Marlee, what is it worth, then?

369,000.

-Wow.

-I was pretty close, wasn't I?

-I was well and truly out, wasn't I?

I thought for that money you would probably get something a bit bigger

with a bigger garden, so that has been a bit of an eye-opener for me.

A disappointing start for Leah.

At £253,000, this house is under their budget,

but it is not the right size.

Perhaps property two can lift her spirits.

The next house is in Greenwith,

a quiet middle-class suburb with good facilities for families,

including a choice of schools and large shopping centres.

The property is further out from the city centre

but does have the four bedrooms the couple want

and a large outdoors area for the children to play in.

Is this more what Leah had in mind?

Oh, my gosh, I think this is our house. Beautiful, isn't it? Wow.

I like this as soon as you walk in. I really like this room.

I think I've been sold on this house just from the outside.

So everything else is a bonus. It is like he's home already.

-This is nice out here, isn't it?

-My gosh, this is huge.

Such a fantastic area for you, Marlee, isn't it?

Just a good area for the kids. They've already got the trampoline in there.

I think we're just liking it because of all the good furniture.

-We will get our own stuff as well, Marlee.

-Very practical, Marlee!

-I really like it.

-Shall we just buy it now?

-Yes.

-OK.

-We might want to look at the rest of the place first?

-No.

No, OK, just buy it! Come on then.

Looks like this house is a hit with everyone and there is more to come.

Mum, this would be good for you.

SHE GASPS

-Oh, my gosh.

-What's in here?

-This is like the working area. Oh.

Wow, this is really good, isn't it?

This is like, this is my dream.

Do you know, I had a good feeling about this area.

This house is just amazing.

-It is fantastic and good working space here.

-Big en-suite.

-With a bathroom.

-Oh, wow.

-It's a nice bathroom, isn't it?

-Yes, I'm sold.

-There's a lot of space.

-Do you like it?

-I do like it, yes.

You know, it is a house that we need.

We've got three floors back home in the UK

and here it's all on one level, but it's plenty of room, isn't it?

There's enough room. So shall we find out how much it's worth?

-Oh, yeah, let's do that bit then.

-This is the scary part now.

This house has certainly put a smile back on Leah's face,

but will the price wipe it off again?

Do you know, I am so nervous I don't know if I want to find out.

Because I think if we find out that we can't afford it,

then the dream is over.

I probably think it's 536,000.

That's very precise, yeah.

I want you to have an open mind that it might not be in our budget,

but we might be able to get to it.

Just remember that we still have to sell our own place

back in the UK which we don't know the value of yet. OK?

It would all depend on what I could secure

or what we both could secure work-wise.

-So, let's both have an open mind.

-Let's have an open mind.

-OK, darling.

510,000.

That's £70,000 over their potential £280,000 budget.

That doesn't seem too bad to me though, because I'm looking

at the pounds. £350,000.

It's £100,000 more than the last house.

-Yeah, but look at the size...

-You're getting a lot more house for it.

-You're getting a far better setting outside.

-So, we are getting it?

-Erm, no, not at the moment, Marlee.

-But there's hope that we might!

This house offers everything the family are looking for,

but unless Andrew can find the right job prospects, it could remain

beyond their reach.

Last stop of the day is a newly-built estate

on the outskirts of Adelaide.

Blake's Crossing is still under construction,

but once completed will have plenty of facilities for young families.

The Clanahans are viewing the show house.

Will it offer the space they want at a price that's right?

-Wow!

-Wow!

-This is different!

That's just the hallway!

-What would you use this space for?

-An office.

-An office, yeah, maybe.

-This is huge.

-Good, isn't it?

-Just looking at one room.

-Have you found your room?

-Yeah.

This large family home comes with several open-plan areas,

a study and five bedrooms -

plenty of room for overseas guests and there's more.

A window out to the pool!

-Wow!

-Wow!

Wow. My goodness.

-I can see you in that, doing your laps.

-Yes.

-Yes. Totally cool.

But Andrew's got his sensible hat on.

This is a new-build. So nobody's been in here before.

But then, remember our house was a new-build back in Scotland as well.

We obviously saw the show house there like we're seeing just now.

When we move into our own house, we've not got all the decor and

you've not got the finished garden and there's lots of work to do.

We'd obviously have to put work into making this place look like this.

-Being negative.

-I'm not being negative. I like this, it's nice.

This house has got the wow factor,

but is it within their £280,000 budget?

I think this one is probably about 600,000.

-540,000.

-OK, Dad?

-510,000.

-OK. So, whoa, let's see.

-What did you reckon it was?

-600.

-OK.

Right, do want to go and have a look then, Marlee?

ANDREW INHALES SHARPLY

-599,000.

-I was pretty close.

That's more than £130,000 over their budget.

So, that's a lot of money. It's double the house that we've got.

The price is just beyond us

and what we could dream of paying at the moment, you know.

It's just... This house is worth far more than ours back home

and yet it probably is a similar size to the one back home.

But if Andrew did find a better paid job down under, the dream home

could still be achievable.

A beautiful property and I wish we could afford it.

But I think I could definitely live here.

But it's just based on my current salary, that's not going to happen.

It's been an interesting day on the property hunt.

The first house was within budget but too small.

Property number two was everything Leah had hoped for,

even though it would put a strain on the chequebook.

And the final house captured everyone's imagination but to

achieve it, the family would have to increase their income massively.

So, when it comes to property, has Andrew been sold on Australia?

So, based on the houses that we've seen today, we are going

to vote for...

ALL: The UK!

I didn't want to go for the UK

because I really want to come to Australia but just based on the

houses we've seen today and based on the salary we have back in the UK,

I don't think we can ideally purchase any of those houses comfortably.

I was hoping I'd see a house that I could easily afford

and short of the first one, which was far too small,

those last two, I couldn't, and that still puts a lot of doubt there.

But certainly based on what I've seen today, yeah, UK.

Far from the start Leah was hoping for.

Her vote for the UK goes against everything she's ever wanted

and the reality of Adelaide's property prices

means the couple's work prospects are now vital if Leah is going to

be in with a chance of keeping her dream alive.

Leah's desperate to move back to Australia,

but she knows the ideal home and lifestyle will come at a cost.

As the main breadwinner,

finding the right job for Andrew down under will be

crucial if a move's to work financially and for him, it'll be

tough to top the job satisfaction he gets

as a technical manager back home.

I have been with the same employer for 19 years.

Very, very loyal employee and once I am there, I like to stay put.

I like the stability and like to try

-and do as much as I possibly can for my employer.

-He loves his job.

When I first met him, he was very technical

and some of our first dates were going out to outages

and things like that.

It's not everybody who can say they enjoy their job,

but I do like my job. And I would really miss that.

Leah's all too aware how everything depends on Andrew's

job prospects in Adelaide.

You know, if I didn't love him so much and we didn't have our life

together I would have gone a long time ago

because I am homesick and that's where I want to be,

but I really believe in him

and I think if he gets something, that will help.

With the children looked after by a childminder, the couple

set off to explore their work opportunities.

Leah would like to have her own photography business, so meets

local professional, Miriam.

Meanwhile, Andrew's off to an IT company to get

the low-down on a potential job from Nick, a senior manager.

What I currently do back in the UK, I'm a manager who looks after a team

of engineers who are responsible for looking after primarily our networks.

Do you have a similar type of job in this company?

Actually, yeah, that's very close to what a lot of the guys here do.

We have a team of network engineers who maintain

the operation of the network

and certainly the depth of experience,

managing a large team, complex products,

various supplies and technologies

-is something we would find very appealing.

-OK.

-That's good to hear.

-Great news for Andrew. How's Leah getting on?

So, in Adelaide, what do you think are the opportunities

for family photography?

Adelaide is a very friendly, welcoming family town,

so there's a lot of young families with children here.

It's a great job to get into because you can really

control how big or how small you want it to be,

so really, it's just the perfect job for a mum.

What would you think you would be charging families

for an hour session?

200 for an hour shoot for one person and then

I charge 30 per extra person so a family of four would be 290.

The figures sound good and for Leah a life down under

could be tantalisingly near.

It's just so close, you know. I can feel it and it's so...

it's here. But now all the apprehension is coming back,

because I know it doesn't rely on that.

Our moving to Australia isn't reliant on me getting a job.

It's Andrew getting a job.

So, now I have to wait to see what he's going to find out today.

Will Andrew deliver the news she's desperate to hear?

Everything hangs on his job prospects.

In general, Adelaide doesn't have the

level of activity in terms of people moving around and hiring,

relative to other capital cities within Australia.

I suppose that was one of my fears about coming out to Adelaide.

But that's relative to other cities within Australia

and we actually do have a vacancy for a network operations manager

which may or may not be suitable.

-We should talk further, I think.

-Wow, OK.

-How's that?

Wow!

Very surprised you're saying that just now. Kind of threw me!

For a senior management job with your skills and experience,

as we've gone through I would be comfortable sort of

-pitching you towards the 110, 120,000 base salary.

-Wow. OK.

Which in Adelaide is more or less enough to comfortably

support a decent lifestyle... sun-drenched, all that stuff.

This could be a major turning point for Andrew.

I don't think I myself sort of ever entertained

the possibility of us moving to Australia just because I was quite

settled in my work and regarded it as being a reasonable salary.

After sort of discovering what I have discovered here in that

I could be actually on a better salary than I'm on in the UK,

it makes this whole thing a definite possibility

and we now have to sort of look at putting everything

into practice now and seeing what we can do to move out here.

It's time to put Leah out of her misery.

It was a very, very interesting afternoon. It went very well for me.

-Really?

-Surprisingly well, yes, to the point where he said

-we've got a job here for you right now.

-What?

If you would like to apply for it and booked me in for an interview.

-What?

-Yeah.

-And what did you say?

I said, well, I'm very interested, yes!

-I'm so happy.

-You've done well yourself, so...

-So, salary wise, what...

-About 120,000.

My God. So... Well, what does this mean, though?

-This is what we wanted to hear. Are you happy about it?

-I am happy.

I mean, obviously, it makes it look now that it's a strong goer

to moving over here. Yeah.

I mean at those sort of salaries we could almost afford these houses

we went to look at yesterday afternoon.

He seems to think that's achievable

based on what other people earn here.

That's all music to Leah's ears,

but has Andrew heard enough to put his mind at rest?

Based on our experiences today, we've found our a lot of good

information that's definitely been useful to moving across here.

Some big surprises, so we're are going to vote for...

BOTH: Australia!

Things are looking up for Leah.

-Are you really happy?

-It's amazing.

When you look on the Internet or anywhere else

you never see the jobs. But when you actually go and speak to people

you suddenly found out that they've got jobs.

Andrew's first vote for Australia is a huge boost for Leah.

It looks like he could be finally coming round to the

possibility of emigrating.

So, could a taste of the local lifestyle bring Leah yet another

step closer to home?

In the UK, the Clanahans share a passion for visiting old

castles and estates.

So, down under, they have spent a day roaming the grounds

of Carrick Hill, one of Adelaide's few surviving period homes.

It's a chance for the family to reflect on what life could be like.

The kids have definitely enjoyed today.

What's good about it, I think, is probably the weather more

than anything else because, we do something like this back home

you tend to find that the grass is damp

because it's probably raining at the time.

It's not as much fun, obviously. Having the sunshine just makes it.

Well, yeah, I've seen big changes in Andrew.

I mean, today I've seen him jump in a sack

and I've never seen him do anything like that before!

So, you know, I think it brings out the best in him

being over here.

And everyone's had time to think about the future.

It's been an interesting week for me, emotion wise.

And certainly after going to the employer yesterday

and finding out how likely it is that

I could find employment here - that makes a big difference.

We have a lonely existence in the UK.

We have a bit more of a lifestyle environment in Australia.

I can just see my children flourish already.

Even today, watching them run around and roll down hills,

I haven't seen them be that happy for months.

I think my mum's lonely because she doesn't get anybody to talk to

when I'm at school and my dad's at work.

I think it'd be different in Australia because some of her family

don't work and she'd be able to see them every day.

So, based on their potential lifestyle,

will the family vote for the UK or Australia?

Based on our lovely day here today, we're going to vote for...

ALL: Australia!

It's great seeing the kids getting the opportunity to play outside,

and that's the climate that has driven that.

It's not like back home we don't get good times outside as well, it's just they tend to be limited.

Here, I think there will be more of them, and that's the reason why I've gone for this today.

I love Australia, come rain or shine,

but I think today has just proved that with the children,

they have had such a good time,

so, you know, that is why I chose Australia - for lifestyle.

A unanimous vote for the Aussie lifestyle is great news for Leah,

but being able to afford it is another matter.

If they don't get the right price for their house in the UK, Leah

could find herself back where she started.

While her mum looks after the children,

the couple sit down to find out

if the two estate agents we have sent round to their Scottish

home agree with the £250,000 they think it's worth.

This is a very nice room. Very spacious and light.

Nice bay window overlooking the green as well. Very nice.

A pleasant contemporary kitchen. It's well fitted.

It's got classic Shaker-style units.

Oh, it's a nice conservatory porch and really quite a pleasant room.

-Did he say it was a pleasant room?

-Pleasant room.

-Yeah, that's my favourite room.

ESTATE AGENT: That's a very nice room. A little girl's room.

And cupboards as well, so a place for all the toys.

-Yeah, too many toys, she's got.

-Far too many toys!

It's clearly the main bedroom in the house

and it justifies the description of a master bedroom.

This is a very nice family home.

In today's market, I would value the property at £290,000

and look at any serious offers over 270,000.

I would value this property at 275,000.

For a quick sale, you might have to drop down to 250,000,

as that's the limit for stamp duty going up to 3%.

-Yeah.

-So, the first guy said 290,000.

-He did.

-Let's sell it for 270.

-Yeah.

The other guy said 270 for 250, so you take an average.

-I am quite surprised at that.

-So are you happy? Is that a good result?

-That's a good result, yeah.

-Oh, good!

That's positive,

but now it's time to tackle how the finances would work down under.

To help them do the figures, we have provided a comparison of costs,

beginning with the weekly food shop.

OK, so...

-..bacon, UK, £1.64. Here, £4.63.

-Four dollars...

-No, £4.63.

-Oh, OK.

-It's been converted.

-Oh, God!

Here's something that's cheaper, here. Battered fish.

-Seem to eat quite a lot of that, because Brodie likes it.

-Yeah.

5.96 in the UK, £4.19 here.

Most things, from what I can see, are definitely more expensive here.

But if you are on a higher salary, that would compensate for that.

Baby wipes, UK cost for a pack of three, 1.83.

-Over here, 5.76.

-Yeah, I thought the baby stuff was more expensive.

-Big difference.

-So how does the weekly shop add up?

-It's £43.16 more expensive here.

-OK.

-£43 a week won't break the bank, but what about the bigger outgoings?

House prices in Adelaide were an eye-opener for the Clanahans.

Basing their calculations on the second property we showed them

and taking into consideration Andrew's potential

earnings of 120,000 Australian dollars, they make it work.

An extra £20,160 a month, a year, sorry, by living in Australia.

-Extra? By living in Australia, we're going to be getting that, an extra £20,000 a year?

-Yeah.

-That's amazing.

-You can get a lot for £20,000, I suppose.

That figure alone is just based on your salary, so whatever

I could make and bring to the household would be an extra bonus.

-That could be our holiday money.

-Absolutely.

-Could be anything.

It's a lot of money.

The figures are good, but are they good enough to convince Andrew?

It's time to find out.

After the exercise we have just done

and the comparison we have done between our finances in the UK

and finances here, we're going to vote for...

BOTH: Australia!

I've been blown away by that figure, and I think we would

actually have such a fantastic life out here, based on all that.

We never seem to have expendable income at the end of the month.

We're always scraping about and it is getting to be quite tough for us,

so I think we would have a very comfortable lifestyle here.

And certainly, probably any of these houses we saw the other day, we could probably afford.

The evening is spent with Leah's family in true Australian style -

children in the pool, drinks on the patio, and family close by.

Great times, but while Andrew's financial concerns may have

been addressed, he knows families are at the heart of their dilemma.

It's difficult, cos obviously,

we've both got family on each side of the world.

If I leave the UK, then I'm leaving my family behind who

I very much care for and don't want to do that.

Leah feels the time has come for her to be reunited with her family.

In the beginning, the first few years,

I danced around supporting him and, you know, just thinking

of his feelings 100% and putting my own homesickness in the background.

I think having children changes that,

because being pregnant and having no-one around you and...

going to hospital, having a baby and no-one coming to visit you, it's...

You know, it's a sad time, and no-one wants that.

Everyone wants their family around them.

And Andrew is all too aware of how much rests on his decision.

If it's the UK, then that is going to be shattering for her.

And for her mum as well.

Because her mum wants us desperately to move out here.

In the same respect, it's going to be the same for the people back in Scotland as well, because if we

say it's Australia, then it's a toughie with my mum and sister.

The couple had been avoiding having to

choose between their families for as long as they have been together.

I think our relationship for the last few years has been affected by this,

because he has not wanted to come over here and I have,

and there's that pulling all the time of, you know,

he wants to be one place and I want to be the other place.

So, for us to have come and experienced this

and worked out what we could and what we could not, to then just be...

end result, no, we're staying in the UK, I think I'd be really upset.

The week has seen Andrew overcome his financial and work concerns,

but he still faces possibly his biggest hurdle.

The family sit down to watch a DVD of messages from loved ones

back home, which includes Leah's brother, who lives in the UK.

While Brodie is looked after by a childminder,

they have decided Marlee should watch it too.

Hi, Andrew. Hi, Leah, Marlee and Brodie,

hope your trip is going really, really well.

Well, I hope you're having a wonderful time

and I hope you all like it.

The best way to describe them -

they are noisy, hard-working and just great people to be with.

As a family, they are just an absolutely lovely couple.

They would do anything for anybody.

Leah is a very artistic person.

She has a lot of potential to do a lot of good things.

She's the sort of person that if I had had a sister,

I would have wanted her as my sister. You know, she's just real...

Just a lovely, lovely girl. She is so caring.

She's shy, she's a great mum, great photographer...

Um... Good friend.

Andrew as a brother is just a lovely guy to have as your brother.

Somebody that, you know, without him in my life would just...

would just be pretty bad. Yeah.

Obviously, I'll miss them very much so, and the children growing up.

As you say, there is still Skype and videos and stuff, you know,

but it's not the same.

If they do go away, well, Leah will have her family, I can see that.

-I've never heard her say that before.

-No.

Just the opportunity to be able to spend Christmas

and birthdays with them and see my niece and nephew and see them

grow up, obviously, that's something I would miss greatly.

Since my dad died eight years ago, you know, Andrew,

Mum and I, Leah, the four of us just became so, so close.

I think we've just always been there for each other, no matter what.

That's...

When faced with that, it's going to happen,

that's just going to be so difficult. So upsetting.

Whatever you decide will be the right thing for you, your family and us, but we'll miss you.

I know that if you do stay, it's going to be a far better

life for all of you, and especially for the kids growing up. Erm...

Yeah.

I can't say any more.

-It's just... You feel pulled in both directions.

-Mm.

-Just hard when you see it like that on screen, though.

-Yeah, I know.

I'd really miss my uncle and my aunties.

I know, it's hard.

When we leave here every time,

it's so difficult just trying to say goodbye to Leah's family.

We're with them for normally a few weeks at a time

and then they all come to see us off at the airport,

and it's just, you've got that sort of feeling in your throat.

It's horrible. You're having to walk through the doors, like,

"Goodbye until we next see you."

Um, and that's not my family, that's Leah's family.

So to say goodbye to my family would be a bad one, yeah.

It's been an eventful and emotional week for the Clanahans.

Being back in Adelaide has reinforced Leah's desire to be home.

It's just so close, you know. I can feel it.

Spending time with family down under made Marlee realise just how

homesick Leah is.

I think my mum's lonely because she doesn't get anybody to talk to

when I'm at school and my dad is at work.

But good news on the job front for Andrew.

-He said we've got a job here for you right now.

-What?!

It means Leah's dream could be tantalisingly close.

For Leah, the last week has been the best shot

she has ever had of persuading Andrew to move down under.

Now she could be on the brink of being reunited with her

family for good.

After years of indecision, it's time for Andrew

and Leah to decide once and for all where their future lies.

I think about a year ago,

I hit a crossroad where I just decided I'd had enough in Scotland.

And it wasn't the people, and it wasn't my home,

it was just that I didn't want to be there any more.

I don't know if there's a calling inside you of where you're born

and you want to return to that place. Whatever it was, I had it.

So this whole week has, you know, that's going to give me

what I need to know. Am I coming home or not?

It's definitely a massive decision.

If it is a no at the end of the week, Leah will be very heartbroken.

I think that would take a major toll on our relationship.

If it's a no for Australia, I'm going to be honest.

Yeah, it's going to destroy me.

So how does our relationship move forward from that?

I do feel pressured. Leah doesn't want to pressure me.

She definitely does not want to do that, but she can't help doing it.

Everything relies on the decision that Andrew makes.

That was a good throw!

That's a hard thing for me to say, because what's going to happen

if he says no?

If I do make the decision to come to Australia, it's going to be

hard saying goodbye to my family, the loved ones, you know.

It's people I have known all my life.

'If we have more children, there's no way

'we can take our whole family to Australia every year, so I'll then

'have to look at the reality that I'll be home once every five years.'

And people are going to die, people are going to get married, there's

going to be more babies in the family that I am going to miss out on.

So that's my biggest worry, that...

that I'm missing everything over here.

So when it comes to the final vote, can Andrew leave the UK behind?

Has Leah done enough to convince him to bring her home?

ALL: Australia!

-Is that real?

-Yeah.

-Are you really 100%?

-Yeah, I'm happy.

-Work still is a big risk.

-Yeah, the work, I know.

Everything else seems to have fallen into place.

-We'll just have to see where the road takes us.

-Absolutely.

But it looks a good road.

Yay!

It has been an emotional roller coaster of a week

for the Clanahans, but it looks like Australia has worked its magic

and Leah's wish has been granted.

We hope everything works out for them

and they have a very happy future.