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Grand Designs fans in tears over couple's house in 'most emotional episode ever'

Viewers were won over by the couple's devotion to one another and their heartwarming connection to the land.

Daily Record

Channel 4 Grand Designs fans heartbroken over show's 'most emotional episode'

Host Kevin McCloud met with Rob and Kate who were trying to build a home with a budget of £350,000

Liverpool Echo

Grand Designs: Kentish couple replace their asbestos-ridden shack with factory-made steel home

A shabby post-war prefab is replaced with a twisted metal, modular home on Grand Designs. Is this the future of home building?

Evening Standard

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Channel 4 Grand Designs viewers baffled as south Manchester house goes £1 MILLION over budget

Colin and Adele planned to spend £700,000 on their dream home in Hale but things went pear-shaped

Manchester Evening News

Grand Designs fans stunned at 'vile' home that goes £1million over budget

The home owner went £1million over budget - and viewers were still not impressed by the finished product.

Daily Record

Estate agent denies that Harry Styles 'buys Grand Designs' saddest ever property renovation'

The pop star was holidaying in the West Country earlier this year

Wales Online

'Saddest ever' Grand Designs estate agent denies Harry Styles bought £8m property

Despite rumours that One Direction singer Harry Styles forked out £8million on the 'saddest ever' Grand Designs property in North Devon, it seems the singer has no intensions of settling down in the seaside village anytime soon

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Grand Designs: Doomed rollercoaster house in posh Manchester is quite the ride

The 23rd series of Grand Designs kicked off with a bold build plagued by setbacks.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles rumoured to have bought 'saddest ever' Grand Designs house for £8m

Residents of Croyde Bay, a popular seaside village in North Devon, claim the pop star snapped up the notorious mansion after a visit to the area.

Daily Record

Inside 216-year-old circular sea defence tower that's transformed into a quirky home

An incredible sea defence tower turned home in East Sussex has gone on the market, complete with four bedrooms and direct access to the beach - but it's in need of some serious TLC

Daily Mirror

Man who created Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' build feels guilty after leaving ex-wife 'with nothing'

Edward appeared on what has been dubbed Grand Designs' "saddest ever episode" as he took on the task of creating his dream home at Chesil Cliff House.

Daily Record

Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' homebuilder's guilt after leaving ex-wife 'with nothing'

The owner of Grand Designs' infamous lighthouse has vowed to repay his ex wife, admitting he 'pulled the stability rug from under them' and put the family through a difficult time

Daily Mirror

'My Grand Designs home was dubbed the 'saddest ever' - it was a nightmare'

More than a decade of pain, a whopping £6 million spent (more than £million over budget) and one divorce later, the most troubled Grand Design ever is up for sale - to its owners delight

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs' 'saddest house ever' finally finished as it goes on market for £10m

The episode followed Edward and his family as misfortune beset the project with the family plunged into millions of pounds worth of debt

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Evening Standard

“Extraordinary” lighthouse from ‘saddest ever’ episode of Grand Designs goes on sale for £10m after a decade

After a tumultuous 10-year build, “spectacular” Chesil Cliff House is finally on sale.

Irish Mirror

Grand Designs' saddest ever home for sale for €10m but it's still not finished

Even if the property sells for its asking price, music producer Edward is unsure whether he will break even.

Daily Record

'Saddest ever' Grand Designs home still on market for £10m after costing owner his marriage

The lighthouse-style home featured in one of the 'saddest ever' episodes of the Channel 4 show after running out of money and costing the owner his marriage.

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' home finally up for sale for £10m - but it's not finished

Chesil Cliff House in Devon is one of the most infamous self-builds in the UK and despite going on the market, the new owners will still have to add a kitchen and bathrooms

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The Guardian - UK

‘Property porn’: is TV’s obsession with home buying fuelling the UK’s housing crisis?

Despite an unprecedented crisis in home ownership, shows like Location, Location, Location and Grand Designs are seemingly neverending. Might they be to blame for skyrocketing prices?

Pedestrian.tv

We Simply *Had* To Investigate Why Conservative Pollies Are Always So Red In The Face

Barnaby Joyce's red face is the Grand Designs feature wall in the living room of Australian politics.

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs Grade II engine house on the market for £750k - but there's a catch

The stunning and unusual property was on Grand Designs in 2011, but it was left unfinished after the owners ran out of time and money to complete the build. The four-bedroom home also comes with nearly four acres of land

Daily Record

Scots Grand Designs couple's home set on fire by vandals leaving viewers stunned

The couple lost all of their possessions after their temporary caravan home was burned down by local vandals while they were away from the project for one night.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Grand Designs The Streets couple's home burns down as viewers speechless

Viewers watching Grand Designs: The Streets on Wednesday night were treated to an episode all about a Glasgow couple building their dream home in the Maryhill area.

Daily Record

'Saddest ever' Grand Designs home owner feels 'cursed' as another problem delays project

But during the construction, a series of setbacks, including Covid and the temperature-sensitive tiling on the mansion's pool, has once again crippled the 52-year-old's plans.

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs 'saddest house ever' owner says he's 'cursed' as he reveals latest setback

Chesil Cliff House in Devon has been under construction for more than a decade and even appeared on Grand Designs in 2019, with its owner Edward Short saying it's almost ready

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