Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud is to get his first co-presenter after fronting the show alone for 21 years.
Top architect Natasha Huq, who runs her own practice in Edinburgh, will join the 62-year-old when the Channel 4 favourite returns.
Viewing figures for the last series, seen in January, topped 3.4 million – a 12-year high.
The two new six-part series, expected to start next year, will follow the UK’s largest mass self-build site at Graven Hill in Oxfordshire and look at several exciting new pilot plots in Glasgow.
Kevin said: “We witnessed the very beginnings of the Graven Hill site in the first series of The Street and it was an honour to spend time alongside our ten plucky guinea pigs.
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“Now we’re back to follow more projects as Britain’s largest self-build community really gets going.
“I’m also excited to be able to look at other pilot projects such as Glasgow in this series.
“Self-build and custom-build are here to stay and at this rate they’re going to make a big contribution to Britain’s housing supply.”
Commissioning editor Ian Dunkley said: “Both new series will capture the spirit of community that these incredible self-build streets engender, as the determination, resilience and ambition of the builders shines through to create something extraordinary.”
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Although Natasha will be Kevin’s first co-host on a regular show, he did work with Damion Burrows and Michelle Ogundehin on the awards show Grand Designs: House of the Year.
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