"You can see the cogs turning and them thinking 'oh my goodness me, this could really work for us'."
He described moving house as "such a personal journey" for the guests on the show and said he enjoyed finding out more about their lives.
"I think that's what's special about Escape to the Country. These house hunters - you're really rooting for them and it's my job to get their stories out of them," he added.