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A semi in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, a derelict house in a rural village near Dover in Kent and a basement without planning permission in Ipswich in Suffolk are all sold under the hammer. Martin, Lucy and Dion talk to the developers who hope to make some money, but the projects are not without their problems and take much longer than the investors bargained for.
A 20-year-old first-time developer, a banker turned developer and a builder who wants to create a fantastic new home for his soon-to-be-wife all buy properties at auction. Martin, Lucy and Dion are in Chesterton in Staffordshire, Hornchurch in Essex and Sudbrook in Monmouthshire to hear their plans.
A run-down listed village house in Farningham in Kent is given the wow factor while houses, in Great Barr in Birmingham and Crewe in Cheshire are also given great makeovers. Martin, Lucy and Dion meet the new owners and catch up on their progress after the transformations.
Lucy talks to a pastor and his wife who plan to build their dream eco house in Brompton in Kent, while Martin meets a first-time developer in Wolverhampton, and Dion looks at a huge building which already comes with a tenanted flat and a hair salon in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
A commercial and residential building in Beeston in Nottinghamshire, a four-storey house in East Dulwich in London and a flat in Godalming in Surrey are all given high-end makeovers. But will the developers, who all bought at auction, manage to make a profit? Or have their ambitious plans come at too high a price?
A 1930s semi in Hatfield in Hertforshire packed with original features, a flat in Croydon and a workshop and land in Heanor in Derbyshire are sold at auction. Martin, Lucy and Dion meet the owners and hear their plans to make some money from their bricks and mortar.
A mum and dad buy a piece of land in Stevenage in Hertfordshire in the hope of developing a pair of houses for their children, a couple who buy a top-floor flat in Motherwell in Scotland want to make a profit on the rent, and two young brothers buy a run-down house in South Normanton, Derbyshire, to add to a large property portfolio. All the properties were sold at auction, and Martin, Lucy and Dion meet the new owners to hear their plans.
A bungalow in Langton Green in Kent is given a high-end refurbishment and extension, a father-and-son team cleverly refigure the existing space in a terraced house in Stoke-on-Trent, and two lifelong friends have high hopes for a piece of land they buy behind a house they already own in Northwood in Middlesex. Martin, Lucy and Dion have a look round the property development sites and hear how the new owners hope to make some money.
A 1930s semi in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, a terraced hose in London's Plumstead and a workshop on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Lucy Alexander and Dion Dublin hear about the plans for the three properties, which range from a first home, a high-end rental property and an ambitious new development.
Martin Roberts catches up on ambitious plans to redevelop the site of a former school in Ebbw Vale in Wales, while Dion Dublin talks to a first-time developer planning to extend up and out at a semi in Bloxwich in the West Midlands. And Lucy Alexander meets a developer wanting to convert a Grade II listed building in Milton Regis in Kent into two homes. All three developments were bought at auction by developers hoping to turn a profit.
A flat in Sutton in London, a studio apartment in Chatham in Kent and a terraced house in Middlesbrough are all sold under the hammer. Martin, Lucy and Dion meet the new owners.
A run-down bungalow in Biggin Hill with huge potential, a centuries-old cottage in a beautiful part of Devon and an end terrace crying out for an upstairs bathroom are all sold under the hammer. Martin, Lucy and Dion meet the new owners and hear their plans.
Martel Maxwell joins the team, and looks at an old mews house in an historic part of Litchfield in Staffordshire, while Martin Roberts assesses the potential of a bungalow in Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent. Dion Dublin is overwhelmed by the amount of work needed on a terraced house in Sutton in Surrey. All the properties are bought at auction and all the developers plan to sell their properties on after renovation, but will any of them make any money?
Martel Maxwell looks at a large terraced house in Dover in Kent with bags of potential. Martin Roberts is in Camborne in Cornwall viewing a house with lots of issues. Dion Dublin meets a couple who bought a two bedroom flat in Woodford Green in Essex. All three properties were sold at auction and bought by investors hoping to turn a profit.
Martel Maxwell is in Gillingham in Kent meeting a couple embarking on their first renovation development, Martin Roberts talks to a man with ambitious plans for a house in London's Chingford, and Dion Dublin looks round a semi in Wolverhampton.
Martel Maxwell hears development plans for a two-bedroom flat in Godalming in Surrey, Martin Roberts looks at a house in a terrible state of repair in Telford in Shropshire, and Dion Dublin sizes up the work needing to be done at a terraced house in Smethwick in the West Midlands.
A flat with great sea views in Margate in Kent, a bungalow in Whaley Thorns in Nottinghamshire and an end terrace in Longbridge in Birmingham are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell have a look round the properties to see what they think could be done to improve them before hearing the plans of the new owners.
A listed building in Brentwood in Essex dating back to the 16th century is sold under the hammer, along with a flat in Halesowen in Birmingham and an end terrace in Northwood in Stoke-on-Trent. Martin Roberts,Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell talk to the new owners and hear their plans. For the owner of the listed building, plans include investing upwards of a million pounds into the project.
A large semi in New Barnet in London is bought as an ambitious project to turn into a family home, a family do up a semi in Dover in Kent to make a profit, and two friends club together to try their hand atrefurbishing a terraced house in Derby. Martin, Dion and Martel visit the properties to hear about the plans.
A large Victorian semi packed full of original features in Dresden in Stoke-on-Trent, a two-bed semi in Croydon in London and some public loos in Kincardine in Fife are sold at auction. Martin, Dion and Martel meet the new owners and hear their plans for their auction buys.
A huge 1930's house in Kidderminster in Worcestershire, a purpose built flat in a 1980's block in Wembley in North London and a substantial Victorian semi in Burslem in Staffordshire are sold at auction.Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell hear what the developers want to do with their investments, but not everything goes to plan.
A semi in Folkestone in Kent, a terrace in Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent and a huge detached house in Seascale in Cumbria are all sold at auction.Martin Roberts,Lucy Alexanderand Dion Dublin meet the new owners to hear their plans for their auction buys. The projects take from nine months to five years, but is there any profit for the developers?
A mid-terrace house with period features in Forest Gate in London, a house with a stream but close to a railway line in Handsacre in Staffordshire and a large three-storey property in Plymouth are all sold atauction. Martin Roberts, Lucy Alexander and Dion Dublin meet the new owners to hear their plans for their auction buys.
A third-floor flat in Walworth in London, a piece of land in Derbyshire's Chesterfield and a block of flats in Hengoed in Mid Glamorgan are all sold under the hammer. Martel Maxwell, Martin Roberts and DionDublin meet the new owners, all of whom are faced with unexpected surprises along their property development journey.
Developers tackle three ambitious projects with auction properties needing a lot of work to get them up to scratch. Martel Maxwell visits a house in Guildford, Martin Roberts falls in love with a GradeII-listed house in Torquay in Devon, and Dion Dublin is in Barry in Wales assessing all the work needed on a mid-terrace house. But will the developers' plans run smoothly and will any of them turn a profit.
Martel Maxwell talks to a 20-year-old developer whose fourth property is in Madeley Heath in Staffordshire, while Dion Dublin meets two friends refurbishing a flat in Birkenhead. Martin Roberts talks toidentical twin brothers who have ambitious plans for a listed, derelict fire station in Paisley. Will their plans run smoothly?
A bungalow in Callington in Cornwall, a three-bed semi in Willenhall near Wolverhampton and a terraced house in Hertfordshire's Watford are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and MartelMaxwell meet the new owners, and hear their plans for their auction buys. But for one developer there is a hard lesson learned after breaking a golden hammer rule.
Martin, Dion and Martel check out properties in Norwich, Brynmawr and Maidstone. One has a guide price at auction of just £8,000 but will need a pretty penny spent on it to bring it up to scratch..
A terraced house in Wolverhampton is in a near-derelict condition, a terrace in Aberdare also needs lots of remedial work, and a builder in Romford reckons he will make money extending a three-bedroom semi.
Some longer-term projects are featured today. Martin catches up with a development he first saw in Anthorn in Cumbira in 2012, and the team also follows progress on a two-year project to develop a largeterraced house in Hounslow in west London, as well as a 12-month timeframe to modernise a sad-looking terrace in Crewe in Cheshire.
Martin catches up on the ambitious plans to redevelop an old bank in Crewe, to discover whether or not there really is money in the bank. Dion is in Derby looking at a house in need of a modern kitchen, whileMartel talks to two great friends working together on a mid-terrace house in Ogmore Vale in mid-Glamorgan.
More tales from the auction rooms as Martin, Dion and Martel follow developments across the country. Dion catches up with an impressive new build running alongside a tourist steam train track in Cottishall in Norfolk, while Martin meets a developer who has made it three in a row of terraced houses in Bootle in Liverpool. Martel talks to a husband-and-wife team who, along with a sister, are taking on a house in Maidstone in Kent where the outside loo is further away than the next-door pub.
A terraced house in Fulham with no roof is sold under the hammer for an eye-watering amount, while houses in Gillingham in Kent and Selly Oak near Birmingham are sold for more modest sums. All need renovating, but will the developers' ideas pay off in the long run?
A small meadow with planning permission for three detached houses in Woodville in Derbyshire, an old mill in Stoke in Staffordshire and a terraced house across three floors in Mountain Ash in Wales are all soldunder the hammer. Martin, Dion and Martel meet the new owners to hear their plans to make money. All three projects need an enormous amount of work, but will everything go according to plan?
A small terraced house in London's Plumstead, a former bakery in Whitstable in Kent and a three-bed semi near Derby city centre are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Lucy Alexander talk to the new owners to hear their plans for their investments.
A son who has overcome a life-threatening condition is helped by his family with his first property-developing venture - a three-bedroom semi in Miles Green in Stoke. The other two auction lots are a two-bedroom maisonette in Bow in London and a piece of land in Kings Heath destined to be a large house. Martin, Dion and Martel talk to the new owners to hear their plans on how they hope to make some money from their investments.
All of today's projects take a lot longer than planned to redevelop - including a property in Axminster in Devon which took four years to complete. The other properties sold under the hammer are a small office crying out to be a home in Basingstoke and a terrace in Birkenhead which can't make up its mind if it is a three- or four-bedroom house.
A beautiful period cottage in Seend in Wiltshire, a semi in Neath in Wales and a fire-damaged property in Wolverhampton are all sold under the hammer. All three developers paid over the guide prices, so will they manage to turn a profit?
A terraced house in Derby, a bungalow in Penrhiwceiber in the Welsh valleys and a commercial property ripe for conversion in Silverdale near Newcastle-under-Lyme are all sold under the hammer. Martin, Dion and Martel meet the new owners and hear their ambitious plans to make some profit.
A three-bed semi in Doncaster, a plot of land in Kent's Herne Bay and a small flat in London's Edmonton are all sold under the hammer. Martin, Martel and Lucy talk to the new owners and hear their ambitious plans for the auction buys. But will any of them keep to their budget and schedule and turn a profit?
A detached house in Strood in Kent, a prefab bungalow in Alvaston in Derby and a large three-bedroom semi-detached with an enormous garden in Caterham in Surrey are sold under the hammer. Martin, Martel and Lucy view the lots before hearing what the new owners have planned.
Today's auction property-developing projects take an incredible 14 days to more than two and a half years to complete. Martin, Martel and Lucy visit the properties in Sandgate in Kent and Bolton in Lancashireas well as a plot of land in Enfield in London at the start of the projects, following the progress until they're finished. Will any of the investors manage to make money?
It's a family affair as couples and a father-and-son team tackle renovation projects in Stoke, Liverpool and Birmingham. Bedrooms are added, as well as an en-suite and plenty of new kitchens and bathrooms in all three terrace houses. Martin, Dion and Martell follow progress on all the work.
A small garden with planning permission in the heart of historic Canterbury in Kent, a generously sized flat in London's Crystal Palace and a beautifully maintained bungalow in the quiet village of Branthwaite in Cumbria are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell meet the new owners to hear their plans, which include a new build, an extra bedroom and a possible loft extension.
A couple of terraces with a traditional layout in Langley Mill in Derbyshire, a three-storey terrace cut into the side of a hill in Tylorstown in Wales and a Grade II listed property in Milton Regis in Kent are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Martel Maxwell and Lucy Alexander talk to the new owners and follow the progress on their developments.
A stunning renovation of a Grade II listed house in London's Camden, which took more than six years to complete, as well as shorter projects in Coatbridge in Scotland and Bootle on Merseyside, are sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Lucy Alexander and Martel Maxwell talk to the new owners, who are hoping to make a healthy profit.
Three couples take on properties in Wednesfield near Wolverhampton, Sydenham in London and Chatham in Kent in the hope of making some money. All need modernising, but for one couple there is a hidden and very costly surprise waiting for them. Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell follow progress on the projects.
A bungalow in Chelsfield in London, a shop with lots of flats above and a semi-detached in Erith in London are all sold under the hammer. Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell meet the new owners to hear what they have in store for their auction buys. All of them are hoping to turn a profit, but will any of them be disappointed?
