Carpenter Chris and electrician Jorrell get paired up and are given a three-bedroom detached house in the mining village of Wednesbury in the West Midlands. They have six months and a budget of £35,000 to turn a profit. But the renovation game is a gamble and with the UK housing market in freefall, will they get the renovation over the line before yet another interest rate hike?

Data analyst Joel and roofer Ricky get given a one-bed terrace cottage in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, and a budget of £20,000 to realise their dreams of finally owning their own homes. After a cracking start, the build is left until the very last minute - by which everything in the housing market has changed. Is it a case of too little too late?