Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a trio of terraced houses in London, the Midlands and Devon. All have been sold under the hammer and all by developers who hope to turn a profit. But do any of them turn out to be sound investments?

A terraced house in Burnely in Lancashire, a bungalow on a big plot in Paddock Wood in Kent and a semi in Chaddesden in Derby all go under the hammer.

They all need major renovation work, but will their new owners manage to finish everything on time and on budget?