Martin visits a two-bedroom flat in Budleigh Salterton that doesn't need too much work to get it back in shape and a three-bed terrace in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, which needs a new lease of life. Lucy meets the buyer of a plot of land in Abbey Wood, London, who has big plans for its future.

A flat in Edinburgh, a 1930s terraced house packed full with original features in Bromley in Kent and a five-bedroom house in Exeter in danger of falling down are all sold under the hammer. They range from a few months' work to a couple of years - but will the developers manage to make any money on their investments?