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?

Martin meets a couple who plan to convert a large listed shop into their dream home in Hodnet in Shropshire, and a property developer working on a maisonette in Ferndale in South Wales to help fund hergrandchildren's university education. Lucy follows a five-year project to restore a 17th-century listed building in Margate in Kent.