A period one-bedroom cottage near Blackwell in Worcestershire, a huge Methodist chapel in Dover in Kent and a three-bedroom end-of-terrace in Bootle on Merseyside are all sold under the hammer. Martin, Dion and Martel follow progress as the new owners get underway to make their dreams a reality.

Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin, Martel Maxwell and Lucy Alexander follow a four-year project to develop land in Maidstone and two swifter developments in Burnley in Lancashire and Meir in Staffordshire. Budgets range from a few thousand to more than a million, but who will turn a profit?