All today's property developments in Plymouth, Treherbert in Wales and Hinckley in Leicestershire take much longer than planned, with projects running a little over a year to eight years to complete. But will any of the developments make their new owners money - Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell follow progress on their ambitious plans.

Martin Roberts views a ground-floor flat in London, Martel Maxwell checks out a former commercial unit in Staffordshire, and Dion Dublin is in Birmingham visiting a three-bed semi.