Two flats in Seaham in Durham, a former bank in Westhoughton near Manchester and a building with a shop and residential space in Surbiton in Surrey are sold under the hammer. The new owners have ambitious plans but soon discover a few twists and turns along the way.

Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell track the progress of a trio of terraces sold at auction in Grassmoor near Chesterfield, Queenborough in Sheerness, Kent, and St Helens on Merseyside. But who will manage to make a profit from their auction buys?