A three-bed semi in Crewe, Cheshire, a tiny studio apartment in Hammersmith in London and a mid-terrace in Colne, Lancashire are sold under the hammer. All three properties have surprises in store for their new owners, but will they impact any potential profits?

Three houses in Baddeley Green in Stoke, Rushden in Northampton and Cwm, near Ebbw Vale in south Wales, are given fantastic makeovers by developers who all have visions of how to maximise the space, comfort and profit in their investment buys.