Martel Maxwell views a one-bedroom flat in South Shields with great holiday let potential and a three-bedroom semi in Birmingham. Jacqui Joseph looks at a four-bedroom house in Dover.

Terraces in Durham and Beddau, and a majestic-looking period semi-detached in Crewe are sold at auction. Martin, Dion and Martel meet the new owners and hear how they plan to turn a profit from their bricks-and-mortar investments.