Britain's Empty Homes - Samantha Chitty and James Elston

There are nearly a million properties lying empty in the UK waiting for someone to come along to turn them into homes again. In this brand new series, Jules Hudson reveals the great potential vacant places can offer in terms of budget and lifestyle. We follow the work of the nation's Empty Property Officers whose job it is to get buildings sitting abandoned and neglected back into use as homes again. And we'll see how rescued wrecks have been transformed into beautiful homes again. Samantha Chitty and James Elston have been living with Sam's parents while they save to buy their first home together. They're hoping for a two-bedroom flat in south west London where prices are high. Armed with their total budget of 360 thousand pounds, Jules Hudson takes them to view two vacant homes that hold the potential to not only give them what they're looking for, but make their money go further too.