Britain's Empty Homes - Claire and Michael Woodhouse

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. Claire and Michael Woodhouse and their two children are bursting out of their rented two bedroom flat in South East London. With a budget of 475 thousand pounds they're hoping to buy a four bedroom home of their own somewhere easily commutable to both Leicester and London where Michael splits his working week. Jules Hudson wants to show them how they could pick up a bargain if they considered taking on a vacant property.