Britain's Empty Homes - Fiona Power

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. Fiona Power moved to London seven years ago after her husband died, but now she's ready to return to the countryside. She would love a detached house somewhere on the south coast and presenter Jules Hudson takes Fiona and daughter Caroline to view a couple of vacant places he thinks could fit her bill, and budget of 500 thousand pounds, rather nicely.