Britain's Empty Homes - Mike and Helen Turner

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. Mike and Helen Turner have lived in several rental properties since they met 20 years ago. Now they've decided the time is right to finally buy a house they and their three daughters can truly call their own. They need a house big enough for all of them and a work annex for their music school business somewhere in Sussex. Presenter Jules Hudson thinks if they were to consider transforming a vacant property their budget of 500 thousand pounds could get them just what they're looking for.