Britain's Empty Homes - Ray and Carol Scarborough

There are nearly a million properties lying empty in the UK waiting for someone to come along to turn them into homes again. 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. Now that their children have all left home, Ray and Carol Scarborough want to move from Sidcup, further into the Kent countryside. Armed with a budget of 400 thousand pounds and Ray's building skills, they're up for a challenge, which is why presenter Jules Hudson thinks they should consider transforming a disused property into their ideal home.