Climbing the Property Ladder

In West Yorkshire, Mary has sunk her redundancy money into buying a rundown, two-up two-down cottage. In Sutton Coldfield, Sales Rep Rupa is hoping to retire early but is having problems with her Romanian builders.

Pensioners and best friends Chris and Liz are using some of their pension pot to renovate a house in Preston in the hope of making a profit. Serial developers Max and Bex start work on a sixth property.

First-time developer Cate and fiancee Nikki make the risky decision to pour all of Cate's savings into a rundown house hoping to make a profit. Andrzej starts his own property portfolio with a studio apartment.

Friends and former Marines, Matt and Rich buy and renovate two houses in London with more than a million pounds they have borrowed. 24-year-old Briony is living on site at the property she is working on in Manchester.

Young entrepreneur Alex embarks on a challenging renovation project on a Grade 2 listed building in Hereford, with a series of tight deadlines to meet. Elsewhere, ex-banker Sara hopes to start a new career as a property developer, and takes on her first renovation project at a house in Streatham. Last in the series.