Property Ladder Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Property Ladder: Season 7

• Season 7 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  A man attempts to make a £77,000 profit on his Cambridgeshire cottage in just four months, but Sarah Beeny considers it to be one of the worst buys she has ever seen and that his plans for it are way off the mark. The property expert also helps a woman who is looking to split her Shropshire stately home apartment into two so she can sell one half and live in the other

Property Ladder:

• Aberdare

  Sarah Beeny joins a couple who have re-mortgaged their home and bought two dilapidated South Wales cottages for £25,000 - despite having never even viewed them. With a budget of just £12,500, they plan to knock them together into one large four-bedroom house and hopefully make £15,000 profit

• Battersea

  A property developer's plans for a hi-tech bachelor pad in Battersea grind to a halt after he starts building without his neighbours' permission. Sarah Beeny follows Jonathan Moon's progress after he is forced to pay thousands in compensation and sees his costs spiral out of control, forcing him to give up his own home and car

• Bow

  Sarah Beeny comes to the aid of aspiring entrepreneurs trying to balance their eco philosophies with the reality of business. Claire Harrigan is flying the flag for a 'healthy home', but has been living and working in her east London development for four dusty years. Meanwhile, eco-crusaders Julie Cave and JP Frazer are determined to prove sustainable materials and a chic modern finish can go hand in hand

• Brighton

  Novice designer Chris Cieslak plans a Brighton development to suit a family with two children under the age of seven, gambling more than £60,000 of his sister and brother-in-law's money on getting it right and realising a profit. His intention is to do all the work himself - but with no previous experience to draw on, he inevitably hits snags

• Brighton

  Sarah Beeny meets a man near Ross-on-Wye who is planning to transform a tiny remote cottage with no driveway. A Brighton property developer also invests £2million in a Georgian building which has a luxury penthouse which, with its stunning sea views, is designed to attract wealthy Londoners to the south coast

• Brighton

  Sarah Beeny pays a return visit to Myles Gilbert and his ambitious penthouse project on the Brighton seafront, a project initially so beset with problems she didn't think it would ever be completed. One year later the property is finished, but the presenter spots a major flaw in his design and is shocked to discover how much debt his appetite for developing has created

• Brighton

  Sarah Beeny meets a man near Ross-on-Wye who is planning to transform a tiny remote cottage with no driveway. A Brighton property developer also invests £2million in a Georgian building with a luxury penthouse which, with its stunning sea views, is designed to attract wealthy Londoners to the south coast

• Burgess Hill

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple of amateur property developers who have bought a three-bedroom detached house in Burgess Hill, near Brighton, for £220,000. The couple hope its subsequent sale will make a £50,000 profit to take them toward mortgage-free living. But as work gets under way, the strain of juggling renovations with plans for their forthcoming wedding begins to take its toll

• Caterham

  Sarah Beeny follows a woman who plans to live with her family in the property she wants to develop, and keep a close eye on her £400,000 dream. But as the project progresses, she loses control of both the development and the budget, putting the entire undertaking at risk of failure

• Chingford

  Sarah Beeny comes to the aid of a mother-of-three planning to buy a terraced house in Chingford, develop it and sell it on at a healthy profit. She's got her dentist friend to provide the money, but her plans for lavender foil brocade wallpaper and a glass-roofed extension don't meet with much enthusiasm from Sarah

• Chiswick

  A woman redevelops her flat in west London, striving to achieve a high level of finish with a modest budget in the hope of making it more appealing to potential tenants. Sarah Beeny presents

• Coventry

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple who bought a three-bedroom ex-council house in Coventry, but only managed to save £1,000 for its development, forcing them to take on a 120 per cent mortgage. The property needs central heating, new windows, a revamped bathroom, up-to-date kitchen and modernisation throughout, and with the threat of redundancy looming, they are left wondering if they've bitten off more than they can chew

• Crouch End

  Sarah Beeny catches up with David Hollingworth from Crouch End, north London, who gave up his successful career in IT to become a professional property developer. Despite an initially successful project with wife Christine, he now finds himself with a £1million mortgage and, without his spouse to help, faces the challenge of matching his previously high earnings

• Crouch End

  Sarah Beeny catches up with David Hollingworth from Crouch End, north London, who gave up his successful career in IT to become a professional property developer. Despite an initially successful project with wife Christine, he now finds himself with a £1million mortgage and faces the challenge of matching his previous high earnings

• Crouch End

  Featuring a first-time buyer from Crouch End, London, who, with the help of investment from her father, has ambitiously bought a dilapidated five-bedroom, two-storey maisonette for £185,000 with a view to renting it out. It needs completely rewiring, a new kitchen, two new bathrooms, replacement windows, central heating and thorough redecoration. Property expert Sarah Beeny keeps an eye on the project

• Crouch End

  Sarah Beeny catches up with David Hollingworth from Crouch End, north London, who gave up his successful career in IT to become a professional property developer. Despite an initially successful project with wife Christine, he now finds himself with a £1million mortgage and, minus the help of his spouse, faces the challenge of matching his previously high earnings

• Dunstable Revisited

  Sarah Beeny pays return visits to two sets of developers who were convinced they could make the largest profits ever seen on the show, tackling tricky listed properties. She discovers Mark and Tammy Howard have ploughed their money back into a Georgian house in Lincolnshire, while Dave Hearne and Nick Holmes are continuing to buy developments, but have yet to make a profit

• Earls Court

  Sarah Beeny catches up with a novice landlord in west London who planned to buy a flat, renovate it, adding two extra bedrooms, and rent it out to highly paid professionals. However, 18 months later, he is struggling with late rent, difficult tenants and endless repairs - but remains determined to stick to his plan through thick and thin

• Earls Court

  Sarah Beeny meets a first-time developer who plans to convert a run-down three-bedroom flat in Earl's Court into a luxury five-bed apartment in the hope of attracting corporate clients. But his budget is small and so is the building, forcing him to reconsider his lofty ambitions

• Emsworth

  Sarah Beeny follows the fortunes of Graham and Joanna who are modernising a Sixties three-bedroom bungalow in Emsworth which, though structurally sound, is in need of new central heating and double glazing, but could offer a mortgage-free future. However, local estate agents present the couple with bad news about their investment

• Felixstowe

  A couple invest everything they own in an effort to renovate a five-bedroom semi in Felixstowe, with Sarah Beeny on hand to offer some friendly advice

• Felixstowe

  Sarah Beeny pays a return visit to Felixstowe, where Mike Horgan single-handedly transformed a huge five-bedroom Victorian house, making a profit of more than £70,000. He is now in the process of renovating a flood-damaged Thirties end terrace house, but realises it may prove difficult to sell on to anyone, because of its seriously crooked walls, doors, floors and windows

• Felixstowe

  Sarah Beeny pays a return visit to Felixstowe, where Mike Horgan single-handedly transformed a huge five-bedroom Victorian house, making a profit of more than £70,000. He is now in the process of renovating a flood-damaged Thirties end-terrace house, but realises it may prove difficult to sell because of its seriously skewed walls, doors, floors and windows

• Felixstowe

  Sarah Beeny pays a return visit to Felixstowe, where Mike Horgan single-handedly transformed a huge five-bedroom Victorian house, making a profit of more than £70,000. He is now in the process of renovating a flood-damaged Thirties end-terrace house, but realises it may prove difficult to sell because of its seriously skewed walls, doors, floors and windows

• Felixstowe

  Sarah Beeny pays a return visit to Felixstowe, where Mike Horgan single-handedly transformed a huge five-bedroom Victorian house, making a profit of more than £70,000. He is now in the process of renovating a flood-damaged Thirties end-terrace house, but realises it may prove difficult to sell because of its seriously skewed walls, doors, floors and windows

• Greenwich

  Sarah Beeny meets developers Peter Hopkin and Darryl Broughton, whose plan to buy into the rocketing property market in Greenwich looks set to backfire when their ambitious renovation plans hit a series of crippling setbacks. The presenter also steps in to help Vernon and Sue Francis, a couple transforming an old cargo ship into a houseboat, hoping to find them the prime mooring location to boost the value of their waterborne home

• Hastings

  Sarah Beeny oversees the tense proceedings as a woman begins renovating a 17th-century farmhouse six months into her pregnancy. The first-time developer has to cope with budgeting headaches and schedules running late as she forges ahead with the £135,000 project. Last in series

• Lincoln

  Martine Follett and Teresa Edwards aren't perturbed by their lack of knowledge in property development, and embark on a project to renovate a two-up two-down terrace house in Lincolnshire. Predictably things take a turn for the worse, and asbestos, a foot injury and an unrealistic budget, leave them wondering if their decision to do all the work themselves was such a good idea

• Lincoln

  A professional couple from Lincoln make the risky decision to leave their jobs so they can concentrate on renovating an old dairy

• Lincoln Revisit

  Sarah Beeny revisits a couple who left London three years ago to renovate a run-down Lincolnshire barn

• Macclesfield

  Sarah Beeny meets a woman, who wants to swap her boring IT job for property development. Having bought a small three-bedroom house in Macclesfield, she sets about transforming it from a bland beige box to something that, thanks to her unique design ideas, will really stand out from the crowd

• Maidstone

  Property expert Sarah Beeny meets a couple of friends, who have bought a two-bedroom house in Maidstone, Kent, at auction for £90,000. The run-down house needs thorough redecoration, with the garden and kitchen requiring particular attention. However, the pair seem more concerned with an unnecessary cellar conversion

• Maidstone Revisit

  Sarah Beeny catches up with a couple of friends, who gave up their jobs as window dressers after buying a two-bedroom house in Maidstone, Kent, at auction for £90,000

• Manchester

  Sarah Beeny visits Manchester to call on Sian Astley who, three years on from her first development, is now on her seventh. The entrepreneur was persuaded to tone down her more exuberant decorating ideas and, having learned from her mistakes, seems to have acquired a taste for refurbishing

• Manchester

  Sarah Beeny visits Manchester to call on Sian Astley who, three years on from her first development, is now on her seventh. The entrepreneur was persuaded to tone down her more exuberant decorating ideas and, having learned from her mistakes, seems to have acquired a taste for refurbishing

• Market Harborough

  Sarah Beeny meets a pair of next-door neighbours, who have big plans for their Market Harborough property, but between them have very little developing experience. The house itself is in good repair, with purely cosmetic work needed, but when Jamie reveals his ambitions to knock down walls and move doors, Sarah wonders if they've bitten off more than they can chew

• Neath

  Sarah Beeny follows the trials and tribulations of a woman who gave up a lucrative job in IT to remortgage her Buckinghamshire home and buy a dilapidated property 170 miles away in South Wales. The house was bought unseen and it needs more work than she ever imagined. A week into the project, her friend still hasn't shown up to lend a helping hand and the costs are starting to rise

• Neath Revisit

  Sarah Beeny pays a return visit to a woman who gave up a job in IT to remortgage her Buckinghamshire home and buy a dilapidated property in South Wales

• Norfolk Revisited

  Norfolk entrepreneur Heidi Sutton finds herself in dire financial straits as she gives up her job and buys more and more properties. Describing herself as the most impatient person on the planet, she is careering ahead as a developer, despite the difficulties she encountered during her first project. In Hitchin, Julie Thomas and Lee Jones now have misgivings about tackling all the renovation work on their home

• Norwich

  Norwich couple Simon and Caitlin embark on an ambitious project under the watchful eye of expert Sarah Beeny. They plan to buy a former council house, invest all their savings and completely renovate it in the hope that a subsequent sale will raise enough money to move onto the next rung of the property ladder

• Norwich

  Norwich couple Simon and Caitlin embark on an ambitious project under the watchful eye of expert Sarah Beeny. They plan to buy a former council house, invest all their savings and completely renovate it in the hope that a subsequent sale will raise enough money to move onto the next rung of the property ladder

• Nottingham

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple of first-time developers, who try to transform a run-down mid-terrace house in Nottingham on a budget of just £5,000. After six weeks, costs spiral out of control and their friends are too busy to help with the building work, prompting them to wonder if the project will ever be completed

• Nottingham

  Sarah Beeny offers words of wisdom to a couple in Nottingham embarking on their first property development, having taken on a 100 per cent mortgage and a loan of £10,000 to transform a terraced house. Meanwhile, in Brighton, a man has a budget of £15,000 to do up his flat, but soon discovers failing to read relevant paperwork can cause expensive problems

• Nottingham

  Sarah Beeny offers words of wisdom to a couple in Nottingham embarking on their first property development, having taken on a 100 per cent mortgage and a loan of £10,000 to transform a terraced house. Meanwhile, in Brighton, a man has a budget of £15,000 to make over his flat, but discovers not reading relevant paperwork can be an expensive mistake

• Plaistow

  An actor pours his savings into revamping his two-bedroomed home in Plaistow, east London, in the hope of making a killing on the property market

• Plaistow

  An actor pours his savings into revamping his two-bedroomed home in Plaistow, east London, in the hope of making a killing on the property market

• Poole

  Sarah Beeny follows the fortunes of two sisters who are prepared to spend big to transform their four-bedroom Thirties art deco house in Poole, Dorset. One of them is trying to budget for a £30,000 pink and purple kitchen as well as £2,500 on digital ceramic tiles in the downstairs toilet, while the other sets out to be more realistic

• Poole

  Sarah Beeny helps a former dentist who wants to develop a property in Poole, one of the most affluent parts of the country. Advice is also offered to a couple wanting to update a Victorian terrace in Crouch End, north London, with decisions needing to be taken that could make or break the development

• Richmond

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple with extravagant ideas for transforming their tiny two-up, two-down cottage in Richmond

• Scunthorpe

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple who have bought a large, dilapidated house in a remote village near Scunthorpe for £48,000 and hope to renovate and rent it out for seven years before using it as their retirement home

• Shoreditch

  Sarah Beeny meets a merchant banker who paid £220,000 for an empty concrete shell in trendy Shoreditch, east London, which he intends to turn into an up-market two-bedroom apartment with a budget of £50,000. Despite having no previous experience, he takes on the role of builder and architect and plans to sell the property for a massive £100,000 profit

• Sneinton

  Sarah Beeny visits a couple in Nottingham whose project to transform a television shop into a family home has come to a standstill as the renovation work runs over budget. The duo are encouraged to change course on the project and develop the property to sell to an investor looking for a house suitable for students

• Stanmore

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple who plan to fund their retirement through developing property. They want to quit their jobs at the age of 35, so have sold their house and moved into rented accommodation while they concentrate on their first venture in Stanmore. However, when the full extent of the project becomes apparent, the pair are left to reflect on whether they have bitten off more than they can chew

• Stanmore

  Sarah Beeny meets Milan Patel and Tai Alibhai, who are confident they can make a profit by extending their small cottage in Stanmore, north London. However, the presenter discovers the wrong plans are being used on site and the garage is half the size it should be. Meanwhile in Croydon, Andy Davenport and Leanne Hewitt have high hopes for a bargain semi with a crumbling rear terrace

• Streatham

  Sarah Beeny meets Matt and Jodie, whose renovations of an Edwardian house in Streatham are hindered by the interfering and smelly canines staying there as part of the couple's dog-sitting business. Plus, the development of a former council house in Aldershot is threatened by demands for a downstairs toilet, which ruins the planned layout for Clive and Deborah, who are desperate to move in

• Stroud

  Housing guru Sarah Beeny advises aspiring developer Jonathan Topps as he renovates his second project, a family home in Stroud. Jonathan's original work in Sydenham became far too luxurious for its tiny budget, and it seems he still tends toward the extravagant, as his plans include a three-storey extension, a loft conversion and a new garage - and he hopes to do most of the work himself

• Stroud

  Housing guru Sarah Beeny advises aspiring developer Jonathan Topps as he renovates his second project, a family home in Stroud. Jonathan's original work in Sydenham became far too luxurious for its tiny budget, and it seems he still tends toward the extravagant, as his plans include a three-storey extension, a loft conversion and a new garage - and he hopes to do most of the work himself

• Sudbury

  Sarah Beeny comes to the aid of developers in Suffolk who have spent six months and thousands of pounds modernising a house that still doesn't have central heating, and remain convinced that outside toilets constitute a selling point

• Suffolk

  Sarah Beeny travels to Suffolk, where she meets a couple who plan to renovate a five-bedroom Victorian house with a mere £12,000 in the kitty, finding out if it is possible to avoid corner-cutting on such a stripped-back budget

• Swansea

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple of Swansea DIY enthusiasts, who bought a dilapidated cottage for £19,000 and hope to make £16,000 profit after renovation. Sarah is concerned the project is too big for such inexperienced developers and fears the girls are cutting corners and ignoring issues that could put off potential buyers

• Taunton

  To take his mind off his marriage break-up, a homeowner sets himself the challenge of transforming a Victorian house in Taunton which has no square rooms and is so structurally unsound that no mortgage company will lend him any money until the roof is fixed

• Tonbridge

  Sarah Beeny meets a Tonbridge family who have resigned themselves to life on a building site as they attempt to modernise and extend their three-bedroom bungalow in the hope of moving up the property ladder

• Tooley Street

  A south London couple gamble their savings in an attempt to raise enough cash to buy their dream home in the countryside. The plan is to renovate their two-bedroom former council flat so they can make money by renting it out for as much as possible. Property developer Sarah Beeny keeps an eye on their progress

• Treorchy

  Sarah Beeny helps the Slater family who plan to buy property in the Welsh valleys, an increasingly popular area for those looking to make money. However, Sarah discovers they propose to buy three houses at once. With interest rates rising and their own finances stretched to the limit, this could prove disastrous - especially as they find it difficult to obtain the services of a builder

• Upper Longdon

  Sarah Beeny meets a pair of twins who have returned to Staffordshire to convert their mother's barn using her life savings. They only have a £50,000 budget and their lack of property developing experience soon becomes clear as they fall well behind schedule, constantly argue about every aspect of the conversion and receive bad news from Lichfield Council about fire restrictions

• Upper Street

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple hoping to turn a north London development opportunity into a £150,000 profit. They refuse to consider Sarah's money-making suggestion for their urban apartment and stick with their original plan. Two developers also hope to make their mark in Islington with a property bought unseen at auction. Last in series

• Upper Street

  Sarah Beeny meets a couple hoping to turn a north London development opportunity into a £150,000 profit. They refuse to consider her money-making suggestion for their urban apartment and stick with their original plan. Two developers also hope to make their mark in Islington with a property bought unseen at auction

• Wellingborough

  Sarah Beeny helps a couple planning to restore a house in the Northamptonshire commuter belt, but their scheme to win free labour from local builders fails to meet with approval and could leave them facing a huge loss

• West London
• Winchmore Hill

  Sarah Beeny meets Sharon Lennon and Mark Standing, a couple who have turned their backs on high-paid jobs to transform a rundown property in Winchmore Hill, north London. They want to move the bathroom and knock together several upstairs rooms and build an extension to create one enormous kitchen-diner