Property Ladder UK

Presenter and self-taught property developer Sarah Beeny returns for a second series and follows ten homeowners from around the country as they set out to develop their properties, make money and progress up the property ladder. In the first programme, Sarah joins Jonathan from London who has bought a house in Sydenham for £127,500 and set aside a budget of £20,000 to fully renovate it with the aim of making a substantial profit. However, he soon realises that his budget is woefully optimistic as unexpected costs arise, including a complete refit of the roof. As costs mount and funds dwindle, things aren't looking good. Can Sarah's guidance help Jonathan to finally turn his property into profit?

Follows Katie Basham (aged 28) and her attempts to renovate a dilapidated five bedroom, two-storey maisonette in North London, with plans to rent it out.

A couple in Coventry try to renovate a three-bedroom ex-council house. It needs new windows, central heating a new bathroom and a new kitchen, but they have only a £1000 budget. To make things worse, during the programme they both find themselves at risk of redundancy.

Meet 32 year old Sian Astley. She just bought this house in Manchester which she plans to renovate and sell-on for a cool 20 thousand pound profit. Sian, has chosen a 3 bedroom Victorian house in Chorlton. It has hardly been touched in 30 years and it wouldn't take much for Sian to spruce it up and cash in on a healthy profit. Sian only has 15 thousand pounds budget and no room for contingency to rewire, install central heating, plaster the walls, new kitchen, new bathroom and remove some walls... If everything goes as planned she hope to walk away with a 20k pound profit.

Follows amateur property developers Nicola Tolton and Gareth Piggott and their renovation of a house in Burgess Hill, near Brighton.

In this week's episode Sarah meets 28-year-old merchant banker Tallat Mukhtar, who has bought an empty concrete shell in trendy Shoreditch, East London, which he intends to completely fit out and turn into an up-market designer two-bedroom apartment. Bought for £220,000, and with a budget of £50,000, Tallat eventually plans to sell the property on and make a whopping £100,000 profit. However, despite Sarah's advice, he takes on the roles of project manager, builder and architect, even though he has no previous experience. Tallat is convinced he can carry out the work as well as the professionals, but with a demanding full time job to hold down and just three months to complete the ambitious project, has he bitten off more than he can chew?

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.

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