Property Ladder UK

Gina Reedy has turned her back on her career as an employment lawyer and bought a three bedroom house in Caterham, Surrey as her first development. She intends to live in the property with her two children and husband as she develops it; and hopes get it on the market as soon as possible. Gina intends to project manage the development and do as much work herself as possible. Despite never doing any DYI, she has given herself just 4months to get the house finished and on the market.

This week we are in Neath south Wales, to meet 23 year old Kim Maoate. Kim has taken a gamble; she gave up her job, remortgaged her home in Buckinghamshire and bought this property 170miles from her home. Having lost 4 auctions, and determined to not loose another she bough her development property site unseen. There is an awfully large amount of work to do and she has an ambitious goal of completing everything in 8 weeks with a meager budget.

IT professional Jonathan Moon has quit his job to renovate a 2nd floor two bed maisonette in south London (Battersea). With big plans to convert the home in 12weeks he learns the ins and outs of being a first time project manager.