The Empty Housing Scandal

In episode one, Matt investigates a property in South London that has been empty for over a decade. And in Liverpool, he meets the team bringing hundreds of derelict properties back to life, after decades of decline.

Matt heads to Merseyside to investigate an empty home trapped in a time warp. And he looks at whether a property abandoned a decade ago can provide a home for a young family in desperate need.

Matt travels to Kent to investigate the mystery of a vacant bungalow. And in Northumberland an empty post war prefab gets a new lease of life.

In Northumberland, an empty home becomes a magnet for anti-social behaviour. Matt also travels to Margate to meet a property developer putting empty buildings back into circulation.

Matt investigates a property that has been lying empty for eight years, since the death of the owner. And in Derbyshire a historic derelict building is brought back to life, to provide much needed homes for the community.