There are nearly a million properties lying empty in the UK just waiting for someone to come along to make them homes again. Jules Hudson reveals the great potential vacant places for sale can offer buyers in terms of budget and lifestyle, while the work of the nation's Empty Property Officers explores what's being done to get the thousands of houses that lie abandoned and neglected across the country back into use. And we hear from the people who've rescued wrecks and transformed them into beautiful homes again.

Martin and Angela James have lived in their current modern house in Northamptonshire for the past seven years but now they're keen to try something different. With a budget of 350 thousand pounds, they'd love to find a period house with outbuildings for Martin's workshop and Angela's therapy room. Jules Hudson shows them two empty properties that are waiting for the right buyers to recognise their potential. Show less