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Britain's Empty Homes

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Show revealing the potential vacant places can offer in terms of budget and lifestyle.

Series revealing the great potential that vacant places can offer in terms of budget and lifestyle, and following the work of the nation's empty property officers.

Britain's Empty Homes: Series 2

Jules Hudson

Rob Butterfield

Britain's Empty Homes: Series 2: Episode 12: Rebecca and Martin

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Episode 12: Rebecca and Martin

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Rebecca and Martin

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Experienced renovator Jules Hudson helps out a couple turning an empty pub into a home.

Property series. Experienced renovator Jules Hudson helps budget-conscious couple Martin and Rebecca Kay renovate an old village pub in the hopes of turning it into a cosy home.

When Martin and Rebecca Kay spotted an empty former pub in the Buckinghamshire village of Tingewick, they decided to risk buying it. 

The Kay's have had their offer on the property accepted and plan to renovate it within a strict budget. But it is going to need a lot of work doing to it to turn it into a cosy home, and on a tight budget it won't be easy. 

Experienced renovator, Jules Hudson advises Rebecca and Martin on the best way to tackle the transformation, which in their case would be to carry out the work in phases.

To give Rebecca and Martin a good idea of how these types of renovations can work he introduces them to some homeowners who are successfully tackling their own builds in this way, including a 15th century manor, with its adjacent coach house.

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Jules Hudson reveals the great potential that vacant places can offer in terms of budget and lifestyle, and follows the work of the nation's Empty Property Officers.

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