From Scottish castles to central London shoeboxes and some ex-council houses, a record number of British properties are valued at a million pounds plus. Filmed over one of the most unpredictable years the property market's ever known, this documentary reveals what a million pounds actually buys across the UK and uncovers a council house millionaire. In 2002, Kamal Hussein bought his four-bedroom North London council house from Islington Council for £157,000. It's now on the market for £1 million. With an eye on London's lucrative lettings market, 28-year old property developer Stefan Canavan thinks he's found a bargain, but before he can make an offer he needs an investor to go in on the deal.
The programme that goes behind the doors of million-pound properties returns for a new series. The homes Britain's growing number of property millionaires can get for their money vary wildly across the country. In central London, singing estate agent Toby Brown tries to sell a million-pound flat with a kitchen the size of a cupboard. In Lancashire, self-made millionaire Dwayne Hill grew up on a rough housing estate, but now finds he can afford a stately home in Scotland. Meanwhile, off the North Wales coast, Robin and Iona Beckmann have spent five years trying to sell a working lighthouse with panoramic sea views.
Lily, who's 22, goes house hunting armed with a million-pound trust fund. Meanwhile, on the Isle of Wight, an eccentrically decorated B&B has been on the market since 2008, but can't find a buyer.
With rare access to the super-prime property market, this documentary visits Britain's most exclusive homes, from a £20 million Mayfair townhouse to a 13th-century moated castle in Staffordshire.
With rare access to the super-prime property market, this documentary visits Britain's most exclusive homes, from a £20 million Mayfair townhouse to a 13th-century moated castle in Staffordshire.