Homes Under the Hammer

This is a property show with a funny side. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander travel the country showing us properties that are to be auctioned off. The show is on BBC 1 weekdays at 10am at the moment and it runs for around 60 minutes. Good to record on sky+ and then you can fast forward the boring bits (im a fast forward kind of person) We have a guided tour of the property before it goes under the hammer and are then shown the auction. The lucky winner of the property will be given the chance to tell us lucky viewers what they will do with their wonderful new home. Very often the people we will see buying the properties are the usual ...  Read the complete review

Intro ------ During University terms, daytime television becomes a little bit of a staple for me and this is one program which always seems to be on the television. Now, i am a massive fan of property programs. I am often found watching things such as Property Ladder and Grand Designs, and i particularly like programs where people take houses and do them up for profit, therefore, it may come as a surprise when i say that i absolutely detest this program. Why? ----- Firstly, the presenters are so wet that i think that they were most definately fish in former lives. They are so supportive of absolutely everything that any of ...  Read the complete review

An injury means that I'm off work at the moment and getting to watch way too much daytime TV for my own liking however one of the slightly more interesting shows to watch is Homes under the Hammer which focuses on properties that are purchased at auction. You can get some real bargains buying a property this way but there are also a lot of pitfalls as well and the programme does go some way to highlighting such issues and bringing them to your attention. This is to be expected as properties that get sold at auction normally have something aboutthem that prevents them being sold in the conventioal measure although sometimes it is just to secure a quick ...  Read the complete review

Homes under the Hammer is a mid morning reality tv show of sorts. It focusses on a slightly different side of the house buying process, purchasing property at auction. Each show follows between 3 and 6 properties which are up for sale. The presenters go into a bit of background on the property, explain unusual features and the potential for the house. Each house tends to be given a theme music based on the funky retro wall paper, wonky floors or similar, which is handy as it seperates out the properties featured. We see the bidding process, then have an interview with the purchaser who explains their plans. The presenters return after 3 months to ...  Read the complete review

This show airs on BBC1 at 10am currently. It has been running since 2003 and its main presenters are Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts, and I have read that the series is the BBC's most successful show that has been shown in the 10.00am slot, regularly attaining a 30% share for new episodes which is testiment to it's success! Each episode of the show follows several properties which are previsited by one of the presenters and evaluated, then a local estate agent comes and values the property and gives it an auction guide price. It then goes to auction, sells then we meet the buyer and discuss their background and any future plans for the house, ...  Read the complete review