About this season
Property Ladder is the original British version of the television series Property Ladder. Hosted by Sarah Beeny, it follows the journey of amateur property developers as they set out to make a life changing profit from renovating challenging houses. The show underwent a change in format during 2004 and now features two developments per episode rather than one. In early 2009, Channel 4 announced that a new series was to be shown, starting on 9 June, it is the first to be filmed in a struggling market and has been re-titled Property Snakes and Ladders.
Episodes (8)
1. Islington
Aired 28 June 2006
Not many people would turn down the chance to make £150,000 profit, but that's what Marigold Charles and Joel Peters do with their flat in Islington, north London.
2. Nottingham and Brighton
Aired 5 July 2006
This week both sets of developers are in their 20s and neither are letting a lack of money or experience stop them having a go at developing. But super tight budgets combined with unseasoned instincts means that they're also taking huge risks.
3. Poole and Crouch End
Aired 12 July 2006
This week both partners are taking a big gamble on a new career in property developing. They've given up high earning jobs to pursue what they think is a better life in property. But will they find it harder than they might have assumed?
4. Bow and Surbiton
Aired 19 July 2006
The two developers in this episode are not only looking to make money, but also hoping to make a difference to the environment. But they’ve both chosen rather unlikely properties to make their statements...
5. Brighton and Ross-on-Wye
Aired 26 July 2006
The properties in this episode are very different, but they're both in stunning locations. Their developers could reap serious money from the trend of people moving out of cities in search of a more relaxed lifestyle, but with such unique properties come big risks…
6. Felixstowe Revisited
Aired 2 August 2006
18 months ago, Mike Horgan and Laura Archer took on a large house in Felixstowe on a tiny budget. It might have been hard work, but they weren’t put off developing. But while their new project is much smaller, it has its own big challenges...
7. Norfolk Revisited
Aired 9 August 2006
Scientists Julie Thomas and Lee Jones had a tiny two-up two-down in Hitchin. With a low budget and a lot of naïve enthusiasm, they didn’t have the first clue about what they should do with the house to maximise its potential. In the Norfolk Broads, dress shop owner Heidi Sutton bought her parents’ 1930s bungalow. But running both a business and a site at the same time is hard to do, and Heidi's spur of the moment decisions tended to let her down.
8. Dunstable Revisited
Aired 16 August 2006
Sarah Beeny catches up with Mark and Tammy Howard, and Dave Hearne and Nick Holmes, who were all convinced they could make the largest profits ever seen on Property Ladder out of tricky listed properties. Their developments proved to be anything but simple; but did that put them off developing for life? Not a bit of it.