Homes Under the Hammer

A smart town house with a guide price of nearly £1.5m in London’s Pimlico, a three-bed semi in Ilkeston in Derbyshire and a bungalow in Chesterton near Newcastle-under-Lyme are all sold under the hammer. Planning permission, new kitchens and bathrooms and rejigging layouts are all part of the developers’ plans, but does it all go without a hitch?