BBC One
With the property market in turmoil, home owners up and down the country have more questions than answers. From mortgage arrears and repossession nightmares, to homes stuck on the market failing to attract buyers, many home owners don’t know where to turn. So we’ve brought together a crack team of the BBC’s best property and financial experts to help.
Kristian Digby, Dominic Littlewood, Declan Curry, Martin Roberts and May Rahmani cut through the bad news and offer advice to help homeowners find their way through the property crisis.
In this five-part series, stripped across one week, the team meet couples whose sale-and-rent-back deals, designed to rescue them from debt, have left them homeless; couples whose homes are stuck on the market rapidly losing their value; and first time buyers struggling to find their way through the uncertain market. Dominic Littlewood reveals the tricks of the estate agent trade and explores the most effective ways to tighten your belt; And BBC business expert Declan Curry reveals the differences in the products offered by mortgage lenders, and meets some homeowners with inventive ways to make money from their home.
How to Survive the Property Crisis was commissioned by BBC Controller of Daytime and Early Peak, Liam Keelan as part of BBC One’s ongoing drive to bring stand-out current affairs shows to the daytime schedules. The Executive Producer for the BBC was Jacqueline Hewer.
Producer, Christian Hills writes for BBC News Online: Surviving the Property Turmoil