The Great House Giveaway

As many others have said, these poor young people are set up to fail, it's an impossible task from the outset

It is very possible to buy at auction, houses that need just cosmetic works done before resale, but no, the producers always buy in wrecks that need vast amounts of work done, then provide minuscule budgets

The young couple then slave away for 6 months, dragging in family and friends to provide huge amounts of yet more free labour, yet instead of getting the house deposit they desperately need, end up with a pathetic one or two thousand, along with a sanctimonious and dismissive send off by the presenter in today's episode of - "they should have done better"

Disgusting

I know some of the participants are not all Totally committed but the ones who give it 100% are left with either nothing or a derisory amount for their work. O'Brien does not know how to buy, the budget is ridiculous and the fees are extortionate. Not only that, but a very short time frame for selling before it goes to auction. I think somebody needs to do their homework before buying a property and explore the market for the area first. Secondly, the participants need to be better matched. Great concept for a programme but it mostly ends in tears and wrecking people's dreams of getting on the property ladder. I feel so sorry for the ones who give it their all and walk away with nothing.

I really like the idea of this show however having watch 4 in a row 3 couples have been given ludicrously small budgets for the amount of work required, I know their expected to do as much as they can themselves but there is a line which is far in the distance. Work your socks off for 6 months for nowt & then get patronised seems to be what it's all about

Unsure about all the bad comments as lots have made money if doing it . Just watched one and they made £48k profit .

It can be done if they do it rite . Even if they don't make money they have gain experience and learned new skills .

A must watch if you like house buying shows.

Felt so strongly about this that I signed up to comment! It's an awful programme, exploiting young people with busy lives and limited to no building / renovation experience. The presenter with his team which turns up at the drop of a hat is smug and judgemental beyond belief. There is a lot unexplained about where the money comes from and who covers the losses. The only good thing is that it gives the lie to Homes under the Hammer on BBC1 where almost everyone shown seems to make a profit. Here, almost nobody does.