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But due to a little too much self-awareness and an unfortunate switch of presenters, the foundations of the beloved property show began to subside. Now, the puns are overplayed and the presenters look a little too pleased with the honour of delivering them. It’s a stark contrast to the early days, when it felt as if Martin and Lucy were coming up with these gems off the cuff.
Martin visits a couple who are starting their lives afresh with a house in Staffordshire. Lucy looks at a one-bedroom flat next to a train line in London with a hefty guide price. Martin meets property developers with some ambitious plans in Ebbw Vale and Workington.
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Prior to her TV career, Jacqui worked in the fashion industry for five years and then started her own clothing label, selling ladies and children's clothing to local boutiques and London markets. Jacqui has an array of DIY and fashion designing talents thanks to her parents. Her father was a decorator and plaster, who she said taught her "how to do everything from wallpapering to tiling and painting and everything in between", while her mother was a seamstress who taught Jacqui to sew. The improvements the couple made were simply staggering as the programme went on the say, with all the rubbish gone, a tidy gardenand a much more modern open plan interior and a rebuilt staircase. The rental market estimate stood at £725 per calendar month with a renovation, or £625 per calendar month without - not bad at all for a shrewd investor. Roberts, who has worked on the top property show programme since 2003, carefully worked through the rooms over the piles of rubbish and debris, and was staggered by the amount of clutter, with the first bedroom’s wardrobe looking well beyond its best.
A presenter and local estate agent provide a valuation of the property, followed by the actual auction and sale price. The buyers discuss potential improvements to the purchased property, with an estimated budget. Following this format for each property, the show returns to show the refurbishments carried out. Another estate agent gives an updated value of the property following the work. During its time, the series has seen an array of presenters giving their expert insight on properties before they go to auction and quizzing the buyers about their plans for renovations.
Homes Under The Hammer fans might recognise Tommy from his presenting gig on the hit 90s garden makeover programme Ground Force, but Jacqui has also made a number of TV appearances before appearing on the renovation programme — here's who she is. Tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac, the house was an eyesore for the neighbouring bungalows, but it was what was inside the property that stunned presenter of the TV show Roberts the most. A flat in London's vibrant Maida Hill catches the attention of property developers.
And surely they must have used up all the pieces of literal property-related music by now. It’s time for Lucy to kick that door down, evict the televisual squatters that are Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell and reclaim her place as queen of daytime property porn. PresentHomes Under the Hammer is a British factual renovation and auction television series that is screened on BBC One as part of the morning schedule. The series has been running since 17 November 2003, and is currently presented by Martin Roberts and Martel Maxwell alongside Dion Dublin, Jacqui Joseph, and Tommy Walsh. Lucy Alexander, the series' original presenter, departed the series in 2016, though new episodes featuring Alexander were broadcast intermittently until 2022. "Property and interior design are real passions of mine, so I am really looking forward to meeting buyers and hearing their plans as well as joining what is a fantastic team of presenters."
Homes Under the Hammer Series 18 Episodes Episode guide
London-based composers Michael Burdett and Richard Cottle created the theme tune, stings, and musical beds for Homes Under the Hammer. In November 2020, the BBC announced that Money for Nothing presenter Jacqui Joseph and former Ground Force presenter Tommy Walsh would join the presenting team for series 24. On 30 March 2017, BBC Scotland's Martel Maxwell was revealed as the new host replacing Alexander during the 21st series of the show and it was announced she would appear on screen from June. On one of her Morning Live appearances earlier this year, Jacqui revealed that she had tragically lost her husband, Andrew, in 2018. She also makes regular appearances on BBC One's Morning Live to provide fashion tips and home craft tutorials.
You can imagine the smug look on the face of the researcher who first dug out M People’s Movin’ on Up, but then the theme escalated. The mere glimpse of gravel will evoke the Wu-Tang Clan – they don’t need a whole pit. Celebrity fans such as Meryl Streep, Mark Wahlberg and Dave Gorman also raved about The Hammer, taking a daytime sleeper hit into the spotlight.
It's a family affair for all three property development projects bought at auction. Lucy Alexander enjoys a day by the seaside visiting a property in Kent's Leysdown-on-Sea. A reality series that reviews properties up for auction. During the stages of viewing the property, or whilst interviewing the buyer, music is normally played which is related to the property, or person buying.
Upon entering the property, his face told the story as he simply said “Oh wow…” as a scene of crumbling walls and outdated cabinets with missing doors presented to be the kitchen space. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit properties in Staffordshire, London and Derby. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit properties in Chatham, Blyth and Camberwell. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit properties in Chiswick, Derby and Blyth. Martin and Lucy visit properties in Shropshire, Folkestone and Cornwall.
The jewel in the crown of daytime TV, Homes Under the Hammer is now in its 22nd series. Which means it’s been going since the days when houses were actually affordable. That’s more than a thousand slices of property punning, literal music and the banging bongos that signify the unbridled excitement of an auction.
The show follows new and experienced buyers at auctions bidding on usually run-down properties. Subsequently, it follows them on their renovation project for either a rental or resale profit or loss. For many years, Hammertime was ruled by the cheekily impeccable presenters Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts. Lucy’s enthusiasm for the humble side return extension knew no bounds.
Commercial and industrial property also feature on the programme in addition to residential lots and land plots.
After a tough morning examining dry rot in a soggy studio flat in Kettering, would she waver? Instead, dear Lucy would strut around resplendent in a bright scarf while Reel 2 Real pocketed a welcome royalty cheque for their criminally underrated hit Jazz It Up. Dion Dublin visits a semi-detached house just outside of Canterbury in Kent that needs some serious work to get it back up to scratch. Martin Roberts is in Crewe, Cheshire, where a group of friends are embarking on their first property project together. Retired footballer Dion Dublin joined Alexander and Roberts in 2015 at the beginning of the nineteenth series.
The series is the BBC's most successful show among others in the 10 am slot, regularly attaining a 30% market share for new episodes, which equates to approximately 1.5 million viewers per episode. She revealed that one of her favourite memories with her late husband was their "fabulous" wedding day. In a segment about Marie Curie's National Day of Reflection, Jacqui revealed that Andrew, who she also calls Andy, lost his battle with cancer four years ago. Jacqui Joseph is a TV presenter, producer and self-declared "Eco Interior Designer" who has worked on a variety of lifestyle and entertainment shows.
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