FIXING up a property can be a fun idea to do, especially with lockdown giving you ample time to complete those long-standing DIY projects.

But why not take on your biggest project yet and renovate an entire house.

If your dream is to get into property development or you're a first-time buyer looking to put your own stamp on a place, then these three fixer-uppers could be perfect for you.

Starting at just £325,000, if you have a bit of spare cash, a lot of imagination and a handful of DIY know-how then you really could flip one of these properties. 

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Whether they're in need of a complete internal renovation, or they're sitting on masses of land these properties have bags of potential and are an 'investment purchase.

Here are three properties in and around Reading to turn into your dream 'grand design':

4 bed terraced house for sale

 Reading Chronicle:

£325,000

This four-bedroom home in Reading has bags of potential. 

It's listed on the property website Zoopla as "ideal for/and investor or refurbishment."

It even has four bathrooms and a good-sized back garden.

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Field Road, Reading

Reading Chronicle:

A development opportunity has cropped up in Field Road, Reading for £325,000.

Planning consent has been granted to convert this land into three separate flats including two one-bedroom flats and a two-bedroom flat. 

The current rental income as fro two one-bedroom flats is £1,295pcm

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St. Johns Street, Reading

Reading Chronicle:

This lovely little Victorian mid Terraced property is for sale for £425,000.

It's need of some TLC with the living room and kitchen in need of modernisation.

The garden also needs tending to but on the whole, it's got great potential given the size of the property.

It has character features and is located in situated in a Conservation Area.

Tom Parker, a consumer Expert at Zoopla, said: "Now that the stamp duty holiday has been extended, buyers have more time to assess what type of property they'd like to purchase, including renovation projects, which may have been ruled out over concerns on price and timing.

"We've selected a number of homes for buyers to view and see the investment potential in these do'er uppers.

"From lower budget flats to higher-value homes, there's a range of properties available to transform, perfect for eagerly-awaiting and aspiring design gurus."