Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts 'constantly worried' and issues plea after buying Welsh pub

BBC’s Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts has undertaken his own property project. The presenter is renovating a pub in Blaencwm, Wales.

He 'accidently' bought the then closed down and empty Hendrewen Hotel and Pub in the village a few years ago, without telling his wife Kirsty. Since then he has been battling various problems that have emerged as the building team take the pub apart.

The plan is to put it back together in three phases as a welcoming pub and restaurant. It will have eight ensuite bedrooms, a stunning glass and timber restaurant extension with views to the hilltops and tumbling waterfalls, and an accessible accommodation block with shop and tourist information too, Wales Online reports.

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Among the unwelcome problems are rotten lintels, issues with joists, and water ingress, and Martin reckons the project is currently about nine months behind. The wonderful Welsh weather has been battering the site for many months making the digging out of the foundations for the eventual extension Martin's estimate as being the worst part of the renovation project -so far.

Martin has been sharing the stresses of the project on social media. The toll of such a full-on, back-to-bricks, renovation combined with the weight of responsibility of reviving a building that was once the hub of the village has been keeping him awake at night.

Martin says: "I’m not sleeping very well at the moment because I’m constantly worried. It's a challenging time to be going into the hospitality industry. I really am like a duck, I’m trying to keep smooth on the surface but I am paddling like crazy underneath to try