Martin Roberts faces devastating blow as he says 'I have failed on every level'

Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts admitted he has "failed on every single level" in his new project in a devastating announcement. The home renovation expert is currently trying to transform a rural Welsh pub into a tourist attraction, but the building is still in dire need of renovation with the back of the property crumbling.

Initially sure it would take around two years and around £500,000 to rebuild the pub - the Hendrewen Hotel in the Rhondda Valley - the 61-year-old has sadly faced huge setbacks on the eight-bedroom property two years later. He told The Sun: "I'm still smiling but, oh my word, what a challenge it's been.

"I'll be honest, it's the first commercial property I've ever done. There have been lots of residential houses and flats, but commercial properties have a lot more complications."

He estimates he's around "60%" of the way through, and expects things to "come together really quickly" in the final months of the renovation. He wants to open it by next Easter at the latest, but the star has to deal with planning permissions in case of flooding in the area.

The star said there are "lots of hoops to jump through", and originally described the property as having "cock-eyed" walls, with "every single window falling down" and bats nesting in the roof - which was also leaking.

He didn't even tell his wife Kirsty that he had bought the crumbling pub while staying in Wales to recover from a heart operation.

The pub will be the centre of a ten-part ITV documentary series next year, titled Oops! I Bought A Pub. Takin a leaf out of Jeremy Clarkson's book, he's even planning to suspend a Rolls-Royce upside down from the ceiling in the dining room, while Jeremy's boozer The Farmer's Dog has a chrome tractor suspended from its roof.

The venue's eight bedrooms will be available to stay in, and all named after TV shows with an "individual feel". He's also planning a new bar and restaurant in the property. The pub is looking to employ around 30 local people, with a teaching kitchen for celebrity chefs to come and teach the younger generations.

It will even feature a stage area for budding musicians to try their hand at performing.