What I Own: We spent £925,000 on our South West London home — now it’s valued at £1,500,000

This weekend, we’re in South West London meeting Justin Coakley (Picture: David Sandison)

Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.

When Justin Coakley viewed a doer-upper in South-West London, he instantly knew he could make it his dream home.

But, there was one problem: it was out of budget, as it was up for sale for £1 million. And, shortly afterwards, another buyer snapped it up anyway.

A year later, though, Justin and his partner learnt that the o...