London first-time buyers: 'we redecorated our first home from top to bottom with no idea what we were doing'

A lot of first-time buyers want an easy life, a starter home they can move straight into without having to worry about damp proofing and failing windows.

But Alastair Jones and his wife Marta Puchała-Jones were willing to roll up their sleeves and take on a project, despite having no previous building experience.