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would you move house?
ok i want honest opinions here. We live in a flat which we really love,its old and so has lots of traditional features,we have a dilema tho....We dont know whether we should be moving to a house nearer our family,as two of our closest family members dont drive and the bus service to where we live is awful,id need to drive to see everyone,also i couldnt take our lo for a walk as theres no where to walk to here,so basically should we stay in a flat that we love our should we buy a house that is practical and near our family,what would you do?
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Do you think your current living arrangements will work for you? i.e. do you have plenty of room for a new baby / toddler? how important is it for you that you are near your families? for us, we want to stay around so I am near my Mum but I am not bothered at all to be nearer to my in-laws!!!
hope this helps even a bit!
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Claire
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We just thought that whilst baby Angus is so young, those things perhaps won't matter too much... so we're staying put.
Hubby is just disappointed as it means we can't get a dog sooner! our house isn't tiny, but not big enough for us two, baby and two house-cats and a puppy!!!
good luck, I'm sure you'll come to the right decision for you both and you won't regret it!
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It's hard to comment on whether it is the right thing for you personally as we all have our own views and personal circumstances. For me, I didn't want to bring up my baby in a flat in Central London, not that I think there's anything wrong with it, just I'm more of a country girl at heart. To be honest, even if we weren't having a baby, I've been wanting to move out of London for a couple of years.
With regards to credit crunch, I wouldn't let that stop you. For a start, if you're selling and buying it doesn't matter too much as you may sell your property for less than you'd like, but you should then be able to buy something for less than you think too. Conversely if you wait a couple of years, you might find prices go back up and you get a better price, but you'll pay more at the other end too. And in a way it's better to sell and buy cheaper as it means stamp duty etc are less given that it's a % of the house price.
Plus you could be waiting forever for the market to pick up as some think that house prices will steadily go down until 2015 or so!
That said, if you do decide to sell, be prepared for it to take some time as it is a slow market out therel We put our flat on the market in October / November and we've had lots of viewings but not that many offers. Plus the offers we have had have either been very cheeky or have fallen through. We've now accepted another offer so fingers crossed it will work out, but it does mean we'll be moving very close to the birth time (either just before or just after depending on how it works out).
I do agree though that you probably don't need to worry about having a garden or a second bedroom immediately so don't let that push you into a decision you're not happy with.
Sorry for the ramble but hope it gives you another perspective.
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It's hard to comment on whether it is the right thing for you personally as we all have our own views and personal circumstances. For me, I didn't want to bring up my baby in a flat in Central London, not that I think there's anything wrong with it, just I'm more of a country girl at heart. To be honest, even if we weren't having a baby, I've been wanting to move out of London for a couple of years.
With regards to credit crunch, I wouldn't let that stop you. For a start, if you're selling and buying it doesn't matter too much as you may sell your property for less than you'd like, but you should then be able to buy something for less than you think too. Conversely if you wait a couple of years, you might find prices go back up and you get a better price, but you'll pay more at the other end too. And in a way it's better to sell and buy cheaper as it means stamp duty etc are less given that it's a % of the house price.
Plus you could be waiting forever for the market to pick up as some think that house prices will steadily go down until 2015 or so!
That said, if you do decide to sell, be prepared for it to take some time as it is a slow market out therel We put our flat on the market in October / November and we've had lots of viewings but not that many offers. Plus the offers we have had have either been very cheeky or have fallen through. We've now accepted another offer so fingers crossed it will work out, but it does mean we'll be moving very close to the birth time (either just before or just after depending on how it works out).
I do agree though that you probably don't need to worry about having a garden or a second bedroom immediately so don't let that push you into a decision you're not happy with.
Sorry for the ramble but hope it gives you another perspective.
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