Downsizing
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1 Jan
2:23pm, 1 Jan 2025
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ChrisHB
I'm probably not alone in thinking I've reached the time in life where a smaller house is appropriate, so I thought I'd open a spot for thinking aloud. My first problem is why most of the houses we're looking at are roughly the same size as the one we're leaving. |
1 Jan
2:28pm, 1 Jan 2025
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TROSaracen
You probably expanded into your available space so subconsciously seek similar in new location. I’ve kind of downsized this year in that Mrs TRO owned a 3 bed, I owned a 4 bed and now we own a 3 bed (with 2 bed Annexe). The surprise is the amount of stuff you accumulate and the discipline to get rid of lots. |
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1 Jan
2:32pm, 1 Jan 2025
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ChrisHB
We amply filled the house when we moved in but it hasn't remotely emptied itself as the children have moved out.
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1 Jan
3:53pm, 1 Jan 2025
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LazyDaisy
I think our problem will be finding somewhere that doesn't feel too 'enclosed' - although the large garden is currently my main driver for starting to think about downsizing, all the smaller houses around where we live have gardens which are just too small or too overlooked or both. I know you're thinking of moving to a completely different part of the country, @ChrisHB Chris, and this is one of our big question marks - when we downsize do we stay in our little bit of Cheltenham or do we move completely down to Sidmouth? There are pluses and minuses to both options. Anyway I wish you happy and productive house-hunting Chris! |
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1 Jan
4:25pm, 1 Jan 2025
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ChrisHB
Indeed. Gardens that are manageable feel cramped and very overlooked.
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2 Jan
4:52pm, 2 Jan 2025
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GimmeMincepies
We downsized last year from a 3 bed to a 4 bed house 😆 The current garden is much smaller, which was part of our reason for moving, thankfully not feeling overlooked.
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2 Jan
5:01pm, 2 Jan 2025
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Jen Ho Ho Ho B
ChrisHB wrote: We amply filled the house when we moved in but it hasn't remotely emptied itself as the children have moved out. My parents started decluttering last year and made me sort through the stuff I had put into the loft 20+ years ago... |
5 Jan
10:07am, 5 Jan 2025
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HappyG(rrr)
We have this challenge coming up. Though almost any thing is "downsize" compared to 5 bed, 28 acre, 9 stables! Downsizing options include: Moving to New Zealand! Moving to Isle of Lewis 2 bed apartment (horses go on livery which increases costs) Not easy!  G
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5 Jan
11:33am, 5 Jan 2025
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HappyG(rrr)
Going to add this to my watch list to see what other considerations others are coming up with. We have too many choices (which I realise is a bit of a luxury). Going for planning permission for a new build somewhere on the property (either to move into, so down sizing) or to realise some value but still live in current house? G
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5 Jan
12:19pm, 5 Jan 2025
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Ocelot Spleens
Aged parents is a consideration see numerous McG blogs.
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