Re: Downsizing yes or no?
We downsized and regretted it, 8 years ago we moved into a chalet semi bungalow, but have just put the house on the market as we want a detached house. Also we are opposite a school and I’m fed up with mothers parking across our drive. It’s a small village, why can’t they walk their kids?Re: Downsizing yes or no?
I considered downsizing when hubby died but not for long.Re: Downsizing yes or no?
We could do with downsizing, but I know my OH will never leave this house - we have been here approx.30 years. The best way we can both be happy, I think, is to make everything as easy and practical as possible. Pretty soon we will need to have a gardener and, last year we decided not to do anymore decorating ourselves. The fabric of the house is in excellent order, it is well insulated and it is in a very peaceful area with lots of open countryside very close by. The neighbours are nice, although we are all getting older (lady next door is 100 in April). The problem is the house is just too big with four bedrooms. The property tax is also higher than we would like - there are just the two of us now. If anything happens to either of us or we become infirm, then one thought would be to split the house up and rent the top half out. There would perhaps be difficulties with council over this, so we would need to look carefully into it. If not, the upstairs can easily be left, bring a bed down and live downstairs. If we were going to move, I think it would have been easier if we had done it years ago when the children left home.
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