Shall we ? Your opinions please

Lovely news Emelle, I hope your new life is all you want it to be.
We are still having viewings, and getting rid of furniture, toys etc we no longer need,.

To all of you thinking of making the move, I would just like to say it is stressful and exhausting but also very exciting. We sold the house we had been in for nearly 40 years in March then have been house sitting since but we get the keys to our new house on Friday. The decision to sell was massive, and where to move to was a dilemma as I have written earlier but now we are really excited about the next stage in our life and we are so glad we took the plunge.

Our decision to 'up sticks' has taken us a good while. We have always wanted to return to Wales where I grew up. Where we live now was very pleasant with lovely country walks from the doorstep. We are within a half hour train journey to London,so the area is becoming more and more busy, built-up and congested.
We went to stay with DD last year and looked at several houses, but didn't feel ready. We do now and are quite excited.
Things will fall into place* Marmight* and you will make the right decision for yourself. Hope all goes well for you.

Sounds like you are in a good position to make the move. You are healthy and fit and will be nice to have some good times in a new home. I wish you all the very best and good wishes whatever you decide to do. Houses are bricks and mortar but family are family.

Interesting reading. I have been in my house for over 35 years. I love it. It is in an idyllic village 100 metres from the Forth, overlooking Edinburgh. I stand in my shower and have the most amazing views. We have an ancient castle, an 11thC church, a brilliant school, over 40 different village clubs/societies, the best Festival in Scotland apart from the BIG one, my children were brought up here and my husband died here. There are many memories and so many reasons to stay but suddenly I feel as if I have outgrown the place. Friends have different lives now they are retired,; I feel I don't belong. I have no family within 400 miles. 4 years have passed since DH died and I have been swithering for a couple of years on whether to move or not. If so, where... 2 of my DDs want me to move south nearer them and one in Oz would like me to go there. YoungestDD plans to move back to Devon where she and SiL were at uni and where they have many friends. They want me to go with them. Friends from here are planning to move there too when they retire. Yesterday, I contacted my agent with a view to testing the market. I think, if I sell which is more than likely as both village and house are 'desirable' I will rent for a few months to get a feel for the new place wherever that may be. It's a huge step, one I can't take lightly, but I think I must do it now while I am fit and able and can find new friends and activities. I tremble at the thought.

If I was in your situation I would go without any hesitation.

All going well so farMaisiejo I think it is going to be expensive though, about £10,000 with estate agent fees, removals and solicitor etc.
Hope you decide to have an adventure . Good luck

We are in a similar situation. I think that you should go for it while you are still able to deal with the move and able to get yourselves settled and established . We have lived in our present home for over 40 years and felt that we would never move, however our DD and family live over an hours drive away in a lovely part of the country so what is not do move for!
We do not have a large budget but have discovered that we could get more for our money further north. We are , for the first times in our lives, considering a house move. I think that a change can be as good as a rest.

Yes I would move now while you are fit and in a postition to enjoy your new surroundings. West Wales is such a beautiful place to live so calm and a bonus to have your daughter near by sounds just perfect ....

Yes we are FarNorth and my daughter and her husband, who is a surveyor will do an initial recce if need be.
We registered with a property company, giving area and max. Price. We are now inundated with houses in the wrong areas and the wrong price.
House tidied and a vase of roses from the garden in the living room. 1and a half hours to wait. I think I'll do some knitting

Are you having a look at houses online BBbevan? Just to give you ideas on what's available.

Best of luck with the viewings. ?

Looking back over this thread I wondered how Sugarplumfairy was ?

Well, we have 3 viewings today. All a bit sudden as the house went on the market just yesterday.

Not yet. We need to be there really It is a 5 hr drive from here.. But my DD has said that if we haven't found anything by the time we need to move, we can stay with her and put our stuff in storage. We wil have the leisure to investigate properly and will have the advantage of being a cash buyer

Nonnie I could have written your post. The house we sold after having it for thirty one years came up for sale again a few years later. I had a sneaky look at the agent's details and couldn't believe what they'd done to the beautiful garden I'd worked so hard on. Every feature they'd raved over when they came to see it had gone. They'd transformed it into a featureless desert. Every tree, bush and bed - gone. Paving, pergola, the lot! It broke my heart. But, as you say, once you've sold it, why should you care? It doesn't do to get attached. BBbevan. I hope you'll be very happy when you move. We are off to St David's in August for a week that will pass far too quickly and we'll drag ourselves home looking over our shoulders all the way to Carmarthen and beyond!

bbevan have you seen anything you like yet?

I lived in my old house for over thirty years. When we moved I cried.
Not only that I kept going back to visit it.
I would take a deep breath and drive past. One day to my shock and horror, the Japanese Kanzan Cherry tree which was a thing of beauty and had flowered so magnificently for us had been cut back so hard I almost crashed the car.

I realised then that the house was no longer mine, or the tree for that matter which had been a birthday present.

I had put down roots.

I'll never do that again.

I love my house where I live now, but I love the garden more.

I'll move again no problem, and when I do I will remove every living thing from the outside and take it with me......

Joking

MOVE. You won't regret it in the long run. You'll be glad to did and it will give you a chance to get rid of clutter.... and 'home' is where you are, where your heart is, where your family are.

Well the For Sale board went up this morning. It is real now

A beautiful location bb, if you don't try it you will never know. [. The very best of luck.

Sounds fantastic, very good luck to you. My BiL and his family lived in West Wales, and we had some fabulous holidays there right on the coast which is very beautiful. They are in their 70's and are in the process of moving to Builth Wells to be near their son and his family. A new holiday location? We hope so!!

Spent the morning in the loft. Gosh we have so much 'stuff' Still we will sort it out slowly and carefully.

I am watching this thread because I really do have to consider the future in my decision on where to stay.

Fingers crossed, BB!

Apparently it takes an average of 5 weeks to sell a house where we live, so we will wait and see.

Don't forget the fresh flowers on the table, fresh coffee smells and baked bread or cakes. I don't know if this still works but I sold a house in 13 days doing this. Good luck. X