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House envy

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kittylester Tue 01-Sept-26 19:39:59

I don't really understand that. I really love my home. It's not huge but too big for us unless family arrive.

But, it's our family home and that is what counts.

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Fallingstar Tue 01-Sept-26 19:39:41

We live in a small 3 bed terraced house in London which we were very lucky to be able to buy because it was by no means cheap. My older sister also lives in London but in a large semi with a big garden and four beds. She was a headteacher and her husband a solicitor and they only have one son, so they are very well to do. But I don’t envy her at all, I love my little house and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else, my sister is a widow now and feels increasingly lonely and stressed in such a big house that she finds hard to maintain.
I would never want a bigger house at my age, especially now that I care for my DH, and keeping the place tidy and clean is much more doable.

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Shinamae Tue 01-Sept-26 19:31:50

With the way it is with the rental market at the moment I am just grateful that I do own my own house it’s only a three bedroom terrace but I love it..
In my area to rent a three bedroom house of Any description is about £1200 a month….

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Slimswim Tue 01-Sept-26 19:27:14

A long story which I won’t go into but basically we downsized house a few years ago, not because we particularly wanted a smaller house but more because we relocated to a more expensive area. I hated the area we lived in before and love this area but I have several friends who have much larger houses in this area and every now and then I feel rather envious. I try and remind myself that a lot of people live in some awful houses Anyone else experienced this?

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