When MPs come up with these ideas, they seem to think simply in terms of living space and do not consider all the things that go to make a house a home. Many grans have lived in their homes for quite a long time and know the shopkeepers, neighbours, local doctor, postman etc and are very familiar with the area, its bus routes and so on. Many people have also spent a lot of time and money over the years improving, modernising, decorating and generally making their homes – and gardens – ideal for them.
I don't actually want to be shunted into a house/flat decorated in colours I haven't chosen, with flooring I might not like, a smaller bathroom with a less powerful shower, possibly a less efficient boiler and heating system, a kitchen that I might consider inadequate, leaving behind my home on which Mr absent and I have and still are lavishing time, money and effort for someone else's benefit.