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UK home-owner? Take our survey. £100 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

(62 Posts)
PoppyM1985 Tue 06-Feb-18 11:05:13

We want to find out about Gransnet users’ experiences of home downsizing (selling a larger or more expensive home in order to move to smaller or cheaper home).

This survey is open to all Gransnet users who own their own home outright or have a mortgage on their own home.

As a thank you, everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 voucher for the store of their choice (from a list but includes John Lewis, Amazon, M&S etc)

Take the survey here
All responses are confidential and no individual details will be passed on to any third parties.

Thanks (and good luck).

GNHQ

Humbertbear Fri 09-Feb-18 09:23:31

Not very impressed by the questionnaire. If and when we downsize we definitely won’t release any equity. It didn’t ask why people had, or had not, downsized. In our case it’s because we are not sure we want to stay in this area but we can’t move while my mother is still alive. Also, we actually like having the extra space, we certainly fill it, but we know the house will become unmanageable as we get older.

Charleygirl Fri 09-Feb-18 09:50:30

Done, easy because I have not downsized and have no intention of doing so= this house is small even with 3 bedrooms.

Venus Sun 11-Feb-18 09:01:36

I'm looking to downsize because i have a family house and now i'm one person, but the survey doesn't take that into account and I couldn't reply to a lot of the questions.

MaryXYX Sun 11-Feb-18 09:34:59

Done, although my circumstances were unusual.

Blinko Sun 11-Feb-18 09:36:50

I didn't feel I could do the survey as we'd like to move nearer to our children and their families but they live in one of the most expensive areas in the country, so we would probably lose out financially if we moved.

gillgran Sun 11-Feb-18 10:50:57

Survey was easy to complete, we haven't downsized, would do so in the future if we could no longer manage what we have.
As for the spare bedrooms, we have 3 doubles, 1 each for DH & I, the 3rd. for visiting DC (2), & the 5 DGC. ( so often we find not enough space...!!! ).

libra10 Sun 11-Feb-18 12:20:20

All done

Maggieanne Sun 11-Feb-18 12:45:44

Done, although some of the questions didn't really work, as some people have said.

cc Sun 11-Feb-18 13:08:59

Done.

Mopsx4 Sun 11-Feb-18 18:42:53

Done. We would downsize to buy 2 houses 1 in uk near grandchildren and elderly mothers and the other in nz to be able to have extended visits with grandchildren there. No option to say that. Also when asked how old grandchildren are no way to say that 2 of them are 2 and one due in 8 weeks.

auntyann Mon 12-Feb-18 12:27:50

All done thank you

GrannyA11i Mon 12-Feb-18 13:30:51

Done - agree that question about spare room is misleading. We use two for our hobbies so they are not spare but neither are they actual bedrooms.

Mapleleaf Mon 12-Feb-18 15:20:32

Done

McGilchrist41 Tue 13-Feb-18 15:30:49

Done

sylwright Thu 15-Feb-18 13:15:24

Done

storynanny Sat 17-Feb-18 11:52:26

Done
I agree about the bedroom question
In theory my little house has 3 bedrooms but only one is big enough for anything other than a bed! I have a short single bed in bedroom 2 and the tiny cupboatd sized room is my sewing and ironing room. Not sure that a proper bed would fit, maybe it is a cotroom not a bedroom!

Alexa Sun 18-Feb-18 13:13:08

I did the survey but I fear I made a mistake in spelling out my email address and not permitted to rewrite the survey.

NanaandGrampy Tue 20-Feb-18 08:54:57

Done

David1968 Fri 23-Feb-18 13:43:00

Done the survey. We're 3 months into downsizing to a residential park home, which is being built. (Currently living in a static.) Exciting time, but a bit scary too. Doing it while we still can, & to have an easy home & garden, for our future years.

Oopsadaisy12 Fri 23-Feb-18 13:51:55

Done, but some of the questions didn’t quite fit my circumstances, still, not to worry.

jura2 Fri 23-Feb-18 15:05:13

neither does it allow you to state that you do not live in the UK

jura2 Fri 23-Feb-18 15:06:06

Questionnaires always should have an empty space for 'other' in questions which are likely to have other options.

Heather51 Fri 23-Feb-18 15:45:18

Done

Florence64 Fri 23-Feb-18 21:17:59

I've done the survey, but a lot of the questions didn't seem to relate to our circumstances

Neilspurgeon0 Sat 24-Feb-18 13:03:14

Completed, although I am staying put for now