Sell or not?

Robert_Sterling_3

Stay where you are.
Your partners opinion should carry more weight than mine.

cupid_s

Robert_Sterling wrote: »

Your partners opinion should carry more weight than mine.

This is the problem. If he wants to sell and I don't want to, then I don't see how we can easily find a solution.

His opinion is equally as valid as mine (even if no-one here and none of my family agree with him) and every sensible discussion i try to start ends with him saying why should I always get my own way!

TallGirl

If the reason he wants to move is to get more space why not look into extending your property. You say it is in a pretty poor state so perhaps get some qoutes for having the work done. Yes that won't solve the problem of the area but I would stay put if it was me.

Try to work out the cost of moving: HIP, estate agent fee, removal cost, new curtains etc for new house, increase in travel to work (if that is the case) etc etc.

cupid_s

TallGirl wrote: »

If the reason he wants to move is to get more space why not look into extending your property. You say it is in a pretty poor state so perhaps get some qoutes for having the work done. Yes that won't solve the problem of the area but I would stay put if it was me.

Try to work out the cost of moving: HIP, estate agent fee, removal cost, new curtains etc for new house, increase in travel to work (if that is the case) etc etc.

Hi tallgirl! We live in a terrace which already has a conservatory on the back. We couldn't extend anywhere and the loft is very low (you can't even kneel up in it without banging your head) so have a conversion is not possible.

It's not necessarily that he wants more space he just knows we have to move at some point and thinks we should sell now to avoid all the house price reductions that are coming along and to put us in a better position to buy when prices are very low.

I think that actually working out the cost is my best way forward. But I got a rough idea and his answer was - this house will have depreciated by that much in 4 months!

Also he's pointed out (quite rightly) that our current kitchen will not last us 4 years and if we sell soon we'll save the cost of getting that replaced :rolleyes:

TallGirl

Well I suspose it can't hurt to put it on the market and if it does not sell or you get offers of £75-£80k he might see sense and sit tights. That combined with the cost of it all might do the trick. Good luck with it.

poppysarah

If he wants more space then get him a big summerhouse shed in the garden. Let him have that as his space.

cupid_s

poppysarah wrote: »

If he wants more space then get him a big summerhouse shed in the garden. Let him have that as his space.

Lol the more suggestions people make the more I realise our house is a bit rubbish. Not only is there no space at all for extensions but the garden is really ickle too.

That wasn't the idea!

squirrelchops

You could fit a new kitchen cheaply though. Well under £2k.....of course less if you DIY and don't get fitters in.

poppysarah

ok give him a 4x6 shed.

moggylover

I'm with everybody else here. You would, imo, be better off staying put and maybe doing a few of the jobs that it needs as, at the moment, despite not being your ideal house, and not necessarily being worth what you paid for it, it is putting a roof over your head very cheaply per month.

If you stay put and save like mad then you may well not need to sell in order to buy your next home, and I would work on persuading DH to rent it out at that stage and maybe even having a small amount of income from it until you decide that the time is right to sell it.