moving and regretting it - practicalities of moving again so soon

Tancred

flea72 wrote: »

So over the 6m requirement then?

Where did you read about this 'requirement'? Please enlighten us.

flea72

Sub-sales (near bottom of page)

http://www.halifax-intermediaries.co.uk/print/criteria/default.aspx

Also referred to as back-to-back selling by some lenders

Tancred

flea72 wrote: »

Sub-sales (near bottom of page)

http://www.halifax-intermediaries.co.uk/print/criteria/default.aspx

Also referred to as back-to-back selling by some lenders

Interesting, but this is only the Halifax. Other lenders may not be so fussy.

Soleil_lune

I have to disagree with the people saying that cats can get killed anywhere. In other words; they are no more likely to get killed on a main road/busy road than they are in a quiet cul de sac. They (IMO) are FAR more likely to get killed on a busy/main. through road, with cars whizzing by at 50 mph than they are at the end of a cul de sac with virtually no traffic.

In addition, if there is a busy main road at the bottom of the garden - even if the garden is 150 feet long, there is still a chance of them getting killed. If you are in a cul de sac or on a quiet road with hardly any traffic, the chances of them getting killed are far less. (Although the back of the house must still be away from a busy main road.)

And re the cats just wandering off anyway and getting lost comments: (flea72) that won't happen if you keep them in for 3 or 4 weeks (like you're supposed to) when you move house, and follow them around for the first 4 - 6 times the go out, so you can keep calling them so they know where you and their home is.

I am not a fan of keeping cats indoors either. That is just my opinion though. Mine go apesh*t if they are trapped in. Some days they spend 22 hours a day in, but others (especially summer days) they stay out all day, sleeping on the garage roof, on the patio, on the grass, anywhere: but for them to have no choice would be distressing for them I think!

Once again OP: I am sorry for your loss As a cat lover/owner though, I would definately want to be near somewhere with little or traffic.

flea72

Tancred wrote: »

Interesting, but this is only the Halifax. Other lenders may not be so fussy.

Sorry. I thought providing a link to a credible (ok known) lenders t&c would be proof enough that this actually exists.

I didnt know it had to be carte blanche for non-fussy lenders too, before you accept that it can and does happen

This has been mentioned many times on mse, why not google it yourself and see how common it is

flea72

Soleil_lune wrote: »

And re the cats just wandering off anyway and getting lost comments: (flea72) that won't happen if you keep them in for 3 or 4 weeks (like you're supposed to) when you move house, and follow them around for the first 4 - 6 times the go out, so you can keep calling them so they know where you and their home is.

I think you are confused, i make no mention of cats getting lost

Soleil_lune

flea72 wrote: »

I think you are confused, i make no mention of cats getting lost

Sorry flea: I must have seen that bit in another post, or imagined it :rotfl:

I still think that they are far more likely to get killed/injured near a busy road than a quieter road though

Excited13

OP try and give it until Christmas at least and then in the new year make a decision. I can sympathise with not feeling at home in a house as I've live in many properties but very few have felt like "home."

Is all your stuff still in boxes or are the pictures etc up? The only reason I ask is I'm in the middle of building work and only recently got my stuff out of storage and opened a few boxes of pictures which has helped me feel more at home. My sister took some pictures and in my old flat I put them in frames. I took them out of the box this week and they're on my mantle piece despite no carpet or paint on the walls but it makes the house feel more homely to me.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

aliby21

Thank you everyone for being so understanding. It is really reassuring to know that other people have had trouble settling and have doubts about whether they've done the right thing - it is all supposed to be so exciting, according to the TV programmes, you feel a bit of a failure if you are not glowing with happiness from day one.

I will think about options with indoor cats etc. It wouldn't have worked at all with the one that got killed - she managed to head butt something and injure her eye running around indoors during her enforced 'getting used to your new home' incarceration, and I think if I'd kept her in longer would just have ended up really hurting herself. The other one I really don't want to have to keep in as we have toileting issues when I do. Fortunately (?) she is quite arthritic and I HOPE can't get over the fences - she's shown no sign of trying yet anyway, But then I really did think that I'd done enough to keep the other one away from the road

The house itself is ok. all good advice about making it more a 'home' although I have done quite a bit already - got all my 'stuff' out around me; painted bedroom, bathroom, box room; made a start on reclaiming the garden from the wilderness. Will have a think about what i can do that will not cost too much but will help if I do decide to move on.

Flea72 that is useful to know on 'back to back' sales, that basically I can't put the house on the market till I've been here six months anyway.. Does anyone know why that is?

kunekune22

I can think of a couple of reasons why back-to-back sales raise flags. One is the possibility that there has been a scam - a cheap purchase from an elderly person who doesn't realise they're being conned followed by a swift sale at a much higher price. It is also a way of laundering money.