Nervous about moving

Davesnave

Our last house was a 1937s build. It wasn't well-built and we knew that before we purchased, but there was more space than in most modern ones and we wanted a 1/4 acre garden, which definitely wasn't available with anything much newer!

Houses are always a compromise for the vast majority of us, but a '30s house isn't something that's bound to be damp and cold. Ours wasn't. Yes, it would have benefited from having some of the living space knocked-through to make a kitchen/diner, but we had other priorities and the plot later allowed an easy extension instead.

I'm also not so sure that modern houses built by some of the national companies will fare as well as those from times past. There's plenty of horror stories out there about the likes of P*rs*mm*n and B*rr*t if you look for them.

GervisLooper

Wasn't really clear what aspect of covid situation is bothering you as you didn't explain?

Ashworks

We lived with a new baby in a 1930s house with no central heating, just a woodburner downstairs and panel heaters in the bedrooms. There was a bit of condensation mould in two places, but we just kept on top of it with cleaning and left windows open when drying washing inside. It's really not the end of the world and I actually felt it was better for my baby than an over-warm centrally heated house. Plenty of people live in old houses with no problems at all. Just think of the difference the space will make, and anything else will be solvable in time.
We are currently selling a 2001 house with underfloor heating to take on another 'project' hopefully, so it hasn't put us off..

Snookie12cat

Mickey666 said:

It’s not necessarily a bad thing to be nervous, especially if it helps concentrate the mind.   I’ve never been particularly nervous about moving house per se but I have been nervous about the financial implications, which made me scrutinise everything - including contingencies - to triple-check I could really afford the risk.   Probably my riskiest move was a big step up a few months after our first-born arrived going from no mortgage to a huge mortgage for a new house without selling the existing one, then commissioning a large extension on the new house.  Ok, all that was under my control, but my employer going into administration a month after the extension works started was most certainly not.  Fortunately my spreadsheet modelling stood up to the test, but it was an, er, ‘exciting’ time!

Thank you for writing this. I have been focused on moving for 5 months now and it's about to exchange and I am !!!!!! myself for all these reasons 
Two houses for a short time, no mortgage to large borrowing. Using almost all savings in the short term. It's just making me scared but I am an anxious person. 

666666

Sounds like you might be overwhelmed and not entirely  sure what you’re scared of. My advice is to sit down and write down honestly what your areas of concerns are. Sometimes when I’m overwhelmed and anxious doing this helps to really see what the problem is and also helps to prioritise which area I need to work on first and once they’re on paper they might not look as bad as you thought when they’re just floating messes in your head.

However, also don’t underestimate the issues. Discuss your worries and create a plan with your wife and budget well to avoid more unexpected stress down the line. Always better to budget more than you think you need than less. I feel like the biggest worry when you do major renovations is budget. If you have a cushy one, you can hire professionals to do most of the work that you don’t want or don’t have the time to do and therefore decrease that part of the stress. 

p00hsticks

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