Anyone else been gutted to sell house which you love?

strawb_shortcake

Not yet, my Husband is desperate to move, we've been here 11 years and it's the longest he's lived in one place and has itchy feet and wants a garage. Which is impossible to add on to our home.
But we have a huge garden, a stunning view over the countryside and really quiet location. 
Its ex council which keeps the value down, but it has gone up around £100k in 5 years so may be wrong? But my salary has been quite stagnant and will remain so for awhile now so I can't afford to add much more to my mortgage.
 To try and find something else with such a great feature as our garden is near impossible within our budget so I'm looking at a huge compromise if and when we move.

badger09

Like many, if we get to exchange! I will have mixed feelings, but the main one will be relief.

Husband fell in love with this house when we moved to Shropshire from 1st home together in Hertfordshire in 2000. I didn't, but grew to love it after redesigning kitchen, bathrooms etc. Previous owner's bodges almost killed husband but he's always loved it - especially the swimming pool  

5 years ago I realised we needed to move  - getting older & various health issues meant pleasures now became chores. Took me 2 years to convince him, but when we tried to sell  - it didn't. This time - so much more interest and our buyers seem committed. We've already had one seller pull out and are now on number 2. Going into temporary accommodation to avoid losing our chain. Its really taking its toll on my health and can't wait for some certainty. 

I will definitely shed a tear when we leave, but looking forward to next part of our, hopefully easier, lives.

Pennylane

I was beyond gutted when I had to sell my Mum’s house to pay her care home fees when it was dangerous for her to be home alone. She had lived in it over 60 years. It was her former council house but well built, huge garden which she loved and kept beautifully. Sea views from upstairs, south facing garden, big windows, close to shops and other amenities.  It had everything she and my Dad wanted and had worked so very hard to buy. 

davilown

Unicorn_cottage said:

Just wondering if anyone has felt the same? House has sold and it looks like we could complete in a couple of weeks at the earliest . I know on moving day I am going to be a wreck. I absolutely love the house and am gutted to leave it (as is my partner). We are moving as my partner wants to move back up north to be nearer to parents. The pandemic has brought all of this into sharp focus. I have no problem moving at all. I just absolutely love this house and never thought I would be so lucky to live in such a beautiful house. If we could lift the house up and take with up we would. Is it strange to be so attached?

I definitely am - I've put so much blood, sweat and tears into this place over the last 3 years.  Everything I see either I have done or had some major input to.  2 extensions, full refurbish to the rest.
However, the opportunity that this house has given us to live a different life is a very hard one to refuse.  I'm looking forward to a new challenge (just internal modernisation this time) and hopefully somewhere where we will be a lot closer to both of our ageing parents.

Murphybear

We have definitely felt like that.

We bought a detached bungalow in a tiny village in Northants. It had gardens on all sides which were the previous owners’ pride and joy.

after a few years we decided to buy a business in Devon so sold the bungalow.  I still miss it