Housing Market

sugarfree

Yes, I was wondering about Holywood. Close to the action in Belfast, sea on your doorstep, lots of little independent shops and a nice buzz generally. 

Mnoee

Neither work nor kids were an issue for us when choosing where to live, as my partner had the option to work from home before it became fashionable and I'm a housewife who only has cats to look after. We just ended up in the town he grew up in, as he wanted to be close to family more than anything else. 

motorguy

Mnoee said:

Neither work nor kids were an issue for us when choosing where to live, as my partner had the option to work from home before it became fashionable and I'm a housewife who only has cats to look after. We just ended up in the town he grew up in, as he wanted to be close to family more than anything else. 

Broadly similar here.  We were fortunate enough to be able to avail of family land to build our own house out in the country.  Happens to be about 10 miles from where my wife works so easy commuting for her and i either work on the mainland some weekdays (back in "normal" times anyway) or WFH so not an issue for me.

We're at the age where living in a busy city holds no appeal.