Selling a House you bought a couple of months ago

kef88

Hi I’m after some advice is anyone is able to help. I moved into a house in October last year - went from a new build to an older house and it’s just not the house for me. The house it’s self is lovely location is really popular neighbours are friendly I just think I prefer new builds and feel I have made a mistake. I’m wondering where it would be possible/wise to put it back on the market so soon after buying.

TXC

I think there was a similar thread on here not long ago about the buyer feeling theyd made a mistake. October really wasnt a long time ago so my advice would be that its completely normal to feel you've made a mistake, dont do anything hasty at the moment. you've been in for three months, give it a bit more time (maybe six at least) to see if it starts to feel like home 

canaldumidi

If you really decide to sell, bear in mind many mortgage lenders won't lend on a propety that was sold 6 months before.

But if you advertised now it would probably be April+ before Completion, so 5-6 months since you bought.

Auction is an option, though the same apples to auction buyers relying on a mortage, as many buyers are cash - but the price will be lower, so a standard esate agency sale is probably the best way.

And as Keff88 says, why not give it a bit longer. Do some painting and other DIY improvements which will make it feel more 'yours' as well as maybe improving asleability, and then see if you still want to sell.

aoleks

It’s obviously personal, but I don’t think a new build would satisfy you. They’re build to a very low standard focused on maximising profits and compared to an old house, they suck big time. Invest some in your house and you’ll be fine…

eidand

I don't understand this ...

"I just think I prefer new builds"
" feel I have made a mistake"

You bought a house, not a pair of socks you just return the next day. You obviously had good reasons to buy it so give it time, get over whatever you "feel" right now and make it your home. Seriously....

JosephK

I assume (Rule no.1 - never assume) you liked it when you were in the process of buying, remember why you did. Give yourself time; first to settle in and put your stamp on it, second because it could be more difficult to sell so quickly after buying.

lookstraightahead

How can you go off a house so quickly?

Is there something wrong with it? You can modernise it inside but the benefit is it will also stay up in the wind 🤣

I think you need to give it time ;definitely from a mortgage perspective 

propertyhunter

I had a new build and the quality of the workmanship was shocking even though on the surface it looked immaculate, and then you pay a premium for it.  

Just give it time - any big change to your life is going to need adjustment. Plus you're also 'mourning' what you considered to be 'benefits' of the previous property, but perhaps not thinking about why that place was not right for you, and why you had to sell it to buy this new one.

Focus on the positives, add some special touches to make it feel homely and think about the new opportunities this chapter of your life will bring to you. 

kef88

Thank you for the replies. I know this must seem really strange it feels it to be honest.

I know new builds aren’t for everyone one but my old house was a new build and I just really miss it.

my reasons for moving we’re more to do with family/circumstances than actually wanting to move and the market last year was so difficult and prices were crazy that I think I was more relieved to have found something in my budget and in the time scale I needed than being in love with the house. I definitely liked it in viewing but I can’t say I loved it. I never saw it as a forever home but didn’t expect to feel as unhappy as I do. If anything I thought it was a good investment for a couple of year max 5 and then would re-sell. The area I moved to is quite popular and houses sell very quickly.

i tried writing a list of things I would want to do to the house to make it more mine and realised I basically want to turn it into my old new build which is what started this thread.

realistically I know the better option is to try and wait a bit before making a decision but I don’t know how long that should be 6 months a year or longer?

[Deleted User]

I commented on a similar post a couple of days ago. Sometimes things just don't feel right and your gut tells you.
We made a similar decision and moved in 2020 when we saw a window of opportunity with the SD holiday etc and I think a lot of people perhaps made knee jerk decisions then. We made a decision that wasn't right for us. Wrong location (although completely idyllic) and an older property which like you, just didn't suit us. We became acutely aware we were feeling really tense and spending all of our time 'trying to make it feel like home'. In fact - it just didn't. We put the house on the market after 8 months and had moved in just under 11.

We moved to a much newer build (just over 20 years) but it had had a new kitchen/bathrooms, carpets etc fitted recently. I walked in and felt immediately at home the very first night. We've been here for 6 months now and it was 100% the right decision. 

I think people have a lot of negativity towards short moves. I don't get why. I think it used to be done a lot more in years past and has slowed due to stamp duty costs, difficulty with mortgages etc. I do think give it some time and be absolutely sure, but if you decide to move - don't be apologetic about it. We did get a few funny comments 'you're moving again?!' but we just responded that it wasn't right for us and people quickly left it. 

elsien

If the reason for the move was around family circumstances, is it more that that is the issue rather than the house itself? If you weren’t really wanting to move, you’d possibly have felt the same in whatever property you ended up buying. 

How far did you end up moving?