Am I greedy to buy this property?

This country has always had a sense of British exceptionalism. Probably because despite being European, we always had a distinctly different culture. In centuries gone by, this manifested in competition and a desire to grow and develop.

Unfortunately the exceptionalism is still there but the talent is not. People in this country have increasingly become lazy, bitter and wanting to live the high life without actually wanting out any graft in.

I meant the info in my post was Google AI, I wasn’t implying you are AI!

OP, you're still catching flak from a few posters, I see. Honestly, don't let it get to you. What you're witnessing here is just a charming slice of that quintessentially British cocktail — three parts jealousy, two parts moral posturing, shaken over a cube of hypocrisy and served with a passive-aggressive lemon twist.
We do love a good grumble in this country, especially when someone dares to plan ahead, show kindness, or — heaven forbid — use their own hard-earned money to support their own child. Shocking, I know. Next thing you’ll be telling us you bought her decent shoes too.
The idea that helping your daughter — a young person with special needs — is somehow “unfair” says far more about them than it does about you. It’s not about fairness, it’s about decency, compassion, and basic flipping humanity. You’re doing something wonderful. That rattles people who wouldn't lift a finger unless there was a Facebook post in it for them.
So carry on. You’ve got your head screwed on, your heart in the right place, and frankly, that’s more than I can say for some of the commentary floating around here.
Oh honestly. You’d think someone was proposing to buy a mansion made of gold bricks and unicorn tears the way some people carry on
This idea that supporting your own child is somehow "unfair" to others is absolutely bonkers. Life isn't a game of equal slices of cake.
People will always have opinions. But they don't have to walk in your shoes, raise your child, or live with the long-term worries you no doubt carry every single day. You are thinking ahead. You're trying to do right by your family. Anyone calling that wrong or immoral has either never been in your position or is projecting their own hang-ups.
So go ahead, do what you need to do — and know that some of us are absolutely cheering you on.

Are you sure you to buy in England instead of Canada where people, culture and education are better? 😎

I think the closest way I can see it is to think about things I do with water that is completely safe to drink:-

Drink it
Shower in it
Water my garden with it
Shit in it!

For the simple reason that I only have access to water that is completely safe to drink. To me there is basically an endless supply of completely safe water and that is normal to me.

But for many countries safe water is a rarity. They would never use it to flush a toilet. They are barely able to get enough of it to drink.

What’s the rental vacancy rate in the village? More than 12%, fill your boots. Less than 5%, it’s not as fine as you’d think. CMHC can tell you. There’s a handy map.

Ignore the people who think like this. They are crabs in a bucket, who want to pull everyone else down rather than focus on fixing why they may be experiencing a problem.

It’s a prevalent cultural attitude in this country, why is why it is in terminal decline. Small island mentality.

If its not an investment property as you go to great lengths to reassure us, then why do you even bother mentioning your daughter?

The major reason I bought it as a future income property for my disabled daughter, especially for when I am no longer living

I absolutely wouldn't give the tiniest shit about anyone's opinion on the matter unless they are also in the position of knowing they will die while their child still needs care.

Until we all love in societies where we can be assured that our disabled children will receive all the care and support they need for the rest of their lives, parents will do whatever they can to ensure their children are taken care of after they are gone.

People who don't like it can direct their anger towards the governments and citizens who don't want to provide adequate care and support for the disabled, and towards successive governments who have upheld this system of housing and greedy landlords who own 10s, 100s or even 1000s of properties.

If you can afford it OP go for it.

Some people on here will only be happy if you're walking around in your hair shirt slapping yourself across the head with a tin tray, when in reality if they could afford it they'd be doing it in a heartbeat.

I hope you have wonderful holidays with your DD ❤️

I have a second home - a bungalow I inherited from my nan when she died. I rent it out to a lovely young couple.

I couldnt give a flying toss if anyone judges me for that. That bungalow rent paid a proportion for a great nursing home for my nan when she needed it. It's helped our family immensely and been a huge blessing. I dont care what anyone thinks about it, its my life, not theirs.

Are you genuinely worried about the morality of it op, or are you just wanting to show off your impending purchase? No judgement, I would be very excited too! And in this case it sounds like there is barely a moral case to answer so just enjoy it.

Go for it. If there’s little or no demand for housing in the area then why not. It will be used more than many vacation homes. Are you planning on renting it out short term when not in use?

I’m sure OP is asking on mumsnet AIBU because this kind of forum doesn’t exist in Canada, it’s just a chat to pass time and not serious research about housing shortage.

I voted YANBU FWIW OP, but if you’d have asked the same question about a holiday cottage in England my answer would have been different

OP, why on earth are you asking this question on UK based site which is populated with people who (mostly) don't live in Canada or know anything about housing and second home ownership there? It's just a bit daft really. Why does it matter what a bunch of non-Canadians think? Crack on with your plans, sounds great. If you're worried about being selfish maybe ask a neighbourhood forum for the area you're planning to buy in.

I’ve just googled and the population of the UK is nearly double that of Canada whilst the land mass is about one fortieth.

It is almost impossible for us to understand just how much space there is in Canada whilst it is equally hard for you to understand what it is like to live on an island with a huge housing shortage.