Would you move house round the corner to get a garden?

[Meretricious]

Lived in a big victorian terrace for 10 years. Love it apart from its only got a back yard. It’s sunny and has room for lean to greenhouse, bbq, seats. But I’ve filled it to overflowing with plants.

I have an allotment 5 mins drive away...

DH thinks that’s enough and can’t be arsed to move. Thinks we should wait till retire (10 years). I want a big garden to grow veggies in, plant fruit trees etc.

So house come up round corner with garden....

I certainly would!

It sounds like a garden would give you enormous pleasure; no need to wait till retirement for that!

I would stay where I was until retirement, but then I hate change.

I would too, I really wanted a large garden when we moved 6 months ago to a biggish house with an average sized garden. all the other boxes were ticked but it’s making me realise how much I still want that big garden!

I would say it depends on property prices where you live. Where we live, the stamp duty would be absurd for a move like that, but I have friends in Yorkshire and Scotland who have done just that, because the cost of moving is more manageable. Do your sums first on that one!

If DH is happy to move eventually, why not do it now? It’s more of an upheaval the longer you leave it and the more clutter you accumulate. And the younger he is, the better he’ll cope with the change of a removal.
Go for it, OP. Who knows what your circumstances may be at retirement- house prices or pension changes might mean you could no longer afford the move, or the perfect house might not come up again. Seize the day!

Well, I wouldn't but I'm not a gardener. I don't think its the distance that's the issue, your husband wants to stay where you are till you retire, you'd move now for an improved life (assuming here you find gardening good for you). It's difficult to imagine a compromise when you have already got an allotment so can garden more. Would your husband look at other houses that are suitable for retirement so there would only be one move? He may think another big terraced house is too much for retirement.

People move for all sorts of reasons, not just bigger house/smaller house.
We moved for a bigger garden, we’d outgrown the house too, but big garden was definitely high up on the wish list.

And it was only 10mins walk away from where we originally lived!
I love our garden..do it!

Yes we would.

I went to view a house on our street the other day with a much bigger garden. It is too much work on the house for us but as we were leaving our neighbours from two doors down were coming in for a look!

It seems to me that you are a very passionate gardener.

When you are of retirement age your health may not be as good.

I’d you had the big garden now you’re should have Year’s of enjoyment.

If your health deteriorated and you could no longer cope with the big upkeep of maintaining a garden then you would have to agree to move again to a place with a yard or little or small garden as it would be unfair to expect your husband to upkeep it.

We did this. We wanted the kids to be able to run in the garden and so we could spend less time waking to and from the park all day. It’s been great. Having your own garden on your doorstep is totally different to an allotment or park, you can go out in your PJs, do five mins gardening a day, watch the kids play from your bedroom, get a dog...

Another here who says go for it .

As others said - who knows what circumstances will apply in 10 years time !

I would.

Absolutely I would. Don't wait for retirement, do it now!

Well seeing as you actually garden seems like a good idea.

Yes.

I moved next door to get a house with a pool.

Go for it.

Yes, weve moved round the corner twice for not too disimilar reasons.

Y'up. Move, so long as all other criteria met (house, money, etc.).

So not completely mad then, I just want room to garden and be outside. He wants to stay in town. Not many houses with gardens near by. I think we have to seize the day,...

I've lived in three houses on the same road! Rented the first one, bought just down the road because we liked it, bought a bit further down the road for more garden and another bedroom.

I think you do too
My daughter and family outgrew their house next door to me 😢 and moved to a townhouse with large south facing garden with French doors leading to it.
It’s a big extension to their living space as itsonly laid to grass but they have large trampoline, large climbing frame/ swing and slide
Outdoor table and chairs, swinging sofa and still plenty of room for paddling pool and bbq area

Don’t wait till retirement have the enjoyment now

My cousin is moving next door in her apartment block because it’s bigger
I think she’s mad .

Well if there aren't many houses in town with the right sized garden go for it but think about how you can future proof the house so you don't have to move again. Good luck.

Get seizing lass!

None of us know when we won't have a day left, so crack on and enjoy.

You'll be full of what-if regrets if you don't. And if you do, and actually regret moving for whatever reasons, you would probably be able to move again. It's not set in stone.

I moved to get out of a bad area, but having a reasonably large garden that faced south was very high on my list of priorities. We've spent quite a lot to get the garden sorted (drainage, new patio, returfed), but now it's done the enjoyment we get out of it has increased exponentially. And I can plant trees! Small trees mind, but still - trees!

Do it do it do it