In feeling annoyed with couples who take up large family homes but have no children

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Friend of mine and her partner have just bought a really big 5 bedroom family house. They are both mid 20s, no children but claim they intend to start a family soon.... They bought the property on this basis. ABIU in thinking this is ridiculous.There is no guarantee they will even be able to have children let alone multiple. The house is in a fantastic area, nearby to a wonderful school and I know any houses in the area are snapped up as soon as they are on the market. My friend was up against lots of families who all placed offers on the property, however my friend trumped them all with a better offer. I feel this is a total waste of a large family home and can't help but feel it's ridiculous and rather greedy and selfish!

Seriously, this is all you have to think about?
A) it's none of your business
B) I wish I had bought bigger when I was younger and had a disposable income
C) have one of these to dunk in your cup of tea

Bwahahahahahaa. Don't ever come to my neighbourhood. Billionaires row nearby. They buy up the big houses and never even live in them. Most expensive house in our post code sold a few years ago - Central London - no one has lived in it since. Very very sad. That is sad.

People buying and living in large houses - go for it.

YABU!
At first I thought you might be talking about a council house in which case I would be saying why the fuck did they give a couple without children a big house? Big difference.
But, if someone has got the money then they should be able to buy whatever house they like! Even if they never do have children they should be able to live somewhere nice if they have the money to do so. What a fantastic position to be in.

My friends did this, which I thought was ridiculous because they are now struggling with the mortgage and bills and have ended up in a stupid amount of debt (and now may have to go back to renting). BUT, if they could afford it I don't see the issue.

DH and I have recently bought a 6 bedroom house. Our DC are adults and our choice of home has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else. 🙄

I do get really annoyed at the older people and single house occupiers who have started a 'residents association' who solely complain about student properties 'because it erodes housing for families and young people', when the real house blockers are old people without kids and wealthy single occupiers of large houses. What they mean is, they want other young people to move out have families so they can live in a nice young area, but not them. They want their big old house with no family it it though... Because that's OK..

They paid for it. It's nobody's business. Council however that pisses me off. Friend of a relative living in a four bedroom house on her own. Council not bothered as rent is being paid. That I find bizarre when there's family in squalors emergency accommodation waiting.

They paid for it so is it anyone elses business

I do get really annoyed at the older people and single house occupiers who have started a 'residents association' who solely complain about student properties 'because it erodes housing for families and young people', when the real house blockers are old people without kids and wealthy single occupiers of large houses. What they mean is, they want other young people to move out have families so they can live in a nice young area, but not them. They want their big old house with no family it it though... Because that's OK.. hmm

Ha ha ha it's nothing to do with you what house people choose to buy though!

Their money they can do what they want with it. When i was single I bought a 4 bedroomed house in a very good area of Bristol and lived alone. My choice, my money!

Gen Y are right to be bitter about housing, compared to previous generations they've been royally shafted.

The proper targets of OP's ire, though, are government and (mostly older) nimby types. These other people who've bought a house, whoever they are, can't be blamed at all.

Friends like you, who needs enemies? Lovely ageism appearing as well now I see 🙄

Sorry what? So basically, you can only buy a large house now if you have kids? DH and I bought our house knowing we would soon be TTC. Maybe they are doing that (I am 5 months pregnant so sorry I will be entitled to my large house according to your standards!!)

Bwah hah hah OP. Jealous much?

Should people without kids be paid less? Or only be allowed to drive small cars? Mull it over while you're doling out all those biscuits to the families in your area as I'm sure you don't need them all.

So what? So all childless couples should live in little one bed flats then op save all the big houses for families then?
Here have a with your tea

Wow, green much op?!

We bought a large house before we had children because we didn't want to pay stamp duty again to buy a bigger home. So it was just 2 of us for a good few years. How I miss when it was "too big"!!

Mind your own business.

Once you have money, you have power.

So OP, bow down to your superiors.

It's true, if you have money you suddenly get to do what you want, and fuck everybody else. If you are poor, you have to understand the overall picture, suffer hardship for the greater good, and be understanding about whether you are taking housing away from families, or not taking up too much space, or money, or food, but if you are wealthy, you don't.

You can see who are the 'secret' "tories can't you..
FYI if you 'understand' rich people and defend their rights to do what the fuck they want, it doesn't increase you chances of bring rich. Crawling to the masters doesn't earn you their respect.

Although there is an argument that having nothing can give you a kind of power, freedom to go where you like, no responsibilities, no tread mill, no massive mortgage.

Most families paying a mortgage on a house and older retired people are not particularly rich. Some choose to spend their money on cocaine and mistresses. Those who choose to house a family I always feel are the better not the worse people which is why confiscatory taxes on homes always seem the worst kind of taxes for me - tax savings in the bank first and expensive cars, weddings rings, shoes, gold.

You sound massively jealous and bitter OP.

What the fuck has it got to do with you what house someone has?

Giraffexzy

Once you have money, you have power.

So OP, bow down to your superiors.

Yes, because the 'poor' op can only afford to a four bed house at the age of 24 (if I'm reading right) ? The people in the five bed must be a world apart in terms of wealth then .

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