Moving home /area in later years

[dottiedodah]

As above title really .Need to downsize to free up cash .Looking at moving north from SC.Also really fancy a change ,been here over 30 years and seen it all really .Some nice bungalows at a good price.Will we fit in OK ?

"North" is a bit vague. Where are you looking?

I'm not sure how we can tell if you'll fit in ok from this post 🤣

I'm planning to do the same.

I've been taking weekends away for the last year, checking out places and seeing where would work for me.

How far north? York? Durham? It depends what you like. People around Newcastle seem to be the friendliest I've ever met 🙂

north?
ffs🙄

Having the same thoughts here.

If we downsize but stay in Surrey we won't really free up much cash, so it becomes a bit pointless. Just waiting to see where the kids end up, as that might influence us. I'd love to go back to the Midlands.

If you are a "joiner", someone who is happy to get involved in the local community, and say hello to your neighbours, I'm sure you'd fit in anywhere.

'North' is a very wide geographical area op!

I am moving in a few years from The Midlands back to my home town - I will be a cash buyer but my home time, much as I love it, it's not a fancy, vibrant, expensive place! Lots of 'the North' are.

Meadowfinch ,looking north west Liverpool direction . Like some of the towns there . We have a dog so want walks on the beach ,I like things like Bible Group ,U3A that sort of thing .DH fairly sporty .

How can we possibly know if you will fit in ‘north’ when we’ve no idea if you mean Watford or the outer Hebrides?

Meadowfinch Good idea to have a few weekends away .Good to know someone on the same page as it were .

I’d love to downsize. Not too far away, but it would be good to move to a smaller property. We can’t do it though, if it’s going to cost us money. The idea was to have a small surplus. No one wants to buy the house though, so we’re stuck,, with ever increasing expenses that are rapidly overtaking our income. Fed up with it now.