AIBU to think a couple moving into in a five bedroom house is selfish?

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AIBU here??

I’ve noticed that a couple have recently moved into a 5 bed detached property in my area. They don’t have any children…

I honestly don’t understand it. Why on earth would two people need five bedrooms?! Surely a house that size should be going to a family who actually needs the space?

It just seems incredibly selfish to me when there are families struggling to find suitable homes.

Nobody else is desperately short of knickers, we don’t have a knickers crisis in the UK do we?

Good on them. I hope they're happy in it.

We bought a five bed when we got married and had three kids and property was soon ful, with us, the kids and older relatives who needed us

It is not a waste because they were actually using them.
What rule says a room has to have someone sleep in it?

You said they're in their 20s. It's pretty normal to buy a house to accommodate your children before you have them. Who wants to be moving during pregnancy or with young DC?
Even if they don't want children they can buy whatever house they want.

What an odd post. If they are in their late 20s they are very possibly planning to start a family soon. They may need a live in nanny depending on their jobs. Their extended family may live far away so they need guest rooms for when they visit

At the end of the day it's none of your business. Who made you in charge of housing allocations?

They wouldnt get a 5 bed council house. In fact they probably wouldnt qualify for any social housing unless disabled and even then they might be waiting years

I think first time buyers are just skipping the usual first and second properties and going straight to larger homes if they can afford it. We lost out to a house once, as although our offer was higher, they were chain free and this is what the estate agent told me and it makes sense. They may (or may not) be planning a family but moving is expensive and a huge amount of stress and upheaval so people are avoiding it where they can.

YABVVU. After our wedding, we bought a large house in DH home town. We’d hoped to fill it with children. Sadly we only managed to have the one, so it’s far too big for us, but it’s still our home, nevertheless.

This couple have every right to buy whatever size house they want, with their money.

You would hate me. I own a 5 bed house. I have a DD but she lives with her dad 50/50 so half the time it is just me!

Jesus, when did ‘maybe making it easier for people to downsize if they want to might be a good idea’ become ‘we should forcefully remove property from people’? Clearly not what I said.

Of all the ridiculous posts I have seen… 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🙄

Excellent way to miss the point. As you well know. You know absolutely that YOU personally have more than you “need”. You just don’t want your own judgment to apply to you. It’s flawed logic.

Why is it a waste?
We have two home offices (one is an office/library - my dream!) and a games room. All rooms get used regularly so how is that a waste?

I volunteer in a clothes bank. We don't hand out old knickers but companies donate unsold new underwear which we give out to those in need.

One house will only house one family whether it s a 3 bed or a 5 bed and if they need office space or are thinking of increasing their family so what. Anyone else could have bought the house if they wanted to. If you are desperate for a 5 bed house buy one. Or do you expect one free?

Exactly this. If the family wanted it, why didn’t they buy it?

If they bought it then why is it selfish? You are just jealous!

Exactly! And it's none of the OPs business

I imagine they posed as a couple so the vendor would agree the sale... now they're going to market it as either a 'party house' Air BnB or turn it into a HMO without planning permission.

Doh!

Obviously it is so they can host swinger’s parties, set up a hydroponic grow, install servers to mine bit coin and provide extra workspace for their cats.

You sound jealous...

I just think less competition would help so many people. I just fundamentally disagree with having way more space than you need when so many people have fallen on hard times and their kids are living like sardines

Perhaps they're planning to open a Brothel?