Hi,
I'm thinking of renting a house (2 bed with a conservatory or extension) until the right house comes up. I have to arrange a mediation session and know that things will start moving pretty quickly once we have been to this. My eldest has just left school (18) and splits his time between where I am (the family home) and his dad's. He has decided to apply for the RAF so it's highly likely he will be leaving both of us anyway!
My daughter is about to start GCSE's in September and wants to stay on for A-levels at the same school (they have a 6th form that her brother also attended). The family home (where she also resides) is a few miles from the school and I didn't want to pay for the private school bus from September as it's expensive (and her dad doesn't help towards the cost). She isn't keen on using public buses (3/4 cheaper). The family home is too big for just the two of us and is high maintenance (gardens) so I am looking at purchasing a 3 bedroomed house eventually. I like the idea of a cottage in a village but also have my eye on two new build developments on the edge of town. Both haven't started building yet and houses won't be available until the new year. I don't fancy anything else I see on Rightmove.
Depending on what I eventually come out with will help me decide what to go for. However, I am thinking of renting a 2 bed house nearer to my daughter's school so she can walk to and from (or, even a nice flat in the west end - the nicest area in town) until I find a property I like/or is available for my to buy. Has anyone else done this?
I'm wondering what to do with my furniture. Ideally, I'd like a furnished rental property and put some of mine in storage. My 3 piece suite has seen better days as have all the bedroom furniture so I'd happily bin those and buy new when I get a new house.
Also, if I do rent and the family home goes on the market am I able to get stbx to pay for half of the bills for that if I'm not living in it? Also, the gardener as I'm paying all bills and the gardener on the family home. No mortgage on it though. Stbx is living in a fully paid for property. I will struggle to pay for both properties at the same time but think this is the best option to get my daughter closer to school and to give me time to move and not feel pressured into moving into somewhere I don't think hmos suitable.
Any ideas?