We were looking into putting a kitchen extension on the back of our house to give us a larger living room and a separate dining room, unfortunately our neighbours are not happy with sharing their wall (despite previously saying it would be ok) and to put our own wall in would make the existing doorway into the extension a bit tight. It has taken us a long time deciding whether to extend or move and I am now back to thinking about moving instead, especially since our neighbour was quite nasty to us diring the discussions.
In order to get the downstairs living arrangement I would like with s decent sized garden, we would be looking at possibly a 4 bedroom house. The thing is, our children have grown up and left home (although dd is a bit of a boomerang) so my question is, do you think a 4 bed house is too excessive for us? We have a grandchild due soon and would be looking after it when my dil goes to work and we have family overseas who sometimes come to stay. We also need a bedroom as a study for my husband to work from home.