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Moved in in March, already selling...

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DollyPollyLolly · 09/07/2020 15:45

How little time have you spent in a house you've bought?

We bought our house in March but it just doesn't feel like home. It's too big and we hate it. We've already put it on the market but we're being told we haven't given it chance by family Hmm

Anyone been in the same boat?

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Dinosauraddict · 09/07/2020 15:49

You'll face a few problems here: a) some mortgage lenders won't cover it if it's been sold within 6 months, b) many buyers will assume you've discovered a major problem and want rid and won't trust it. Also, I have felt like that when moving into a new home and it took me a year or so to settle, maybe do give it longer!

TheCrunchTimes · 09/07/2020 15:57

The first thought that comes to my mind every single time we have moved into a new house is "WTF have we done???" I hated every single one of them, but I felt very at home and even attached to them by the second year, when we had changed it a bit to our taste (and got rid of any pieces of our very own furniture that didn't contribute to enhance the space).

Honestly, once the previous owners' belongings are removed, ANY house would look and feel very different to when you put the offer in. I have found that just getting started on personalising the new house to your taste and needs, it starts to feel more like "yours" and as a home.

I'm with your family on this, you need to give it a chance and get used to the new proportions. Also agree that moving so quickly may look as if there is something VERY wrong with the house to potential buyers.

Now, if after 2-3 years you still hate it, let it go.

LullabyTime · 09/07/2020 16:08

We moved into a new property at the end of August last year and it was on the market by the end of November. We sold it and moved out at the beginning of March. It just wasn’t for us.

We’re experienced home owners, this was our 8th purchase and we knew, from day one, it was a mistake. We hated every minute of our 7 months there.

No regrets from us.

damnthatanxiety · 09/07/2020 16:10

LullabyTime how did you end up buying something so wrong for you as experienced home buyers?

blue25 · 09/07/2020 16:14

Your family’s right-you haven’t given it a chance. That’s far too soon to have settled. It took us a year to get used to our new house and now we love it.

TheCrunchTimes · 09/07/2020 16:26

Ok.. what is the problem? Have you realised you have ghosts? a pig farm next door? or were aggressively confronted by your neighbour after you found her having a wee in your front garden?

If so, move on... Quick!

LullabyTime · 09/07/2020 16:27

It’s a very, very long story! We relocated to Scotland, bought a new build property off plan, visited during building works, etc.

Something just wasn’t right. Much more to it than that in terms of considerable stress within our personal life, but that’s the gist.

krustykittens · 09/07/2020 16:30

10 months. We sold it within two weeks.

romatheroamer · 09/07/2020 17:27

Oh I'm glad I'm not the only one!
But with me it's not so much the house, which is quite pleasant in a cottagey sort of way, it's the location I can't stand.

Zhampagne · 09/07/2020 19:51

Your family are right. Not only have you not given it long enough but you’ve only ever lived there in the past three months, which for most of us have been one of the strangest, most stressful and discombobulating experiences of our lives. You have to give the house a chance in something that vaguely resembles normal life.

CatAndHisKit · 10/07/2020 02:04

romatheroamer what is it about locatiob that's so bad but you didn't know about when viewing? I m feeling nervous about a new location i'm looking into, worried about being next to a rental (possibly) etc.

romatheroamer · 10/07/2020 06:55

Cat
That's a fair point, we didn't much like where we lived before (inner city) so rushed it a bit. You kind of get caught up in the excitement of a real change and think oh it'll be OK when considering about no shops, everywhere by car and then find out it's a real pain. Mind you, if you want -dead- really quiet....

Fatted · 10/07/2020 07:04

I'd definitely say you haven't given it chance OP. Given the circumstances of how life has been for everyone since March. I love my home, it is perfect. We moved in October. But even I am sick of it and fed up with how much time I've spent in it this year!

What is it about it that's too big? Why is that a problem? Too much to clean and maintain?

CatAndHisKit · 11/07/2020 00:22

ah the move to the country! yes that's always a shocj unless you lived on countryside before. NOt sure whether it's worth waiting or not in this case. Are there walks/picturesque scenry around? if not, I wouldn't choose to live there either what with compromises in other aspects.

Africa2go · 11/07/2020 00:29

As above, most lenders won't lend on a property that has been sold in the last 6 months (by the time solicitors do their enquiries etc) so you may struggle to sell so quickly.

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