We sold our house last year and ended up moving in with family as our purchase fell through. The market is so slow at the moment - hardly anything has come on and nothing in the area of town that we need.
It feels like it's dragging on so much! We're 2 months in and haven't even looked at a single house. I really hope the market picks up, but I'm so worried. We can afford what we want (3 bed semi, detached, decent garden), but I don't know what we'll do if something ok comes on, but not perfect. There seem to be generally more smaller 3 bed semis in the area, with small gardens, but 20-30k below our budget. Our full budget could get us somewhere really nice, but they come up less often (maybe 3 or 4 per year in usual times). But who knows whether anyone will sell this year? One came up for sale in October, but we were under offer with our purchase that fell through. It was so lovely 3 bed and an extra room downstairs, with a huge garden in the perfect location. I dont want this to happen again...
Not sure what the point of this post is, I'm just frustrated and second guessing what will happen! We can stay with family for as long as we want, but nobody wants it to be indefinite, and of course our money will buy less as time goes on, if prices go up.