You're offered £50k to swap homes permanently with the family members who live closest, would you accept?

[TellMe67]

I wouldn't it's a bit out of the way his home

No. Too far for jobs and school

No my house is way nicer!! Also they go in for that all grey look and I don't have time to redecorate.

Can we sell the house we move to? If so, yes! PiL are our closest relatives and they live in a flat worth twice what our house is worth. If we actually had to live in it I wouldn’t swap - our little house is more family friendly than their massive flat.

Closest is a cousin who rents so no. Next closest is an hours drive away and a house that isn't my style so no. I live my home though!

I would, it’s a mansion.

No, the 5 of us wouldn’t fit in their 1 bed flat and £50k wouldn’t do much to change that.

No way

In a heartbeat! My mum and stepdad live 10 minutes down the road, but on a much nicer road and a bigger house that’s been done up really beautifully and with gorgeous garden.

I’d evacuate my ramshackle gaff in a day, no problem! 😆

I'm not sure who is closest to me, my DM or my DB. I wouldn't swap with my DM as that's the house I grew up in and, while it's lovely with an amazing view and a huge garden, it's not a convenient location. She gets snowed in at the drop of a hat because she's half-way up a mountain (hence the amazing view). There is one bus that goes three times a day, whereas my house is near a tram stop, I would have to ferry the DC around a lot. I also wouldn't swap with DB as he's currently in rented while trying to get planning permission to rebuild his new house. Don't want any of that hassle. Also, £50k isn't much of an incentive.

My nearest relatives have a huge house with land and an indoor pool, but they are too far from the kid's school and we like where we live and our house so for £50k no. I would for £1m though!

Totally. Bigger house and garden in a better location.

Absolutely. It's a much nicer house than ours, mortgage free, big garden, off road parking.

Nope! Their house costs a fortune to heat.

Depends on what their house is like and where and whether they are paying all legal costs and fees and stamp duty and capital gains tax (as potentially a transfer at undervalue) and also funding the siffeeenxe in value as may need a larger mortgage etc

No, it’s much bigger and more expensive than ours but it’s old and listed and the upkeep costs are staggering. I like my house, it’s small but fine for us, it makes smile when I walk in the door. We bought and renovated the house ourselves with zero help from parents etc and I am really proud of what we’ve achieved.

No 🤣🤣

If someone offers you money to move into their house, they have a shit noisy neighbour and aren’t admitting it.

Tricky as he’s a gazillionaire so it’s a palace. However I prefer my location.

Yes! My in laws live 10min walk away in a 6 bed semi , with detached garage and separate annex . We live in a 4 bed semi.

Their house needs updating but a 2-3X the sqft with features and privacy it's 💯 yes 🤣

Dear God, no.

No. It’s our old house that we sold to MIL when we wanted somewhere bigger.