We have found another house but we are 6 weeks in on a house purchase

[Threemangoes]

What would you do? We are currently in a house chain with 4-5 homes involved. We have a ftb for our house so that's great and we don't want to lose our buyer.
However a house has come up on the market which is a bungalow very close to us which is important and it's within our budget.

The house we are currently buying is further away and will need school pick and drops for the next 5-6 years.

Anyways point is should I just ignore this gorgeous new house that is better than the one we are buying for us?

Has you been in a similar situation before? Is it morally wrong now to change mind?

It may not be ‘nice’ but you are perfectly entitled to pull out of the first house.

Do you know you'll definitely get the bungalow? Wwyd If you pulled out and didn't?

Go see the bungalow, offer on it and pull out of the other house if accepted. You haven’t exchanged yet, so it’s ok to pullout if you need to.

We went to see today and EA was reassuring that our offer would be accepted. I understand its not guaranteed but I wouldn't pull out of the process unless our offer was accepted.

6 weeks in isn't a lot. Go for it.

We have never lived in a single story home before. This is the most randomest thing I feel like we are doing to go for a bungalow.

If you want the Bungalow, offer on it. 6 weeks into a purchase isn't too far in. And it's a long chain so likeihood is if you didn't break it someone else would.

We lived all on one level for a while and it was fantastic! No vacuuming stairs, no thuds and bangs from your kids in their rooms, no piling shit up on the bottom step to "take up later" that everyone walks past.

We pulled out of a house bad survey. It's fine to do that. Solicitors fees will be higher that's all.

As long as you aren’t in Scotland you should be fine.

You can’t make such a huge decision because you feel beholden to the original house sellers. Go for it!

One thing I’ve learnt about house buying is you need to be totally selfish. If this one suits your needs better then book and viewing. If you still think it’s better make an offer.

You should at least try with the bungalow purchase if it’s such a better fit for your family. That needs to be the priority really.

(I live in a bungalow and it’s brilliant)

Just communicate thoroughly and quickly if you do, I think the worst thing in house buying is lack of communication/delays. It's not just houses it's people's life plans.

The fact that you are considering NOT offering on the house that is more suitable, just shows you are decent people.

Others in your chain might not be so honourable.

It's a huge amount of money. You need to spend it right. As the previous posters have said, you have to be a bit selfish. Offer on the bungalow.

I have bungalow envy, there is one close to me that I love. A friend’s bungalow is one of the nicest houses of people I know, it flows well, it is spacious and comfortable.

Go for it if you think it's right for your family. Just be mindful that some folk with families on here complain about being on top of each other in bungalows and some say that's why they love it.

I'd not hesitate...if you're truly certain the bungalow is the better option for your family.

However, we pulled out of two purchases in the course of a sale/purchase transaction a few years back and with hindsight, house 1 was the best of the three after all, but it took a few years to realise that!

Be open with your first vendor as soon as you can, it's only fair to them.

It’s shitty for your vendors but you already know that. Perhaps give them your searches and surveys for free as a goodwill gesture, and to speed things up for whoever comes next?

Obviously buy the house you’re going to enjoy living in more, but next time just be properly keen on a house before you offer.