Would it put you off if your buyer had two houses to sell?

FourLove · 07/07/2025 13:59

It would put me right off accepting your offer. So many things can go wrong selling a house and you are doubling the risks. In effect the two of you you make up a chain.

LadyDanburysHat · 07/07/2025 14:01

My parents were in this situation (long story), and they sold one house and moved into the other together. It really is your only option.

BarnacleBeasley · 07/07/2025 14:01

Yes it would put me off. But even if the nice big house is bigger and needs more furniture than the small houses, surely it will not need all of the surplus furniture? You could sell some of it.

Chewbecca · 07/07/2025 14:02

Yes

Glittertwins · 07/07/2025 14:04

Yes, you move into one whilst selling the other one. Chains are bad enough without one set of purchasers having to sell two to proceed on buying one.

LuckysDadsHat · 07/07/2025 14:06

I may accept your offer but I wouldn't remove my house from the market until they had both sold and were progressing. You need to sell 1 and move in to 1 together.

BaronessEllarawrosaurus · 07/07/2025 14:06

Not only that as I buyer I wouldn't buy a house that was dependent on another being sold too for the sellers onward move.

LauderSyme · 07/07/2025 14:13

It would be a good idea to move in together anyway, prior to making a huge joint financial investment; many agree that you don't really know someone until you live with them. It'd be tricky if you discovered too late you don't actually thrive in a single household.

Bridport · 07/07/2025 14:14

You need to save.
It could be years until the house you want comes up.

Are you really going to carry the expense of two houses for years?

Two houses to sell would put me off a buyer.

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Somanyquestionsss · 07/07/2025 14:33

Oh dear, a pretty unanimous answer!

My partner has the slightly bigger house so I would have to move in there but I just don't like the house. It's a 90s house, mine is Victorian, and the nice big houses we like are Victorian. I just don't like the vibe of his house. And I absolutely love my house and only ever wanted to leave it for one of these nice big houses. The thought of living in that boxy house with no nice fireplaces or features for however many years is quite depressing.
And partners house doesn't have a bath! Or a living room overlooking the garden. Or a big dishwasher. And many other things that my house does.

I know this is such a first world problem. I just wish we could both stay in our houses until the nice big house came up and then we could sell both.

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Rayna37 · 07/07/2025 14:37

I think the answer is to sell yours, move into his and then put that straight on the market, it doesn’t have to be for years.

I did similar and it definitely helped sell my place when it looked like a show home- tidy, furniture in place, but not all of my “stuff” cluttering it up.

Rayna37 · 07/07/2025 14:37

I think the answer is to sell yours, move into his and then put that straight on the market, it doesn’t have to be for years.

I did similar and it definitely helped sell my place when it looked like a show home- tidy, furniture in place, but not all of my “stuff” cluttering it up.

SheilaFentiman · 07/07/2025 14:39

Yes - because there are two processes to go wrong etc.

You could put both on the market now and see which gets an offer first??

ETA if it is just the two of you - ? - could he live in your house for a bit if you both prefer the style of that?

Loveduppenguin · 07/07/2025 14:46

Somanyquestionsss · 07/07/2025 13:56

My partner and I live separately and are looking to buy a nice big house together. We will need to sell both our houses to get the funds for the nice big house. I am worried that a seller would be put off by us having two houses to sell. Am I right?

I know the answer is that one of us moves into the other person's house and sell the other one, but both our houses are small and we have two sets of furniture that will not fit in one house! I know we could put furniture in storage but we are really pushing the money boat out to get this nice big house so we need to save every penny we can. Plus it could be years until the houses we like go up for sale!

Sell the furniture you don’t want and move in together. Then look for houses

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Somanyquestionsss · 07/07/2025 14:47

SheilaFentiman · 07/07/2025 14:39

Yes - because there are two processes to go wrong etc.

You could put both on the market now and see which gets an offer first??

ETA if it is just the two of you - ? - could he live in your house for a bit if you both prefer the style of that?

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He says my house is way too small and TBF it is, mine is 2 beds and his is 3. Mine is just perfectly suited to me. The houses we're looking at have 5/6 bedrooms!

There is a particular road we want to live on and houses there don't come up often. Think the last one was in 2019. And I think there's 7 potential houses. So I could be stuck in his house for a long time. It's a depressing thought.

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Walker1178 · 07/07/2025 14:49

Sorry OP I’m with everyone else. It’s clear that you don’t want to move into DP’s house and it doesn’t sound like you really want him to move into your home either. How does he feel about combining? Are you actively looking for the dream house or just mooting the idea? I’d probably recommend you list both and leave the decision up to the market on where you both end up for the interim

Bridport · 07/07/2025 14:52

Could you sell both and move into something rented that you'll both be happy to live in for a while.

That way when the one you've been waiting for comes up you won't have anything to sell, will be able to move quickly and be a very appealing prospect to buyers.

We've done that in the past and have been able to get lower offers accepted because we're a no strings buyer.

Hoolahoophop · 07/07/2025 14:53

If the house you want comes up rarely and is in a popular position then I would say not putting your hoses on the market until one happens to come available and then having two to sell....your chances of getting the house are very, very slim unless you are willing to massively overpay.

Loveduppenguin · 07/07/2025 14:54

Somanyquestionsss · 07/07/2025 14:47

He says my house is way too small and TBF it is, mine is 2 beds and his is 3. Mine is just perfectly suited to me. The houses we're looking at have 5/6 bedrooms!

There is a particular road we want to live on and houses there don't come up often. Think the last one was in 2019. And I think there's 7 potential houses. So I could be stuck in his house for a long time. It's a depressing thought.

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Is it just the two of you?

Bridport · 07/07/2025 14:54

p.s. Are you sure you want to give up a house you really love to saddle yourself with a much more expensive millstone?

Are you really keen to move in with your partner because when I moved in with my DH I was so keen to be living with him I'd have lived in a shonky caravan.

Bridport · 07/07/2025 14:56

It's a bit beyond my imagination that anyone would wait potentially six years or more for a dream house. There must be other options that will enable you to get on with your life now rather than live in a kind of limbo. Life is short and all that.

Bluevelvetsofa · 07/07/2025 15:40

Sell both and rent until you find your ideal property.

I think very few people would be willing to cope with two house sales.

Fundays12 · 07/07/2025 15:43

Yes sorry. I wouldn't accept any offer from someone with 2 houses to sell.

Glittertwins · 07/07/2025 15:47

It doesn’t really matter that you don’t like the vibe. It’s a temporary measure

RandomUsernameHere · 07/07/2025 15:51

Storage isn’t actually that expensive if you use a company that does both removals and storage. You might be pleasantly surprised (I’m talking about a few months though, not years).