Would you move or stay?

[anxiousnancy]

We have lived in our 4 bed detached chalet style house for 15 years. I have 2 teenage boys who are very happy there. Location is great, house is good but garden is small. It’s not my forever house. We are in a fortunately position that the Mortgage is just paid off. We are thinking of moving somewhere local but with a bigger garden. The problem is that houses that we like are about £300k more than ours - so we would need a new mortgage. And we wouldn’t get any more house space just different layout and a bigger garden/quieter location. Our house has been on the market for 6 weeks and no offers yet.

Not sure if it’s worth moving even if we do get an offer. Feel like it would be nice to have a project to keep us motivated but also don’t want to make a terrible decision. I feel like I should be grateful for what I have and to stop wanting more. Should add that I’m 40 and husband is 48.

What would you do?

Get an allotment 🌽🥕🥦🫜🧅🧄

Defo stay put. Why do you need a big garden? As teens the boys can probably go to a park etc if they want to kick a ball around or something.

Don’t get an allotment, don’t get me wrong I loved my allotment for 10 years, but it’s bloody hard work, especially if you still work.

its much easier to nip out into your own garden and look after veg.

In your shoes and at your age, I would stick where you are until kids finish school/ go to uni/can drive etc. Then you will find that it becomes much easier to find something that suits. Swapping your house in a buzzy childcentred neighbourhood with good schools for a bigger/nicer/ bigger garden is far easier then