Moving house with 16 yead old

[GriseldaGrimble]

In 2016, I got divorced and was forced to move very quickly on a very limited budget. My DD is 16 soon, is just completing her GCSEs and is off to college in September. My problem is my house is horrid but being on my own, with zero experience of refurbishment and looking forward to retirement, I just can't face doing it up. I had to stay in the area after the divorce so that DD could stay with her friends. I now want to just move. I can't stand living in this house any longer. I'd like to move to a town 40 miles away. DD could still commute to college but she is of course unhappy about moving away from her friends. Any advice?

Wait till she goes to uni/FE/ works after college? No one wants to be 40miles from their friends at prime going out stage and also 40miles is a long commute!

My advice is don’t do it for two years. It’s a very difficult age for your daughter.

Are there things you can do to the house in the meantime that are cheap but make it more homely? Paint, rugs, lamp, pictures? If you’ve no motivation do any of your friends have an interest in this and could help you?

that is harsh - a 40 mile commute to sixth form college! You can't ask that of her.

Can you get friends energy and input into doing the house up for now and think about moving later - or see if you can really make yourself happy where you are.

You’re just going to have to live with it for two years. Not loving the house is not a good enough reason to uproot your daughter at that age. She will remind you of that fact for decades if you go through with it.