Kremmen wrote:
My issue is that I've spent 30+ years getting this place just how I want it:
Crazy paved garden with 3 small planters.
Built in furniture to save space and dust crevices (bedrooms, kitchen, lounge).
All decorated and carpeted.
Once I take the car out of the powered garage it converts within seconds to a mini workshop.
I have within walking distance:
Tesco
Doctor
Dentist
Post Office
Fast food shops
Frequently served bus stop
Very hard decision. My In-Laws live in Malvern which is very nice but a nightmare to get about as they can't drive any more and nothing is 'local'.
best of luck on the decision to move out and I hope it works
That is almost exactly my position.
I have added a loft extension and kitchen extension and all rooms are well decorated. The garden is small but is just what we want and I am currently building a half brick/half timber shed/workshop (no, not a beds in sheds - although that could be profitable!!)
Like you Kremmen, I have shops and public transport nearby (the tube & 24hr coach to London) and work in central London doing a job I simply would not be able to find in the sticks. We have friends in Dorset and it is very very tempting to join them- but I just dont think I could bear the work and money to make our home as it is now - plus I actually like London and what it offers, so wouldnt want to be that far from it