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08-03-2010, 07:52 AM | #1 |
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Moving House....How Stressful!
Picked up the keys to our new house yesterday. Jesus Christ I had forgotten how stressful moving house actually is.....and it's not even started yet!
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08-03-2010, 08:05 AM | #2 |
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Well if you've picked up the keys, you home and dry (no pun intended), congrats on the new home.
Agree with you though, that's putting me and Mrs Creepy off from moving. |
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08-03-2010, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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yeah stressful for you, but i bet your missus is over the moon
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08-03-2010, 09:15 AM | #4 |
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You should try emigrating if you want complexity and stress.
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08-03-2010, 10:17 AM | #5 |
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We've called off a move several times due to the stresses involved. It's all about patience at the end of the day, if you keep cool and just let things unfold, it's much easier on the hair follicles!
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08-03-2010, 10:21 AM | #6 |
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I bought and sold four house in the last 8 years, more than enough for a while thanks.
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08-03-2010, 10:25 AM | #7 |
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08-03-2010, 10:36 AM | #8 |
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Ive moved many times growing up. Lived over most of the UK and also in Italy. Wasn't stressful as a kid.
Moved out of home into my own, that was not to bad.
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I suppose we are lucky in the sense that we didn't have to sell our current house to move so we can move in over a few weeks, but trying to run a business at the same time means I am burning the midnight oil with Red Bull following round my veins! You got that right |
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08-03-2010, 01:04 PM | #11 |
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We're moving to live in the south of France in 3 weeks. Starting to a panic a bit, but how badly can it go wrong.....? OK, quite badly, but nothing a credit card can't sort out is the way I look at it!
Which bit is most stressful? Our biggest worry is probably renting out our UK house - never done that before. "Men in trucks" are doing all the actual moving, thankfully. |
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We are going to rent our old house also....bit nervous about that too as I have never let a property before. Its definitely a good bet at the moment as rental prices are pretty high due the massive deposits needed for a mortgage. Good luck with the move |
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08-03-2010, 01:21 PM | #13 |
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Likewise!
I was surprised how much rent the agent is confidently promising us too. Nearly 50% more than our mortgage payments! Still, its not rented yet, so proof in pudding and all that. Shame is just had new oak/slate kitchen & travertine bathroom put in. Assume our tenants will wreck those over next few years. Our 'new' house in France has no real kitchen yet so that'll be popular..... |
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08-03-2010, 01:35 PM | #15 |
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Sorry forgot to say, there are some great landlords insurance policies around. We found one that insures all breakages & damages for the kitchen etc...so its not all that bad.
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08-03-2010, 01:40 PM | #16 | |
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PS I DIYed the kitchen - started Jun 2010, finished 2 weeks ago! Only finished the bathroom 2 months ago . Ah well. You had your leccy and gas checks? We have an agent to do total management - patter is good, yet to see what the results are like! Part of me just doesn't want to know what happens to the house..... |
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Sounds like a collective 'good luck' needed guys
We moved 3 years ago one month before our little girl was born. That meant minimal stress (and effort ) for the missus not to bring anything on too early.
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Keeping your property is the best thing you can do, if you are looking at the long game - someone will pay off your mortgage and your property will become a good investment. Dont worry it will be fine |
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I really wanted to rent out my old house when we moved but needed all the equity to jump into our bigger property. Plus, didn't want to see the house I'd built-up (not literally) gradually getting trashed by occupants who didn't care like I did (gross stereotype there; they're not all like that). The mortgage on one property is big enough thank you very much .
You've just got to be very careful when the interest rates rise and so will your mortgage payments. Most people are enjoying great profit at present (low mortgage, usual rental) but when interest rates start climbing it won't be the same so the figures need to be carefully monitored to make sure it's still profitable (obviously the property price should always increase over time). I was chatting to my mortgage chap yesterday and interest rate rises are coming, just not 100% sure when, or by what amount (probably 0.25% or 0.5% in 6/12months), but certainly coming. Most people have defaulted to SVR by now which is great but of course will increase unless you switch to a fixed rate (and pay a little extra initially until the interest rates exceed your fixed rate). I'll be timing my switch to perfection (hopefully ). A lot of people are going to be very caught out as they've enjoyed the low payments, spent the different (and got used to it), so when the payments go up it'll be a big shock. Me included to a degree might I add. Just be careful of the figures. Otherwise a good investment (like them all there are pros & cons).
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More making sure of the right tenant that is worrying. Even though the agent won't allow people to view if their annual income isn't three times the annual rent still doesn't mean that it won't get trashed. Obviously there is wear and tear and tenants rights etc.....I don't know maybe I am best shot of it and hang out for a sale |
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