As some people will already know, I’ve now moved back to my parents’ house in Bury. Partly this is because my flat was too small to live and work in, but also because I’ve decided that I’d prefer to buy a three bedroom semi on a nice estate in Bury than fork out for a one or two bedroom flat in Didsbury for the same price. I know how stressful moving is, so I’d rather jump straight into a house than buy a flat and then have to sell it a few years down the line when I’ve outgrown the space.
In terms of house hunting, it’s been a mixed bag so far. I saw one property which had a lot of potential on a good estate for a reasonable price with no chain, but unfortunately someone else got in with an offer before I could go back for a second viewing. Another property was far too small and a third had been taken off the market because the owners decided to rent it out instead of selling (they had already signed a tenancy agreement, so it won’t come back on for at least six months). On the positive side, there’s a good sized dormer bungalow with room for extension within my price range, and I have five other properties to see today which look promising from the initial descriptions.