What makes people decide to move home? It’s such a huge life decision to uproot the family, pack up all of your belongings and move to a different property. There needs to be a compelling reason to go through all of that upheaval, right?
It’s certainly not a decision to be taken lightly.
In fact, many studies have shown that the average household spends up to 2 years toying with the idea of moving house before they actually make any firm plans.
This usually means that for 2 years, the property no longer fits the purpose of the household.
They will spend that 2 years getting gradually more irritated by whatever is not quite right.
It’s either too big, small, or in the wrong location.
And it’s only when those reasons become more than a niggle and start to negatively impact the family’s life that the reason becomes compelling enough to finally take the plunge.
Selling and indeed buying a home is an emotional decision. It’s not something that people arrive at because of logic.
The financial reasons for selling a property are logical. Still, unless you’re really starting to struggle to pay for the property, you won’t want to sell it because the reason is ‘logical’, and you will have an emotional attachment to your home.
So, the main reasons that push someone into taking the leap and going ahead and putting their home up for sale are:
As you can see, it’s usually a significant life change that prompts a homeowner to decide to sell their home.
And that big issue has probably been brewing for a few years before they’ve bitten the bullet and put it on the market.
It takes a few more months to decide on the agent to sell it, and then a few further months of marketing and viewings before an offer is accepted. Then with up to 4 more months for the legal process, a property move can take up to 4 years. No wonder it’s considered one of the most significant occasions in a person’s life.
If you’re contemplating moving and want to discuss the options available to you, even if you are in the very early stages of thinking about moving, get in touch with our team of experts today.
They are happy to help, and perhaps they can suggest a way to make your life easier without selling just yet if you’re not quite ready.