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How long would it take you to go bonkers living at your parents? Or before they go bonkers?
The danger being, with less drive to find somewhere to make the chain work, the more likely to you to be picky, making it take longer, making parental bust-ups more of a likelihood?
Personally, I'd like to avoid moving twice. That said, if I could sell most of my stuff, and effectively start again, and have a bit more leverage when making offers on a place, a short stint at the parents might be viable.
Howard
So I'm looking to sell my flat and upscale to a proper house in the burbs. I have the option to sell and buy together, as per the norm, or do them separately and staying with my folks in the interim. The later enables me to be chain free for both the sale and the purchase.
My question is, is that worth much? I risk house price movements and a large chunk of money potentially becoming less valuable if I don't find anywhere fast enough. Conversely I may gain better sale and purchase prices due to chain free status.
Anyone have any advice? I have no idea.