Owning your own home

Seems like a no-brainer on that basis.

If it were me, I wouldn't even commute 2 days - just head in very early morning day one, overnight in whatever digs your employer has a deal with (or just a travelodge, if they're penny pinchers), put in a silly long day, and a silly early start day two, then head back in time for kids.

This was my go-to plan pre-covid.

This house is back on the market
Dare I ask how much of a mark-up the sellers have added since 2019?

We’re 4m away from starting a renovation project on our place
Everything I hear says that it is a truly terrible time to renovate (costs, labour availability etc). Stories of people paying 2-3x what their architects thought the project should cost.

We moved into our current place in Dec-20 with the intention of doing a reasonably large project. The way things have gone I wouldn't be surprised if we end up putting the project cash into buying something "done" instead. And we don't have a 6m old!

Edit. Found the house. It is nice. But from the little I know, you seem like London people. You would die of boredom within a month. As far as I am aware, there isn't even accessible countryside round there.

Location > house.

I have to be in Old st 2 days a week
We have a 6m old

Depending on your work hours that may be two days a week of barely seeing your child for a couple of years, very possibly missing out on bathtime and bedtime (and your other half having to do it solo).

Obviously also depends on how much you see them on the other days but worth bearing in mind.

where is said house? link?

edit: found it - https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/66048801#/map?channel=RES_BUY

tbh it isnt a huge commute twice a week; park at somewhere like royston and you can get to kings cross really quick. you wouldnt need to overnight etc.

but yeah location isnt great. you are still a 40 min drive from cambridge.... think you would get bored really quickly.... very very nice house though

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One and a half hour commute twice a week is very, very doable