WEBlue

I'm by no means young, though I would say I do my best to be 'young-at-heart' But I love small cosy spaces. I really don't want to be cleaning & doing upkeep on a big house when it's just the two of us with occasionally a visit from one of the children.

So yes, we need a guest room (or maybe more than one), but I don't need a huge living space that must be heated all winter & aired & cleaned the rest of the year. >Sigh< It's the major argument I have with my Other Half. He grew up as one of a large family in a spacious house with three floors and he thinks that's the only way to live. I tell him that was a very different time, and all the costs of running a house were so much lower then. Nowadays it seems mad for an older couple to take on a big house.

robin1234

I agree with you, and we are actively looking for a small place in England as a second home or eventually first home. One thing though; we have got used to the luxury of additional rooms for our hobbies and interests. My wife has a room, maybe 15x12, solely for her sewing and quilting. Each of us has a room that we could call a "study" with a desk and our papers etc. That's because we live in an enormous four bedroom house and there are just the two of us! We'd have to seriously downsize these, maybe fit them all in the "spare bedroom" of a two bedroom flat or terrace house for instance.

moneypenny20

Here you go. You get a central London parking permit and a view of Harrods. What more could anyone want? Well apart from a shower where you don't have to stand on the toilet to use maybe.

Brigette

To me it doesn't look as finished as the ones in NYC. Surprised that there are actually a couple of offers on it. Looks kind of dingy

moneypenny20

It looks a right dump, however I don't think the idea is to live in it like the others, it's more of a 'can't be arsed to get the train home, I'll kip in the 'flat' for the night' or a 'parking permit for central London with a bed included' type place.

WEBlue

Yes, the husband makes the argument--which is something of a joke but also serious-- that his books & files need a room of their own!! And he's not talking about his office/den, which is yet another room he needs.

In the UK our house & garden was nicely sized for our family of teenagers & dog. But once the teenagers left home it was so much work. So I believed that moving across the ocean was a chance to down-size in a reasonable fashion. But...maybe it gets too hard to go back to a smaller living space once you've got used to lots of space to stretch out.

Brigette

OH! I see. That went right over my head

John74a

Nice and grateful discussion. I really enjoyed it.