You may not even own a home yet, don’t confuse this article for signs you should buy your first home.
A study commissioned by Keepmoat Homes has revealed a few of those top signs for looking to find yourself a new home and leaving your current home behind. It’ll be tough, sure, but it’ll be worth it when you come home from a long day at work and actually like where you are.
Top 30 signs it’s time to move house:
The study found that the average homeowner (ha! owning a home – can you imagine?) wants to move after nine years of living in one place, so you can imagine how little time it takes for a renter to be ready to leave.
- Your home starts to feel too big or small
- You browse home-moving websites like Zoopla or Rightmove
- There are DIY jobs you can’t be bothered to crack on with
- You start to hate the neighbours
- You notice other people’s homes more frequently
- You don’t have enough storage space
- You start to yearn for a shorter commute
- You start honing in on all the things which are ‘wrong’ with the house
- You have the money to move
- You feel your home is now too old-fashioned
- You’ve forgotten everything you once loved about it
- You’ve stopped tidying and cleaning as much as you should
- You bring up houses, decorating and house-hunting in conversation more than you used to
- You start spending more time outside the house than in
- You slow down every time you go past a ‘For Sale’ sign
- Your friends are all living in a different area
- You don’t invite friends round any more
- You get annoyed by cars parking in ‘your’ space
- You let your garden fall into disrepair
- You take a weirdly keen interest in other people who are buying new homes
- Your Home Doesn’t Qualify for Free Insulation