Finding a new house

The adventure of moving home generally starts properly when you look for a new house.  Moving home, though stressful can be a very rewarding experience, but its important to keep several things in mind when moving. These can include the welfare and comfort of your children, the support structure you'll have when you move (are you moving nearer your family, further away from your family?), ease of commute to your job, schools and more.

Children usually feel moves the most, as they often find it hard to settle into new environments and like, above all else, security, and safety. If the move is in relation to a family separation, it’s important to include them in the process where at all possible, and ensure their voices are heard when picking a house.

Often you can research amenities, such as local shops, schools, leisure areas and more online, which may ease the burden of investigating all of that personally. Highly rated amenities should make it easier to choose between two areas, but it’s also important to consider what you're looking for in an area.

Your job too plays a huge part in picking a house - can you easily travel to your place of work, and more importantly, is the area able to offer a similar job, should the worst happen?

You can also balance isolation and city life with what you prefer - if you prefer a quieter pace of life, its better to move to a town, though you may find that houses further out of cities may cost slightly more.

But you will obviously find that the houses give you more room, including - possibly - a garden. With all the choices you may have to move houses, the best decision you can make is one that leaves you satisfied, and gives you the closest to your perfect match of needs and wants as you can find.

Once you’ve considered all the important factors, you’ll need to make sure you have a reliable property solicitors in place to ensure that the appropriate contracts are in place and that the sale and purchase of any property goes smoothly and as quickly as possible. Don’t always just plump for the cheapest; often a great bargain can be a costly mistake, causing you stress and heartache and costing you time.

Most importantly, take your time, don’t rush into anything, and do your research, moving house is a significant life event.