GOOD trains to London

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furtive said:

Pikey - you are me. We've been working on this exact problem for a couple of years now and are no closer to deciding where to move to. And we have schools to consider as well, which makes the move even harder. I've even got a spreadsheet of commute times!

So once you've done all your homework, let me know what you decide and why

.. but perhaps not quite the same!

Well one of our 'complications' (if that makes sense) is we don't have specific enough requirements. We're getting married this year and not intending to have kids for a few years after.. but even then it'll be a few more years before needing schooling. So should we pick something 'sensible' with space and around good schools... or should we go for something quirky and interesting on the basis that in 5 years we'll probably want to move anyway?

We started by looking at 'sensible' but are coming round to going for something just for us. Bit like buying a 997 rather than a Volvo I suppose

For example, this kinda thing doesn't have many bedrooms or huge kitchen, but does have a pretty funky living room:


Lots of choice but still don't quite know what though - hence prioritising the commuting in the selection process.

Who knows? Having no timeline is a major plus

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Fatbloke said:

Epsom

SWT to Waterloo 30 mins,

That's a goodie. Not thought of that. Can you comment on Le Parkinggg?

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Olf said:

Pikey,

The school thing is a funny one. I know people who are moving from houses they are perfectly happy in because of a lack of decent state schools. They don't seem to twig that the cost of moving at that end of the market could pay private school fees for quite some time. It's worth thinking about...

Good point and goes both ways - already raised by our kid-bearing friends. We've factored those into our costs.

Thing is who knows where we'll be in 5 years time? I could be working in Burger King or my plans to become a multi gazzillionaire could have come to fruition (unfortunately there's bit of a hole in that plan at the moment - I only have the end goal so far!!)