Move or improve?

Moving home, or improving and/or extending our present home is something most of us consider at some time. Sometimes there is little choice but to move if say your work takes you away from the area, and there can be other good reasons to move for example: you want a larger or smaller property, you want a larger or smaller garden, or you may feel a bungalow, or ground floor apartment is what you now need, or you want to move nearer to relatives and /or friends which could mean moving a short distance, or indeed to another county.
Likewise improving/ and /or extending your present home also has similar considerations : you simply like the area, local friends, schools, local shops, local pub, sports facilities, countryside, NHS facilities etc, etc. People can give advice on whether to move or improve but in the end it has to be your choice, and having made that choice you often hear about ?ticking all the boxes? which may be an over- used phrase to some people, but it is a good practice whatever you are doing to write down your requirements and consider what factors are essential, and what matters can be compromised on without spoiling the main aims and objectives, if say your first ideas exceed your budget.
The simple provision of a utility room to take all the washing and drying appliances, and storage area for shoes and boots, baby buggy, vacuum cleaner and other household items, and a downstairs toilet and washing facility and maybe a shower to supplement what you have elsewhere in the home can make life that much easier.
Whatever you decide, once completed, I?m sure you will be pleased that you took the action you did and can now just enjoy it.