Appendix 3 – Part II comments on the main reason for wanting to move
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"Renting would like to buy"
"Present home too large"
"Too expensive"
"Tenancy ending is the main reason for moving as I have been made redundant from
Army & leave family"
"present home in poor condition"
"Physically deteriorating. Bathroom too small for daughter to assist. Difficulty with
steps. Too small"
"Money Problems"
"Will retire in 3 years unable to afford private rent"
"To give family support"
"Home too expensive"
"Present home too expensive"
"Because of bedroom tax"
"Poor condition"
"To receive daughters support who lives in Thornton because of health doctors note
supplied"
"Present Home too Small"
"Downsizing"
"Designed for older people"
"I live in upstairs flat. I have a disability which makes getting down stairs to go out
difficult"
"Would like to buy our own home"
"Noisy Neighbours"
"Setting up home for the first time"
"Family break up"
"Need smaller home. Rent too high!"
"Both. Rent too high for small family like us. Carpets thread bare and some smelly as
they are nearly"
"Would like a bungalow when older instead of a mobile home."
"Time to move from family home to own affordable accommodation"
"Home too small, not enough bedrooms"
"Adverse divorce settlement. Long term illness."
"Other"
"Sheltered housing offering more security & access to help in an emergency’’
"Noisy Neighbours"
"To buy a property."
"Setting up home for first time."
"Wanting more children so needing another bedroom."
"Home too large."
"Present home too small."
"Elderly and partially disabled require amenities on one level"
"Stairs."
"Too small,"
"Potential degree of disability"
"Home too large"
"Need specifically adapted home."
"Rising living costs but salaries not being increased"
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"Need separate sleeping area"
"Present home too expensive and child leaving home soon."
"Too expensive."
"Move nearer job if got a new job"
"Stairs"
"Second bedroom is too small for my boys. Overcrowded."
"All of them"
"Access to accommodate my daughter's childcare and the school she eventually will
attend"
"Require home for older people"
"My 2 children are sharing a bedroom at the age if nearly 12/13 and they are boy &
girl it is wrong"
"A baby is due and in the next few years this house will be too small"
"Wanting to move nearer to work but for support of my family as my health isn't
good and I struggle"
"I am 72 keeping the garden tidy, being responsible for the upkeep of the bungalow I
worry about"
"Because my husband is signing off in the Army"
"We have two girls that really need bedrooms of their own"
"Renting too expensive"
"Health issues may require sheltered accommodation"
"House in poor condition"
"Present home too small"
"Too large"
"I find the kitchen too small"
"rats"
"Need to move out of parental home not enough room."
"I need to be on a one level home no stairs. I also need to live with my mother who
is my full time carer"
"Having obtained permanent settled employment right time to move out."
"Problem with stairs"
"Want own home, currently son, his girlfriend and baby son living with parents."
"Would like to purchase our first house as an investment for the future."
"Getting old and infirm no family."
"Have to come off site for 6 weeks every year"
"Require housing designed for older people."
"Setting up home for the first time."
"Need for independence"
"Because my wife is now disabled and unable to work anymore, we will need to
move to somewhere more suitable"
"Getting married and moving in with partner"
"No children allowed."
"Hoping to pay the mortgage off in time."
"Both equally."
"To be closer to family."
"New couple wanting to set up home together to a smaller and more economical
house."
"Require housing for older people."
"Present home too expensive"
"Setting up home for the first time"
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"Downsizing. Don't need 4 double bedrooms etc for 2 people children grown up and
living away"
"To get our disabled daughter into her own home to become independent."
"Both equally valid."
"Need something smaller to maintain."
"Setting up home with girlfriend who lives in Lancaster with home already."
"Too large"
"Getting older and less mobile."
"Out-grown current home"
"House too small"
"2 sons setting up home"
"To be nearer parents in the Midlands"
"Cannot manage the stairs"
"Not enough bedrooms as need 3, but only have 2."
"Setting up home for the first time"
"Aging, change of housing needed."
"Present home too large for age"
"I have leg problems and I live in an upstairs flat & stairs are difficult at times & its
expensive"
"Bedroom Tax"
"Too expensive"
"House isn’t large enough, 3rd bedroom too small"
"Present home too expensive due to my low income and high bills"
"House too small"
"Housing designed for older people"
"Home in poor condition"
"I am getting too old and my disabilities are restricting my ability to move and run a
house”
"Present home too large/expensive"
"Stairs as I have a back problem"
"Recent family break up, temp living at relatives address, need new home for myself
& room for 4 kids"
"Both of these reasons are appropriate"
"My walking is becoming very limited. It is very isolated where I live."
"Currently a student who graduates this year and either has to move back home or
find affordable home"
"There is nothing in this area. No banks, post office, dentists, doctors, library and no
decent shops"
"need of garden (place to put shed)"
"Want to be near family, my wife has cancer"
"As above"
"Present home too small. Another child is on the way, so a third bedroom is
required"
"Setting up home for the first time"
"I am now at an age where things are getting harder to manage"
"Too Large"
"Desire to have own home/living space"
"Would like to live more central as the area I live in is rural & no transport, need to
drive"
"Due to army redundancy, we would like to settle around local area"
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"Require housing designed for older people"
"Self employed. Renting privately is so expensive and I am struggling. I cannot afford
a mortgage."
"A need to downsize. 3 gardens too much work."
"Too small"
"Too big and expensive to run"
"To get closer to the family."
"House too small - when the youngest child is older the room is too small"
"Too Large"
"Both - my son wants his own home & I want to downsize"
"Daughter 28yrs old cant afford own place (working) myself would like one bed
property for privacy"
"Present home too expensive. In time I want find home which I can buy, cannot
return to own country"
"Would like to move to a larger property"
"Present home too large - to give/receive family support"
"A daughter is growing up and she will soon need more room. Our 1 bedroom is very
small."
"Bedroom Tax, I'm the carer for my elderly mother who lives in Lytham"
"Couple setting up home together"
"Present home too expensive, am now retired"
"Expensive, no double glazing, no grass in garden"
"Private tenancy ending shortly"
"Need a 4 bedroom but struggling with mortgage. Instead of building new homes
why not offer help"
"Stairs may be a problem when I get older, could be designed better for older
persons"
"Present home very expensive"
"I have been happy in this flat but have a particularly noisy, troublesome neighbour
and wish to move"
"Park home has high steps to entrance. We both have heart problems and each year
be more difficult"
"Finding bus service difficult for shopping and family live in Wesham. I don't want
Wesham."
"Both disabled move nearer to family (Kirkham or Wesham)"
"Own home too small for growing family"
"House in poor condition as landlords don't maintain property as should do."
"Need to downsize from family home to single person occupancy."
"Need a larger home."
"Require housing designed for older people."
"Present home too expensive (to maintain)"
"Near shops and bus service"
"House being sold"
"We will be ready to 'downsize' in a few years time."
"Renting - would like to buy."
"Cost and size"
"Both as need bigger house & need to be near mum & dad as need help as illnesses
& old age."
"Will move for employment"
"Present home too expensive"
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"Present home too small."
"House is far two small. We require a four bedroom property. Are eldest soon has
ADHD"
"I am disabled. Have difficulty with stairs, my carer lives in Blackpool and has to
travel daily"
"Setting up home for the first time."
"Present home too small"
"Too much garden"
"Require housing designed for older people"
"Want to buy"
"Present home and garden too large"
"Have left our home in another part of country which we cannot sell due to market,
would lose money"
"Will have retired"
"Present home too small but hopefully children will move out"
"Too large as living on own. Also I am not a DIY person."
"Stairs"
"To be closer to large employers."
"Flat to small"
"Children saving for house. Also couple want to down size."
"Bigger house required"
"Mother in law health reasons & old age."
"Couple setting up home together"
"Too large"
"Provide security for family - son is disabled with mental health issues and would
benefit from a settled home"
"To be closer to employment, one offspring having to travel to Manchester for
work"
"Require housing designed for older people."
"House too large/costly for retirement (need to raise capiral) and childre will have
moved away."
"Setting up home"
"More room"
"Ageing property built in 1930s. Cold, draughty, damp even with new double glazing
fitted and loft insultation"
"Setting up new home - moving away from parents home."
"House too small"
"Need expensive repairs"
"Would like to buy"
"Wanting to buy"
"Give family support"
"Looking for a larger home with drive & garage."
"House too large"
"Family support"
"No public transport, cost of fuel to get to amenities, electricity cut offs which are
frequent"
"Present home in poor condition & unable to re-mortgage to release equity or
secure loan to carry out repairs"
"Home too large"
"House too small"
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"Getting older"
"Cost - reduction in value of govt support for incapacitated persons."
"Advancing age and deteriorating health."
"For older people and support"
"Financial, to pay reduced rent"
"Steep stairs to the rear of property in back alley with no lighting”
"Present home will be too large."
"Quality land, not flooded; not overlooked by neighbours; or new housing estate to
be built nearby."
"Large house."
"Young adults about to move will leave present home too large"
"Stairs"
"Investment"
"Age related problems"
"Home too large & anticipated incapacity with age."
"Couple setting up their home for the first time."
"The smallest bedroom is too small for a teenager!"
"Need more security"
"Current property is too small for a family."
"Living with sister and her family and they need 3rd bedroom."
"We need a bigger family home."
"Need of a small garden/yard"
"Couple setting up home"
"Family support"
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