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How many houses/flats have you lived in?

4 November, 2011 at 23:21 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 35

I have just moved for the 12th time in a decade - I didn't mean to move that many times, believe me - and I have just worked out that I've lived in eight houses (one of them twice, two years apart), four flats and one room in university halls. What about you?

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Latest activity by llandudnolover, 7 November, 2011 at 21:11
  • BumbleBrat
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    Lived with parents in one house for the first 3 years of my life - Have no recollection of this though as too young.

    Moved with parents to next house until I was 19.

    Moved into a house.

    Moved back into parents house at 20.

    Moved in with ex 6 months later.

    Moved to apartment.

    Moved to house.

    Moved to ex's parents.

    Moved to house.

    Moved to Sister's house.

    Moved to current house.

    I'm only 25, so have moved quite alot in the last 5 years!! I thought it was awesome moving for the first time (That I can remember) when I was 19 as I'd spent 16 years in the same house.. Now I'm sick to death of it. I hate moving and plan to stay here for many years.

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  • BumbleBrat
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    It's the whole packing up everything and physically moving it all that bothers me. I hate it. I've smashed expensive beds and wardrobes to bits in anger when trying to move them unsuccessfully. Then it takes weeks to unpack and decide where everything is going to live in your new house. The part I love is deciding the theme to all the new rooms.. Although I moved into my new place 4 weeks ago and so far have a stripped bathroom, master bedroom, have half stripped the spare bedroom and have a bare floor in the kitchen diner. Really should start completing some projects before starting anymore... So unmotivated.

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  • freckles87
    Beginner May 2013
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    I've only ever lived in 2. Lived in one house from birth to 23 and then moved into a flat with OH last year. I wouldn't be in a rush to move again, days spent looking at property sites, packing and unpacking was all a bit stressful for me. And I've only just really started feeling like this is my home, so wouldn't want to move somewhere else any time soon

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  • ebony_rose
    Genius
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    A house from birth until I was 6. My Mum moved in with her boyfriend, who lived in a flat. My Dad kept the house, so we still got to "live" there too.

    Flat from 6 until I was 10. My Step Dad died in the flat so my Mum wanted to move.

    House from 10 until I moved out at 20.

    Maisonette from 20 until I was 25.

    House, moved into with H. We're only renting, but hoping to buy sometime in the next few years. We want to buy our "forever house" as we both hate moving, and the thought of moving from one rented house to another is a nightmare.

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  • LoveSka
    Beginner October 2011
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    I lived in a flat and 3 houses with my parents,

    A flat and 2 houses with my ex-husband,

    and now the most fantastic house with Mr. LoveSka, , , ,

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  • cookiekat
    Beginner August 2012
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    Up north house

    saudi house

    saudi house

    up north house

    down south caravan☹️

    downsoth (till there) parents seperated

    down south flat

    down south house

    dubai house

    dubai flat my first own home at 16

    Australia bungalow

    Dubai flat

    India lived in Hotel

    India Flat

    Dubai house

    down south flat

    down south flat

    rented house

    Current house

    Not as many as I thought - Ive not included anywhere that we stayed for 6 months or less as they were more temp accommodations than actual homes

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  • SassyT
    Beginner August 2013
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    Moved house 7 times in 6 different homes, I'm 34.

    5 of them have been over the last 8 years (!)

    Moved out of mums, split with daughters dad, moved back to mums (1995-6)

    Moved out of mums to live with ex (2003), after 9 months landlord wanted to sell the house

    Moved to another rented, stayed 2 years

    Bought a house (stupidly without too much homework) hated the street, sold it after 9 months

    Moved back to rented, split from ex I stayed on in the house, stayed a total of 3.5 years then moved in with H2B in July and never plan on moving again!

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  • Ixia
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    4 - lived at my parent's house until I was 21, then into staff accommodation, a flat then the house we're in now.

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  • celticgoddess
    Beginner March 2012
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    Too many times, ive lost count. Since i split from my girls' dad in 1997 ive live in 8 different houses. call me a nomad!

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    Not that many:

    First house from birth till age 3

    Second house from age 3 till 14

    Third house from age 14 to 18

    House share age 18 - 19

    Flat with ex - 19 - 25

    Bought own house age 25

    Still there now but in process of moving to what will be 7th house in 31 years.

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  • I
    Beginner January 1999
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  • Vikster79
    Beginner July 2011
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    A house from birth to 3

    A house from 3 - 11

    A house from 11-19

    A flat with ex 19-21

    Back to parents for 6 months

    Shared house from 21-25

    Another flat with an ex then we bought a house until 28

    moved into a flat and have been there ever since.

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  • Helenia
    Beginner September 2011
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    Not too many, I don't think.

    One house (with parents) till 10

    Another house, still with parents, till 19 apart from a 3 month stint in a chalet in Switzerland

    3 different rooms in the first 3 years of uni

    2 different flats in the last 3 years of uni

    Then moved into a flat with OH after uni at 25 and have been there since.

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  • l0vaduck
    Beginner April 2008
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    4 different houses with parents, for 4, 7, 4 and 3 years respectively

    uni and two different houses while at uni: one year, 15 months, 6 months

    two different house shares in first job - 6 months each,

    house share in second job - 9 months

    two houses with ex - 6 years and 8 years - preceded by about 6 months of moving from one friend's house to another while we tried to buy the first one

    house share - 20 months

    flat of my own - 1 year

    rented house - 6 months

    house I'm now in - 7 years

    A total of 16 not counting staying with friends.

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  • *Mini*
    Beginner January 2012
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    Hundreds;

    0-18 in my mum and dads house

    1 year in halls

    1 year in a student house

    another year in a diffirent student house

    back to mums

    Into my exes house

    Into a shared house full of Lithuainians

    Into a shared house full of randoms

    Into my own flat

    Back to mum and dads- booo

    Into MrMinis house.

    When my ex was applying to join the RAF they needed details of all previous addresses for me as well- something to do with security- I needed a seperate page!

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  • Houdini
    Beginner August 2010
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    Parents home from birth to 22

    Flat with H until 27 (now)

    About to move into a house in the next couple of months and I hope not to have to do it again for a loooooooong time.

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  • *Nursey*
    Beginner May 2012
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    I lived in 7 houses up until I was 21, then moved out and rented a house for a year.

    Bought my old house in 2005, then moved in with OH in 2009

    Hopefully buying a place together soon!

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  • HatTrick
    Beginner September 2010
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    I don't think my list is too bad...

    1. I lived in a flat with my parents until I was around 13.

    2. We then moved to a house and I lived there with my parents and 2 brothers until I was 18.

    3. I moved in with H's parents whilst at uni.

    4. The above did not last very long until I forced H to move into a flat with me just before my 19th birthday.

    5. We only stayed in our first flat for around 3 months until we moved to another one.

    6. We stayed in our second flat for 4 years until we brought our first house last year. It's definitely not our forever house but I hate moving so much that we are staying here until we can afford a nice big house that I intend to stay in for good.

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    Lived my parents for first 6 years

    Moved to another house which I lived in until I was 21 (parents still iive in this house)

    Moved to a rented flat for 2 years

    bought a flat lived there for 4 years before ex left me

    moved back home for a year

    moved in with my H to his flat for a year which he sold

    rent for 6 months until new house as finished

    Have lived in house with H for last 17 months.

    Hopefully not going to move for a while as I have packing!!

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  • PurpleStar
    Rockstar May 2022
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    Oooh lets think...

    With my parents:
    1st house - birth til 2yrs
    2nd house - 2yrs til 12yrs

    Between house 2 and house 3 we lived in a static caravan for 3 months whilst waiting for our house to finish being built [twas a new build] but I don't think this counts...

    3rd house - 12yrs til 21yrs

    Then my OH and I bought a flat together and we lived there 2 years...

    And in July this year we bought our first house together, so we've been there 4 months so far Smiley smile

    So 5 houses so far [don't plan on moving any time soon!!]

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  • Panjita
    Beginner May 2011
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    My parents still live in the same house where I was conceived!

    I lived there until I was 20, got a flat, moved back to parents, bought a house where i lived for 5 years, then moved back to parents when i left ex. Moved to H's house, then just moved again recently, so not many times for me!

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  • Knees
    VIP August 2012
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    1. House aged 0-2

    2. Bigger house across the road aged 2-18

    3. Uni halls in Cardiff for a year

    4. Shared house for a year

    5. Uni halls in France for a year

    6. Different shared house back in Cardiff for two years

    7. Shared house in London for 7 months.

    8. Moved into Mr B's bachelor pad for about 18 months.

    9. Bought and moved into current house 3 years ago.

    In between numbers 3 and 7 I was back with my parents in house number 2 for the summer holidays. I don't think they'll ever move out of house number 2.

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  • Mrs C
    Beginner March 2011
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    House 1 - From birth to 12 (parents separated)

    House 2 - From 12 to 16 with Mum (out of suitcase between House 2 and House 3)

    House 3 - From 12 to 16 with Dad part time (see above) then 16 to 21 full time

    House 4 - From 20 to 21 while at Art College

    House 5 - Back to mums (different house) from 21 to 22

    House 6 - Shared with mates from 22 to 23

    House 7 - Back to mums (different house) 23 to 24

    House 8 - Moved in with Ex 24 to 25

    House 9 - Back to mums (same as House 7) 25 to 27

    House 10 - Moved in with Mr C - 27 to now!

    So moved 9 times, but technically only 8 houses!!

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  • *JLS*
    Beginner July 2012
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    I'm not sure on time scale for some but here goes:

    House 1 - Plymouth - stayed until about 1

    House 2 - Lossiemouth - (RAF baby)

    House 3 - Durness

    House 4 - Rothes from Primary 2 until 1999

    House 5 - Uni Halls Glasgow

    House 6 - Flat with uni friends in Glasgow

    House 7 - Living with Granny in Glasgow

    House 8 - Moved in as friends with OH in Paisley (being friend's lasted a weekSmiley smile ) 6 months

    House 9 - Next flat with OH in Paisley - 6 months

    House 10 - Our first house together in Linwood

    House 11 - Temporary flat in Paisley while OH's parents lived in our house whilst looking for a house to buy

    House 12 - Lived with OH's parents in Paisley while he moved down to England

    House 13 - Lived with my Parents in Glasgow during brief separation from OH

    House 14 - Moved to Northampton

    House 15 - Moved again within Northampton - OH's parents now have our old house Smiley smile

    Phewie!!

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  • JennyH10
    Beginner May 2013
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    From birth to now (34) I have lived in 7 different accomodations. I've only owned this last one though, been here for 12 years.

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  • Flowmojo
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    Well lived in same house with parents until Uni, then lived in halls and a shared house. When i finished uni parents downsized and i moved to london...then moved back from london to their new house, and theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen im living in my own house, so compared to most doesnt seem alot being only 5places!!

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  • lamby
    Beginner August 2010
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    12 in total and I'm 31. I only lived in 2 houses from birth to 19 then went through a stage of moving at least once a year in my 20s - it became a bit tedious and now I never want to move again!!

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  • freb2reh
    Beginner July 2011
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    13. 12 of which were over the last 17 years and I am thoroughly cheesed off with moving!

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  • llandudnolover
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    I've lived in 10 houses / flats and I'm about to move into my first house as a home owner! We get our keys on Wednesday!!!! Yay yay!!!

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