i thought of moving a few years back. looked at auctions and off-plan. wanted a bigger house and to make money on the move as well.
bottom line! went to a few auctions, very interesting but too many 'professionals' and would-be amature diy'ers hovering around, houses sold for far more than they were really worth. as for new/off-plan well there's nothing out there worth buying (there are some good investment off-plan but don't get confused with an investment and a house to use as your home - two entirely different beasts). give me brick, block & tile over these shite wooden 'executive' homes any day. (i appologise to anyone out there living in one - everyone to their own eh!)
so i re-morgaged, built onto my own house, stuck excess cash into bvc. now have lovely big house 4-bed integral garage and huge en-suite (it's amazing what you can do with a council house) and shit load of bvc.
sometimes the grass is greener right where you are, don't overlook it. (says the guy who said bvc would be £1 at christmas)
anyway, have a great new year everyone. looking for £2 by christmas 06 and will be well on way to millionaire status.