It’s a decision we all have to make inevitably - selling the family home. But whether by choice or necessity, there is no doubt it can be a very difficult thing to do. So how will you know when it is time, and what is the best way to go about it?

Whichever way you look at it, downsizing your home will often be seen as leaving a chapter of your life behind, now visible in your happy (and somewhat nostalgic) memories. It’s easy to feel  overwhelmed by the prospect of selling up and shipping out to some new and unknown territory, but in hindsight it could be the best decision you’ll ever make.

As your children grow up and move out of the house, you begin to find that all the space which used to be so important has become more of a burden than a blessing. A recent survey has found that 27.7% of people are looking to downsize for many different reasons.