Only divorce tops selling a house for stress

75% of women say selling a house was stressful, compared to 66% of men. People find moving house more stressful than having children, changing jobs and getting married, according to a Which? survey. In the 2015 Which? national property survey, they asked 1,990 recent home-movers to rate how stressful they found a number of life events, including buying and selling their home. Seven out of ten (70%) respondents said selling their house was stressful, 69% said the same about buying a house. Arranging care for an elderly relative (68%), having a child (53%), changing jobs (49%) and getting married (40%) were all voted as being less stressful than buying or selling property. Divorce was rated as the most stressful of the 10 life events featured in the survey, with 78% of respondents saying it was stressful. Selling a home ranked as the second-most stressful event, followed by arranging elderly care for a relative and buying a house. Women were significantly more likely than men to find moving house stressful (75% of women vs. 66% of men for selling, 73% of women vs. 67% of men for buying). How to make selling a house less stressful (share this with your potential…