While the thought of selling a larger family home and upping sticks to another part of the country is tempting, think carefully before you do it. I’m in my early 60s, have adult children and a house that is probably far too big for our needs so I’m always curious about conversations about where to next.

One chat I had recently with friends who “rightsized” from Sydney’s eastern suburbs to a town on NSW’s south coast has stuck in my mind.