'My council house is far too big for me but I've been told I'm too young for a bungalow'

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When Jacqueline Hume and her two children moved into their council house in the early 1990s, it was the perfect size. She was so fond of the three-bedroom home that she decided to lay down roots and raise her family there.

But now, more than 30 years later, she is ready to move on. Her situation is one that most parents eventually come to face. Her kids have grown up, flown the nest, and had children of their own. READ MORE: 'A ghost asked my girlfriend for a totally inappropriate sex act' She now lives alone and wants somewhere smaller, more manageable.

The 58-year-old has multiple sclerosis and is looking for a bungalow for her and her Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bella. Except it has not been easy.

Ms Hume claims she has spent the last seven years trying to move out of her house, in Halliford Road, Moston, but has not found anywhere suitable.