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1. 1. Head for the heights to gain space

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 February 2012 You might not think so when it’s as cold as it is now, but you’re lucky if your home has rooms with really high ceilings. Not only are they a fantastic architectural feature and quite unusual, but they can also be used to create an extra room.

2. 2. A sinking feeling over our flat charges

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 February 2012 I live in a city centre apartment block. We finally have a residents’ committee, although it’s not very effective. We are already concerned about the high service charges, but now we are being asked to pay between £450 – £950 a year to set up a sinking fund.

3. 3. Having a bit on the side brings a return

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 January 2012 These days, it’s often better to improve, not move, as extending or converting your home is usually less money, time-consuming and hassle than moving to a new one.

4. 4. Could the children live with me?

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 January 2012 Q My partner has left me in the family home, taking our two young children with her. Her parents have told her that I will have to provide for her. I miss the children and wondered whether it would be possible to have them live with me instead of with her?

5. 5. Ex-wife wants half the equity in our home

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 January 2012 My house is currently in joint names with myex-wife. She’s contributed nothing since she left, but she now wants half the equity in the property. Where do I stand as regards having to pay her out?

6. 6. Finding a fresh approach to a chilly past

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 January 2012 It seems fitting that the Ice Plant in Ancoats should open its doors at the coldest time of the year. Yet although there may be stormy winds and rain raging outside, the inside of this development aims to provide a different kind of cool.

7. 7. Metrolink to run 50 yards from my house

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 January 2012 I have lived here for 23 years and bought my house from the council eight years ago. I had a land search done and nothing showed up, but now I find that the Metrolink is going to run 50 yards from my house, with only the wooden fence at the bottom of the garden separating us from the noise and disruption.

8. 8. Could an act of kindness make aunt homeless?

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 November 2011 Two years ago, my aunt gave her house to her stepson, who lived with her, so he could continue to live there after her death.

9. 9. Can owners block my right to use gate?

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 October 2011 Q A field we have owned for more than 60 years has a gateway at the bottom leading out on to a private road.

10. 10. Stepping inside a brave domestic world

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2011 Sharks in the swimming pool, a refrigerator which tells you what to eat and housework sorted at the touch of a button. It sounds out of this world, but will be coming soon to a home near you.

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