very hard for her to work in London... not from Manchester. OK its 2 hrs ish on train but come jan/feb the weather starts making trains very difficult not to mention the strikes.... im in the North myself and Manchester just isnt a patch on London... at least shes closer to her family but still id guess a good half an hours drive to them each way (weren't they from wigan?)... she could get a house/ home cheaply close to there...Frow can be confusing, which made me think maybe financially they have to sell. Yes, they re selling their country home for an apartment in Manchester.