A single mother-of-two is on a mission to save her family home.

Hope Geary's family were left shocked by the sudden death of her grandmother, Christine McKenna, on Christmas Eve.

Hope says her current home in Macclesfield town centre, owned by housing association Peaks and Plains, is unsuitable for her children's needs.

As such, the 31-year-old was hoping to move into her grandmother's house on Ludlow Close, also owned by Peaks and Plains.

However, it has now been listed on Cheshire Homechoice, meaning Hope will have to bid to keep the house in the family.

She said: "My nana's death was very unexpected, so that was hard in itself.

"As soon as the Christmas period was over, we tried to get in touch with Peaks and Plains to keep the house in the family.

"The house has already been listed on Homechoice. We've not even had the funeral yet.

"We've had to sell so much of her stuff, which if we'd been allowed to just switch the tenancy we could have kept.

"I'm just praying not many people bid on it and I have a chance to go home."

Hope with her sons River and Kolby

The Ludlow Close house has been in Hope's family for more than half a century, with her great grandmother having moved in around 52 years ago.

Her grandmother Christine later moved in to provide end of life care and lived there until her death in December.

Hope is currently a full-time carer for her youngest son, three-year-old River, who has cerebral palsy.

The Ludlow Close house has already been fitted with multiple adaptations which would have would been beneficial, including a wet room and a chair lift.

Meanwhile, Hope's eldest son, four-year-old Kolby, is on the autism assessment pathway and so moving to a familiar location would have been preferable, as he struggles with change.

Hope said: "Peaks and Plains have admitted that the flat I'm in now is unsuitable for me and my boys but they've not been very helpful in finding somewhere that is suitable.

"They need to realise that everyone's human, we're not just tick boxes."

The house on Ludlow Close

Mark Howden, CEO at Peaks and Plains said: "We're deeply sorry for the family's loss and can confirm our tenant expressed a desire to move to her grandmother's property. Unfortunately, our customer isn't covered by any succession rights under the Housing Act 1985 as she didn't live at the property and is in another Peaks and Plains property.

 "Our priority is to ensure the fairest allocation of property for the needs of our local communities. Needs are determined by local authorities which assess an individual's needs to prioritise them in relation to the property available at any one time. 

"As such, the customer was advised to apply through Cheshire Homechoice – part of Cheshire East – which then makes an assessment and provides a banding and reason for banding. This customer's current property meets the most recent assessment of needs. 

 "While we have to follow a fair and standard process, we understand that everyone's circumstances are unique and our neighbourhoods team has been working with the family to signpost next steps and will continue to do so."

A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council explained that they do not comment on individual cases.

Hope and her sister in the Ludlow Close house as children