Funnily, she was a relative of Mrs North (her mum’s cousin) and Mrs North claims not to be bothered. The house has been in the family since it was built, although financial woes meant she (the cousin) and her husband were going to have to sell it. Evidently she was in a dark place, and this is the factor that tipped her over the edge.
Apparently, it was one of those “unexpected” suicides, where she had well hidden how she felt. She left her husband readin the paper in the living room, closed the door, climbed the stairs and then hanged herself from the attic hatch. He wondered where she was, walked out of the living room and saw her.
I guess, ultimately, we could try it and, if it doesn’t work out, swallow the cost and move elsewhere.