for now, the urquhart family need to wait. it should be up? for properties being offered by the counsellor or local housing associations, and a process known as bidding. you get how many bids? three a week. just apply. there are hundreds of bids for each property. now what happens? usually... nothing, normally. we've never actually had that experience. competing in a social housing system that's oversubscribed, bidding for properties that are overpriced and stalking homes that are overcrowded — what does the immediate future hold? i think i'm probably going to be here for another couple years. because the bidding is not gone. i'd ratherjust keep myself here until i can get my forever home. it'sjust important because the prices are astronomically high. for young people, i don't see how there's any possibility of people being able to live on the islands. it's disheartening, really. ijust feel like nothing - is good enough, basically. i could work seven days, and still not be any- better off than i am now. houses are being built, but for now, and