INTVEEs have been in their house for 3 and half years. They put their names on the housing list 6 months before they married - had they been engaged longer than 6 months they could not have accumulated more points. They waited 3.5 years for a house and wold have been longer if they had not accepted one in a multi-storey which were not popular because of the high rent and height. The rent has now come down and they consider it a bargain. They like the flat because it is their own, they think the scullery is well designed. The corporation look after the grass which surround the building. The drying cupboard is inadequate. They think the area is definitely rough probably on account of the number of children. The corporation believed the 2 multi storey blocks would improve the district but they think this was a mistake. When asked where they live they say "Edinburgh 4" and when talking about the area they always say they live in the flats. They don’t find their neighbours friendly and think flat life is not conducive to neighbours meeting. The part time caretaker as stopped children playing the lift but they regret that visitors have to walk from the bus along a street of broken down fences, neglected gardens and broken street lights. Male INTVEE got a job at sea at the age of 14 owing to the strike of Norwegians in the whaling ships and the ships taking on "scab" labour from Leith. They think they have a good stair. Consideration makes a good stair.