by the housing market.
Apparently, house prices have not yet fallen in Scotland. Me bum I say. They may not have fallen, but that's just because they're not selling at all.
When we bought our castle, it all happened very quickly. It was the height of the housing boom, my own wee flat still occupied by a then unemployed tenant. I didn't want to give him notice at the time, and although the housing market warning lights were on amber, I thought a few months won't make a difference.
Then the tenant negotiated another two months before moving out. He liked the flat so much you see.

The flat has been on the market for a month now. Estate agents promised me to sell it within a fortnight. So far, not a single person has even set foot in my beautiful flat which was a well loved home in my bachelorette days. Nevermind bought it. Instead, another 3 tenements in the 7 flat close are now up for sale as well. Some of them look nicer, even though they are more expensive.
To add insult to injury, the estate agent who deals with the sale is now on annual leave. Somehow I think this will not contribute to a soon signing of a sales contract.

My plan of action now is to find a short term tenant, before bankrupcy looms (don't worry, dear readers, I'm not quite facing starvation just yet). Hurray to the internet, which makes it even almost possible. At least I'm in hope after just half an hour's worth of surfing. Meanwhile, I'm considering lowering the asking price or changing it to a fixed price flat.

Which kind of shows that house prices will be going down in Glasgow very soon, when people like me start panicking.