Work quiet at the moment?

[peterhyper]

The past month or two so has been noticeably quieter than its been for years. I have enough work to keep me going for a while and I'm chilled about it even if the work stops because I have lots of jobs to catch up with in my own house, and enough in my piggy bank to keep my going.

Could it be that my customers have finally sussed out that I ain't a great spark and are going elsewhere, or have others also noticed their phone isn't ringing as much lately?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Interesting.

A construction guy I know made pretty well the same comment, word for word, to me only yesterday.

In part i think its the Brexit paranoia as the Tories are messing it up and the risk is Corbyn becoming PM within the next year and nationalising stuff and screwing the economy up as part of his socialist utopia, the housing market will collapse as people wont want to own property if he might seize it to house the homeless, migrants etc.. he has said he will tax 2nd homes and empty property to make sure it comes back into use and also tax large homes. so of course people are getting edgy. I had heard that there is already quite significant capital movement out of the uk and a lot of big business and wealthy folk have ring fenced stuff with trusts or off shore incase of such eventuality its your typical 2.4 family that will get screwed.

 

[Andy78]

Well, seems like moaning about being quiet got someone listening. Phone started ringing again.
I now have a CU swap and shed supply, CU swap and extra sockets, two commercial units to prepare for new tenants, one of them large, one small, an eicr and kitchen fit, a couple of days helping out a mate doing remedial work at a community hall, and a pocket full of bits and bobs to chew on over the next couple of weeks.

 

[PEG]

Interesting.

A construction guy I know made pretty well the same comment, word for word, to me only yesterday.

I'm just a lowly,sole-trader...so what do i know...
Me missus,has been in the finance industry all her working life,and have have been constantly entertained,by their various carry-ons...

In around 2004/5,i could see what was occurring,and because most had a vested interest,i felt i was either wrong,or the emperor actually DID have clothes on

I used to have protracted discussions,with a pal of mine,and i even made a Christmas present to him,of an album i had made,containing my evidence of disaster,the reasons,and lead-up,etc.

By luck or otherwise,i was 99% bob on

Brexit,and twenty other things,will not be the primary driver. It will be the same as most other times. Availability of finance + human nature = limit testing of max values.

Being able to borrow or value more,just means the next seller can ask more...and get it...and it's happening right now.