I think Marc Stock would agree that not all of the south east is that high with window cleaning prices. I know he lives in possibly the wealthiest area outside London. Farther out, the prices seem to drop a bit. Other than some semi-charity jobs I do and a few longer-term customers who could do with a hefty increase, I set my current minimum at £14. I do tend to skate around the older, cheaper jobs more quickly though as I'm less bothered about losing them. Never had any complaints about it.
Yes I agree Walter. Although I wouldn't label it as the most wealthy...
For the majority...its a bit of a farce tbh.
Yes it's very expensive where I am, and there are a lot of people in a large amount of debt with average mortgages of three quarters of a million. Whilst their houses may look impressive and their 2 month old mercs and beemers sit on the driveway and do 900 miles a year....they pretty much spend all their disposal income on maintaining this illusion of importance.
I have a few actual wealthy customers and trust me it doesn't matter where you live the ones with REAL wealth don't splash it about on PCPs and mortgages.
I had one customer who since moves back to France. She lived in the st Georges hill estate, that was true wealth, the sort who wears green gardeners quilted jackets and hand made LEATHER wellies...she had this fleet of b reg jags and rolls right from new
...imaculate condition..matinaned at no expense spared..i remember when they bought a new range rover..they sent it back within 3 months
She comes to me one day asking if I could quote for another property they had purchased...im like yeah thinking it's a normal house perhaps in weybridge..
No it's another mansion on the estate that they bought outright for 7.4 million (back in 2004) which included lifetime membership to st Georges hill golf club. They rented it out for 2 years after that for a cool 17 grand a month.
If I had the choice id move to a cheaper area. Quite a few of my customers over the last 10 years have had enough and moved to the Midlands as it's getting too expensive even for them.
Im lucky my rent is a reasonable figure, been in this property for 9 years nearly. Next door rent and they are paying over 1.5k a month in rent, and that's good. On average a decent 3 bed semi to rent here is £2300 a month now plus 200 a month council tax almost..
It's a rip off here..