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Chris Buchan

  • Posts: 64
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #40 on: June 28, 2014, 10:55:04 pm »
What some guys on hear dont realize is the guy charging 6/7 quid is making the same hourly rate as you doing 2 15 quid houses an hour,its six and half a dozen.

If I charge £6 for a 4 bed detached I can make the same or more than you guys,and thats a good job because I know how to use wfp.

Lol

Lol lol

gary999

  • Posts: 8156
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #41 on: June 29, 2014, 01:13:21 am »
What some guys on hear dont realize is the guy charging 6/7 quid is making the same hourly rate as you doing 2 15 quid houses an hour,its six and half a dozen.

If I charge £6 for a 4 bed detached I can make the same or more than you guys,and thats a good job because I know how to use wfp.

I charge £15 to £20 for a 4 bed house and on modern housing estates
i can do three an hour without stretching myself

Even if i was only making £30 an hour from two properties,i guarantee
you would be working at least twice as hard to make the same, pricing
at £6

As some one has said before on here,work smart not work hard and
that includes pricing

Plankton

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Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #42 on: June 29, 2014, 01:33:58 am »
Where I live (not work) there's 3 bed semi's at £12.00 and same at £7.00 round the corner they're claiming they pay £6.00.
Get what you pay for?
Chap that works for me says they should be £15.00 ::)roll
5 houses an hour at £6.00, spot on for me

groundhog

  • Posts: 1806
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #43 on: June 29, 2014, 11:41:05 am »
I have to say that I am amazed at how cheap most of these prices are!!!  :o  How do some of you guys make a living? I have a bare minimum charge of £25, and for a 4 bedroom house I would want more! As for time, if I'm charging say £30 then I would want to be in and out in 30mins or less. I think some of you are forgetting that you are running a business!

Chris Buchan

  • Posts: 64
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #44 on: June 29, 2014, 02:38:36 pm »
What some guys on hear dont realize is the guy charging 6/7 quid is making the same hourly rate as you doing 2 15 quid houses an hour,its six and half a dozen.

If I charge £6 for a 4 bed detached I can make the same or more than you guys,and thats a good job because I know how to use wfp.

I charge £15 to £20 for a 4 bed house and on modern housing estates
i can do three an hour without stretching myself

Even if i was only making £30 an hour from two properties,i guarantee
you would be working at least twice as hard to make the same, pricing
at £6

As some one has said before on here,work smart not work hard and
that includes pricing


I agree with you Gary,we have to work twice as hard.

I have to say though I dont break sweat,I go at a nice steady pace doing about 5 houses an hour at £6 or £7 a house.

My round is over 90% new builds though,nice and easy and loads in a row.

groundhog

  • Posts: 1806
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #45 on: June 29, 2014, 04:06:10 pm »
What some guys on hear dont realize is the guy charging 6/7 quid is making the same hourly rate as you doing 2 15 quid houses an hour,its six and half a dozen.

If I charge £6 for a 4 bed detached I can make the same or more than you guys,and thats a good job because I know how to use wfp.

I charge £15 to £20 for a 4 bed house and on modern housing estates
i can do three an hour without stretching myself



Even if i was only making £30 an hour from two properties,i guarantee
you would be working at least twice as hard to make the same, pricing
at £6

As some one has said before on here,work smart not work hard and
that includes pricing


I agree with you Gary,we have to work twice as hard.

I have to say though I dont break sweat,I go at a nice steady pace doing about 5 houses an hour at £6 or £7 a house.

My round is over 90% new builds though,nice and easy and loads in a row.


Chris, if I was you I would double all of my prices, I bet you wouldn't lose as many as you think. And even if you lost half of them, you would still be earning the same amount but with half of the work!

Chris Buchan

  • Posts: 64
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #46 on: June 29, 2014, 04:12:24 pm »
I know what your saying Groundhog,It's just not possible in some areas,I'd lose a lot less than half,

Im still earning £30 odd an hour though and not too much expences.

Chris Buchan

  • Posts: 64
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #47 on: June 29, 2014, 04:13:33 pm »
A lot more than half.

Steve Lowe

  • Posts: 177
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #48 on: June 29, 2014, 07:12:04 pm »
Wish we could charge those prices up North. Going rate is £6 to £8. We pay same tax etc

You pay the same tax but property is nothing like the same price.
I have lived in the North and in Surrey and around here an average ex council 3 bed would be around £370,000 so we are no better off.
Steven J Lowe MBICSc

Lowes Cleaning Services Limited
www.lowescleaning.com

gary999

  • Posts: 8156
Re: How long on average do we take
« Reply #49 on: June 29, 2014, 07:23:33 pm »
What some guys on hear dont realize is the guy charging 6/7 quid is making the same hourly rate as you doing 2 15 quid houses an hour,its six and half a dozen.

If I charge £6 for a 4 bed detached I can make the same or more than you guys,and thats a good job because I know how to use wfp.

I charge £15 to £20 for a 4 bed house and on modern housing estates
i can do three an hour without stretching myself

Even if i was only making £30 an hour from two properties,i guarantee
you would be working at least twice as hard to make the same, pricing
at £6

As some one has said before on here,work smart not work hard and
that includes pricing


I agree with you Gary,we have to work twice as hard.

I have to say though I dont break sweat,I go at a nice steady pace doing about 5 houses an hour at £6 or £7 a house.

My round is over 90% new builds though,nice and easy and loads in a row.


Must be worth raising prices even if its only a£1 a property :)