[dazmond]

i might only work 5 hours on the glass a day but i work hard in that 5 hours,most of my work is very condensed so i can just burn through it at a fairly fast pace......then another hour a day purifying water,charging batteries,printing slips/invoices and admin.......30 hours a week is enough for me.

[zesty]

That’s why us southerners sound like we are talking crap,you can’t compare the prices what you’ll get £15-20 for a house we may get 35-40.
Everyone should keep in mind that when someone quotes prices they should stop and think what area are they in,prices vary massively throughout the country.

By the same token then you should stop saying those cleaning £12-£20 houses are scraping the barrel. The bulk of my domestic work is houses around the £15 - £40 mark which is mostly stand alone stuff.

Up here if you’re averaging around the £200 a day mark on domestics you can and will live very comfortably. Add to that some very well priced commercial and you are flying.

What kind of personal overheads are people paying down there these days? House prices, rents etc?

Expensive mate, 2 beds going for £240-250k and 4 beds in my area are £450-500k for a nice one!

[zesty]

i might only work 5 hours on the glass a day but i work hard in that 5 hours,most of my work is very condensed so i can just burn through it at a fairly fast pace......then another hour a day purifying water,charging batteries,printing slips/invoices and admin.......30 hours a week is enough for me.

I do about 5 hours a day as well Daz. I could work a lot longer hours, but like you, I’ve found the sweet spot for now. I average 4 days a week though.

I’m now more bothered about getting quality well paying work than anything else.

You earn an impressive wage for up there mate, especially at 5 hours a day.

I would assume yourself and Danny are two of the higher earners compared with the average up there, Sole trader wise.

[TomCrowther]

what’s the fascination in other people’s earnings? Feel the love guys, it’s getting the balance right that’s important.

[deeege]

That’s why us southerners sound like we are talking crap,you can’t compare the prices what you’ll get £15-20 for a house we may get 35-40.
Everyone should keep in mind that when someone quotes prices they should stop and think what area are they in,prices vary massively throughout the country.

By the same token then you should stop saying those cleaning £12-£20 houses are scraping the barrel. The bulk of my domestic work is houses around the £15 - £40 mark which is mostly stand alone stuff.

Up here if you’re averaging around the £200 a day mark on domestics you can and will live very comfortably. Add to that some very well priced commercial and you are flying.

What kind of personal overheads are people paying down there these days? House prices, rents etc?

Expensive mate, 2 beds going for £240-250k and 4 beds in my area are £450-500k for a nice one!

Where about in the country is that? Tbh it’s not a lot different at all to the area I live. There’s not a lot of 2 beds in my area, but 3 beds £280k+ and 4 beds £340k+.

I suppose the difference here is that’s the top end of the market, head over the other side of town, only 3 miles away and £100k will get you a 3 bed ex council house, £70k for a 2 bed terrace.

[NWH]

It’s a 1000 a week yes good money look at other jobs 350-400 a week and they are more than happy,it’s the ones that say it’s rubbish that pee me off.

[zesty]

North Essex deegee, but south Essex you’re looking at more again, perhaps £290-310,000 for a 2 bed.

Over half a million easy for 4 beds.

My wife’s parents have bought a few buy to let properties up north, just because it’s so much cheaper. I think that’s dirty Leeds way though, not Manchester.

I reckon if I lived Yorkshire way, with the wife’s full time wage as well, we’d be in a 4-5 bed house.

[deeege]

North Essex deegee, but south Essex you’re looking at more again, perhaps £290-310,000 for a 2 bed.

Over half a million easy for 4 beds.

My wife’s parents have bought a few buy to let properties up north, just because it’s so much cheaper. I think that’s dirty Leeds way though, not Manchester.

I reckon if I lived Yorkshire way, with the wife’s full time wage as well, we’d be in a 4-5 bed house.

It’s not a huge difference then to some of the better areas of Cheshire, for the family sized properties anyway, I thought the gap was a lot bigger than that tbh.

[NWH]

Believe it or not first time buyers homes 400k starting price nearly lol,government help with some of it but people still can’t anywhere near afford them.

[Dave Willis]

Well, only window cleaners of course.

[zesty]

North Essex deegee, but south Essex you’re looking at more again, perhaps £290-310,000 for a 2 bed.

Over half a million easy for 4 beds.

My wife’s parents have bought a few buy to let properties up north, just because it’s so much cheaper. I think that’s dirty Leeds way though, not Manchester.

I reckon if I lived Yorkshire way, with the wife’s full time wage as well, we’d be in a 4-5 bed house.

It’s not a huge difference then to some of the better areas of Cheshire, for the family sized properties anyway, I thought the gap was a lot bigger than that tbh.

Cheshire is quite a nice area though, for Manchester way?

The equivalent areas in north Essex would be much more, I’m just quoting the average for Colchester, Braintree and the surrounding north Essex towns as a whole...

[NWH]

Full of red and blue footballers Cheshire.

[dazmond]

i might only work 5 hours on the glass a day but i work hard in that 5 hours,most of my work is very condensed so i can just burn through it at a fairly fast pace......then another hour a day purifying water,charging batteries,printing slips/invoices and admin.......30 hours a week is enough for me.

I do about 5 hours a day as well Daz. I could work a lot longer hours, but like you, I’ve found the sweet spot for now. I average 4 days a week though.

I’m now more bothered about getting quality well paying work than anything else.

You earn an impressive wage for up there mate, especially at 5 hours a day.

I would assume yourself and Danny are two of the higher earners compared with the average up there, Sole trader wise.

most of the window cleaners i know are doing ok these days due to wfp......i bumped into 2 of em today (ive known for years!).....some of their prices are low though...

one of them always asks me if im still cleaning mrs ***** s house......."yes no problem mate!"...he still cant quite believe that i charge £40 more than him(he used to charge her £25...i charge £65)..he dumped the job because he seen it as a "grudge" clean....it used to take him around 90 mins off ladders.......it takes me an hour WFP......

i was one of the first to go WFP in my area 10 years ago....now their all WFP apart from the odd one or two die hard tradders......


the only reason i have a decent,solid round now is literally years and years of  being consistent,reliable and professional.........and nearly all my work is concentrated into a small  3 mile affluent area......

being organised,equipment tweaks and knowing your work well also helps massively with speed and efficiency...

[aztec]

we turnover 350.000 per year whats the point of this post

[Dave Willis]

Yer but have you got hot water?

Can’t let you in the bragging club if you haven’t I’m afraid. Rules is rules.

[Ste b]

Yer but do you use extreme poles ?

[jk999]

Cant wait for this lock down to end so i can fire up the lambo or Ferrari and travel to my second home in sandbanks ,i will have a few weeks of with my grant should cover my fuel at least 😇😇😇😇😇

[֍Winp®oClean֍]

Career inferiority complex is very similar to small man syndrome!👍😆

[NWH]

🤣 👍

[Ste b]

Cant wait for this lock down to end so i can fire up the lambo or Ferrari and travel to my second home in sandbanks ,i will have a few weeks of with my grant should cover my fuel at least 😇😇😇😇😇

Please don’t rev your lambo at unsociable hours, I’m park time but need my beauty sleep