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Jay Le Huray

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how times and prices have changed
« on: November 23, 2020, 01:50:39 pm »
out working today it got me thinking of the prices I used to charge when I first started in 1975

my average price then was £1-50 for a 3 bed semi/bungalow

I think my best house in those days was a big house in the country @ £10, took me 1 hour to do

I also had a YMCA hostel job, this job took me nearly all day doing it trad (no wfp back then)  this job was £50 my best job on the books,

my average earnings then were between £150 - £180 per week

Also bare in mind in those days no one had conservatories  either

High-Tower

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Re: how times and prices have changed
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2020, 03:11:25 pm »
Not a bad earner when the average house price was £10k rather than the £250k it is now. If your prices had increased by the same amount those bungalows would be £37.50!

Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services

  • Posts: 332
Re: how times and prices have changed
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2020, 03:18:02 pm »
It is mad, I started in 1980 and was charging 80p for 1 bed flats, £1,20 2 bed, 3 bed semi £3
Different world then, seemed fairly stress free as well.
Probably got my rose coloured spectacles on  :)

NWH

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Re: how times and prices have changed
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2020, 04:24:47 pm »
Not a bad earner when the average house price was £10k rather than the £250k it is now. If your prices had increased by the same amount those bungalows would be £37.50!
🤣 yeah I’ve got some for 40.

james peters

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Re: how times and prices have changed
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2020, 08:28:45 am »
I Started in 1992....  I was charging around £3.50 for a typical 3 bed semi ,  although I believe I may have been too cheap.
there was only 3 shiners in my town back then... now there is about 15 plus.

door knocking for a couple of hours in an evening , and would always find 5/10/15 new customers.

Slacky

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Re: how times and prices have changed
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2020, 01:16:46 pm »
Not a bad earner when the average house price was £10k rather than the £250k it is now. If your prices had increased by the same amount those bungalows would be £37.50!
🤣 yeah I’ve got some for 40.

I have a bungalow for£300. There are some insides admittedly, its like a spacecraft on steroids. Glass everywhere.