Taylor Wimpey Share Discussion Threads

[m4rtinu] 09/11/2016 16:46

Jug - seems that way on recent history, for the polls. Think too much volatility for charts to be reliable at present, but no expert.

[raffles the gentleman thug] 09/11/2016 14:25

well we will see ... I am certainly happy to be buying just about the most hated sector in the market here ...

[jugears] 09/11/2016 14:21

Charts, almost as good as the polls !!

[raffles the gentleman thug] 09/11/2016 13:54

charts pointing to an imminent break of the downtrend TW shares have been in for last couple of months ...

[raffles the gentleman thug] 09/11/2016 08:53

Redrow: "I am pleased to say that the encouraging sales trend I reported in the September Prelims has continued. Currently, net private reservations are 6% ahead at 1,660 and the sales rate for the 19 weeks to 4 November 2016 is 0.71 per outlet per week, up 4% on last year. Demand remains strong across the majority of our sites with buyers continuing to make purchase decisions well ahead of build programmes. Our private order book is currently £941m, a 29% increase on this time last year."

[raffles the gentleman thug] 09/11/2016 08:41

exactly - look beyond the theatrics and one can be quite optimistic for the future of America. Redrow statement looked pretty solid ...

[gbh2] 09/11/2016 08:35

The thing is Trump has the Senate on his side so change is more possible today than it has been for as long as I can remember.

[m4rtinu] 09/11/2016 08:29

Raff - resign, resign !! :)

[jugears] 09/11/2016 08:27

I would rather have had Hillary Clinton,But don't miss judge Trump he is no fool this is one very succesful business man & I have always said countrys should be ran by people with a good business brain & this bloke wants to do business with the uk which can only be good for us. I think this year has proved that we are living in a very changing world & looking back on the last 8 years the world hasn't really moved very far & IMHO a change was long overdue.

[gbh2] 09/11/2016 08:27

It was just a bet to me raffles, the cash came from what I made from the SBs on the referendum it only cost 1K to cover the down side on the ftse, dow & dax at the time, thankfully the bets hit my target buy back so it's just a case of whether IG are going to pay up and how fast the execute my transfer request.

[raffles the gentleman thug] 09/11/2016 08:16

thx gbh2 ... really didn't think it would go his way, but see it as great news personally - Republican control of the House, Senate and Presidency means big big fiscal stimulus to come.

Also expecting EU to wake up feeling it needs the UK more than ever which can only strength hand of UK in negotiations.

[rickmay] 09/11/2016 08:12

Told you folks..dollar falls profits up!! now less interest rates won't rise in the US.

[gbh2] 09/11/2016 08:02

Thanks raffles, I'm Not exactly happy, but the cash will more than make up for today's losses in my portfolio....Wish you luck.

[runwaypaul] 09/11/2016 07:13

90

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the wise man waits.

[rickmay] 09/11/2016 07:11

What's a house builder got to do with Trump? just like the referendum markets will fall and get stronger as the DOLLAR falls will make Us companies more profits.

[raffles the gentleman thug] 09/11/2016 05:17

You called it gbh2, well done

[oakville] 09/11/2016 04:57

£1.20 on opening?

[gbh2] 08/11/2016 19:25

The house builders started created their own skilled workers gap when they stopped training staff in the 70s because it was cheaper to bring skilled staff in from countries where pay was poor.

[raffles the gentleman thug] 08/11/2016 17:41

Jugears the reference to skills shortage was in relation to calls by some politicians and journalists who seem to believe we can radically upscale housing delivery from current levels. If you think we can then good luck to you.

[hernando2] 08/11/2016 17:09

Jug builders round my way are also booking 6 months ahead, my local guy is expanding he could do three times the work , but has no skilled staff to recruit and indeed Part-skilled are difficult to find.

Also day rates for self employed have gone up by at least 20% in the last year , a painter can earn now what a good bricky got early last year...the Brickie is doing great

[jugears] 08/11/2016 17:05

raffle, Sadly no one can predict the outcome until all the votes are counted, It was expected that we wouldn't be leaving the EU but we did so you never know what will happen. As for skills shortage Major construction is declining so the skills requirement for these projects will be deployed in the housing sector, I have been in the industry for 36 years & In my opinion there is no more a skill shortage now than there was when I started. None of my customers seem to have a labour problem, I wish they did as I am working 18 hours a day ,7 days a week & have been since the Brexit vote & there seems to be no chance of it stopping as my order book is full till next summer.

[gbh2] 08/11/2016 16:27

As mentioned before I don't expect to make much out of TW until mid next year other what I can skim with trading in & out on 5% - No hurry it's a hobby that pays when I get it right.