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[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 11:43

Sorry to hear you need to do that Alchemy. Main thing in any market is not to be leveraged. That way things always come back.Unless it's a company that goes bust of course.

[superg1] 17/12/2018 11:38

Johnveals

I have mentioned that people should watch the big short as its an eye-opener of what went on.

EG big ratings firms going AAA ratings not based on facts but for payment as Iofina they didn't give it AAA their competitor would.

Was it the lap dancer that was given 5 mortgages.

The BS sharp-suited listed folk were making money on such things so would just falsify documents to get the commission.

It was bent as hell right through the network. The city here is no different now, it's just bent top to bottom. It's all about making a buck by any means.

[alchemy] 17/12/2018 11:34

Herewith a halfwit! 400 to deal with perfect storm of cooker breakdown and other unforeseen things. Lol Out of a big holding and the 400s from a batch bought in the 60s. Pence not the 1960s.More detail if required . Seasons greetings.But boy I recall the 1960s. Yours

[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 11:34

Spread is not real.

[kemorkid] 17/12/2018 11:32

Beggars belief with all that is going on that we have sellars here.
Are people stupid .
Unicorn in the making.

KK

[squire007] 17/12/2018 11:30

Time to buy people :-)

[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 11:30

Somebody dumped a load?

[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 11:28

I'm not at all sure what kind of halfwits are selling at these prices. Perhaps they need the cash for Christmas?

[festario] 17/12/2018 11:21

Maisto.. uh ab

[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 11:15

Tattoos weren't invented when I went to student parties! Personally as an artist I prefer the human body unadulterated.

[maisto] 17/12/2018 11:14

Fest, you know I love you ? and I appreciate that you are one of the most heavily invested amongst us, both in terms of actual amount of money and in terms of the proportion to your life savings/assets etc. But I really wish, for your sake more than anything, that you fret less about the daily fluctuations, especially now that we have a lot more concrete indications of what is about to come next year. The Chinese MOUs, the Polygrene launch, the AICOM pre-order and the 'secret', archy new product that will likely be announced with it, the FAA approval for the aircraft interior parts initial order, and now the Gnanomat patent... All these happened in the last 45 days. Then there is AXIA seemingly in a boiling pot, amongst others incl Nike etc. None of them guarantees a massive chunk of $$$ 'yet', which is very likely to be the reason why we cannot breach the 130 resistance under Brexit's massive shadow, but it's coming, at least in my opinion! And therefore I personally don't mind if today is red or if we cannot sell any shares today for whatever reason as I'm not planning to anytime soon. Hope you can stay more chilled and be happier with your investment. All the best, Maisto.

[serratia] 17/12/2018 11:11

Trends round here -

Vap shops, tattoo shops, nails and tiny pubs as in small café sizes. Vap shops will surely go on line. Tattoo is it a fad or permanent? At student parties way back you always made a play for the girl with a tattoo as they were prepared to do things they'd regret later. Small café type bars sell a good selection of real ales and must have lower costs than the much larger pubs which never seem full probably the same number of customers as the small café.
Can't think of other trends at present.

[ashehzi] 17/12/2018 11:01

Seen two 5K trades (1 buy, 1 sell) today, not sure its you pshev as that is a bad deal :)

[johnveals] 17/12/2018 10:59

Superg Yes. The lack of a 5 year plan loophole is being used where I live but the planners are wise to this and are resisting. Most new builds are larger detached houses where you can reach out and touch the one next door, for increased profitability, whereas what the market requires is smaller retirement bungalows. The projected needs up to 2050 are for an almost doubling of the local housing stock. Have you been watching The Big Short?

[ellissj] 17/12/2018 10:55

Indeed re poddy, just thinking it through logically. Best ellis

[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 10:52

Not really a trading day here. Too thin.(I'm only talking about my 5k by the way.)

[pshevlin] 17/12/2018 10:50

Will be interesting to hear the podcast on that ellis.

[ellissj] 17/12/2018 10:48

Re gnanos/vrs 'leading edge' graphene battery tech, If 'serious discusssions' with collab partners can now be persued ie formalised, it's likely informal discussions already in play following initial lab results and since? It's the quality of the collab partners/consortia we now await news on. Also, you could get differing consortia depending upon final products ie. Domestic appliances. Commercial appliances. EV's. Etc. Optimistic here. Obviously ifs, buts and maybes. But in this field, fair to say vrs very well positioned. Aimo. Dyor. Best ellis

[superg1] 17/12/2018 10:35

New houses

There seems to have been a huge surge re those.

Builders cottoned onto local authority lack of 5 year land supply rules so started getting planning permission with much greater ease through appeals.

Is anyone else seeing a plethora of new builds appearing at inflated prices?

In some cases they get it on the back of agreed affordable housing inclusions, but post planning received plead that it's not cost viable so get that bit removed. They will also try to cram in 4-5 bed houses which tend to end up in the hands of retired couples rattling around in them.

Those couples tend to come from houses which they sold at a similar price but were houses that needed considerable upgrading but were not priced as such.

That in recent months has started to filter through as why pay a premium price for houses that need doing up, but it's those guys that buy the larger new houses.

It is stating to stagnate I hear. The elderly buyers are asked to be realistic with their expectations but need the value to make the move so the stay put.

So imo that the next trend about to hit, too many new large houses at high prices.

So perhaps some big builders due to get hit in the next few years.

[squire007] 17/12/2018 10:31

G its simpler than you think ... most countries have lost there balance and identity the old British traditions and high streets pubs etc have been doomed for years!! Less brits now than ever :-(

[club sandwich] 17/12/2018 10:27

pshevlin - I look forward to that day. Sadly, there's no sign of it arriving any time soon. Maybe during Q1 of next year.

[superg1] 17/12/2018 10:23

A bit of a daft thing I keep a track of which may not be so daft is small businesses for sale.

I read a line that said the best type of businesses to buy are those that are not for sale.

Pubs got caned due to the greedy pub companies like Punch Taverns but the general slide was always in play imo part down to social media trend which removed the need for the pint on a Friday in the pub to catch up.

I noted small newsagents type shops become a feature for sale, your local shop and so on and sure enough a number have hit trouble.

Next up came small cafes and I've watched a number close, then news of the bigger restaurant chains hitting trouble.

Golf clubs same issue, many have hit trouble and some have closed. One had a 10 year waiting g list to join and now is on the brink.

So no surprise then that many of those business are about footfall and that is falling across all sectors.

Talking of footfall, amateur cricket and football teams have been on the slide for years, numbers of teams dropping which fits with the golf course issue.

Sports have become less popular and probably driven by technology where gaming took the younger generation by storm.

For many now activity involves going to the front door to collect the pizza that has been delivered. A bit inconvenient as it interrupted Fifa or COD (call of duty).

So anything that involves getting off your backside and doing something is not in favour it seems.

Hence health is on the slide and diabetes on the climb. Type 2, already a huge problem is going to become worse.

I'm not sure what the answer is as laziness prevents an answer but it's not looking good for health.

So imo keep an eye on UK businesses for sale as once you see a trend at the low end it migrates to the bigger companies.

I never see funeral directors or tyre and exhaust centres for sale.

[club sandwich] 17/12/2018 10:16

How very depressing.