the_stig 6,614 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 i`m glad i`m out the other end of it ...my old grandad was bang on all them years ago when he said invest in propeerty and take out a couple of private pensions .. i remember him saying this countrys never gonna be big enough for everyone in it and the good days wont last for ever -- 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 i`m glad i`m out the other end of it ...my old grandad was bang on all them years ago when he said invest in propeerty and take out a couple of private pensions .. i remember him saying this countrys never gonna be big enough for everyone in it and the good days wont last for ever -- Property was definatly the way to go buying repo's and sticking in a new bathroom kitchen and decorating on set bedget was they way to go for a turn around,then the market slumped and ye end up with a few house's with tenancy speck and they are a pain in the arse boiler break's here this need's doing they dont look after them and when they move you have to bloody change all carpet's and decorate again and replace fecking kitchen's where they dog's have eaten them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate Edited April 25, 2012 by hedz31 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 i`m glad i`m out the other end of it ...my old grandad was bang on all them years ago when he said invest in propeerty and take out a couple of private pensions .. i remember him saying this countrys never gonna be big enough for everyone in it and the good days wont last for ever -- Property was definatly the way to go buying repo's and sticking in a new bathroom kitchen and decorating on set bedget was they way to go for a turn around,then the market slumped and ye end up with a few house's with tenancy speck and they are a pain in the arse boiler break's here this need's doing they dont look after them and when they move you have to bloody change all carpet's and decorate again and replace fecking kitchen's where they dog's have eaten them i did alright on my 2 sold one and the others at contract stage --- just waiting to see what the tax man wants on money thats already been taxed on .. took out 2 private pensions both due next year more tax on money thats already been taxed once ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones A few bricklayers i know now have to go through greedy fekin middle men brick barrons they call them to get some work and in most cases its these fekers skimming to much of the price knowing they will put up with it just to be in work and getting a wage even though its the same as wat they were earning years ago. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate i remember pricing a job up when the contract came through it had an argos catalouge with the latest cam - corder circled i duely abliged Edited April 25, 2012 by the_stig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate Never are truer word said its all about backhanders and arse licking just now .And i dont work for a agency i work for well known and respected company who probally do there fair share of arse licking to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones A few bricklayers i know now have to go through greedy fekin middle men brick barrons they call them to get some work and in most cases its these fekers skimming to much of the price knowing they will put up with it just to be in work and getting a wage even though its the same as wat they were earning years ago. brick barrons :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones A few bricklayers i know now have to go through greedy fekin middle men brick barrons they call them to get some work and in most cases its these fekers skimming to much of the price knowing they will put up with it just to be in work and getting a wage even though its the same as wat they were earning years ago. VERY TRUE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 i`m glad i`m out the other end of it ...my old grandad was bang on all them years ago when he said invest in propeerty and take out a couple of private pensions .. i remember him saying this countrys never gonna be big enough for everyone in it and the good days wont last for ever -- Property was definatly the way to go buying repo's and sticking in a new bathroom kitchen and decorating on set bedget was they way to go for a turn around,then the market slumped and ye end up with a few house's with tenancy speck and they are a pain in the arse boiler break's here this need's doing they dont look after them and when they move you have to bloody change all carpet's and decorate again and replace fecking kitchen's where they dog's have eaten them i did alright on my 2 sold one and the others at contract stage --- just waiting to see what the tax man wants on money thats already been taxed on .. took out 2 private pensions both due next year more tax on money thats already been taxed once ... If ye rent the new build out for 6mth's under a company name that you use to build it stig houseing or stig construction ltd then take over the deed's in your own name or ye wife's you wont have to pay the new build tax mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate i remember pricing a job up when the contract came through it had an argos catalouge with the latest cam - corder circled i duely abliged Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 i`m glad i`m out the other end of it ...my old grandad was bang on all them years ago when he said invest in propeerty and take out a couple of private pensions .. i remember him saying this countrys never gonna be big enough for everyone in it and the good days wont last for ever -- Property was definatly the way to go buying repo's and sticking in a new bathroom kitchen and decorating on set bedget was they way to go for a turn around,then the market slumped and ye end up with a few house's with tenancy speck and they are a pain in the arse boiler break's here this need's doing they dont look after them and when they move you have to bloody change all carpet's and decorate again and replace fecking kitchen's where they dog's have eaten them i did alright on my 2 sold one and the others at contract stage --- just waiting to see what the tax man wants on money thats already been taxed on .. took out 2 private pensions both due next year more tax on money thats already been taxed once ... If ye rent the new build out for 6mth's under a company name that you use to build it stig houseing or stig construction ltd then take over the deed's in your own name or ye wife's you wont have to pay the new build tax mate :D --- these are 2 what i`ve been renting out to students ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones Right so ye are on an agency or ye work for somebody like me i am not one of the lucky one's mate my rate's and price's aint what they were a few years ago but they are coming back and ive been lucky to keep going and keep lad's going,it's all about what ye put in a site agent's or contract manager's or even qs's xmas card mate Never are truer word said its all about backhanders and arse licking just now .And i dont work for a agency i work for well known and respected company who probally do there fair share of arse licking to So ye must be on the book's to them then or ye sub-contract to them and they send ye on job's and there's nothing wrong with back hander's mate and if laughing at somebody's shit joke's and pretending ye like them is arse licking so be it,if it keep's food on the table for my family and keep's my lad's in work so be it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedz31 1,308 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not on the books at all i get subbied out to different jobs for different companys and the money is sh--e we are getting a third to what we were getting 3 years ago you must be one of the lucky ones A few bricklayers i know now have to go through greedy fekin middle men brick barrons they call them to get some work and in most cases its these fekers skimming to much of the price knowing they will put up with it just to be in work and getting a wage even though its the same as wat they were earning years ago. I am what ye would call a joiner baron mate,i aint greedy i make my wage and yes i make money of them not a huge amount though but i do all there taxes sort the job's out etc etc all they have to do is turn up do there 8 hour's and make more than a decent wage,when work has been slack ive never layed them off ive had day's of so they can work and i can go out with the hound's and digging Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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