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https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2019/02/19/telford-homes-to-start-260-london-rental-homes-scheme/

https://www.euronews.com/2019/02/14/investors-grab-brexit-bargains-among-uk-housebuilders

Looking at a very approx. view of historical data between 1997 and 2006 BWY had an average p/e ratio of below 5 and average eps growth of over 20%.

Now we're looking at pretty low eps growth in comparison.

I don't think builders are suddenly going to become valued like the market in general, but you never know, it is hard to comprehend.

Feb 29th.

Sain, you never know they may all have their chance at stardom.

I've watched a few times lately and yesterday was the first time that they'd had commentators. Some of the mps are starting to mention what the public think of it all and one or two mentioned that European Politicians are getting their popcorn out in order to watch the pantomime.

If the BBC are catching on to increased viewing figures then what next? ITV or SKY with a celebrity panel as commentators?

I watched about half an hour of it all before the votes and felt like ending it all. It's all been said a thousand times before.

To think our country is run by all these antiquated procedures. If they just removed the words "my honourable blah blah" they'd probably get a lot more work done.

Sending them all out the chamber, what was it, 7 or 8 different times, in order to vote.

They need some time & management consultants in there.

A bunch of clowns if you ask me. Most of them straight from the debating society to member of parliament by the looks of it.

Breathe deeply, Relax. End of rant. I could have gone on for a while.

I watched and actually thought they behaved more responsibly than usual.

For what it's worth TM can now go back to the EU and say parliament will accept this.

She can also say there's a small majority of MPs who don't want a hard brexit.

Labour agreed to talk to TM!

Quite grown up, I thought. Coming around to the fact that people need to make compromises perhaps?

>Just a little more patience required before some good news arriving!!!

Certainly not Jerry & the Pacemakers anyway.

I was joking when I suggested the end of February in regard to "early in the new year".

CRST results tomorrow. I wonder how trading has gone since the profit warning? I don't think it will be good news myself.

But will politicians ignore the next referendum too? That's essentially what they are doing now. Some voting along party lines. Some voting on how their constituents voted. Some voting for what they think best?

Very little point in having another referendum if politicians don't enforce the result.

It's disgraceful really.

>If you don't get the point, that's ok, because PB doesn't either.

I like to keep an open mind, watch the data and listen to as many opinions as I can. The current data certainly supporting your argument but hard to rule out other factors.

Very little in terms of growth here in the UK but they did achieve massive growth at first delivering the same message. It was always going to slow down but January data suggesting growth has stopped (but far too short a time period to jump to conclusions!).

I presume you signed up with PB because of the early success in the UK?

Even Oz was doing well in the first year, reportedly better than the UK at the same stage.

Thanks.

I know very little about the subject and post this article I found from back in May 2017 to see what people on here think

https://www.ft.com/content/f1435a8e-372b-11e7-bce4-9023f8c0fd2e

Perhaps it's media pursuing their own agenda, I don't know, but it certainly sounds like a big deal and I wonder how prepared we are if it is true.

>It emphasises good agents getting rich for doing a good job, which is actually exactly what Aussies identify with.

Isn't the implication from the Advert though that Agents don't do a particularly good job and that they're not worth the money? How can the average person even determine whether an Agent does a good job? I know we can't over here in the UK.

There are a lot of us in the UK who think Agents aren't worth what they charge. Especially considering they get twice as much for selling a £500K property as a £250K property. And Agents over here earn a lot less than you Oz Agents.

Thanks for the update on the LPE situation.

https://therealdeal.com/2019/01/22/purplebricks-is-backtracking-on-its-disruptive-brokerage-model/

>I am sure JV from the City of Lights will have something to say about that

Interested to hear what he thinks is going on with the LPEs over there too.

Started the year at 113, down to 110, back up to 113 and now at 111. Are the increases still assistants changing to LPEs or are they now attracting new faces at the same time as others leaving?.

https://eliteagent.com/purplebricks-launches-new-ad-campaign-focuses-on-taking-down-commission-collectors/

according to leaked conference call by Philip Hammond.

Not sure if link will work because it might be Premium Acess only https://premium.telegraph.co.uk/newsletter/article3/exclusive-philip-hammond-tells-business-chiefs-mps-will-stop-no-deal-brexit

So the main gist of today's article ....

"The Chancellor set out how a backbench Bill could effectively be used to stop any prospect of no deal. He suggested that ministers may even back the plan when asked for an “assurance” by the head of Tesco that the Government would not oppose the motion.

He claimed next week’s Bill, which could force the Government to extend Article 50, was likely to win support and act as the “ultimate backstop” against a no-deal Brexit, as a “large majority in the Commons is opposed to no deal under any circumstances”."

Have there been any polls to suggest people who didn't vote or who voted to leave want another referendum?

That would be an interesting poll.

Funny that all leaders criticise May for weak negotiation with the EU and then tell her publicly to remove "no deal" from the table.

Strictly,

I think TM has said the deal she put to parliament was in her opinion a good deal. Today in parliament she said that she will deliver Brexit. So presuming the vote of no confidence fails which I think is what is expected it might be that TM keeps hammering away at everybody to try and get her deal through, possibly using the deadline as leverage on both MP's and the EU to get her deal or even better (in her opinion) approved by parliament.

In regard to how bills can be brought to parlaiment and what can be done to stop TM I read something yesterday https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46856149 which might be relevant.

"Three senior Conservative backbenchers - Nick Boles, Sir Oliver Letwin and Nicky Morgan - have proposed a "European Union Withdrawal Number 2 Bill" if she fails a second time, giving ministers three weeks to get a plan B through Parliament.

If this doesn't work, they propose that the Liaison Committee - made up of the chairmen and chairwomen of all the Commons select committees - should be given "the responsibility to try and come up with its own compromise deal, which would have to go back to the House for a vote".

Downing Street has said it is "extremely concerned" about the plot, which it says could potentially overturn centuries of Parliamentary precedent."

The speaker of the house allowed amendments to a motion the other day when he admitted he wasn't sure it followed parliamentary procedure and wouldn't confirm that it would be allowed in the future. So it seems that they're making up things as they go along so who knows what direction that will take.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/15/business/stock-markets-brexit-vote/index.html

"The disorderly 'No Deal' rupture with Europe that rightly terrifies the markets and the business community is now much less likely," Anatole Kaletsky, an economist at research firm Gavekal, wrote in a note to clients.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46887188

Ireland - "Regrettably, the outcome of tonight's vote increases the risk of a disorderly Brexit," it said.

EC President "The risk of a disorderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom has increased with this evening's vote,"