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Housebuilders and coronavirus


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Where do you see house prices in April 2021 compared to now?  

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I feel bad for businesses having to suffer.... except housebuilders and estate agents. Fuck 'em and let 'em rot. Be interested in people's predictions on a) if they'll suffer unduly and b) if they do, what props will the government come up with.


So far, most of the share prices are down, but not by any huge % above and beyond what other markets have fallen.

Countrywide:

Screenshot_2020-03-17 COUNTRYWIDE share price (CWD) - London Stock Exchange.png

 

Taylor Wimpey:

 

Screenshot_2020-03-17 TAYLOR WIMPEY share price (TW ) - London Stock Exchange.png

 

Anyone want to make any short and long-term predictions?

Redrow:

Screenshot_2020-03-17 REDROW share price (RDW) - London Stock Exchange.png

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TheCountOfNowhere

Countrywide is down 99.997% from peak.

 

Not even their share consolidation can hide that.

Cant seem them surviving much/any longer

Persimmon, barratt even rightmove in free fall.

 

Bodes well 

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4 minutes ago, TheCountOfNowhere said:

Countrywide is down 99.997% from peak.

 

Not even their share consolidation can hide that.

Cant seem them surviving much/any longer

Persimmon, barratt even rightmove in free fall.

 

Bodes well 

Depends what props BoJo comes up with, and create props he shall. No SDLT for covid victims ?

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TheCountOfNowhere
11 minutes ago, spunko said:

Depends what props BoJo comes up with, and create props he shall. No SDLT for covid victims ?

Who knows what's coming but I guarantee it's not good for the 99%

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Sympathy to anyone but smarmy landlords. If these people get a kicking then the rest of us going to hell in a hand-basket will be worth it if we can take them along with us. Me fears that the parasites will end up getting most of the money shovelled their way though so likely business as usual in a few months.

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2 hours ago, SillyBilly said:

Sympathy to anyone but smarmy landlords. If these people get a kicking then the rest of us going to hell in a hand-basket will be worth it if we can take them along with us. Me fears that the parasites will end up getting most of the money shovelled their way though so likely business as usual in a few months.

I haven't seen a single measure that will help them yet.

Long may that continue.

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Taken from HPC, from a contributor that was apparently sent this by an Estate Agent...

An excuse to ramp up the market and instil the usual FOMO in potential buyers,  thinly veiled as an expression of concern and reassurance over Covid-19.

Absolutely disgusting IMO, and possibly even worthy of reporting to the ASA, although technically it's not an advert.

(my bold)

 

Good Aftermoon,

Like many businesses across the UK, we are closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and following the advice provided by UK health authorities.

 All of our offices are open as normal and, if you have an appointment booked with us in the near future, we look forward to seeing you then.

 Activity levels remain high and with the recent reduction in interest rates there is arguably no better time than now to be buying property.

In the meantime, we are encouraging all clients to check the latest Government advice.

 If you have any of the symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) or are otherwise unwell and can no longer attend your appointment, please call your branch soon as possible to let us know so that we can offer the appointment to someone else.

 How can you help? 

 Look after yourself and others by following this simple public health advice:

 •            Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds each time

•            Use hand sanitiser if soap and water isn’t available

•            Avoid touching your face and eyes

•            And cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.

 We are well-prepared for the situation and, with your help, we will be able to continue supporting our colleagues and clients and keep our branches open.

 Kind regards...

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The government will support the housebuilders. I’m guessing they’ll ‘temporarily’ nationalise them. They’ll pay a high price. The companies will still mothball sites and gov will talk about building hospitals etc. In reality the companies will just scale workforce back and hoard land.

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1 hour ago, Ash4781b said:

The government will support the housebuilders. I’m guessing they’ll ‘temporarily’ nationalise them. They’ll pay a high price. The companies will still mothball sites and gov will talk about building hospitals etc. In reality the companies will just scale workforce back and hoard land.

The FTSE says no.

 

Market Summary > Persimmon plc
LON: PSN
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1,590.50 GBX −153.00 (8.78%)

 

The rest are down again too.

 

It's gone off a cliff.

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1 hour ago, Ash4781b said:

The government will support the housebuilders. I’m guessing they’ll ‘temporarily’ nationalise them. They’ll pay a high price. The companies will still mothball sites and gov will talk about building hospitals etc. In reality the companies will just scale workforce back and hoard land.

If they need nationalised, it'll be social houses all the way.    Government need people back to work, paying taxes is all they're good for. 
Until they can engineer a virus to take out the unemployed, of course. 

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TheCountOfNowhere
1 hour ago, Bricks & Mortar said:

If they need nationalised, it'll be social houses all the way.    Government need people back to work, paying taxes is all they're good for. 
Until they can engineer a virus to take out the unemployed, of course. 

 The establishment dont give a f**k about the people and will do everything they can to maintain their position and wealth.

These people send young people out to die to maintain the status quo and profit "the country".

 

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2 hours ago, Bricks & Mortar said:

If they need nationalised, it'll be social houses all the way.    Government need people back to work, paying taxes is all they're good for. 
Until they can engineer a virus to take out the unemployed, of course. 

House builders are not vital.

They administrator/creditors can take ownership of the land, then sell it off.

 

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RIGHTMOVE PLC (RMV) ORD GBP 0.001

Sell:433.10p Buy:433.80p security-down-arrow.gif 70.30p (13.95%)
 
Not directly house builders but speaks volumes right now
The spring bounce is over 90 and got the virus, it's not going to survive.

Poor old persimmon, wont any one spare a thought for their execs dividends?

 

PERSIMMON performance chart

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7 hours ago, Royston said:
 Activity levels remain high and with the recent reduction in interest rates there is arguably no better time than now to be buying property.

 

 If you have any of the symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) or are otherwise unwell and can no longer attend your appointment, please call your branch soon as possible to let us know so that we can offer the appointment to someone else.

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Hilarious in its desperation, thanks for sharing it.

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I rememeber when people used to joke how shit barratt holmes was now some people take out 40 years mortgages to buy them

 

Market Summary > Barratt Developments Plc
LON: BDEV
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380.70 GBX −69.30 (15.40%)

 

Still, they're not renting

The Barratt chart that google shows says this is all gone 2007/2008 again.

 

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TheCountOfNowhere

lets not forget Bellway

 

BELLWAY performance chart

 

Given these prices are off the back of a crazy money lending bubble this has a long way to fall.

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TheCountOfNowhere

Persimmon peak share price in 2007, circs 1438

Persimmon share price today 1546, up 7%.

How long before its below that. 

 

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You keep posting these graphs but have missed the important news today , Crest Nicholson actually reported to the market and it was grim.

 

StockMarketWire.com - Home builder Crest Nicholson scrapped its final dividend and pulled its guidance on expectations that UK government restrictions to curb the Covid-19 spread would have a 'significant' impact on visitor levels and production capability.

The company said it would cancel its final dividend of 21.8p a share in order to preserve its balance sheet and added that it was suspending all existing financial guidance until both the severity and duration of the COVID-19 impact becomes clearer.

'The company has made arrangements to fully draw its £250m revolving credit facility, resulting in available cash of £185m,' Crest Nicholson said. 

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8 hours ago, TheBlueCat said:

Rightmove have an insane amount of free cash flow. They could lose75% of their business and still break even so I don't expect them to fail any time soon. Foxtons on the other hand...

Indeed. What are their running costs besides staff? Their website is easy to maintain I suspect, the EAs upload everything and do all the work for them. It's an automated business, really.

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Rightmove will be shitting themselves if the economy is in effect frozen for more than a few months. Talk of potentially into next year (and that's only if a vaccine works) before 'normal' returns will surely have people sat at home rent/mortgage free (if they can't pay) with no desire to move so estate agents will pull the rightmove cost as they struggle to survive

There may be not much activity other than probate sales of all those that croak it from the virus. If credit crunch issues persist then people won't be able to get a mortgage if they wanted to move.

Those thinking Brexit was causing too much limbo haven't seen anything yet...

On the other hand it may all blow over by June.

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TheCountOfNowhere
On 20/03/2020 at 10:07, BoSon said:

Rightmove will be shitting themselves if the economy is in effect frozen for more than a few months. Talk of potentially into next year (and that's only if a vaccine works) before 'normal' returns will surely have people sat at home rent/mortgage free (if they can't pay) with no desire to move so estate agents will pull the rightmove cost as they struggle to survive

There may be not much activity other than probate sales of all those that croak it from the virus. If credit crunch issues persist then people won't be able to get a mortgage if they wanted to move.

Those thinking Brexit was causing too much limbo haven't seen anything yet...

On the other hand it may all blow over by June.

480.09 GBX +32.29 (7.21%)

 

It' defies reality

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