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Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:49 am
by duncs500
Sounds like they're softening some of the import rules as a result of C19, but I fear the virus and Brexit is a perfect storm of disaster. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:56 am
by Orange Cola
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:49 am Sounds like they're softening some of the import rules as a result of C19, but I fear the virus and Brexit is a perfect storm of disaster. Here's hoping I'm wrong.
It’s the perfect excuse for Brexiteers. Phrases such as “You can’t possibly blame the state of the economy on Brexit, don’t you remember coronavirus?” and “since Brexit in 2020 all the economy has done is increase, it’s helped us out of the impact of the virus” will be heading our way in the future.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:58 am
by duncs500
You're probably right, you would imagine when the rest of Europe bounces back much quicker it will be pretty obvious, but there's always a way to spin the numbers.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:02 am
by dinny_g
Orange Cola wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:56 am
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:49 am Sounds like they're softening some of the import rules as a result of C19, but I fear the virus and Brexit is a perfect storm of disaster. Here's hoping I'm wrong.
It’s the perfect excuse for Brexiteers. Phrases such as “You can’t possibly blame the state of the economy on Brexit, don’t you remember coronavirus?” and “since Brexit in 2020 all the economy has done is increase, it’s helped us out of the impact of the virus” will be heading our way in the future.
Sounds about right... unfortunately.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:29 am
by Swervin_Mervin
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
Very fecking long if they don't get kids back in school anytime soon. I genuinely don't think they understand the consequences of the schools situation.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:54 am
by Orange Cola
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:29 am
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
Very fecking long if they don't get kids back in school anytime soon. I genuinely don't think they understand the consequences of the schools situation.
Is that because people are looking after children rather than working? Or have I missed something?

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:56 am
by NotoriousREV
Orange Cola wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:54 am
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:29 am
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
Very fecking long if they don't get kids back in school anytime soon. I genuinely don't think they understand the consequences of the schools situation.
Is that because people are looking after children rather than working? Or have I missed something?
There’s a learning gap between the top performing and lowest performing kids that’s been closing for years. Estimates are this has set Education back at least a decade.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:59 am
by Orange Cola
NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:56 am
Orange Cola wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:54 am
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:29 am

Very fecking long if they don't get kids back in school anytime soon. I genuinely don't think they understand the consequences of the schools situation.
Is that because people are looking after children rather than working? Or have I missed something?
There’s a learning gap between the top performing and lowest performing kids that’s been closing for years. Estimates are this has set Education back at least a decade.
I’d missed that. Wow. I didn’t realise such big improvements have been made.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:00 am
by Swervin_Mervin
Orange Cola wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:54 am
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:29 am
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
Very fecking long if they don't get kids back in school anytime soon. I genuinely don't think they understand the consequences of the schools situation.
Is that because people are looking after children rather than working? Or have I missed something?
Exactly that. Many won't be able to actually go back to work/full time work if they're having to stay at home with kids. How can you kick start the economy with half the workforce unable to work as they normally would?

And as Rev says, we're storing up a monumental mess for future generations of children and the future workforce as well.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:11 am
by Broccers
Does anyone have figures that show spread of this v protests? Especially in the USA which is why the stock market tanked yesterday?

Also do you think there will be BLM v Thugs on London's streets this weekend? That will help lots :roll:

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:17 am
by Orange Cola
It’s a bit too early to tell for the UK. Give it another week or so.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
by Jobbo
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
As you say, no surprise, though now they've been announced the FTSE is going up again because they're no longer just predicted so the uncertainty is gone.

But only 20% down in April, a month when virtually the whole country was told to stay at home? When even the supermarkets say their trading was down due to limiting numbers of customers? When entire sectors of the economy (leisure, food and drink, tourism) were forced to shut down completely? Doesn't sound too bad to me in that context, and you'd assume May is going to be better than April.

The rent quarter day on 24 June will be the killer blow to many businesses though, so that's going to be more telling for the future than today's figures.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:27 am
by Broccers
Jobbo wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
The rent quarter day on 24 June will be the killer blow to many businesses though, so that's going to be more telling for the future than today's figures.
Any savvy landlord should help their tenants after all who is going to take their place? Something is better than nothing in my book. I honestly feel more upbeat about business now, it's just the media banging on about misery.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:30 am
by duncs500
Jobbo wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
As you say, no surprise, though now they've been announced the FTSE is going up again because they're no longer just predicted so the uncertainty is gone.

But only 20% down in April, a month when virtually the whole country was told to stay at home? When even the supermarkets say their trading was down due to limiting numbers of customers? When entire sectors of the economy (leisure, food and drink, tourism) were forced to shut down completely? Doesn't sound too bad to me in that context, and you'd assume May is going to be better than April.
Maybe you're right, just looked a big number to me, but there's not really anything to compare it to so it's hard to judge.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:40 am
by Orange Cola
Broccers wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:27 am
Jobbo wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
The rent quarter day on 24 June will be the killer blow to many businesses though, so that's going to be more telling for the future than today's figures.
Any savvy landlord should help their tenants after all who is going to take their place? Something is better than nothing in my book. I honestly feel more upbeat about business now, it's just the media banging on about misery.
There’s always the group of tosser landlords who just don’t give a shit, it’s a contributing factor to the dying high-streets up and down the country where the landlords just hike the rent up and then shops sit empty :(

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:43 am
by Broccers
Orange Cola wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:40 am
Broccers wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:27 am
Jobbo wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
The rent quarter day on 24 June will be the killer blow to many businesses though, so that's going to be more telling for the future than today's figures.
Any savvy landlord should help their tenants after all who is going to take their place? Something is better than nothing in my book. I honestly feel more upbeat about business now, it's just the media banging on about misery.
There’s always the group of tosser landlords who just don’t give a shit, it’s a contributing factor to the dying high-streets up and down the country where the landlords just hike the rent up and then shops sit empty :(
Youre absolutely right however I would imagine Landlords havent had to suffer something like this, ever. Got to bend.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:13 am
by ZedLeg
I had hope at one point that this would lead to a change in mentality among the people who hold all the money but all the talk now is just to go back to the unsustainable system we had whatever the consequences.

I’d like to be proven wrong though.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:25 am
by Mito Man
Times have changed, years ago in Covent Garden you’d have bidding wars to occupy shops, not so now and with landlords having to pay business rates after 3 months they’d get around it with short term renting - hence a sudden proliferation of pop up stores around the area. Now they’re having to offer a few months free as an incentive just to avoid it being a liability so I’m sure there will be discounts and such.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:26 am
by jamcg
Jobbo wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
duncs500 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:47 am No surprise, but the economy is in tatters on the basis of the figures released this morning. Going to be a long road to recovery. :(
As you say, no surprise, though now they've been announced the FTSE is going up again because they're no longer just predicted so the uncertainty is gone.

But only 20% down in April, a month when virtually the whole country was told to stay at home? When even the supermarkets say their trading was down due to limiting numbers of customers? When entire sectors of the economy (leisure, food and drink, tourism) were forced to shut down completely? Doesn't sound too bad to me in that context, and you'd assume May is going to be better than April.

The rent quarter day on 24 June will be the killer blow to many businesses though, so that's going to be more telling for the future than today's figures.
I was pleasantly surprised by 20%, as more than 20% of the country was shut down

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:31 am
by Jobbo
Broccers wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:27 am
Jobbo wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
The rent quarter day on 24 June will be the killer blow to many businesses though, so that's going to be more telling for the future than today's figures.
Any savvy landlord should help their tenants after all who is going to take their place? Something is better than nothing in my book. I honestly feel more upbeat about business now, it's just the media banging on about misery.
Any savvy landlord like, say, INTU?