Moving Home with Charlie
@moving_charlie
Cold truth from the moving industry to help home movers. Ex-derivatives broker. Software architect. Founder of Goal: A home for everyone.
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5 Fact Friday - 6 Nov 2026. House Price Crash called even before Bank of England forecasts 5% inflation to return. The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. Remember: If you’ve recently rented, bought or sold a home, please...
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House Price Crash called even before Bank of England forecasts 5% inflation to return.
Seems fair
"up down" is a new one!
😬 - let's hope Europe and the UK's underinvestment in and over-regulation of AI means the selloff won't hit UK stocks as hard as is has hit American ones.
A feeble silver lining to a dark cloud over the opportunity we would otherwise have had to lead the world.
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My wife: “What happened to our portfolio today?”
Me:
I could turn Foxtons around. It still has immense brand strength.
It's listed-to-sold ratio is the lowest in London. That's a huge chance to convert listings into fees. It would take a deep culture change.
They've forgotten how to be estate agents. They're just listers.
But..
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Actual progress comes from hard-to-build technology.
Which comes from competitive, creative, free-market capitalism.
Which comes from one small, precarious area and then diffuses to the rest of the world.
Snuff that out, and it’s global stagnation for an extremely long time.
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I think I found a positive angle. Let's see what you all think.
The mere act of contemplating what I’m going to write in my thought of the week this week for tomorrow’s newsletter, is grim.
I’m wracking my brain for a positive angle.
If you want to read my innermost thoughts, raw stream of consciousness brain dump, put yourself on the mailing list below.
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This question is the basis of my Thought of the Week in tomorrow's newsletter
Do I buy a house or not wtf is all this man
On days like today, diversification matters. Beer, whisky, vodka, wine and tequila have all helped me forget about my portfolio.
This is likely what's going to happen tomorrow.
The irony is the film's name, Margin Call, because I think it is margin calls which could be the thing that pushes the first domino over in the global markets.
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The mere act of contemplating what I’m going to write in my thought of the week this week for tomorrow’s newsletter, is grim.
I’m wracking my brain for a positive angle.
If you want to read my innermost thoughts, raw stream of consciousness brain dump, put yourself on the mailing list below.
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To everyone who wants a house price crash:
You’re unaware of the collateral damage it causes.
We all want much more affordable housing.
Wanting a crash is like saying you don’t understand that you might lose your job because of a crash and not be able to buy anyway. 🤷🏻♂️
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The wheels are wobbling. They might come off. Hold on tight.
we're fucked. absolutely fucked. the ai trade is over. we all top blasted and holding bags now. i can't believe it. how could we have been so wrong. this market makes no sense. my spleen hurts. i haven't seen green in such a long time. i miss money. i miss smiling. i miss sleeping not checking my phone every 1 min. i miss waking up happy. i should've just stayed in cash like a good boy. im like icarus flew too close to the sun. my ego got the better of me. there is no alpha. only luck. lady fortuna has left us to fend for ourselves. faith does not work. praying does not work. i am tired. hedgies are waging war and we are caught in the middle. how do you survive this. when will it end.
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