[richywilts]

what rate have you put up your prices in the last five years??

since i began trading i havent put prices up due to be near the vat etc i didnt want to put prices up to then have to add vat but i really need to put prices up this year and thinking a £1-2 per house

so how much have your prices gone up in the last five years thanks

[tompoole]

£1 on every house ....

[formb]

I always try to use prices increases to level out my price range. i.e. stick £2 on under-priced work, £1 on work I am happy with and 50p on over-priced work. That is probably not the best business practice but it works for us.

Usually after a price increase we lose a few customers, this is to be expected. As long as your overall value increases it matters not a jot whether you lose a couple or not.

[Ian101]

Every other March thru to May .... £1 maybe £2 ........ do it an area at a time

Only ever lost 2 but I was happy to see em go as 1 had bought a dog and nice garden turnrd into a dog toilet and the other expected conny glass roof to be done in the price and was a constant bone of contention when I wouldnt do it.

[Smudger]

Every other March thru to May .... £1 maybe £2 ........ do it an area at a time

Only ever lost 2 but I was happy to see em go as 1 had bought a dog and nice garden turnrd into a dog toilet and the other expected conny glass roof to be done in the price and was a constant bone of contention when I wouldnt do it.

Same here - customers go up every other year - increase depends on size of house approx 10% ( rounded up to the nearest 50p or quid )

yeah - had one of these too thought 12 quid for a 4 bed + conny would have included the roof panels  :

Darran

[richywilts]

cheers guys

like your idea souter nice and simple most will be getting £2 rise then haha

[Joe Martin]

 About 20% on domestic and about 15% on commercial if not contracted.
We will loss about 1-2% of domestic customers per year due to increase prices.