5 ways to keep going after Brexit

I have worked through three recessions and maybe I will now have to weather a fourth but one lesson that has come out of that experience is that there are always opportunities.  So, without wishing to be a one man Glee club, here is my take on how to Keep Calm and Carry On.  There may be others but in my discipline of real estate development this is what I have extracted from the debris of Brexit.

1. Extend the timescales.  We are actively working on five year options as developers recognise that they have to be ready to pick up the pace when the market comes back, as it inevitably will
2. Downscale. This does not mean downsize but focusses on doing smaller deals and more of them so that if one does turn sour it is a smaller egg in the same size basket.
3. Be nimble. If all around you are losing their heads there will be some bargains to be had.
4. Look at other markets. The currency shift will provide a boost for those abroad with money to invest.  If you are paying in dollars then UK property just got around 10% cheaper overnight.
5. Above all, Don't Panic. The market shifts may have been the most dramatic since the 1987 crash but the world is still spinning in the same direction, the Pope is still catholic and cats and dogs have not started living together. The banks are better capitalised than ever, have been stress tested to within an inch of their corporate lives and they have a miniscule funding requirement in comparison with the credit crunch era. Britain is resilient and will survive. Those who keep their heads will do so as well.