I have noticed the change in prices especially over the past couple of years. This change in price has also come with a reduction of quality in the talent pool.
When I returned to the UK in 2013, I used to regularly pay 250 an hour for the "supposed courtesans" and like a few have said, a fool and his money are soon parted.
Found UKP and the rest as they say is history.
I am not opposed to paying some rates but it has to be a quality SP.
There's no way I would fork out anything more than 150 an hour on an unknown quantity. I'd rather spend that money on an SP I've seen before.
There has been a significant reduction in EE and Brazilians and Brexit (concept or reality) has played a role. If people feel they won't be welcomed in a country, they won't come. The Brazilians usually get Portuguese or Spanish passports.
There has been a reduction in Europeans coming to the UK across every sector from Engineers, the NHS and even the agricultural sector, so why people think this won't happen to SPs is strange.
No wonder some British SPs voted tor Brexit, looks like the good old days of no kissing and OW for the foreseeable future at significant rates.
Fair play to them if they can get it. I certainly will not accept the drop in service and look elsewhere.