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Pay 10% Of Sale Price Rip Off When You Sell Yor Home
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we're talking about caravans and macaque says
""Doubtless they would be vehemently defending slavery providing it was legal (and they weren't slaves)""
now for me - THATs the dumbest comment on this website ..........
JUST TO CLARIFY WE ARE NOT TALKING CARAVANS !!!!
I do not live in a caravan, i live in a park home which is like a bungalow/prefab just not made of bricks like conventional homes .
pse check out a park home website so you can see the difference ...sorry l feel so passionate about this, this is my home your talking about ....:mad::EasterBun GRAB EVERY OPPERTUNITY YOU GET ..YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG YOUR HERE FOR0 -
Running_Horse wrote: »My wife's parents looked into this a while back in order to free up capital for their children. Luckily all four children told them not to be so silly, and to live their retirement in comfort.
its sounds like you think moving to a park home is not comfortable ! my home is very modern inside and very comfortable , but l do agree , why should they uproot just to free up money for their offspring , it will go to them in due course . they should be where they want to be in their retirement .:EasterBun GRAB EVERY OPPERTUNITY YOU GET ..YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG YOUR HERE FOR0 -
:eek:
Thanks to everyones comments about this subject ... some supportive some not, quite scathing in fact.. but hey thats what forums are all about...
l appreciate your input
thing is the constant referral to t+c and willingness to enter into a park home agreement , not one of you who have commented on this has answered my question ....
why and what is the 10% for ?
this may remain one of lifes great mysteries !! lol:EasterBun GRAB EVERY OPPERTUNITY YOU GET ..YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG YOUR HERE FOR0 -
I knew about the 10% going to the site if you sold - my mum owned a static caravan on a site for 15 years
What I didn't know was that they can get rid of you whenever they want and you can lose everything..:mad:
My mum bought her second static home in '95 for £15,000. Paid the fees every year and her van was in excellent condition.
Last year, the site owner told her they were putting new models on her road, and her van was getting scrapped. She could either buy a second hand van (£7,500, stinking of smoke) or they would buy her van from her. They offered her £300 :mad: :mad: :mad:
She was, and still is, gutted, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn't even sell her perfectly good van to someone else as it was in the contract that she could only sell to the site (that didn't matter to her when she bought as she had planned on always having it)
You live and learn, eh.
im so sorry to hear that, and i can confirm that this happens a lot . my sisters and l bought a caravan on the coast for a seaside retreat on a quiet holiday park, for £3000 last season + its in great condition too a real bolt hole for us , but we were also told that as its 14yrs old we could not resell it on to anyone other that the owners of the site should we decide to give it up we understand that we,d only get about £700 back and was told that they useally scrap them or sell on to road works site for the workers or a farmer
probally a luxury pad for the hens [lets hope they like the curtains!!!]
luckily on a park home where we live this can never happen , not much consolation for your mum tho........:EasterBun GRAB EVERY OPPERTUNITY YOU GET ..YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG YOUR HERE FOR0 -
Running_Horse wrote: »In the context of housing? I'll call on you next time we move. If you can afford to donate that much time free, then the legal gravy train is worse than I previously thought.
No, I do crime and immigration law, and almost all of my pro bono work is in immigration. OH does employment and landlord and tenant, and almost all his pro bono work is through an employment free advice centre.
We choose to donate our time, much as other people choose to do voluntary work....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
So in the context of this thread about housing...it would be incorrect to suggest there are solicitors who will work on house moves for free...and someone who accepts professionals should be paid for their services is not pliable.Been away for a while.0
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... not one of you who have commented on this has answered my question ....
why and what is the 10% for ?
this may remain one of lifes great mysteries !! lol
It may be profit for the park owner.
It may be a way to keep the running costs down. Many parks are used by the elderly and they would benefit from lower costs during their tenure followed by a 10% charge when their home is sold following death or a move to a care home.
Either way, it seems ok to me. Maybe a tad unfair if you sell up after a short time in residence but not a bad deal if you stay for 40 years.
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
Sorry i said Caravan - - slip of the keyboard - i know its your home. My mate Graham Watts (google him) is THE mobile homes legal expert, if there is an answer to your problems, he can find it.
http://www.phls.net/
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The 10% is for the park owner.
The park owner is a private individual/company who has a service for sale.
By buying a park home and renting the space it stands on this is one way the business makes money. The other is in the exit fees.
What a private individual/business does with that money is of no concern to anybody else really. There's nothing to answer to/for.
Ever been in a restaurant that charges corkage? Why don't they let you take your own bottle opener? Because private businesses have to make a profit somewhere or they'd be out of business and there'd be no more service to be enjoyed. The pitch rent alone wouldn't cover the costs of the land ownership and management, associated insurances and costs.
But as I said, there's no case to answer to because it's their business what they charge and how they spend that money.0 -
Is it really 10% in law? In my terms and conditions it states that the park owner will take 15% plus VAT if I sell.0
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