Static Caravan - worth it?

loftus

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mcdermott_c

loftus wrote: »

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thanks makes perfect sense now ......

Lemmy_Caution

Inactive wrote: »

I agree...;)

While I, don't agree..:p

jpmummy

my dad has a caravan on a park resort site (similar to haven) I don't think he regrets getting it but the site is only open 7 and a half months and the rent is close o 3k:eek: and believe me Park make money at every opportunity! however, he doesn't rent his out to anyone except family (at no cost!) but I can say that I have seen the way the rented ones are treated and I would never ever rent one out because they get wrecked.

Hartley1971

Just a quick point re: static vans. We had one on a Haven site which was ideal being only 45 minutes travelling away from us, great for weekends etc. However, as our van was knocking on a bit we were leant on to upgrade which would have cost an arm and a leg. Our ground rent was around the £2,000 mark but it doesn't end there. You then have your electric bills to pay, gas bottles to refill, and also if you intend renting it out you have to have all (and I mean all!) electrical items PAP tested which can cost quite a bit aswell. There are lots of hidden costs that aren't always clear at the outset. We have now turned to the good old tent and can go all over the country for a fraction of the cost.

mcdermott_c

We have been thinking of going down the tourer route and either storing locally and towing whenever we want to go away or pitching the touring caravan on a site for the season - i had a shock when i found out the price of site fees, being much smaller caravans i figured the fees would be a lot cheaper but you are still looking at around £1200 for the season - dont know who told me an average of £600 for season pitch he must have been thinking back to 1970's prices

I love the idea of having somewhere to get away at weekends but does sound quite pricey when you add it all up and like other wonder if your better off just paying to go away whenever you want rather than owning a caravan

woohoo

Hi, we had a static caravan at one of the Hoburne sites. I think the fees worked out to around £2500 ish a year for everything. We sold it after a few years for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we felt obliged to go there every other weekend to get our 'moneys worth'. In the end I hated the place - I was so fed up with it. Secondly we found renting it out to strangers to be problematic. People just don't respect your property. After one party stayed in the van for a week, it took me literally the whole day to sort the van out. They stole quilts (!), left a huge stain on the carpet, everything was absolutely filthy. Also if you are going to rent it out, you can't leave your own bits and bobs in there - so there is loads to take and bring home all the while. Don't bother would be my advice. Just rent one when you want to go!

rosekitten

We have a touring caravan a four berth
Marauder we have this in storage £150
a year and just take it out when we want
to use it for weekends and our annual
holiday.We have travelled everywhere
in it and always take it when we go to
London as its £20 a night on a really nice
site in lovely surroundings and a good onsite
bus service to get you into the capital.

We always look forward to our main holiday
where we travel down to the south coast
a few days here and there.Its the perfect
holiday if you have kids,as every site regardless
of whats on offer in the way of facilities,be
it all action sites or the ones with nothing
more than a few swings and a field they just
pal up with who evers there and have a ball.

Its also the cheapest way to holiday in Butlins
between £17 to £25 a night including all the passes
even at the height of the season.We are all off
to Glastonbury Festival next year so it will be nice to
have somewhere decent to sleep while we are there
this is our caravan it was made in 1993
and this type usualy sell for around £500 + depending
on the condition,so its not a massive outlay
click on pic to enlarge

Becles

tanith wrote: »

I think your parents may be more 'savvy' than you give them credit for :rotfl:

I don't think so - all they do is whinge about the stupid caravan!

It's too cold in the spring/autumn, then it's too hot in the summer. The site is closed from end of October to beginning of March so they hate paying 4 months rent when they can't use it.

Then they complain there's nothing to do and stuff on the tele is rubbish so they just sit around bored.

Then they complain things at home don't get done as they never have any time at the weekends as they're always at the caravan. But if they don't go to the caravan and do the things at home, they complain about it standing empty and wasting money.

Then we get complained at as we never use it. But most of the other caravan owners are pensioners and I've got three bairns, so we don't really fit it. I've been up on day trips and as soon as the children are spotted, all the net curtains are twitching and we get tutted at. They're not noisy or badly behaved bairns either.

I wish they'd never bought the thing as I'm fed up hearing about it

Personally - they bought it on finance so it's costing a lot more due to interest payments. It cannot be moved off the site, and they cannot sell it privately - any future sale has to go through the site.

Once it gets to a certain age, it has to be removed from the site or they will buy it back at scrap values as they don't allow old caravans on the site.

So now they are tied to visiting there for the next x years, or they will lose a lot of money by having to sell it back through the site.

It didn't seem very MSE to me, as I wouldn't want to be tied to a place, and I wouldn't want to sign up for a long term finance deal when I was close to retirement just in case!

buckrogers

ever thought of a Chalet?
in great yarmouth they go for or less, seen cheaper than £5000 a year site fees and you can rent out to who you want, if you want the web site of others let me know
Site Fees:£964 a year ,Lease:21 years ,Sleeps:6

Price:
£13,500

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