Park home or mobile home buying or renting- advice?

SouthCoast

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Most parks are aimed at over 50s, very few now accept all ages. Park homes are NOT cheap, brand new ones sited can easily top £100K (even £150K) and bear in mind it is a depreciating asset - see how much you will get if you sell after 5 yrs and park owner has taken his cut. Older homes may need external or internal refurbishment.

Yours for £128,500.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23932283.html?

From Property-Bee.
History

dateevent23 December 2009

• Brief Description changed: A Well presented two bedroom park home situated close to Lyminster Village with easy access to local towns including Arundel, Littlehampton, Chichester and Worthing. The detached property is located within the semi rural setting of the White Rose Touring Park Home Development and has a ten month per year residency. (contd...)

10 December 2009

• Agents Telephone changed: from '08453032557' to '08433130619'

11 June 2009

• Agents Telephone changed: from '08454089770' to '08453032557'

10 May 2009

• Brief Description changed: A Well presented two bedroom park home situated close to Lyminster Village with easy access to local towns including Arundel, Littlehampton, Chichester and Worthing. (contd...)

19 November 2008

• Initial entry found.

purplefiona

Thanks a lot everyone.

I think I've come to the conclusion that if I want to buy a place then I'll have buy a place! haha. A mobile home is not right for me- I can barely get out of bed some days or keep my things inside tidy let alone keep the outside of my house spick and span. I can see it wouldn't work!

I think after paying off debts which sadly are now £7K I might put my savings into Premium Bonds for 6 months / a year and hope to win big. Along with all my other money making schemes perhaps I will be debt free by 35! woo go me.


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Fiona

purplefiona

GDB2222 wrote: »

I just wonder whether the reason that your husband does not want to apply for benefits is that he likes living with his parents. Understandable, really, if he has a serious illness.

Also, mobile homes can be very hard to heat in winter. Is that compatible with his illness?

I think he is too proud and also doesn't want to get into the benefits trap, which is understandable. I found benefits weren't a trap, unless one claims housing benefit for a nice place, in which case I can see how terrible a trap it would be. If he rented with me though I suspect on my earnings that I would be expected to pay most if not all of the rent unless we actually rented a room each in a shared 2bed flat. I am certain that as we are married the council would regard that as co-habiting though.

Anyway what am I talking about he won't even countenance it.
I'm stuck for the time being.
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Sammy85_2

purplefiona wrote: »

Thanks a lot everyone.

I think I've come to the conclusion that if I want to buy a place then I'll have buy a place! haha. A mobile home is not right for me- I can barely get out of bed some days or keep my things inside tidy let alone keep the outside of my house spick and span. I can see it wouldn't work!

I think after paying off debts which sadly are now £7K I might put my savings into Premium Bonds for 6 months / a year and hope to win big. Along with all my other money making schemes perhaps I will be debt free by 35! woo go me.


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Fiona

Keep your chin up luv, just keep saving and you'll reach your goal eventually. I know its not ideal living with the in laws (been there!) but its a good opportunity to live fairly cheaply and squirral away as much as you can.