Living in static caravan

lincroft1710

Most mobile home parks (i.e. those designed for permanent living, as opposed to holiday parks) are for over 55s only. There are of course exceptions. True mobile or park homes as they are now called are built to much higher standards than holiday homes/static caravans.

Ransoman

I have lived in one for nearly 3 years now (infact, it is for sale!). TBH i would prefer bricks and mortar but it is a very cheap way to live.

I own the Van (big 35ft static) but the plot is rented, electricity is resold and gas is supplied by bottles. It is a good way to live but you really notice the thin walls.

Errata

There's a large static mobile home site almost in the city centre in Doncaster. They're all year round rentals. Sorry can't remember the name of the site.

wayne1983

Thanks for the tips people, im not saying its something i would deffo do, however i wouldnt rule it out as a possibility of living in. I will see what sites they have (if they do) to live in sheffield.:beer:

Bigmoney2

http://www.theparkhome.net/

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Sheffield.html?secondaryDisplayPropertyType=parksandmobilehomes&radius=10.0

Some info on the above sites. Watch out for site fee's and restrictions on selling.

Jules

Pennylane

Wayne - most sites (as Lincroft says) are for the over 55s. I'm guessing you're in your 30's though.;)

Our son looked into this as he had to relocate to another part of the country with his job and there was just nothing to rent. A "park home" would have suited him just fine but he was way too young!

Errata

wayne1983 wrote: »

Thanks for the tips people, im not saying its something i would deffo do, however i wouldnt rule it out as a possibility of living in. I will see what sites they have (if they do) to live in sheffield.:beer:

Apparently they do http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=635551

evil_grrrl666

Hi,
I've been living in a park home for little over a year, as has been mentioned already, the home itself is ours, but we pay a monthly charge for the land (pitch fee - I think ours is not too bad, especially if you're also considering flats with service charges). Our park has no age restrictions and although most residents seem to be pensioners there are quite a few younger people as well including families with kids.

For us it was the best solution, we have a plot with parking for 2-3 cars (depending on size) and space for a shed large enough for our motorcycle, and still enough garden left to comfortably have a bbq with friends and grow some veg. For the same amount of money we would've been stuck in a flat somewhere without outdoor space.
Also, it's detached so you don't have to worry too much about disturbing any neighbours watching tv at night. It's also cheaper to renovate than a regular house.
The downside is we haven't got great insulation in ours (have to get the "loft" insulated I think) so in winters it cools down quite quickly when you have the heating off, and in summers the sun can heat it up quite a bit - it's no worse than the crap garage conversion we rented before moving here though!

Hope this helps..

wayne1983

evil_grrrl666 wrote: »

Hi,
I've been living in a park home for little over a year, as has been mentioned already, the home itself is ours, but we pay a monthly charge for the land (pitch fee - I think ours is not too bad, especially if you're also considering flats with service charges). Our park has no age restrictions and although most residents seem to be pensioners there are quite a few younger people as well including families with kids.

For us it was the best solution, we have a plot with parking for 2-3 cars (depending on size) and space for a shed large enough for our motorcycle, and still enough garden left to comfortably have a bbq with friends and grow some veg. For the same amount of money we would've been stuck in a flat somewhere without outdoor space.
Also, it's detached so you don't have to worry too much about disturbing any neighbours watching tv at night. It's also cheaper to renovate than a regular house.
The downside is we haven't got great insulation in ours (have to get the "loft" insulated I think) so in winters it cools down quite quickly when you have the heating off, and in summers the sun can heat it up quite a bit - it's no worse than the crap garage conversion we rented before moving here though!

Hope this helps..

Thanks, tbh i like the idea of it all, and like you say you get outdorr space too. Where in the country are you based?:beer: