i want to own a static caravan?

Dan-Dan

My mum lived in a residential static , it was a !!!!!! tip to be honest , in the summer . surrounded by fields it was lovely to look out of , but boiling inside , and in the winter , condensation , freezing (the vents that have to be there obviously dont help) , the landlords tend to be proper !!!!!! as well , the electric will cost a fortune and the water is shared between how many caravans are occupied , so my mum always used to get the hump if she saw other people washing their cars every week !

Dont do it!

live132

thank tou all for your replys, so at the end of the day, i should stick to renting, as i am in and out of work some time i struggle to pay my rent, i live in a studio and rent with councle tax come to about £500 a month, i throught it would be cheaper, can any one recommend any think cheaper thank you

witchy1066

as I don't know your gender or age ,its a bit difficult to say, but have you thought about sharing,

another thing, you could look into is renting a room ,

HTH

live132

im 25 male i have tried sharing in the past but reading in to it, i think i would still like a static as i think it is cheaper then renting what i am atm

Mylo_The_Moggy

My parents have a static caravan on the Lincolnshire coast. Beautiful site etc, but costs around £2,500 in ground rent per year, which increases as time goes on. Other sites they enquired about ranged from £2,000-£5,000.......
And theirs only opens from beginning of March to end of November. It shuts down for around 3 months.
You have to think where you would live for 3 months of the year if a lot of sites have this in place.

Not included in the ground rent price is electric bills, gas bottles (£50 each where my parents caravan is, but varies from site to site) water rates & also insurance.
Plus if there's any maintenance that needs doing, you have to budget for the cost. Also some sites offer 'drain down' for the winter, which means sorting pipes etc so they don't freeze over cold months. My parents pay £40 for that doing.
What about washing your clothes? Would you be prepared to use a launderette all the time? You would have to budget for that too. £4 a time where my mum & dad have their caravan, £2 for drying.

A caravan for 2k would need a lot of heating in the winter months, esp. with no double glazed windows or central heating. Even with a gas fire or electric heaters, it would be freezing.
When my parents go to open up in March it has been very cold indeed. Even though theirs is a new 2012 caravan with double glazing & central heating, it can still sometimes be very cold in the winter months.

I must admit, I do enjoy holidaying in static caravans, but not sure I could actually live in one full time. Even though my mum & dad's is a luxury one, it's still nice to come back home to my home comforts in a normal house!

Like some posters have said, some sites do not accept caravans over a certain age or you have to buy what they are selling on site (as my parents had to), so you would have to think if it's worth it or not.

agrinnall

Sharing is the most cost-effective option primarily because all of the fixed costs (rent, CT, utilities, etc.) are split between the residents rather than you having to pay them all yourself. I would imagine a poll of this board would find a large proportion of 25 year olds still sharing, often for the reason that you should be considering it, to enable them to save money from living costs towards a deposit on a later purchase. I very much doubt that the capital and on-going costs of a static caravan would work out any cheaper than sharing a property with 2 or more other people.

dotdash79

Sharing a house with a few other people is the most cost effective way of living. Not only your bills are shared, you spend less going out as there quite often someone around you can hang out with in the evening.

seven-day-weekend

I lived on this residential park with my parents until I got married (I notice now it is for over-55s). You have to buy the Home from Allens - but it does give a breakdown of site fees and other expenses. It's in South Staffordshire, near the border with West Midlands County/Wolverhampton..

http://www.allenscaravans.co.uk/residential-parks/findapark/pendeford-hall

witchy1066

you will have no chance of making a caravan your permanent home,
residential sites have age restrictions usually 50 plus

if by any chance you did find a farmer who is willing to let you put a van on his land for a couple for years

after you have bought the van , paid transport and connection fee's, ground rent and other costs, you would be no better off

if you are having problems finding suitable affordable housing, contact Shelter , they are very good and will talk you through your options ,

dktreesea

Have you looked at the up your income board? This might be a better option. Even £20 extra a week could make the difference for being able to afford your rent. If you don't fancy sharing, how about a self contained studio apartment?