E: 30/09 Win a holiday home (Static Caravan)

sleepyjones

Park Holidays

Own your own holiday home
Great value holiday homes from just £5,995
Come and stay as long as you want all season long
Earn an extra income by letting when you are not here
Free use of all park facilities

http://www.parkholidays.com/seawick-clacton-caravan-holiday-park-village-essex#

(Scroll to the bottom of the page, fill in your email address then fill in your details in the popup window)

Win a Holiday Home Terms & Conditions

The holiday home is a Willerby Magnum 28'x10' 2 bedroom or an alternative model chosen by Park Holidays UK of similar value.

Closing date for entries is 30th September 2015. The first correct entry drawn will win a holiday home sited at a choice of three Park Holidays UK locations.

The winner will be chosen during October 2015, and will be notified by post. Prize includes one year's site fees.

The winner(s) will be required to participate in post promotion publicity. This promotion is run as part of the Park Holidays UK 'Win a Holiday Home Promotion'. No purchase necessary.

A cash alternative will only be offered if the winner has bought a holiday home from Park Holidays UK, between September 2014 and September 2015. Only one entry per address.

I agree to receive further information on holiday home ownership by post, SMS and email, but can unsubscribe at any time.

The_Walker

I'm guessing the winner will have to pay a lot fee for the duration of ownership? Worth considering.

mjm3346

The_Walker wrote: »

I'm guessing the winner will have to pay a lot fee for the duration of ownership? Worth considering.

It says in the original post

Prize includes one year's site fees.

sleepyjones

When you enter the competition it asks you for your preferred site, I chose "Devon" just 'cause it sounds nice. Just had a call from the guy that runs that particular site saying "... about your enquiry about buying a caravan ..." was very pleasant, wasn't a "spammy" call at all, I think he just got mixed up, feel sorry for him if he's going to get thousands more emails I just told him it was a competition entry and I couldn't afford to actually buy a caravan.
So just a note, you might get a call ... but it's not a sales call or anything.

cazfett

Pitch fees are about £4000-£4500 per year (based on the Dawlish Sands and Golden Sands sites), plus you need to figure in water rates and other bills. Still worth it if you rented it out, thanks for the comp

hannahp

Don't bank on renting it out to cover the annual fees.
I believe some sites have strict rules about this & in any event you are responsible to ensure the gas equipment (& possibly other equipment too) are safe.
In the event of a 'guest' being injured you would almost certainly be legally culpable.

djc58

hannahp wrote: »

Don't bank on renting it out to cover the annual fees.
I believe some sites have strict rules about this & in any event you are responsible to ensure the gas equipment (& possibly other equipment too) are safe.
In the event of a 'guest' being injured you would almost certainly be legally culpable.

Thanks for useful info, can I quit/cancel the contract and sell it off? Or it is quite hard to sell?

mjm3346

As it says on the website

As a Holiday Home owner with Park Holidays UK, you have complete freedom to use your Holiday Home as you wish. Whilst many people choose to keep all the fun to themselves, for others they want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain an extra income.

Most of our holiday parks have fewer Holiday Caravans to hire out than some of the major holiday park operators. For many of our owners, that is part of what makes our parks a bit different and individual.

The modest size of the Park Holidays UK letting operation provides an opportunity for those that do want to let out their caravan to make a very nice return as there's less competition!

We can take care of all the hassle - from marketing, taking bookings, checking people in, cleaning and doing any repairs. Just agree which weeks you want us to let out and leave the rest to us!

We can explain which weeks are most likely to book easily, and which weeks can offer the best tariff. Many owners find that they can cover most of their running costs should they choose - and still have plenty of time to enjoy plenty of holidays themselves!