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Living in a static caravan
rose11
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What does everyone think about living in a static caravan? If you can't get a mortgage is this a good idea instead? If so how do you go about it? Thanks for reading this.
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There have been threads on this before...I think. The upshot is that living in a mobile home isn't as cheap as you'd think it would be.0
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Some are really nice on really good sites...... But ( certainly in this area) they cost a LOT of money ( circa £100k) so I wonder if it's a viable option for one who cannot obtain any mortgage ?Stuck on the carousel in Disneyland's Fantasyland
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Retired in 2015 ( ill health ) Actuary for legal services.0 -
Thanks for your replies, I will have a look Pixie5740 and see, thanks. Yes I thought maybe it might not be too much better in the long run, after you've brought it and all the things you have to pay. I suppose I was hoping it might be, but maybe it depends on things... densol, your probably right, about it maybe being as much as a mortgage in some places. We are just seeing what our options are at the moment. I suppose it was just wishful thinking. lol. It's so hard to know what to do for the best really. Thanks again for your replies :beer:0
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A mobile home will start to depreciate in value the minute you set foot in it and it will cost a small fortune to finance and run..................
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We have a static caravan on a site in Wales, there are people that live there for 10 months of the year. Caravans depreciate, so you need to take that into account. We pay approximately £4000 per year, this figure includes electricity, water rates and gas bottles.
But, we are only there for weekends and a few weeks out of the year, your bills would be higher.
We have had the caravan on the site since 2003 and love it, but would definitely do lots of research if you are planning to live there.
Also a lot of sites will not let you live there permanently, our site is open the beginning of March to the beginning of January. People that stay year round on the site have to go elsewhere for the time the site is closed.0 -
I love mine, I stripped out all the fitted furniture, wood clad inside so it look like a log cabin and put all my own free standing furniture in it.
Once inside you'd never know it was a mobile home it's just like. Living in a flat. My mobile cost me £900 in 2007 and I've used her ever since .0 -
http://ourlifeinacaravan.blogspot.com/
I have followed this blog for a couple of years, might be useful for you OP?0 -
A "static caravan" is designed to be used as holiday accommodation and is usually inferior in quality and insulation to a "mobile/park home" which is designed for year round living. Park home living is now aimed at over 55s and many parks have minimum age restrictions for occupants.
As others have posted, holiday parks are only open usually for a maximum of 11 months.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
Did it for 18 months, never again.0
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