Motorhome to solve short term accommodation

Dalglish

Hi
I’m planning on extensive home improvements and instead of spending around £10k on a six month letting while the builders are in, wondered if buying a motorhome might make more sense.
At least we could recover some of this costs by selling it when we no longer need it. Unfortunately there’s no scope for a caravan as we need to be fairly local to our suburban house.
We’ve considered buying a motorhome anyway for leisure.
Is this folly or should we stick with plan A and find a flat to rent?
Thanks.

sevenhills

You are not allowed to 'live' in any vehicle on the road, so if its going to be off-road, a caravan would have much more space.
I would guess temporary acomodation in a caravan is allowed off-road.

Dalglish

Thank you. That!!!8217;s useful to know. Would a driveway st the front of s residential property constitute off-road?

lincroft1710

If the driveway is within the curtilage of the house it would be off road

usefulmale

sevenhills wrote: »

You are not allowed to 'live' in any vehicle on the road, so if its going to be off-road, a caravan would have much more space.
I would guess temporary acomodation in a caravan is allowed off-road.

Have you got a link to back up that claim?

AndyMc.....

sevenhills wrote: »

You are not allowed to 'live' in any vehicle on the road, so if its going to be off-road, a caravan would have much more space.
I would guess temporary acomodation in a caravan is allowed off-road.

So how do you drive a vehicle when you’re dead?

Car_54

I've seen someone local do that, with a 6-berth static "mobile" home, and a shipping container for their furniture etc. It may have been OK here in the SE, but you wouldn't want to do it further north.

I've found a six-berth OK for two people for a fortnight in the sun, but far too cramped for an extended period. Unless you're on your own, a (much smaller) motorhome sounds like a marriage breakdown - or murder - waiting to happen.

sevenhills

usefulmale wrote: »

Have you got a link to back up that claim?

Perhaps my thinking was wrong. Its down to the discretion of your local council. I have seen signs about no over-night stays in certain places, seaside towns, car parks etc

agrinnall

Alan Partridge and his static caravan.

RADDERS

You would be really surprised at the number of people that “full time” in their motorhomes. Some people go on sites others wild camp.
There are a lot of groups on Facebook that would give you help and advice.

The thing with a Motorhome is once you have filled up with water you are fully contained, we go away for months on end in ours and we know a numbe4 of couples that live in theirs.

comeandgo

sevenhills wrote: »

Perhaps my thinking was wrong. Its down to the discetion of your local council. I have seen signs about no over-night stays in certain places, seaside towns, car parks etc

We used to have these signs in lay bys but council were challenged and ruling went against them.