Static caravans are without doubt the worst waste of money , one exception is if you own your own land otherwise stay clear as you have very little rights as the law stands and the yearly site fees are shocking. The title is a con.
I nearly never watched it, due to the negative title. It is counter-productive, and adds on to the bandwagon of 'Oh no, someone else is criticising static caravans - read all about it previously - no point watching'. Video titles should be honest ...
I was lucky i managed to move my static from Parkdean Thorness bay IOW upto Golden Coast, Verdant Leisure, Woolacombe as a rare Bring on....The sales office at Thorness Bay put every block possible on me moving it ie, not getting it ready for the 1st collection day and even turning my collection lorry away on the 2nd because they said i still owed £5 in arrears.. Caravan was £54,000 brand new, i pulled out of the deal then a few weeks later the same van was offerd to me for a bargain £39,000 with free 1.5yrs site fees, I bought it but made sure it was moved just as the 1st year was up..The bonus was anouther 1st year free site fees at Golden Coast and anouther welcome hamper...
You buy you have lost straight away 15 percent add vat On 1000 thousand you lost 18000.caravns have 20 years life then you are offed a new one but you have to sell your van to the site owner at a low price around 2 to 4 thousand If you can afford that ok don't for get you have no house The country side you are living in you don't pay council tax today When your old the council are not going to offer you any accomadatio on the strength off your holiday home your not reserdntion Caravan are so cold in the winter 😱think hard no before you are we sold a van buy a two faced sales woman 🤔
It's a very expensive hobby. You have to go in with eyes wide open. People dont do enough research before they buy on the whole. Youhave to be prepared to take a huge hit if you change your mind a couple of years in.
Its not an investment, stop misleading the public, tell the truth about owning a holiday home, be upfront and you will get more sales. Its about time the industry was regulated to stop the lies.
What a load of misleading propaganda. The question I didn’t ask when I got sucked in to buying one was,how much will you give me for my caravan in two years time. The amount you lose is astonishing. Should be a law against it.
I'm on cherry tree in great Yarmouth. The fees where we are,are £4795 per year. But if you buy Ur caravan/lodge you get the first year's pitch fees free
To be fair,they really are very good and helpful. We bought our caravan during lockdown and the rep who helped us was fantastic. He said if it wasn't what we wanted when we saw it,we could pull out of the deal anytime. Luckily we saw it and loved it! 👍👍
I know three people who bought a static caravan in Britain. All three regretted their decisions. one hugely so. Two of the couples eventually sold at a massive loss due to unscrupulous site owners and then purchased abroad. They are still there and loving it. Dont buy in the UK, buy one in Spain. Superb weather, far more for your money, ground rental increases controlled by law in line with inflation, great resale values, better locations, less maintenance because of the weather. One of the couples has recently sold theirs in Spain for more than they paid 3 years ago and have uograded on the same site. Give rip off Britain a miss.
Yes Spain looks to me to be a better option if you are able to stay over there for several weeks at a time. Not if you want to just do weekends! The Spanish climate is much more suited to caravan life that's for sure!
Hiya, yes caravans do depreciate. Buying one is not the same as buying a second property, static caravans do not gain value. You can also privately sell your static caravan, which you can do on our website.
True. Some people get their money's worth by going to the van every weekend, but most don't because life gets in the way and there's always other things to do! You can end up spending 4 or 5 weeks in it at most depending on the naff British weather.
It's a very large waste of money just add up the cost of buying the van and the running cost with site fees over 10yrs say, then to be told your van has a 15 to 20 yrs life span and it's worth next to nothing at the end.
@grahamshaw9316 The best plan is to buy second hand and mentally write off the money you spend. Then it's not so painful if you decide you're not enjoying it as much as anticipated and want to sell!
What many people don’t seem to understand is you are not investing in something that’s going to appreciate, your are purchasing holiday time and memories if you have a family holiday abroad you’re looking at around 5k for a couple of weeks in a nice hotel, over a 10 year period many people will spend 50k and more, you don’t get any of that back. A caravan is no different to a car, it loses money the minute you buy it. Do your homework, look at family owned sites that have no maximum age limit on vans, some of these sites have vans on going back to the 1980s, if it’s your first static don’t pay daft money on a new one, look at 10/15k on used that have being well looked after, sit down and study the contract and total costs, speak to owners on the site, they will be honest. Be honest with yourself, is it the right site for you, how often will you use it. Many people comment that have never even owned a static. If you are smart and don’t just jump in but do the maths it can be an investment in those pressure memories.
Hiya, that's down to the individual park you buy with and their terms and conditions. Site fees cover the maintenance of the park to keep it in working order, maintenance is usually carried out during the closed months. There are many 12 month holiday parks around the UK, especially with the larger UK holiday park brands.
See holiday park action group for the reality of how much you can lose quite simple the holiday park already own everything why sell unless you're making extra money and that is the reality 8 weeks a year when it costs more to rent than it costs to keep
It all looks enticing, I looked into it, and its like having a second mortgage and all the running costs. No way! I would only get a touring caravan, at least you can hitch it up and tow it away if you have a problem with the park.
Hiya, you can relocate your caravan to other parks with the same operator or even a new operator, however, parks aren't usually fond of this as it means taking a pitch that could be used to sell a caravan. It usually comes down to demand and as the video says since the pandemic the demand for holiday homes in the UK has skyrocketed so you will find most parks prefer not to have an external static caravan moved on site. Best to talk to the park directly and see what their policy is. Hope that helps
you are not telling ppl if you decide to rent your own private bought caravan out to friends and family or public that the parks want a fee for thst being sub letted out.. ya videos are all more bullshit yet again..
We stayed recently and, whilst the park is lovely, the lights were on all day in The Missing Squirrel even on beautiful, sunny days; and there were no customers. The lights were even on in the covered outdoor seating area in the full sunshine - not terribly eco-friendly I am afraid.
Don’t buy a static we did in walls lane ingoldmells Skegness ripped us off first caravan £8000 sold back to them give us 4 k. Only second caravan was 17 an charged us 1500 for the veranda which was attached to the van charged 200 just to move 3 small slabs 2 metres then because of work we couldn’t use the expensive van as much as we want to so they only gave us 8 grand for the van they are scum really should be in jail robbing pigs pity covid didn’t put they out of business
Do yourself a favour and just hire one when you need one,I’ve been in this trap before and it can be financially painful as I found out to my cost. If you can pay for the caravan outright then that’s fine but if you finance it you could find yourself in a position that you owe more than the caravan is worth,these caravans drop like a brick in value when it comes to selling to be resold at a massive mark up by the park owners,this theft has been going on for years it’s just not worth the hassle of owning. It’s a great life if money isn’t a problem but it can’t be done on a tight budget because there’s so many things that you have to pay for and most site owners are a bit ruthless when it comes to paying your fees and DONT believe all the Bullshit they feed you saying the caravan will pay for itself if you let it out,it will if YOU never use it but that defeats the purpose of owning one in the first place,please be very careful about taking it on and carefully read the site rules and regulations and of course the the small print that tells you what the costs are, if in any doubt wether you can afford it WALK AWAY do not sign anything.
Hi mate I’m on 15k a year so I don’t earn enough for a mortgage, however I’ve saved up 25k so far so I could buy a caravan outright after a few months of saving. Would u suggest buying one ? As then you don’t have the finance problem
Only thing is I can’t get a mortgage with my wage I won’t get lent enough, and renting is to expensive so I thought if I buy a caravan for say 30k, apart from the site fees each year and other bills surely it’s got to be a lot cheaper right ?
@@user-fo6mo8ch9v I understand what you’re saying completely,things are very difficult for people on low incomes when it comes to getting a mortgage and like you say renting is very expensive. The problem with buying a caravan is you have very little legal protection,the site owners hold all the cards and can tell you to remove your caravan from the site if you complain about anything they don’t like which leaves you with a caravan with nowhere to site it but you will probably still be paying for it on HP. This will leave you with a caravan you can’t live in and would be near impossible to sell without a site. It’s a great idea but in reality it doesn’t work because you could end up having a caravan you can’t use or sell but still have to pay for and if you can’t your credit rating will hit the floor if you decide to rent again,please think about doing this very carefully because the pitfalls can be horrendous financially. If the site were to throw you off the local authorities have NO obligation to house you as most sites are classed as Non Residential or for holiday use only. I hope this has been a help for you to make the right decision for yourself,don’t believe all the salesperson says they will say anything to sell you a caravan. Good luck my friend I wish you all the best,I have been in that situation and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
They generally say: ' Use it for holidaying in all year round!' Try staying in it for 50 weeks ( you often have to be OFF two weeks in a 52 week period) and see what happens. You have to have a main residence of bricks and mortar. The caravan isn't your main residence. Unlike a static park home which IS a main residence. So what constitutes ' holidaying all year round?' Anyone know?
