Q & A on Lodge Park Living. Part 2 out now.
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Lodge life number 10. This post is mainly a Question and Answer guide on Lodges/ Park Homes in the U.K.
I had been asked many times about Life in one. I hope this helps if you are considering buying one.
We are ONE YEAR in now and have no regrets.
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Best information iv seen on this subject. Very well done x x
Appreciate your comment. Thanks
there is no regulation with these lodges/static homes, it need proper regulations as site owners have all the control on what where why and when
There is guidance and an act which had a review in 2013/14 regarding Park homes that are not Full Residential. If you have an honest and forthright Site owner who sees the site as long term then you will be ok. Yes, there are a small few that use their powers to harshly but once they get a bad reputation they lose all credibility.
@@KKandEV the large companies treat there customers quiet badly and evict very easily changing rules quickly yet still selling highly overpriced static homes, charging 10-15k a year site fees, the 'act' is barley anything only saying the contract has to be fair, when your up against the big companies , there is very few legal rights you have as you are not a tenant, site fee can go up and up and up and there is nothing you can do about it with the exception of loosing all your money and selling it back to the site for pittance compared to what you brought it for only to then see the site selling for a mass proffit
When you buy a holiday home that's what it is a holiday home some people move in and take over as there permanent address they don't pay council tax they cheat the government
But still use the area doctor but what they don't know labour are coming after the cheats and do the should
So very useful - many thanks for making and sharing this !!
Thank Q. Very informative 👍
Part 2 is next week !!!
Very helpful video, thanks!
Thankyou
PART 2 Question and Answer now on the channel !!!!
This man is bang on
Holiday home but there are people that spoil and cheat the law
Excellent film and interesting information. We are looking to downsize and have some money left over, to spend on "living a retirement". Being in Essex a decent house in a countryside location is 500K. I do maintenance work and a customer bought a old style Mobile home, as an office. I built the base and plumbed it in on his Farm. I also visited the site where it came from, to get some missing connectors. All the old style Mobiles were being replaced with the new type and with piped gas. The 47kg bottles were all going. They look splendid and the location is adjacent to a golf course (Don't play myself) theirs a gym, bar and open space. The buy-in costs start at £195,000, plus estimated 6K a year running costs. Its not cheap, it would be a total change in lifestyle and maybe after years of a high pressure working life. It could be a healthy change. We are both feeling a little burnt out.. It would make a cost effective UK base, to travel from.
GO FOR IT !!!!
🎉We are currently looking at park homes. Your videos, are good. Regardless of the comments on here it is, all useful chatter and outlines things important to ask, check or, act upon. For us it seems more complex than buying "normal". I've searched online too and it's, hard to find info from residents. You do such a good job at discussing pros, and cons. Thank you
Much appreciated
Hi are u thinking about selling your home and buying a lodge
YES BUT I NO I WILL NEVER GET BACK WHAT I HAVE BUT ITS TO BIG FOR 2 OFF US AND I STRUGGLING WITH 2 SET'S OF STAIRS IN MY HOME AND STRUGGLING TO KEEP IT CLEAN IM OCD CLEANING ON GETTING ON SO ITS NOW ARE NEVER AM IN SCOTLAND AND I WOULD BE LOOKING IN AYRSHIRE COAST LOOK AT 2 BUT DIDN'T LIKE SO GOING TO SE A NEW ONE NEXT THURSDAY 9TH XX
Go for it 👍🏻👍🏻
@KKandEV let u know about the one next week in crosshead caravan pk
A residential park home licence is in perpituity [ not for 10 or 20 years ] and you are protected under the mobile homes act .You cannot legally live on a Holiday park ie [ 12 month licence ]
I never said it was. I did state the plot was on a 20 year lease.
some sites ive seen are 50 weeks of the year, so just take a holiday for the other two weeks lol
I've always wondered why the guttering water does not seem to go down an actual drain, instead it just seems if the water is just left to drain on the ground below.. This must create a mess of the skirting and also the ground upon which the lodge is situated.
It’s a good point but I’ve not noticed any mess. All Lodges are concrete based and the gutters flow out onto the grass areas making any residual water sink into it.
It would be better for some to have a gravel “french drain” if it gets puddled. None of ours on this site have any issues.
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Hey… sometimes I rush!!👍🏻
im thinking about this, so i can save money, is there any closer to London?
I’m sure there would be. Don’t forget that price can be dictated by Location. Hope you find one.
I want to live abroad, but was thinking that owning a static might be a smart move. As I could return and have a base for work or rent out when I'm not in the UK. Would lime to know how much a two bedroom on a holiday park would cost. As well as site fees, and what I could expect from it in terms of rental income?
You would need to purchase on a Full Residential OR 12 month permit site to have any income from it. Done site owners don’t allow Sub letting so that as another question you would need to ask before buying. Holiday Parks are normally a cheaper buy but have more yearly ground rent costs. Some can be £4,000 plus and then Electric and Gas on top.
I know a few that are £7,000 a year! Cost of the units are all over the place and Location has a massive input on what you would pay for one.
Renting it out with a full time , long term renter could make as much as renting a house can… all dependant on where, how big and other costings.
a holiday park static van would be anything from £40-200k+ plus year site fees of £5000+ your income from renting would be limited as most parks charge you for this and its only to be done via that company, you would be better off buying a small flat as at the end of your site licence your left with nothing
Site fees where we are have been £2,500 for three years and include limitless water, sewage and community gardens looks after. It’s a 12 month site. We would never had purchased a unit on a 10 month site.
You are left with the Lodge and sites don’t simply come to an end.
Think your site is an annomoly most sites have a age limit on what is aloud on sites, plus water rates are extra (especially Holiday Parks) after the 10/20 year site licence is up you have to upgrade or sell back to site for next to nothing, I've been around parks for a long long time....
and how much u pay park site fee a year at goes up every year?
I pay the same now as I did 2 years ago.
£2,500 inc Water and waste.
can the lodge owner install solar panels / wind systems?
The Lodge roof may not be strong enough but a call to a manufacturer like Sunseeker might be the way to find out.
I am moving back from the US after a divorce and was extremely happy about thinking I could buy a park home (2nd hand) for 30 or 40k however, with no permanent UK address or family now left in the UK sounds like it would be impossible for me to do this due to what was said about UK legal living whereas you must have another home to do so.
Yes… the law is an Ass. A friend with a U.K. address could do it and then it becomes your main address. The site owner will definitely want one if only to cover his obligations of sale. It needs changing!!
@@KKandEV Actually have a cunning plan. Perhaps 6 months before deciding to move back home rent one of those virtually UK addresses you can collect mail and use that as a UK address for the purpose of buying one of those homes. They be none the wiser I am sure.
All you need is someone friend/family member who will let you use there address. I know of a lot of people who live on a park who just do it this way. Also you will need to consider post, some parks won’t let you receive any so you would need an address for post to go to. Good luck.
Do you need to pay tv licence fee and how’s the internet in them .
If you have another U.K. address and the Lodge is in your name then no. As we have my son as our main U.K. address we did just to cover the grey area.
Internet is done by data sim.
The ironic thing is the housing shortage in the UK. Allowing people to stay in these homes for 12 months would potentially free up a lot of the UK housing stock.
Hi! Can I ask whether you need to be a uk citizen to buy one of these beautiful and peaceful park homes? Also, do you really need a UK address? Can it be a PO Box address?
You do not have to be a U.K. Citizen to own / buy one as being from overseas you will not require a U.K. address. We as Citizens are not allowed to use a PO Box as it would be seen as trying to cheat the Tax system.
It’s a ridiculous “grey” area which needs to be addressed by our Politicians with change.
If its a legal parkhome site it must be your main or only Address thats the law in the UK.
@@KKandEVthank god for that, and I agree that they need to change laws the P.O. Box for citizens, as some people may have to sell their home, so where does that leave them? I have seen some homes like park homes, but with a permanent foundation. Those look like cottages but are called leisure homes. It’s much more affordable and better to live in one of those than in an actual brick&mortar home.
@user-bellwilltryit I wouldn’t say it’s that harsh. Thousands of owners live in these for years with no question.
Hi, and thanks for your vids, I've watched everyone with great interest, but I'm in need of some advice please ..........
I've just agreed to purchase a twin 'Holiday' lodge on a gorgeous site with outstanding views. It's a 10yr old unit which I'm purchasing from the owner, but.
I was handed the site owners licence agreement, or lease agreement, and was surprised to find that it is only for 15yrs and runs out in 2039 ie15yrs time.
I have spoken to the P.O. who explains, "Yes you wouldn't be allowed to sell it after that date!"
The lodge has cost me nearly £200k and I'm very sceptical if the 2039 time could ever be extended, and at what cost?
Sorry for the long question, but it will be decision time in the next week or so, and I'm now panicking a little! 🤔
Any advice would be very welcome.......
Firstly the unit is yours once purchased so you can sell it “OFF SITE”. The issue being 25 year old units with no pitch are / will be pennies and a hard sell. If you are not buying the unit and it comes as a deal with the lease of the site pitch then yes..it’s not yours to sell as it will the site owners after your lease ends..CHECK WHAT IS ACTUALLY YOURS!!
Yes I am purchasing direct from the current owner, the PO is obviously taking 10% commission, it's just the lease aspect and what happens in 15yrs time, do I just kiss goodbye to my £200k?@@KKandEV
No… the unit in 15 years time may have lost two thirds of its value. No Lodges hold values over that amount of time as they age and become aged looking in comparison to new. I guess it’s down to your age and where you will be in 15 years?
I have been looking into and researching buying a lodge and cannot understand why you would spend a high amount of money when after 20 years you have to replace it due to site demands . The guy on the video states the BS standard lodges last up to 50 years . I don’t think I’d be prepared to sacrifice up to and over 100 k only to be told you have to replace after 20 years . Maybe buy a cheap one . The whole industry needs regulating properly . Site owners have all the control . My advice to you is pull out whilst you can and go back to the drawing board .
Not all Park owners will need or want you to replace the Lodge so that may not be something to worry about. If you are of a “certain age”, let’s say 65 plus , a 20 year ground lease with a newish unit will see you well into your 80’s if you are lucky to be alive and at around that age it’s not going to be much of a thing to worry about.
Im 17 and because of the price of living going up Ive been looking at staying in a park instead of getting an apartment but im not sure if its a good idea🥲
On your own at 17 it will not be any cheaper and less secure than a proper Landlord. If you were sharing with 2/3 others then maybe.
They didn’t have property deed ?
You don’t get property deeds with Park homes.