park homes
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 18:31
by fredjones62I am thinking of selling my 3 bed house as there is only me and the dog now and I dont really need all this space.
I am thinking about buying one of these Park Homes. Well I call it a up market version of a static caravan.
Has anyone bought one of these ? What sort of price do they start at, what are they like to keep warm in the winter and what are they like in the summer ? I have seen one or two pictures and from what I saw did not look bad.
I am thinking if I buy one of these I may have a lump of cash left from the sale of my house, so a few perks as well.
Is there there a waiting list for these types of homes. Finally is there anybody who currently lives in one of these Park Homes can tell me how live-able they are.
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Park Homes.?
Looking for any info on the Park Home estate near Riverside gardens at Burton on Trent. Is it a nice place to live ??
Sorry but I don't know where Riverside Gardens is in Burton but if you also want lots of info on Burton on Trent in general then take a look at http://www.inburton.co.uk which has absolutely loads of info relating to Burton including a 'What's On' guide, a restaurant guide, petrol prices, a business and services directory and much more.what are the rules/laws regarding planning permission for mobile home and park homes in the uk?
if i were to buy (or rent) a piece of land, probably in a rural area in the uk, would i be allowed to put a static caravan/mobile home/park home on there or would i need planning permission? also if i were to build my own basic structure from timber resembling a park home, what would the situation be with that one? i wouldn't be thinking of selling it so that is not a factor. many thanks
you will need planning permission (even if you are a gypsy)
you need to talk your local planning office.they normally have a duty officer who will advise you if you call in.
development in the country is very constrained outside a settlement boundary. the Local Development Framework or Core Strategy will specify what they normally allow +where.
one exception is if you are making charcoal and need to be on site 24-7.
it depends on previous use of the site; number of visitors you expect; local services; road access ...
There are also strict rules on materials and placement of park homes due to fire risks, gas canisters, and health issues of condence/damp and formaldahyde off-gassingDoes anyone know what estate agents deal with selling park homes in the Surrey area?
I am looking to purchase a park home in the Surrey country side. Max £70,000
that type of property is actually sold like a car. you turn up with thew cash and pay for it.
The sale is usually "brokered" by the site manager, who takes a cut of the deal. So the best thing to do is get a lit of the sites, go round and visit them and then start negotiating.owner of a park homes caravan site in Bournmouth based in the isle of man called Kimberely properties?
what is the email address of thiscompany Kimberely propeties of the isle of man dealing in park home properties
This is a list I found of Park Home sites in Bourenmouth...
http://www.ukparks.com/searchresults.asp?sType=type&county=10&sField=parkhomes&order=AddressTown&sort=asc&page=1
None appear to show links to IOM companiesDoes everyone that pays road tax have the right to park outside other people’s homes?
I work evenings and when I come home most days I don’t find any parking space outside my house. Today I came home and found a car that I don’t recognise as of my neighbours and a taxi parked outside my house. This taxi seems to be parked nearly every night outside my house. I couldn’t find parking space outside my house and had to park my new car somewhere else. I was so piss#d off I was going to slash the tires of the taxi. Can I report the taxi or does he have a right if he pays road tax, I live in the UK.
Simple answer is yes they do. It's public road not private.appealling to the older people- park homes and buying of them?
my parents are thinking of buying a park home/lodge to live in full time. They are new and fully furnished and a good price.Does anyone know anything about them good/bad please!!!!
I work in the community - Some of my eldery clients have complained they are cold and hard to heat. Some of the massive modern ones are nicer than houses though.rail users park their cars outside our homes for days at a time?
i put a cone outside my home so i could park up later because of rail users parking outside my home,the police said if i do it again i will get a fixed penalty,their are car parks available,these people park on the kerbs on bends at junctions but nothing is done,the council wont act.
Somebody call the Whambulance because you're being a big baby. You don't own the C-u-r-b.What are the benifits of living in a park home?
I and my girlfriend are looking to retire together in the near future. We both have properties which could be sold. We have been reading up about park homes. The only benefit we can see is band A council tax. The biggest thing we cannot get our heads round is the fact of having to pay between £100 to £200 ground rent per month. So for this extra outlay what are the benefits of park home living?
Beverley is spot on. The main problem with them is lack of privacy, the walls are very thin. If you have a deaf neighbour you will hear every word of your TV. Also in really bad weather they can shake a bit in high winds. Main problem is you have to go by the rules of the site. This can mean paying highter maintenance charges on a regular basis. There have been a few cases in the UK where these parks have changed hands and the owners have had a lot of problems. You need to really research the legalities of this before you do anything.Park Homes and Leisure Lodge owners please advise me?
Did you sell your house and move into one of these? If so how long ago and what are the pros and cons. Do you have any regrets or advice please
Noticed that you had no answers so thought I would try to help. To save me time trying to address all the pros and cons here please feel free to get in touch via the website below and let me know exactly what you want to do and the type of site you wish to go onto. I live in a residential caravan and have done for the last 18 years so I should be able to assist.i want to find a estate agent called albany that sell park homes on woodbine close?
HUH? would you like to ask that question again, alittle more clearer please and we could possibly try to answer it
So you are after buying one of these park homes.
I have seen a little place in Lincolshire I think it was and it looks to have its own little cumunity almost like a little village of its own. They looked all tidy and clean from what I saw on the way past.
Just out of interest I typed in to the search box Park Homes and it came up with a load of diffent locations / websites to try so I had a bit of a look and they do look pretty amazing although I am sticking with bricks and morta for now.
I would like to suggest that you type what you want in to the search box and see what you get back. I was certainly amazed.
Hope that is of some help to you.
p.s. I have just said to someone that this site is really good for finding out all sorts of property answers. I tell you it is amazing what you can find out on here.
Hey there.
I have just also typed in park homes as well I had seen these little homes about and did not know they were called that until I looked on here. They are almost like a static caravan crossed with a bungalow.
I wonder if I could buy one as like a holiday home and rent it off through out the year. I think I would have to have it in some really favourate place I have been to. But urm yar I may have to look in to that idea and see what Mrs Fox has to say on it.
Hey veggarden you was right this site is quite amazing. I tell you what I wish it had been about years ago. All those times when you just needed a few simple answers and no one ever seemed to know. Well I know where to come now.
Hey guess what..... I have just also typed in Park Homes to the seach box and got loads of links back.
Well I also did not know they were called park homes and they do look pretty amazing.
May even look in to one of those if we ever have to down size although I might just go and have a look at one or two just to get the feel for what they are like inside and see what the running costs are etc.
But yeah I would say if that is what you fancy buying then it looks like a good buy from what I have seen from a few pictures on the web so far.
What all this about Park Homes then.
You have all got me thinking now. I drove past a spot yesterday what looked to have some type of bungalow homes dotted about on it. I just thought it was some new low cost eco housing someone had buit.
Much to my supprise when my chum told me they were called Park Homes. I said well they all looked very tidy and presentable. SO of course today I thought I would take the same route again but I would slow down if possible for a better look.
I have to say that not bad at all it was like a holiday village but more up market than seeing the average static caravan. We have stayed in the static caravan on holiday before and I am now wondering if you can rent these bungalows or should I say Park Homes out for a week or two for a holiday.
Dose anyone know if this is possible.
Alexender
Park Homes. After reading the above I clicked on the Park Homes Link on this here site and was able to find a link to a Park Homes place that makes them and I got a brochure or two in the post and wow they start of like a basic modle / layout and really go up to a grand level.
They are quite amazing really and they are good priced for what you get. May be when I come to retire it may be worth looking in to buying one. Well it would certainly last me out when I retire although a long way to go to that yet.
So anyone else reading this I think you should click on the link I said about and get a brochure in the post and have a look at just what you can get.
a69squirrel
I agree with the last comment. Great website this is and these Park Homes look amazing.
I have just done a search on through this sites search box and it came up with some amazing results regarding Park Homes. I now have a whole list of Park Homes websites saved in bookmarks section. Infact I have give them there own folder there was so many different ones to view.
From viewing the different websites I got to look at there is some really nices ones you can buy. Oh gosh they seem to have everything and more. Plus I have found out they are just about maintenance free so you dont have to worry about things to repair or maintain more like you would on a normal house / home. I also found out that you can live in one of these for 11 months and 1 month say in an hotel and not have to pay any council tax. I think one has to look in to that a bit more closely and from what I read it also depends on the land & owner of the land where the Park home is situated.
The models that these Park Homes come in are really amazing. Yes some look a bit like a long static caravan then some look like some old log cabbin you see in a forest near Canada or something but they are truly amazing.
I think this is something we will be looking in to for the future when we both retire and dont have to worry about repointing the house, tiles being replaced, huge amounts of council tax and loads of heating bills the size of a mountain.
So on that note I also will say well done to the site owners for a great website and forum of course and I am now off to see what other topics are on here as I have a bit of time spare.
William
After reading all the interest on this forum of Park Homes has got me really thinking.
I also have been looking at loads of websites and yes of course like some of you say there are lots of different types of Park Homes you can buy.
I think me and the mrs needs to have a sit down and see what we like and see what our home would sell for and of course have a look more closely as to just what you get for your money.
We might be able to get something that will be like a palace compared to what we have now and still have change so that would be rather good.
This is a great topic now it has got going. I did wonder if anyone would reply but no quite the opposite.
I have been giving this site some questions and it has been giving me the answers just like it says.
I tell you what it must have been some clever boy who came up with its name www.propertyanswers4u.com That is a really good easy one to remember. I shall be telling my friends at the bowling club when I go next they all have the internet now.
Thanks everyone.
Fred
Fred
Reading park homes got me thinking. Um whats it all about. I sent for a brochure and when I got it I was totally amazed as to what you can get.
They start off what I would call basic and really do go up to a truly delux model of home. For those who dont have a clue they have no relatiopn to a static caravan. They are what I could describe as a bungalow. Think I shall have to have a bit more of a study of this brochure. Think I may buy one when I retire and wish to down size a littl bit.
Marcus
Well like one or two others I also did me a search on this most excellent site and yes I got a broucher. These park homes are quite outstanding but not sure if I would buy one as I like to normal type bricks but still at end of the day the insides are just amazing they are a bit like The Doctor Who's Tardest.
Road Runner ( meep, meep )
Wow it was amazing what had come back.
I sometimes go past place that has these Park Homes on. I did not reolise they were called that until I read what others had written on here and I looked in to it. I just thought they were an up market version of a static caravan but I was so wrong. Some of the photos that were up online for you to see what you would get for your money was just mind blowing.
The government say we are short on housing. Well may be someone should write to them and suggest that why dont they build some of these park homes as they seem to be very cost affective to build. Even if they were used as temporary homes to live in they all look very nice.
I think they would make someone a nice home who would be very glad to live in them.
May be even someone from the government might read this topic and suggest it when they have there big meetings.
Mouse4u1
Mouse
This is pretty cool concept really. Before reading this forum, I had never seen one of these before. .Thanks for posting this topic - it has got me thinking.
Right now, I am renting a house in a decent neighborhood. I live with a friend of mine, so we are pretty happy right now. However, it is always good to have a plan for later, and reading this post about van parks has introduced me to a new idea. Thanks OP for putting this out there.
Let's hear from others who are currently living in a place like this. All I know is standard houses. Please tell us more.
steve
Park Homes.
I did not know about these either Steve. Maybe we're in the same area of the world?
For those who do know about these, are they only int he UK? I think the concept is great and could be utilized in many urban areas around the world.
What sort of prices are people paying for these things? Are they comparable to house prices, or more similar to RVs?
What is the tpyical layout? Any dimensions available? It would be great if some more photos could be added here so I can build one myself!
either way, thanks for this cool post.
cass
Hi Cassidy
After reading your post I typed in Park Homes in the Search box on here and found a really great site.
Have a look at http://www.prestigeparkandleisurehomes.com/
It is just amazing. I agree with what you are saying about how they could be used all over the uk and would most likely do the housing market some good and the rest of the economy.
The site is really good and the pictures of how the insides look is just wow. From what I am told they are a lot cheaper to buy than a normal 3 bed house.
Hope that is of some help to you.
Hi Fred!
Just be careful in your decision on buying a park homes... first of all, you don't want to go too small because making the adjustment from a three bedroom house to a smaller living environment might be difficult for you and your dog
Also, make sure you get a sturdy one; parts of the UK are notorious for their vicious winds and you don't want your roof getting ripped off in the night! Good luck with the park house hunting!
I know a couple who have sold their house in devon to buy two park homes;one is in Exeter and the other is in Spain! They spend half of the year in Spain and the other half in England (the warmer months of course) and they have told me that they have never been happier. From what I have seen it looks very similal to a normal house on the inside.
I reckon that you and your dog will be more than comfortable in a park home and just think of the money you will save! A large house often be too much for a single person to maintain. Choose a park home that is big enough for you but is also not too small; you will be moving from a large space into a smaller one, sometimes it takes a bit of adjusting.
I agree with Coolseeker; while you will be saving money on the various expenses associated with a three bedroom house, you should be wary of the amount of space you allow yourself when you choose your park home. You may initially think a small place is good enough, but with time you will find that you have become accustomed to a more generous living environment.
Looks like I may need to look in to this a bit more closely. I never really thought about the size of a Park home compared to a 3 bed house. Think I will have to look in to that more closely and just see exactly what I have got as I am pretty sure I don't think I would get it all in.
Yes then again I guess I would be saving money in the fact what it costs to heat a 3 bed house and the council tax that is in band C for which is not exactly cheap.
Oh now there is an idea I see from the above and that is sell up and live in Spain or some where like that for half the year and the other half of the year back in the UK of course when it is warmer. I shall have to go and view some of these Park Homes at one of these venues when they have them on and just see what sizes are on offer and how much they cost and where they are situated etc.
Looks like that is going to be the best thing is compare to what I have now and what I need, how much they cost and so on. I think we have hit the nail on the head there. Most excellents posts above.
Fred
Fred
Well as much as these Park Home things sound cheaper and ok I am going to stick with my old cottage. I like bricks and mortar not something that has been put together from a flat pack thing.
Darrell