Static Holiday Homes

[Kosmic Kartman]

The sun's £9.50 holiday options are in big statics at hundreds of locations- why tie yourself down with your own when the whole family can holiday for £50?

Looking to buy one to let out mostly and maybe the odd weekend away. More income that holidays.

Still looking into it but I also thought I'd run it passed the foccer font of knowledge.

The site is an award winning site that is well looked after and has good reviews. It's won the David Bellamy Conservation Gold award for the past five years and a few other awards that don't mean a lot to me and taking with a pinch of salt. Most homes are owned as holiday homes by mature people with only a small number let out by the site.

There is an option of "pre owned" or new.  A new one will come with a 12year licence. I don't know exactly how old the pre - owned one is but it's currently used as the show home. The can be kept on site for 24 years with a yearly licence renewed after the first 12 years. After that there is a £300 disconnection fee that includes jack down ready for removal. Probably worth diddly shite after that. So scrap, sell it to gypos or park down the end of the garden and turn it into another man cave.

I'll need public liability insurance and need to get installed electrical items PAC tested.

Site fees are at present £2,386 PA. Plus £54 winter drain down charge. Electricity is pay as you go. If I let it the site will charge £25 per let regardless of length.

As mentioned they want to screw me for gas which is £74 a bottle. I'll find out about the size of bottle tomorrow and any other detail when I'll go and have a look at the site.

Also has free WI-FI, an outdoor heated swimming pool, a Club with seasonal family entertainment (March to November), a launderette, a children's playground and a shop.

I'll add I'm still doing the maths to see if this is viable and will offer any kind of income.