Static caravan purchase ?

[Scaleyback]

My brother-in-law told me the site owners tell you that you can live on the site all year round.That is a lie as they and everyone else have to get off for two weeks as it's not supposed to be your permanent residency
He says local Council officials will come round the site every now and then and ask people to show them proof of their permanent residencies if they can't or say it's the caravan park they get turfed off.
What with this and the ever increasing site rates he's selling up and going to live with a family member.

My information is that sites with 'only' a holiday licence are selling caravans & lodges as residential ! Some councils are ignoring this breach of regulations because enforcement of the rules will result in people needing rehoming and councils do not have the accommodation available.
Don't get me started on the lack of social housing and the sale of council housing stock years ago.

 

[fossyant]

My information is that sites with 'only' a holiday licence are selling caravans & lodges as residential ! Some councils are ignoring this breach of regulations because enforcement of the rules will result in people needing rehoming and councils do not have the accommodation available.
Don't get me started on the lack of social housing and the sale of council housing stock years ago.

You can see why people buy holiday homes, and not tin boxes in a field. I was dead against a second home (we are in the position we could have afforded one as our mortgage is paid off) due to the impact on the local housing economy, hence keeping the van at the time. I also didn't want the extra maintenance to do also, and it was enough with a static (gardening, repairs etc).

Quite nice now just rolling up at a hotel or camp site and unpacking with no 'chores' to do.

 

[raleighnut]

My information is that sites with 'only' a holiday licence are selling caravans & lodges as residential ! Some councils are ignoring this breach of regulations because enforcement of the rules will result in people needing rehoming and councils do not have the accommodation available.
Don't get me started on the lack of social housing and the sale of council housing stock years ago.

Nothing wrong with selling off the Council Houses, what was wrong was the government at the time (guess who) preventing the Councils from using the monies to build new housing insisting instead that they kept the money as 'Reserves' leading to the Icelandic Banking Crash taking all the money.