Static Caravan

[R1cho]

Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

miles, how many ?

197 mile round trip

[extreme-4x4]

Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

miles, how many ? 4 hours sounds like 50 - 60 quid minimum . but yes 8 hours thats a days work in itself and if your not doing it , the person who is wont be doing it to fund someone else's holiday they will want paying . but then why should you do 8 hours work and spend your 60 quid so someone can come and mess up your holiday caravan .

you'd be far better off paying full whack renting someone else's one and put your feet up save your money . or tap briggie up for club discount

another option is a tourer and leave it on a site with storage. they site it for your arrival any time you want to use it . you pay only for what you use , its yours exclusively and if you get bored or want a change find another site

thats the only viable way and you could still rent it for close to the same money with far less outgoing if you really want the work . but id want exclusive

[R1cho]

so still no news on insurance then

[extreme-4x4]

ask the site or ring your house insurance broker would be my first step .

but please look into the tourer option . the biggest plus for the tourer and they come big now , bloody big and plush .
its contract free
you can keep it on site storage till you want it sited so much less outgoing
you can move at the drop of a hat and any site will take you
much less depreciation and cost

your in control

[briggie]

a few bits of advice .......

owning a static is definately not cheap , its a bit like owning a car .... think of the most expensive thing that can go wrong ...... could you afford to fix it ?

also it doesnt end with site fees ...... you have rates to pay , electric./gas . water , and council tax .... yes you pay council tax !!! , albeit at a reduced rate as its a " holiday home " , if the site is open ( ie if your caravan is open to residence ) for 9 months or more then you become liable to 90% of council tax , if more than 10 months you are liable to full council tax , also most sites insist on a gas safety certificate , and insurance against all risks , ours is a 35 ft by 12 foot caravan and is subject to a higher rate than for example a 28 ft caravan ......site fees vary from £2000 upwards per season , but bear in mind the season isnt 12 months , so you have to recoup your expenditure in only 9 months ........ and can you trust the people who hire it not to wreck it ?

it can ( and does ) get very expensive owning a static , as ive found out recently

[4wheel]

We owned one for quite a few years and rented it out during the season.We then used it during the quiet times when the masses were working.
However.Whenever we did use it I spent most of my time doing repairs and cleaning up in general.If you rent it out you cannot leave anything there of value as someone will probably nick it or damage it in some way so very difficult for the good lady to give it a personal touch.We made enough to cover our costs but quite frankly it didn't take long for the novelty to wear off and it to become a chore to go down and sort it out.
We did have some very good times there though so it does have a plus side.To be honest though when we sold it I did not miss it for a moment.It's not like a normal rented property with one tenant but multiple tenants with multiple problems and you have to put up with them if you want to make it pay.

[dan]

Get a motorhome, better income, no running costs, and it pays for your holidays...and whats more, you don't have to go back to the same old site year after year!

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

my parents had a static in 70s into 80s, on a council site that forbid renting
though if discreet funny how siblings you find you have.

mind these were only close friends as said anything personal there will walk
if strangers.

a pal has one now uses privately though the haven site can rent it out for
you and also maintain it...its not particulary a diyer so just as well.

that said has had probs with friend rents, damage or not paying, probably
take advantage thinking well hes got a static must be loaded.

i dont like it the vans are in lines frankly now too big for their pitches, and
noise neighbours sound like they're in his van sometimes.

as said get a big tourer some beauties. see my pic below that was 6k 2 years
ago and luxery well pees on mom and dads old static, apart from space
as nice as pal's static. you've got the tug for one. another pal has his
on a storage site, where they pull it on to a pitch if you warn 'em.£200
for year stoarage, £40 for a weekend with pullout and hook up, plus
can go else where, join Caravan club. be cheaper all round, always
yours no plebs abusing it. absolute money pits afraid. wouldnt have
one given.

after all if becomes a rental, when youre in be just like renting too.

[rustic]

All the problems that you have raised can be solved easily:-


Find a few friends to go part ownership, share all costs and agree on who gets what when etc.
Pay a set fee into an account at start of year then if any left over at the end share out in time for Christmas.

Last one out cleans it for next one in.
Keep a log of all issues and if one person is not pulling their weight they loose some of their contribution, etc. Simples.

For insurance purposes there could be a nominated person/manager.

This is done on boats a lot.

[briggie]

Originally Posted by R1cho

I'm thinking of getting one of them static tin tent thingies, not just for the family but also to rent out throughout the year so was just wondering if anyone knew what sort of insurance i would have to have for it? i assume i would need some kind of public liability insurance but being new to this sort of thing am unsure.

our site ( haven ) insist on insurance being arranged through them as part of the site rules , i would read the site rules VERY CAREFULLY before commiting to a particular site , the small print especially