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Mobile homes
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blumoonrisen
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Doesn't sound very mobile.
If it is park homes and you are paying Council Tax you can stay there all year round. If it is some sort of holiday park then they have rules on leaving in the winter but no Council Tax.
A main problem is the cold, but as there are lots of different designs and some are higher rated than others. A lot with depend on the specific site.
A lot will never move and just look like Bungalows, but they still come under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 which you need to have some familiarity with. The 10% commission to the site owner is a big thing, but the site owners can't veto who you sell it too as easily as they used to, they now how to apply to a tribunal if they want to stop the sale. Doing background digging on how the owners operate is key.
A main problem is the cold, but as there are lots of different designs and some are higher rated than others. A lot with depend on the specific site.
Doesn't sound very mobile.
A lot will never move and just look like Bungalows, but they still come under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 which you need to have some familiarity with. The 10% commission to the site owner is a big thing, but the site owners can't veto who you sell it too as easily as they used to, they now how to apply to a tribunal if they want to stop the sale. Doing background digging on how the owners operate is key.
Barcon
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They very rarely move once they have been delivered and set up. Ours is 47’x12’ with a built in 35’x12’ add a room and a 12x12’ deck all bolted onto the frame of the mobile home.Doesn't sound very mobile.
It’s going nowhere.
nellyonthewing
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I have a 'manufactured home' in Florida. 1200 sq ft ,gated community and golf course . Best part is its freehold so no rip off lot rent. Worst part got whacked 2 years ago when the garage blew off and last year it got pebble dashed by golf ball size hailstone.
Community living with a bunch of like minded FOC's has so much going for it. Not sure if it would work in UK because of the 14 day Summers..
Community living with a bunch of like minded FOC's has so much going for it. Not sure if it would work in UK because of the 14 day Summers..
ChicagoBlue
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The problem with so many places that aren’t single family homes is the fees associated with the places. Management fees, assessments, maintenance fees…whatever you call them…can add up quickly.
Our lake house has what most would call a Homeowners Association (HOA) fee that is called an “Amenity Fee” because people buy land/lots just to use the amenities.
At $220/mo, it’s not high by American standards and it includes a significant number of amenities, such as 640 acre lake use, two marinas with boat docks and a boat ramp to put in a boat/pontoon, beach, no licence fishing, zero fee golf, ski-tubing hill, indoor-outdoor pools, tennis, pickleball, campground, and a 17 mile ATV/Snowmobile trail surrounding the community and snow removal from all roads to provide easy winter access.
Many places charge such fees just for snow removal and landscaping/grass cutting!
As always, it’s the “not so hidden” fees that can kill ya!
Our lake house has what most would call a Homeowners Association (HOA) fee that is called an “Amenity Fee” because people buy land/lots just to use the amenities.
At $220/mo, it’s not high by American standards and it includes a significant number of amenities, such as 640 acre lake use, two marinas with boat docks and a boat ramp to put in a boat/pontoon, beach, no licence fishing, zero fee golf, ski-tubing hill, indoor-outdoor pools, tennis, pickleball, campground, and a 17 mile ATV/Snowmobile trail surrounding the community and snow removal from all roads to provide easy winter access.
Many places charge such fees just for snow removal and landscaping/grass cutting!
As always, it’s the “not so hidden” fees that can kill ya!
ChicagoBlue
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Where are you? I’m thinking somewhere between Ocala and Naples on the west coast?I have a 'manufactured home' in Florida. 1200 sq ft ,gated community and golf course . Best part is its freehold so no rip off lot rent. Worst part got whacked 2 years ago when the garage blew off and last year it got pebble dashed by golf ball size hailstone.
Community living with a bunch of like minded FOC's has so much going for it. Not sure if it would work in UK because of the 14 day Summers..
idahoblues
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There’s plenty of manufactured homes all over the world and in all kinds of environments. Any near me have to meet code on insulation and the trusses have to be beefed up to 100lb psf snow load.I have a 'manufactured home' in Florida. 1200 sq ft ,gated community and golf course . Best part is its freehold so no rip off lot rent. Worst part got whacked 2 years ago when the garage blew off and last year it got pebble dashed by golf ball size hailstone.
Community living with a bunch of like minded FOC's has so much going for it. Not sure if it would work in UK because of the 14 day Summers..
blumoonrisen
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Yeah we owned one for a few years in Cala gran Fleetwood. It was called a static home, got rid when the site fees doubled.If it is park homes and you are paying Council Tax you can stay there all year round. If it is some sort of holiday park then they have rules on leaving in the winter but no Council Tax.
A main problem is the cold, but as there are lots of different designs and some are higher rated than others. A lot with depend on the specific site.
A lot will never move and just look like Bungalows, but they still come under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 which you need to have some familiarity with. The 10% commission to the site owner is a big thing, but the site owners can't veto who you sell it too as easily as they used to, they now how to apply to a tribunal if they want to stop the sale. Doing background digging on how the owners operate is key.
blumoonrisen
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I'd just get a camper or RV. We had a static a few yrs ago, nice site but the fees went ridiculous so we got rid.They very rarely move once they have been delivered and set up. Ours is 47’x12’ with a built in 35’x12’ add a room and a 12x12’ deck all bolted onto the frame of the mobile home.
It’s going nowhere.