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 Just wondering if anyone on here lives in a static caravan .

 We've just visited a beautiful site and I was wondering about the pros and cons of downsizing and living in a static all year round,couldn't do it yet with the children but it looks a pretty good life style to me.  

A close friend of ours manages a large site on the East Yorkshire coast.  They are licensed for residents 10 months of the year.  That gives them more control than if it was a fully residential site.  They control the price of all the utilities and insist that the static be changed when it is ten years old so as to maintain their high standards.  They have first refusal should an owner decide to sell.  They also limit the size and layout of the decking verandas as well as storage sheds that the owners require.  They even insist that the steps you need to access your van is brick built and flagged by their own staff for you.  The site really has the static owners over a barrel.  Initially it might be seen as a cheaper option than bricks and mortar but these vans cost around about £30,000.  The site rent is over £1000 per year, and your property is depreciating at an alarming rate and as I’ve said it has to be changed after only ten years.

Our friend says the rules they lay down and the methods they use are common across the industry.  His advice is do your research.

Good luck whatever you decide to do.

Carr