Living in a Caravan Vs Living in a house

Posted on 16/02/2018 09:44 by cariadon

Do you think that if everybody adopted this lifestyle, as has been suggested on another thread, that the club sites will then be classed as residential rather than recreational, and council tax would then have to be paid.

 

Posted on 16/02/2018 09:51 by Oneputt

I prefer the ever increasing asset of a house to the ever depreciation of a caravan.  Love living the van when on a break but enjoy the solidity and comfort of the house.  The thing is whatever your lifestyle you should ask the ‘what if’ questions.

My brother lives full time in his MH and generally has a great life meeting up with all sort of friends all over including spending winters in Sciliy.  This year he has been stuck on a site in Northern Germany due to various health issues so change for him may not be too far off.

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:19 by

No it cannot be classed as residential because you are only allowed a temporary stay of a maximum 21 nights even on a seasonal pitch.

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:25 by cariadon

But they might have to change as the demand would dictate not wanting to move off every 21 days if  more people adopted the same lifestyle as you. And I think the local authority would not object due to shortage of housing.

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:25 by

The ever increasing asset value of a house is not useful to me when I need the money today to finance my semi-retirement. I need money while I'm alive and not when I'm dead and gone. You can't take the house or its value with you when you go!

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:18 by

If full timing as an alternative to a house near to where I live it would certainly be more expensive for me if using a CC site without seasonal pitches rather than renting locally. Average CC pitch fees for us would be over £800 a month plus £60 for our second car. I can get a 1 bedroom furnished apartment with a very nice separate kitchen for £450 a month or a mid terrace 2 bed house for £400 with separate garage, on road parking all bills except gas and electric. Convenient for shops (5mins), libraries (10 mins), Doctors (5 mins) etc and also on a bus route (5 mins to bus stop) 8 miles from Chester. I could not get non facility sites (if there were one locally) and local CLs any cheaper.

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:07 by Goldie146

 Never mind the pros and cons of costs etc - what about us hoarders? When we go away on the caravan I take a few books (plus Kindle) and music on my Ipad. Where would I keep all the books. CD's records etc in a one room home? 

Plus all the stuff I don't really need but could never get rid of! And thirteen pairs of shoes at the last count. 

Sorry -  that's not really a sensible argument in favour of a house.

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:33 by

Depends on the location and you still have the bills on top!

Posted on 16/02/2018 10:36 by

You're less tempted to buy things when you have no place to store them which would be another huge cost saving for you, Goldie!