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Posted: 16:19 - 05 Nov 2016 Post subject: |
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If you're actually prepared to travel from Lowestoft then do a search 5 miles from Jaywick.
Plenty of places in your price range (but only a few of them I'd consider living in (it's not far from me!)).
One of the places a friend nearly bought was High Halstow way. It was a lovely field with lots of space, but they dropped out when they found it was a flood plain...
So they then found a field near Hawkhurst and couldn't believe they could afford it in such a nice area.... Until they found that it flooded as well ____________________ The above comment isn't necessarily the truth and anyone that says it is, is only correct if it's the truth or they're bigger than me. |
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Cave house in Spain? They also exist in the south of France if you want to live somewhere with jobs.
On the topic of park homes I have seen this not far from me, are you saying I would have to pay rent for the plot as well? And not be able to actually officially live there? The price already looks massive for an overgrown shed ____________________ 1994 CB250, 1984 CBX250RS-E, 1989 K100RS, 1995 TRX850, 2016 Z250SL |
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ive always been keen on buying some wood land,
then plopping a container on it,
for obvious reasons permanent structures aren't allowed.
or even a tiny house on a trailer.
off grid with panels, and rain collection,
and a composting toilet,
woodland is cheap,
fuck the council and their tax. ____________________ the humans are dead
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M.C wrote: | I genuinely want to know.
I wasn't thinking of going full on pikey and living in a caravan/mobile home, although I often see a lorry that has a cabin over the bit where you attach the trailer (if that makes sense). Can't find a picture but it looked pretty neat. |
As iooi has pointed out, you are paying for all sorts of things, from land costs to site maintenence.
Costs will vary from site to site, the better the facilities, the more you pay.
I pay £140 a week to pitch my van, that's fully residential, 12 months a year. Included in that rent is all electric, water and TV (either standard, or satellite if you provide the box). I pay no council tax, TV licence, or any other extras, which makes budgeting very easy.
The site is secure (electronic gate and CCTV) and the facilities include a heated swimming pool, fully licensed clubhouse that serves food and has a variety of free, year round entertainment, games room, mini market, laundry, showers, toilet block and waste dumps.
There are staff on site 24/7 and the place is constantly being maintained and improved.
All of these things cost - I was talking to my site owner last week and he reckoned his electricity bill was £80K!
Oh and forget about all that pikey nonsense, there's nothing like that where I am, for most it's a lifestyle choice that gives them more disposable income and a much more relaxed and better quality existence.
You've only got to glance around and do a quick tot up of the values of the cars and caravans here to realise, there ain't nothing pikey about holiday parks. ____________________ Things get better with age; I'm close to being magnificent........
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Shaft wrote: |
As iooi has pointed out, you are paying for all sorts of things, from land costs to site maintenence. |
I'd still like to see a breakdown of those costs:
Annual Ground Rent: £3,000 plus VAT with effect from January 2017
Annual Service Charge: £850 plus VAT with effect from January 2018 (includes grass cutting, insurance, water, use of leisure facilities).
The property can achieve a rent in the region of £300 - £700 per week
So after putting 35k+ down you're still basically renting the place, that's what doesn't make (financial) sense to me.
Quote: | I pay £140 a week to pitch my van, that's fully residential, 12 months a year. Included in that rent is all electric, water and TV (either standard, or satellite if you provide the box). I pay no council tax, TV licence, or any other extras, which makes budgeting very easy. |
That's bedsit/shared house in London (I know ) or a flat outside London money. |
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I'd still like to see a breakdown of those costs:
Annual Ground Rent: £3,000 plus VAT with effect from January 2017
Annual Service Charge: £850 plus VAT with effect from January 2018 (includes grass cutting, insurance, water, use of leisure facilities).
The property can achieve a rent in the region of £300 - £700 per week
So after putting 35k+ down you're still basically renting the place, that's what doesn't make (financial) sense to me.
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For a proper breakdown, you would need to contact the site. But would guess at things like waste disposal, drainage, and poss maintenance of gas and electric supplies.
But remember you are still buying the Van. And can move it to another site or your own land if you want.
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Shaft wrote: | M.C wrote: | I genuinely want to know.
I wasn't thinking of going full on pikey and living in a caravan/mobile home, although I often see a lorry that has a cabin over the bit where you attach the trailer (if that makes sense). Can't find a picture but it looked pretty neat. |
As iooi has pointed out, you are paying for all sorts of things, from land costs to site maintenence.
Costs will vary from site to site, the better the facilities, the more you pay.
I pay £140 a week to pitch my van, that's fully residential, 12 months a year. Included in that rent is all electric, water and TV (either standard, or satellite if you provide the box). I pay no council tax, TV licence, or any other extras, which makes budgeting very easy.
The site is secure (electronic gate and CCTV) and the facilities include a heated swimming pool, fully licensed clubhouse that serves food and has a variety of free, year round entertainment, games room, mini market, laundry, showers, toilet block and waste dumps.
There are staff on site 24/7 and the place is constantly being maintained and improved.
All of these things cost - I was talking to my site owner last week and he reckoned his electricity bill was £80K!
Oh and forget about all that pikey nonsense, there's nothing like that where I am, for most it's a lifestyle choice that gives them more disposable income and a much more relaxed and better quality existence.
You've only got to glance around and do a quick tot up of the values of the cars and caravans here to realise, there ain't nothing pikey about holiday parks. |
To be fair most pikies have fancy cars and caravans too in my neck of the woods. The only people I know who live full time (apart from the 2 weeks a year), are all from a family, not too far from pikey status.
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*bump* Sarah Beeny () is on the same ting: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-to-live-mortgage-free-with-sarah-beeny
Not watched the second episode yet, the first one mainly focused on a woman spending 33k buying/converting a dutch barge. Seems for ~house deposit money you do have to leave dry land The other examples were interesting but approaching the 100k mark (so the price of an actual house*).
*not in the south east obviously**
**or south of Birmingham actually |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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