Frequently Asked Questions

This depends on which of our parks your static caravan or lodge is sited on.

Our parks seasons range from 11-12 months and our owners can use their holiday homes as often as they like throughout the season.

• Edithmead Leisure and Park Homes: 11-12 months
• New House Farm: 12 months
• Fairways: 12 months
• Riverside Holiday Village: 11 months
• Rose Farm: 11 months

Again, this depends on which of our parks your static caravan is on.

A number of factors are taken into consideration when calculating our ground-rent including location, length of season and park facilities.

Ground rent at our holiday parks ranges from £2,496 - £3,600 (Dec 2020). 

In addition to ground-rent, owners are also responsible for gas and electric.

This will vary from park to park, but typically, gas and electric are billed on a meter - so you will only ever pay for what you use.

Your static caravan or lodge is registered as  a holiday home, not a residential property. If you have a TV Licence for your registered address you will not need another one for your holiday home.

We do not offer insurance. 

Holiday home owners are welcome to use whichever insurance company they like, however we recommend Leisuredays.

We do not offer finance.

We recommend Pegasus. But buyers can use whoever they like.

No. Private letting is not permitted on any of our parks. Your holiday home is for the enjoyment of you and your family.

Yes. The standard rate of commission to the site operator is regulated at 15%. VAT is chargeable on commission.

If you become a seasonal tourer you will pay a fixed rate to reserve a specific pitch for the whole season.

You can 'set up' your caravan (and awning), leave it on 'your pitch', and visit as much as you like for the duration of the season.

Pitch fees vary depending length of season, park facilities, park location and demand for pitches.

Our seasonal pitches are available from £1,900 (Dec 2020) at Coombes Cider Farm near Burnham-on-Sea.

You will also be responsible for gas and electric.

Yes, our pitch fees include storage. 

When the park is closed your caravan can stay on it's pitch, however you may be required to take the awning down.

No. Visitors are not permitted on-site when the park is closed.

Yes. We will work out your pitch fees pro-rata.

Yes. Our seasonal tourers always have first refusal on their seasonal pitch. 

In fact most of our seasonl tourers have been with us for a number of years.

Much like a convetional house, this depends on a number of factors including location, condition, and the age of the property.

Generally, park homes are cheaper to buy than a detached property in a similar area, but you should also consider the lifestyle and security that a residential park home offers.

No. When you buy a conventional home it is registered with the UK Land Registry. This is not the case with residential park homes, which is why there is no such thing as a park home mortgage.

When you buy a park home, you own the home but not the land on which it is situated. Ground rent will be payable to the park owner.

Most park homes are bought outright, often from the proceeds of selling a conventional home.

No. As a park home owner you own your park home but not the land where it is sited.

Stamp duty is payable on a transfer, conveyance or lease of land, so no stamp duty is payable on residential park homes.

Residential park home owners are responsible for the same utility bills that you would pay in a conventional home (gas, water, electric, council tax, sewerage, TV licence etc).

Ground rent is also payable to the park operator.

Like most property sales, residential park homes are usually marketed and sold via estate agents. 

The whole buying process is relatively straight forward as no formal 'conveyancing' is involved. Land Registry transactions do not apply.

The Estate Agent will guide you through the process each step of the way.

The 'completion' process usually takes around 4 weeks if both buyer and seller are not in a chain. 

Yes. The standard rate of commission payable to the site operator is regulated at 10%. VAT is not payable on commission.