Park Home Search ended the year with a dream come true for one couple. Park Home Search is a free online service which connects buyers and sellers of residential park homes and lodges throughout the UK. Park home and holiday lodge manufacturers, as well as park operators, can add their homes and available plots to the website as and when they become available. Potential buyers also have the option to register their details. So if you are unable to find what you are looking for, your details will be passed on to the relevant operators and manufacturers. This way you will be informed of new park homes and holiday lodges in your preferred location as soon as they’re available.
Mr and Mrs Johnson were searching for their dream retirement home on the Park Home Search website when they came across one home which was in their dream location but internally not quite what they had in mind, but were still keen to view the property. Park Home Search is based in Northamptonshire and this is where Mr and Mrs Johnson live, so they decided to head straight down to the offices to speak to someone in person. They wanted to arrange a viewing of the home that they had seen and to check if there were any other homes that may fit their requirements. They met with Dave Tranter, Business Development at Park Home Search, who sat down with them to find out exactly what they were looking for, in order to see how we could help. During the discussion it was revealed that rather than having an en-suite in their new park home, they would prefer to have a study, or even a bedroom that they could turn into a study. Dave did some research for Mr and Mrs Johnson as they were looking to buy their new park home as soon as possible. He contacted some park operators advertising on Park Home Search to discuss the exact needs of the buyers.
One of the park operators that Dave spoke to was The Royale Group. Royale has 70 years’ experience within the industry and has park homes in residential parks located in some stunning areas across the country. Royale had some properties that were potentially suitable, so they contacted the customers direct to arrange a viewing. Mr and Mrs Johnson were delighted, so decided to book a hotel and stay in the area for a few nights. This is a good idea when you are buying a new park home, so that you can really get a feel for the area.
The park home in question was an Omar Middleton, and Mr and Mrs Johnson absolutely fell in love with the home and the area, finding their dream home in Devon. They have now purchased the new home and are moving in this month.
We are delighted that Park Home Search was able to help these customers to find their dream home in which to enjoy their retirement, and we look forward to hearing more stories like this in the future.
Explore our website to find park homes for sale or register your details to find a park or leisure home.
With the year drawing to an end, we are beginning to start work on a very exciting 2019. Our team has spent the last few months developing designs for a new range of park homes and holiday lodges. To adequately showcase the innovative and ground breaking new ranges, the decision has been taken to renovate the Tingdene Visitor Centre.
The centre, launched in 1984, is the only indoor park home and holiday lodge showroom in the UK. Few big changes have been made since it opened its doors over 30 years ago making this a very exciting time in Tingdene’s development.
Works on the Visitor Centre will begin on Monday 3rd December making this the perfect opportunity to view the current range of homes on display before they are sited in various locations around the UK. The Kensington, Country Lodge, Mackworth, Regency Classic, Hayden Classic, Savannah and Barnwell are all open to the public until then. Following the 3rd December the Centre will continue to be open with 4 homes being available for viewing outside of the main exhibition.
We will continue to invite all of our customers to the Centre during the renovation works and the sales team will be available to provide information and help during normal opening hours which are listed below.
We appreciate your patience during this transitional period and look forward to inviting you all to the new park home and holiday launch event in February 2019.
Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday – Saturday 9am – 4pm
Park Home Assist Insurance Services (Part Of Assist Insurance Services Ltd) are Authorised and Regulated by the FCA and Financial Conduct Authority and are one of the UK’s leading providers of Park Home Insurance. As one of the fasting growing of providers of Park Home Insurance we provide modern up-to-date policies specifically designed for Park Home Owners, yet pride ourselves on our old fashioned and traditional values where customer service and personal service comes first.
This brand new policy has been designed by us to reflect the changing needs of Park Home Residents, and you have the added peace of mind that our policy is underwritten by certain underwriters at Lloyd’s.
The brand new policy provides a combination of excellent comprehensive cover with some unique additional benefits, coupled with very competitive premiums and generous discounts. With the numerous optional additional cover, means that every policy is personalised to each policyholders personal circumstances, and therefore you only need to pay for what you need, ensuring that that the premium you pay reflects the cover you enjoy.
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At Park Home Assist Insurance Services, all our insurance advisers are well trained in Park Home Insurance, and all of them pride themselves in both the professional yet personalised service our policyholders receive, which is why many of our policyholders are only too pleased to recommend us to friends and neighbours.
Our years of experience of providing Park Home Insurance to the thousands of policyholders we provide cover for, and speak to every day means that although we understand the Park Home Sector, we always know there is room for improvements and change, and that is why this brand new policy reflects the changes within the Park Home community to provide even more peace of mind to park home residents.
Using our fast and efficient park home quotation request system, with easy to answer questions, our team will provide you with a personalised quotations against a range of perils such as Flood; Fire; Theft; Storm; Vandalism as well as Optional Accidental Damage or Loss.
If you suffer a total loss, new for old cover which comes standard for both our buildings and contents within our fully comprehensive park home insurance policy.
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Many people selling their park home or leisure home are unaware that they can utilise the services of more than 1 estate agent to sell their property. However, this depends on the type of contract they have with their Estate Agent. Proceed with caution. As with all contracts, read thoroughly and seek clarification on anything that is confusing before you put pen to paper.
There are 5 different types of contract you could sign with an estate agent;
The estate agent retains the right to charge commission for the sale of the property even if you find a buyer independently without the assistance of the agent.
The estate agent is still the only agency with the selling rights. However, there is no commission to pay to the agent if you find a buyer yourself.
You can take on a number of estate agents to market your property but you only have to pay a fee to the 1 agent that actually sells it. This contract usually specifies a higher commission rate.
You appoint 2 or more agencies to work together to sell your property and they split the fee equally between themselves, irrespective of who is responsible for the sale.
It is recommended to stay away from this type of contract. If the estate agent finds you a buyer and you pull out of the sale, you will still be required to pay them.
First impressions, count and you never get a second chance in creating a first impression. Don’t forget, the first viewing are the pictures of your home on the Park Home Search Website, so make sure you create the first impression you wanted to achieve. This includes the exterior of the property as well as the immediate entrance of the house. If even the most basic jobs are left wanting, potential buyers may develop larger maintenance concerns.
Cast your mind back when you purchased the home yourself, it probably was a new show home, and you visualised your effects in the home, and there were no personal effects in the home when you viewed the home.
Moving home is believed to be the second most stressful thing someone can do in their life (second to only experiencing bereavement). You must be realistic in not only what you can afford to spend, but also how much do you need to retain from the proceeds from your house sale, to pay for those unforeseen eventuality.
Purchasing a Park Home is less complex in purchasing a traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ property, with allot less red tape, no legal costs, no stamp duty etc, however at the same time it is different to purchasing a traditional property.
Although it is not possible to obtain a mortgage to purchase a park home, it is possible to obtain ‘mortgage style’ finance products from specialist lenders like Park Home Assist. Although you may have the necessary funds from your house sale to purchase your park home and be ‘mortgage free’ you should consider still obtaining some form of funds to purchase your park home. Why?
You must ensure that if you are utilising your own funds to purchase your park home outright, that you have sufficient funds also put aside for the unexpected eventuality such as paying to replace your car, that dream cruise you’ve been promising yourself, paying for private medical treatment, or paying your outgoings in the event of losing your job, this is because it is not possible to release equity or re-mortgage/refinance a park home after you have moved in, like you can when purchasing a traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ property. Once you have locked your funds into your park home, the only way of releasing them is selling your home.
Don’t just consider how much you are willing to spend on your park home, also consider how much you should put to one side for that unforeseen eventuality, and how long that should last you and what would happen if you underestimate the amount you will need? Also consider that if you had just a little more to spend, what that mean you can have the home of your dreams, on the park of your dreams, with the spectacular views of your dreams, if so then find out just how little that little extra amount would cost you.
Just take a minute to think about what it actually means when a potential buyer is taking the step of coming round to view your park home or leisure home. The reality is that they have bought your home once. They liked the description, they liked the pictures, they liked the location, now they want to make sure that it is what they thought it is. It is a sign of enthusiasm and a real sign of interest.
Now, based on how you present the property, the viewer will either have his enthusiasm justified, or proven wildly misplaced. Basically it is in your hands, so make sure that you have done absolutely everything you can possibly do to reel in the viewer.
Here are some tried and tested recommendations from Park Home Search for when you are showing a viewer around your house;
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