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Safety & Security When selling your Park Home Online

Safety & Security When selling your Park Home Online

With many of our customers being retired, and at times elderly and possibly living on their own, their safety and security is our number 1 priority. How would you like to have somebody turn up unannounced on your doorstep in an evening unannounced?

At Park Home Search your safety and security is paramount. Unlike other online estate agents we will never display a seller’s personal details alongside the property listing.

Sellers are guaranteed that anyone arriving at the property has been financially screened and extensively communicated with at least 3 times by Park Home Search prior to their arrival. Park Home Search have hundreds of registered buyers who will be emailed or contacted with the details of your property.

All potential buyers are pre-qualified before they arrive on your doorstep and we will do our uppermost to ensure that only seriously interested individuals view your property. Whenever possible we ensure that they have the funds in place where appropriate proof has been provided, or have an offer for ‘in principal’ for finance. Although we cannot guarantee that we will sell your home but we CAN guarantee that the viewer will be in a financial position to purchase your house, or at the very least, make you an offer.

As well as Park Home Search, your property will be promoted through Park Home Magazines, Mailings, and some of the UK’s largest Park Home public shows.
At Park Home Search, we have a dedicated team of Park Home Consultants who can assist you and any potential purchaser of your home regardless of the questions you or they have, they all responsible for monitoring all viewings and offers on your property, and can be contacted from 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

You will not receive safer, more professional, more useful, more efficient or friendlier service from any other online estate agent, and there is no other company in the UK who can provide you and potential purchasers a truly ‘one stop shop’ for Park Home Buying and Selling Services. This is our personal guarantee to YOU.

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How to Value Your Park Home | What is my Park Home Worth?

How to Value Your Park Home | What is my Park Home Worth?

The value of a property is ultimately decided by you the seller, consider what you really want to achieve for your home, of course everyone all wants to get the most for their property, but at the end of the day you want to sell. Don’t lose a sale by being greedy, afterall the first person to view your property might have been the most likely to have bought it, but if you were pushing your luck in attaining the highest possible price, that person could then go and view a property which has been on the market for longer and therefore at a reduced price.

Let that bit of information sink in.

  • There are a number of ways to decide what you’re going to value your property at;
  • Ask any people who recently moved onto the park how much they paid for their property.
  • Estate agents can often provide a valuation. Most of them even do this for free.
  • Glance through property listing websites or park home magasines and look at estate agents’ windows for similar properties.
  • Get the valuation of an estate agent. Even if you decide not to go through an estate agent you could still get the free valuations of a number of agents for your information. But remember most Estate Agents over value properties to get your business. An Estate Agent who values your property at £120,000 compared to the other who values it at £110,000 believes they are more likely to obtain your instruction as you would sell it for more but is likely to advise you to reduce the price in later months.
  • Don’t forget that you can be competing for sales with your park owner who will be selling new homes and therefore consider what a new home costs compared to yours.
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Making an Offer for your new Park Home

Making an Offer for your new Park Home

You’ve found a park home that meets all your essential criteria and you want to make a formal offer.

Before the official formal offer, you will be required to negotiate the price of the property. Your conduct during this process is determined by how confident you are in your own bargaining skills, and how much information you have regarding the position of the seller.

Bearing a number of factors in mind can place you on a firm foundation and increase your bargaining position immeasurably;

  • Think back to that original figure you agreed with yourself at the very beginning. Decide how much higher than that figure you are willing to go as a maximum.
  • If you have already sold your home or you are in rented accommodation you will have the advantage of not being part of a chain, a factor likely to put you in a strong position in the eyes of a seller looking for a quick sale.
  • Be aware of what is going on in the market. If it is a buyer’s market, with property prices dropping, you may be able to offer less than you first anticipated.
  • Find out if the seller has already found another property. Is he in a hurry to move because they have found a property to purchase? This information may help you put in a lower offer.
  • If the property has been on the market for a while it may offer a better chance for negotiation.
  • If you are going through an agent, never forget that the agent represents the seller, and as such, will try to sell the property for as much as possible.
  • Find out what kind of interest there is on the property, and if any other offers have been made.
  • What condition is the property in? Pay close attention to the results of any surveys that have been conducted.
  • If you are able to obtain a ‘finance in principle’ from your lender, make sure the seller knows about it. Most lenders are willing to provide a certificate outlining how much you will be able to borrow.
  • Make sure you clearly mark ‘Subject to Contract’ when you make the offer in writing. This legally covers you if you are unable to proceed with the sale for any reason.
  • Be aware that you will need to meet the Park Owner before the sale can proceed, and that you are aware of all the park rules (age restrictions, pets, children etc).
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Assisted move schemes

Assisted move schemes

Sell your property quickly……..hassle free!

Assisted Moves Schemes are different to Part Exchange Schemes but are still highly effective, but are only available on selected new homes we are marketing. Once you have opted for a home and/or park which best suits your requirements, should the home and/or park qualify you may want to opt for our Assisted Move Scheme. This really does work, and our partner who provides this service claim that 8 out of 10 properties they deal with sell within 6 weeks of marketing.

How the Scheme works……..

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Park Home Part Exchange Schemes

Park Home Part Exchange Schemes

At Park Home Search, we appreciate the many stresses and obstacles associated with moving, so to help ease your move we have a number of Parks who offer a Park Home Part Exchange Scheme to assist you in purchasing your dream park home.

These schemes vary dependent on the park you are looking at purchasing your park home on, but Park Home Exchange Scheme Benefits include:

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Viewing a Property | View Mobile Park Homes

  • Don’t go alone. Apart from the potential security risks, it is always worthwhile having a level headed person with you to bounce comments and opinions off.
  • Go during specific times to get an idea of the area. For example, a 3 o’clock weekday viewing will give you an idea of traffic at the end of the school day.
  • Also arrange a viewing for the evening.
  • Walk around the park and speak to other residents.
  • Find the balance between objectivity and subjectivity. Take note of deficiencies but also highlight the positives. Don’t disregard a whole property because of a small problem that could be easily fixed. Contrarily, don’t become fixated on a single property just because you love the garden.
  • If the seller doesn’t mind, take pictures and make notes.
  • Picture yourself living in the house. How does it make you feel?
  • Check the views from all the rooms.
  • Are you satisfied with the storage space?
  • Make sure all the security features are in good working order (i.e. locks on doors and windows).
  • Ask the sellers why they are moving. This could give you an idea of any potential problems with the structure or the surrounding area.  Also find out how long they have lived there, the longer they have lived there the happier the residents are on the park.
  • Enquire as to what is included in the sale as most park homes (when new) are sold fully or partly furnished.
  • Examine the boiler carefully. Ask when it was last professionally serviced, and if there are any problems with it.
  • Ask questions about average utility bills, council tax, neighbours, the area, traffic, etc. No question is too small or insignificant so don’t be put off.
  • Does the home still have the manufacturers Structural Warranty available, these would be called either Platinum Seal or Gold Shield.
  • Don’t see too many properties in quick succession. Take time between viewings to think and reflect on the property.
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Reculver Court by Royale

Reculver Court is nestled on the stunning Kent coast at historic Reculver Bay. Royale are proud to present this fabulously located luxury bungalow development for the over 45’s.

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Different Types of Parks for your Park Home or Leisure Home

There are two types of parks which have Park Homes and Leisure Homes sited upon them they are Residential Parks, and Leisure Parks.

Residential Parks enables residents to live on the park all year around as their main and only residence where as Leisure Parks are holiday parks, and can only be used as secondary homes, and you must not use the home as you main or only residence.

In addition check that the Park’s Site Licence is on display, which it should be, either in the Park Office or on the park notice board. From this, you will be able to check that the Site Licence is a permanent one and not just for a number of years until, say, the Park Owner’s lease runs out if he/she does not own the freehold of the land. You can also check that the Site Licence is for residential purposes for twelve months of the year. Beware that some parks have a 12 month licence for holiday purposes, but you still need to have your primary residence elsewhere.

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