Debating whether to move to a park home? Here’s all you need to know guide on the benefit of residential park living.
A residential park means that your home on this site that can be your primary residence. You have the right to live here permanently all year round and a second residence is not required. Quickmove states how residential park homes give an affordable way for individuals, couples and families all to enjoy a real community. They found that residents said that park living was a ‘refreshing change’ from all the pressures and chaos that come with urban living. The comparison between renting a brick and mortar property compared to the rental fees park lots rent means that. “Home living becomes a uniquely affordable housing option,” according to Forbes magazine.
Park homes are increasing in popularity for people looking to downsize or retire. The Sunday Post – “2022 is going to be another very strong year for retirement to more rural areas. With significant demand across the board for park homes for the over 50’s.”
Moving to a park home doesn’t mean you have to compromise on the style or practicality of your home. Pathfinder Homes allows you to design your own luxury and bespoke home of your dreams, something that couldn’t be done without a huge expense for a traditional property. Our homes can offer all the mod cons, we’ve even built SMART homes before, with voice activation and mobile control. By being bespoke you get to choose all of the fixtures and fittings, along with being able to take a tour of our factory to see how they are built.
Long lasting
With proper care and maintenance, your home will be long lasting, with our homes still standing from when we first started back in 1958. We are so confident of this that all of our homes come with a 10-year warranty in partnership with Platinum Seal (click here for more details).
Energy efficiency
With bills rising considerably recently, you might be worried about the cost to run a park home. However, you will be pleasantly surprised that the upkeep costs for water, electricity and heating are far lower than that of brick and mortar properties.
Quickmove tells us how the industry’s use of Insulated timber frame construction and low-emission glass used for windows and doors result in a ‘very energy efficient home’! Every home is built to the governing regulation standard (known in the industry as BS3632;2015, the British Standards for Building Park Homes). Sell My Group explain how ‘This means builders design homes to need less power and energy throughout the year’. So whether you choose a traditional yet luxurious Park Home or an innovative and modern Holiday Lodge, your new sanctuary will be built to be lived in.
Every home we create features:
- The external wall thickness of 160mm to 188mm dependent on the choice of finishing
- 140mm fibre based quilted insulation in the walls in all our twin homes
- 200mm fibre based insulation in the roof
- 100mm fibre based insulation in the floor
- Ventilated soffits & fascias to match finishing
- A-rated appliances fitted to bespoke design
- Argon gas filled double glazed units fitted with ‘K’ glass reflecting heat back into the home
- 70mm A graded UPVC frames finished in a choice of colours
- Low energy lighting fitted throughout as standard
- 12.5mm plasterboard to exterior walls
These structural energy-saving additions add up and mean that every home we build gives an NCC industry calculated U value for walls & floors is less than 0.35 and the roof less than 0.20. This exceeds the benchmark set by the regulating body and passes the savings directly onto you! Read on to see the average U Values of our homes.
Our Build Quality, with the perfect blend of cutting-edge technology, high-quality materials. Along with our knowledgeable, dedicated team, we build our homes to the very highest standard, surpassing regulations and all expectations.
By downsizing Sell My Group explains how this means your home heats up quickly! Furthermore, being all on one level and with a large volume of insulation. This also helps keep your home cool on those hotter days, meaning you’re comfortable all year round.
But the benefits of residential park homes don’t stop there! We have done our research and have put together a list of the benefits of park homes.
Security and safety
Park homes mostly have the added security of being a gated community and even having their own security staff. A key point raised by two prominent figures in the promotion of the homes industry Sell My Group and Quickmove, is that because these parks are exclusive communities. The result is really low threat from intrusion, due to only residents and vetted visitors being allowed access. This double protection of the security of your home and the parks means that they are much less dangerous, prone to robberies and vandalism. Allowing for you to enjoy the peace away from antisocial behaviour as well as the reassurance that even when you’re not at your property. You can be sure the park staff and its community will key an eye over your property, whilst you are away.
Your park home can be built to be fully accessible or even if you have high mobility the removal of stairs and smaller size takes the worry away should your mobility is reduced in later life. This size also makes your home easy to manage and keep clean, even with reduced mobility.
Financial Benefits
Due to the fact that our homes come in a wide selection of shapes and sizes (click here to view our homes), meaning there are homes for a variety of budgets. Out & About Live confirms that this is a great way to get a brand-new luxury home, whilst paying no Stamp Duty, low Council Tax in Bad A and minimal maintenance. A lot of the maintenance is maintained by the park itself, your site fees cover this and are shared across the community meaning that they are for less than that of your own brick-and-mortar. This freedom of funds means that you can put it towards your retirement or have more disposable income to spend on what you want!
For those looking to downsize and release money for retirement, you can make your transition to a park home hassle-free by using property part exchange. You can use the equity in your current home to secure your new park home and have a little left over to start enjoying your new life!
Choosing The Perfect Park
Choosing the perfect parks the hardest part, there are some amazing parks and are tailored to different preferences. Use our park locator or through Sell My Group no find your dream park, once you’ve found the park of your dreams then speak to the park operator on finding your perfect home. Here at Pathfinder Homes, we work with operators across the UK and are the proud supplier of residential park homes.
We’ve only listed some of the benefits of park homes, get in contact to find out more!
