Advertisement
Message Forums |
|
 Topic: Planning to full time in caravan
|
  |
| Discounted Insurance Quotes for UKCampsite.co.uk visitors! Up to 12.5% off! |
|
|
|
17/5/2022 at 1:53pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: residential park home
View Profile
Reply
Quote
|
Joined: 05/2/2019 Silver Member 
Forum Posts: 199
| Site Reviews Total: | 0 |
|
| Site Reviews 2024: | 0  |
| Site Reviews 2023: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2022: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2021: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2020: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2019: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2018: | 0 |
|
| Site Nights 2024: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2023: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2022: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2021: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2020: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2019: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2018: | 0 |
|
Google will be your friend - there are quite a few people who have written blogs about their experience, which will give a lot of information.
You do not specify whether the intention is to travel full time (which most of the bloggers do) or live in one place full time (which some have managed, but usually because they have no other option).
You really need to have all the boring but essential arrangements in place well before you start.
First - you need a contact address, even though most things can be done online from anywhere, you still need to have an address for things such as banks, pensions, DVLA, passports, medical care etc., etc.
So you need a friend or relative who is willing to be your "Care of" address, and somebody you trust implicitly as they will be responsible for receiving and relaying some quite important documents, and sometimes have to open them for you.
You also need to consider whether at some later stage you may need to open a different bank account, apply for credit, etc - as all of these get twitchy if you have not lived in the same place for a few years.
Renting your property - another set of rules and regulations to follow, gas and electric safety checks, EPC ratings,. You need to have either a VERY willing friend/relative to oversee
the property, or arrange for a managing agent - not much good being on the ferry to Spain and getting a text from your tenant to say the boiler has broken down.
And don't forget to make sure your house insurance will cover rentals (I assume that there is no mortgage, if there is you will have to have their permission to rent it out).
Plus, your car insurer will need to know - one of the usual questions is "where is your vehicle usually parked overnight?". If you have no usual overnight, then you need to discuss this with them.
If your only income is going to be your house rental - what happens if you have a void period?
If you already have savings, then not such a problem, but you should have something set aside for emergencies..
As said, many people have done this, but you do need to get all the possible "what ifs" that you can think of sorted before you set off.
|
|
|
4952 Visitors online !
Free UKCampsite.co.uk Window Sticker - Recommend to Friend - Add a Missing Campsite
[Message Forums]
[Caravan Sites & Camping]
[Company Listings]
[Features / Advice]
[Virtual Brochure]
[Shop!]
[Reception]
[Competitions]
[Caravans & Motorhomes For Sale]
[Event Diary]
[Contact Us]
[Tent Reviews]
Please note we are not responsible for the content of external sites & any reviews represent the author's personal view only. Please report any error here. You may view our privacy and cookie policy and terms and conditions here. All copyrights & other intellectual property rights in the design and content of this web site are reserved to the UKCampsite.co.uk © 1999 - 2024 |
Advertisement
|
|
|
via mobile 16/5/2022 at 9:01pm
