Tingdene Lifestyle Holiday Home Buyers Guide

HOLIDAY HOME BUYERS GUIDE You don’t have to travel far to be happy!

INVEST IN A UK HOLIDAY HOME WITH TINGDENE LIFESTYLE

NORTH EAST ENGLAND

13 LIFESTYLE PARKS 10 INLAND MARINAS 28 RESIDENTIAL PARKS 4 OTHER YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER

NORTH WEST ENGLAND

EAST MIDLANDS

WEST MIDLANDS EAST OF ENGLAND

WALES

GREATER LONDON

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND SOUTH WEST ENGLAND

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WHO ARE TINGDENE? In 1969, Jim Gibbard started manufacturing Park Homes and Lodges establishing Tingdene Homes. A separate venture into owning and managing Residential Parks during the 1980’s saw the formation of Tingdene Developments, now part of the Tingdene Group. Since then, the Tingdene Group has expanded its range of operations to become one of the UK’s largest operators and owners of residential Park Homes Estates, Inland Marinas, Caravan Parks, Lodge Parks and Chalet Parks.

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PASS ON THE PASSPORTS WITH A UK HOLIDAY HOME Few things make better investments for

foreign airport. We have a large portfolio

your savings or pension pot than a UK

of leisure parks to choose from with a

holiday home. It’s somewhere to call your

range of holiday homes to suit your style

own and somewhere for you and your

and budget.

family to rest and chill, plus it’s also a means of generating extra income from

Choose from lodges, caravans, chalets

holiday lettings. Compared to other

and villa bungalows. We also accept

investments, somewhere to rest is better

static caravan bring ons with pitches

than all the rest. Plus, you can lose

available now to bring your static caravan

yourself, not lose your luggage at a

to us. Either way we are here to help.

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MOVE YOUR STATIC CARAVAN TO A TINGDENE LIFESTYLE PARK Moving static caravan. Sounds wrong?

Impossible even?

Arranging a static caravan move sounds

You want more - or maybe less. Either

easy enough. Ask, ‘can I relocate my

way, we are here to help show you what

static caravan?’ though and suddenly

options there are to move your static

people feel a bit more daunted. The

caravan to one of our caravan parks.

answer to the question ‘can I move my static caravan?’ is a very definite yes. All

Benefits to moving your static caravan

of this of course begs the question, why

to us:

would you want to move a static caravan?

• Low running costs • Brand new pitches • Hassle free move - we will organise the

The answer to that is a bit more complex.

It’s possible that you’re simply not as

transport and connections

impressed with the park, or its owner,

• Transparent, fair general charges that

as you were at the outset - these things

cover rates, water & waste - you pay

happen. Or, you feel like you’d like a new

what we pay!

your site. Maybe (and this happens quite

• We allow deckings and storage boxes • Trusted and credible company with

a lot) you want to explore a new location

over 40 years’ experience of improving

altogether. Perhaps you want to shift

lifestyles

pitch and there are none available on

from a countryside park to a coastal spot, or vice versa. Is it a question of facilities?

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TINGDENE PRIVILEGE CARD Gain exclusive access to facilities, events and promotions across the UK when you own a holiday home with us!

There’s so much to it; discounts at pubs,

home with Kent Blaxill Decorator centres,

restaurants, spas and fitness centres. Get

Brewers Decorator Centres and South

access to exclusive owner swimming

West Upholstery for things like soft

sessions, grab some discounted cinema

furnishings, upholstery and re-upholstery.

tickets or 10% off at a variety of local

Plus, get access to 10% off holiday

businesses. If you are feeling creative and

bookings if you fancy a stay in Norfolk or

fancy a new style for your holiday home

Suffolk with Holidays For Allseasons.

lifestyle, you can also get discounts that will help when refurbishing your holiday

You can view and download the latest offers from www.ownerselect.co.uk

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OWNERS ELECT When you join us as a holiday home owner, you join a like-minded community of owners with support from Tingdene Lifestyle. This makes your experience of owning a holiday home relaxing, enjoyable and hassle free.

OWNERS EVENTS

OWNERS SUPPORT

Join in the fun with owner exclusive

Your Owners Elect website is all about

events and have the chance to meet

you! It is a place where we can

your fellow holiday home owners and

communicate with you and you can

park team in your new community.

communicate with us.

From events such as wine tasting and themed parties, you’re guaranteed to

At www.ownerselect.co.uk you can

find something you’ll enjoy.

‘Make a Suggestion’, report a ‘Park or Property Issue’, ‘Make a Complaint’ and ‘Pay us a Compliment’ all in one place

OWNERS CONNECTED

with our Owners Support portal. You

Facebook is the latest place to find all

can also find out the latest news, Owner

your park news; owners events and local

benefits, offers and pay your bills.

events, park notices, privilege card benefits and everything in between.

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PUT YOUR HOLIDAY HOME TO WORK WHILE YOU TAKE A BREAK! Earn an income from holiday lettings and offset your annual costs OUR EASY MANAGED LETTING SCHEME

With the UK Staycation boom, now has never been a better time to earn an income from your holiday home.

Advertising, bookings, customer care,

Holiday lets provide a great return on

cleaning, health and safety; we will

your investment and can help offset your

handle it all, so you don’t have to!

annual running costs. You can let your holiday home out privately or through

We organise everything from legislation

our managed letting scheme at

requirements, complaints, change-over

Broadlands Park & Marina or Waveney

checks and reservation management, as

RIver Centre.

well as taking care of your property - to name just a few. You will have some paperwork to fill in initially, but after that all you need to do is keep an eye out for the income arriving into your bank account every month.

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HOLIDAY HOME FAQ’S REGISTERING YOUR LEASEHOLD PROPERTY When your holiday home purchase is

STAMP DUTY ON LEASEHOLD HOLIDAY HOMES

complete, it is very important that you

Due to ongoing changes in law regarding

register your property with HM Land

stamp duty, we recommend that you use

Registry, unless you are buying a caravan.

a solicitor to help you calculate your

The work involved in applying to

stamp duty, which is due within 14 days

purchase and register land or property is

of completing your purchase. As

quite technical and most people employ

individual circumstances vary from

a solicitor or licensed conveyancer to

person to person on the amount due,

complete the process. If you are using a

there is no simple calculation, however

solicitor to act on your behalf, this will be

a solicitor will be able to assist you.

completed for you in the process of the

Visit www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/

sale. However, if you decide not to use

overview for more information.

a solicitor, this is something that you will have to arrange within 2 months of completing the purchase.

Visit www.landregistry.gov.uk for more information.

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