Plot 28 · Lodge for sale
Pemberton Skydale
One of the two largest of the six: 40ft by 20ft, with an open-plan lounge, dining area and kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, for Plot 28.
£210,000plus the pitch fee, £400 a month
Price
£210,000
- Plus the pitch fee: £400 a month (£4,800 a year)
- Price including VAT. What the price includes
On the park: ask Alex before you travel
- You own the lodge, not the land. Holiday use only.
- Like a car, a lodge usually loses value over time.
Key facts
- Price
- £210,000
- Plot
- 28 (lodge for sale)
- Size
- 40ft x 20ft
- Floor area
- About 800 sq ft
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Made by
- Pemberton
- On the park
- Ask Alex before you travel
- Pitch fee
- £400 a month (£4,800 a year)
- Licence
- 99 years
- Season
- 1 March to 31 January
- Floor plan
- Ask Alex
Inside the Skydale
The Skydale is one of the two biggest lodges for sale (with the Dryft), at 40ft by 20ft. The lounge, dining area and kitchen run together as one bright room, with a breakfast bar for quick meals and a table for longer ones.
There are two bedrooms. The main one has its own dressing area with hanging space, shelves and drawers. You can walk round a Skydale in 3D before you visit.
Living and kitchen
- Open-plan lounge, dining area and kitchen
- U-shaped kitchen with a breakfast bar and two stools
- High-level oven with a separate grill
- Integrated appliances: washer/dryer, dishwasher, microwave
- Sofa, sofa bed and accent chair
- Display unit between the entrance and the lounge
Bedrooms and bathrooms
- Two bedrooms
- Dressing area in the main bedroom with hanging space, shelves and drawers
- Two bathrooms
Build and heating
- Gas combi central heating with thermostatic radiator valves
- uPVC double-glazed windows and doors
- French doors at the front
- Vaulted ceilings
- Entrance hall with storage, and a hallway cupboard
Sleeping
- Bedroom 1: King-size bed
- Bedroom 2: Two single beds
True cost of ownership
Every cost and condition, next to the price.
- Price
- £210,000
- Price including VAT.
- Pitch fee
- £400 a month
- What you pay the park to keep your lodge on its plot (the park calls the plot a pitch), including VAT, so £4,800 a year. It goes up each year in line with CPI inflation. It covers the park's standard services; rates, bottled gas, water and electricity are extra.
- Deposit to reserve
- £2,000
- Becomes non-refundable after 14 days. Ask Alex for the written reservation terms before you pay.
- Licence
- 99 years
- No age rule for lodges. Ask for the licence agreement and park rules before you reserve. They set out what happens at the end of the term.
- Season
- 1 March to 31 January
- Closed in February.
- Resale commission
- In your licence agreement
- Paid to the park when a sale completes. Ask Alex for the figure before you reserve.
- Other running costs
- From £229 a month
- Rates about £200 a month and Wi-Fi £29 a month. Electricity, water and bottled gas depend on use; insurance is through Leisuredays. Estimate them
- Known costs in year one
- £214,800
- Price plus a year's pitch fee. Add your running costs.
The price includes VAT, transport and siting of the lodge, connection to the park's services (including connecting the bottled gas to the lodge), testing and certification, steps up to the front and rear doors, skirting around the base, decking and a driveway for the lodge; changing any of these may cost extra.
Holiday use only. Your lodge is a holiday home, not your main home. You need a main home elsewhere, in the UK or abroad, and the park may ask to see proof of it. Within the season there is no limit on how often or how long you come on holiday.
You own the lodge, not the land. The licence lets you keep it on its plot.
Bought to enjoy. A holiday lodge is something you buy to enjoy, not to make money. Like a car, it usually loses value over time, most of all in the first few years. Please buy one because you will love using it.
Where it sits
3D tour
Walk round a Skydale in 3D, room by room.
Open the 3D tour (Matterport, opens in a new tab)Opens Matterport in a new tab. It is the maker's 3D tour of the Skydale, not this lodge.
Questions buyers ask
What will it really cost me each year?
The pitch fee is £400 a month including VAT (£4,800 a year). It goes up each year in line with CPI inflation. It covers the park's standard services; rates, bottled gas, water and electricity are extra.
On top of that, local authority rates are about £200 a month and Wi-Fi is £29 a month. Electricity, water and bottled gas depend on how much you use the lodge, and insurance (through Leisuredays) on the lodge. Our running-cost estimator starts with the park's figures and lets you add your own.
What is included in the price?
Every price includes VAT, transport and siting of the lodge, connection to the park's services (including connecting the bottled gas to the lodge), testing and certification, steps up to the front and rear doors, skirting around the base, decking and a driveway for the lodge. Changing any of these may cost extra.
Every lodge comes fully furnished, and appliances vary by maker.
How much deposit do I need?
To reserve a lodge, the park asks for a £2,000 deposit, which becomes non-refundable after 14 days.
Ask Alex for the written reservation terms before you pay.
How long is the licence, and what happens at the end?
Every new lodge comes with a 99-year licence agreement. It lets you keep your lodge on its pitch while you keep to the agreement and pay the pitch fee.
There is no age rule for lodges on the park. Ask for the licence agreement and park rules before you reserve. They set out what happens at the end of the term.
Will I own the land?
No. You buy the lodge, and the licence gives you the right to keep it on its plot (the park calls it a pitch). The land stays the park's.
Can I live there?
No. Chivenor Park is for holidays, so your lodge cannot be your main home. You need a main home elsewhere, in the UK or abroad, and the park may ask to see proof of it.
Within the season, there is no limit on how often you come or how long you stay on holiday.
Will my lodge make money or hold its value?
Please do not buy one to make money. A holiday lodge is something you buy to enjoy. Like a car, it usually loses value over time, most of all in the first few years. You may let it through Sykes, but any letting income depends on bookings and is never guaranteed.
Can I let my lodge when I'm not using it?
Yes. You let it through Sykes Holiday Cottages, who handle the bookings. Sykes charge 18% to 22% commission, depending on how much you use the lodge yourself, plus cleaning.
Any income depends on bookings and is never guaranteed, and the lodge stays a holiday home: you still need a main home elsewhere. Ask Alex about any park conditions.
Can I sell my lodge, and what does the park charge?
Yes. Tell the park when you decide to sell. When the sale completes, the park charges a resale commission, as set out in your licence agreement.
Ask Alex for the figure before you reserve.
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