UK holiday lodges & static caravans
Know the real cost before you fall for the show home
Holiday lodge ownership can be wonderful. It can also be a five-figure mistake. We publish the sourced numbers parks don't put on the brochure: site fees, running costs, depreciation and honest letting income, so you can decide with your eyes open.
Start with the numbers
All guides →Why holiday park site fees keep rising, and what rights you actually have
Holiday lodge owners have far less protection against site fee rises than most buyers assume. The two-limb legal test that excludes you, what government-backed guidance says a fair fee clause looks like, and the questions to ask before you sign.
WalesBuying a holiday lodge in Wales: the rules that are genuinely different
Wales has its own council tax premiums, its own letting thresholds, its own park home law and a new visitor levy. What actually applies to a lodge on a Welsh holiday park, and what does not, with the real 2026 site fees.
CostsDo you pay council tax on a static caravan or holiday lodge?
No, not on a licensed holiday park. The pitch is non-domestic property, the park is the rateable occupier, and your share of the business rates comes back to you as a separate annual charge. Here is the law, the figures, and the point at which it changes.
CostsThe true cost of owning a holiday lodge in the UK (2026)
What a holiday lodge really costs to buy, run and eventually sell: site fees, utilities, insurance, park commission and depreciation, with every figure sourced.
CompareStatic caravan vs lodge ownership: which actually suits your money?
Purchase prices, site fees, insurance, utilities, licence lengths and depreciation for static caravans and holiday lodges, compared side by side with sourced 2026 figures.
IncomeRenting out your holiday lodge: what you can really earn in 2026
Park letting schemes pay 65 to 68% of the tariff at best, peak weeks do the earning, and the holiday-let tax perks died in April 2025. The real letting income maths, fully sourced.
ParksBest South Coast holiday parks for lodge ownership (Dorset, New Forest & Hampshire)
Thirteen ownership parks on England's South Coast compared on real from-prices, season lengths, licences and site fees, covering Shorefield, Hoburne, Haven, Parkdean and Away Resorts.