Living on campsites
 

Hi new to this forum, do any people live in static vans in spain? If so where abouts are the sites situated?
Are any members here currently living in a static van?
Thanks in advance for your replies.

Mark

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There are a lot of static sites in Spain. There is one close to us in Mollina, mainly inhabited by Brits.

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There are a lot of static sites throughout Spain, did you have a specific area in mind?

Please let us know if you need any further help.

Rosemary and Graham

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Thanks for the welcome concierge, i will try to find the " new member says "hi" " section and post an introduction in there.

I am thinking about coming over to spain working (im not looking for employment).

I will be travelling from region to region, so am not area specific. In the uk there are areas which have a high density of static caravan parks, i am looking for similar in Spain ie more a region than a specific town.

Thanks for your offer of help , and replies recieved so far.

Mark

Re: Living on campsites
 

they are all up & down the coast - we have one in our town -I know quite a few people who live there & they love it!

I'd venture to say that there is a good chance of there being a static van site in most resort type towns!

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Quick google found this

http://www.hotspotz.eu/spain/index.htm

Another

http://costablanca.angloinfo.com/af/...van-parks.html

Hope this indicates there are a number in Spain and at a guess there will be hundreds more.

:thumbup:

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Strangely I've never seen a static caravan park........:unsure: (well not outside of the UK - I did live in Norfolk!)

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Nor have I.

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Look around, some are great others are crammed in like sardines

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Do they have static caravans on or tourers though??

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I can only tell you about sites in the Costa Blanca. Benidorm area has lots of caravan sites, mainly "statics" though often these are tourers that have been extended with permanent awnings etc and lived in all year. Some sites have chalet type statics that the owners have bought, often through the campsite and had sited there for permanent living, although I am not 100% sure this is strictly legal, in UK you can only live 10 months on site but not sure here.

Most people seem to love it, though now the economic crisis has hit hard, many are struggling to manage to pay the ground rent (around 3500 - 5000 euros a year in this area). Electricity is charged on top and at a much higher rate than the electricity company Iberdrola.

I dont know if you are looking to buy or rent on site, if buying, it is very rare to get a contract so you have no rights if the site decides to tell you to leave or increases the ground rent drastically.

If renting, this can be a problem as many sites do not allow owners to rent out statics except to family and then will charge a nightly fee even if the owners are staying there with their family!

Most sites will also have tourers section which is very busy over the winter months, quiet in the summer.

Hope this is useful information. :)

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[QUOTE=linjon;9395607]I can only tell you about sites in the Costa Blanca. Benidorm area has lots of caravan sites, mainly "statics" though often these are tourers that have been extended with permanent awnings etc and lived in all year. Some sites have chalet type statics that the owners have bought, often through the campsite and had sited there for permanent living, although I am not 100% sure this is strictly legal, in UK you can only live 10 months on site but not sure here.

Most people seem to love it, though now the economic crisis has hit hard, many are struggling to manage to pay the ground rent (around 3500 - 5000 euros a year in this area). Electricity is charged on top and at a much higher rate than the electricity company Iberdrola.

I dont know if you are looking to buy or rent on site, if buying, it is very rare to get a contract so you have no rights if the site decides to tell you to leave or increases the ground rent drastically.

If renting, this can be a problem as many sites do not allow owners to rent out statics except to family and then will charge a nightly fee even if the owners are staying there with their family!

Most sites will also have tourers section which is very busy over the winter months, quiet in the summer.

Hope this is useful information. :)[/QUOTE/]

Thanks very much for that information