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  • Boost for business

    Boost for business

    27th September 2017

    Park home and lodge site operator, Countrywide Park Homes, has recently secured a multi-million pound deal to sell one of its parks, in a bid to raise capital to source new developments, as part of bold expansion plans. After Countrywide’s…

  • Buy-to-let bonus!

    Buy-to-let bonus!

    20th September 2017

    Adding to the appeal of owning a holiday caravan or lodge, people who turn their holiday homes into cash generators during the school summer holidays are now scooping pay-outs of more than £5,500 each, according to the findings of Park…

  • Omar Group enters refurb fray

    Omar Group enters refurb fray

    13th September 2017

    To further support the park home and luxury lodge marketplace, and in recognition of a growing need for reputable, specialist, park home and lodge refurbishment services, Omar Group is delighted to announce the launch of Omar Refurbishment Services. With more…

  • DALES VIEW OPENS TO THE PUBLIC

    DALES VIEW OPENS TO THE PUBLIC

    6th September 2017

    Countrywide Park Homes gave prospective park home buyers the chance to explore its exclusive Dales View Park, near Salterforth, from 29 to 30 July. Visitors to the open weekend took in the stunning surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales and viewed…

  • Beautiful Beaulieu!

    Beautiful Beaulieu!

    23rd August 2017

    Hot on the heels of the ever-popular Lawns event, which takes place in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, at the start of September, the Hull and East Ridings of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers’ Association (Hercma) will be staging another event in the south…

  • Boiler breakdown cover tailored to the park homes

    Boiler breakdown cover tailored to the park homes

    21st August 2017

    Parksure Insurance received regular enquiries from customers about boiler cover and although at one time the company was unable to provide it, it is now available under the Home Care section of its Parksure Insurance policy. For park homes not insured by…

  • £2 million for Welsh park

    £2 million for Welsh park

    16th August 2017

    On behalf of local park operator, agency Savills has just sold Caerwys View Holiday Park in North Wales, from a guide price of £1,995,000, to a private investor. The established holiday park has permission for 47 static caravans inclusive of…

  • Top holiday park crowned

    Top holiday park crowned

    9th August 2017

    Skelwith Fold caravan park, in Ambleside, has been crowned as Lakeland’s top holiday park in this year’s closely-fought Cumbria Tourism Awards. The family-run business trumped more than 100 eligible parks in the county to take the overall gold accolade in…

  • Park polling please!

    Park polling please!

    3rd August 2017

    Thanks to a thoughtful holiday park owner, voters in a rural constituency near Blackpool can now make their crosses in comfort. Michael Ward, owner of Merlewood Country Park, near the village of Little Eccleston, volunteered his park’s reception building as…

  • Exciting growth plans

    Exciting growth plans

    26th July 2017

    One of the UK’s leading holiday park operators, Park Leisure, has just appointed a new company sales director as it embarks on a period of renewed growth. Christian Tyldesley joins the business from Bourne Leisure and replaces Phil Burton, who…