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Welcome Editor Alex Melvin celebrates a victory for common sense as the Government climbs down on plans to levy a 20% ‘caravan’ tax
Buying a park home – Essential advice for those looking to purchase a mobile home

Parks – Lancashire parks special
Wyre Vale Park We travel to the north-west and visit a lovely park in the gorgeous and much-underrated Lancashire countryside
Hambleton Country Park Steve Rowe travels to another beautiiful park home estate in the Red Rose County and meets the residents
Carrwood Park There are some fantastic sites in and around the villages of Lancashire. We explore another great option
Broadgate Foot Park Close to Morecambe, this pretty residential park home estate offers coast-loving retirees another superb choice
Lancashire parks round-up Lancashire is one of the north’s most interesting counties when it comes to mobile homes. We explore some more parks

Park of the Year 2012 Competition Enter our competition and your park could benefit from a £500 cash injection while you could pocket the same amount for yourself!

Real lives
Park People We discuss home refurbishment – the good and the bad – with a pair of park home stalwarts from Lincolnshires

Homes
julyf38giteThe Prestige Buckland The ‘wow’ factor in this home is its simplicity – plain, crisp décor, good quality furniture and equipment and a practical design. Anne Webb reports
The Wessex Gite We run the rule over this French-inspired home-from-home produced by pioneering manufacturer Wessex
The Homeseeker Acclaim One year on, Homeseeker have celebrated the first birthday of their Signature line-up with a new mid-range residential park home.
The Finnish Contemporary Unusual and practical styling make this model stand out from the crowd. We report on its best features
Rolling back the years Phil Tolhurst looks back on 100 successful years of holidaying with Hoburne

Gardens
Free flowers for every reader Claim your very own clematis, worth £28, and bag other cracking special offers!
Hot potatoes Benedict Vanheems offers some helpful hints on ensuring your potato crop is the best ever this year
 
Home improvements
Your Home Essentials A selection of bargain kit for your park home, garage and garden

News and advice
julylegalNews Updates Three pages of news and updates from the park home community
Letters All your views on the issues that matter
Roy Reminisces Roy Gallagher talks about the company he founded in 1981. These are his recollections
Flowers Power! John Flowers looks back on 45 years in the park home industry
Legislation on a knife edge Housing Minister Grant Shapps on the recent consultation document. We report
Money Matters Steve Rowe’s top tips on making savings, plus the latest Retail Prices Index (RPI) figures   
A Word from Anne Anne Webb shares her thoughts

Holiday
Buying a Holiday Home All you need to know
Holiday News The latest news from the holiday home world
Highlands End Park, Dorset Phil Tolhurst visits a picturesque park with a clifftop setting
Home and away Updates from the Cotswolds and Andalucia

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