Parks Update The Holiday Home and Park Home MarketSpring/Summer 2018

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We have seen a number of the larger groups carrying out sale and leaseback transactions at very low yields (sub 4% has been reported) to ground rent investors on long term leases. This trend is likely to continue whilst interest rates remain low and is a means for investors/operators to achieve an excellent return on a part of their investment, whilst maintaining a healthy profit margin from the business. These deals are more prevalent on the larger, mature parks with the best operator covenants.

In the park home estate market, park prices in the South East and other residential ‘hot spots’ have continued to increase

reflecting the higher prices and margins from sales/potential sales. Development pitches in the South East have been particularly buoyant and reflect the profit margins which are available from development and pitch fees with some vacant pitches making in excess of £100,000 per pitch. In the rest of the country, the market has been more subdued with fewer purchasers seeking opportunities.

The outlook for 2018 is probably much of the same but with a more cautious outlook for the longer term as much will depend on progress with Brexit negotiations and world growth.

As we enter the New Year and look back at 2017, we have continued to witness increasing demand for holiday parks with new investors and existing operators competing for the few opportunities which have been available. All sectors of the market appear to have traded well again in 2017, although a number of operators reported a reduction in caravan and lodge sales’ volumes and margins as the 2017 season progressed. This probably reflects the UK economic and political outlook with the number of uncertainties increasing as 2017 progressed and a downgrade in the headline GDP figures for 2018 and beyond.

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How we workWe are renowned specialists in the alternative leisure sectors providing bespoke consultation, guidance and professional opinion.

Our property experts cover all sectors of the parks property market including holiday and residential caravan parks, permanent built holiday letting complexes, timeshare and other forms of shared holiday occupation.

Our client list includes private proprietors, small, medium and large companies, plus a wide range of other clients including solicitors, government agencies, trade associations and other property owners or their advisers

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1 North Yorkshire Dales National ParkProfitable holiday lodge letting park with planning for additional units• 55 modern letting units (50 lodges), 4

private owners and 2 static caravans• Planning for 20 further lodges• Licensed restaurant/bar• 4 bedroom farmhouse with 1 bedroom

annex• In all about 7.97 hectares / 19.75 acres

of mature grounds

Offers were invited in the region of £4.5m for the freehold interest

John Mitchell 0207 911 2489 john.mitchell@gva.co.uk

2 Springwood Lodges, Near Harrogate, North Yorkshire • 5 quality Scandinavian holiday letting

lodges set in woodland in Nidderdale AONB

• Easily-managed operation with high occupancy levels and consistently strong profitability, offering an 11% yield on adjusted profit

• In all about 1.21 hectares (3 acres)Offers invited in the region of £725,000

Matthew Lamb 0113 280 8060 matthew.lamb@gva.co.uk

3 Roydon Marina VillageRiver Stort – Essex/Hertfordshire bordersLarge modern, profitable marina with holiday lodge and residential park• 315 modern marina berths with central

service centre• Holiday lodge park with 72 pitches• 41 residential mobile homes• 28 motel rooms and licensed restaurant

(let)• In al about 22.74 hectares / 56.2 acres

Offers invited in the region of £10.75m

John Mitchell 0207 911 2489 john.mitchell@gva.co.uk

4 Major holiday park, located on the east coast of Yorkshire - • Award winning village-style

development• 422 holiday cottages, apartments and

beach houses once fully developed• Indoor pool, sauna, steam room, fitness

studio, tennis court, archery range, pharmacy, pub and coffee shop

• Property extends to 36.4 hectares (90 acres) and includes grassland, gorse, woodland, lakes and meadows, with private access to miles of unspoilt beach

Sold by private placement for an undisclosed sum

Matthew Lamb 0113 280 8060 matthew.lamb@gva.co.uk

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Valuation

1 Alpine Grove Touring Park, Forton, Nr Chard, Somerset, TA20 4HDValuation of 25 pitch holiday lodge park using Retreat lodges in Somerset for Bank lending.

2 Cardigan Bay Holiday Park, Poppit Sands, St Dogmales, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, SA43 3LWValuation of 40 pitch touring park, 4 log cabins and large owners house for Bank.

3 Coastview Holiday Park, Torquay Road, Shaldon, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 0BGValuation of Holiday park subject to on-going development for Bank.

4 Tall Trees Park, Matchams Lane, Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6TTValuation of 100 pitch holiday lodge park in Dorset for Bank.

5 Ty-Gwyn Caravan Park, Towyn Road, Abergele, Conwy, LL22 9HAExperts Report to assist in a family matter.

6 Wickham Court Caravan Park, Black House Lane, North Boarhunt, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6JSValuation of 181 pitch mixed residential holiday lodge park in Hampshire for Bank.

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5 Hampshire coast Prime holiday park with consent for unrestricted caravan use

• 130 serviced static holiday pitches• Central office• Small touring/tenting area and

amenity land

John Mitchell 0207 911 2489 john.mitchell@gva.co.uk

6 Hampshire town, close to centre Former park home estate, virtually cleared and ripe for redevelopment with new park home• Site licence for 178 pitches• In all about 11.34 acres

Phillip Gibson 0121 609 8689 phillip.gibson@gva.co.uk

7 Hampshire town, close to centre• Attractive vacant tree lined site for

potential park home development• Historic consent for 46 caravans with

residential site licence• Former leisure club house and storage

barn• Overall site in 54.785 acres

John Mitchell 0207 911 2489 john.mitchell@gva.co.uk

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John Mitchell 0207 911 2489 john.mitchell@gva.co.uk

Mark Ebo 0292 024 8934 mark.ebo@gva.co.uk

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Holiday Park Planning

1 Coquet View, Northumberland Planning permission for 124 holiday statics located within the Northumberland Coast AONB and designated SSSI.

2 Sandy Bay Holiday Park, NorthumberlandPlanning permission for 99 holiday statics at an existing holiday park on the Northumberland Coast.

3 Merley Court Touring Park, PoolePlanning permission for 87 wooden holiday lodges on Green Belt land previously used as a touring park.

4 Lower Hyde Holiday Park, Isle of Wight Planning consent for 12 holiday lodges on surplus recreational land lying between the main holiday park and the adjacent seaside town.

5 Withernsea Holiday Park, East YorkshirePlanning permission for a 175 static caravan extension to an existing holiday park on the East Yorkshire coast.

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1 Mill Rythe, Hayling IslandPlanning permission to re-invigorate the central facilities and provide 290 holiday units.

2 Skipsea Sands Holiday Park, East Yorkshire Planning permission for replacement of touring section with 71 static caravans on an existing holiday park on the East Yorkshire coast.

3 Sandy Balls Holiday Centre, New ForestPlanning application for 108 holiday lodges to replace permission for 274 touring pitches at a premier holiday village in the New Forest.

4 Cotswold Park Redevelopment of touring area with 104 holiday statics on the edge of Cotswold Water Park.

5 Black Wood, HampshirePlanning permission for 60 forest holiday cabins and a Forest Retreat central facility in designated Ancient Woodland.

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Martin Taylor 020 7911 2220 martin.taylor@gva.co.uk

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Residential Park Permissions

1 Swaleview Park, Yorkshire Dales Planning permission for camping pods as extension to touring and static caravan park in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

2 Fallbarrow Park, Lake District Planning permission for infill development of 4 timber lodges on the edge of Windermere in the Lake District National Park.

3 Winnall Caravan Park, WorcestershirePlanning permission for holiday park extension to provide 21 new static caravan bases alongside the River Severn.

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Holiday Park Permissions

1 Warfield Park, Bracknell Planning permission by appeal hearing for 82 residential park homes to extend existing park onto adjoining agricultural land.

2 Twinbrook Park, Falmouth Planning permission for 78 residential caravans on derelict former mixed holiday chalet and residential caravan site.

3 Clifton Park, Bedfordshire Planning permission for 29 park homes to extend an existing residential park onto adjoining agricultural land.

4 Swinhope, Market RasenCertificate of Lawful Proposed Use for the use of land for the siting of 5 residential park homes in accordance with previous planning permission from 1968.

5 Willowmere Park, Dog Dyke Planning permission by appeal for 5 park homes on a site with extant permission for two family dwellings adjacent to an existing home park.

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For all planning enquiries contact:

Martin Taylor 020 7911 2220 martin.taylor@gva.co.uk

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John Mitchell Director, Agency and Valuation

Mark EboAssociate, Valuation

Peter ConstantineSenior Director

Philip GibsonAssociate, Agency

020 7911 2489 john.mitchell@gva.co.uk

0292 024 8934 mark.ebo@gva.co.uk

0292 024 8932 peter.constantine@gva.co.uk

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Martin TaylorDirector, Planning

Charles KaminarisDirector, Rent Reviews/Valuation

020 7911 2220martin.taylor@gva.co.uk

0292 024 8933 charles.kaminaris@gva.co.uk

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0121 609 8228 david.hoppe@gva.co.uk

James WellsPlanner

020 7911 2362 james.wells@gva.co.uk

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0113 2808075 peter.smith@gva.co.uk

Andrew MooreAssociate, Rating

T: +44 (0)161 956 4024 andrew.moore@gva.co.uk

Kazi HasanPrincipal Drainage Engineer

0121 609 8634 kazi.hasan@gva.co.uk

Patrycja PlochPlanner

Tel: 020 7911 2233 Email: patrycja.ploch@gva.co.uk

Matt LambSurveyor, Agency/Valuation

matthew.lamb@gva.co.uk 0113 280 8060

Adam LansdownConsultant

0131 469 6059 adam.lansdown@gva.co.uk

John AndersonConsultant

0113 2808032john.anderson@gva.co.uk

Emma TurnbullAssociate, Valuation

0191 269 0072 Emma.Turnbull@gva.co.uk

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