EXCLUSIVE My cancer-stricken father-in-law used his life savings to buy a caravan for £33,000. He died a year later and it was only worth £7,000 - it's heartbreaking Has YOUR caravan purchase turned into a nightmare? Email katherine.lawton@mailonline.
co.uk By Jon Brady and Katherine Lawton Published: 01:48, 7 November 2024 | Updated: 01:55, 7 November 2024 e-mail View comments When Karen Goodyear's father-in-law purchased a caravan with his life savings as he was treated for terminal cancer, a salesman allegedly told the family the £33,000 investment would lose no more than 10 per cent of its value in a year. The static home, at Ribble Valley Country and Leisure Park, would give John Goodyear - who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2016 after years of asbestos exposure as a joiner - somewhere to recover from gruelling chemotherapy sessions to ease his suffering.
But when he died in May 2018, just a year after making the investment, his family was shocked to be told the home was worth just £7,000 - with no room for negotiation. To make matters worse, Mr Goodyear had spent no more than around a dozen days in the caravan - meaning he lost about £2,000 on his investment for each day he stayed in it. Company director Mrs Goodyear, 52, said her father-in-law was a lifelong grafter who had always been careful with money - but was excited to have somewhere to decompress during his treatment.
Has YOUR caravan purchase turned into a nightmare? Email katherine.lawton@mailonl.
