EXCLUSIVE We've lost tens of thousands of pounds on our caravans: As mother loses her life savings on a holiday let - other buyers reveal their mobile home hell Have YOU experienced something similar? Email [email protected].
uk By Katherine Lawton Published: 01:47, 31 October 2024 | Updated: 01:52, 31 October 2024 e-mail View comments Devastated families have told how they lost their life savings after spending thousands of pounds on caravans. Many invested in the mobile homes to make a profit by renting them out to holidaymakers while also using them as getaway destinations themselves. But, little did they know at the time, they would be blighted by rental costs, maintenance and cleaning fees - before being offered just a fraction of what they initially paid as they tried to sell up.
Grandmother Kim Graham paid £57,000 for a mobile home from Seal Bay Resort in Selsey, Hampshire, two years ago. Mrs Graham put her life savings into the property shortly after the loss of her three-year-old granddaughter from Strep A, hoping the caravan would be a safe place for her family to go to grieve. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June, Mrs Graham decided to sell the mobile home, only to be offered just £15,000 by the company to buy it back.
Speaking to MailOnline, Mrs Graham said: 'I'm devastated, my life savings went into it for my family to enjoy. I expected to lose money if I sold it but not that much. 'My grief and sadness has escalated and I feel I've.
