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7 more reasons to buy a lodge and not a bricks and mortar property

Many of the costs are removed

There’s no council tax to pay, no stamp duty on the purchase and you don’t need to pay for a survey either. Your lodge is fully kitted out, so there are none of the additional costs and associated stresses of furnishing it.

It's safe and secure

Security is an issue if you are leaving a property empty for periods of time. At Lakeview Manor  our team are on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s much safer than a house on a street.

It's easy to keep

You don’t have to worry about the garden overgrowing or the paint peeling as you would with a house. On a park, the grounds are well-kept and lodges are relatively maintenance-free. You’ll pay a service charge but then you can relax and enjoy your holidays rather than spending all your time tackling the jobs list.

You have access to a team of tradespeople

Most resorts will have a maintenance team onsite, we certainly do at Lakeview Manor, so if anything needs doing, you are saved the problems of finding a tradesperson and then waiting for them to fit you in. It’s in our interests to keep everything looking good and in full working order as we want to present our resort at its best to holidaymakers and prospective purchasers.

Subletting is just so much simpler

One of the ways to help offset the cost of a holiday home is to let it out to holidaymakers. This is so much easier to do if you have a lodge on a park as we have all the systems in place already. We do everything for you, including marketing your lodge, taking bookings, check-ins and check-outs, cleaning between guests and dealing with queries and complaints. This gives you all the benefits of subletting with none of the stress.

It's cheaper to buy a lodge

The purchase price of a Devon lodge is significantly lower than that of a house in Devon. At Lakeview Manor, for instance, lodges start at £150,000 while the average price of a house in West Devon, where we are situated, stands at £306,203⁵. And that lodge price includes fixtures and fittings, furniture and furnishings, and all the appliances such as cooker, dishwasher and even the TV.

It's a lifestyle - and a lifetime - choice

The freedom to escape at the drop of a hat, to a place you can call home in a beautiful location, is life changing. It’s good for your wellbeing just knowing it’s there when you need it. And at Lakeview Manor, our 75-year lease means you have secured your own little piece of Devon for a lifetime, with a holiday home where you can build your family album over the years – and that includes the dog, on our pet-friendly estate.

The best of all worlds

Knowing that you have a bolthole in a tranquil corner of Devon is a lovely feeling. Knowing that you can live the dream, guilt-free, and making a positive impact in your holiday locality is true peace of mind. And enjoying all the benefits with none of the stress of a second home, is the icing on the cake.

So, there really is a guilt-free, stress-free and responsible way to own a holiday home in the West Country and, as interest in holiday home ownership in Devon and Cornwall reaches new heights, we still have luxury lodges available to purchase on our fabulous new development at Lakeview Manor. Click on the button below to find out more.

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