Living in Style by your Building Project - Advertisement Feature

Where to live while work is being completed on a building project is a common conundrum for the home builder. Most people can not remain in their previous home as it must be sold to release capital for the build. Some people prefer to rent a property in the area, but this necessitates moving twice in a short space of time, and you may be leaving the rental property just when you were beginning to get settled. It can also be expensive to pay the rent on another property while financing the building of your home.

An excellent compromise many people reach is to live in a caravan on the site of their new home. This means that you only have to move sites once and, if you sell the caravan afterwards, the cost you incur living like this will be minimal, as you will already own the land it is pitched upon. You could also keep the caravan for future holidays or even as a ‘den’ for children or teens to take over.

Another advantage to living in a caravan on site is that you are able to closely monitor the building work on your new home directly and on a daily basis. You will be there to check on work as it happens and ensure that everything is being done exactly as you want it. You are also immediately available to resolve any problems as and when they arise. Many people will only check on the progress of their project in person once a week, or even less frequently – imagine how much work could have been done in that time! If anything was done not quite how you expected, it would be very difficult to change if more building had happened around it, but if you were there every day, it would be a simple matter to put things right.

With a little care and love, the small space of a caravan can be a charming environment to live in, and quite an adventure for any children you may have. It is also an ideal opportunity to test run any interior design ideas you have for the new house – if you’re not sure whether you can live with an outrageous colour or concept, you can try it in your caravan, at little cost change if you don’t like it!

All in all, a caravan can provide an excellent temporary home while your building project to consider, and is hassle free to set up – you will not need to deal with letting agencies and no planning permission is required. Other than buying it and connecting power and water (which your builders will be able to do easily) the only thing to consider is caravan insurance, preferably from a company who specialise in niche vehicles, such as Lifesure (www.lifesure.co.uk). After all, accidents do happen on building sites!