The extremely windy weather during December and the early months of 2012 has caused a 300% increase in static caravan insurance claims for storm damage.

A recent Facebook poll has shown that people in the UK prefer their static caravan or holiday home to be within an hour or so drive – perhaps the saying should be “a home not too far away from home”?

Most people know that freezing conditions can play havoc with holiday homes, with bursting water pipes and damp being the main causes of worry; but there’s another issue which needs to be considered when leaving your holiday home over the Winter period, the build up of snow and ice on your roof.

You can now ‘like’ Leisuredays on Facebook and ‘follow’ us on Twitter, meaning you’ll get access to all our news and articles before anybody else.

Last winter we at Leisuredays handled more burst pipe and escape of water insurance claims than ever before thanks to freezing temperatures and widespread and prolonged snow and ice.

This year we want to ensure that as many static caravan and lodge owners as possible don’t have to deal with the upheaval of large scale damage that mother nature can cause over the winter by explaining a few simple precautions.