Government make U-turn on Static Caravan Tax: New rate of 5% not 20%
The Government have made a dramatic U-turn on their plans to introduce VAT on static caravans at 20%.
Category: Static caravan industry news
Latest news and events in the world of static caravans, holiday lodges and park homes.
Stop VAT on Static Caravans before it’s too late
As you may already know, the Government’s latest budget revealed plans to apply VAT on static caravans and holiday homes at 20% from the 1st October 2012 – but with your help it’s not too late to stop it.
VAT to be applied on static caravans from 1st October 2012
From the 1st October 2012 VAT will be applied to static caravans, which could make your next holiday home 20% more expensive to buy.
Holiday home owners enjoy a home away from home …just not too far
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”?
Leisuredays honoured at UK Broker awards 2011
Leisuredays (and sister brand Caravan Guard) have been “highly commended” at the 2011 UK Broker Awards, which took place at a glitzy event in London on Friday 9th September.
The Caravan Extravaganza and Cottingham Golf Club show overview 2011
The weather may have been dreary with rain and strong winds and the economic outlook poor but every company we spoke to at the Caravan Extravaganza show in Cottingham, and the show at the adjacent golf club was very upbeat about the future whilst accepting that for the next 12 months at least, things are going to be pretty tough.
Leisuredays added to SAYNOTO0870’s “Hall of Fame”
Leisuredays, and our sister company Caravan Guard, have been added to the “Hall of Fame” on the consumer website saynoto0870.com, thanks to our pledge to make customer calls as cheap as possible.
Leisuredays event raises £650 for families who’ve fallen on hard times
A fundraising evening organised and hosted by Leisuredays has raised £650 for the National Caravan Council (NCC) Benevolent Fund, which looks after current or past members of the caravan industry who have fallen on hard times.
BBC Watchdog backs up our move to phase out 0845 numbers
The recent BBC Watchdog programme about ’08’ numbers and how they can be expensive for customers to call was music to our ears. We did a lot of research in to what numbers were cheapest for customers to call and found that offering two different numbers was the best way forward.
Double GOLD at the UK Broker Awards 2010
Caravan Guard (incorporating Leisuredays) have been named ‘Customer Service Provider of the Year’, and ‘Personal Lines Intermediary of the Year’ at the UK Broker Awards 2010.
