Marketplace Guides & Advice
Practical UK guides for people buying and selling touring caravans, static caravans, mobile homes, vehicles, trailers, land and sites.
Useful Information Before You Buy
Our guides are being built around the questions people actually ask when looking at caravans, mobile homes, towing vehicles, work vehicles and land.
Our Main Buying Guides
Start with these six detailed marketplace guides.
Used Touring Caravan Buying Guide UK
What to check for damp, tyres, chassis condition, appliances, paperwork, weights and ownership before buying.
Can You Put a Caravan or Mobile Home on Your Own Land?
Understand the questions surrounding siting, land use, access, planning and residential occupation.
Hobby vs Fendt vs Tabbert vs LMC
Compare four important continental caravan manufacturers, their ranges, layouts and the type of buyer each may suit.
Static Caravan vs Mobile Home
The practical differences in size, construction, siting, transport and typical use.
Caravan Towing Guide UK
Understand caravan weights, towing limits, payload, 4x4s and pickups before choosing a tow vehicle.
Buying a Used Tipper or Cage Van
Check chassis, hydraulics, body condition, payload, tyres and signs of hard commercial use.
What Our Guides Cover
Caravan Buying
Condition, damp, weights, layouts, documents, manufacturers and buying privately.
Statics & Mobile Homes
Siting, transport, dimensions, condition and differences between unit types.
Towing & Vehicles
Towing capacity, payload, pickups, 4x4s and practical work vehicles.
Land & Sites
Access, intended use, ownership, planning questions and practical site considerations.
Buying Through a Marketplace?
Before sending money, read our marketplace safety information and recognise the warning signs of suspicious adverts.
Looking to Buy?
Go straight from our guides to current marketplace sections.