Welsh_red 4,309 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Lived in a house all my life but as I'm getting on and getting older I'd love to buy some woodland and build a cabin in there to live. I've had a look online at the rules etc and it seems almost impossible. You can have a cabin. If its only used occasionally (up to 28 days) a year . I know theirs no real way of them checking but I'm wondering if anybody knows anybody who has moved into a cabin or has any knowledge on it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,429 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: Lived in a house all my life but as I'm getting on and getting older I'd love to buy some woodland and build a cabin in there to live. I've had a look online at the rules etc and it seems almost impossible. You can have a cabin. If its only used occasionally (up to 28 days) a year . I know theirs no real way of them checking but I'm wondering if anybody knows anybody who has moved into a cabin or has any knowledge on it Can you not put a cabin on a lorry trailer and get round it that way? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,567 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 i would convert a horsebox on a Bedford MK truck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,467 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saluki bouy 635 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Storage container? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,467 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: Lived in a house all my life but as I'm getting on and getting older I'd love to buy some woodland and build a cabin in there to live. I've had a look online at the rules etc and it seems almost impossible. You can have a cabin. If its only used occasionally (up to 28 days) a year . I know theirs no real way of them checking but I'm wondering if anybody knows anybody who has moved into a cabin or has any knowledge on it Who's coming round to check?, it's like don't do as we do, do as we say 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,894 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Shepherds hut on wheels 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,377 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 34 minutes ago, greg64 said: i would convert a horsebox on a Bedford MK truck Suppose you would be staying in the same place seen as the Bedford would probably be broke down most of the time 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 1,131 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 The only real ( legal) way to live in a house in the woods , is to buy a house that's already in woodland, or , buy a house with a few acres around it , and plant your own woodland, and wait. You can try to just buy a piece of woodland, then build your cabin and hope for the best , but , you can't make it a proper address ( with post code , services etc) . Some people just build something to live in , and as long as you get on with your neighbours, they probably wouldn't report you to the council , but , as soon as the council do get to hear about you , then you may as well just move. Theirs quite a lot of information on the Internet if you've got time to wade through it all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, greg64 said: i would convert a horsebox on a Bedford MK truck . Bedford MK & MJ WWW.TRAVELLERHOMES.CO.UK Traveller trucks, buses, wagons, boats and more. Thousands of images of life on the road Bit of Bedford MK porn for you mate ... I got a Bedford TL horsebox i'm slowly converting at the moment.. Edited July 18, 2023 by fireman 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dodger 2,665 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 I'd also say storage container or horse box unless you have a big budget either way sounds like a plan.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 1,131 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Another way around things ( if you're happy with a mobile home ) , is buy several small plots of woodland , and move from plot to plot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,567 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, fireman said: . Bedford MK & MJ WWW.TRAVELLERHOMES.CO.UK Traveller trucks, buses, wagons, boats and more. Thousands of images of life on the road Bit of Bedford MK porn for you mate ... I got a Bedford TL horsebox i'm slowly converting at the moment.. nice my old fg is on the Travellers homes site after i sold it to a mate 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,467 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Chid said: Suppose you would be staying in the same place seen as the Bedford would probably be broke down most of the time Ye of little faith Keep a nice shire or Suffolk punch to tow it You know? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,467 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 There's a good few that I know that have the plots of woodland who travel in camper vans, and stay in them, but also have their cabins 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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