'Ripped off': Losing my life savings on a static caravan

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In 2024, a BBC investigation revealed the stories of those who had lost their life savings, inheritance and pensions when their holiday homes lost value. In Joanne Horner-Bloomfield's case, she used £29,995 from the sale of her late mother's house to buy a caravan in 2022, spending an additional £7,500 for a decking and two storage sheds. After the annual pitch fees increased each year, she realised she could not afford to keep the caravan, and after deciding to sell it, she says the park told her that her caravan would only fetch about £5,000 on the open market. Now, more than a thousand owners across the UK are launching legal action against the holiday parks that sold the caravans. In this episode of 5 Minutes On, Lucy Parry from the BBC Investigations team hears from some of those seeking compensation. (Image: BBC)