A caravan, motorhome or a trailer is a very big purchase for most families. These can be thousands of pounds in value. Very few people can afford to buy such a purchase in cash, and so credit is required.
As we all know the market for credit has contracted very much recently and people seeking credit for purchases such as this have found that lenders in this market place have withdrawn making these buys so much more difficult.
So the problems for vendors of these vehicles has become much more difficult. It was already becoming hard without losing lines of credit. The reason for that is because, being a major purchase a family will think hard before making the buy. If a family fears unemployment it will take decide if this is a good use of the family budget and so that money may be saved instead of spent.
Caravan companies usually have large plots on which they display their wares and these can be expensive. It is also expensive to carry stock for display.
Many will try to have shifted how they sell by switching to sell online, where they can act as middlemen or agents, but this really is a type of purchase where you need to climb on board and feel and touch what you are buying.
Bank borrowings may be large for such a business and it is clear from my discussions that relationship managers with the major banks are taking steps to call these loan facilities in or switch them from overdraft to personal loans or charges over personal assets such as homes.
I have known a couple of such businesses go under in the last few years and I suspect that others will follow.
As with all businesses going through financial hardship, the key to turning the position around is to take affirmative action early in the proceedings. The quicker that an intervention takes place, the easier it is to arrange alternative funding.
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