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FAQs
- Am I required to pay a commission if I inherit a park home?
- What is the process for paying the commission on sale of a park home?
- Who pays the commission on sale of a park home?
- What is the maximum commission rate payable on sale of a park home?
- Is commission payable on the sale of a park home?
- Can I be charged for meter reading if I refuse to have a smart electricity meter?
- Can I be charged for the installation of a smart electricity meter by the site owner?
- Can the site owner force me to have a smart electricity meter?
- Can I ask my site owner to install a smart electricity meter?
- Can I install a smart electricity meter on my pitch?
- What should I do if I dispute my electricity and gas charges?
- How much can the site owner charge for the electricity and gas I use?
- How should the site owner calculate my electricity and gas bills?
- Can I be charged for the installation of a water meter by the site owner?
- Can the site owner force me to have a water meter?
- Can I ask the site owner to install a meter on my pitch?
- Can I install a water meter on my pitch?
- Can the site owner use a third party to calculate and recover my water charges?
- What should I do if I dispute my water charge?
- What should I do if the site owner does not provide justification of the calculation of my water bill?
- How much can the site owner charge for the water I use if I do not have a meter?
- How should the site owner calculate my water bill?
- Will my pitch fee include charges for utilities?
- Can I ask for more details about my utility bills?
- What are my rights to Information about utility charges?
- What is Park Homes Warm Home Discount and how can I apply?
- Is the site owner bound by the site rules if they live on site?
- Is there a fee payable when applying to the Tribunal?
- What action should residents take if emergency or urgent repairs are required on a site?
- Will I get a pitch fee refund if my site is not maintained?
- Should I stop paying my pitch fees during the outbreak?
- When will the Fit and Proper person test come into force in England?
- What happens if the site licence holder or manager fails the fit and proper person test?
- Who does the fit and proper person test apply to?
- What is the fit and proper person test?
- Do I need to sign a new pitch agreement if my site owner changes?
- My pitch agreement doesn’t show my name, is this correct
- When I buy a park home do I need a new pitch agreement?
- Who pays the 10% commission when a park home is sold?
- Who can a resident contact if they have received poor service from an estate agent or solicitor?
- Where can park homes residents seek redress?
- Where can prospective buyers find a good estate agent?
- Where can prospective buyers find a good solicitor?
- If I am purchasing a second hand park home can I challenge the agreement or site rules?
- What is the purpose of having site rules?
- How much does it cost to insure a park home?
- Does a park home require similar maintenance to a traditional home?
- How does living in a park home differ from a traditional home?
- If my site has a lease, how do I know when it runs out?
- Is the planning permission for my site time limited?
- How do I find out who my site owner is?
- How do I find out the local amenities near a park home site?
- If I want to sell my park home how much will it be worth?
- Can I get a mortgage to buy a park home?
- What is a reasonable pitch fee?
- Do the changes to the new procedure involve all site rules?
- What are the powers of the First-Tier Tribunal (property chamber)?
- What happens if a site owner tries to deposit the sure rules before an appeal is heard?
- Can a site owner delete the site rules?
- What does the site owner need to do once the rules have been deposited?
- What happens if the First-Tier Tribunal decides that a site owner’s proposed rules are reasonable?
- Are First-Tier Tribunal decisions final?
- Can I appeal to a tribunal on any grounds?
- What can an occupier do if they are unhappy with the site owner’s proposals?
- When should an occupier receive notification of the deposition of site rules or deletion notice?
- What happens when the site owner receives comments on the Proposal Notice?
- How should any comments on the Proposal Notice be communicated to the site owner?
- Should the Proposal Notice be sent to all occupiers?
- If the occupier appeals do they still need to pay the increased fee?
- Can a site owner include a proposal which states that consent is required before an occupier can park their car?
- What happens if the occupier disagrees with the pitch fee?
- Can a site owner include a proposal which prevents the occupier from selling the property?
- What cannot be taken into account in the pitch fee review?
- If the site owner has a number of proposals regarding the site, can they all be included in the proposal notice?
- What else can be included in the pitch fee review?
- What is meant by the deemed date of service?
- Is a deduction from the pitch fee possible if the condition of the site has deteriorated or if there has been a reduction in services?
- How should site owners consult with residents regarding any proposal to change site rules?
- Could the site owner claim for costs of improvements to the site as part of the increased pitch fee?
- When did the changes to the site rules procedure come into effect?
- Where can I view the site rules for a particular park home site?
- How are pitch fees calculated?
- Does a late review change the review date for next year?
- How must the written notice and Pitch Fee Review Form be served?
- Are First Tier Tribunal (FTT) determinations binding on other sites?
- Is it necessary to serve a pitch fee review form?
- Does the park homes buying and selling process apply to new homes bought directly from the site owner?
- How can a pitch fee change?
- How do I get breakdown of my utility costs?
- Where can I find a copy of the licence for the site I live on?
- What does a site owner need to do if they want to increase a pitch fee?
- Is the Retail Price Index (RPI) still used in the pitch fee review process?
- Does the pitch fee include utilities?
- How are pitch fees charged?
Advice Guides
- The Supreme Court rules on ending a park homes agreement
- Local authorities’ fees policies
- The jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) on Park Home matters
- Mobile Homes and Inheritance
- Selling a park home
- Buying or gifting a park home
- Introduction to park homes
Podcasts
- Qualifying Residents Associations
- Site licensing
- Park Homes Magazine
- Site rules
- Trees on park home sites
- Utility charges
- Pitch fee reviews explained
- First supreme court park homes decision
- Buying and selling park homes
News Items
- Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Act (2023) receives Royal Assent
- Energy Bills - Government Support for park home residents
- Energy Bills Support Scheme
- Energy bills support for park home owners in England and Wales via Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding
- Government publishes report on the impact on the park homes sector of a change to the 10% commission paid on park home sales in England
- If a resident thinks a manager is not fit and proper, will the Local Authority take this into account?
- Caravan site closures over the winter
- Welsh Government – Written Statement: Update on the commission rate from the sale of a residential park home
- Government publishes the new Fit and Proper Person Regulations
- Power for Secretary of State to make regulations for the Fit and Proper Person Test come into force on 15th June 2020
- Government launches consultation on a fit and proper person test for park home sites
- The House of Commons Library publishes briefing paper ahead of a review of the 10% commission rate on sales of park homes in England
- The Review of Park Home Legislation: The Government’s response
- Government launches the Review of Park Homes legislation – Call for evidence (Part 2)
- Park Home residents can now apply to receive £140 towards the cost of their winter energy bill
- House of Commons briefing papers on Park Homes
Articles
- Electricity Charges and Smart Meters - case law update
- Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Act 2023 - Questions and Answers
- Dealing with harassment on residential park home sites
- Summary of Fit and Proper Person Test Guidance for Local Authorities
- In Conversation with LEASE
- Fire safety and park homes
- Inheriting a Park Home - Do not be confused by a Will that gifts you a park home without the right to occupy it
- Park Life: Key Issues Examined
- Fit and Proper Person Test, England: Countdown to Implementation
- Government response to the ‘Mobile homes: a fit and proper person test for park home sites’ consultation – An explanation of the regulations
- Utility charges explained
- Understanding Enforcement Action on Park Home Sites
- Upper Tribunal decision regarding the procedural requirements for notifying a site owner about challenges to site rules
- Upper Tribunal decision concerning administrative charges and site owner’s entitlement to recoup costs of; electricity, LPG and sewage services
- The Tribunal and Park Home matters
- The Difference Between Inheriting and Gifting a Park Home
- The site rule making process
- Summary of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013
- Repairs on site, who is responsible?
- Refusal order decision is successfully appealed in Upper Tribunal
- Quiet enjoyment: A case study
- Qualifying Residents’ Associations: practice, procedure and formation
- Protection against harassment under the Mobile Homes Act
- Pitch Fee Review
- Licensing laws for Park Homes
- Late site licence fees recoverable under the pitch fees in England: case law update
- How does the legislation relate to residential, holiday and mixed-use sites?
- Dangerous trees on residential park home sites
- Court of Appeal decision on Recovering Administrative Charges on Utility Costs
- Buying and selling a pre-owned home
- Buying and selling a park home: a brief guide
- Buying a park home – things to consider
