Residents’ associations for park home owners
How to get your association recognised (England only)
This guide applies to England only. There is separate guidance for Wales.
In England, you ask the site owner to recognise the association. You can apply to the tribunal if they refuse or do not respond.
Step 1: check you meet the qualifying criteria
A site owner must recognise your association if it meets the qualifying criteria.
Step 2: prepare your supporting documents
Use our checklist of supporting documents to help prove you qualify.
The site owner may ask to see these supporting documents. However, they are not entitled to see minutes or interfere in how the association is being run.
If you want, you can inform the site owner that you want to establish a qualifying residents’ association (a brief email or letter is fine).
Checklist of supporting documents
- Evidence you meet the 50% threshold
- An up-to-date list of members
- Names of the association’s elected officers: the chair, secretary and treasurer
- A copy of the constitution
- Independence statement (can be part of the constitution)
Step 3: formally write to the site owner
Write to the site owner asking them to recognise the association (email or post). You can find their address details on any pitch fee demand or formal notice.
Use our template letter and include the supporting documents (or tell them they are available if needed).
Your letter should be sent by an officer of the association (usually the secretary).
Keep a record of everything you send in case you need to apply to the tribunal.
Template letter
Download a template letter: asking for formal recognition of your park home residents’ association
Step 4: site owner recognises the association
You will not get a certificate, just confirmation in writing.
Once recognised, the association is officially known as a qualifying residents’ association.
There is no timeframe for the site owner to respond. But a reasonable time might, for example, be a month.
If the site owner delays or refuses recognition
Applying to the tribunal for recognition
You can apply to the tribunal if the site owner:
- refuses to recognise your association
- does not respond to your request
- is delaying the process unnecessarily
You must apply using tribunal form PH11.
There is a £114 fee but you may be entitled to help with the fees.
You will be expected to include the supporting documents and evidence that you have tried to get the site owner to recognise the association.
Most cases do not need a hearing, but you can ask for one (there is an extra fee for this).
More information about the recognition process
- Last updated:
- 16 June 2026
- Next review:
- 16 June 2028
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