Residents’ associations for park home owners
How to get your association acknowledged (Wales only)
This guide applies to Wales only. There is separate guidance for England.
In Wales, you ask the local council to acknowledge your park home residents’ association. If they do, they will inform the site owner for you.
Step 1: check you meet the qualifying criteria
The local council must acknowledge the association if you meet the qualifying criteria.
Step 2: prepare your supporting documents
Use our checklist of supporting documents to help prove you qualify.
You must send the membership list to the local council. They may ask to see the other documents.
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: write to the local council
Write to the local council’s housing or licensing department asking it to recognise the association as a qualifying residents’ association.
Use our template letter to help you.
You must include the up-to-date list of members (you can include the other supporting documents if you want 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.
Template letter
Step 4: local council acknowledges the association and informs the site owner
You will not get a certificate, just confirmation in writing.
Once acknowledged, the association is officially known as a qualifying residents’ association.
There is no timeframe for the local council to respond. But they will usually indicate a timeframe when they acknowledge your letter.
If the local council delays or refuses to acknowledge
You can complain to the local council using their formal complaints process.
If you are unhappy with their final response, you can take your complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
More information about the recognition process
- Last updated:
- 16 June 2026
- Next review:
- 16 June 2028
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