Residents’ associations for park home owners
Eligibility criteria for qualifying residents’ associations
To become a qualifying residents’ association, there are certain conditions you must meet.
The 50% membership requirement
At least 50% of the eligible park homes on the site must be represented in the association.
Park homes are not eligible and must not be counted if they are:
- vacant
- rented out – even if on a long-term basis
- used as holiday homes – even if the person lives there for most of the year
- lived in by the site owner, or their family
- lived in by the site owner’s staff or agents, or their family
How to work out the 50%
Check the site licence to help work out the total number of residential homes on site. You can also ask the site owner.
Membership
Membership must be open to all eligible park home residents.
An eligible resident is someone who owns their park home and lives in it as their only or main home. It’s one vote per park home, not per member.
The following cannot be members:
- the site owner and their families
- the site owner’s staff or agents (including their families)
Joint homeowners
In England
Joint owners can both be members. But they will only count as one for the purposes of the 50% threshold and voting.
In Wales
Only one of the joint owners can be a member. They can decide for themselves. If they cannot decide, use the first person named on the pitch agreement.
Keep a membership list
You must keep an up-to-date list of members.
Evidence of membership can be a signed and dated form, letter or email. If your residents’ association has been running for a while, make sure this list is dated within the last few months before you apply for qualifying status to show that it is “current”.
Independence from the site owner
The association must be independent from the site owner.
Independence can be questioned if your association relies on the site owner, for example for things like:
- facilities to run your association or hold meetings
- to print documents or email newsletters
- members acting as voluntary site wardens
It is best to review arrangements which might question the independence of the association and make sure your independence can be clearly evidenced – for example, in both your constitution and in practice.
Fair and democratic constitution
The association must have a fair and democratic constitution to ensure it reflects the interests of all eligible residents and not just the voice of a few.
The constitution is the association’s rulebook. It explains:
- how the association is run
- who can be a member (and who is excluded)
- how officers are elected by members
- how decisions are made and recorded
- voting rules (one vote per park home)
- that the association is independent from the site owner
Free constitution model template
GOV.UK and GOV.Wales refer to a template constitution jointly produced by organisations in the park home sector that you can use or adapt.
You could also contact other qualifying residents’ associations to ask for a copy of their constitution.
Free template
Download a free template constitution for a park home residents’ association (PDF)
Elected officers
You must have a chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer.
They must be members of the association and elected by the other members.
You should hold a formal meeting of members to elect them and record this.
These officers make administrative decisions only. Other types of decisions should be by a vote put to members.
- Last updated:
- 16 June 2026
- Next review:
- 16 June 2028
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