Inheriting a park home
Inheriting a park home is different from inheriting a traditional property, such as a house or flat. You can inherit the park home itself – for example if it was left to you in a will or if the owner died without a will – but not the right to live in it.
Your right to live in the home and benefit from the pitch agreement (also called a written statement) depends on your relationship with the park home owner who has died.
Unlike buying a park home, there is no 10% commission payable when you inherit a park home and transfer the pitch agreement.
There’s a different process for gifting a park home to a family member during the owner’s lifetime.
Advice from a professional
We recommend using a solicitor or other professional if you’ve inherited a park home. They can spot any potential problems and provide peace of mind.
Professional advice can also help if you need to interpret a will, deal with probate, or deal with the site owner about the pitch agreement.
Find out more: Using a solicitor
The park home
The park home owner’s will – or the rules about who inherits if there is no will – says who inherits the home.
Citizens Advice has information about what happens when a person dies without leaving a will.
The right to live in the park home
If a family member was living with the owner when they died
The pitch agreement passes to the family member living with the park home owner.
They will not need the site owner’s consent to keep living in the park home, but they should inform the site owner about the situation.
Consider legal advice when signing a new pitch agreement in case the terms change.
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Qualifying family members are:
- a husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
- a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece
Stepchildren, illegitimate children, half-siblings and their children, and relationships by marriage or civil partnership count in the same way as full blood relations.
If nobody was living with the owner when they died
If no family member lived with the owner when they died the park home becomes the responsibility of whoever is named in the will, or inherits under the rules of intestacy (if there is no will).
The person inheriting the park home has the right to sell the home, but would need the site owner’s consent if they want to live in the park home.
Moving into a park home you’ve inherited
If you inherit a park home that you did not live in:
- you will need to contact the site owner for permission to live there
- you will need to be able to meet site rules, for example meeting any age requirements
- you might need to provide a copy of the will and the death certificate – you can get these from the executor of the will
If permission is refused, the home would need to be sold.
Selling a park home you’ve inherited
If you do not want to live in the park home or if the site owner refuses consent for you to live there, you have the right to sell it.
During the period between inheriting the park home and completing a sale, you will need to follow the rules in the pitch agreement, for example paying the pitch fee.
You can also remove the park home from the site. To do this you will need to give 4 weeks’ notice to the site owner to terminate the pitch agreement.
Find out more: Selling a park home
- Last updated:
- 16 June 2026
- Next review:
- 16 June 2028
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