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Jun 17, 2013 · As a park home owner, you have a right in law to sell your home on the open market. You can also give it (gift it) to a member of your family.
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes.
- Your rights and obligations are listed in a written agreement with the park (or site) owner. This sets out: your minimum legal rights and obligatio...
- You have a rent contract if you pay rent to a landlord. It does not have to be in writing. If you do not have a written contract You should be able...
- Pitch fee You have to pay a ‘pitch fee’ to the park owner to rent the land your park home sits on. The park owner can propose to change it once a y...
- Selling The park owner gets up to 10% of the selling price (known as a ‘commission’) when you sell your home. You’ll need to: give the buyer certai...
- Park owners are responsible for: keeping common areas (like shared paths) in good condition repairing the area where your home sits (the ‘base’) ma...
- You can set up a ‘qualifying’ residents’ association to represent home owners in the mobile home park where you live. Qualifying residents’ associa...
- If you have a dispute with the park owner that you cannot work out, you can apply to a tribunal. Decisions made by the tribunal are legally binding...
Mar 1, 2014 · Introduction. Under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 all residential park owners require a licence from the local authority to operate. However, this legislation is now...
People who choose to live in a mobile home (or in a caravan) on a permanent basis have entitlement to certain rights and responsibilities in the United Kingdom. Information in this section explains the most important park homes rules and regulations as well as your rights and obligations as a mobile home owner or occupier.
May 2, 2023 · The term ‘mobile home’ covers a variety of accommodation units, such as ‘caravan’, ‘park home’ or ‘lodge’, which are located on a site/park and can be transported from place to place. The law distinguishes between a residential mobile home (in which the owner lives all year-round) and a mobile home which is used for holidays.
This leafet is just a summary of the new rules about how your site is managed, and the process for selling or gifting your home. There is more information in these fact sheets: Park homes:...
This factsheet gives information about the law relating to park homes (also called mobile homes or caravans). It is aimed at park homeowners who are entitled to use their home as a permanent residence, not people staying or living in holiday caravans or lodges.
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