Consultation outcome

A better deal for mobile home owners

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 16 April 2012
• Last updated: 26 November 2012 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

A better deal for mobile home owners consultation: summary of responses and next steps

Ref: ISBN 9781409836643

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A better deal for mobile home owners - changes to the Mobile Homes Act 1983: final impact assessment

Ref: ISBN 9781409837039

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A better deal for mobile home owners - changes to the local authority site licensing regime: final impact assessment

Ref: ISBN 9781409837046

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Detail of outcome

We received over 620 responses from a range of organisations including local authorities, site owners, residents and individuals. This document provides a summary of responses to the consultation and the government’s response.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation proposes a number of reforms to the park homes sector, aimed at tackling a number of complaints made by residents.

This consultation ran from
16 April 2012 to 11:45pm on 28 May 2012

Consultation description

This consultation proposes a number of reforms to the park homes sector, aimed at tackling a number of complaints made by residents of some mobile home site operators. These can include:

• blocking an owner’s sale of their home - without justifiable reason
• neglecting their sites and failing to make adequate repairs
• charging excessive pitch fees, breaching site rules and stopping owners from improving their homes

The measures are designed to ensure site operators who behave responsibly can continue to operate as they do already whilst the rogue operators are properly tackled - as well as being made to meet the cost of their negligence rather than the taxpayer picking up the bill.

The proposed changes include:

• ensuring compliance with site licence conditions by enabling the courts to impose unlimited fines on operators who do not manage their sites properly
• allowing local authorities to make a reasonable charge on site operators for their licensing services, which they are currently unable to do
• giving local authorities the power to carry out works on sites in an emergency or where the site operator has been found guilty of a breach of the licence, and charge the cost back to them
• strengthening the rules around the sale of mobile homes so that unscrupulous operators cannot interfere with owners selling to a qualifying buyer who they have chosen
• changing legislation to improve other residents’ rights to reflect their status as home owners by, for example, allowing them to carry out home improvements without seeking permission

Documents

A better deal for mobile home owners: consultation

Ref: ISBN 9781409834373

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Changes to the Mobile Homes Act 1983: impact assessment

Ref: ISBN 9781409834397

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Changes to the local authority site licensing regime: impact assessment

Ref: ISBN 9781409834380

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Published 16 April 2012
Last updated 26 November 2012 + show all updates

1. 26 November 2012

   Added final impact assessments.

2. 16 April 2012

   First published.