There have been a number of issues nationally with the running of Park Home sites and The House of Commons Select Committee, apparently fed up with the governments promised reforms failing to appear, has ordered an inquiry into their operation and the adequacy of the law. Items to be looked at may include
- site fees & services (e.g. cost of gas)
- the awarding and revocation of site licences
- the regulation and enforcement of site license conditions
- the need for the manager of a site to be a “fit and proper” person and the enforcement of this requirement
- the regulation of parks owned by local authorities
- the protection of occupiers of park homes against harassment and illegal eviction
- the resale of park homes and resale fees.
The committee wants to hear submissions from interested parties, particularly those who live in park homes, site owners and local authorities with park homes within their areas . More detail can be seen on the Parliamentary website here.
Submissions needs to be by email and no more than 4,000 words long, If you wish to make a submission please lets us know as we are happy to assist. We ourselves will also be making a submission to the Select Committee and hope to be called to make an oral report.
For those who may not be aware’ Hullbridge has 6 of the 8 mobile home parks registered in the District numbering approximately 500 homes out of a total of around 2,750 in the village. This is an important matter for a large number of residents and will allow them to at last put their points of view across.
My husband and I have recently moved on to one of the site homes in Hullbridge. We are enjoying our home here and love the community of Hullbridge. One question I would like answered is why site fees vary from home to home on the same park. Admittedly ours is a twin unit so can understand why we should pay more than someone in a single unit but twin unit owners who have been here longer are paying less than us.