The availability and reliability of Wi-Fi is an important topic for both holiday and residential parks. On holiday parks there will undoubtedly be guests who expect to be able to access the internet (perhaps free of charge) to plan their holiday and on residential parks residents will expect access to reliable internet as you would […]

Gordon Ramsay yesterday lost a long running Court case in which he claimed he was not liable to pay alleged outstanding rent payments. Ramsay, well known for his string of outspoken cooking programmes, had issued proceedings seeking a declaration that his signature on a lease (which purported to personally guarantee the obligation to pay rent) […]

In the recent judgment in Telchadder –v- Wickland Holdings Limited [2014] UKSC57 the Supreme Court provided important guidance on the steps site owners should take before issuing court proceedings against a resident to gain possession of a pitch. The principal point to be taken from this case is that a site owner should serve a […]

It was a battle fought in the Court room and in the media but is it right that the taxpayer has been left to pick up the bill? Earlier this year The Plantagenet Alliance was unsuccessful at the final hearing of its Application for Judicial Review seeking to challenge the decision of the Secretary of […]

Earlier this month a petition was presented to Downing Street requesting a review of the 10% commission that has historically been paid to site owners on the sale of a park home. The Park Home Owners Justice Campaign (PHOJC), who presented the petition, claims that the 10% commission charge is outdated and inequitable particularly now […]

This morning the High Court has delivered its long awaited judgment in the infamous Richard III Judicial Review Claim and has held that the Ministry of Justice was not obligated to consult over the final resting place for the remains of Richard III. The judgment, which runs to 40 pages, was delivered by a three […]

On 1 April 2014 further sections of the hotly debated Mobile Homes Act 2013 came into force. 1 April 2014 also marked the end of the Government’s ‘mirco business moratorium’ during which the Government sought to reduce the burden that new legislation can impose on businesses. Unfortunately for the residential parks sector the end of that moratorium signals […]

Today sees the start of the delayed two day final hearing in the Judicial Review claim brought by the Plantagenet Alliance (PAL) to challenge the decision of the Justice Secretary to grant the University of Leicester an exhumation licence permitting them to reinter the remains of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral (“the Licence”). The PAL […]

On 4 February 2014 the Mobile Home (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014 came into force. The Regulations set out new rules for Residential Parks to follow and are part of a set of changes that are impacting on the sector. All site owners must now comply with the Regulations when making, amending or deleting site […]

In 2013 I blogged about Richard III and the Judicial Review claim that has arisen since the discovery of his remains in a council car park in Leicester. The final Hearing of the Judicial Review claim was listed to take place on 26 November 2013 and everyone expected a resolution to this unfortunate dispute. But […]

This year has seen a radical change in the legislative landscape for residential parks in the UK. It appears on first glance that holiday parks have escaped unscathed but that relief may be short lived as further changes are on the horizon. On 11 December 2013 the Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill was presented to […]

On 26 November 2013 I blogged about how the High Court in London would be hearing both sides of the argument in the battle over where the remains of Richard III should be buried. However it would seem that I was a little too optimistic. At the Hearing, the Claimants (the Plantagenet Alliance Limited – […]