Holiday & Home Parks

The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will be coming into force on 1 October 2015. The Regulations follow a consultation by the Government about the conditions of property in the private rented sector. Who do the Regulations apply to? Importantly the Regulations are only applicable to England and do not affect any […]

Does your park have a name which stands out from the crowd? Is there another park with the same name? Are clients confused? What if someone sets up down the road with the same name? Have you heard of trade marks or brand names? A trade mark is basically a method of distinguishing the good/services […]

Where there is ambiguity in a contract or a lease the Courts can interpret the wording in the clause using commercial common sense. In the recent case of Arnold v Britton the Supreme Court was asked, on appeal by a tenant, to apply this approach in determining the service charge provisions in a number of […]

This week is the final week for submissions to the Park Homes Working Group in relation to the Mobile Homes Act 2013. What is the Park Homes Working Group? When the Government introduced the Act it made a commitment to review it in 2017. However the Government is of the opinion that ‘more can be […]

On 1 October 2014 the Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (Wales) Regulations 2014 came into force (“the Regulations”). The Regulations (which mirror the Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014) outline the procedure residential Park Owners in Wales are required to follow if their site rules are to remain effective after 30 September 2015 and can […]

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 […]

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 […]

Last week Nick and Aimee from the Holiday and Home Parks Team attended the Hoseasons Conference at the Celtic Manor in Wales. There were in excess of 400 delegates at the Conference and it was a great opportunity to meet with operators in the industry and other professionals who provide a wide range of services […]

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 […]

Death and mental incapacity are two subjects that everyone would probably rather not think about. However, addressing these subjects early on and including them as part of succession planning for a park business will save significant time, money and stress in the long run. In this blog I cover the very important issue of estate […]

The Mobile Home (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014 have been in force for over four months and you should now be well on the way to starting the mandatory consultation procedure for review and implementation of new rules on your park if you have not done so already. The consultation procedure must be completed and your […]

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 […]