Holiday & Home Parks

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 […]

The Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014 will come into force on 4 February 2014. The aim of the Regulations is to ensure that all site rules for residential parks are: correctly notified to residents and local authorities; used to maintain site standards that are of general benefit to residents; and used to promote and […]

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 […]

Inheritance Tax isn’t a jolly subject nor an easy one! But it can be well worth finding out about how it works, and seeing if it is possible to reduce the amount of tax to be paid. For Park Site Owners in particular, Inheritance Tax isn’t straightforward, so I set out below a brief overview […]

As our readers will be aware, the laws governing the sale and gifting of park homes changed in April of this year. The Mobile Homes (Selling and Gifting) (England) Regulations 2013 introduced a strict statutory regime, which seeks to oust site owners from the sale process. A park home owner may advertise his or her […]

On Friday 26 July 2013 The Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) (Prescribed Forms) (England) Regulations 2013 came into force. From 26 July 2013 any Pitch Fee Review Notice must be accompanied by a Pitch Fee Review Form. The Pitch Fee Review Form has been devised by the Government to provide Park Home Owners with more information […]

The Mobile Homes Act 2013, one of the biggest changes to legislation in the sector for a considerable period of time, started to bite on 26 May 2013. The Act amends various pieces of legislation which have governed the sector for over 20 years. The Act, which seeks to provide ‘a better deal for mobile […]

The Mobile Homes (Selling and Gifting) (England) Regulations 2013 came into force on 26 May 2013 (‘the Regulations’). The Regulations detail how a park site owner should deal with an occupier that wishes to sell or gift their mobile home. All park site owners will be well aware of the purpose behind the Regulations which […]

As previously discussed in our blog , from 6 April 2013 the rules applying to the VAT charged on the supply of caravans is changing. From 6 April 2013 the VAT liability payable on the supply of a new caravan will depend on whether or not that caravan is classed as:  Standard rated (20%):  A caravan […]

The Government has recently released its response to the Select Committee Report entitled a Better Deal for Mobile Home Owners and has concluded that the Report confirms ‘there are serious problems with the sector’ and that ‘malpractice is widespread’. This is perhaps unexpected. The main conclusions reached by the Government are as follows: SALE BLOCKING […]