House of Commons - Park Homes - Communities and Local Government Committee

Communities and Local Government Committee - First Report
Park Homes

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 June 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

The park home industry

Our inquiry

Problems in the park home industry

Government Consultation

This report

2 Sale blocking

Scale of the problem of sale blocking

Prevention of sale blocking

Immediate measures for the Residential Property Tribunal

The 10% commission on sales

3 Park home licensing

Fines for site owners

Licence Fee

Enforcement action and recovery of costs

4 Fit and proper person test

Purpose of a fit and proper person test

Options for a fit and proper person scheme

Drawbacks to a fit and proper person scheme

Our conclusions

5 Agreements between home owners and site owners

Legislative Framework

Park Home Owners' Problems

Defining Site Owners' Obligations

Site Rules

Pitch Fee increases

Publicity and awareness of obligations

6 Conclusions

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of unprinted evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the previous Parliament

Oral and written evidence

Additional (unprinted) written evidence