I am sure we have all heard horror stories about credit and debit cards being cloned and money being taken from bank accounts by scammers. Sadly, there are people out there that will look to commit these criminal acts. Most banks and credit card providers will now have measures in place to reimburse your payments,…
What you need to know when buying a Park Home Whether you are choosing to buy a park home directly from a site owner or a pre-owned park home from an existing park homeowner, spending your life savings on your home may feel very daunting. Ibraheem Dulmeer at Park Homes Law has helped many park…
It can be difficult to arrange insurance on park homes up for sale, particularly if they are unoccupied or if the previous insurance has lapsed, possibly due to the death of the previous owner. Paul Baker Insurance Services receive many requests to insure such risks, often referred to us by a competitor, and we will…
All residents living in licensed residential parks are required to pay a monthly pitch fee, which will vary considerably from park to park and even within a park, there appears to be no agreed basis for calculating the pitch fee, but there are strict rules for increasing it. The pitch fee can only be increased…
British Standard 3632 is the standard to which residential park homes are built; homes built to this standard are considered to be suitable to be used as a permanent residence and occupied all year round. Some holiday lodges are also built to this superior specification meaning that they too can be used as a main…
We are delighted to include an article about park home base issues written by leading park home barrister Ibraheem Dulmeer. As bases are owned by and the responsibility of the site owner, they are not covered by your park home insurance policy; any problems with the base should always be referred to the site owner…
This story recently came to our notice, and we thought it would be of interest to homeowners considering repainting their homes. It is a site rule that homeowners must maintain the outside of their homes, and the rules in this particular case stated the colour should not differ from the original colour scheme. The chosen…
This story reaffirms why you should always use a solicitor who is conversant with park home legislation when buying a new or indeed a pre-owned park home. The story relates to a small residential park which is licensed for 5 park homes. The site owner decided to add two more homes to the park; without…
Whilst most park homes are heated by LPG, historically, many are heated by oil, usually because the park is not served by mains gas. Oil heating is, of course, perfectly acceptable, and park home insurance policies should cover loss or damage caused by the escape of oil; they should also cover the cost of any…
We always recommend having a survey (and seeking out any hidden damage) when purchasing a park home; you would not contemplate buying bricks and mortar property without one; why should a park home be any different? One of the biggest causes of park home insurance claims is damage caused by the escape of water. Leaks…
