A site operator has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of more than £11,000 after being found guilty of deliberately breaching planning law and two planning enforcement notices. The Vale of White Horse District Council prosecuted the owners of Bayworth Mobile Home Park near Abingdon, Wyldecrest Parks (Management) Limited, after they failed to…
The national residents’ association IPHAS (Independent Park Home Advisory Service) is currently seeking to recruit someone to look after its website. For anyone who is not familiar with this organisation, IPHAS was established more than 25 years ago and, over the intervening years, has offered advice to thousands of people who either live in park…
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,…
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…
This update has a range of issues we have been campaigning for, including; Our campaign regarding the RPI to CPI Pitch fee cost and 10% commission charge. The Government’s £2 billion green Homes Scheme for which grants are available for Park Homes A shocking revelation by the Dail Mirror exposed donations to the government and…
There is no doubt that good neighbours, and conversely bad neighbours, can make a huge difference to our happiness and to our lives, no more so than in a residential park where, generally speaking, residents are older and quite often live alone. In some parks, some active social clubs and groups organise events and outings,…
We have been advised that several park home residents in Surrey have purchased what they believed to be legitimate park home insurance from a sham company trading as ‘Barkers of Cheltenham’. Sadly this is a SCAM, the company address and telephone numbers are fake, but several people, we do not know how many, have purchased…
Following a review of park home legislation in 2018, the Government committed to introduce a fit and proper person test for site licence holders and managers on licensed protected residential parks in England. Wales introduced this test in 2014, so England and Scotland lag behind – to say the least! The purpose of the test is…
The 2021 edition of Park Home News magazine, now in its 15th year, is now available, packed as usual with loads of news and views about the park home lifestyle; it is a highly recommended read, especially for those thinking of buying a park home. The magazine is posted to around 6,5000 park homes in England,…
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