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Information for park home residents in England on their rights and obligations under the Mobile Homes Act 1983.

• Updated: 4 June 2021

Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes

• Your rights and obligations

  Your rights and obligations are listed in a written agreement with the…

• Renting a park home

  You have a rent contract if you pay rent to a landlord. It does not have…

• Charges

  Pitch fee You have to pay a ‘pitch fee’ to the park owner to rent the land…

• Selling or giving away a park home

  Selling The park owner gets up to 10% of the selling price (known as a…

• Park repairs and improvements

  Park owners are responsible for: keeping common areas (like shared paths)…

• Residents’ associations

  You can set up a ‘qualifying’ residents’ association to represent home…

• Settling disputes

  If you have a dispute with the park owner that you cannot work out, you…

A review of a long debated 10% commission fee charged on the sale of park homes, which can be worth thousands of pounds, has been launched by the government.

• Updated: 5 March 2026

This leaflet summarises the main changes to park home owners legal rights when selling their park home.

• Updated: 17 June 2013

• Updated: 5 March 2026

Guidance to anyone intending to buy a park home.

• Updated: 19 July 2013

Summary of responses to a discussion paper on the park homes commission payment.

• Updated: 5 March 2026

This call for evidence seeks to understand the reasons why commission is paid when a park home is sold.

• Updated: 5 March 2026

Forms relating to park homes including termination of an agreement.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

Form to be used when consulting park (mobile) home owners on the proposed rules or changes to the site rules.