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Fresh look at long-standing charge to ensure it is fair and
transparent for residents and site owners
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10% commission payment on sale to
be reviewed in response to longstanding debate in
the sector
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Follows commitment made by Housing Minister last
year to look at the issue
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.
A call for evidence has today opened exploring the rationale for
the payment, in response to longstanding and ongoing
debates in the sector.
The Mobile Homes Act 1983 requires park home residents to pay a
site owner a commission of up to 10% of the sale price of their
home. The call for evidence
will seek to establish the rationale for the
payment, what the commission pays for and its role within the
existing legislation.
Housing Minister said:
“Recognising the longstanding concerns among park home residents
about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale
of a park home, we are launching a call for evidence to better
understand the rationale for it.
Gathering vital information about the commission from the sector
will allow us to act and thereby provide the clarity and
certainty that park home residents and site owners have rightly
been demanding.
I encourage everyone with an interest in the commission to
contribute to this call for evidence.”
The launch of the call for evidence is a response to a commitment
made by Minister Pennycook last year. The government
has also today published a summary of stakeholders' responses to
the four recommendations made in the 2022 research report on the
impact of a change to the commission payment.
On the payment of a commission, the responses reinforced the
views of the government that there was no clarity or consensus
within the sector on the rationale for it.
The call for evidence
will seek to establish:
- The reasons given initially for charging a commission;
- What the commission pays for and how it is calculated;
- How the commission is linked to other aspects of the Mobile
Homes Act 1983; and
- A better understanding of the sector's business model.
The 12-week call for evidence is open until 29 May 2026. After
this point the government will review the responses, before
publishing a formal response.
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