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DEALING WITH LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN UTILITY CHARGES
As every knows - or should - site owners are generally prohibited from making a profit on the resale of essential utilities and that if you ask your site owner (always in writing - keeping a copy ) to supply documentary evidence that explains how your utility charges are calculated, they MUST supply them , free of charge - or otherwise be in breach of your Agreement. That understood, there are numbers of site owners who`ll disregard that contractual obligation, either by igno


BEWARE THE LATEST SALES BLOCKING TACTIC...
As some Park Owner abuses of their positions can quickly be adopted by others, here`s the latest try-on. We`re not identifying the operator at this point - but if it continues – we will. The site owner is advising residents with homes for sale, that there are Park Rules that say they can only sell to someone of their own age or older . None of the residents were previously aware of any such a Rule and which, in any event, is NOT permitted. As a park home owner, you have an "u


Did You Know ? .....
....that in January 2026, the British Holiday and Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) rebranded to the Holiday and Residential Parks Association ( HARPA ) As the Park Owners main trade body (and somewhat extraordinarily ) the public point of contact for the currently defunct APPG for Park Homes, it explains that this move was `better reflect a modern and diverse park industry `- where the change aims to be more inclusive and accurately represent both holiday and residential sect


Well - a bit like the Fit & Proper person then...
There are those who`ve assumed that staff-cutting by one large Park Home operator ( including those who became self-employed ) might well have been to do with the rising costs of employing people.... But then again, it might also, or otherwise, be a consequence of the definition of a large company ( more than 250 employees and a turnover of more than £18 million ) as applied under the "Failure to Prevent Fraud" clause introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transp


STOP PRESS - APPG FOR PARK HOMES
Readers may wish to note that the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG ) for Park Homes may now be defunct The Group was first established in April 2016 and last updated on 20 th October 2025. Any updates will be posted here.


TIME TO FLUSH THE W.C.
Reminder/Update from: 7 days ago Now we`ve launched our updated website, we`re better able to securely reach out to registered Wyldecrest residents, so they have the opportunity to support our next planned moves. In short, we`ll shortly be inviting cross-county Wyldecrest residents to provide evidence of malpractices at your park which continue to cause harm. In this, we`re currently devising the best methods of gathering and collating that information whilst we shortlist


Do Park Home Residents Have Access to the Energy Ombudsman Services
Energy disputes can be frustrating and confusing, especially for residents living in park homes. When issues arise with energy suppliers, knowing where to turn for help is crucial. One key question many park home residents ask is whether they have access to the Energy Ombudsman services. This post explores that question in detail, explaining what the Energy Ombudsman does, who can use their services, and how park home residents can resolve energy-related problems. What Is the


WYLDECREST CROSS-COUNTY SALES BLOCKING
Under the Mobile Homes Act 2013 , park home sale blocking became illegal. Homeowners no longer needed site owner approval for buyers, whilst "pre-commencement" rules forcing sales back to site owners were rendered unenforceable. It also became a criminal offence for site owners to interfere with sales, provide misleading information, or enforce banned rules. However, there are other forms of sales blocking as Wyldecrest and some others have discovered As most of us know very


THE DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY IS LISTENING
On behalf of all Park Home residents, earlier this month, on Wednesday 4 th April, I was pleased for the opportunity to have a further one hour teleconference with agency acting for the Department of Energy & Net Zero . This followed previous discussions when they became better acquainted with problems and abuses surrounding the selling of power by some site owners, whilst involved in creating a planned one-stop shop website for all energy consumers. A further update on the

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