Sale of Park Homes

My hon. Friend makes a valid point. It is difficult to think of anybody in a leasehold property w...

I have had representations from residents of Garston Park caravan park about their concern that 1...

I think we will have to rely on the Minister being informed of that number. It has not been drawn...

I was at the rally in the summer and saw the strength of feeling about this issue, which we are r...

I will refer to the 2002 report later.

Another issue is whether site owners that are local authorities use the same policies. Any review...

I was not aware of that. We could demand transparency in that regard and find out how much of the...

Will the right hon. Lady give way on that point?

I will, and then I must make some progress.

The right hon. Lady makes an interesting point about transparency. A lot of these park homes are ...

I absolutely agree. Transparency is the key to finding the right answer for everybody in this sce...

The Department put together an excellent document, “Park homes: know your rights”, following the ...

The park home owners say that that gives even less justification for the 10% commission, because ...

The residents of Brickhill Farm and Downlands park homes in my constituency would welcome the rig...

The 10% commission has wide-ranging impacts and they need to be considered. It is only now we are...

I was delighted to support my right hon. Friend’s application for this debate. She knows that the...

I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for that intervention. Obviously, we are mutual...

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Annette Brooke) on bringing ...

My constituents’ feelings on this matter are very similar to those of the hon. Gentleman’s consti...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. I will move on to transparency, which is crucial, as ...

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Annette Brooke) ...

I congratulate my hon. Friend again on the Mobile Homes Act 2013, which addresses the very worst ...

I agree with my hon. Friend that there is an awful lot of work to be done in the sector. As I com...

My hon. Friend speaks with authority, given his long-term commitment to this matter. However, I t...

In the fullness of time we need to consider the whole way the industry operates, but if we rush i...

Would an increase in fees be fairer than a 10% cut when someone is trying to sell? It seems to me...

I certainly take that on board.

The Mobile Homes Act was the biggest shake-up in the park h...

The hon. Gentleman mentions estate agents. A 10% charge is taken by the site owner, but residents...

I am not opposed to a review, as I will say when summing up my remarks, but it is about the timin...

I add my thanks to those of other hon. Members to the many campaigners who have gone before us in...

I concur with that. Is not a further problem that those people cannot possibly have an idea what ...

That is a key element, and the Park Home Owners Justice Campaign group has made exactly that poin...

Does the hon. Lady agree that there are numerous examples—certainly on pitches in my constituency...

Yes, and I go back to the point about the type of residents. There are some brilliant campaigners...

The image that the hon. Lady is portraying is the view I have of the one bad park home site in my...

We hope it will address the problem. One of the really big issues previously was that there was n...

This is the first I have learned of the problem. I have listened to the debate and I am absolutel...

Absolutely; in fact Rick and Bill, from one of the park home sites in North East Derbyshire, made...

When the commission first began to be charged, we were talking about home prices of between £10,0...

That is an important intervention. One of my constituents has written:

“Under the new rules...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North East Derbyshire (Natascha Engel), and, indee...

I apologise for coming late to the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. I had to deal with an urgent con...

May I begin, Madam Deputy Speaker, by apologising to you, to the right hon. Member for Mid Dorset...

The hon. Gentleman is making a passionate speech with which I wholeheartedly agree. However, does...

I understand where the hon. Gentleman is coming from, but my main point is to do with that 10% co...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is almost feudal to expect park home owners to go through t...

I came into the debate during the hon. Gentleman’s excellent contribution, and I agree with him. ...

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Annette Brooke) and other Me...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Annette Brooke) on...

It has indeed been suggested to me that site owners and those involved in the business had quite ...

My right hon. Friend makes a very good point. It is nice when we all agree from time to time.

Does the Minister not agree that one of the things that has changed is the value of those homes? ...

My hon. Friend makes a very good point, although I would point out that the proportion changes fo...

I concur completely that it is not always the case, but does the Minister agree that, whether or ...

Yes. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The fact that some do not bother to maintain their s...

The Minister says that a majority of sites are well managed. What evidence does he have that it i...

Actually, what I said was that the majority of site operators need the commission to maintain the...

I am afraid that I may be anticipating the Minister, but does he think that the Select Committee ...

It is not for me to question the decisions of the Select Committee or its Chair about how they go...

I might be giving the right hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Annette Brooke) responsib...

I hope that the right hon. Lady will take an active part in the group, but I do not want to put t...

It is a pleasure to have you presiding over our debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, knowing that you ha...