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Finding a park home to rent

If you are looking for a park home you can start by contacting park owners in the areas you are interested in. They will be able to tell you if they have any park homes available for rent. To find a list of park owners you can contact the British Holiday & Home Parks Association using the UK Parks website.

Another way you can see what’s available is to check online listings and the classified adverts section of local newspapers.

• UK Parks website - British Holiday and Homes Parks Association Opens new window

Costs of renting a park home

The main cost of renting a park home will be paying your rent, but there are also other costs you need to think about.

You will probably have to pay a ‘pitch fee’. This is the cost of renting the land that the park home sits on. You will also probably have to pay for utilities – eg water, gas and electricity.

You should check with your landlord to find out what charges you will have to pay.

Getting help with your rent

If you have a low income or are having problems paying your rent, you may be able to get housing benefit.

Read the article ‘Housing benefit’ to find out more about how you can apply for help.

• Housing Benefit (money, tax and benefits section)

If your landlord asks you to leave

If your landlord tries to ‘evict’ you (force you to leave), you will have more rights to stay if you live on a ‘protected site’. A protected site is a mobile home park which has planning permission to have residents living there throughout the year. A holiday park would not be a protected site.

Your right to stay also depends on:

• what your rental contract says
• if you are covered by certain tenancy laws – this depends on when you moved in and what category your home falls into
  

Your rights from your rental contract

If your landlord collects rent from you, this means you have a rental contract even if it is not in writing.

If you do not have anything in writing you should be able to stay for a year from the date you moved in. If you have a written contract it should say how long you can live in your home.

During this time your landlord can still ask you to leave if:

• your contract says the tenancy can be ended at any time with four weeks’ notice and your landlord gives you this notice
• you break the rules (‘terms’) of your contract and it says the owner can ask you to leave for these reasons

When your contract ends the landlord can ask you to leave as long as they give you four weeks’ notice. If you don't leave the owner can ask the court for an ‘eviction order’. If the court grants this it means that you will be forced to leave.

Your rights from tenancy laws

You may have rights from tenancy laws if your home is counted as a ‘dwelling house’. To be a dwelling house your park home must be:

• your permanent residence – this means where you live most or all of the time
• connected to mains supplies of electricity or water
• unmovable or so large that it cannot be moved in one piece – eg you cannot drive it or tow it away yourself

If your park home is a dwelling house then you will have a certain type of tenancy that is covered by the law. The type of tenancy you may have is:

• a ‘regulated tenancy’ – this is if you moved in and started paying rent before 15 January 2024
• an ‘assured’ or ‘assured shorthold tenancy’ – this is if you moved in and started paying rent after 15 January 2024

To read more about the different types of tenancies and how they might affect you see ‘Tenancies – an overview’.

• Types of tenancies - private renting

Getting advice on your tenancy rights

Tenancy rights can be complicated and depend on your situation. You should get legal advice if you think your landlord is treating you unfairly.

Advice helplines

You can also contact a Citizens Advice Bureau or charities such as Shelter or Age UK if you have questions.

Community Legal Advice helpline: 0845 345 4 345

Shelter housing advice helpline: 0808 800 4444

Age UK Advice helpline: 0800 169 6565

• Get free advice and find a solicitor in your area - Community Legal Advice Opens new window

• Find your local Citizens Advice Bureau Opens new window

• Contact the housing advice hotline - Shelter Opens new window

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More useful links

• Mobile home tenancies - Shelter website Opens new window

• National Association of Park Home Residents (NAPHR) Opens new window

• British Holiday & Home Parks Association Opens new window

• Independent Park Home Advisory Service Opens new window