Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2015 | Page 109

ISLAND LIFE MAGAZINE

Terence
Willey & Co
Terence Willey: 01983 875859
Mark Willey: 01983 611888
www.terencewilley.co.uk

More protection for
mobile home owners
M

obile home owners will now
benefit from greater protection,
following the introduction of the
Mobile Home Act in 2013, which imposes
new licensing arrangements affecting
Land Agents. The Management and
Conduct Provisions will apply and in 2017,
Managers will have to be “fit and proper”
for the purposes of such management.
Recently there have been instances
of ‘sale blocking’ by site owners, which
is now banned. Occupiers under a new
Agreement will no longer be required
to involve the owner of the site with the
respective buyer. Whilst the occupier
will have to inform the site owner of
the new occupier, there can no longer
be any requirement for permission to
sell. As far as existing Site Agreements
are concerned, the occupier must still
inform the site owner of the name of the

buyer, but the site owner has the right
within 21 days to prove to a tribunal
that the respective buyer is unsuitable
pursuant to such legislation. There are
also new provisions incorporated against
misrepresentation by site owners, as
well as offences relating to eviction and
harassment.
It is very clear from the new legislation
that there is a real intent to ensure that
occupiers of mobile homes will have the
benefit in the main of quiet enjoyment
of their home, providing always that
due respect is given to the site and
neighbouring home owners. Fair and
reasonable conditions within the Site
Agreement must always be respected, as
remedy will still exist to the site owner in
respect of anti social behaviour. The Act
also deals with new provisions against
misrepresentation by site owners, as

well as offences relating to eviction and
harassment.
Previously, site owners had imposed
in their Agreements exit charges and
commissions on sales, coupled with
additional requ