Asked by: Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the report commissioned by his Department entitled The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission, published in June 2022.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Announcements will be set out in the usual way.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the report commissioned by his Department entitled The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission, published in June 2022.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
The report makes four recommendations which require more detailed consideration and further engagement with the sector to fully understand the impact of any change and ensure the long term viability of the sector.
We will publish our response in due course.
Asked by: Derek Thomas (Conservative - St Ives)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the report entitled, Mobile homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission, published by his Department on 16 June 2022, whether he plans to respond to the recommendations in the report.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 158983 on 13 March 2023.
Asked by: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Honiton)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he intends to publish a response to the report Mobile Homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission, published on 16 June 2022.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
Announcements will be made in the usual way.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's research entitled the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission, published June 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of that report's findings.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
We will consider the report in more detail and publish our response in due course.
Asked by: Damian Green (Conservative - Ashford)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the Mobile homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission report, published on 16 June 2022.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The government commissioned a report looking at the issue and we are grateful to the authors. Ministers are actively considering this complex issue. We will publish a response in due course. We are committed to reforming the sector to deliver better value and security for residents.
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the total commissions received by site owners from home sales by park home residents in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The information requested is not held centrally.
The report 'The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission', which we published in June this year, estimated that the average commission earned per sale in the last three years since 2018/20, was just over £11,000. Most park owners also received three or fewer commissions in the same period.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the final report on the effect of the 10 per cent commission fee on the sale of mobile park homes will be published.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
We published the final report 'The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission' on 16 June 2022.
A copy of the report is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-homes-the-impact-of-a-change-in-the-maximum-park-home-sale-commission.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2022 to Question 104350 on Park Homes: Property Transfer, when he plans to release the report on the effect of the 10 per cent commission fee on the sale of mobile park homes.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
The Department received the preliminary report on 12 January 2022. While considering the findings it was decided further research was required to ensure the report was comprehensive. The final report has now been received by the Department and it is currently being reviewed and prepared for publication. It will be published as soon as possible.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2021 to Question 57080 on Park Homes: Property Transfer, when he will release the report on the effect of the 10 per cent commission fee on the sale of mobile park homes.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
We received the report on 12 January 2022. We are considering its findings and will publish it in due course.