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The Mobile Homes (Written Statement) (Wales) Regulations 2007
2007 No. 3164 (W. 275)
SCHEDULEWRITTEN STATEMENT UNDER MOBILE HOMES ACT 1983
IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ THIS STATEMENT CAREFULLY AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE. IT SETS OUT THE TERMS ON WHICH YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO KEEP YOUR MOBILE HOMES ON SITE AND TELLS YOU ABOUT THE RIGHTS WHICH WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU BY LAW. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU SHOULD GET ADVICE (FOR EXAMPLE FROM A SOLICITOR OR A CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU)
PART 1Introductory Provisions and Express Terms (other than those specified in Part 5)
PART 2Information about your rights
1. Because you will have an agreement with a site owner which will entitle you to keep your mobile home on the owner’s site and live in it as your home, you will have certain rights under the Mobile Homes Act 1983, affecting in particular your security of tenure, the sale of your home and the review of the pitch fee.
2. These rights, which are contained in the implied terms set out in Part 3 of this statement, will apply automatically and cannot be overridden, so long as your agreement continues to be one to which the 1983 Act applies.
3. If you are not happy with any of the express terms of your proposed agreement (as set out in Part 5 of this statement) you should discuss them with the site owner, who may agree to change them.
4. If you enter into the agreement and subsequently become dissatisfied with the express terms of the agreement you can challenge them as explained in paragraph 5. But you must do so within six months of the date on which you enter into the agreement or the date you received the written statement, whichever is the later. If you wish to challenge your agreement, you may wish to consult a solicitor or citizens' advice bureau.
5. A challenge can be made either in the county court or before an arbitrator. You can—
(a)ask for any express terms of the agreement (those set out in Part 5 of this statement) to be changed or deleted; or
(b)ask for further terms to be included in the agreement concerning the matters set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (see paragraph 8 ).
6. The appointment of an arbitrator may be provided for in one of the express terms of the agreement. If not, you and the site owner can still agree in writing to appoint an arbitrator to settle a dispute between you.
7. The court or arbitrator must make an order on terms they consider just and equitable in the circumstances.
8. The matters set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act are—
(a)the sums payable by the occupier in pursuance of the agreement and the times at which they are to be paid;
(b)the review at yearly intervals of the sums so payable;
(c)the provision or improvement of services available on the protected site, and the use by the occupier of such services; and
(d)the preservation of the amenity of the protected site.
9. If no application to the court or an arbitrator is made within six months of the date on which you entered into the agreement or the date you received the written statement, whichever is the later, both you and the site owner will be bound by the terms of the agreement and will not be able to change them unless both parties agree.
10. If you consider that any of the express terms of the proposed agreement (as set out in Part 5 of this statement) are unfair, you can, in accordance with the provisions of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999(1), complain to the Office of Fair Trading or any qualifying body(2).
PART 3Implied Terms
Under the 1983 Act, certain terms will be automatically included in your agreement. These implied terms are set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act. This is set out below and includes the amendments made to Schedule 1 by the Housing Act 2004 and the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (Wales) Order 2007(3). The numbering follows that used in the 1983 Act as amended by the 2004 Act and the 2007 Order.
“SCHEDULE 1AGREEMENTS UNDER THE ACT
1. Subject to paragraph 2 below, the right to station the mobile home on land forming part of the protected site shall subsist until the agreement is determined under paragraph 3, 4, 5 or 6 below.
Owner’s estate or interest
2.—(1) If the owner’s estate or interest is insufficient to enable him to grant the right for an indefinite period, the period for which the right subsists shall not extend beyond the date when the owner’s estate or interest determines.
(2) If planning permission for the use of the protected site as a site for mobile homes has been granted in terms such that it will expire at the end of a specified period, the period for which the right subsists shall not extend beyond the date when the planning permission expires.
3. The occupier shall be entitled to terminate the agreement by notice in writing given to the owner not less than four weeks before the date on which it is to take effect.
4. The owner shall be entitled to terminate the agreement forthwith, if on the application of the owner, the court—
(a)is satisfied that the occupier is not occupying the mobile home as his only or main residence; and
(b)considers it reasonable for the agreement to be terminated(4).
6.—(1) the owner shall be entitled to terminate the agreement forthwith if, on the application of the owner, the court is satisfied that, having regard to its condition, the mobile home—
(a)is having a detrimental effect on the amenity of the site; and
(b)the court considers it reasonable for the agreement to be terminated.
(2) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below apply if, on an application under sub-paragraph (1) above—
(a)the court considers that, having regard to the present condition of the mobile home, paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph applies to it, but
(b)it also considers that it would be reasonably practicable for particular repairs to be carried out on the mobile home that would result in sub-paragraph (1)(a) not applying to it, and
7. Where the agreement is terminated as mentioned in paragraph 3, 4, 5 or 6 above, the occupier shall be entitled to recover from the owner so much of any payment made by him in pursuance of the agreement as is attributable to a period beginning after the termination.
8.—(1) The occupier shall be entitled to sell the mobile home, and to assign the agreement, to a person approved of by the owner, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(1A) The occupier may serve on the owner a request for the owner to approve a person for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above.
(1B) Where the owner receives such a request, he must, within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which he received the request—
(1C) The owner may not give his approval subject to conditions.
(1D) If the approval is withheld, the notice under sub-paragraph (1B) above must specify the reasons for withholding it.
(1E) If the owner fails to notify the occupier as required by sub-paragraphs (1B) (and, if applicable, sub-paragraph (1D)) above, the occupier may apply to the court for an order declaring that the person is approved for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above; and the court may make such an order if it thinks fit.
(1F) It is for the owner—
(a)if he served a notice as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) (and, if applicable, sub-paragraph (1D)) and the question arises whether he served the notice within the required period of 28 days, to show that he did;
(b)if he did not give his approval and the question arises whether it was reasonable for him not to do so, to show that it was reasonable.
(1G) A request or notice under this paragraph—
(2) Where the occupier sells the mobile home, and assigns the agreement, as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above, the owner shall be entitled to receive a commission on the sale at a rate not exceeding such rate as may be specified by an order made by the appropriate national authority.
(2A) Except to the extent mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above, the owner may not require any payment to be made (whether to himself or otherwise) in connection with the sale of the mobile home, and the assignment of the agreement, as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above.
(a)shall be made by statutory instrument which (if made by the Secretary of State) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament; and
(b)may make different provision for different areas or for sales at different prices.
The maximum rate is currently fixed at 10% by the Mobile Homes (Commissions) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/748)
9.—(1) The occupier shall be entitled to give the mobile home, and to assign the agreement, to a member of his family approved by the owner, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(2) Sub-paragraphs (1A) to (1G) of paragraph 8(1) above shall apply in relation to the approval of a person for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above as they apply in relation to the approval of a person for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph.
(3) The owner may not require any payment to be made (whether to himself or otherwise) in connection with the gift of the mobile home, and the assignment of the agreement, as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above.
10.—(1) The owner shall be entitled to require that the occupier’s right to station the mobile home is exercisable for any period in relation to another pitch forming part of the protected site (“the other pitch”) if (and only if)—
(a)on the application of the owner, the court is satisfied that the other pitch is broadly comparable to the occupier’s original pitch and that it is reasonable for the mobile home to be stationed on the other pitch for that period; or
(a)repairs to the base on which the mobile home is stationed;
11. The occupier shall be entitled to quiet enjoyment of the mobile home together with the pitch during the continuance of the agreement, subject to paragraphs 10, 12, 13 and 14.
12. The owner may enter the pitch without prior notice between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.—
14. Unless the occupier has agreed otherwise, the owner may enter the pitch for a reason other than one specified in paragraph 12 or 13 only if he has given the occupier at least 14 clear days' written notice of the date, time and reason for his visit.
15. The rights conferred by paragraphs 12 to 14 above do not extend to the mobile home.
(ii)which were the subject of consultation in accordance with paragraph 22(e) and (f) below; and
(c)the effect of any enactment, other than an order made under paragraph 8(2) above, which has come into force since the last review date.
20.—(1) There is a presumption that the pitch fee shall increase or decrease by a percentage which is no more than any percentage increase or decrease in the retail prices index since the last review date, unless this would be unreasonable having regard to paragraph 18(1) above.
(e)if requested by the owner, provide him with documentary evidence of any costs or expenses in respect of which the occupier seeks reimbursement.
23. The owner shall not do or cause to be done anything which may adversely affect the ability of the occupier to perform his obligations under paragraph 21(c) and (d) above.
24. For the purposes of paragraph 22(e) above, to “consult” the occupier means—
25. For the purposes of paragraph 22(f) above, to “consult” a qualifying residents' association means—
(a)to give the association at least 28 clear days' notice in writing of the matters referred to in paragraph 22(f) which—
26.—(1) The owner shall by notice inform the occupier and any qualifying residents' association of the address in England or Wales at which notices (including notices of proceedings) may be served on him by the occupier or a qualifying residents' association.
(b)it does not contain the information required to be contained in it by virtue of sub-paragraph (3) above,
(5) An amount or notice within sub-paragraph (2) or (4) (as the case may be) shall not be treated as mentioned in relation to any time when, by virtue of an order of any court or tribunal, there is in force an appointment of a receiver or manager whose functions include receiving from the occupier the pitch fee, payments for services supplied or other charges.
28.—(1) A residents' association is a qualifying residents' association in relation to a protected site if—
“written statement” means the written statement that the owner of the protected site is required to give to the occupier by section 1(2) of this Act.”
Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act sets out provisions which supplement those in Part 1 of Schedule 1. These are set out below.
(a)a request by the occupier for the owner to approve a person for the purposes of paragraph 8(1) of Part 1 above (see paragraph 8(1A)), or
(b)a request by the occupier for the owner to approve a person for the purposes of paragraph 9(1) of Part 1 above (see paragraph 8(1A) as applied by paragraph 9(2)).
(2) If a person (“the recipient”) receives such a request and he—
(3) In paragraph 8(1B) of Part III above (as it applies to any request within sub-paragraph (1) above) any reference to the owner receiving such a request includes a reference to his receiving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) above.
2.—(1) A claim that a person has broken the duty under paragraph 1(2) above may be made the subject of civil proceedings in like manner as any other claim in tort for breach of statutory duty.
(2) The right conferred by sub-paragraph (1) is in addition to any right to bring proceedings, in respect of a breach of any implied term having effect by virtue of paragraph 8 or 9 of Part 1 above, against a person bound by that term.”
PART 5Express terms of the agreement
This part of the written statement sets out other terms of the agreement which may be agreed between you and the site owner in addition to the implied terms.
(Terms to be inserted by site owner.)
For the definition of “qualifying body” see S.I. 1999/2083.
S.I. 2007/3151 (W.268).
For the meaning of “the court”, see section 5(1) of the Mobile Homes Act 1983.