Stuart Anderson MP has renewed his campaign to secure a fair deal for England's 159,000 park home residents by supporting a Day of Action taking place on Monday 2nd February 2026.
In Parliament, Stuart recently met with members of the Park Home Owners Justice Campaign (PHOJC), which is campaigning to abolish a 10% sales commission that locks residents into their properties.
Stuart Anderson MP said:
"I am delighted to support members of the Park Home Owners Justice Campaign, who are campaigning for the removal of a 10% sales commission that unjustly locks them into their properties. This unfair charge is a huge concern for park home residents and is not replicated in any other sector. I have consistently raised this issue with Ministers, having included it in my submission to the Chancellor's Autumn Budget. I will continue to fight until we get the deal park home residents deserve – a fair settlement that respects their rights and livelihoods. It is time for the government to listen and take action."
Shortly after his election, Stuart urged the government in August 2024 to "urgently review" the park home sales commission, which allows site owners to charge residents up to 10% on the resale of a home.
The maximum rate was reduced from 15% in 1983 but has not been reduced any further since then. Almost all park operators charge the full commision rate on every sale.
The last government had commissioned an independent survey on the subject in 2021 and the findings of that survey were submitted to Ministers in June 2022.
The government has promised to consider the 2022 research report and set out plans to seek further evidence from the sector.
In a response to Stuart's campaign dated 27th November 2024, Housing Minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage stated:
"The Government will consider the recommendations of the 2022 research report... and set out the government's position as soon as possible."
Since then, no decision has yet been made to amend the forty year old legislation. In June 2025, Stuart tabled a written parliamentary question asking when it would be published.
Minister Matthew Pennycook replied, saying that the government would publish plans "in due course"
"The government recognises that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home... We will set out plans in due course to seek further evidence from the sector on the rationale for the commission."
More than six months on, Stuart has accused the government of stalling on progress to deliver a fair deal for park home residents.
The maximum rate is prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State. It is currently set at 10% of the sale price, meaning that residents only receive 90% of the sale price.
The commission costs an average of £11,000 per sale. Maintenance costs are included in other fees that residents face - primarily the pitch fee, which averages £172 per month.
This is often more than many residents have in their own savings and negatively impacts upon their ability to afford new accommodation of an equivalent value if they need to move.
In his submission to the Chancellor's Autumn Budget in November 2025, Stuart had called on the Chancellor to scrap the Park Homes Sales Commission. However, no update has yet been provided.
In England, there are 85,000 households living on 1,832 parks. Shropshire contains the fourth largest number of park homes per local authority, with a total of 39 sites.
80% of park home residents are 65 or older, with 78% fully retired.
