Question
6. If her Department will take steps to improve protections for renters and owners of park homes.
Answer
The Government are committed to improving protections for renters and owners of park homes. On 5 March, my Department published a call for evidence with a view to establishing the rationale for the required payment of a commission of up to 10% of the sale price when a park home is sold. We continue to analyse the feedback received. I hope to be able to publish a detailed summary of the responses in the near future, and, as per the commitments that I have previously given, we will set out the Government’s final position on this matter by the end of the year.20% vibes
Verdict: AMBER (68/100)
The reply confirms the department will take steps to improve protections for park home residents and names a concrete action: a call for evidence on the commission of up to 10% charged on park home sales. It gives dated commitments to publish a summary and set out a final position by year end. The timeline is clear, but the specific action covers only the commission issue, so the reply does not spell out what wider protections will follow, and a member of the public may still want more detail on that.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whether the department will take steps to improve protections for renters and owners of park homes. | Addressed | Direct | The reply commits to improving park home protections (statement 1), then names a concrete step, a call for evidence on the up-to-10% commission on park home sales (statement 2), says analysis is ongoing (statement 3), and gives dated commitments to publish a summary and set out a final position by year end (statements 4 and 5). Together these answer whether the department will take steps, though the concrete action covers only the commission issue rather than protections broadly. |