Mobile home site 'fit and proper' requirement

The Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) introduce a fit and proper person test for site owners or the person appointed to manage the site. The purpose of the fit and proper person test is to improve the standards of park home site management.

What is a fit and proper person?

The applicant wishing to be included on the register will have to show that there are suitable financial and management arrangements in place for the site and to provide information relating to their conduct in relation to any of the following:

• offences relating to fraud, dishonesty, violence, arson or drugs or listed in schedule 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
• contraventions of law in relation to: housing, caravan sites, mobile homes, public health, planning or environmental health or landlord and tenant law
• contraventions of law in relation to the Equality Act 2010, or in connection with the carrying out of any business
• harassment of any person in connection with the carrying out of any business
• insolvency within the last 10 years
• disqualification from acting as a company director within the last 10 years
• has the right to work in the UK

Additional guidance

Download the Guidance for fit and proper persons.

Who needs to apply

An application must be made by a site owner, if they hold, or have applied for, a site licence for the site.

Only park home sites, which operate on a commercial basis, where plots/pitches are sold or rented to residents.

Park home sites which are only occupied by the site owner or members of the site owner’s family do not need to apply.

Download the Fit and proper person application form.

Fees

We do not charge for applications for the register.

Fit and Proper Persons Register for Oxford

This is the Fit and Proper Persons Register for Oxford City - The Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020.