Park Home Purchase Checklist

Who this is for

The checks that are particular to buying a park home. Work through the site, the written agreement, the home and the sale, noting what you were told as you go.

Anyone buying a park home or residential mobile home, whether from a resident or from the site owner, and family members helping a parent downsize to one.

What this helps you track

• The site owner, the site licence and its conditions
• Whether the site can be lived on all year round
• The written agreement, the pitch fee and how it is reviewed, as written
• The age and condition of the home and its services
• The sale paperwork, the costs and your final decision

How to use it

1. Write the park and pitch, the site owner, the seller, the asking price and who is advising you.
2. Work through each section on a visit and from the documents, ticking each check and writing what you were shown or told beside it.
3. Copy figures such as the pitch fee and charges exactly as they appear in the agreement; the sheet supplies none.
4. Record every question you asked, the answer and who gave it in the notes at the end.
5. Have the agreement and sale papers checked by a solicitor or adviser before you commit; fill it in on paper or in the browser version, which saves in your own browser.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Why is a park home different from buying a house?

You usually buy the home but not the land it stands on. Your rights to keep it on the pitch come from a written agreement with the site owner, so the agreement, the site licence and the site rules matter as much as the home itself.

Does the checklist say what the agreement must contain?

No. What an agreement must include, how long you have to read it and how pitch fees may change are set by the rules where you are. Check them with a solicitor, adviser or the official guidance for your country.

Why check the planning permission?

Some sites are only allowed to be used for holidays or for part of the year. If you mean to live there all year, confirm the planning and licence conditions allow it before you buy.

Where do I write the answers I am given?

Each check has a line beside it for what you found, and the notes area at the end is for questions, answers and who gave them, with dates. Ask for anything important in writing.