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Cornwall Park Home Residents’ Event 1st November 2019
- St. Erme Community Centre
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Cornwall Park Home Residents Event 1 st November 2019 St. Erme - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cornwall Park Home Residents Event 1 st November 2019 St. Erme - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Information Classification: CONTROLLED Cornwall Park Home Residents Event 1 st November 2019 St. Erme Community Centre Information Classification: CONTROLLED Park Home Residents Survey 2019 Information Classification: CONTROLLED
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Responses
Number of responses 541 Percentage of park homes responding 22% Method of response:
- Online survey
17%
- Paper survey
83%
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How well informed do you feel about the site rules and your responsibilities as a resident?
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Who would you approach for advice if you had a query or concern around any aspect of park home living?
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Is there a resident association on your park?
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If your site hasn’t got a resident association, would you be interested in finding out more about the benefits of having one and how to set
- ne up?
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The Cornwall Park Home Forum used to organise meetings and events for residents. Did you use to attend these?
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The Cornwall Park Home Forum used to organise meetings and events. If you previously attended these, how beneficial did you find them?
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Cornwall Council and its partners want to improve its links with park home residents. What would be the best ways for us to do this?
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Do you have regular access to a computer or other device (i.e. tablet
- r smartphone) from which you can access the internet?
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If you would like to be kept informed about Park Home matters, please let us know by ticking one of the boxes below and giving us your name and either your email address or postal address
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What are the advantages of living on a park home site?
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“If a home is bought as part of downsizing, this can often release substantial funds which adds to disposable income and a better retirement living standard” “A certain amount of security personally, I haven’t ever heard of a park home being broken in to” “Quiet, away from traffic and no light pollution”
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“Park homes are lovely, friends always ready to help and we have a monthly afternoon get together, everyone helps – so friendly” “Able to live independently with no trouble from neighbours” “Excellent Park Managers live
- n-site. When I
go away for a couple of weeks, they keep an eye
- n my home”
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What are the disadvantages of living on a park home site?
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There are no other homes where you are required to pay 10% of the value if you decide to move or sell !! This is a big disadvantage as it ties you to your site and is an unfair charge in today's world. The site
- wners make plenty from
ground rent charges. !!! Not on this site Too many to mention You are not allowed to change the gas or electric supplier. When requesting a breakdown of gas, water and electric bills we don't receive a reply from the site
- wner.
High Council Tax High Ground rent
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Disadvantages
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 10% sell on fee None Lack of transport / public transport links Have to buy electricity / gas from site
- wner /
expensive surcharge High &/or increasing rent / pitch fees Poor site maintenace High cost - Pay rent and council tax Lots and Complicated / restrictive / keep changing without being informed Bad / Unscrupulous Neighbour disputes / ASB / nuisance dogs (& cats)
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Are there any matters relating to living in a park home that you feel you would like some more information on?
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“Why has the 10% commission rule been allowed to remain in force for so long? Wales reduced it to 5% years ago and site
- wners make plenty of profit out
- f their ever higher pitch fees and
yet this totally unfair commission fee is still imposed on English Park Home owners.” “Are there criteria which determine the site owner to be a fit and proper person to own the site?” “Who within the council will assume responsibility for Park Home Residents, as it appears somewhat unique compared to bricks and mortar ownership?"
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Do you have any other comments about living on a park home site that you would like to share with us?
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Other comments - Positive
5 10 15 20 25 30 Tight knit / look out for each other / companionship / community spirit Perfect for us / recommend it / Happy Manager works hard / helpful / contactable Secure / Safe / Relaxed / Quiet / Peaceful Stong Resident Assoc / well informed Beautiful environment / wildlife / well maintained Given site rules by
- wner / manager
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It is just perfect for me, peaceful The main advantages are the tight knit community ,with a strong residents association there are staff on site who are always helpful and friendly. Probably the best thing we have done, feel safe and secure This particular site has a very good reputation and is well-kept and maintained
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Information Classification: CONTROLLED 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 10% sell on fee Poor maintenace
- f site including
roads Too frightened to set up a resident association - harrassment and bullying feared / apethy / no point
- wner won't
listen Expensive - High Council Tax plus pitch fee / increasing fees Unscrulpulous
- wners /
managers / do as they please / don't abide to licence / change rules Poor transport links / no bus stop Long time to get anything done / lack of site manager Dissapointed - lack of support from CC & others (Enforcement) Lack of control on what happens / new rules introduced / restrictive site rules
Other comments - Negative
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If & when you sell your park home, the 10% they require after sale is too much and unjustified, it is even higher than stamp duty! Poor maintenance, damaged eclectic boxes poor drainage, dangerous trees With regards to setting up a residents association
- too frightened as
harassment and bullying feared My bill was increased by a fraction under 30% earlier this year with no prior warning and no real explanation
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Other comments - Negative
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Site rules are clear but some people don't understand them / read them or ignore them Council needs to visit sites more and see first hand Need help / grants for insulation / heating / home adaptions Don't buy a home without completing extensive searches on the owners Should be obligatory for sites to have meeting place for residents Housebound and cannot attend meetings Time for Council to grasp the nettle not expect residents (Forum) to do it
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It would be good if a council official could visit park home sites to see the situation at first hand Unfortunately there are currently no grants available for insulating and improving energy efficiency if you live in a park home and are on a low income
We have got site rules but very few abide by them
Lack of action by the council regarding blatant disregard of the rules, safety, planning and residents well being by the owners Housebound cannot attend meetings - no email/Computer Too old to help with residents association - 95yrs
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