Mobile Home 10% of sale to site owner
Dear Housing and Regeneration Directorate,
will your Ministry consider abolishing the 10% of the price of a mobile home that the home owner has to pay to the site owner'
The mobile home owner still has to pay rent for the plot that the home stands on.
Mobile home owners feel that the 10% is profiteering and that the site rent covers all.
Yours faithfully,
James Good
Dear Mr Good,
Thank you for your email below, which has been passed to me to reply. Could you please let me know if you seeking copies of any information the Scottish Government holds related to abolishing the commission, or whether what you want to know is the Government's position on abolishing the commission?
If you could clear that up for us it will help us it will help us make sure we respond appropriately.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Haynes
Ben Haynes
Housing Services Policy Unit
Housing Services and Regeneration Division
Scottish Government
Dear Housing and Regeneration Directorate,
Hi Mr Haynes,
many thanks for such a prompt reply.
I am looking for the Governments position on the abolishing of the 10% commission to the site owner
Yours faithfully,
James Good
Dear Housing and Regeneration Directorate,
I would like to know the Governments position on the abolition of the 10% commission.
Yours faithfully,
James Good
I am out of the office, back late morning on Monday. I will deal with any
new emails on my return, but if you need a response before then please
contact Dan Couldridge on 0131 244 7923.
Thanks
Ben Haynes
Housing Services and Regeneration Division
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Mr Good,
Thank you for your email asking for the Scottish Government’s position on
the payment of 10% commission on the sale of a residential mobile homes.
As you may know we reviewed this issue following public consultation last
year and we decided that retaining the current commission rate strikes the
right balance between the interests of residents and site owners.
The sales commission issue was subject to a public consultation. This
included a Business Regulation Impact Assessment (BRIA) in which a series
of options considered the case for removing the rate, reducing the rate,
looking at the business model that contributes the successful operation
and effective maintenance of attractive, viable sites. We considered the
cost/benefit analysis, the views of residents, etc. The full BRIA and the
background policy development can viewed via web link:-
[1]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/2...
More generally, we published a guide setting out the rights and
responsibilities of mobile home owners in Scotland, to coincide with the
changes to the implied terms coming into force on 1 Sept 2013, a copy of
which is available online:
[2]www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/08/9282/0
I hope this information is helpful
Ged Millar
Ged Millar | Directorate of Housing, Regeneration & Welfare| Housing
Options & Policy Unit | Area 1H South, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ|
Tel 0131 244 5566 | [3][email address] |
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