Park Home Owners Club

On December 16th last year, Annette Brooke, Lib Dem MP for Mid Dorset & Poole and tireless campaigner for reforms in Park Home legislation secured a back bench debate on Park Homes.
The debate was well attended with cross party support for reform and there were many well informed contributions from MP’s who clearly had first hand experience of some pretty unscrupulous park owners in their constituencies.

Towergate Bakers have agreed a new sponsorship agreement with another qualifying Park Home Residents Association – Woodlands Park in Biddenden near Kent and is keen to sponsor other associations in 2011.

Paul Baker from Towergate Bakers travelled down to meet the resident’s committee and is seen here presenting a cheque to their Treasurer Mrs Pat Benmore. The other members of the committee are pictured with Paul proudly displaying the Towergate Bakers banner; they are from left to right Linda Hancock – Secretary, Mick Hancock – Chairman and committee members Frans Roossien and Colin Clark.

A three hour parliamentary back bench debate on Park Homes has been secured by Annette Brooke the Liberal Democrat MP who has been tireless in her support for park home owners.

The debate will be held on 16th December and will cover the amendment to the Mobile Homes Act 1983 to stop unscrupulous park owners from preventing the sale of homes. It will also cover the new residential property tribunal service and the fit and proper person criteria that the national residents’ associations have been working for.

Towergate Bakers are delighted to announce their sponsorship of the recently formed resident's association at Eastfield Park in Tuxford, Notts.

The sponsorship will go some way to covering the costs of the association in its first year and in addition residents on the park will benefit from a 10% saving on their park home insurance with Towergate Bakers.

Paul Baker from Towergate recently visited the park to meet the residents and is seen here presenting a cheque for £200 to the treasurer Jane Crampton.

Towergate Bakers are supporting the campaign for an amendment to the Mobile Homes Act 1983 to stop unscrupulous park operators from preventing the sale of homes at the ‘Approval of the Buyer’ stage.

Almost 10,000 park home owners from over 600 parks have signed the petition which is asking the Government to put a consultation process into action as soon as possible. Following the presentation of the petition it was reported that the Secretary of State would consider what changes were needed to the sales process and would consult on proposals in 2010. However to date nothing constructive has been received from Government and nothing specific about this aspect of the current Act was included in the recently issued paper on Park Homes Reforms.

Towergate Bakers were delighted to support the residents of Takeley Park in Essex who have recently set up their own qualifying Park Home Resident's Association. Under the recently introduced legislation governing the setting up of such associations more than 50% of the residents on the park must support the proposal.

The Church Park Residents Association of Salisbury enjoyed a scorching sunny day by the sea in Bournemouth thanks to Towergate Bakers - sponsors of the Park Home Owners Club web site.

On a glorious sunny day in June, Paul Baker of Towergate Bakers cut the ribbon and officially declared open the new Social Club at Willows Riverside Park at Windsor.

A group of pro-active residents decided to get together to renovate an unused building on the park to turn it into a new social club –a challenging task carried out with the full backing and support of the Park owners – The Haulfryn Group.