Member

Amendment 206B would confer equality with other renters, under Part 1 of the Bill, to the residential renters of mobile homes. This is right because amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983, especially those to Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, confer on mobile pitch agreements the key characteristics of a tenancy, rather than merely a licence to occupy. As a result, the agreement mirrors the nature of secure and assured tenancies. Thus, it gives exclusive occupation and the right to quiet enjoyment for the payment of rent over a specified period or on a periodic basis. If the landlord decides to recover possession by terminating the agreement following a breach of it, he has to show that it is reasonable to terminate the agreement, and the court has a right to suspend that termination. Finally, the occupier pays council tax and bills and can get help with payment of the fee for occupation of the site and the caravan, through welfare benefits.