Do Home Information Packs apply to park homes?

This question has been voiced on a number of occasions, and so we decided to seek guidance from our legal advisor and the simple answer to this question is ‘No’.

Part 5, section 148 of the housing Act, which introduced the HIP, states ‘Residential property means residential premises in England and Wales consisting of a single dwelling house, including ancillary land.’ ‘Dwelling House means a building or part of a building to be occupied as a separate dwelling (and included one that is being or is to be constructed’

In the eyes of the law a park home is classed as a caravan and not as a dwelling house and therefore HIPs do not apply.