A pitch or site fee pays for the right to keep a holiday home on the park and usually contributes to services and infrastructure. It is distinct from many residential park-home protections, so advice found online about residential mobile homes may not apply to a holiday caravan.
Questions worth asking
- What did the purchase illustration say the first annual fee would be?
- Was a review formula or likely annual increase explained?
- Does the written licence allow the operator discretion to change the fee?
- Were new services or charges introduced later?
- How much has the total annual cost risen since purchase?
- Did fee pressure contribute to a forced sale or surrender?
Build a fee timeline
Gather every invoice or owner statement and list the pitch fee for each year. Keep utilities, rates, insurance, passes, decking and letting deductions in separate columns. This distinguishes the core fee increase from the overall rise in ownership costs.
Fairness depends on context
Under UK consumer law, standard terms should be fair and transparent. Whether a particular term or increase can be challenged depends on the agreement, how the term was presented and the circumstances—not simply whether the increase feels high.