02/11/2026
For information only, existing Scottish written statement holders need not do anything as your WS will automatically allow for these changes, however Park owners must now udpate their existing statements to comply.
A new Scottish written statement form is due to come into use on 9 December 2026.
The Mobile Homes (Written Statement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026, SSI 2026/320, were made on 28 October and published on 30 October. They replace the 2013 Written Statement Regulations from 9 December 2026. A statement given on or after that date must use the form in the new regulations, or a form substantially to the same effect. The relevant date is when the statement is given, which needs particular attention where it is supplied before an agreement is signed. legislation.gov.uk
The Scottish Government’s policy note says the replacement form principally:
1.0 updates references from RPI to CPI, reflecting the pitch-fee change already in force since 1 April 2026;
2.0 includes existing statutory protection against passing on certain local authority enforcement costs through pitch-fee increases; and
3.0 includes existing provisions about circumstances that do not affect the right to station a home. openlegislation.uk
These are largely updates to bring the prescribed document into line with changes already made to the law. The regulations are not a new CPI change taking effect in December. Download the Mobile Homes (Written Statement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (PDF)
The most relevant parts are in Part 3 of the new written statement, which contains the terms implied by law.
Pitch-fee reviews — paragraph 23. The form refers to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in place of RPI. This reflects the change already in force since 1 April 2026; it is not a second change to the index from December.
Local authority enforcement costs — paragraph 23. The form reflects the existing rule that certain costs recovered by a local authority following enforcement action must not be passed on through a pitch-fee increase. This is particularly relevant when distinguishing improvements from the costs of enforcement.
Security when a site licence is affected — paragraph 1A. This makes clear that an occupier’s right to station their home is not automatically lost in the specified circumstances where a site licence expires, is refused or is revoked. This protection already existed in law and is now included in the prescribed form. openlegislation.uk
The individual agreement — Parts 2 and 4. These are the sections to complete carefully for each sale: the pitch, fee, review date and any additional charges in Part 2, followed by the agreed express terms in Part 4. Those terms need to be checked against the statutory implied terms.
Existing written statements do not normally need to be replaced or re-signed because of the new 2026 Regulations. The new prescribed form applies to written statements given on or after 9 December 2026. It does not require every existing resident to receive a fresh statement.
The underlying statutory protections nevertheless apply to existing agreements where the legislation provides for them. This is true even if an older written statement still contains the previous wording:
CPI instead of RPI: The statutory CPI presumption applies to reviews where the review notice was due to be served on or after 1 April 2026. Where a notice was due before that date, the transitional provisions preserve the previous RPI basis for that review. CPI is a presumption, rather than an automatic entitlement to an increase in every case.
Certain enforcement costs: The existing statutory restriction on including local authority enforcement costs in pitch-fee increases applies by law; it does not depend on the older statement reproducing the updated wording.
Site licence protection: The existing statutory protection concerning the right to station a home in specified site-licence circumstances also applies independently of whether an older statement spells it out.
