Holiday caravan park sold over winter what are my rights?

NorthernLas

I found out via FB that the holiday park where I have a static caravan had been sold.

I received a letter stating this, but did not find out about the site fees until 13 days later when the new owner telephoned me to ask if I had received a letter.

I then found out that the solicitors letter should have also contained the site fees invoice and it was sent that day on 23rd February. The invoice is a copy of the one apparently sent by post and is dated 10th February.

I emailed the new owner to ask when the '30 days to pay' deadline would be as I didn't receive the invoice until 23rd February. He has replied that the date to pay / or not remains at the 10th March. If I don't pay by then, he will apply a surcharge for later payment.

1. Is he correct? 

2. Does he need to prove that he sent the letter with the site fee invoice attached?

3. Do I have to prove (some how?)  that I got the solicitor letter but it dud not contain the invoice?

Thanks

NorthernLas

Specific dates: incorrect in first post above

10th Feb Date on letter with info on new owner
10th Feb Date on site fees invoice
23rd February Telephone call from new owner to introduce himself and ask if I had the letter about ownership transfer
2nd March email and reply regarding date to pay. New owner confirmed 10th March and a late payment surcharge would be applied if not paid

Aylesbury_Duck

I don't understand the premise of the questions.  Are you in a rolling monthly or annual contract, where payment is always due on the same date each month or year?  If so, I don't see that the change in ownership or the dates of letters have any effect on that.  Presumably you have a contract with the park as a business itself, and that contract will just be picked up by the new owner with all of its terms and conditions continued.

Or have I misunderstood?

isplumm

what does the contract say about late payments?

Jonboy_1984

1st class post is deemed to have been delivered the second day after posting (I.e. if they post on a Monday delivery is deemed to have taken place on the Wednesday). Does the envelope have a dated postmark or dated franking mark on it?


As debt is a civil matter, If they believe they have included the invoice and you believe they haven’t, then it would come down to a balance of probabilities if it ever made it to court. 

E.g. if all you neighbours have received and paid on time it would be likely fall in their favour, if you can produce ten letters from neighbours stating no receipt then likely in your favour…

sheramber

30 days from 10 February is 12 March, not 10 March

p00hsticks

How much of a difference is this from how you paid before ?
When would you normally have expected to receive an invoice for site fees and/or had to pay them if the ownership hadn't changed ? 

user1977

And can't you pay it? (you haven't actually said you can't)

bris

Edited as I read it all wrong.

SiliconChip

bris said:

It's the site that's been sold not the caravan. Everything in your post is irrelevant so I've not quoted any of it in case you want to delete the content.

user1977

bris said:

The caravan being sold is the thing you should be focusing on.

Think you've misread - it's the caravan site which has been sold i.e. the landlord's interest. The OP hasn't suggested their caravan has or will be sold.

Admittedly the OP does seem to be confusing matters by talking about there being a new owner, as I can't see that changes their rights here.