Section 27 Prohibition on certain disposalsI1

(1)

A person who is subject to a banning order that includes a ban on letting may not make an unauthorised transfer of an estate in land to a prohibited person.

(2)

A disposal in breach of the prohibition imposed by subsection (1) is void.

(3)

A transfer is “unauthorised” for the purposes of subsection (1) unless it is authorised by the First-tier Tribunal on an application by the person who is subject to the banning order.

(4)

In subsection (1) “prohibited person” means—

(a)

a person associated with the landlord,

(b)

a business partner of the landlord,

(c)

a person associated with a business partner of the landlord,

(d)

a business partner of a person associated with the landlord,

(e)

a body corporate of which the landlord or a person mentioned in paragraph (a) to (d) is an officer,

(f)

a body corporate in which the landlord has a shareholding or other financial interest, or

(g)

in a case where the landlord is a body corporate, any body corporate that has an officer in common with the landlord.

(5)

In section (4)—

“associated person” is to be read in accordance with section 178 of the Housing Act 1996;
“business partner” is to be read in accordance with section 34(5) of the Deregulation Act 2015.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 27 in force at 6.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/393, reg. 2(a)