# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Section 114: Transfer to potential successor


(1) The contract-holder under a secure contract may transfer the contract as described in this section, but only if the landlord consents.
(2) The contract-holder may transfer the contract to—
(a) a potential successor, or
(b) if there are two or more potential successors, all of the potential successors who wish to be included in the transfer.
(3) If there is a sole contract-holder a potential successor is a person who, under section 74, would be qualified to succeed the contract-holder if the contract-holder died immediately before the transfer.
(4) If there are joint contract-holders a potential successor is a person who, under section 74, would be qualified to succeed a joint contract-holder if—
(a) the joint contract-holder died immediately before the transfer, and
(b) when the joint contract-holder died he or she was the sole contract-holder.
(5) This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all secure contracts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/section/114 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/section-114
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