Nomination of another person to accept an offer8
1
The recipient of an offer notice may nominate another person to accept the offer.
2
The only persons who can be nominated to accept an offer are those who either—
a
are registered as a social landlord under Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996; or
b
fulfil the landlord condition in section 804 of the 1985 Act.
3
Before a person can be nominated to accept a particular offer, that person must have given an unequivocal indication in writing to the recipient of the offer notice that it wishes to be nominated to accept the offer.
4
For the purposes of this regulation, “in writing” includes a document transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means.