PART 2Rogue landlords and property agents in England
CHAPTER 2Banning orders
Anti-avoidance
I127Prohibition on certain disposals
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.