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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Treatment of holding deposit

Exceptions

8Paragraph 3(b) or (c) does not apply if—

(a)the landlord is prohibited by section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 (persons disqualified by immigration status) from granting a tenancy of the housing to the tenant,

(b)the landlord did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, the prohibition applied before the deposit was accepted, and

(c)if the landlord has instructed a letting agent in relation to the proposed tenancy, the letting agent did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, the prohibition applied before the deposit was accepted.