Under Section 69 of the RHWA, a Contract Transfer is a way an occupation contract can be legally transferred from one person to another.
A contract transfer can only be granted to a ‘potential successor’, a person eligible to succeed the contract, and can only be completed once, therefore, once it has been transferred, it cannot be transferred again.
Who can a contract holder transfer to?
Contract Transfers can only be permitted for Secure occupation contracts when the contract has not been succeeded from someone else, the proposed contract holder is over the age of 18 and:
- Is a priority successor (A husband, wife or partner; partner refers to man and woman living together as husband and wife and same sex partner living together whether or not they have also registered as civil partners)
- Is a reserve successor (A member of your family who has lived with you for the last 12 months; parent, grandparent, child, step-child, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or carer)
A joint contract holder can also transfer their part of a joint contract, providing it meets the same conditions of the above.