Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Housing Conditions Chapter 2 – Improvement Notices, Prohibition Orders and Hazard Awareness Notices Section 33: Recovery of possession of premises in order to comply with order
143.Restrictions on recovering possession under the Rent Act 1977, the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 or Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 will not apply where a prohibition order is in force and the owner seeks possession of the premises. Therefore, where possession of the premises specified in a prohibition order is sought, for the purposes of complying with the prohibition order, the owner will be able to determine a tenancy by a notice to quit and then recover possession.