In section 88 (grant or refusal of Part 3 licence), in subsection (3), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

that no banning order under section 16 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 is in force against a person who—

(i)

owns an estate or interest in the house or part of it, and

(ii)

is a lessor or licensor of the house or part;”.