13. The Running of Covenants in a Lease
Titles in the Complete series combine extracts from a wide range of primary materials with clear explanatory text to provide readers with a complete introductory resource. This chapter addresses issues stemming from the following question: If a tenant assigns their lease, or sub-lets, and/or a landlord sells his/her fee simple, who is now entitled to enforce the various terms of the lease, and against whom can they be enforced? The discussions cover the liability of original parties after assignment in pre-1996 leases; the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995; position of equitable leases; and position of sub-tenants and head landlords.