Part I General Principles as to Legal Estates, Equitable Interests and Powers

6 Saving of lessors’ and lessees’ covenants.

1

Nothing in this Part of this Act affects prejudicially the right to enforce any lessor’s or lessee’s covenants, agreements or conditions (including a valid option to purchase or right of pre-emption over the reversion), contained in any such instrument as is in this section mentioned, the benefit or burden of which runs with the reversion or the term.

2

This section applies where the covenant, agreement or condition is contained in any instrument—

a

creating a term of years absolute, or

b

varying the rights of the lessor or lessee under the instrument creating the term.