... it does not work in the same way insofar as the landlord is concerned upon an assignment of the reversion. He will remain liable for the covenants unless he is released from them."1 From this we can deduce that the obligations of the old landlord transfer to the new landlord after he has purchased the land. S2 (1) " states that the Act applies to a landlord covenant or a tenant covenant of a tenancy, and whether the covenant is express, implied or imposed by law."2 From this we can see that it is likely that the agreement between Tasnim and Romesh giving her an option to buy the freehold may suffice in being a covenant. Section 6 of the Act allows landlords to be released from the covenants of the previous landlord. "To obtain a release, he must within 4 weeks of the assignment, serve a notice on the tenant informing ...

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