127Provision as to attornments as to tenants

127 Provision as to attornments as to tenants (1) If land is subject to a lease, the: (a) conveyance of a reversion in the land expectant on the determination of the lease; or (b) grant or conveyance of a rent charge to issue or issuing out of the land, Law of Property Act 2000 83 is valid without an attornment of the lessee. (2) Nothing in subsection (1): (a) affects the validity of a payment of rent by the lessee to the person making the conveyance or grant before notice of the conveyance or grant is given to the lessee by the person entitled under the conveyance or grant; or (b) renders the lessee liable for a breach of covenant to pay rent because of the lessee's failure to pay rent to the person entitled to receive the rent under the conveyance or grant before notice of the conveyance or grant is given to the (3) An attornment by the lessee in respect of land to a person claiming to be entitled to the interest of the lessor in the land is void unless made with the consent of the lessor. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to an attornment: (a) made under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; (b) to a mortgagee by a lessee holding under a lease from the mortgagor if the right of redemption is barred; or (c) to a person rightfully deriving title under the lessor.