Section 291 — Property Law Act 2007: Easements in gross permitted

291 Easements in gross permitted (1) An easement over land may be created in gross (that is, without being attached to and benefiting other land) for the benefit of any person. (2) An easement in gross burdens the land of the covenantor. (3) In particular, an easement in gross over land binds— (a) the covenantor; and (b) the covenantor’s successors in title; and (c) any person claiming through the covenantor or the covenantor’s successors in title, including an occupier for the time being of the burdened land. (4) The benefit of an easement in gross over land is capable of being assigned. Compare: 1952 No 51 s 122