Property contracts: entire agreement and exclusion of representations (SCPC (Third Edition - 2018 Revision) and SCS (Fifth Edition - 2018 Revision)) | Practical Law

Property contracts: entire agreement and exclusion of representations (SCPC (Third Edition - 2018 Revision) and SCS (Fifth Edition - 2018 Revision)) | Practical Law

This practice note looks at the issues to be considered when drafting or negotiating an entire agreement clause in a property sale contract.

Property contracts: entire agreement and exclusion of representations (SCPC (Third Edition - 2018 Revision) and SCS (Fifth Edition - 2018 Revision))

Law stated as at 11 Sep 2023England, Wales
This practice note looks at the issues to be considered when drafting or negotiating an entire agreement clause in a property sale contract.
In addition to specifying that the contract entered into forms the whole agreement, an entire agreement clause usually seeks to limit potential liability for misrepresentation to statements made in the contract itself or to written replies to enquiries.