The Law Society Standard Conditions of Sale & SCPC

Keep Standard Conditions of Sale and SCPC with the matter in InTouch

InTouch gives your team one place to work with Standard Conditions of Sale and Standard Commercial Property Conditions (SCPC) alongside the matter record, contract documents and follow-up tasks. InTouch’s document tools keep files on the matter and support e-signatures with an audit trail.

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Standard Conditions of Sale & SCPC available in InTouch

Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition – 2018 revision)

For standard contract conditions used mainly in residential conveyancing transactions. They are not mandatory, but most residential sale contracts are subject to them.

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (3rd edition – 2018 revision)

For standard contract conditions incorporated into a contract for sale or grant of a lease of commercial property. 

Why keep Standard Conditions of Sale & SCPC inside the matter?

Standard Conditions of Sale and SCPC are easier to manage when they sit within the matter rather than across separate documents, emails and folders.

The Law Society says firms should have a system for managing files, including digital files. For conveyancing and commercial property teams, that means keeping contract conditions, draft contracts, amendments and matter progress in one place. 

With InTouch, your team can:

  • open the right contract conditions against the right matter

  • keep draft contracts, amendments and supporting documents together

  • see which version is on the file

  • store signed copies and related paperwork on the matter

  • keep files, emails and form submissions in the same place

  • avoid duplicate files, version issues and unnecessary chasing

What are Standard Conditions of Sale & SCPC?

The Standard Conditions of Sale, often shortened to SCS, are the standard contract conditions used mainly in residential conveyancing. Standard Commercial Property Conditions, usually shortened to SCPC, are used mainly in commercial property transactions. SCPC are incorporated into a contract for sale or grant of a lease of commercial property.

They are used for:

  • residential sale contracts

  • commercial property sale contracts

  • the grant of a lease of commercial property

  • agreed contract conditions between buyer and seller

FAQs

  • The Standard Conditions of Sale are the standard contract conditions used mainly in residential conveyancing.

  • SCPC stands for Standard Commercial Property Conditions.

  • Yes. They are intended primarily for residential conveyancing transactions.

  • Yes. They are intended primarily for commercial transactions.

  • No. They are not mandatory, although most residential sale contracts are subject to them.

  • Yes. They can be amended where needed for the transaction, but routine amendments should not be made.

  • No. Standard Conditions of Sale are used mainly for residential transactions, while SCPC are used mainly for commercial property transactions.

  • Yes. SCPC are incorporated into a contract for sale or grant of a lease of commercial property.

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