What is the applicable standard of care for a buyer in a real estate transaction?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gibbs v. Barclay, 2021 BCCRT 1325 (CanLII):
21. In real estate transactions the law presumes a special relationship between buyer and seller, and the seller owes the buyer a duty of care: Hanslo at paragraphs 117 to 118. The applicable standard of care is that of the reasonable person: McCluskie v. Reynolds (1998), 1998 CanLII 5384 (B.C.S.C.) at paragraph 67.
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