What constitutes negligent misrepresentation in a real estate transaction?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Leung v. Sherban, 2022 BCCRT 232 (CanLII):

18. A negligent misrepresentation occurs where a seller fails to exercise reasonable care to ensure representations are accurate and not misleading. If a buyer relies on that misrepresentation in making the purchase, the seller may be responsible for any losses arising from that misrepresentation: Queen v. Cognos Inc., 1993 CanLII 146 (SCC).

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