Condition 1 of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (First Edition) (SCPC) covers a number of general issues including: definitions; joint parties; notices and documents; VAT and assignments and sub-sales.

This practice note is no longer maintained because for practical purposes the First Edition of the SCPC has been replaced by the Second Edition. For a list of and links to a full set of practice notes on the Second Edition, see Practice note, The Standard Commercial Property Conditions.