by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | May 26, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Shared driveways are a common feature of many residential properties and it can often be hard to define exactly where one person’s property ends and another’s begins. Because of this, many neighbours have unspoken agreements about how to share and access this space...
by James R.G. Cook | May 11, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Agents often require buyer clients to enter into a Buyer’s Representation Agreement (BRA), which sets out the buyer’s agreement to pay the agent a commission on certain terms. The BRA is intended to provide an agent with some protection when working for a buyer to...
by Martin Rumack | May 6, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Estates law in Ontario has undergone a noteworthy change: There has been a sizeable increase to the value of what is known as a surviving spouse’s “preferential share” of the other spouse’s estate. It’s a particularly significant development if you are a married...
by Varoujan Arman | May 4, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Despite the economic disruption caused by COVID-19, the residential real estate market has continued its upward climb. Pressures on home buyers have intensified. “Clean” offers without meaningful conditions – for financing, for the sale of an existing residence, or...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 20, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
While the discovery of incorrect descriptions as to the size of a property or unpermitted renovations may allow a buyer to terminate a purchase transaction, that is not always the case. Whether a description of the size of the property is a material factor not only...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Apr 9, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
We all know that an agreement to purchase and sale is a binding legal document that, absent evidence to the contrary, signifies on its face that the parties identified as the buyer and seller are the parties to the bargain. However, in the case where one of those...
