Real Estate Transactions
There are various rights you may acquire when you make a purchase of land in a rural area like Haliburton. You may purchase the surface rights to land, such as the gravel or sand that you want because the land is really purchased to develop a gravel pit or the timber...
Real Estate Transactions
Land registration goes back a long, long time in the legal history of Ontario. In fact, it goes back to about 1795 when Ontario was called Upper Canada. From that time forward until now, a lawyer in the province could represent both a vendor and a purchaser and could...
Real Estate Transactions
The purpose of land registration is to provide a uniform system of registering instruments (documents), such as deeds which create or transfer interests in land. A search of title then discloses the ownership of the land and the restrictions and obligations that may...
Real Estate Transactions
The Statute of Frauds is ancient legislation adopted in Ontario in the nineteenth century from the law of England. The legislation requires that an agreement for the sale of land must be in writing and signed by the parties. The purpose of the legislation is to...
Real Estate Transactions
Buyer beware! is alive and well in Ontario. This is an ancient legal concept in land law going back hundreds of years in the English legal system. The phrase “Buyer beware” is really a long Latin phrase, the first two words of which are “Caveat emptor” or “Buyer...
Real Estate Transactions
For real estate commerce to thrive, there must be certainty and finality in the purchase and sale of land. Caveat emptor, or buyer beware, has been the legal doctrine applied for centuries to achieve this goal. The basic tenet is that the onus is on the purchaser to...
