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Providing the Solicitor with a Copy of the Agreement

by on February 22, 2011

Providing the Solicitor with a Copy of the Agreement  Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. The procedures that are to be followed are not entirely clear, however, this is an area where it’s easy to make a mistake. First, there are three (3) requisition dates in the standard form agreement of purchase and [...]

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Liability of Lawyer in Real Estate Purchase (Ontario)

by on August 20, 2010

Lawyer’s Obligations in a Real Estate Transaction By Brian Madigan LL.B. (Ontario Real Estate Source) Increasingly, in the times of litigation, people want to know how to sue their lawyers. While it used to be that the lawyer was atrusted friend, now, legal services are just another commodity to be purchased, and they should come [...]

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Real Estate Agents’ Pet Peeve about Lawyers

by on May 4, 2010

Real Estate Agents’ Pet Peeve about Lawyers By Brian Madigan LL.B. (Ontario Real Estate Source) Just as there are bad realtors, there are also bad lawyers who do kill deals. Here, I’m really talking about the naïve, inexperienced lawyer armed with a voluminous list of protective clauses for their own client who fails to understand [...]

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Lawyers’ Pet Peeve about Real Estate Agents

by on May 4, 2010

Lawyers’ Pet Peeve about Real Estate Agents By Brian Madigan LL.B. (Ontario Real Estate Source) If there is one thing lawyers don’t like about real estate agents, it’s their sense of urgency. Everything is URGENT, all of the time. When it comes to a normal, simple agreement of purchase and sale, the irrevocable time will [...]

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Minors and the Real Estate Acquisition

by on May 2, 2010

Minors and the Real Estate Acquisition By Brian Madigan LL.B. (Ontario Real Estate Source) Generally, the law does not wish to have minors entering into contracts, without proper guidance. Consequently, the law requires that a minor may only contract for something that is a necessity. That is a very restricted definition and varies from one [...]

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Lawyer’s Duties in a Real Estate Sale in Ontario

by on October 20, 2009

What Does the Lawyer Do in a Real Estate Deal? (sale) By Brian Madigan LL.B. You might wonder what a lawyer is supposed to do in a real estate deal? According to the standards of practice, when undertaking the representation of a client in the sale of a residential property, a solicitor must always: 1) [...]

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Lawyer’s Role in Real Estate Purchase

by on October 19, 2009

What Does the Lawyer Do in a Real Estate Deal? (purchase) By Brian Madigan LL.B. You might wonder what a lawyer is supposed to do in a real estate deal? According to the standards of practice, when undertaking the representation of a client in the purchase of a residential property, a solicitor must always: 1) [...]

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