Tuesday, August 15, 2023
For most people, buying a home is the largest investment they will make during their lifetime. For this reason, it is so important to properly protect your investment from a wide range of risks. From structural damage to unscrupulous attempts…
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Since the start of 2023, news coverage related to title fraud in Ontario has become hard to ignore. Some of the most worrisome headlines relate to incidents where fraudsters have been able to sell a property that they do not…
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Adverse possession, often colloquially but incorrectly referred to as “squatters rights”, is a legal doctrine by which a party obtains legal ownership of land by extended, exclusive possession, and therefore supersedes the ownership right of the registered (or “deeded”) title…
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
For a number of years now, residential home purchasers have been faced with what is known as a “seller’s market”. A “seller’s market” occurs when there is a shortage of housing for sale or when there are more buyers wanting…
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The deposit is an “ancient” concept of common law. It forms a crucial component of agreements between two parties exchanging money for goods or services – most commonly when the life of the contract spans multiple days or weeks. At…
Thursday, July 14, 2022
As the Ottawa real estate market continues its upward trajectory, buyers and sellers may have noticed a new way to buy and sell residential properties: online real estate auction sales. Online real estate auction sale companies aim to disrupt the…
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
We are very pleased to make several announcements about Soloway Wright teams and services. Over the last few months, we have made new hires and launched a new investigative service to be prepared to meet the changing needs of our…
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Construction law in Ontario is in transition as extensive changes to the Construction Act are rolled out. Seven years in the making, the amendments overhaul much of the Act (formerly known as the Construction Lien Act), and aim to modernize…
Monday, October 28, 2019
The Joys of Being Grandfathered: Legal non-conforming rights, property owners and zoning Suppose you own a house and want to open a restaurant on the ground floor. The applicable zoning by-law happens to permit that use, so you pull a…
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