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MAR

2017

Residential Tenancies and New Home Purchases – Tips and Traps

Purchasing a new home, whether to occupy yourself or as a rental/investment property, can be an exciting yet daunting process. There can be an added level of complexity if the home is occupied by tenants put into place by the prior owner, whether you intend to keep those tenants...

MAR

2017

Appointment of Guardians

Several of our clients first start thinking about estate planning after the birth of their first child (or second or third child). One of their biggest concerns is who will look after their children in the event that they pass away? Or, who will look after their children should...

FEB

2017

Best Practices to Consider when Lending

The ultimate goal of a creditor is to be repaid for the credit that they advance to a debtor in accordance with the terms that they have agreed to lend funds to the debtor. For example, a creditor who grants a loan to a debtor wants the debtor to repay the principal amount of...

FEB

2017

Stratas: More Than Just Condominiums

Stratas are more than just condominiums. Stratas can also include: duplexes, townhouses, fractional vacation properties, even single family homes in bare land strata corporations. In British Columbia, a strata title created under the province’s Strata Property Act, enables land...

FEB

2017

Incorporation of Professional Corporations in British Columbia

In British Columbia, there are a number of different colleges and regulating bodies that govern specific professions operating within the province. Each of those institutions provides for their own set of requirements for registrants in a particular industry including, but not...

FEB

2017

Appointment of Guardians

JAN

2017

Short Term Rentals

In this article we will canvas some of the important things to think about before listing your property as a short term rental property. Statutory Building Schemes Statutory building schemes (“SBS”) are generally in place to maintain the consistency and character of a particular...

JAN

2017

Insurance on Strata Duplexes

In our real estate practice, we regularly come across strata corporations that are comprised of only a few units which often raise unique considerations. Although these properties often do not operate the same way a more conventional strata corporation would, legally, the same...

JAN

2017

New Year Review

I don’t know about you, but by the 3rd week of January the turkey effect (and chocolate effect) has finally started to wear off and I become motived and energized to start preparing for the new year. What do I want to accomplish this year? What can I accomplish this year? What...

JAN

2017

Title Insurance

The word “title” is a legal term that means you have legal ownership of real property (ie. land). You obtain title to real property when the owner signs the transfer (Form A Transfer) over to you when you purchase the property and the transfer then receives final registration in...

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Residential Tenancies and New Home Purchases – Tips and Traps

Appointment of Guardians

Best Practices to Consider when Lending

Stratas: More Than Just Condominiums

Incorporation of Professional Corporations in British Columbia

Appointment of Guardians

Short Term Rentals

Insurance on Strata Duplexes

New Year Review

Title Insurance

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