by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Mar 13, 2025 | Ask The Legal Expert
Every used residential property will have some kind of issue or defect – this is to be expected as a property ages, and is one of the risks any Buyer takes in purchasing a used residence from a private owner. From the perspective of the Seller, it can often be...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | May 21, 2024 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
There are several provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada) which allow farmers and ranchers to reduce or avoid the capital gains tax payable on the transfer of farmland to their children during their lifetime or upon their death. These provisions are commonly...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Nov 30, 2023 | Announcements, Ask The Legal Expert
Determining how to divide up the family farm between your heirs is not always an easy task. This is particularly true when there are multiple children, but perhaps only one or two stayed behind to farm, and the others left and got careers elsewhere. How does the...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Sep 6, 2023 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
A large proportion of our clients who are purchasing a new home, also need to sell their existing property in order to have the necessary funds to complete the purchase. This of course leads to a significant timing issue – if the sale needs to be completed first, that...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | May 10, 2023 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
All municipalities have land use requirements and controls to which landowners are made subject. These take the form of by-laws and zoning requirements. In addition to those put in place by government, the law also allows further controls to be registered against...
