In BC, real estate contracts are only available in English. However, clients may prefer to communicate in a language other than English and may choose to work with a REALTOR® who can communicate…

Posted Jul 30, 2020 by Oana Hyatt

What happens when a buyer breaches a contract before the deposit is due and payable? Is the seller still entitled to the deposit if the transaction collapses due to the buyer’s breach?

Posted Jun 26, 2020 by Lisa Niro

One often hears the phrase “timing is everything”…

Posted Apr 19, 2018 by Brian Taylor

When is a party justified in refusing to remove a subject clause…

Posted Oct 26, 2017 by Mike Mangan

Vacant possession means no one else is exercising possession rights in the property…

Posted Jul 20, 2017 by Mike Mangan

What happens when a property is damaged by fire before completion? A buyer’s options will depend upon a myriad of factors including the law, facts, contract terms and the parties’ conduct.

Another deposit returned to a purchaser who was in default, but this time it was because the vendor benefitted from the purchaser’s breach of contract…

Chutzpah is a Yiddish word meaning “brazen nerve”…

A Victoria couple’s love of their garden led them to take it with them when they moved…

Usually a judge will not assist a person who is in breach of contract, to avoid the consequences of that person’s default…

Column No. 57 discussed at length the problem of deciding whether a condition in an offer to purchase is not what is commonly referred to as a true condition precedent, but rather creates an option which must either…

A salesperson’s right to payment of a commission or of a bonus earned during his employment, but not paid before the salesperson left the agent with whom he was employed, has been examined in several cases….