Real Property Law (Real Estate)
Our diverse client base includes individuals, investors, developers, landlords, tenants, retailers, real estate professionals, financial institutions and the public sector including municipalities and federal agencies. We ensure that every client has access to our wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise whether residential or commercial real estate.
We value working closely with clients and staying engaged, advising them on all property matters including purchase or sale of the family home, office developments, single and multi-family residential and condominium projects, retail centres, industrial and manufacturing sites, and leisure and recreational complexes.
Our experienced lawyers can assist you in all matters with regards to real estate including negotiating, drafting and completing:
- Residential purchases, sales and financings
- Commercial purchases, sales and financings
- Land development including sub-division and lot sales
- Mobile home sales
- Condominium organization and development
- Commercial and Residential leasing
- New home construction
- Construction and Project financing
- Builder work
- Real Estate investing
- Municipal matters
- Counseling and education
We help our clients obtain the necessary by-law and land-use approvals from municipalities and regulatory agencies and represent their interests when making development applications at public and quasi-judicial hearings.
We also represent clients in connection with lease negotiations and other property management issues, and our lawyers advise real estate portfolio owners, pension funds and property management companies on investment initiatives. We advise on the ongoing management of shopping centres, business and industrial parks, handling real estate financing transactions and negotiating contracts related to redevelopment and refurbishment projects.
If necessary, our real estate litigation team, a subset of our Litigation practice, counsels and assists property owners, developers, lenders, municipalities and management companies on all matters of property-related litigation.
Once engaged, we stay involved.