Start with your closing.
Pick what fits — it carries through to the contact form so you only explain things once.
Purchases
Offer to keysTitle search and review, requisitions to the seller’s lawyer, mortgage and closing-fund coordination, title insurance, registration, keys. You are told what’s needed and when — one list, not a drip — and never surprised at the table.
Sales
List to closeResponding to requisitions, discharging existing mortgages, the statement of adjustments, execution of documents, and disbursement of proceeds — with payout figures confirmed in writing.
Refinances
Switch & securePayout and discharge of the old charge, registration of the new one, and the undertakings between lenders handled so funds move when they should.
When closings go wrong
Extensions · Tender · DepositsMissed dates, failed financing, deposit disputes, tender. Because the firm also litigates, the file doesn’t change hands when a closing turns into a fight — the partner who knows it keeps it.
From offer to keys.
The 20-minute call
Send the agreement if you have one. A partner walks the dates, flags the conditions, and quotes the work in plain terms — free, no obligation.
The engagement letter
Scope, fees and expected disbursements in writing within one business day — before the file opens.
The closing file
Searches, requisitions, lender coordination, funds and registration — run by the partner, with your to-do list stated once and early.
Wire-safe, always
Account details are confirmed by phone against our own file — we never act on emailed changes to payment instructions. Your money moves on verified instructions or it doesn’t move.
Protect your deal now.
- Don’t waive conditions without advice. Financing and inspection conditions are your exits. Once waived, the deadline owns you.
- Send the agreement early. The sooner we see the APS, the more room there is to fix what’s in it.
- Line up ID and lender details. Two pieces of government ID per owner, and tell your lender or broker who your lawyer is so instructions arrive early.
- Treat changed payment details as fraud until proven otherwise. Any email that changes an account number is confirmed by phone on a number you already trust — that is our rule, and it should be yours.
- Budget beyond the price. Land transfer tax, adjustments, title insurance and registration sit on top of the purchase price. Ask on the call for the full picture.
General information, not legal advice for your transaction — that is what the call is for.
The questions every closing raises.
When should a lawyer get involved? +
Ideally before you sign — a review before the offer goes firm costs little and can save the deal. At the latest, retain counsel as soon as the agreement is signed, so searches and requisitions start with time to spare.
What will my closing cost? +
You receive the quote in writing before the file opens — fees and expected disbursements set out separately, land transfer tax explained. No figure on a website can be honest about your specific transaction; the free call can.
What do you actually do between now and closing? +
Title search and review, requisitions to the other side, coordination with your lender, preparation and execution of closing documents, movement of funds through trust, registration, and keys. You get one clear list of what’s needed from you, and when.
What happens on closing day? +
Most of it happens between the lawyers: funds move through trust accounts, documents and money are exchanged, the transfer or charge is registered electronically, and keys are released. You’ll know the sequence in advance — closing day should be boring, and we work to keep it that way.
How do you protect my money? +
Closing funds move through a lawyer’s trust account. Any change to payment instructions is verified by phone against a number already on our file — we never act on emailed changes.
Free 20-minute call.
+1 647 619 6207Bring the agreement and the dates. A partner will tell you where things stand and quote the work in plain terms.