Service Overview
Focused legal support for standard sale transaction
Selling a property in Ontario involves several stages before closing day arrives. In addition to listing and negotiating the deal, the sale may involve title review, mortgage payout coordination, legal document preparation, adjustments, and communication with the buyer’s side to keep the transaction moving properly.
Our office helps sellers understand the process, prepare the necessary legal documents, and address closing issues before they become last-minute complications.
Preparing the property for sale
Before the property is sold, there may be practical preparation steps such as cleaning, repairs, staging, and gathering useful documents including tax information, utility details, warranties, or records relating to recent work on the property.
Once a realtor is engaged, pricing strategy and marketing can also affect how the file moves forward.
Offers, conditions, and negotiations
After an offer is received, it is important to review not only the purchase price but also the conditions, closing date, and other key terms. Depending on the transaction, this stage may involve:
- Review of one or multiple offers
- Counteroffers and negotiation
- Buyer inspection issues
- Appraisal access or financing-related steps
Legal process and closing
As the file moves toward closing, the legal work may include:
- Title review and identification of problematic encumbrances
- Preparation of closing documents and statement of adjustments
- Coordination of funds through the lawyer’s trust account
- Mortgage payout and other closing disbursements
- Final transfer steps and release of keys once the closing is complete
Post-closing considerations
Before and after closing, sellers may still need to deal with outstanding utilities, property taxes, move-out timing, and delivery of sale proceeds. Our office helps manage the legal side of the process so the transaction closes in a more organized and predictable way.