The allocation of risk in a commercial lease is an issue that both landlords and tenants, and their lawyers, spend a considerable amount of time negotiating prior to the start of a lease.

As many companies, particularly r‎etailers, seek to monetize assets or at least leverage valuable real estate assets, we are witnessing increased popularity of sale leaseback transactions.

As detailed in our article, British Columbia Passes Bill 35, Advancing the Homes for People Action Plan and Addressing Short-Term Rental Surplus...

Landlords and tenants beware! If you are a landlord and you do not pay enough attention to the tax recharge provisions in your leases, you can end up out of pocket tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on the annual tax recharge balance sheet.

A recent decision demonstrates once again that our Province's residential tenancy laws are in need of an overhaul to give more protection to landlords.

On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, the federal government announced an extension of the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance ("CECRA") program through September 2020.

Further to our previous article of September 16, 2020, the Province of BC approved Order in Council No. 549 on September 20, 2020 which brings into force the Land Owner Transparency Act...

On June 30, 2021, the Residential Tenancy Branch (the "RTB") announced the introduction of the Additional Rent Increase (the "ARI").

Airbnb can be a great platform to generate more revenue from your place of residence. However, there are some GST/HST implications to consider.

Effective January 1, 2017, Land Transfer Tax rates for commercial real property transactions will increase.

The real estate sector has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has raised many questions with respect to the rights and obligations of both tenants and landlords.

Earlier this year we provided an update to our article covering the Land Owner Transparency Act (British Columbia) (the "Act") and the corresponding Land Owner Transparency Register (the "Register").

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (the "Court of Appeal") has shed light on parking rights for both landlords and tenants under a commercial lease.

When selecting office space, building amenities are often a key factor in a tenant’s decision-making process and frequently play a central role in commercial lease negotiations.

Managed services are well established in many sectors and industries, but it took time for the legal industry to offer a true managed service model.

The Court of Appeal continues to signal that common sense – viewed through the lens of what is commercially reasonable – should prevail when interpreting business agreements.

For decades, thousands of Canadians have owned cottages on land leased from First Nations. Many have bought, sold, renovated, and passed these properties down through generations, often treating them much like any other cottage.

To read more about the difference between Interim Occupancy and Final Closing, please read a previous article written by our firm here.

Manitoba is a taking the provincial lead in the "public interest" that there should not be any restrictions, either directly or indirectly that restricts the use of land for a grocery store or a supermarket.

Commercial mortgage lending for retail properties in Ontario has become increasingly complex as the retail sector faces transformative market pressures.