Real Estate.
Simple.
Flat-fee residential purchases, sales and refinances anywhere in Ontario. You know the price before you start, you sign from home, and a licensed lawyer is responsible for your file from offer to keys.
For property prices or mortgage amounts up to $500,000. Higher amounts, HST and permitted disbursements are explained in Pricing.
Pricing
The price you see is the price you pay.
Your real estate lawyer should make closing easy to understand, and that starts with the bill. These flat fees cover the legal work for a standard residential transaction and the disbursements that usually come with one.
- Acting on your purchase and one institutional mortgage
- Purchase price up to $500,000
- Above $500,000: add $160 for each additional $100,000
- Acting on your sale and discharging one institutional mortgage
- Sale price up to $500,000
- Above $500,000: add $100 for each additional $100,000
- Acting on one institutional lender mortgage
- Mortgage amount up to $500,000
- Above $500,000: add $160 for each additional $100,000
Included in every flat fee
- Title searches and land registration fees
- Law Society transaction levy
- Registration software costs
- Routine courier and bank closing charges
- Title insurance premium, where applicable
Not included
- HST
- Land transfer tax (Ontario, and Toronto where applicable)
- Other fees charged by government, such as tax certificates
- Condominium status certificate
- Letters from creditors’ lawyers about similar-name executions
Additional fees, when they apply
Other services
Flat fees plus HST. Disbursements, if any, are listed in your quote before you retain us.
We honour these prices. You get your fee in writing in your retainer before any work starts, If something comes up that falls outside it, we’ll tell you as soon as we know.
How it works
From signed offer to keys, without the office visits.
Send the deal
Book a call or send your Agreement of Purchase and Sale. We confirm your flat fee in writing.
Verify & retain
Sign the retainer electronically and verify your identity online, as the Law Society requires.
We do the legal work
Title search, lender instructions, title insurance and closing documents. You get a statement of adjustments before you sign.
Sign & close
Sign by video, wire your funds and we register on closing day. Then we report to you and your lender.
For Realtors & Mortgage Brokers
A lawyer you can hand a deal to.
Your client gets a clear price on day one, and you get a closing that stays on track.
- Prices your clients can see before they callPublished flat fees, so nobody gets a surprise invoice.
- Virtual signings across OntarioOut-of-town, busy and first-time clients sign without taking time off.
- Working with lenders and brokersLender instructions and conditions are reviewed early, so funding problems come up before closing day, not on it.
- A lawyer on every fileA licensed lawyer is responsible for every file, and you know who it is.
Have a deal coming up?
Book a quick call to introduce yourself or send over a firm deal. We’ll confirm the fee and next steps for your client.
Book a call- Experience
- Practising for more than 11 years
- Practising through
- Zeeshan Baig Law Professional Corporation
- Serves
- Clients across Ontario, virtually
About
About PropertyLegal.ca
Zeeshan has been practising law for more than 11 years, including at busy Toronto boutique and mid-sized law firms, before founding PropertyLegal.ca. He has acted for small businesses, real estate investors and developers, private lenders, condominium corporations, individuals, and families.
Zeeshan has a keen interest in the business of law and is committed to delivering legal services the way clients expect today: virtually, efficiently, and without unnecessary trips to a law office. He has long believed that the practice of law must adapt alongside tried and tested technology, and he follows the legal tech community closely.
When not working, Zeeshan spends his time caring for his sphynx cats and enjoying time with his wife and their families when the cats allow for it.
Practice areas
Real Estate
Acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing, including cottage, commercial, single-family residential and multi-residential properties.
Family Law
Advising and representing clients on contentious and non-contentious family matters, including separation agreements, applications for divorce, and opinions on foreign divorces.
Wills & Estates
Last wills and testaments, corporate wills, powers of attorney, probate applications and estate administration.
Corporate
Corporate formation and governance, corporate acquisitions and dispositions, commercial agreements and day-to-day business support.
Fees for matters other than standard residential real estate are quoted in writing before work begins.
FAQ
Common questions
What makes a transaction “standard”?
A residential purchase, sale or refinance in Ontario with one institutional mortgage that closes in the ordinary course. Private lenders, extra mortgages, disputes, extensions or deals that don’t close carry the additional fees listed above, and we’ll tell you as soon as we know one applies.
Do I ever need to come into an office?
No. Retainers are signed electronically, identity is verified online using methods the Law Society allows, and closing documents are signed by video.
When should I contact a lawyer?
As soon as you have a signed agreement, or before you sign if you’d like the agreement reviewed. The earlier we have the deal, the more time there is to sort out title, lender or condominium issues before closing.
I’m a first-time buyer. Can you help with land transfer tax refunds?
Yes. If you confirm your eligibility in writing, we apply for any available first-time buyer land transfer tax refund on closing. You are responsible for confirming your own eligibility, and we don’t provide tax advice.
How do I send my closing funds?
By wire transfer or certified funds, before closing. We will never change our trust account instructions by email. Always confirm wiring instructions with us by phone before sending money.
Buying, selling or refinancing?
Book a call. We’ll confirm your flat fee and walk you through what happens next.
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