Real Estate Lawyers Across Toronto & the GTA
Serving clients across Toronto and the GTA from our office in Vaughan.
Local knowledge across the GTA
Sarkaria Sethi LLP serves clients across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area from our office on Highway 7 in Vaughan. Whether you are buying a condo, selling a family home, or reviewing a commercial lease, you work directly with a lawyer.
Real estate law in Ontario is provincial, but each municipality brings its own details: property tax schedules, local by-laws, development charges and, in Toronto, a second land transfer tax. Knowing these details in advance helps you budget accurately and avoid surprises on closing day.
Below is an overview of the communities we serve most often. We have one office, in Vaughan, and serve clients throughout the GTA.
York Region, Our office
Vaughan
Vaughan buyers pay Ontario land transfer tax but no municipal land transfer tax, which sets it apart from the City of Toronto. The legal questions here come from fast growth: new high-rise towers, older lots with boundary and zoning questions, and builder charges that can change your final price. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Vaughan →City of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto buyers pay two land transfer taxes, and the City adds its own rules on vacant homes, short-term rentals and heritage properties. Each one can change what a purchase really costs or what you can do with the property afterward. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Toronto →City of Toronto
North York
North York is part of the City of Toronto, and it has one of the most varied property mixes in the GTA: high-rise condos along Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, custom rebuilds in Willowdale, and estate lots in York Mills and the Bridle Path. Each raises different legal questions. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in North York →City of Toronto
Scarborough
Scarborough is part of the City of Toronto, which changes the math on your closing. Buyers here pay both Ontario land transfer tax and Toronto's municipal land transfer tax, and the housing stock raises legal questions that do not come up everywhere in the GTA. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Scarborough →City of Toronto
Etobicoke
Etobicoke is part of the City of Toronto, so buyers pay both Ontario land transfer tax and Toronto's municipal land transfer tax. Lakeside lots and changing zoning rules add more questions. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Etobicoke →Peel Region
Mississauga
Mississauga is in Peel Region, so buyers pay Ontario land transfer tax but no municipal land transfer tax. The legal work here is shaped by older neighbourhoods, a dense condo core around Square One, and new development along the Hurontario corridor. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Mississauga →Peel Region
Brampton
Brampton is in Peel Region, so buyers pay Ontario land transfer tax but no municipal land transfer tax. Brampton regulates rental units and secondary suites closely, and its zoning rules are changing, so a few extra checks belong in a purchase. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Brampton →York Region
Markham
Markham is in York Region, so buyers pay Ontario land transfer tax but no municipal land transfer tax. Heritage districts, new towers along Highway 7, and offers that carry conditions each bring their own legal checks. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Markham →York Region
Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill is in York Region, so buyers pay Ontario land transfer tax but no municipal land transfer tax. A large part of the city lies on the Oak Ridges Moraine, many properties sit near ravines and creeks, and the City permits additional residential units under its zoning rules. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Richmond Hill →York Region
Newmarket
Newmarket is in York Region, so buyers pay Ontario land transfer tax but no municipal land transfer tax. The legal questions here come from character homes near Main Street, lots in the Lake Simcoe watershed, and the Town's rule that every second unit be registered. Here is what we watch for.
Real estate law in Newmarket →Common questions
Do I need a lawyer located in the same city as the property?
No. Lawyers licensed by the Law Society of Ontario can act on transactions anywhere in the province. What matters is that your lawyer understands the local details, such as the Toronto land transfer tax or regional development charges.
Is there a land transfer tax outside Toronto?
Yes. Every purchaser in Ontario pays the provincial land transfer tax. Toronto is the only municipality that adds its own municipal land transfer tax on top.
When should I contact a lawyer?
Ideally before you sign an offer, so we can review conditions while you can still change them.
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