Another warning to have your property sale agreement checked by your lawyer before you sign anything comes from a recent Supreme Court of Appeal case. The sale in question was held to be invalid for want of certainty as to when the purchase price had to be paid.

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What do you do when - every time it rains - storm water floods down from your neighbour's property onto yours? Is it your responsibility to pipe the water away, or must your neighbour deal with it?

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If you are selling a property, you need to be aware that you will have to pay commission to any agent who is the "effective cause" of a sale, even if you have terminated that agent's mandate before the actual sale takes place. Worse, if you brought in a second agent to replace the first, you risk having to pay double commission!

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