BC Mortgages Practice Manual

This book is essential for: lawyers acting for borrowers, guarantors, and lenders in mortgage transactions.

Current to: October 1, 2010  

Know every step of a mortgage transaction—from receipt of instructions to closing
A wealth of rules and regulations govern mortgage transactions in British Columbia. What are their practical implications and how do you apply them in your day-to-day work? This essential reference book reviews the residential mortgage and discusses special considerations for commercial mortgage transactions.

Subscriptions include online access with search capability and links to the full text of case law and legislation, forms and precedents on CD-ROM, and regular updates.

Highlights of the 2010 update

• new discussion on practice tips to avoid real estate fraud
• Court of Appeal comment on good, safe-holding, and marketable title
• updated text on tax matters, including HST and withholding tax treaty restrictions
• Law Society of B.C. client identification and verification procedure checklist
• improved and updated precedent search letters and contact information

CONTENTS
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Chapters

1. The Mortgage
2. Mortgage Terms
3. Preliminary Matters
4. Searches and Investigations
5. Documentation
6. Collateral Transactions
7. Special Mortgages
8. Closing Procedures
9. Discharge of a Mortgage
10. Assumptions, Modifications, and Transfers
11. Tax Considerations

Checklists

• Client Identification and Verification Procedure
• Mortgage Procedure
• Mortgage Drafting
• PPSA Registration
• Independent Legal Advice

Forms and Precedents
I.    Search Letters
II.   Documentation
III.  Opinions and Reports
IV.  Collateral Transactions
V.   Special Mortgages
VI.  Discharge of a Mortgage
VII. Assumptions, Modifications, and Transfers

Tables
Case Table
Statute Table
References
Index

Features

• complete set of forms, precedents, and checklists
• regular updates
• tables of cases, statutes, and references
• comprehensive index
• convenient looseleaf format with tab indexing
• online access to electronic version with hyperlinks to primary law

Editorial Board
Allan J. Coombe — Webster Hudson & Coombe LLP, Vancouver
Stephen McCullough — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Professor Mary Anne Waldron, QC — Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Victoria

Authors
Mark C. Baron — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
R. Bruce Buckler — Buckler Shaver LLP, Victoria
John P. Ferber — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Drew Lawrenson — Webster Hudson & Coombe LLP, Vancouver
Mark V. Lewis — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
James McBeath — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver
Josh Schmidt — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver
Franco E. Trasolini — Davis LLP, Vancouver
Leslie A. Tucker — Koffman Kalef LLP, Vancouver
Edward L. Wilson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver