Protect Your New Home’s View by Getting it in Writing!

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Mark Weisledar, one of the Top Toronto Real Estate lawyer, advises what to do when one wants to protect their view of the property. Verbal conversations are not sufficient, as for the best negotiation skills, one must always get all the agreements and proof of guarantee in writing. If the view was the main factor towards your attraction to this property, then you need to protect it not just for yourself but for future buyers as well. A stimulating situation in Ottawa shows what happens if you choose the latter.


Some people who bought new homes from Monarch Corp. in the Sandgate Ridge community in Nepean, are upset by plans by Monarch to rezone the greens space behind their homes. Monarch wants to build 11 more homes just behind the fifth tee of the Stonebridge Golf and Country Club. The owners of the existing houses claim that they paid a premium for their lots (in some cases $100,000 more than for other homes in the development) because Monarch promised the other land wouldn't be developed. They say the reason they purchased was specifically for the tranquility that these lots offered.

Calls to Monarch Corp. for a comment were not returned, but according to a CBC report, it does not appear anything was put into writing that promised that the land would not be redeveloped.

In most cases when you buy a new home, the developer cannot make these kinds of guarantees, often because they do not own all of the surrounding land. Nor do they have control over what neighbouring owners might apply for in the future. (Toronto Star, 2013)


Make sure you conduct proper in-depth research before purchasing and you should have the comfort of enjoying you property and the surroundings for a long time. Just don’t expect any guarantees. 

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