Commissions #113

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By Gerry Neely B.A. LL.B There are occasions when a licencee agrees reluctantly to pay part of a purchaser’s costs out of the licencee’s commission, to make a deal between a cash-short purchaser and the vendor. Since this helps the vendor, the licencee might well think that the licencee’s decision to help the purchaser is

Trees Can Be a Nuisance #112

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By Gerry Neely B.A. LL.B A shade tree that is an object of beauty to the owner of the property upon which the tree stands, may be nothing but a nuisance to the next door neighbour. The neighbour may have to contend with falling leaves, overhanging branches, roots that extend into his drains or the