The PYB Blog

Shared driveway

Problems with shared driveways are pretty common....

Neighbours want to cut down our hedge

Hi Cathy; First, and most importantly, you and your neighbour must determine and agree upon the exact location of the boundary....

Lots and Blocks on a Plan of Subdivision

Hi Richard; Lots and Blocks are designations of land ownership that developers use to parcel land on a Plan of Subdivision....

How can I tell where my property boundary is?

Hi Bob....

Help! My neighbour's taking the fence down!

Hi PWS....

Can I trust my neighbour's survey? Hello. My neighbour is rebuilding a retaining wall between our houses. He has gotten a surveyor to do a survey. He's shown me the survey and where the property line is and it looks OK to me based on the measurements on t

In Ontario surveyors are governed by the Association of Land Surveyors of Ontario which maintains and enforces rigorous standards upon the profession (www....

How to make title insurance claim

It's great to see someone asking this question before spending months going about a claim in ineffective ways! Technically speaking you can make the claim yourself, or hire a lawyer to make it for you....

Price of surveys

In Toronto a new survey for a standard residential property will cost $1,800 and up, depending on the surveyor, how much research they will invest in, the size and shape of your lot and the specifics of what you need it for....