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February 20, 2019

BC Budget 2019

On February 19, 2019, the Honourable Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier presented BC Budget 2019-20 with a stated premise to “create opportunities to make life better for people”. With Budget 2019 the BC NDP government is working to continue implementin...

February 1, 2019

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Speculation Tax Declaration and Purpose-Built Rental Buildings

LandlordBC, through the course of additional communication with the BC Minister of Finance, confirmed that while purpose-built rental buildings are excluded from the definition of residential property under the Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act, and exempt from the tax, own...

January 28, 2019

Speculation & Vacancy Tax Exemption Filing and Purpose-Built Rental Buildings

LandlordBC contacted the Minister of Finance to determine whether owners of purpose-built rental buildings would be required to declare an exemption for the Speculation & Vacancy Tax (purpose-built rental buildings are classed as “residential” for property tax purpose). ...

January 18, 2019

Deadline for BC Assessment Appeals is January 31, 2019

LandlordBC is collaborating with Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates Ltd. to undertake a “mass appeal” of 2019 assessed values for multi-unit rental buildings…learn more below! Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates Ltd. (BCS) and LandlordBC are collaborating to underta...

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